The 2023 Shaw Classic was the 4th edition of the Shaw Classic strongman competition which took place in Loveland, Colorado from 19 to 20 August 2023 at the Budweiser Events Center. The competition included separate professional men's, open men's and open women's categories. This would also be the last event of four times World's Strongest Man and organiser of the competition Brian Shaw's career. The winner of the professional men's category was given the title of The Strongest Man on Earth after Brian acquired the trademark for the phrase from Paul Ohl, the organiser of the now defunct Fortissimus strongman competition.
Brian would end up winning the event with recently crowned World's Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper coming in second and two times World's Strongest Man Tom Stoltman rounding out the podium.
Participants Professional Men (Strongest Man on Earth)
Open Men
Open Women
Professional Men's Events Results Event 1: Log Medley Athletes had the choice of 3 logs to lift, with heavier logs being worth more points. They then had a set amount of time to attempt as many repetitions as possible. If athletes did the same amount of repetitions on the same weight log, they would then be scored on the time taken to do the repetitions. Weight: , , # Athlete Nation Repetitions Event Points Overall Points 1 Trey Mitchell 2 reps ( log) 14 14 2 Bobby Thompson 2 reps ( log) 13 13 3 Mitchell Hooper 2 reps ( log) 12 12 4 Brian Shaw 2 reps ( log) 11 11 5 Thomas Evans 2 reps ( log) 10 10 6 Evan Singleton 1 rep ( log) 9 9 7 Maxime Boudreault 1 rep ( log) 8 8 8 Kevin Faires 2 reps ( log) 7 7 9 Oleksii Novikov 1 rep ( log) 6 6 10 Tom Stoltman No lift 0 0 10 Gavin Bilton No lift 0 0 10 Aivars Šmaukstelis No lift 0 0 10 Adam Bishop No lift 0 0 10 Luke Stoltman No lift 0 0
Event 2: Wheelbarrow Carry & Arm Over Arm Athletes had to lift 3 sandbags into a wheelbarrow and then push it a marked distance. They would then perform an Arm Over Arm pull. Weight: Sandbags weighing , and . Arm Over Arm. # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Maxime Boudreault 1:00.55 14 22 2 Mitchell Hooper 1:02.29 13 25 3 Evan Singleton 1:08.00 12 21 4 Brian Shaw 1:10.99 11 22 5 Tom Stoltman Finished 10 10 6 Thomas Evans Finished 9 19 7 Oleksii Novikov Finished 8 14 8 Kevin Faires DNF Pull 7 14 9 Trey Mitchell DNF Pull 6 20 10 Gavin Bilton DNF Pull 5 5 11 Bobby Thompson DNF Pull 4 17 12 Aivars Šmaukstelis DNF Pull 3 3 13 Adam Bishop DNF Pull 2 2 14 Luke Stoltman DNF Barrow 1 1
Event 3: Car Leg Press Weight: # Athlete Nation Repetitions Event Points Overall Points 1 Brian Shaw 14 14 36 2 Mitchell Hooper 13 12.5 37.5 2 Trey Mitchell 13 12.5 32.5 4 Evan Singleton 12 11 32 5 Bobby Thompson 11 10 27 6 Tom Stoltman 10 9 19 7 Kevin Faires 9 8 22 8 Oleksii Novikov 8 7 21 9 Gavin Bilton 7 6 11 10 Thomas Evans 5 4 23 10 Aivars Šmaukstelis 5 4 7 10 Adam Bishop 5 4 6 13 Luke Stoltman 4 2 3 14 Maxime Boudreault 1 1 23
Event 4: Atlas Stones Weight: 5 stone series ranging from Notes: Some of the times were not revealed # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Tom Stoltman 5 in 23.00 14 33 2 Brian Shaw 5 in 26.00 13 49 3 Mitchell Hooper 5 in 27.30 12 49.5 4 Trey Mitchell 5 in 29.00 11 43.5 5 Aivars Šmaukstelis 5 in 31.50 10 17 6 Gavin Bilton 5 in 53 9 20 7 Luke Stoltman 5 in 53 8 11 8 Maxime Boudreault 5 in 57.00 7 30 9 Thomas Evans 4 Stones 6 29 10 Oleksii Novikov 4 Stones 5 26 11 Evan Singleton 3 Stones 4 36 12 Kevin Faires 3 Stones 3 25 13 Adam Bishop 3 Stones 2 8 14 Bobby Thompson No lift 0 27
Event 5: Max Hummer Tyre Deadlift # Athlete Nation Weight Event Points Overall Points 1 Tom Stoltman 14 47 2 Brian Shaw 11 60 2 Mitchell Hooper 11 60.5 2 Trey Mitchell 11 54.5 2 Oleksii Novikov 11 37 2 Bobby Thompson 11 38 7 Gavin Bilton 7 27 7 Thomas Evans 7 36 7 Evan Singleton 7 43 8 Aivars Šmaukstelis 4 21 8 Luke Stoltman 4 15 8 Kevin Faires 4 29 13 Maxime Boudreault No lift 0 30
Event 6: Standing Chest Press Athletes stood with their backs against a pad and pushed the handles as if performing a standing bench press. With each repetition, a keg was added to the machine before the next rep. There were eight kegs in total, if an athlete finished all 8 kegs, they continued at the max weight until the time expired. Weight: Eight kegs weighing between # Athlete Nation Repetitions Event Points Overall Points 1 Brian Shaw 9 14 74 2 Thomas Evans 8 13 49 3 Mitchell Hooper 7 10.5 71 3 Bobby Thompson 7 10.5 48.5 3 Evan Singleton 7 10.5 53.5 3 Kevin Faires 7 10.5 39.5 7 Tom Stoltman 6 7 54 7 Trey Mitchell 6 7 61.5 7 Luke Stoltman 6 7 22 10 Aivars Šmaukstelis 5 5 26 11 Oleksii Novikov 4 3 40 11 Gavin Bilton 4 3 30 11 Maxime Boudreault 4 3 33
Event 7: Bag over Bar Athletes tossed eight sandbags over a bar in the quickest time possible. Weight: 2 x , 2 x , 2 x , 2 x Bar Height: Notes: Final times were not revealed # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Tom Stoltman 8 bags 14 68 2 Maxime Boudreault 8 bags 13 46 3 Brian Shaw 8 bags 12 86 4 Evan Singleton 7 bags 11 64.5 5 Gavin Bilton 7 bags 10 40 6 Mitchell Hooper 6 bags 9 80 7 Bobby Thompson 6 bags 8 56.5 8 Thomas Evans 6 bags 7 56 9 Trey Mitchell 6 bags 6 67.5 10 Luke Stoltman 6 bags 5 27 11 Kevin Faires 4 bags 4 43.5 12 Aivars Šmaukstelis 4 bags 3 29 13 Oleksii Novikov 4 bags 2 42
Event 8: Fingal's Fingers & Power Stairs Medley Athletes had to lift 2 Fingal's fingers followed by lifting 2 implements up 5 stairs each. Weight: 2 x Fingal's fingers weighing and . 2 x implements weighing and Notes: Final times were not revealed # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Tom Stoltman 10 stairs 14 82 2 Evan Singleton 10 stairs 13 77.5 3 Aivars Šmaukstelis 10 stairs 12 41 4 Maxime Boudreault 10 stairs 11 57 5 Brian Shaw 10 stairs 10 96 6 Mitchell Hooper 8 stairs 9 89 7 Thomas Evans 7 stairs 8 64 8 Bobby Thompson 6 stairs 5.5 62 8 Trey Mitchell 6 stairs 5.5 73 8 Luke Stoltman 6 stairs 5.5 32.5 8 Kevin Faires 6 stairs 5.5 49 12 Gavin Bilton 5 stairs 3 43 13 Oleksii Novikov 1 stair 2 44
Final standings # Athlete Nation Points Brian Shaw 96 Mitchell Hooper 89 Tom Stoltman 82 4 Evan Singleton 77.5 5 Trey Mitchell 73 6 Thomas Evans 64 7 Bobby Thompson 62 8 Maxime Boudreault 57 9 Kevin Faires 49 10 Oleksii Novikov 44 11 Gavin Bilton 43 12 Aivars Šmaukstelis 41 13 Luke Stoltman 32.5 14 Adam Bishop 8
Open Men's Results Events Overhead Medley: 2 x log + 2 x axle + dumbbell for repetitions. 1 minute 15 second time limit. Medley: Loading 3 sacks weighing , , into a wheelbarrow which is then pushed down a course. 1 minute 15 second time limit. Atlas Stones: 5 stone series weighing . 60 second time limit. Car Deadlift: for repetitions. 60 second time limit. Super Yoke: yoke down a course. 60 second time limit.
Results # Athlete Event 1 -Overhead Medley Event 2 -Medley Event 3 -Atlas Stones Event 4 -Deadlift Event 5 -Super Yoke Pts Austin Andrade 3rd - 6 reps 1st - 35.36 1st - 5 in 47.07 7th - 9 reps 7th - 27.51 65 Wesley Derwinsky 9th - 3 reps 3rd - 37.91 9th - 4 in 39.77 2nd - 13 reps 2nd - 21.56 59 Joey Lavallée 11th - 3 reps 5th - 42.44 5th - 4 in 31.48 4th - 11 reps 1st - 20.82 58.5 4 Brett Thompson 4th - 5 reps 11th - 1:07.40 7th - 4 in 32.98 1st - 14 reps 4th - 23.24 57.5 5 Tim Buck 2nd - 6 reps 7th - 47.31 3rd - 5 in 56.95 12th - 5 reps 6th - 26.59 54.5 6 Nathan Goltry 6th - 5 reps 15th - DNF 3 sacks 6th - 4 in 32.21 1st - 14 reps 5th - 26.02 51.5 7 Tristain Hoath 8th - 4 reps 6th - 42.92 8th - 4 in 38.68 6th - 10 reps 9th - 30.64 48 8 James Jeffers 10th - 3 reps 2nd - 36.23 4th - 4 in 25.60 10th - 7 reps 15th - DNF 44 9 Bryce Johnson 15th - 3 reps 12th - 1:08.30 2nd - 5 in 50.18 11th - 6 reps 3rd - 22.58 42 10 Nicholas Guardione 5th - 5 reps 4th - 39.47 10th - 4 in 45.50 12th - 5 reps 12th - 39.34 41.5 11 Josh Gregory 13th - 3 reps 8th - 47.71 13th - 3 in 21.46 4th - 11 reps 14th - 41.92 32.5 12 Zach Price 1st - 7 reps 13th - 1:11.34 14th - 3 in 27.21 14th - 3 reps 11th - 37.62 31.5 13 Alexander Kopp 14th - 3 reps 10th - 59.10 11th - 2 in 48.73 7th - 9 reps 10th - 40.25 28 13 Josh Spurgeon 16th - 2 reps 9th - 52.52 11th - 3 in 20.62 7th - 9 reps 13th - 34.15 28 15 Andrew Montoya 7th - 4 reps 14th - 1:14.59 12th - 3 in 21.00 16th - 0 reps 8th - 27.65 27 16 Donald Treglia 12th - 3 reps 16th - DNF 2 sacks 16th - 1 in 11.24 14th - 3 reps 16th - DNF 10.5
Open Women's Results Events Overhead Medley: 2 x log + 2 x axle + dumbbell for repetitions. 1 minute 15 second time limit. Medley: Loading 3 sacks weighing , , into a wheelbarrow which is then pushed down a course. 1 minute 15 second time limit. Car Deadlift: for repetitions. 60 second time limit. Super Yoke: down a course. 60 second time limit. Bag over Bar: 6 bags weighing over a bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
# Athlete Event 1Overhead Medley Event 2Medley Event 3Deadlift Event 4Super Yoke Event 5Bag Over Bar Pts Olga Liashchuk 3rd - 9 reps 1st - 47.27 2nd - 12 reps 1st - 18.96 1st - 6 in 35.70 67 Samantha Belliveau 2nd - 10 reps 3rd - 51.98 3rd - 10 reps 2nd - 20.75 2nd - 6 in 43.57 63 Melissa Peacock 1st - 11 reps 5th - DNF (3 sacks) 1st - 20 reps 3rd - 20.92 5th - 4 in 30.40 60 4 Jackie Osczevski 9th - 1 rep 2nd - 51.35 4th - 6 reps 4th - 23.73 3rd - 4 in 22.81 52.5 5 Cori Butler 5th - 4 reps 4th - 1:10.47 8th - 2 reps 5th - 25.35 6th - 4 in 37.99 47 6 Jackie Rhodes 6th - 3 reps 11th - DNF (1 sack) 7th - 3 reps 6th - 30.40 4th - 4 in 29.96 41 7 Rebecca Houston 8th - 2 reps 13th - DNF (1 sack) 6th - 5 reps 8th - DNF 10th - 2 in 30.45 30 7 Morgan Irons 6th - 3 reps 7th - DNF (2 sacks) 10th - 0 reps 9th - DNF 7th - 2 in 20.37 30 9 Stephanie Bisignano 4th - 6 reps 12th - DNF (1 sack) 10th - 0 reps 7th - 32.91s 9th - 2 in 29.27 28 10 Austyn Grubb 10th - 0 reps 6th - DNF (2 sacks) 4th - 6 reps 11th - DNF 11th - 2 in 35.07 27 11 Jess Trumbull 10th - 0 reps 8th - DNF (2 sacks) 9th - 1 rep 10th - DNF 13th - 0 in 1:15.00 18 12 Joscelyne O'Brien 10th - 0 reps 10th - DNF (1 sack) 10th - 0 reps 11th - DNF 12th - 2 in 50.80 11.5 13 Laura de Berdt Romilly 10th - 0 reps 9th - DNF (2 sacks) 10th - 0 reps 12th - DNF 13th - 0 in 0 in 1:15.00 8 13 Angela Highfield 10th - 0 reps 14th - (No lift) 10th - 0 reps 13th - DNF 8th - 2 in 23.71 8
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