The 2024 Kaos Strongest Man competition took place on September 14th in Preston, England. It was one of the heaviest shows on UK soil, thus gathering 13 incredible Strongman athletes and putting them through five challenges. In the end, Jack Osborn managed to take the win following an epic battle.
Jack Osborn had an incredible start to the finish, winning the first event — the Log Lift. However, over the course of the next three events, Jack dropped the lead and ended up 4.5 points behind Ryan Bennett. So, with one attempt left, the situation was not looking too good for Jack. However, he ended up winning the final event, while Ryan Bennett had to settle for sixth place. In turn, Jack earned enough points to take over first place by 0.5 points.
2024 Kaos Strongest Man Results
- Jack Osborn — 52.5 points
- Ryan Bennett — 52 points
- Sean Gillen — 46 points
- Dawid Pakulski — 42.5 points
- Paul Smith — 39.5 points
- Ben Glasscock — 36 points
- Joe Oliver — 36 points
- Joe Brown — 35 points
- Jamie Butler — 29.5 points
- Shane Nye — 27.5 points
- Alex Feri — 25 points
- Zack Hill — 15 points
- Max Searby — 12.5 points
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Event One — Max Log Lift
The athletes wasted no time, as they had to establish a one-rep-max on the very first event of the 2024 Kaos Strongest Man. The exercise in question was Log Lift, meaning that the upper body strength was put to the test. The format of the event featured multiple rounds, up until there was only one man left standing.
Jack Osborn was the clear winner of event one since he is easily one of the best Log Lifters in the world. He was willing to go as heavy as it took, with the winning number being 205 kilograms (452 pounds). Jack made easy work of the lift, leaving everyone in attendance impressed by his power.
Joe Oliver was the only other man to reach the 200-kilogram (440.9-pound) milestone, and it happened to be the new British Junior Log Lift Record. Being only 22-years-old, Oliver was eligible to break the former record, which stood at 182.5 kilograms (420.3 pounds). Following him were Bennett and Gillen, who tied for third place.
- Jack Osborn — 205 kilograms
- Joe Oliver — 200 kilograms
- Ryan Bennett — 190 kilograms
- Sean Gillen — 190 kilograms
- Shane Nye — 190 kilograms
- Paul Smith — 180 kilograms
- Jamie Butler — 180 kilograms
- Alex Feri — 180 kilograms
- Zack Hill — 180 kilograms
- Dawid Pakulski — 165 kilograms
- Ben Glasscock — 165 kilograms
- Joe Brown — 165 kilograms
- Max Searby — 150 kilograms
Event Two — Deadlift
For the third event, the athletes had a choice to make. So, they either deadlifted 330 kilograms (661.4 pounds) or 380 kilograms (837.8 pounds), but had to perform as many repetitions as possible either way. It is important to note that one rep with the heavier deadlift would beat any number of reps with the lighter one.
Season Gillen emerged victorious on the deadlift, sailing through five reps with the heavier deadlift of 380 kilograms (837.8 pounds). Gillen was far ahead of the others but did not want to take any chances, pushing himself to the limit just in case one of the few athletes that performed after him put in a good performance as well.
The battle for second place resulted in a four-way tie, as Oliver, Bennett, Smith, and Butler performed three repetitions each. Some attempted to go for the fourth attempt, but it simply wasn’t there on the day.
- Sean Gillen — 5 reps with 380 kilograms
- Joe Oliver — 3 reps with 380 kilograms
- Ryan Bennett — 3 reps with 380 kilograms
- Paul Smith — 3 reps with 380 kilograms
- Jamie Butler — 3 reps with 380 kilograms
- Ben Glasscock — 3 reps with 380 kilograms
- Jack Osborn — 2 reps with 380 kilograms
- Dawid Pakulski — 2 reps with 380 kilograms
- Shane Nye — 1 rep with 380 kilograms
- Alex Feri — 1 rep with 380 kilograms
- Zack Hill — 1 rep with 380 kilograms
- Max Searby — 1 rep with 380 kilograms
- Joe Brown — 1 rep with 330 kilograms
Event Three — Farmer’s Walk
With 60 seconds on the clock, the athletes raced to cross 20 meters with two extremely heavy Farmer’s Walk implements in their hands. The weight of the implements came out to 160 kilograms (352.7 pounds), with the fastest man taking the event win.
Dawid Pakulski won the third event of the 2024 Kaos Strongest Man as the quickest man in the very fast-paced Farmer’s Walk format. His time came out to 11,20 seconds, separating him from multiple athletes that ended up in a photo finish for second place.
Paul Smith ended up taking the second place with a time of 12.07 seconds, beating Ryan Bennett by just 0.09 seconds. Moreover, the fourth and fifth place finishers were also within just 0.70 seconds of Smith.
- Dawid Pakulski — 11.20 seconds
- Paul Smith — 12.07 seconds
- Ryan Bennett — 12.16 seconds
- Joe Brown — 12.70 seconds
- Jack Osborn — 12.76 seconds
- Max Searby — 13.42 seconds
- Ben Glasscock — 13.63 seconds
- Joe Oliver — 13.88 seconds
- Zack Hill — 15.58 seconds
- Shane Nye — 13.7 meters
- Sean Gillen — 11.5 meters
- Alex Feri — 10.9 meters
- Jamie Butler — 10.6 meters
Event Four — Super Yoke
The second-to-last event of the 2024 Kaos Strongest Man was another race, but this time with a 455-kilogram (1,003.1-pound) Super Yoke. The distance that they had to cross was 10 meters, while the time limit was 60 seconds. The goal was to finish in the shortest time possible.
The top three athletes were separated by just 0.28 seconds, showing just how tight the race was. This time it was Ryan Bennett who managed to secure the victory, carrying over 1,000 pounds in 8.14 seconds.
Joe Brown was the second-best man, finishing 0.07 seconds behind Bennett. He was followed by Jack Osborn, who had a time of 8.42 seconds.
- Ryan Bennett — 8.14 seconds
- Joe Brown — 8.21 seconds
- Jack Osborn — 8.42 seconds
- Sean Gillen — 10.16 seconds
- Jamie Butler — 10.64 seconds
- Dawid Pakulski — 11.85 seconds
- Alex Feri — 12.38 seconds
- Paul Smith — 13.09 seconds
- Ben Glasscock — 17.53 seconds
- Joe Oliver — 17.75 seconds
- Shane Nye — 3.8 meters
- Max Searby — Withdrew
- Zack Hill — Withdrew
Event Five — Sandbag to Shoulder
For the final event of the 2024 Kaos Strongest Man, the athletes faced four sandbags ranging in weight from 140 kilograms (308.6 pounds) to 170 kilograms (374.8 pounds). The athletes then had to pick up each of the stones and lift them up to their shoulders. The fastest man to lift all four took the win.
Jack Osborn knew that he had to win the final event of the competition and hoped that the rest would play out in his favor. So, he lifted all four in a time of 45.54 seconds, taking the maximum points. Moreover, since Ryan Bennett finished in sixth place, Jack Osborn managed to take over first place overall, beating Bennett by just 0.5 points.
Dawid Pakulski finished in second place, finishing the event in 54.71 seconds. Ben Glasscock was the only other man that managed to finish all four sandbags but did so in exactly 60 seconds, getting the rep confirmation at the very last moment of the time limit.
- Jack Osborn — 4 in 45.54 s
- Dawid Pakulski — 4 in 54.71 s
- Ben Glasscock — 4 in 60.00 s
- Sean Gillen — 3 in 23.59 s
- Joe Brown — 3 in 33.85 s
- Ryan Bennett — 3 in 38.95 s
- Shane Nye — 3 in 41.95 s
- Alex Feri — 3 in 53.61 s
- Paul Smith — 2 in 13.96 s
- Joe Oliver — 2 in 15.54 s
- Jamie Butler — 2 in 17.03 s
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Jack Osborn has taken part in multiple national and international competitions over the years. But his win at the 2024 Kaos Strongest Man is definitely his greatest achievement yet. Jack is clearly making progress and could soon become one of the greatest Strongmen in the world. His overhead pressing power is already up there with the best, so he just has a few aspects of his overall strength to focus on.
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