The 2019 World's Strongest Man was the 42nd edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. It took place in Bradenton, Florida between June 13 and 16. Martins Licis of the United States won the competition for the first time in his career. Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland finished second for the second year in a row. Defending champion Hafthor Julius Bjornsson of Iceland finished third, having suffered a torn plantar fascia during the qualifying heats that hampered him throughout the finals.
Participants
Heat Results
Format There are five competitors per group. After four events, the competitor with the highest score qualifies for the final. The competitors in second and third place take part in the Last Man Standing event, which comprises lifting an Atlas Stone over a yoke.
Heat 1 Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Log Lift for reps. # Name Nationality Pts 1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 16 2 Rob Kearney 15 3 Luke Stoltman 13 4 Raffael Gordzielik 11 5 Zake Muluzi 4
Last Man Standing Name Nationality Repetitions Luke Stoltman 8 Rob Kearney 7
Heat 2 Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Log Lift for reps. # Name Nationality Pts 1 Konstantine Janashia 17 2 Robert Oberst 14 3 Adam Bishop 14 4 Andreas Ståhlberg 11 5 Sigfus Fossdal 1
Last Man Standing Name Nationality Repetitions Adam Bishop 2 Robert Oberst 1
Heat 3 Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Log Lift for reps. # Name Nationality Pts 1 Martins Licis 19 2 Aivars Šmaukstelis 12 3 Tom Stoltman 11.5 4 Mikhail Shivlyakov 9.5 5 Eddie Williams 8
Last Man Standing Name Nationality Repetitions Tom Stoltman 9 Aivars Smaukstelis 8
Heat 4 Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Dumbbell Press for reps. # Name Nationality Pts 1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 18.5 2 JF Caron 17 3 Kevin Faires 12.5 4 Ole Martin Kristiansen 7 5 Laurence Shahlaei 3
Last Man Standing Name Nationality Repetitions JF Caron 4 Ole Martin Kristiansen 4
Heat 5 Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Dumbbell Press for reps. # Name Nationality Pts 1 Brian Shaw 19 2 Oleksii Novikov 17 3 Trey Mitchell 10 4 Mark Felix 6 5 Gerhard Van Staden 5
Last Man Standing Name Nationality Repetitions Trey Mitchell 14 Oleksii Novikov 13
Finals Events Results
Event 1: Loading Race Weight: 1 x barrel, 1 x anvil and 2 x sacks Course Length: Time Limit: 75 seconds # Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Tom Stoltman 0m 39.66 10 10 2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 0m 42.11 9 9 3 Martins Licis 0m 43.81 8 8 4 JF Caron 0m 46.92 7 7 5 Konstantine Janashia 0m 46.97 6 6 6 Luke Stoltman 0m 47.42 5 5 7 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 0m 48.17 4 4 8 Brian Shaw 0m 48.47 3 3 9 Trey Mitchell 0m 52.96 2 2 10 Adam Bishop 0m 55.39 1 1
Event 2: Overhead Press (Medley) Weight: double dumbbells, circus dumbbell, circus barbell and log Time Limit: 60 seconds Notes: Athletes had a choice of order for the last two implements # Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 0m 23.86 10 19 2 Martins Licis 0m 27.94 9 17 3 Brian Shaw 0m 30.48 8 11 4 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 0m 31.16 7 11 5 Tom Stoltman 0m 46.20 6 16 6 JF Caron 0m 48.29 5 12 7 Trey Mitchell 0m 54.55 4 6 8 Luke Stoltman 0m 58.16 3 8 9 Adam Bishop 3 in 0m 36.19 2 3 10 Konstantine Janashia 1 in 0m 03.91 1 7
Event 3: Squat Lift Weight: for repetitions Time Limit: 75 seconds # Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Martins Licis 9 10 27 2 Brian Shaw 8 9 20 3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 7 7 18 3 JF Caron 7 7 19 3 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 7 7 26 6 Trey Mitchell 6 5 11 7 Adam Bishop 5 3 6 7 Luke Stoltman 5 3 11 7 Tom Stoltman 5 3 19
Event 4: Deadlift (Hold) Weight: for as long as possible # Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 0m 45.29 10 28 2 Martins Licis 0m 41.25 9 36 3 JF Caron 0m 38.57 8 27 4 Adam Bishop 0m 36.69 7 13 5 Luke Stoltman 0m 35.74 6 17 6 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 0m 35.72 5 31 7 Brian Shaw 0m 30.16 4 24 8 Tom Stoltman 0m 28.76 3 22 9 Trey Mitchell 0m 23.28 2 13
Event 5: Atlas Stones Weight: 5 stones ranging from Time Limit: 60 seconds Total Weight: # Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts 1 Martins Licis 5 in 0m 27.41 10 46 2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 5 in 0m 28.95 9 37 3 Tom Stoltman 5 in 0m 35.47 8 30 4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 5 in 0m 38.45 7 38 5 Brian Shaw 5 in 0m 39.82 6 30 6 Trey Mitchell 5 in 0m 52.47 5 18 7 JF Caron 5 in 0m 55.38 4 31 8 Luke Stoltman 3 in 0m 16.07 3 20 9 Adam Bishop 3 in 0m 19.42 2 15
Final standings # Name Nationality Pts Martins Licis United States 46 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 38 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 37 4 JF Caron Canada 31 5 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 30 6 Brian Shaw United States 30 7 Luke Stoltman United Kingdom 20 8 Trey Mitchell United States 18 9 Adam Bishop United Kingdom 15 10 Konstantine Janashia Georgia 7 (Injured)
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