Strongman Dan Jones was involved in an extremely bizarre accident during his most recent appearance at the 2024 Southport’s Strongest Man competition. Specifically, during the final event of the competition, Dan rushed to cross the finish line but unfortunately collapsed to the ground and blew out both of his knees. It turned out that he tore both of his patellar tendons, leaving him unable to move from the ground.
Dan Jones had an incredible performance at the 2024 Southport’s Strongest Man competition, having sat in second place going into the final event. However, what was supposed to be a joyful moment for him ended up forcing him out of the competition and confining him to a hospital bed.
The final event of the competition was a Farmer’s Carry, where Dan Jones held two implements in his hands while attempting to cross the course in the quickest time possible. However, a huge accident took place within just a fraction of a second, shocking everyone in attendance. While running, Dan dropped the weights and fell backwards, with the lower parts of his legs remaining stuck under him. It was immediately clear that something terrible had happened, but the tear of both patellar tendons was one of the worst possible outcomes.
Watch the video of Dan Jones’ injury here:
Warning: The video contains certain graphic scenes from his injury and recovery, which some viewers may find disturbing.
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@danj3903 The journey so far after rupturing both patella tendons at Southports strongest man. Day 16 the clips are out and ive got 30 degrees of knee flexion and im starting to walk properly. Still a long way to go 💪🏼💪🏼 #strongman #injury #injuryrecovery #rupturedtendon #rupturedpatellartendon #recovery #story
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After blowing out both knees, Dan Jones needed to undergo surgery to start his healing process. However, a full recovery can take up to a full year, perhaps even longer considering that both of his knees are injured. Three weeks have passed since the injury occurred, and Dan is still in the hospital, learning to walk again with some supportive equipment. Luckily, he is managing to stay in good spirits, motivated by his family to heal and return to his home.
Strongman is simply such a sport that carries a lot of risk for injury. However, Dan Jones and other elite Strongmen have an incredible passion for the sport and a goal to become some of the strongest men in history. There have been many cases of athletes suffering injuries, with some other notable mentions being Hafthor Bjornsson’s pec tear and Luke Richardson’s biceps tears. Both of those athletes managed to come back stronger than before, and hopefully that will be the case with Dan Jones as well.
Dan Jones has not been in Strongman for too long but has already shown how much potential he has. Most notably, he won the 2024 Manchester’s Strongest Man competition and was just seconds away from topping the leaderboards at the 2024 Southport’s Strongest Man as well.
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Dan Jones has a tough road ahead in his recovery, but he’s already shown incredible resilience and mental strength. We’re wishing him a quick recovery and lots of success moving forward. There’s no doubt he’s got big goals in mind, and it won’t be long before we see him back on top, winning competitions again.
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