The 2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals officially began on May 4th in Myrtle Beach, as the first of two days featured ten athletes and three events. The events that took place were the KNAACK Giants Medley, Max Axle Press, and the Keg Toss. So, it was a perfect combination of challenges to test the quickness, strength, and explosive power of the athletes. In the end, Tom Stoltman took the overall lead going into day two.
The first day of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals brought in some interesting results, as the rivalry between Mitchell Hooper and Tom Stoltman was evident from the start. Hooper underperformed on event one due to a torn callus on his hand, which cost him a few valuable points. So, that allowed Tom to get in the lead. However, nothing is done yet, as another three events remain for day two.
2024 World’s Strongest Man Finals Results [Day One]
- Tom Stoltman — 26.5 points
- Mitchell Hooper — 23.5 points
- Evan Singleton — 23 points
- Austin Andrade — 18.5 points
- Wesley Derwinsky — 16 points
- Mathew Ragg — 12.5 points
- Luke Stoltman — 12.5 points
- Tristain Hoath — 12 points
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 9 points
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 7.5 points
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2024 World’s Strongest Man Day One Finals Event Recap
Event One — KNAACK Giants Medley
To kick off the 2024 World’s Strongest Man Day One Finals, the athletes took on the KNAACK Giants Medley event. It consisted of two parts, with the first one being a 454-kilogram (1,000-pound) Yoke Carry for 20 meters. Then, at the end of the course, the athletes dropped the Yoke and picked up a 330-kilogram (727.5-pound) Frame. So, they once again had to carry the frame back to the starting point, which was 20 meters away as well. The time limit for the event was 60 seconds.
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The first event of the 2024 WSM Finals immediately proved to be an incredibly difficult challenge, as many athletes failed or barely finished it. The Frame Carry especially turned out to be quite a challenge, as athletes struggled to hold on to it. Evan Singleton ended up winning the event, as the only man to finish the event with ease. However, he startled everyone, having fallen after crossing the line, seemingly injuring something. He stood up on his own shortly after, so hopefully he passed by unscraped. Evan ended up taking first-place with a time of 30.21 seconds.
Surprisingly, Austin Andrade who secured his place in the finals through the Stone Off managed to finish in second place of the Giants Medley. He was one of the only athletes that managed to finish the event, and was faster than everyone apart from Evan. His final time turned out to be 40.61 seconds.
The Giants Medley did not look like the best event for Tom Stoltman on paper, but he walked away satisfied, having finished in third place ahead of the likes of Mitchell Hooper. Stoltman performed the event steadily, not allowing himself to rush and drop the implement. In the end, his time of 41.26 seconds turned out to be good enough for third place.
In a shocking turn of events, Mitchell Hooper failed to finish the Giants Medley event. The Yoke Carry was not an issue for him, but carrying the Frame proved to be too much for him at the time. So, he ended up taking sixth place.
- Evan Singleton — 30.21 seconds
- Austin Andrade — 40.61 seconds
- Tom Stoltman — 41.26 seconds
- Wesley Derwinsky — 59.20 seconds
- Tristain Hoath — 35.54 meters
- Mitchell Hooper — 34.59 meters
- Mathew Ragg — 28.9 meters
- Luke Stoltman — 27.43 meters
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 21.96 meters
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 20.99 meters
Event Two — Max Axle Press
The second event of the 2024 WSM was the Axle Press for maximum weight lifted. In this event, the athletes built up to their one-rep-max in a task that required them to clean a loaded Axle Bar off the floor and then press it above their heads. The opening weight was 170 kilograms (375 pounds), and split jerking was allowed.
Only three out of the ten competitors managed to reach the 200-kilogram (440.9-pound) milestone on the Axle Press. However, only Mitchell Hooper and Tom Stoltman managed to even surpass it. They were the only two competitors left on the competition floor, and both managed to clean and press a 210-kilogram (463-pound) Axle.
So, both Stoltman and Hooper decided to attempt to break the World Record with a lift of 217.7 kilograms (480 pounds). However, neither man managed to achieve this feat of strength. In turn, they ended up tying for first-place.
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The third-place went to Pavlo Kordiyaka, as the Ukrainian Strongman was the only other man to press 200 kilograms (440.9 pounds). Although that looked comfortable, Pavlo decided not to attempt a heavier lift, indicating that a third-place was good enough for him in this event.
- Mitchell Hooper — 210-kg
- Tom Stoltman — 210-kg
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 200-kg
- Evan Singleton — 190-kg
- Luke Stoltman — 190-kg
- Austin Andrade — 190-kg
- Tristain Hoath — 180-kg
- Mathew Ragg — 170-kg
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — No lift
- Wesley Derwinsky — No lift
Event Three — Keg Toss
The final event of day one at the 2024 WSM Finals was the Keg Toss. However, only a 15-kilogram (33-pound) Keg was used, and the task for the athletes was to toss it as high as possible. The event was conducted through multiple rounds, with the beam being raised higher with each round that passed.
Tom Stoltman was the heavy favorite for the Keg Toss event, mainly because of his history of success in feats of strength similar to this. His result came out to 7.76 meters, which turned out to be enough for first-place. However, he ended up sharing the first-place with two more athletes.
Mitchell Hooper has been practicing for the Keg Toss event, and his improvement was definitely visible. He performed extremely well, managing to reach the height of 7.76 meters and thus ending up in a tie for first place
Wesley Derwinsky also surprised everyone with his tossing abilities, managing to challenge the likes of Tom Stoltman and Mitchell Hooper in his appearance at the 2024 World’s Strongest Man competition. His highest throw ended up being 7.76 meters, since he then failed three attempts at 7.85 meters. This was enough to tie with Mitchell Hooper and Tom Stoltman for first-place.
Interestingly, the height that Hooper, Stoltman, and Derwinsky achieved was 0.01 meters higher than the World Record set by Brian Shaw back in 2021.
- Tom Stoltman — 7.76 meters
- Mitchell Hooper — 7.76 meters
- Wesley Derwinsky — 7.76 meters
- Evan Singleton — 7.50 meters
- Mathew Ragg — 7 meters
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 7 meters
- Luke Stoltman — 6.50 meters
- Austin Andrade — 6.50 meters
- Tristain Hoath — 6 meters
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — No Lift
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2024 WSM Remaining Schedule
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 WSM?
The only way to watch the 2024 World’s Strongest Man will be through the CBS and CBS Sports Network, which will begin broadcasting the competition on May 28th. So, there is no way to watch the competition live. However, we are doing live coverage of everything related to the 2024 WSM. For more information, check the ‘Full 2024 WSM Coverage’ section below.
How Were the Finalists of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man Picked Out?
All athletes went through the qualifying stage, which consisted of five groups and six events. The winner of each group qualified directly for the finals. On the other hand, the second qualifying spot was awarded to the winner of the Stone Off duel between the second and third-place finishers in each group.
Who Has The Most World’s Strongest Man Titles?
The winningest WSM athlete is a Polish Strongman called Mariusz Pudzianowski. He gathered five WSM titles during the 2002-2008 period, which separates him from multiple athletes who have four titles to their name. Mariusz later pursued a career in Mixed Martial Arts.
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 Finalists Revealed
- 2024 World’s Strongest Man Results — Day Two Qualifiers
- 2024 World’s Strongest Man Results — Day One Qualifiers
- 2024 World’s Strongest Man Withdrawals
- 2024 World’s Strongest Man Groups Revealed
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