Originally, Pavlo Nakonechnyy of Ukraine and Cheick Sanou (Iron Biby) of Burkina Faso were set to compete in this competition, but both withdrew through injuries, being replaced by reserves Thomas Evans and Kristján Jón Haraldsson respectively.[7] 2022 runner-up and 2019 champion Martins Licis elected not to compete this year, taking a year out of competition, and Maxime Boudreault, a finalist in the previous two WSM contests, was forced to withdraw with an injury from earlier in the year.
This year's competition featured 6 rookies, with Thomas Evans, Kristján Jón Haraldsson, Fadi El Masri, Mathew Ragg, Spenser Remick and Jaco Schoonwinkel all making their first appearance at the competition. Ragg and Schoonwinkel went on to make the final in their first WSM competition, with Ragg becoming the first New Zealander to qualify for the final since 1983, before the introduction of the groups. El Masri became the first man to represent Lebanon at WSM.
Prior to the competition, both Mark Felix and 4-time champion Brian Shaw announced that the 2023 WSM would be their final WSM contest. Felix would be eliminated in the group stage, and Shaw went on to make the final in his last WSM.
Rauno Heinla returned to WSM for the first time since 2011, ultimately taking 3rd place in his group. Two-time runner-up Mateusz Kieliszkowski made a much anticipated return to WSM for the first time since 2019, but disappointingly went out in the group stage for the first time in his career.
Heat resultsEdit
FormatEdit
The 30 athletes were divided into 5 groups of 6 athletes, with 2 athletes from each group progressing to the final of 10. The winner of each group progressed to the final, and 2nd and 3rd in each group would then advance to a 'Stone Off', from which the winner would also progress.
Pavlo Kordiyaka did not cross the line during the turn after his second length of the course and was issued a 19.8-meter penalty. Had the penalty not been issued, Kordiyaka would have been the event winner.[8]
Mark Felix competed in his 18th World's Strongest Man competition, breaking his own record. He also became the oldest athlete to compete at the World's Strongest Man, being 57 years and 2 days old when the group stages concluded (and he was eliminated from the contest), breaking the record previously held by Odd Haugen.[9]
Brian Shaw broke his own records for most WSM finals (15), most consecutive WSM finals (also 15), and most consecutive WSM contests (16). He also became the second man after Felix to compete in 16 WSMs. On top of this, by winning the kettlebell throw in his group, he won a record 62nd event at WSM (across both the group stages and the finals).
Rauno Heinla competed at WSM for the first time since 2011, breaking the previous record for longest absence from WSM held by Travis Ortmayer, setting a new record of 12 years.
ReferencesEdit
^Alund, Natalie. "The World's Strongest Man competition starts today in Myrtle Beach. Here's how to watch". USA Today. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
^Zeglinski, Robert (April 23, 2023). "Mitchel Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man". Breaking Muscle. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
^Bumbaca, Chris. "Mitchel Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man Finals". USA Today. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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^Polish, Alex (April 19, 2023). "Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou Withdraws From the 2023 World's Strongest Man — Kristján Jón Haraldsson Steps In". BarBend. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^Blechman, Phil (April 22, 2023). "2023 World's Strongest Man Event Seven "Reign Shield Carry" Results". BarBend. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
^"Mark Felix Retires From World's Strongest Man Appearances; A Tribute to a Strongman Legend". Fitness Volt. April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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The 2023 World s Strongest Man was the 46th World s Strongest Man competition which took place in Myrtle Beach South Carolina from April 19 to 23 1 The contest was won by Mitchell Hooper of Barrie Ontario making him the first Canadian champion Defending champion Tom Stoltman placed second and Oleksii Novikov placed third 2 3 4 5 2023 World s Strongest ManHost cityMyrtle Beach South CarolinaHost countryUnited StatesWinnerMitchell HooperNationalityNations participating14Athletes participating30 Sacramento 2022 Contents 1 Participants 2 Heat results 2 1 Format 2 2 Heat 1 2 3 Heat 2 2 4 Heat 3 2 5 Heat 4 2 6 Heat 5 3 Finals events results 3 1 Event 1 Shield Carry 3 2 Event 2 Deadlift 3 3 Event 3 Fingal s Fingers 3 4 Event 4 Max Dumbbell 3 5 Event 5 Bus Pull 3 6 Event 6 Atlas Stones 4 Final standings 5 Records 6 References 7 External linksParticipants EditPavlo Kordiyaka Tom Stoltman Bobby Thompson Konstantine Janashia Pa O Dwyer Eddie Williams Oleksii Novikov Luke Stoltman Gavin Bilton Thomas Evans Kristjan Jon Haraldsson Fadi El Masri Mitchell Hooper Mathew Ragg Aivars Smaukstelis Mateusz Kieliszkowski Graham Hicks Spenser Remick Jaco Schoonwinkel Brian Shaw Rauno Heinla Adam Bishop Kevin Faires Gabriel Rheaume Trey Mitchell Evan Singleton Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted Mark Felix Paul Smith Jean Stephen Coraboeuf 6 Originally Pavlo Nakonechnyy of Ukraine and Cheick Sanou Iron Biby of Burkina Faso were set to compete in this competition but both withdrew through injuries being replaced by reserves Thomas Evans and Kristjan Jon Haraldsson respectively 7 2022 runner up and 2019 champion Martins Licis elected not to compete this year taking a year out of competition and Maxime Boudreault a finalist in the previous two WSM contests was forced to withdraw with an injury from earlier in the year This year s competition featured 6 rookies with Thomas Evans Kristjan Jon Haraldsson Fadi El Masri Mathew Ragg Spenser Remick and Jaco Schoonwinkel all making their first appearance at the competition Ragg and Schoonwinkel went on to make the final in their first WSM competition with Ragg becoming the first New Zealander to qualify for the final since 1983 before the introduction of the groups El Masri became the first man to represent Lebanon at WSM Prior to the competition both Mark Felix and 4 time champion Brian Shaw announced that the 2023 WSM would be their final WSM contest Felix would be eliminated in the group stage and Shaw went on to make the final in his last WSM Rauno Heinla returned to WSM for the first time since 2011 ultimately taking 3rd place in his group Two time runner up Mateusz Kieliszkowski made a much anticipated return to WSM for the first time since 2019 but disappointingly went out in the group stage for the first time in his career Heat results EditFormat Edit The 30 athletes were divided into 5 groups of 6 athletes with 2 athletes from each group progressing to the final of 10 The winner of each group progressed to the final and 2nd and 3rd in each group would then advance to a Stone Off from which the winner would also progress Heat 1 Edit Events Loading race Deadlift machine Log ladder Conan s wheel Kettlebell toss Name Nationality Pts1 Pavlo Kordiyaka Ukraine 252 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 20 53 Bobby Thompson United States 204 Konstantine Janashia Georgia 17 55 Pa O Dwyer Ireland 136 Eddie Williams Australia 9Stone Off Name Nationality StonesTom Stoltman United Kingdom 3Bobby Thompson United States 3 6 Heat 2 Edit Events Loading Race Deadlift machine Log ladder Conan s wheel Kettlebell toss Name Nationality Pts1 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 232 Luke Stoltman United Kingdom 213 Gavin Bilton United Kingdom 204 Thomas Evans United States 185 Kristjan Jon Haraldsson Iceland 15 56 Fadi El Masri Lebanon 7 5Stone Off Name Nationality StonesLuke Stoltman United Kingdom 7Gavin Bilton United Kingdom 7 6 Heat 3 Edit Events Loading Race Deadlift machine Log ladder Conan s wheel Kettlebell toss Name Nationality Pts1 Mitchell Hooper Canada 292 Mathew Ragg New Zealand 22 53 Aivars Smaukstelis Latvia 17 54 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 145 Graham Hicks United Kingdom 11 56 Spenser Remick United States 10 5Stone Off Name Nationality StonesMathew Ragg New Zealand 8Aivars Smaukstelis Latvia 8 6 Heat 4 Edit Events Loading Race Deadlift machine Log ladder Conan s wheel Kettlebell toss Name Nationality Pts1 Jaco Schoonwinkel South Africa 242 Brian Shaw United States 23 53 Rauno Heinla Estonia 20 54 Adam Bishop United Kingdom 145 Kevin Faires United States 13 56 Gabriel Rheaume Canada 9 5Stone Off Name Nationality StonesBrian Shaw United States 11Rauno Heinla Estonia 11 6 Heat 5 Edit Events Loading Race Deadlift machine Log ladder Conan s wheel Kettlebell toss Name Nationality Pts1 Trey Mitchell United States 262 Evan Singleton United States 24 53 Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted Iceland 22 54 Mark Felix United Kingdom 12 55 Paul Smith United Kingdom 116 Jean Stephen Coraboeuf France 8 5Stone Off Name Nationality StonesEvan Singleton United States 8Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted Iceland 8 6 Finals events results EditEvent 1 Shield Carry Edit Weight 190 kilograms 420 lb for distance Name Nationality Distance Event Pts Overall Pts1 Mitchell Hooper Canada 64 8 metres 213 ft 10 102 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 63 15 metres 207 2 ft 9 93 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 55 87 metres 183 3 ft 8 84 Trey Mitchell United States 50 83 metres 166 8 ft 7 75 Evan Singleton United States 48 30 metres 158 5 ft 6 66 Pavlo Kordiyaka Ukraine 46 59 metres 152 9 ft 5 57 Luke Stoltman United Kingdom 44 62 metres 146 4 ft 4 48 Brian Shaw United States 39 10 metres 128 3 ft 3 39 Mathew Ragg New Zealand 37 65 metres 123 5 ft 2 210 Jaco Schoonwinkel South Africa 15 92 metres 52 2 ft 1 1 6 Pavlo Kordiyaka did not cross the line during the turn after his second length of the course and was issued a 19 8 meter penalty Had the penalty not been issued Kordiyaka would have been the event winner 8 Event 2 Deadlift Edit Weight 353 kilograms 778 lb for repetitions Time Limit 60 seconds Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts1 Mitchell Hooper Canada 8 10 202 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 7 7 5 15 52 Trey Mitchell United States 7 7 5 14 52 Brian Shaw United States 7 7 5 10 52 Mathew Ragg New Zealand 7 7 5 9 56 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 6 5 147 Evan Singleton United States 5 3 5 9 57 Jaco Schoonwinkel South Africa 5 3 5 4 59 Pavlo Kordiyaka Ukraine 4 2 710 Luke Stoltman United Kingdom 3 1 5 6 Event 3 Fingal s Fingers Edit Weight 5 implements ranging from 145 172 kilograms 320 379 lb Time Limit 60 seconds Name Nationality Time sec Event Pts Overall Pts1 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 5 in 0m 39 36 10 242 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 5 in 0m 42 26 9 24 53 Trey Mitchell United States 5 in 0m 48 46 8 22 54 Pavlo Kordiyaka Ukraine 5 in 0m 48 69 7 145 Evan Singleton United States 5 in 0m 49 85 6 15 56 Mitchell Hooper Canada 5 in 0m 49 89 5 257 Brian Shaw United States 4 in 0m 26 61 4 14 58 Luke Stoltman United Kingdom 4 in 0m 32 54 3 89 Mathew Ragg New Zealand 4 in 0m 35 03 2 11 510 Jaco Schoonwinkel South Africa 4 in 0m 40 76 1 5 5 6 Event 4 Max Dumbbell Edit Opening Weight 115 kilograms 254 lb Name Nationality Weight Event Pts Overall Pts1 Evan Singleton United States 140 kilograms 310 lb 9 5 251 Mitchell Hooper Canada 140 kilograms 310 lb 9 5 34 53 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 132 kilograms 291 lb 6 5 30 53 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 132 kilograms 291 lb 6 5 313 Pavlo Kordiyaka Ukraine 132 kilograms 291 lb 6 5 20 53 Luke Stoltman United Kingdom 132 kilograms 291 lb 6 5 14 57 Trey Mitchell United States 125 kilograms 276 lb 3 25 57 Brian Shaw United States 125 kilograms 276 lb 3 17 57 Mathew Ragg New Zealand 125 kilograms 276 lb 3 14 510 Jaco Schoonwinkel South Africa Withdrew 0 5 5 6 Event 5 Bus Pull Edit Weight 23 000 kilograms 51 000 lb Course Length 25 metres 82 ft Time Limit 60 seconds Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts1 Mitchell Hooper Canada 0m 30 24 10 44 52 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 0m 32 27 8 5 392 Evan Singleton United States 0m 32 27 8 5 33 54 Pavlo Kordiyaka Ukraine 0m 32 46 7 27 55 Trey Mitchell United States 0m 32 49 6 31 56 Brian Shaw United States 0m 32 65 5 22 57 Luke Stoltman United Kingdom 0m 32 83 4 18 58 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 0m 33 35 3 349 Mathew Ragg New Zealand 0m 36 29 2 16 510 Jaco Schoonwinkel South Africa Withdrew 0 5 5 6 Event 6 Atlas Stones Edit Weight 5 stones ranging from 150 210 kilograms 330 460 lb Time Limit 60 seconds Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts1 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 5 in 0m 33 26 10 492 Mitchell Hooper Canada 5 in 0m 36 96 9 53 53 Trey Mitchell United States 5 in 0m 45 72 8 39 54 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 4 in 0m 27 43 7 415 Evan Singleton United States 4 in 0m 28 16 6 39 56 Brian Shaw United States 4 in 0m 35 88 5 27 57 Pavlo Kordiyaka Ukraine 4 in 0m 45 86 4 31 58 Luke Stoltman United Kingdom 4 in 0m 48 49 3 21 59 Mathew Ragg New Zealand 4 in 0m 49 50 2 18 510 Jaco Schoonwinkel South Africa Withdrew 0 5 5 6 Final standings Edit Name Nationality Pts1 Mitchell Hooper Canada 53 52 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 493 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 414 Trey Mitchell United States 39 55 Evan Singleton United States 39 56 Pavlo Kordiyaka Ukraine 31 57 Brian Shaw United States 27 58 Luke Stoltman United Kingdom 21 59 Mathew Ragg New Zealand 18 510 Jaco Schoonwinkel South Africa 5 5 6 Records EditMark Felix competed in his 18th World s Strongest Man competition breaking his own record He also became the oldest athlete to compete at the World s Strongest Man being 57 years and 2 days old when the group stages concluded and he was eliminated from the contest breaking the record previously held by Odd Haugen 9 Brian Shaw broke his own records for most WSM finals 15 most consecutive WSM finals also 15 and most consecutive WSM contests 16 He also became the second man after Felix to compete in 16 WSMs On top of this by winning the kettlebell throw in his group he won a record 62nd event at WSM across both the group stages and the finals Rauno Heinla competed at WSM for the first time since 2011 breaking the previous record for longest absence from WSM held by Travis Ortmayer setting a new record of 12 years References Edit Alund Natalie The World s Strongest Man competition starts today in Myrtle Beach Here s how to watch USA Today Retrieved April 19 2023 Dickson Jake April 23 2023 Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 World s Strongest Man BarBend Retrieved April 23 2023 Wolf Dylan April 23 2023 Mitchel Hooper Wins 2023 World s Strongest Man Generation Iron Retrieved April 23 2023 Zeglinski Robert April 23 2023 Mitchel Hooper Wins 2023 World s Strongest Man Breaking Muscle Retrieved April 24 2023 Bumbaca Chris Mitchel Hooper Wins 2023 World s Strongest Man Finals USA Today Retrieved April 24 2023 a b c d e f g h i j k l m WSM 2023 Final Strongmanarchives Retrieved April 21 2023 Polish Alex April 19 2023 Cheick Iron Biby Sanou Withdraws From the 2023 World s Strongest Man Kristjan Jon Haraldsson Steps In BarBend Retrieved April 28 2023 Blechman Phil April 22 2023 2023 World s Strongest Man Event Seven Reign Shield Carry Results BarBend Retrieved July 13 2023 Mark Felix Retires From World s Strongest Man Appearances A Tribute to a Strongman Legend Fitness Volt April 21 2023 Retrieved April 28 2023 External links EditOfficial website for World s Strongest ManPreceded by2022 World s Strongest Man 2023 World s Strongest Man Succeeded by2024 World s Strongest Man Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2023 World 27s Strongest Man amp oldid 1172225675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
