2013 World's Strongest Man

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2013 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates17-24 August 2013
VenueHaitang Bay
LocationSanya
Country China
Athletes participating30
Nations participating18
Champion(s)
United States Brian Shaw

The 2013 World's Strongest Man was the 36th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held in Haitang Bay, Sanya, China, the same host city as the 2006 World's Strongest Man contest.[1] The qualifying heats were held from August 17–20 and the finals on Aug. 23 & 24.[1] The event was sponsored by the Commerce Casino and will be broadcast in the United States on the CBS Sports Network.[2] Brian Shaw from the United States placed first, winning his second WSM title after winning in 2011.[3] Zydrunas Savickas from Lithuania was second after finishing 1st the year before, and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson from Iceland was third for the second year in a row.[3]

Participants

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Qualifying Heats

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Heat 1

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 31.5
2 Robert Oberst  United States 29
3 Lauri Nami  Estonia 24
4 Nick Best  United States 14.5
5 Laurence Shahlaei  England 12
6 Long Wu  China 6

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Heat 2

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 29
2 Johannes Arsjo  Sweden 29
3 Jerry Pritchett  United States 20
4 Gerhard Van Staden  South Africa 18
5 Graham Hicks  England 16
6 Scott Cummine  Canada 14

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Heat 3

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 34
2 Terry Hollands  England 28
3 Martin Wildauer  Austria 23.5
4 Dainis Zageris  Latvia 19
5 Juha Matt Jarvi  Finland 11
6 Frankie Scheun  South Africa 10.5

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Heat 4

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 29.5
2 Mike Burke  United States 27.5
3 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 22.5
4 Mark Felix  England 21
5 Bjorn Andre Solvang  Norway 14
6 Alex Moonen  Netherlands 11.5

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Heat 5

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Mikhail Koklyaev  Russia 25.5
2 Mike Jenkins  United States 25
3 Eddie Hall  England 24
4 Warrick Brant  Australia 21.5
5 Akos Nagy  Hungary 15
6 Lloyd Renals  England 14

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Finals events results

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Event 1: Frame Carry

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  • Weight: 375 kilograms (827 lb)
  • Course length: 30 metres (98 ft)
  • Time limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mike Jenkins  United States 20.14 10 10
2 Mike Burke  United States 21.30 9 9
3 Terry Hollands  England 36.71 8 8
4 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 43.47 7 7
5 Brian Shaw  United States 25.7 metres (84 ft) 6 6
6 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 19.7 metres (65 ft) 5 5
7 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 15.9 metres (52 ft) 4 4
8 Robert Oberst  United States 15 metres (49 ft) 3 3
9 Mikhail Koklyaev  Russia 12.7 metres (42 ft) 2 2
10 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden 0.4 metres (1.3 ft) 1 1

Event 2: Truck Pull

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  • Weight: 16,000 kilograms (35,000 lb)
  • Course length: 25 metres (82 ft)
  • Time limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 40.19 10 17
2 Brian Shaw  United States 41.23 9 15
3 Terry Hollands  England 42.47 8 16
4 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 45.81 7 12
5 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 45.92 6 10
6 Mike Burke  United States 46.95 5 14
7 Mike Jenkins  United States 49.77 4 14
8 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden 50.21 3 4
9 Robert Oberst  United States 54.98 2 5

Event 3: Super Yoke

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  • Weight: 480 kilograms (1,060 lb)
  • Course length: 20 metres (66 ft)
  • Time limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 13.64 10 25
2 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 14.16 9 21
3 Terry Hollands  England 16.51 8 24
4 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 16.57 7 17
5 Mike Jenkins  United States 16.94 6 20
6 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 17.77 5 22
7 Mike Burke  United States 19.03 4 18
8 Robert Oberst  United States 22.16 3 8
9 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden 29.35 2 6

Event 4: Max Deadlift

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# Name Nationality Weight Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 442.5 kilograms (976 lb) 10 35
2 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 420 kilograms (930 lb) 9 30
3 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 400 kilograms (880 lb) 7 24
3 Mike Jenkins  United States 400 kilograms (880 lb) 7 27
3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 400 kilograms (880 lb) 7 29
6 Terry Hollands  England 370 kilograms (820 lb) 4.5 28.5
6 Mike Burke  United States 370 kilograms (820 lb) 4.5 22.5
8 Robert Oberst  United States No lift 0 8
8 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden No lift 0 6

Event 5: Overhead Medley

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  • Weight: 1 x 110 kilograms (240 lb) dumbbell, 1 x 170 kilograms (370 lb) barbell, 1 x 120 kilograms (260 lb) dumbbell, 1 x 180 kilograms (400 lb) barbell
  • Time limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 4 in 43.53 10 40
2 Mike Burke  United States 4 in 1m 8.17 9 31.5
3 Mike Jenkins  United States 3 in 43.56 8 35
4 Brian Shaw  United States 2 in 19.56 7 42
5 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 2 in 28.00 6 30
6 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden 2 in 34.36 5 11
7 Robert Oberst  United States 2 in 47.83 4 12
8 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 1 in 23.51 3 32
9 Terry Hollands  England - 0 28.5

Event 6: Atlas Stones

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  • Weight: 5 Stone series ranging from 130–186 kilograms (287–410 lb)
  • Time limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 5 in 23.31 10 42
2 Brian Shaw  United States 5 in 24.82 9 51
3 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 5 in 25.63 8 48
4 Mike Burke  United States 5 in 27.16 7 38.5
5 Mike Jenkins  United States 5 in 31.10 6 41
6 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden 5 in 35.27 5 16
7 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 5 in 48.80 4 34
8 Terry Hollands  England 4 in 35.66 3 31.5
9 Robert Oberst  United States 4 in 38.76 2 14

Final standings

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 51
2 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 48
3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 42
4 Mike Jenkins  United States 41
5 Mike Burke  United States 38.5
6 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 34
7 Terry Hollands  England 28 (injured)
8 Johannes Arsjo  Sweden 16
9 Robert Oberst  United States 14
10 Mikhail Koklyaev  Russia 2 (injured)

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Giants Live Wrap Up: On to World's Strongest Man 2013". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
  2. ^ "Press | CBS Sports Network". Archived from the original on 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  3. ^ a b c "Brian Shaw Wins World's Strongest Man". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
  4. ^ a b c d e "WSM 2013 - Athlete Groupings & Events - The Worlds Strongest Man". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
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