Strongman competition in 2010
The 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man held at Sun City , South Africa from September 15–22, 2010.[ 1] Zydrunas Savickas won his second title, Brian Shaw placed second, moving up 1 spot from 3rd place the previous year, and Mikhail Koklyaev placed third.[ 2]
In the finals, Zydrunas Savickas set a new world record in the Giant Wooden Log Lift for Max Weight event by lifting 210 kg (460 lb).[ 3]
Line-up
Competitors – Original listing
Name
Nationality
WSM record
Other Strongman Achievements
Jordan Hennie Jordan
South Africa
Bergmann Jason Bergmann
United States
9th place 2008 World's Strongest Man
2nd place America's Strongest Man 2008
Westaby Mark Westaby
United Kingdom
Skog Richard Skog
Norway
2 time Norway's strongest man 2009 & 2010. 2nd in Giants Live Viking Power Challenge.
Felix Mark Felix
United Kingdom
4th place 2006 World's Strongest Man, 7th place 2007
Rolling Thunder World Champion and World Record Holder IFSA Britain's Strongest Man 2005
Koklyaev Mikhail Koklyaev
Russia
3rd in 2005, 2nd in 2006 & 2007 IFSA World Championship multiple wins in the Strongman Champions League , 2nd in the 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic
Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer
United States
5th place 2008 & 2009 World's Strongest Man
3rd place 2009 & 2010 Arnold Strongman Classic
Poundstone Derek Poundstone
United States
2nd place World's Strongest Man 2008, 4th place 2009
2007 & 2008 America's strongest man champion 2 time Arnold Strongman Classic champion in 2009 & 2010Fortissimus champion 2008, 2nd place 2009Strongman Super Series World Champion 2008 3 time Mohegan Sun Super Series champion 2008–2010Giants Live Ukraine 2010 champion
Shaw Brian Shaw
United States
3rd place 2009 World's Strongest Man
3rd at Fortissimus 2009 Winner of 2009 FIT ExpoStrongman Super Series 2009 overall champion
bEST Nick Best
United States
2009 All American Strongman Challenge winner 9th place 2006 IFSA Strongman World Championships 2nd place Strongman Super Series Romania 2009
Szczepanski Robert Szczepanski
Poland
2nd place Giants Live Poland 2010IFSA Strongman World Championships 9th place 2005, 6th place 2006, 7th place 2007
Savickas Zydrunas Savickas
Lithuania
2009 World's Strongest Man, 2nd place 2002–2004
Six time winner of Arnold Strongman Classic from 2003–2008, 2nd place 2010 2 time winner IFSA Strongman World Championships , 3rd place 2007 2008 Strongman Champions League winner 2009 winner Strongest Man on the Planet , 2nd place 2008 2004 overall winner Strongman Super Series , 3rd in 2002, 2nd in 2003World Log Lift Champion
Romanchuk Serhiy Romanchuk
Ukraine
Hollands Terry Hollands
United Kingdom
3rd place World's Strongest Man 2007, 7th place 2006, 10th place 2008, 6th place 2009
Britain's Strongest Man 2007UK's Strongest Man 2005England's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009
Kulaga Janusz Kulaga
Poland
Pétursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson
Iceland
Iceland's Strongest Man 2009 & 2010 2008 IFSA Iceland's Strongest Man 3rd place Giants Live Poland 2009
Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei
United Kingdom
9th place 2009 World's Strongest Man
England's Strongest Man 2009
Sadler Darren Sadler
United Kingdom
2007 Champion IFSA World Strongman Challenge u105k 2nd 2005 World Championships u105k(IFSA)
Todorchev Stoyan Todorchev
Bulgaria
Arsjo Johannes Årsjö withdrew before competition
Sweden
4th Place Viking Power Challenge 2009
Lalas Vytautas Lalas
Lithuania
winner Giants Live 2010 Poland winner Lithuania's Strongest Man 2010, 3rd place 2009
Ostlund Dave Ostlund
United States
3rd place World's Strongest Man 2008, 9th place 2005, 6th place 2007, 8th place 2009
1st Venice Beach Super Series 2007 3rd Madison Square Garden Super Series 2008
Brant Warrick Brant
Australia
Kazelniks Agris Kazelniks
Latvia
2nd place Strongman Champions League Holland Grand Prix 2009 2nd place overall 2009 Strongman Champions League
Smit Ettiene Smit
South Africa
6 times South Africa's Strongest Man
Katona Ervin Katona
Serbia
2nd place overall 2008 Strongman Champions League 3 times Serbia's Strongest Man winner 2010 Strongman Champions League Bulgaria winner 2010 Strongman Champions League Serbia
Savoie Christian Savoie
Canada
2009 Canada's Strongest Man
Jean Louis Philippe Jean
Canada
10th place 2009 World's Strongest Man
2008 Canada's Strongest Man
Curletto Alex Curletto
Italy
Ilin Kostyantyn Ilin
Ukraine
2009 Ukraine's Strongest Man
Frampton Reserve:Rob Frampton competed in place of Johannes Årsjö
United Kingdom
Scheun Reserve:Frankie Scheun
South Africa
Heat results
[ 1]
Qualifying heats in World's Strongest Man involve a series of six events. The field is divided into groups of six competitors with the top two in each of the groups reaching the ten man final. A win in an event gives a competitor 6 points, second place gets 5, and so on (4,3,2,1). If there is a tie at the end of the qualifier, the competitor with the most individual event wins gets the advantage.
Heat 1
[ 4]
Position
Name
Nationality
Event 1 Medley
Event 2 Truck Pull
Event 3 Power Stairs
Event 4 Deadlift
Event 5 Overhead Lift
Event 6 Loading Race
1 (30pts)
Brian Shaw
United States
1 (7 in 0:46.53)
1 (0:44.82)
1 (12 in 0:41.58)
2 (7 reps)
1 (4 reps)
6 (2 in 0:36.32)
2 (27pts)
Stefan Solvi Petursson
Iceland
2 (7 in 1:09.18)
3 (1:01.44)
3 (12 in 0:51.13)
4 (4 reps)
2 (3 reps)
1 (4 0:58.11)
3 (20pts)
Mark Felix
England
6 (3 in 1:15.00)
2 (0:49.44)
6 (8 in 1:15.00)
1 (8 reps)
4 (1 rep)
3 (4 1:07.48)
4 (17pts)
Stoyan Todorchev
Bulgaria
3 (6 in 1:15.00)
4 (1:04.35)
2 (12 in 0:50.13)
5 (3 reps)
5 (0 reps)
4 (4 in 1:12.29)
5 (16.5pts)
Serhiy Romanchuk
Ukraine
4 (5 in 1:15.00)
5 (1.00 m)
4 (12 in 0:55.92)
6 (0 reps)
3 (2 reps)
2 (4 in 0:59.76)
6 (11.5pts)
Ettiene Smit
South Africa
4 (5 in 1:15.00)
6 (0.85 m)
5 (11 in 1:15.00)
3 (6 reps)
5 (0 reps)
5 (3 in 0:49.07)
(Shaw and Petursson advance to final)
Heat 2
[ 5]
Position
Name
Nationality
Event 1 Giant Farmer's Walk
Event 2 Power Stairs
Event 3 Deadlift
Event 4 Africa Stone
Event 5 Metal Block Press
Event 6 Loading Race
1 (30pts)
Derek Poundstone
United States
3 (36.2m)
3 (9 in 1:15.00s)
1 (6 reps)
2 (63.4m)
1 (3 in 22.23s)
2 (4 in 1:10.63s)
2 (29pts)
Terry Hollands
England
1 (23.28s)
1 (12 in 48.52s)
2 (5 reps)
4 (36.3m)
2 (3 in 44.80s)
3 (4 in 1:11.16s)
3 (20pts)
Richard Skog
Norway
4 (32.9m)
6 (4 in 1:15.00s)
4= (0 reps)
1 (67.4m)
3 (3 in 45.29s)
1 (4 in 48.26s)
4 (17pts)
Alex Curletto
Italy
5 (27.2m)
4 (6 in 1:15.00s)
3 (4 reps)
5 (29.9m)
4 (2 in 25.84s)
4 (3 in 42.48s)
5 (11pts)
Hennie Jordan
South Africa
6 (1.7m)
5 (5 in 1:15.00s)
4= (0 reps)
3 (44.3m)
5 (2 in 52.60s)
5 (2 in 37.25s)
WD (after Rd 4)
Robert Szczepanski †
Poland
2 (27.90s)
2 (11 in 1:15.00s)
4= (0 reps)
WD
WD
WD
(Poundstone and Hollands advance to final)
† Szczepanski left the competition with a biceps injury during the Africa Stone (4th Event). He had 10 points after three events.
Heat 3
[ 6]
Position
Name
Nationality
Event 1 Medley
Event 2 Truck Pull
Event 3 Power Stairs
Event 4 Deadlift
Event 5 Dumbbell Press
Event 6 Loading Race
1 (29pts)
Ervin Katona
Serbia
2 (7 flips in 1:05.18s)
1 (52.16s)
1 (12 in 1:01.01s)
2 (8 reps)
4 (5 reps)
3 (4 in 58.28s)
2 (28.5pts)
Travis Ortmayer
United States
1 (7 flips in 1:05.18s)
2 (1:06.19s)
3 (11 in 1:15.00s)
4= (4 reps)
1 (9 reps)
2 (4 in 54.94s)
3 (27.5pts)
Vytautas Lalas
Lithuania
3 (6 flips in 1:15.00s)
3 (1:10.03s)
4 (10 in 1:15.00s)
1 (9 reps)
2= (8 reps)
1 (4 in 46.71s)
4 (17.5pts)
Kostyantyn Ilin
Ukraine
5 (3 flips in 1:15.00s)
5 (0.77m)
5 (8 in 1:15.00s)
3 (5 reps)
2= (8 reps)
4 (4 in 1:14.14s)
5 (15.5pts)
Janusz Kulaga
Poland
4 (5 flips in 1:15.00s)
4 (0.80m)
2 (12 in 1:11.77s)
4= (4 reps)
5 (0 reps)
5 (3 in 37.73s)
WD (after Rd 1)
Darren Sadler †
England
6 (0 flips in 1:15.00s)
WD
WD
WD
WD
WD
(Katona and Ortmayer advance to final)
† Sadler left the competition with a torn biceps injury in the Medley (1st event) almost as soon as it began.
Heat 4
[ 7]
Position
Name
Nationality
Event 1 Giant Farmer's Walk
Event 2 Squat Lift
Event 3 Africa Stone
Event 4 Overhead Lift
Event 5 Deadlift Hold
Event 6 Loading Race
1 (27.5pts)
Zydrunas Savickas
Lithuania
1 (21.31s)
1= (11 reps)
2 (62.1m)
1 (8 reps)
3 (1:08.12s)
6 (1 in 22.01s)
2= (25pts)†
Nick Best
United States
3 (29.72s)
3= (10 reps)
1 (79.4m)
6 (0 reps)
1 (1:18.68s)
1 (3 in 36.95s)
2= (25pts)†
Laurence Shahlaei
England
2 (23.75s)
1= (11 reps)
4 (54.2m)
3= (5 reps)
4 (1:02.33s)
2 (3 in 42.05s)
4 (22pts)
Louis-Philippe Jean
Canada
4 (31.16s)
6 (7 reps)
3 (60.8m)
2 (7 reps)
2 (1:10.07s)
3 (3 in 49.95s)
5 (13.5pts)
Warrick Brant
Australia
6 (12.6m)
3= (10 reps)
5 (51.6m)
3= (5 reps)
6 (45.03s)
4 (3 in 1:04.45s)
6 (12pts)
Agris Kazelniks
Latvia
5 (34.6m)
3= (10 reps)
6 (15.3m)
5 (1 rep)
5 (54.35s)
5 (2 in 42.06s)
(Savickas and Best advance to final)
† Although Best and Shahlaei tied in points, the tiebreaker is with individual event wins. Best won three events and Shahlaei only won one, so Best advanced to the final.
Heat 5
[ 8]
Position
Name
Nationality
Event 1 Medley
Event 2 Squat Lift
Event 3 Africa Stone
Event 4 Metal Block Press
Event 5 Deadlift Hold
Event 6 Loading Race
1 (28pts)
Jason Bergmann
United States
2 (7 flips in 1:09.91s)
1 (12 reps)
2 (65.6m)
3 (2 in 12.79s)
1 (1:27.00s)
5 (3 in 37.67s)
2 (26pts)
Mikhail Koklyaev
Russia
4 (6 flips in 1:15.00s)
2 (9 reps)
5 (3.9m)
1 (3 in 19.48s)
2 (1:17.23s)
2 (4 in 51.51s)
3 (24pts)
Dave Ostlund
United States
1 (7 flips in 1:04.75s)
6 (2 reps)
4 (57.1m)
2 (3 in 23.20s)
4 (1:12.37s)
1 (4 in 50.01s)
4 (18.5pts)
Mark Westaby
England
3 (7 flips in 1:10.62s)
3= (8 reps)
3 (65.5m)
4 (2 in 26.21s)
6 (50.41s)
4 (4 in 1:06.95s)
5 (16.5pts)
Christian Savoie
Canada
5= (5 flips in 1:15.00s)
5 (6 reps)
1 (67.0m)
6 (1 in 54.47s)
5 (1:09.23s)
3 (4 in 54.20s)
6 (12pts)
Rob Frampton §
England
5= (5 flips in 1:15.00s)
3= (8 reps)
6 (0.0m)
5 (2 in 36.25s)
3 (1:14.85s)
6 (2 in 42.64s)
(Bergmann and Koklyaev advance to final)
§ Frampton, initially a reserve, replaced Johannes Årsjö , who withdrew prior to the competition.
Final results
#
Name
Nationality
Pts
Event 1 Loading Race
Event 2 Keg Toss
Event 3 Giant Log Press
Event 4 Whiskey Barrel Carry
Event 5 Deadlift
Event 6 Atlas Stones
1
Zydrunas Savickas
Lithuania
51.5 (countback 2 wins & one 2nd place)
6 (2 in 0:45.58)
2 (8 in 0:21.19)
1 (210 kg)
1 (0:26.54)
1= (11 reps)
3 (5 in 0:29.64)
2
Brian Shaw
United States
51.5 (countback 2 wins & one 3rd place)
3 (3 in 1:08.89)
1 (8 in 0:20.75)
4 (177.5 kg)
4 (0:40.05)
1= (11 reps)
1 (5 in 0:27.11)
3
Mikhail Koklyaev
Russia
46
2 (3 in 1:08.34)
4 (8 in 0:27.61)
2 (202.5 kg)
5 (0:40.84)
3 (10 reps)
4 (5 in 0:39.83)
4
Stefan Solvi Petursson
Iceland
33
10 (2 in 0:50.13)
5 (8 in 0:36.53)
5 (170 kg)
3 (0:33.67)
8 (5 reps)
2 (5 in 0:28.23)
5
Travis Ortmayer
United States
30.5
1 (3 in 0:58.72)
3 (8 in 0:22.16)
6= (155 kg)
9 (6.4 m)
5= (8 reps)
9 (3 in 0:20.29)
6
Nick Best
United States
27
8 (2 in 0:47.51)
9 (4 in 0:23.14)
6= (155 kg)
2 (0:33.32)
4 (9 reps)
8 (4 in 0:36.01)
7
Ervin Katona
Serbia
25
4 (3 in 1:12.57)
6 (8 in 0:41.69)
6= (155 kg)
6 (35.8 m)
7 (7 reps)
10 (3 in 0:27.12)
8
Terry Hollands
England
24.5
7 (2 in 45.73)
8 (6 in 0:30.63)
6= (155 kg)
7 (26.1 m)
5= (8 reps)
6 (5 in 0:53.23)
9
Derek Poundstone
United States
22
9 ( 2 in 0:48.82)
7 (7 in 0:33.73)
3 (185 kg)
8 (8.1 m)
10 (1 reps)
7 (4 in 0:30.95)
10
Jason Bergmann
United States
19
5 (2 in 0:35.09)
10 (4 in 0:44.28)
6= (155 kg)
10 (2.2 m)
9 (4 reps)
5 (5 in 0:41.30
Source[ 2] [ 9]
Television broadcast
United States
Information needed
United Kingdom
Bravo again screened both The Giants Live Tour (the official qualifying tour for The World's Strongest Man) as well as the finals. They were both aired before Bravo closed on Saturday 1 January 2011. Giants Live was shown on three consecutive days from Tuesday 21 December 2010 to Thursday 23 December 2010. The finals were broadcast on six consecutive days from Sunday 26 December 2010 to Friday 31 December 2010, with each episode dedicated to a qualifying group, and the sixth episode being the final. The UK broadcast was once again produced by IMG Media for Bravo and featured presenters Martin Bayfield and Alex Reid . The commentators were Paul Dickenson and Colin J L Bryce and the outside broadcast was performed by 021 Television Ltd .
References
External links
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