2012 World's Strongest Man
2012 World's Strongest Man | |
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Competition information | |
Dates | 24 September - 1 October 2012 |
Venue | Commerce Casino |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Country | ![]() |
Athletes participating | 30 |
Nations participating | 17 |
Champion(s) | |
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The 2012 World's Strongest Man was the 35th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held on the grounds of the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, US.[2] The event was sponsored by MET-Rx.[2] The qualifying heats were held from September 24–27, and the finals took place Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2012.[2] The winner was Žydrūnas Savickas, it was his third WSM title. Vytautas Lalas of Lithuania was second, and Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson was third.[1]
In the qualifying heats, Derek Poundstone set a new world record in the Giant Dumbbell press event by pressing a 210 lb (95 kg) dumbbell overhead for 11 repetitions,[3] and Vytautas Lalas set a new strongman squat world record by squatting 700 lb (320 kg) for 11 repetitions.[4] In the finals, Žydrūnas Savickas set a new Log Lift for Max Weight world record with a lift of 220 kg (490 lb).[5]
Participants
- Žydrūnas Savickas
- Jean-François Caron
- Derek Poundstone
- Mateusz Baron
- Jack McIntosh
- Frankie Scheun
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
- Mike Jenkins
- Nick Best
- Eddie Hall
- Sebastian Kurek
- Akos Nagy
- Brian Shaw
- Johannes Årsjö
- Martin Wildauer
- Mikhail Koklyaev
- Lauri Nami
- Chris Gearing
- Vytautas Lalas
- Ervin Katona
- Louis Philippe Jean
- Jerry Pritchett
- Graham Hicks
- Ole Martin Hansen
- Terry Hollands
- Krzysztof Radzikowski
- Mike Burke
- Alex Moonen
- James Fennelly
- Eben Le Roux
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Heat results
Heat 1
- Events: loading, truck pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones[6]
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | ![]() | 31.5 |
2 | Jean-François Caron | ![]() | 29 |
3 | Derek Poundstone | ![]() | 27.5 |
4 | Mateusz Baron | ![]() | 15 |
5 | Jack McIntosh | ![]() | 13 |
6 | Frankie Scheun | ![]() | 10 |
Heat 2
- Events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, squat, atlas stones[6]
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | ![]() | 29.5 |
2 | Mike Jenkins | ![]() | 26 |
3 | Nick Best | ![]() | 21 |
4 | Eddie Hall | ![]() | 19 |
5 | Sebastian Kurek | ![]() | 15 |
6 | Akos Nagy | ![]() | 13.5 |
Heat 3
- Events: loading, limo pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones[6]
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Brian Shaw | ![]() | 27.5 |
2 | Johannes Årsjö | ![]() | 27 |
3 | Martin Wildauer | ![]() | 23.5 |
4 | Mikhail Koklyaev | ![]() | 22 |
5 | Lauri Nami | ![]() | 16 |
6 | Chris Gearing | ![]() | 10 |
Heat 4
- Events: loading, limo pull, viking press for reps, squat, keg toss, atlas stones[6]
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Vytautas Lalas | ![]() | 29 |
2 | Ervin Katona | ![]() | 23 |
3 | Louis Philippe Jean | ![]() | 21 |
4 | Jerry Pritchett | ![]() | 18 |
5 | Graham Hicks | ![]() | 17.5 |
6 | Ole Martin Hansen | ![]() | 16.5 |
Heat 5
- Events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, car deadlift for reps, atlas stones[6]
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Terry Hollands | ![]() | 30 |
2 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | ![]() | 27.5 |
3 | Mike Burke | ![]() | 24 |
4 | Alex Moonen | ![]() | 19 |
5 | James Fennelly | ![]() | 18.5 |
6 | Eben Le Roux | ![]() | 5 |
Finals events results
Event 1: Super Yoke
- Weight: 440 kilograms (970 lb)
- Course length: 40 metres (130 ft)
- Time limit: 75 seconds
# | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brian Shaw | ![]() | 28.40 | 10 | 10 |
2 | Vytautas Lalas | ![]() | 30.05 | 9 | 9 |
3 | Mike Jenkins | ![]() | 31.49 | 8 | 8 |
4 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | ![]() | 31.85 | 7 | 7 |
5 | Terry Hollands | ![]() | 32.27 | 6 | 6 |
6 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | ![]() | 33.55 | 5 | 5 |
7 | Žydrūnas Savickas | ![]() | 37.89 | 4 | 4 |
8 | Johannes Årsjö | ![]() | 33.9 metres (111 ft) | 3 | 3 |
9 | Jean-François Caron | ![]() | 27.3 metres (90 ft) | 2 | 2 |
10 | Ervin Katona | ![]() | 25.75 metres (84.5 ft) | 1 | 1 |
Event 2: Max Log Lift
# | Name | Nationality | Weight | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
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1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | ![]() | 220 kilograms (490 lb) | 10 | 14 |
2 | Mike Jenkins | ![]() | 210 kilograms (460 lb) | 8.5 | 16.5 |
2 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | ![]() | 210 kilograms (460 lb) | 8.5 | 15.5 |
4 | Vytautas Lalas | ![]() | 200 kilograms (440 lb) | 7 | 16 |
5 | Brian Shaw | ![]() | 185 kilograms (408 lb) | 4.5 | 14.5 |
5 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | ![]() | 185 kilograms (408 lb) | 4.5 | 9.5 |
5 | Johannes Årsjö | ![]() | 185 kilograms (408 lb) | 4.5 | 7.5 |
5 | Ervin Katona | ![]() | 185 kilograms (408 lb) | 4.5 | 5.5 |
9 | Terry Hollands | ![]() | 170 kilograms (370 lb) | 2 | 8 |
10 | Jean-François Caron | ![]() | No lift | 0 | 2 |
Event 3: Bus Pull
- Weight: 24,500 kilograms (54,000 lb)
- Course length: 25 metres (82 ft)
- Time limit: 75 seconds
# | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Terry Hollands | ![]() | 42.97 | 10 | 18 |
2 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | ![]() | 44.71 | 9 | 18.5 |
3 | Vytautas Lalas | ![]() | 52.56 | 8 | 24 |
4 | Žydrūnas Savickas | ![]() | 55.35 | 7 | 21 |
5 | Brian Shaw | ![]() | 65.12 | 6 | 20.5 |
6 | Mike Jenkins | ![]() | 70.41 | 5 | 21.5 |
7 | Johannes Årsjö | ![]() | 19.9 metres (65 ft) | 4 | 11.5 |
8 | Jean-François Caron | ![]() | 9.9 metres (32 ft) | 3 | 5 |
9 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | ![]() | 4.55 metres (14.9 ft) | 2 | 17.5 |
10 | Ervin Katona | ![]() | 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) | 1 | 6.5 |
Event 4: Deadlift
- Weight: 360 kilograms (790 lb)
- Time limit: 60 seconds
# | Name | Nationality | Repetitions | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | ![]() | 8 | 10 | 31 |
2 | Terry Hollands | ![]() | 7 | 8.5 | 26.5 |
2 | Vytautas Lalas | ![]() | 7 | 8.5 | 32.5 |
4 | Brian Shaw | ![]() | 6 | 6.5 | 27 |
4 | Jean-François Caron | ![]() | 6 | 6.5 | 11.5 |
5 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 22.5 |
6 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 22.5 |
7 | Mike Jenkins | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 23.5 |
7 | Johannes Årsjö | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 13.5 |
7 | Ervin Katona | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 8.5 |
Event 5: Natural Stones
- Weight: 5 Stone series ranging from 137–170 kilograms (302–375 lb)
- Time limit: 75 seconds
# | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | ![]() | 5 in 25.52 | 10 | 32.5 |
2 | Žydrūnas Savickas | ![]() | 5 in 32.13 | 9 | 40 |
3 | Vytautas Lalas | ![]() | 5 in 33.29 | 8 | 40.5 |
4 | Mike Jenkins | ![]() | 5 in 37.40 | 7 | 30.5 |
5 | Brian Shaw | ![]() | 5 in 38.56 | 6 | 33 |
6 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | ![]() | 5 in 49.27 | 5 | 27.5 |
7 | Jean-François Caron | ![]() | 5 in 53.44 | 4 | 15.5 |
8 | Johannes Årsjö | ![]() | 5 in 59.19 | 3 | 16.5 |
9 | Terry Hollands[a] | ![]() | 4 in 41.77 | 2 | 28.5 |
10 | Ervin Katona[b] | ![]() | 1 in 7.58 | 1 | 9.5 |
Event 6: Power Stairs
- Weight: 3 x 225 kilograms (496 lb) implements up 5 stairs each
- Time limit: 75 seconds
# | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | ![]() | 36.82 | 10 | 42.5 |
2 | Žydrūnas Savickas | ![]() | 42.83 | 9 | 49 |
3 | Mike Jenkins | ![]() | 43.77 | 8 | 38.5 |
4 | Brian Shaw | ![]() | 45.61 | 7 | 40 |
5 | Jean-François Caron | ![]() | 1m 14.84 | 6 | 21.5 |
6 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | ![]() | 13 stairs | 5 | 32.5 |
7 | Vytautas Lalas | ![]() | 11 stairs | 4 | 44.5 |
8 | Johannes Årsjö | ![]() | 10 stairs | 3 | 19.5 |
Final standings
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | ![]() | 49.0 |
2 | Vytautas Lalas | ![]() | 44.5 |
3 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | ![]() | 42.5 |
4 | Brian Shaw | ![]() | 40.0 |
5 | Mike Jenkins | ![]() | 38.5 |
6 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | ![]() | 32.5 |
7 | Terry Hollands | ![]() | 28.5 (Injured) |
8 | Jean-François Caron | ![]() | 21.5 |
9 | Johannes Årsjö | ![]() | 19.5 |
10 | Ervin Katona | ![]() | 9.5 (Injured) |
References
- ^ a b "Zydrunas Savickas: World's Strongest Man Winner". Archived from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
- ^ a b c "WSM 2012 – Los Angeles – 24th September to 1st October - The Worlds Strongest Man". Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "World's Strongest Man Qualifiers: Poundstone Breaks World Record". Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ "World's Strongest Man: Another World Record Today". Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ "WSM Finals: Zydrunas Savickas Breaks Log Lift World Record". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ a b c d e f "MET-Rx World's Strongest Man: Athletes and Events". Ironmind.com. 2011-08-26. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
External links
- Official site
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