The 2026 Canada’s Strongest Man went down on August 30th in Saint-Pamphile, Quebec. Twelve of the top strength athletes in the country gathered to fight it out across six heavy events: Truck Pull, Atlas Stones, Log Lift, Sandbag Toss, Car Deadlift, and Farmer’s Walk. When all the dust settled, Tristain Hoath walked away with the title.
Tristain Hoath took the crown with 60.5 points, mostly thanks to his impressive consistency. He actually didn’t win a single event all day, but he stayed near the top across all challenges and never placed lower than 5th. On the other hand, Maxime Boudreault was dominant in almost every event, taking wins in four out of six events. But disaster struck Maxime on the Car Deadlift, where he got zero reps and zero points. That single event blunder cost him the title, leaving him in second place with 58.5 points.
2026 Canada’s Strongest Man Results
- Tristain Hoath — 60.5 points
- Maxime Boudreault — 58.5 points
- Larson Hehr — 49.5 points
- Gabriel Rhéaume — 49.5 points
- Cameron St. Amand — 44 points
- Mathieu Poirier — 39.5 points
- Sean Hayes — 36.5 points
- Jocelyn Lusignant — 34.5 points
- Yanick Boucher — 32 points
- Joel Anderson — 18 points
- James Jeffers — 14 points
- Simon Pratte — 11.5 points
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Event One — Truck Pull
The 2026 Canada’s Strongest Man kicked off with the Truck Pull event, tasking the athletes with pulling a massive vehicle for a distance of 18 meters. It also gave them just 75 seconds to complete the task. The competitors were then ranked based on their times or the maximum distance they achieved within the time cap.
Maxime Boudreault got off to an incredible start, showing great desire to reclaim the national title after four years. He pulled the vehicle over the line in 56.90 seconds, which proved to be just enough to take the max points.
Tristain Hoath came into the competition as the defending champion. So, it was not surprising to see him finish the event less than one second behind Maxime Boudreault. Larson Hehr was the only other man who managed to complete the entire event, which put him in third place.
- Maxime Boudreault — 56.90 s
- Tristain Hoath — 57.81 s
- Larson Hehr — 60.03 s
- Jocelyn Lusignant — 16.77 m
- James Jeffers — 15.87 m
- Gabriel Rhéaume — 15.56 m
- Cameron St. Amand — 15.25 m
- Sean Hayes — 14.65 m
- Mathieu Poirier — 14.63 m
- Yanick Boucher — 14.04 m
- Simon Pratte — 11.91 m
- Joel Anderson — 10.99 m
Event Two — Atlas Stones
Although the Strongman community is used to seeing the Atlas Stones close out competitions, the 2026 Canada’s Strongest Man implemented a slight twist and put it as the second event. The format remained similar, as the athletes had to lift and load five round stones ranging from 141 kilograms (310.9 pounds) to 191 kilograms (421.1 pounds). They were given 90 seconds to complete the event.
Maxime Boudreault claimed his second consecutive event win at the competition with an exceptionally dominant performance. He loaded all five stones in just 28.21 seconds, beating the next best man by over 15 seconds.
Tristain Hoath was once again in second place, minimizing the damage and dropping just one point to Maxime Boudreault. He needed 44.18 seconds to complete the event. Jocelyn Lusignant and Larson Hehr were the only other men who conquered all five stones. However, Jocelyn was the one who earned a spot in the top three, as his time of 63.53 seconds turned out to be nearly 20 seconds quicker than Hehr’s.
- Maxime Boudreault — 5 in 28.21 s
- Tristain Hoath — 5 in 44.18 s
- Jocelyn Lusignant — 5 in 63.53 s
- Larson Hehr — 5 in 82.81 s
- Gabriel Rhéaume — 4 in 30.91 s
- Cameron St. Amand — 4 in 62.46 s
- James Jeffers — 3 in 20.11 s
- Sean Hayes — 3 in 27.43 s
- Mathieu Poirier — 3 in 31.86 s
- Yanick Boucher — 3 in 38.32 s
- Simon Pratte — 2 in 18.78 s
- Joel Anderson — 1 in 17.65 s
Event Three — Log Lift
Moving on to the third event of the 2026 Canada’s Strongest Man competition, the athletes had to take on the Log Lift. In doing so, they attempted to lift and overhead press a massive 159-kilogram (350.5-pound) implement for as many reps as possible. The time cap was set to one minute.
Maxime Boudreault continued his winning streak by achieving a total of five repetitions within the allotted time. However, this time he had to share the points, since Mathieu Poirier achieved the exact same score. So, the two tied for first place.
A similar situation occurred in the battle for third place, which involved Tristain Hoath and Larson Hehr. Both men managed to lift the heavy implement four times, which led to a tie. This worked well for Maxime Boudreault, as he managed to increase his lead over Hoath by two more points.
- Maxime Boudreault — 5 reps
- Mathieu Poirier — 5 reps
- Tristain Hoath — 4 reps
- Larson Hehr — 4 reps
- Gabriel Rhéaume — 3 reps
- Sean Hayes — 3 reps
- Jocelyn Lusignant — 2 reps
- Simon Pratte — 2 reps
- Cameron St. Amand — 1 rep
- Yanick Boucher — 1 rep
- Joel Anderson — 1 rep
- James Jeffers — Withdrew
Event Four — Sandbag Toss
The second half of the 2026 Canada’s Strongest Man started with the Sandbag Toss event. Therefore, the athletes faced eight sandbags progressively increasing in weight from 20 kilograms (44.1 pounds) to 32 kilograms (70.5 pounds). They had to toss the bags over a beam set to an undisclosed height, aiming to complete the event in the shortest time possible.
There was no stopping Maxime Boudreault, who claimed yet another event win. He was the only athlete in the roster who successfully tossed all eight sandbags, showcasing impressive power and technique in the process.
Tristain Hoath continued proving that he was the only man capable of challenging Boudreault with another second-place finish. Hoath successfully tossed seven bags but was unable to get the final one over the bar. However, his time of 35.33 seconds was enough to place second, beating the third-place finisher, Cameron St. Amand, by 22 seconds.
- Maxime Boudreault — 8 in 31.37 s
- Tristain Hoath — 7 in 35.33 s
- Cameron St. Amand — 7 in 57.20 s
- Joel Anderson — 6 in 41.43 s
- Gabriel Rhéaume — 5 in 16.69 s
- Jocelyn Lusignant — 5 in 20.85 s
- Mathieu Poirier — 5 in 25.78 s
- Sean Hayes — 4 in 19.38 s
- Yanick Boucher — 4 in 34.51 s
- Larson Hehr — 2 in 15.69 s
- Simon Pratte — 1 in 8.24 s
- James Jeffers — Withdrew
Event Five — Car Deadlift
The penultimate event of 2026 Canada’s Strongest Man was the Car Deadlift. So, the athletes had to complete as many reps with a weight of 363 kilograms (800.3 pounds) within the 60-second time limit. The standard deadlift rules applied.
Cameron St. Amand cruised to victory with a total of nine repetitions. He was followed by Gabriel Rhéaume in second place, who fell two reps short of the winning number. Yanick Boucher rounded out the top three with five reps to his name.
Interestingly, Tristain Hoath got his lowest event finish of the entire competition, as his three reps were enough for fifth place and eight points. This would have put him out of the title race had Maxime Boudreault not suffered an even lower finish. Specifically, Boudreault was unable to get a single rep on the board and thus walked away with zero points.
- Cameron St. Amand — 9 reps
- Gabriel Rhéaume — 7 reps
- Yanick Boucher — 5 reps
- Sean Hayes — 4 reps
- Tristain Hoath — 3 reps
- Mathieu Poirier — 2 reps
- Larson Hehr — 1 rep
- Maxime Boudreault — 0 reps
- Jocelyn Lusignant — 0 reps
- Joel Anderson — 0 reps
- James Jeffers — Withdrew
- Simon Pratte — Withdrew
Event Six — Farmer’s Walk
The 2026 Canada’s Strongest Man concluded with the Farmer’s Walk event, prompting the athletes to carry two 159-kilogram (350.5-pound) implements for a distance of 46 meters. It was a timed event, meaning that everyone rushed to reach the finish line as quickly as possible.
The Farmer’s Walk produced the closest and most intense race of the entire competition, with the top three athletes finishing within just 0.2 seconds of each other. Larson Hehr got the winning edge with a time of 27.41 seconds, beating Boudreault by 0.05 seconds and Tristain Hoath by 0.20 seconds. Most importantly, Hoath’s effort was enough to secure him the overall victory.
- Larson Hehr — 27.41 s
- Maxime Boudreault — 27.46 s
- Tristain Hoath — 27.61 s
- Yanick Boucher — 30.43 s
- Gabriel Rhéaume — 48.43 s
- Mathieu Poirier — 56.72 s
- Cameron St. Amand — 71.59 s
- Sean Hayes — 15.25 m
- Joel Anderson — 12.81 m
- Jocelyn Lusignant — 9.47 m
- James Jeffers — Withdrew
- Simon Pratte — Withdrew
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Tristain Hoath has been getting better with every new appearance that he makes and is undoubtedly one of the strongest men in the world at this moment. He has taken part in a total of 24 international, national, and regional competitions so far, managing to claim eight victories in the process. He also placed fifth at the 2024 World’s Strongest Man, which is one of his greatest achievements yet.
