Day One of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man took place on May 1st in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and officially marked the start of the highly anticipated competition. It featured three events, which gave us an initial insight into who the favorites for the title may be. Day one often plays a crucial role in qualifying for the finals, which ensured incredible duels across all groups this time as well.
The first day of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man featured some expected and some surprising results. Firstly, Mitchell Hooper and Tom Stoltman took the lead in their respective groups. On the other hand, Adam Bishop’s dominance in his own group impressed everyone, as he made sure to bring his best shape yet to this year’s WSM.
Moreover, the battle for qualifying spots across multiple groups is still very indecisive, which is exciting for any Strongman fan. This is largely due to the incredible performances of multiple WSM debutants, who are giving their all in order to justify the invitation that they received.
2024 World’s Strongest Man Point Standings [Day One Qualifiers]
Group One
- Tristain Hoath — 15 points
- Luke Stoltman — 14 points
- Eddie Williams — 14 points
- Kevin Faires — 9 points
- Trey Mitchell — 8 points
- Oskar Ziolkowski — 3 points
Group Two
- Mitchell Hooper — 17.5 points
- Ondrej Fojtu — 14.5 points
- Austin Andrade — 13 points
- Gavin Bilton — 7 points
- Spenser Remick — 7 points
- Nicolas Cambi — 3 points
Group Three
- Adam Bishop — 17 points
- Mathew Ragg — 15 points
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 10 points
- Thomas Evans — 8 points
- Pa O’Dwyer — 7 points
- Rob Kearney — 6 points
Group Four
- Evan Singleton — 16 points
- Rauno Heinla — 11 points
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 10 points
- Marcus Crowder — 9 points
- Kane Francis — 9 points
- Evans Nana — 8 point
Group Five
- Tom Stoltman — 16 points
- Jaco Schoonwinkel — 15 points
- Wesley Derwinsky — 13 points
- Nathan Goltry — 10 points
- Adam Roszkowski — 6 points
- Bobby Thompson — 1 point (Withdrew)
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Day One Qualifiers Event Recap
Event One — Webster Stones
The first event of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man was the Webster Stones, which consisted of two humongous boulders not equal in weight. One stone weighed 113-kg (250-lb) while the other came out to 136-kg (300-lb). Both of them had metal rings attached to them, which the athletes used to pick up a stone in each hand. They then had to carry the stones for the maximum distance possible, enduring tremendous pain both physically and mentally.
Group One
‘The Singing Strongman’, Eddie Williams, is known for his incredible performances on Stone Carrying events, as he holds the World Record with Nicole Stones. However, although everyone expected him to perform well, no one could have predicted just how mind-blowing his result would be. In fact, Eddie managed to cross 46.45 meters with the Webster Stones in his hands, which was significantly more than anyone else.
Luke Stoltman impressed everyone at the 2024 Europe’s Strongest Man and now continued to put up incredible results. He finished in second-place with a result of 33.12 meters. Kevin Faires is also known for his incredible grip strength, and he did not disappoint, finishing with a result of 32.59 meters. This secured him a third-place finish, being just a meter behind Luke.
- Eddie Williams — 46.45 meters
- Luke Stoltman — 33.12 meters
- Kevin Faires — 32.59 meters
- Tristain Hoath — 31.38 meters
- Trey Mitchell — 12.78 meters
- Oskar Ziolkowski — 10.66 meters
Group Two
The second group had an incredibly tight first event of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man, as both Mitchell Hooper and Ondrej Fojtu crossed the 40-meter mark and dropped the stones. Neither of the two pushed themselves further, so they had to share the points for first place.
The battle for third place was also intense, as Austin Andrade managed to beat Spenser Remick by less than two meters. However, that slight difference secured one point more for Austin.
- Mitchell Hooper — 40 meters
- Ondrej Fojtu — 40 meters
- Austin Andrade — 29.59 meters
- Spenser Remick — 27.79 meters
- Gavin Bilton — 25.79 meters
- Nicolas Cambi — 14.69 meters
Group Three
Adam Bishop topped his group’s leaderboards on event one of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man competition, having crushed five of his rivals. He made the stones look easy, carrying them for a distance of 35.29 meters. It ended up being one of the greatest results among all groups, and not just in his one.
Aivars Šmaukstelis managed to open up his seventh appearance at the WSM with a second-place finish on the Webster Stones. However, the battle for third-place was intense as well, as Mathew Ragg beat Thomas Evans by just 0.3 meters.
- Adam Bishop — 35.29 meters
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 32.56 meters
- Mathew Ragg — 21.93 meters
- Thomas Evans — 21.66 meters
- Rob Kearney — 20.35 meters
- Pa O’Dwyer — 16.65 meters
Group Four
Evan ‘T-Rex’ Singleton put on a show in event one of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man, easily crossing a distance of 40 meters, basically throwing the stone at the end of his run in a celebratory manner. He knew that this was enough to secure him first place in his group, but he definitely had plenty left in the tank.
Marcus Crowder officially made his debut at the 2024 World’s Strongest Man by participating in the Webster Stones event. It is safe to say that it went well for him, as he placed second with a result of 35.92 meters. Moreover, the oldest competitor at this year’s WSM finished in third place in this event with a result of 27.55 meters.
- Evan Singleton — 40 meters
- Marcus Crowder — 35.92 meters
- Rauno Heinla — 27.55 meters
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 25.78 meters
- Kane Francis — 21.38 meters
- Evans Nana — 20.16 meters
Group Five
Tom Stoltman looked extremely comfortable at first, basically running while holding the Webster Stones. However, he suddenly dropped the stones, which allowed Jaco Schoonwinkel to overtake him. In the end, Jaco won the event with a result of 31.75 meters, while Tom Stoltman placed second with 29.74 seconds. Moreover, the third-place finisher, Wesley Derwinsky, dropped the stones just 0.4 meters before Tom.
Jaco Schoonwinkel had been struggling with an injury for some time now. So, no one knew what to expect from him. However, he clearly came back prepared, as he managed to beat Tom Stoltman on the very first event.
- Jaco Schoonwinkel — 31.75 meters
- Tom Stoltman — 29.74 meters
- Wesley Derwinsky — 29.36 meters
- Nathan Goltry — 24.56 meters
- Adam Roszkowski — 22.62 meters
- Bobby Thompson — 20 meters
Event Two — Deadlift Ladder
The second event on the opening day of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man was the Deadlift Ladder. It is a fairly frequent event in the pro Strongman scene and is recognized as one of the greatest tests of strength and power. On this occasion, the athletes had to perform five progressively heavier deadlifts in the shortest time possible. The weight of the deadlifts was as follows: 300-kg (661-lb), 320-kg (705-lb), 340-kg (750-lb), 360-kg (794-lb), and 380-kg (838-lb).
Group One
Tristain Hoath received an invite to the 2024 World’s Strongest Man due to the withdrawal from some other athletes, but he proved his worth immediately on day one of the competition. He used the chance that was given to him and won the Deadlift Ladder event in his group, having finished all five lifts in 49.68 seconds.
Eddie Williams followed up his win in first event with an incredible second-place finish in the Deadlift Ladder. He was the only other man apart from Tristain to lock out all five deadlifts, but did so nearly 10 seconds slower than the Canadian. Luke Stoltman finished in third place with a very fast time of 30.86 seconds to complete four deadlifts.
- Tristain Hoath — 5 in 49.68 seconds
- Eddie Williams — 5 in 58.07 seconds
- Luke Stoltman — 4 in 30.86 seconds
- Kevin Faires — 4 in 42.35 seconds
- Trey Mitchell — 4 in 49.72 seconds
- Oskar Ziolkowski — 3 in 46.35 seconds
Group Two
The defending World’s Strongest Man champion, Mitchell Hooper, was very confident about his performance in the Deadlift Ladder, and definitely backed up his words with action. He completed all five deadlifts in an icredible time of 36.64 seconds, for one of the greatest deadlift ladder performances in history.
Similar to group one, apart from the winner, only one more man managed to lock out all five deadlift. That man was the debutant, Austin Andrade. However, he was 16 seconds slower than Hooper, so he did not pose a massive threat to the Canadian prodigy. The 22-year-old Ondrej Fojtu wrapped up the top three as the fastest man to complete four deadlifts.
- Mitchell Hooper — 5 in 36.64 seconds
- Austin Andrade — 5 in 51.14 seconds
- Ondrej Fojtu — 4 in 32.51 seconds
- Gavin Bilton — 4 in 38.23 seconds
- Nicolas Cambi — 4 in 46.48 seconds
- Spenser Remick — 4 in 53.52 seconds
Group Three
The third group was arguably the greatest in terms of talent when it came to deadlifting. So, the Deadlift Ladder turned out to be a mind-shattering event. In particular, Adam Bishop and Mathew Ragg took the spotlight, finishing all five deadlifts quicker than many other athletes could even do four.
Bishop ended up taking the victory with a time of 27.17 seconds for all five lifts. So, Mathew Ragg had to settle for second-place, despite finishing his five deadlifts in a swift time of 30.72 seconds. That would have been enough to win in other groups, but clearly not enough to beat Adam Bishop.
- Adam Bishop — 5 in 27.17 seconds
- Mathew Ragg — 5 in 30.72 seconds
- Thomas Evans — 5 in 52.53 seconds
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 4 in 35.88 seconds
- Pa O’Dwyer — 4 in 40.11 seconds
- Rob Kearney — 3 in 29.20 seconds
Group Four
The Masters Deadlift World Record holder, Rauno Heinla, continued to demonstrate exceptional pulling power, having won the Deadlift Ladder event in front of some high-profile athletes. Rauno finished all five barbells in a time of 40.27 seconds, securing maximum points for himself.
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Evan Singleton secured second-place as the only other man to lock out all barbells. So, third-place went to Kane Francis, who finished four deadlifts in just 26.98 seconds. Francis almost got five reps as well, but could not reach full lockout with the final and heaviest barbell.
- Rauno Heinla — 5 in 40.27 seconds
- Evan Singleton — 5 in 44.50 seconds
- Kane Francis — 4 in 26.98 seconds
- Evans Nana — 4 in 31.59 seconds
- Marcus Crowder — 4 in 43.70 seconds
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 3 in 26.64 seconds
Group Five
Wesley Derwinsky won the Deadlift Ladder in the last group by successfully pulling all implements in 45.90 seconds. In turn, he outperformed Tom Stoltman by just 0.5 seconds. Stoltman’s approach to the last implement was slower than Wesley’s, as he took a moment to focus and set up his lifting straps. However, this ultimately cost him the event win.
Jaco Schoonwinkel finished in third place with four successful lifts in 29.87 seconds. Jaco opted not to use lifting straps for the majority of his lifts, which saved him a few seconds. However, he was unable to lift the final barbell.
Unfortunately, Bobby Thompson withdrew from the 2024 World’s Strongest Man before the start of the second event as well.
- Tom Stoltman — 5 in 46.48 seconds
- Wesley Derwinsky — 5 in 45.90 seconds
- Jaco Schoonwinkel — 4 in 29.87 seconds
- Nathan Goltry — 4 in 48.12 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — 3 in 37.35 seconds
- Bobby Thompson — Withdrew
Event Three — Sandbag Steeplechase
To wrap up day one of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man, the athletes took on the Sandbag Steeplechase. For this event, they were first required to load three sandbags weighing 120-kg (265-lb) over a beam. Once they lifted the bag over the beam, they had to pass to the other side in order to carry and load the three sandbags onto a platform. The fastest time won.
Note: Lifting each of the sandbags over the beam counted as one rep, while loading them onto the platform counted as another rep. So, the total number of reps was six.
Group One
Tristain Hoath won his second event of day one at the 2024 World’s Strongest Man, which secured him the overall lead in group one. Hoath once again proved why he deserves an invitation to major shows, as he beat both Luke Stoltman and Trey Mitchell by finishing the entire Sandbag Steeplechase in 1:03.36.
Although he tried his hardest, Luke Stoltman missed out on the Sandbag Steeplechase, finishing one second behind Hoath. Moreover, Trey Mitchell placed third in the final event of the opening day.
- Tristain Hoath — 6 in 01:03.36
- Luke Stoltman — 6 in 01:04.16
- Trey Mitchell — 6 in 01:13.92
- Eddie Williams — 5 in 0:57.95
- Kevin Faires — 5 in 0:58.33
- Oskar Ziolkowski — 4 in 0:54.85
Group Two
Mitchell Hooper wrapped up day one at the 2024 World’s Strongest Man with yet another first-place finish. He was once again significantly better than any other competitor in his group, beating his closest rival, Ondrej Fojtu by a massive 10 seconds.
The youngest competitor at the 2024 WSM, once again beat everyone else apart from Hooper, meaning that he finished in second-place of the event. Notably, Fojtu was the only other man to completely finish the event. Third place went to Austin Andrade, who got five sandbag lifts in 1:05.69.
The final event of day one at the 2024 World’s Strongest Man proved to be a bit unfortunate for some members of Group Two. Namely, Nicolas Cambi seemed to have tweaked his bicep, while Gavin Bilton fell down after loading one of the sandbags over the beam.
- Mitchell Hooper — 6 in 0:53.84
- Ondrej Fojtu — 6 in 01:02.91
- Austin Andrade — 5 in 1:05.69
- Spenser Remick — 5 in 01:06.41
- Gavin Bilton — 3 in 0:34.32
- Nicolas Cambi — No Lift
Group Three
As was the case in previous events, the third group revolved around two athletes, Mathew Ragg and Adam Bishop. Ragg was the one who won the Sandbag Steeplechase by finishing the event completely, as no other athlete was capable of doing so.
On the other hand, Adam Bishop got five reps in 58.70 seconds, which ranked him second on the leaderboards for this event. However, Adam still remained in the lead going into day two, accumulating 17 points out of a possible 18 across three events.
Although he had some unsatisfying results on the first two events, Pa O’Dwyer got himself into the top three on the Sandbag Steeplechase.
- Mathew Ragg — 6 in 01:00.10
- Adam Bishop — 5 in 0:58.70
- Pa O’Dwyer — 5 in 01:06.62
- Rob Kearney — 5 in 01:12.10
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 4 in 0:43.85
- Thomas Evans — 3 in 0:35.46
Group Four
Pavlo Kordiyaka did not exactly have the start to the competition that he planned, but he pulled himself right back into contention for the finals with a win in the Sandbag Steeplechase event. He had one of the most impressive results across all groups, managing to finish the event in less than one minute.
Evan Singleton placed second once again, which brought up his overall point tally to 16, making him the leader of the group going into day two. The first ever representative of Ghana at the WSM, Evans Nana, finished in third place in the Sandbag Steeplechase event.
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 6 in 0:57.58
- Evan Singleton — 6 in 01:11.10
- Evans Nana — 5 in 01:01.82
- Kane Francis — 4 in 0:36.23
- Marcus Crowder — 4 in 0:36.65
- Rauno Heinla — 4 in 0:59.13
Group Five
The fifth group was easily the greatest one to perform the Sandbag Steeplechase, as the majority of the competitors finished the entire event. However, in the end, the winning time turned out to be 53.69 seconds and belonged to the 2x WSM champion, Tom Stoltman.
Jaco Schoonwinkel also finished the event and put up a respectable time of 1:08.39 to finish in second place. Nathan Goltry trailed Jaco by 6.5 seconds to wrap up the top three.
- Tom Stoltman — 6 in 0:53.69
- Jaco Schoonwinkel — 6 in 01:08.39
- Nathan Goltry — 6 in 01:14.95
- Wesley Derwinsky — 5 in 0:57.23
- Adam Roszkowski — 5 in 01:05.76
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2024 World’s Strongest Man Remaining Schedule
Day Two, May 2nd — Qualifying / Group Stage
- Event Four — Globe Viking Press – 09:00 a.m. EST
- Event Five — Car Walk – 01:00 p.m. EST
- Special Event — Stone Off – 05:00 p.m EST
Day Three, May 4th — Finals
- Event One — KNAACK Giants Medley – 10:00 a.m. EST
- Event Two — Max Axle Press – 11:30 a.m. EST
- Event Three — Keg Toss – 03:00 p.m. EST
Day Four, May 5th — Finals
- Event Four — Reign Total Body Fuel’s Conan’s Wheel – 10:00 a.m. EST
- Event Five — BFGoodrich Tires HD Terrain Deadlift – 12:00 p.m. EST
- Event Six — Atlas Stones – 04:00 p.m. EST
Previous World’s Strongest Man Winners
- Bruce Wilhelm — 1977
- Bruce Wilhelm — 1978
- Don Reinhoudt — 1979
- Bill Kazmaier — 1980
- Bill Kazmaier — 1981
- Bill Kazmaier — 1982
- Geoff Capes — 1983
- Jon Pall Sigmarsson — 1984
- Geoff Capes — 1985
- Jon Pall Sigmarsson — 1986
- Not Held — 1987
- Jon Pall Sigmarsson — 1988
- Jamie Reeves — 1989
- Jon Pall Sigmarsson — 1990
- Magnus Ver Magnusson — 1991
- Ted van der Parre — 1992
- Gary Taylor — 1993
- Magnus Ver Magnusson — 1994
- Magnus Ver Magnusson — 1995
- Magnus Ver Magnusson — 1996
- Jouko Ahola — 1997
- Magnus Samuelsson — 1998
- Jouko Ahola — 1999
- Janne Virtanen — 2000
- Svend Karlsen — 2001
- Mariusz Pudzianowski — 2002
- Mariusz Pudzianowski — 2003
- Vasyl Virastyuk — 2004
- Mariusz Pudzianowski — 2005
- Phil Pfister — 2006
- Mariusz Pudzianowski — 2007
- Mariusz Pudzianowski — 2008
- Zydrunas Savickas — 2009
- Zydrunas Savickas — 2010
- Brian Shaw — 2011
- Zydrunas Savickas — 2012
- Brian Shaw — 2013
- Zydrunas Savickas — 2014
- Brian Shaw — 2015
- Brian Shaw — 2016
- Eddie Hall — 2017
- Hafthor Julius Bjornsson — 2018
- Martins Licis — 2019
- Oleksii Novikov — 2020
- Tom Stoltman — 2021
- Tom Stoltman — 2022
- Mitchell Hooper — 2023
FAQs
How To Watch The 2024 World’s Strongest Man?
There is no official way to watch the 2024 World’s Strongest Man action live unless you are present in-person at the venue in Myrtle Beach. The footage will, however, be released on the CBS and CBS Sports Network TV channels starting May 28th for fans in the USA. We are also covering every aspect of the 2024 WSM live here on our page.
Who Is The Defending Champion?
The Canadian prodigy, Mitchell Hooper, returns to the 2024 WSM as the defending champion. He won last year’s edition of the competition and many other elite shows. So, his goal now is to string together two consecutive wins at the WSM.
How Does The Scoring System Work?
The points are awarded to the athletes based on how many of them are in a group. In this case, the 2024 WSM has six athletes in each group. So, the winner of each event receives six points. The second place finisher gets five points, third place finisher gets four points, and so on.
Full 2024 WSM Coverage
- 2024 World’s Strongest Man Results
- Tom Stoltman Wins the Title for Third Time at 2024 World’s Strongest Man
- 2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals — Day Two Results
- 2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals — Day One Results
- 2024 World’s Strongest Man Finalists Revealed
- 2024 World’s Strongest Man Results — Day Two Qualifiers
- 2024 World’s Strongest Man Withdrawals
- 2024 World’s Strongest Man Groups Announced
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