The 2015 World's Strongest Man was the 38th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. It took place in Putrajaya, Malaysia from April 19 to 26. The competition was won by Brian Shaw of the United States for the third time, with defending champion Žydrūnas Savickas of Lithuania second and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson of Iceland third.

Participants

Heat Results Each qualifying heat consisted of six competitors and six events. Unlike previous years, the final heats event, the Atlas Stones, was worth double points. After the six events, the top two competitors from each heat will qualify for the final.

Heat 1 #NameNationalityPts 1 Brian Shaw 36.5 2 Jean-François Caron 33 3 Martin Forsmark 26.5 4 Robert Oberst 20.5 5 Adam Bishop 16 6 Mateusz Baron 10.5 (Inj)

Heat 2 #NameNationalityPts 1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 38 2 Dimitar Savatinov 31 3 Rafal Kobylarz 26 4 Josh Thigpen 19 5 Akos Nagy 17 6 Graham Hicks 8 (Inj)

Heat 3 #NameNationalityPts 1 Žydrūnas Savickas 40 2 Mikhail Shivlyakov 28 3 Nick Best 24 4 David Nyström 19 5 Benedikt Magnússon 9 (Inj) 6 Laurence Shahlaei 8 (Inj)

Heat 4 #NameNationalityPts 1 Mark Felix 31 2 Jerry Pritchett 27.5 3 Dainis Zageris 25.5 4 Krzysztof Radzikowski 25 5 Alexander Lysenko 21 6 Gerhard Van Staden 15

Heat 5 #NameNationalityPts 1 Mike Burke 37 2 Eddie Hall 34 3 Matjaž Belšak 27.5 4 Grzegorz Szymanski 26 5 Mike Caruso 12.5 6 Ole Martin Hansen 9

Finals Events Results Event 1: Super Yoke Weight: Course Length: Time Limit: 60 seconds

# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 0m 17.09 10 10 2 Brian Shaw 0m 18.82 9 9 3 Žydrūnas Savickas 0m 24.84 8 8 4 Eddie Hall 0m 27.28 7 7 5 Mike Burke 0m 30.74 6 6 6 Jean-François Caron 0m 39.02 5 5 7 Dimitar Savatinov DNF 4 4 8 Mark Felix DNF 3 3 9 Jerry Pritchett DNF 2 2 10 Mikhail Shivlyakov DNF 1 1

Event 2: Deadlift Weight: for repetitions Time Limit: 60 seconds # Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Brian Shaw 8 10 19 2 Eddie Hall 7 9 16 3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 6 8 18 4 Žydrūnas Savickas 5 6.5 14.5 4 Jean-François Caron 5 6.5 11.5 6 Jerry Pritchett 3 4.5 6.5 6 Mark Felix 3 4.5 7.5 8 Mike Burke 1 2.5 8.5 8 Dimitar Savatinov 1 2.5 6.5 10 Mikhail Shivlyakov 0 0 1

Event 3: Truck Pull Weight: Course Length: Time Limit: 60 seconds None of the athletes completed the full course # Name Nationality Distance Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Brian Shaw 10 29 2 Žydrūnas Savickas 9 23.5 3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 8 26 4 Eddie Hall 7 23 5 Mike Burke 6 14.5 6 Jean-François Caron 5 16.5 7 Mikhail Shivlyakov 4 5 8 Dimitar Savatinov 3 9.5 9 Mark Felix 2 9.5 10 Jerry Pritchett 1 7.5

Event 4: Power Stairs Weight: Three weights at each Time Limit: 60 seconds Each weight must be carried up 5 steps # Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Žydrūnas Savickas 0m 33.97 10 33.5 2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 0m 35.37 9 35 3 Brian Shaw 0m 37.81 8 37 4 Mike Burke 0m 40.68 7 21.5 5 Jean-François Caron DNF (14 steps) 6 22.5 6 Eddie Hall DNF (13 steps) 5 28 7 Mark Felix DNF (10 steps) 4 13.5 8 Mikhail Shivlyakov DNF (9 steps) 2.5 7.5 8 Jerry Pritchett DNF (9 steps) 2.5 10 10 Dimitar Savatinov DNF (1 step) 1 10.5

Event 5: Max Log Press Opening Weight: # Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Žydrūnas Savickas 10 43.5 2 Dimitar Savatinov 8.5 19 2 Eddie Hall 8.5 36.5 4 Brian Shaw 6 43 4 Mike Burke 6 27.5 4 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 6 41 7 Jean-François Caron 3.5 26 7 Mikhail Shivlyakov 3.5 11 9 Jerry Pritchett - 0 10 9 Mark Felix - 0 13.5

Event 6: Atlas Stones Weight: 5 stones ranging from Time Limit: 60 seconds # Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Brian Shaw 5 in 0m 24.51 10 53 2 Eddie Hall 5 in 0m 24.84 9 45.5 3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 5 in 0m 31.73 8 49 4 Mike Burke 5 in 0m 50.23 7 34.5 5 Žydrūnas Savickas 4 in 0m 21.32 6 49.5 6 Jean-François Caron 3 in 0m 17.85 5 31 7 Mark Felix 3 in 0m 22.72 4 17.5 8 Dimitar Savatinov 2 in 0m 18.20 3 22 9 Mikhail Shivlyakov 2 in 0m 22.80 2 13 10 Jerry Pritchett 0 1 11

Final standings #NameNationalityPts Brian Shaw 53 Žydrūnas Savickas 49.5 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 49 4 Eddie Hall 45.5 5 Mike Burke 34.5 6 Jean-François Caron 31 7 Dimitar Savatinov 22 8 Mark Felix 17.5 9 Mikhail Shivlyakov 13 10 Jerry Pritchett 11 (Injured)

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