Martins Licis Is 2019 World’s Strongest Man!
After a lot of brutal competition over 4 days and several unfortunate injuries, the World’s Strongest Man competition could only crown one man and that man is Martins Licis from the United States.
Poland’s Mateusz Kieliszkowski was the runner-up and Hafthor Bjornsson (2018 WSM winner) from Iceland finished third.
Now, the WSM event took place in Bradenton, Florida this year and there were some fierce athletes out there. But, as the events occurred many of the top guys had to bow out due to injuries. Last year’s WSM winner Hafthor Bjornsson tore his plantar fascia during the farmer’s walk/yolk medley.
Then, Sigfus Fossdal and Laurence Shahlaei were replaced after Achilles tendon issues. Konstantine Janashia tore a tricep and Robert Oberst suffered a bicep tear.
So, despite so many good competitors getting hurt, this year was still super exciting. Especially since the competition took place in the United States after so many years.
The 2019 World’s Strongest Man Final Results
Here are the top three…
#1. Martins Licis (United States)
#2. Mateusz Kieliszkowski (Poland)
#3. Hafthor Bjornsson (Iceland)
Fourth-tenth place finishers…
#4. JF Caron (Canada)
#5. Tom Stoltman (Great Britain)
#6. Brian Shaw (USA)
#7. Luke Stoltman (Great Britain)
#8. Trey Mitchell (USA)
#9. Adam Bishop (Great Britain)
#10. Konstantine Janashia (Georgia)
World’s Strongest Man 2019 Finalists
Below were the finalists:
- Adam Bishop – Great Britain
- Hafthor Bjornsson – Iceland
- JF Caron – Canada
- Konstantine Janashia – Georgia
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski – Poland
- Martins Licis – USA
- Trey Mitchell – USA
- Brian Shaw – USA
- Tom Stoltman – Great Britain
- Luke Stoltman – Great Britain
2019 World’s Strongest Man Finals Events
Here are the WSM 2019 final events where each athlete battled to the end…
- Event 1 – Loading Race
- Event 2 – Deadlift Hold
- Event 3 – Overhead Press Medley
- Event 4 – Squat Lift (Reps)
- Event 5 – Atlas Stones
Full WSM 2019 Coverage
Here’s the info for the first three days of events as they occurred…
- Day 1 – The First Day of Qualifying
- Day 2 – Halfway to WSM 2019
- Day 3 – Finalists for the 2019 World’s Strongest Man
How to watch WSM 2019 on TV
You can’t watch WSM 2019 live but you can watch the recordings on the following channels (first time in history) split up into many episodes. Check out the schedule below:
CBS
- CBS: Sunday, June 30th — Shows 1 & 2 (Premiere)
- CBS: Sunday, September 1st — Show 11 (Finals + The Premiere)
CBSSN
- CBSSN: Thursday, July 11th — Shows 1 & 2 (Encore)
- CBSSN: Thursday, July 18th — Shows 3 & 4 (Consecutive Within Same Hour)
- CBSSN: Thursday, July 25th — Show 5 (Preceded By Episode 4 Within Same Hour)
- CBSSN: Thursday, August 1st — Show 6 (Preceded By Episode 5 Within Same Hour)
- CBSSN: Thursday, August 8th — Show 7 (Preceded By Episode 6 Within Same Hour)
- CBSSN: Thursday, August 15th — Show 8 (Preceded By Episode 7 Within Same Hour)
- CBSSN: Thursday, August 22nd —Shows 9 & 10 Premieres (Consecutive Within Same Hour)
- CBSSN: Sunday, September 1st —Show 11 (Finals/Encore) – 9 PM
Find the full details on how to Watch the 2019 World’s Strongest Man here.
Awesome to watch!! Too bad some were injured while competing. Absolutely the best event and championship ever created.
Finals not airing until September, SMH get with the times WSM