The groups for the qualifying stage of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man have been revealed on April 30th, a day before the start of the competition in Myrtle Beach. Eddie Hall and Terry Hollands, two legendary strongman athletes, were the ones who revealed the groups in an official ceremony and shared some thoughts about each one.
Like in previous years, the 2024 World’s Strongest Man qualifiers feature five groups of six athletes. All groups take on the same set of five events, after which the winner of each one directly qualifies for the finals. However, the second and third place finishers in each group go head-to-head in a special event called the ‘Stone Off’.
During the Stone Off, two athletes take turns lifting a huge Atlas Stone over a beam. They then repeat the process until one of them is unable to lift it anymore. So, the winner of the Stone Off from each group also qualifies for the finals.
2024 World’s Strongest Man Groups
Group One
- Kevin Faires
- Tristain Hoath
- Trey Mitchell
- Luke Stoltman
- Eddie Williams
- Oskar Ziolkowski
Group Two
- Austin Andrade
- Gavin Bilton
- Nicolas Cambi
- Ondrej Fojtu
- Mitchell Hooper
- Spenser Remick
Group Three
- Adam Bishop
- Thomas Evans
- Rob Kearney
- Pa O’Dwyer
- Mathew Ragg
- Aivars Šmaukstelis
Group Four
- Marcus Crowder
- Kane Francis
- Rauno Heinla
- Pavlo Kordiyaka
- Evans Nana
- Evan Singleton
Group Five
- Wesley Derwinsky
- Nathan Goltry
- Adam Roszkowski
- Jaco Schoonwinkel
- Tom Stoltman
- Bobby Thompson
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Usually, at the World’s Strongest Man competition, there is one group that is dubbed the “Group of Death”. However, this year, it seems that the groups are extremely balanced. It is impossible to say with certainty who will qualify from either of the groups. So, it is set to be an extremely interesting battle to watch.
It is still very likely that Mitchell Hooper and Tom Stoltman will secure their place in the finals fairly easily, purely because of their proven consistency across all events. However, there have been a number of surprises in the past. As such, it remains to be seen how the situation unfolds at the 2024 World’s Strongest Man competition.
2024 World’s Strongest Man Schedule
Day One, May 1st — Qualifying / Group Stage
- Event One — Webster Stones – 09:00 a.m. EST
- Event Two — Deadlift Ladder – 01:00 p.m. EST
- Event Three — Sandbag Steeplechase – 04:00 p.m. EST
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
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Although some very big names have withdrawn from the 2024 World’s Strongest Man due to injuries, many still believe that this will be one of the greatest editions of the show. This belief comes from the fact that anyone could come out on top, which is also very exciting in a way.
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