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2021 World’s Strongest Man Finalists
- Brian Shaw — USA
- Trey Mitchell — USA
- JF Caron — Canada
- Konstantine Janashia — Georgia
- Bobby Thompson — USA
- Maxime Boudreault — Canada
- Tom Stoltman — United Kingdom
- Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted — Iceland
- Adam Bishop — United Kingdom
- Luke Stoltman — United Kingdom
Competitors started the day with a four-implement pressing medley that tested their conditioning and shoulder strength. 2020 WSM Champion Oleksii Novikov logged the fastest time overall by pressing all four implements in 24.83 seconds. Luke Stoltman — who has been neck-and-neck with Novikov for most of the event — was hot on the Ukranian’s tail and trailed by eight-tenths of a second. Brian Shaw, who was dominant throughout al three days of the competition handily won with a time of 34.72.
Also of note was American Trey Mitchell who made up some serious ground in Group Two — home to 2020 WSM runner-up Tom Stoltman — with a win in the pressing medley.
The weights and implements used are as follows:
- Heavy Dumbbell — 95 kilograms (210 pounds)
- Heavy Dumbbell — 100 kilograms (220 pounds)
- Circus Barbell — 155 kilograms (342 pounds)
- Axle Barbell — 163 kilograms (360 pounds)
Brian Shaw — Four reps, 34.72 seconds
Maxime Boudreault — Four reps, 36.19 seconds
Gavin Bilton — Four reps, 49.84 seconds
Aivars Smaukstelis — Three reps, 19.87 seconds
Travis Ortmayer — One rep, 6.90 seconds
Group Two
Trey Mitchell — Four reps, 29.77 seconds
Evan Singleton — Four reps, 32.08 seconds
Tom Stoltman — Four reps, 38.02 seconds
Johnny Hansson — Three reps, 29.20 seconds
Mark Felix — One rep, 6.42 seconds
Group Three
[*]JF Caron — Four reps, 33.72 seconds
[*]Mikhail Shivlyakov — Four reps, 38.18 seconds
[*]Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted — Four reps, 39.77 seconds
[*]Robert Oberst — Four reps, 52.25 seconds
Group Four
Adam Bishop — Three reps, 27.74 seconds
Konstantine Janashia — Three reps, 48.42 seconds
Jerry Pritchett — No reps
Group Five
[*]Oleksii Novikov — Four reps, 24.83 seconds
[*]Luke Stoltman — Four reps, 25.63 seconds
[*]Kevin Faires — Four reps, 29.23 seconds
[*]Bobby Thompson — Four reps, 43.43 seconds
[*]Ervin Toots — Two reps, 21.88 seconds
Pickaxe Hold
Athletes were forced to hold a 60-pound pickaxe, with their backs against a wall, for as long as possible. With such a strong lead heading into this event, Brian Shaw bombed out, earning one point, which was still enough for an automatic pass to the Finals. Try Mitchell won his second event of the day and is in the Finals. Amazingly, 55-year-old Mark Felix — a man known for his grip strength — placed second in the Pickaxe Hold, which was good enough for third. He faced Tom Stoltman in the Stone Off.
Group One
[*]Aivars Smaukstelis — 32.51 seconds
[*]Gavin Bilton — 31.02 seconds
[*]Maxime Boudreault — 30.64 seconds
[*]Travis Ortmayer — 20.28 seconds
[*]Brian Shaw — 5.64 seconds
Group Two
[*]Trey Mitchell — 46.13 seconds
[*]Mark Felix — 40.82 seconds
[*]Tom Stoltman — 36.90 seconds
[*]Evan Singleton — 28.90 seconds
[*]Johnny Hansson — 28.15 seconds
Group Three
[*]Robert Oberst — 48.03 seconds
[*]Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted — 43.67 seconds
[*]JF Caron — 29.09 seconds
[*]Mikhail Shivlyakov — 23.25 seconds
Group Four
[*]Jerry Pritchett — 35:39 seconds
[*]Konstantine Janashia — 25.07 seconds
[*]Adam Bishop — 10.97 seconds
Group Five
[*]Bobby Thompson — 41.62 seconds
[*]Kevin Faires — 35.38 seconds
[*]Luke Stoltman — 34.60 seconds
[*]Oleksii Novikov — 32.81 seconds
[*]Ervin Toots — 24.42 seconds
Stone Off
The final event of the qualifying stage at the 2021 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contest was the Stone Off. The second and third place finishers in each group went head-to-head lifting an Atlas Stone over a bar back and forth until one man could no longer lift it.
The third-place finisher in each group had to lift the Atlas Stone first in their respective matchup. Each matchup involves athletes lifting six stones of ascending weight: 310-465 pounds. Once they reach the sixth stone, they continue going back and forth on that stone until a winner is declared. Winners are marked in bold.
- Group One — Boudreault vs. Smaukstelis
- Group Two — Tom Stoltman vs. Mark Felix
- Group Three — Oberst vs. Ingolfsson
- Group Four — Bishop vs. Pritchett
- Group Five — Faires vs. Luke Stoltman
All 10 athletes will get a rest on Friday, June 18, 2021, before taking on the Finals from June 19-20. Here are the events still to come.
Final — Day One (June 19, 2021)
- Giant’s Medley
- Titan’s Turntable
- REIGN Keg Toss
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