The 2018 World's Ultimate Strongman was the inaugural strongman competition organized by the strength federation 'World's Ultimate Strongman' with the participation of the 12 top strongmen of the world, determining who is the strongest. The competition took place at the Bab Al Shams arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on October 26 and held six brutal events within a single day.

The reigning and defending Iceland's Strongest Man, Europe's Strongest Man, World's Strongest Man and the Arnold Strongman Classic champion, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won the competition while Brian Shaw of USA took second and Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland secured third place.

Participants

Event results Event 1: Truck pull Weight: rocket launcher truck, uphill Course Length: # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Terry Hollands TBC 12 12 2 Laurence Shahlaei TBC 11 11 3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson TBC 10 10 4 Brian Shaw TBC 9 9 5 Mateusz Kieliszkowski TBC 8 8 6 JF Caron TBC 7 7 7 Žydrūnas Savickas TBC 6 6 8 Martins Licis TBC 5 5 9 Cheick Sanou TBC 4 4 10 Luke Stoltman TBC 3 3 11 Konstantine Janashia TBC 2 2 12 Tom Stoltman TBC 1 1

Event 2: Arm over arm truck pull Weight: truck Course Length: # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski TBC 11.5 19.5 1 JF Caron TBC 11.5 18.5 3 Martins Licis TBC 10 15 4 Terry Hollands TBC 9 21 5 Brian Shaw TBC 8 17 6 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson TBC 7 17 7 Konstantine Janashia TBC 6 8 8 Žydrūnas Savickas TBC 5 11 9 Tom Stoltman TBC 4 5 10 Luke Stoltman TBC 3 6 11 Laurence Shahlaei TBC 2 13 12 Cheick Sanou TBC 1 5

Event 3: Silver Dollar Deadlift Starting Weight: Notes: The bar height is 18 inches from the floor. # Athlete Nation Weight Event Points Overall Points 1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 11.5 28.5 1 JF Caron 11.5 30 3 Konstantine Janashia 10 18 4 Brian Shaw 9 26 5 Martins Licis 6.5 21.5 5 Žydrūnas Savickas 6.5 17.5 5 Tom Stoltman 6.5 11.5 5 Laurence Shahlaei 6.5 19.5 9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 3 22.5 9 Terry Hollands 3 24 9 Luke Stoltman 3 9 12 Cheick Sanou 1 6

Event 4: Overhead Medley Implements & Weights: log, circus dumbbell (with one hand), axle, and shield.

# Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski All 4 implements 12 34.5 2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson All 4 implements 11 39.5 3 Brian Shaw All 4 implements 10 36 4 Cheick Sanou 3 implements 9 15 5 JF Caron 2 implements 8 38 6 Luke Stoltman 2 implements 7 16 7 Žydrūnas Savickas 2 implements 6 23.5 8 Konstantine Janashia 2 implements 5 23 9 Laurence Shahlaei 2 implements 4 23.5 10 Martins Licis 2 implements 3 24.5 11 Tom Stoltman 1 implement 2 13.5 12 Terry Hollands No lift 0 24

Event 5: Super Yoke Weight: Course Length: # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Laurence Shahlaei TBC 12 35.5 2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson TBC 11 50.5 3 Mateusz Kieliszkowski TBC 10 44.5 4 Brian Shaw TBC 9 45 5 Martins Licis TBC 8 32.5 6 Tom Stoltman TBC 7 20.5 7 Konstantine Janashia TBC 6 29 8 Luke Stoltman TBC 5 21 9 JF Caron TBC 4 42 10 Cheick Sanou TBC 3 18 11 Terry Hollands TBC 2 26 12 Žydrūnas Savickas TBC 1 24.5

Event 6: Atlas Stones Weight: 5 stones weighing . # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Brian Shaw TBC 12 57 2 Tom Stoltman TBC 11 31.5 3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson TBC 10 60.5 4 Konstantine Janashia TBC 9 38 5 Mateusz Kieliszkowski TBC 8 52.5 6 Laurence Shahlaei TBC 7 42.5 7 JF Caron TBC 6 48 8 Terry Hollands TBC 5 31 9 Luke Stoltman TBC 4 25 10 Žydrūnas Savickas TBC 3 27.5 11 Martins Licis TBC 2 34.5 12 Cheick Sanou TBC 0 18

Final results # Athlete Nation Points Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 60.5 Brian Shaw 57 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 52.5 4 JF Caron 48 5 Laurence Shahlaei 42.5 6 Konstantine Janashia 38 7 Martins Licis 34.5 8 Tom Stoltman 31.5 9 Terry Hollands 31 10 Žydrūnas Savickas 27.5 11 Luke Stoltman 25 12 Cheick Sanou 18

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