The 2018 World's Strongest Man was the 41st edition of the World's Strongest Man competition held in Manila, Philippines from April 28 to May 6, and was won by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson the first Icelander since Magnús Ver Magnússon in 1996 to win the title. Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland finished second and four-time winner Brian Shaw of the United States third. Notably, this would be the final appearance of Žydrūnas Savickas at World's Strongest Man; after reaching the finals, he was forced to withdraw after three events and ultimately came in last place.
The qualifying phase lasted until May 1 while the finals took place on May 5 and 6 while various World's Strongest Man events were hosted within and outside Metro Manila. Among the venues were the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park; Intramuros, Manila; Bonifacio Global City in Taguig; and the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City. Events outside Metro Manila were hosted in Bataan, Corregidor Island, Coron Island, Davao City, and Tagaytay.
Participants
Heat Results The qualifying heats consisted of six events. After five events, the competitor with the highest score qualifies for the final. The competitors in second and third place take part in the final event, the Atlas Stones, with the winner progressing.
Heat 1 # Name Nationality Pts 1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 22.5 2 Marius Lalas 19.5 3 Matjaz Belsak 19 4 Laurence Shahlaei 19 5 Peiman Maheripour 15 6 Rob Kearney 10
Atlas Stones
Name Nationality Time (sec) Matjaz Belsak 5 in 37.23 Marius Lalas 3 in 25.13
Heat 2 # Name Nationality Pts 1 Brian Shaw 25.5 2 Adam Bishop 20.5 3 Johan Els 19.5 4 Adam Derks 17.5 5 Johnny Hansson 14.5 6 Paul Smith 6.5
Atlas Stones Name Nationality Time (sec) Johan Els 5 in 32.16 Adam Bishop 3 in 29.98
Heat 3 # Name Nationality Pts 1 Žydrūnas Savickas 22 2 Robert Oberst 21 3 Luke Stoltman 19 4 Bryan Benzel 175 Graham Hicks 176 Dennis Kohlruss 9 Atlas Stones
Name Nationality Time (sec) Robert Oberst 5 in 33.05 Luke Stoltman 4 in 24.65
Heat 4 # Name Nationality Pts 1 Martins Licis 25.5 2 Mark Felix 21 3 Jean-François Caron 19.5 4 Krzysztof Radzikowski 17.5 5 Martin Forsmark 12.5 6 Rongo Keene 8 Atlas Stones
Name Nationality Time (sec) Jean-François Caron 5 in 39.53 Mark Felix 4 in 28.12
Heat 5 # Name Nationality Pts 1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 26 2 Mikhail Shivlyakov 22 3 Konstantine Janashia 19.5 4 Aivars Šmaukstelis 16 5 Terry Hollands 11 6 Nick Best 10.5 Atlas Stones
Name Nationality Time (sec) Konstantine Janashia 5 in 29.99 Mikhail Shivlyakov 5 in 36.65
Finals Events Results
Event 1: Frame Carry Weight: Course Length: Time Limit: 60 seconds # Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 18.93 10 10 2 Brian Shaw 21.72 9 9 3 Konstantine Janashia 30.96 8 8 4 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 32.53 7 7 5 Martins Licis DNF (26.55 m) 6 6 6 JF Caron DNF (18.45 m) 5 5 7 Robert Oberst DNF (12.05 m) 4 4 8 Johan Els DNF (9.55 m) 3 3 9 Matjaz Belsak DNF (5.30 m) 2 2 10 Žydrūnas Savickas DNF (5.05 m) 1 1
Event 2: Car Deadlift Weight: for repetitions Time Limit: 60 seconds # Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 12 9.5 16.5 1 Brian Shaw 12 9.5 18.5 3 JF Caron 11 8 13 4 Martins Licis 10 7 13 5 Konstantine Janashia 7 6 14 6 Matjaz Belsak 6 5 7 7 Johan Els 5 4 5 8 Žydrūnas Savickas 3 2.5 3.5 8 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 3 2.5 12.5 10 Robert Oberst 0 0 4
Event 3: Max Overhead Press Starting Weight: # Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 205 kg (452 lb) 10 26.5 2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 200 kg (441 lb) 8.5 21 2 Martins Licis 200 kg (441 lb) 8.5 21.5 4 Brian Shaw 190 kg (419 lb) 5.5 24 4 Robert Oberst 190 kg (419 lb) 5.5 9.5 4 Žydrūnas Savickas 190 kg (419 lb) 5.5 9 4 Matjaz Belsak 190 kg (419 lb) 5.5 12.5 8 JF Caron 175 kg (386 lb) 3 16 9 Johan Els N/A 0 7 9 Konstantine Janashia N/A 0 14
Event 4: Bus Pull Weight: Course Length: Time Limit: 60 seconds # Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 35.95 10 31 2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 36.06 9 35.5 3 Matjaz Belsak 36.75 8 20.5 4 Brian Shaw 36.76 7 31 5 Martins Licis 38.95 6 27.5 6 Johan Els 40.25 5 12 7 JF Caron 41.00 4 20 8 Robert Oberst 41.10 3 12.5 9 Konstantine Janashia 43.20 2 16
Event 5: Loading Race Weight: anchor, anvil, keg, sand bag, and a safe Course Length: Time Limit: 75 seconds # Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 5 in 0m 31.22 10 45.5 2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 5 in 0m 33.60 9 40 3 Johan Els 5 in 0m 34.12 8 20 4 JF Caron 5 in 0m 40.61 7 27 5 Brian Shaw 5 in 0m 43.34 6 37 6 Robert Oberst 5 in 0m 44.98 5 17.5 7 Matjaz Belsak 5 in 0m 52.56 4 24.5 8 Konstantine Janashia 5 in 0m 52.92 3 19 9 Martins Licis 4 in 0m 37.67 2 29.5
Event 6: Atlas Stones Weight: 5 Atlas Stone series ranging from Time Limit: 60 seconds # Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Johan Els 5 in 41.44 10 30 2 Martins Licis 4 in 24.97 9 38.5 3 JF Caron 4 in 33.59 8 35 4 Brian Shaw 4 in 39.11 7 44 5 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 4 in 40.36 6 51.5 6 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 4 in 41.64 5 45 7 Robert Oberst 3 in 24.15 4 21.5 8 Matjaz Belsak 3 in 37.67 3 27.5 9 Konstantine Janashia 3 in 44.78 2 21
Final standings # Name Nationality Pts Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 51.5 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 45 Brian Shaw 44 4 Martins Licis 38.5 5 Jean-François Caron 35 6 Johan Els 30 7 Matjaz Belsak 27.5 8 Robert Oberst 21.5 9 Konstantine Janashia 21.0 10 Žydrūnas Savickas 9 (Injured)
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