World's Ultimate Strongman

World's Ultimate Strongman is an annual strength athletics competition which began on October 26, 2018. The event has a number of rival and parallel competitions, including the World's Strongest Man and the Giants Live Tour.

World's Ultimate Strongman
Tournament information
Location United Arab Emirates
Established2018 (2018)
Number of
tournaments
2
FormatMulti-event competition
Websiteworldsultimatestrongman.com
Current champion
Mateusz Kieliszkowski
Most recent tournament
2019 World's Ultimate Strongman

History

The inaugural edition of the competition was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with the winner being Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. The 2019 edition was also held in Dubai and was won by Mateusz Kieliszkowski. Defending champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and recently crowned World's Strongest Man Martins Licis did not take part.

On February 22, 2020, it was announced the competition would be expanding and would hold an event in Bahrain at the Bahrain International Circuit with a purse of $350,000 which is the largest for any strongman competition.[1]

Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

On March 13, 2020, World's Ultimate Strongman released a statement entailing that the recently announced event due to take place on April 11, 2020, in Bahrain was postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, to which they said that a new date would be found and announced when it is logistically and feasibly possible.[2]

Feats of Strength series

Due to the postponement of worldwide sporting events and travel restrictions being in place for many countries, World's Ultimate Strongman announced an at home/private gym Feats of Strength series with differing strongman record attempts to be live streamed for free. Below are the record attempts (Men's World Record unless otherwise stated):

Season 1
Date Attempt Athlete Existing Record and Holder Record Broken? New Record if Broken
May 2, 2020[3] Maximum Deadlift (standard bar) Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 500kg
( Eddie Hall)		 Yes 501kg
May 16, 2020[4] Maximum Log Lift Luke Stoltman 228kg
( Žydrūnas Savickas)		 No -
May 23, 2020[5] Maximum Atlas Stone Lift Tom Stoltman 273kg
( Tom Stoltman)		 Yes 286kg
May 30, 2020[6] 100kg Dumbbell Press for Repetitions Oleksii Novikov No officially verified record Yes 11 repetitions
June 6, 2020[7] Maximum Atlas Stone Lift
Women's Under-64kg Record		 Rhianon Lovelace 139kg Yes 141kg
June 13, 2020[8] Maximum Log Lift
American Record		 Rob Kearney 214kg
( Rob Kearney)		 Yes 216kg
June 20, 2020[9] 400kg Deadlift (standard bar) for Repetitions Jerry Pritchett 5 repetitions
( Jean-François Caron)
( Konstantine Janashia)		 No -
Rauno Heinla Equalled -
June 20, 2020[10] Raw Bench Press (power bar) Julius Maddox 1 349kg
( Julius Maddox)		 No -
June 27, 2020 Maximum Deadlift (standard bar)
Masters (Over-40s) Record		 Terry Hollands 430kg
( James Hickey)		 No -
Mikhail Shivlyakov No -
July 4, 2020 Maximum Log Lift
Women's Record		 Andrea Thompson 129kg
( Danielle Vaji)		 Yes 135kg
July 11, 2020 400kg Deadlift (standard bar) for Repetitions Adam Bishop 2 5 repetitions
( Jean-François Caron)
( Rauno Heinla)
( Konstantine Janashia)		 No -
Jean-François Caron No -

1 It was found during the event that Maddox's bar had been misloaded with one side being 25kg heavier than the other.
2 It was found during the event that Bishop had 402.5kg on the barbell, rather than 400kg, causing an unofficial world record of 402.5kg for 4 repetitions.

Season 2
Date Attempt Athlete Existing Record and Holder Record Broken? New Record if Broken
September 13, 2020 400kg Deadlift (standard bar) for Repetitions Rauno Heinla 5 repetitions
( Jean-François Caron)
( Rauno Heinla)
( Konstantine Janashia)		 Yes 6 repetitions
Konstantine Janashia No -
September 20, 2020 Trey Mitchell 6 repetitions
( Rauno Heinla)		 No -
September 27, 2020 Maximum Atlas Stone Lift Tom Stoltman 286kg
( Tom Stoltman)		 No -
Maximum Atlas Stone Lift
Women's Record		 Donna Moore 162kg
( Donna Moore)		 Yes 171kg
October 4, 2020 Maximum Deadlift (standard bar)
Women's Record		 Andrea Thompson Record disputed Yes 290kg
October 11, 2020 Maximum Log Lift Rob Kearney 228kg
( Žydrūnas Savickas)		 No -
Luke Stoltman No -
October 18, 2020 Maximum Deadlift (standard bar) Rauno Heinla 501kg
( Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson)		 No -
Ivan Makarov No -
Maximum Deadlift (standard bar)
Masters (Over-40s) Record		 Mikhail Shivlyakov 435kg
( James Hickey)		 Yes 436kg

Championship breakdown
Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
2018[11] Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Brian Shaw Mateusz Kieliszkowski Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2019[12] Mateusz Kieliszkowski Luke Stoltman Tom Stoltman Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Championships by country
Country Titles
 Iceland1
 Poland1

Commonly contested events
  • Deadlift – Lifting weights or vehicles straight off the ground until knees lock in a standing position. The 2018 edition consisted of a max Silver Dollar Deadlift, a variation in which the weight is lifted from 18 inches (460 mm). Straps are allowed for this variation. The 2019 edition used the conventional strongman version of the deadlift, using a standard deadlift bar with straps and a deadlift suit.[13]
  • Super Yoke – Apparatus composed of a crossbar and two uprights. The uprights each have a heavy weight attached to them, such as a refrigerator or diesel engine, and the competitors must carry the yoke on their shoulders for a short distance.[14]
  • Shield Carry – Athletes compete in carrying a 'shield' usually weighing between 160–180 kilograms (350–400 lb) for distance or a set distance for the fastest time. The Shield Carry can be its own event or be used alongside the super yoke.
  • Press Medley – Athletes must press various equipment overhead such as a log, axle, circus barbell, and giant dumbbell. The event is scored based on the number of implements completed, then the fastest time.
  • Vehicle Pull – Vehicles such as transport trucks, trams, boxcars, buses, or planes are pulled across a 100-foot (30 m) course as fast as possible. One variation sees the competitors pull the object with a rope toward them. Another has them attached to a rope which is attached to a vehicle, while they use another rope to pull themselves down the course.[15]
  • McGlashen Stones / Atlas Stones – Five heavy round stones increasing in weight from 100–160 kilograms (220–350 lb) are lifted and set on platforms. When the stones were first introduced to the competition, it was an individual event and the platforms were all of equal height. The modern Atlas Stones event takes place on a 16–33-foot (5–10 m) long course and the competitors participate two at a time. In the 2019 edition, a 10 stone event was introduced with stones ranging from 100–200 kilograms (220–440 lb), a first of its kind.[16]

References
  1. Owen, Dan (February 22, 2020). "WUS Bahrain announced on weekend with biggest prize pool in strongman history". Sport 360. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. "2020 World's Ultimate Strongman Bahrain postponed due to Covid-19". Instagram. March 13, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. "Hafthor Bjornsson breaks world record with 1,104-pound deadlift". ESPN. May 2, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. Odrljin, Goran (May 16, 2020). "Luke Stoltman FAILS To Break Log Lift World Record". Fitness Volt. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. Tao, David (September 22, 2020). "Strongman Tom Stoltman Lifts World Record 286kg/630lb Atlas Stone Over Bar". BarBend. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  6. Blechman, Phil (June 1, 2020). "Strongman Oleksii Novikov Sets World Record In Giant Dumbbell For Reps". BarBend. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  7. Blechman, Phil (June 8, 2020). "Rhianon Lovelace (-64kg) Hoists a Massive 141kg/311lb Atlas Stone for New World Record". BarBend. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  8. Lockridge, Roger (June 16, 2020). "Rob Kearney Sets 475 Pound American Log Lift Record". BarBend. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  9. Magnante, Matthew (July 11, 2020). "Rauno Heinla Victorious In 400kg/880lb Deadlift For Reps World's Ultimate Strongman Event". Fitness Volt. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  10. Lockridge, Roger (June 22, 2020). "Julius Maddox Misses 800 Pound Raw Bench Press Record". BarBend. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  11. Sunderland, Tom (October 27, 2018). "Hafþór Björnsson wins inaugural World's Ultimate strongman". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  12. Balf, Celia (October 25, 2019). "Mateusz Kieliszkowski wins second edition of World's Ultimate Strongman". Bar Bend. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  13. "Deadlift". Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  14. "Yolk". Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  15. "Vehicle Pull". Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  16. "Atlas Stones". Retrieved February 2, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.