2018 Masters World's Strongest Man
The 2018 Masters World's Strongest Man was held on 2018-12-08 in Raleigh, North Carolina. 10 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Deadlift Ladder
- 2. Sandbag Toss
- 3. Overhead Medley
- 4. Wheelbarrow Carry
- 5. Carry Medley
- 6. Atlas Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken McClelland | 🇺🇸 USA | 55.0 |
| 2 | Vidas Blekaitis | 🇱🇹 LTU | 46.0 |
| 3 | Mark Felix | 🇬🇧 GBR | 43.0 |
| 4 | Troy Bennett | 🇺🇸 USA | 42.5 |
| 5 | Stefan Bergqvist | 🇸🇪 SWE | 32.5 |
| 6 | Todd Gralnik | 🇺🇸 USA | 28.0 |
| 7 | Marc Bevins | 🇺🇸 USA | 24.0 |
| 8 | Mike Kromer | 🇺🇸 USA | 20.0 |
| 8 | Darren Zola | 🇺🇸 USA | 20.0 |
| 10 | Shannon Willits | 🇺🇸 USA | 19.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken McClelland | 6 in 36.93 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Mark Felix | 6 in 47.60 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Stefan Bergqvist | 5 in 31.45 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Vidas Blekaitis | 5 in 51.04 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Darren Zola | 4 in 34.67 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Troy Bennett | 4 in 36.82 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Marc Bevins | 4 in 39.13 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Todd Gralnik | 4 in 56.15 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Shannon Willits | 3 in 39.07 s | 2.0 |
| 10 | Mike Kromer | 2 in 15.67 s | 1.0 |
Carry Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken McClelland | 25.60 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Vidas Blekaitis | 26.20 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Mark Felix | 33.22 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Troy Bennett | 30.48 m | 6.5 |
| 4 | Stefan Bergqvist | 30.48 m | 6.5 |
| 6 | Mike Kromer | 23.67 m | 5.0 |
| 7 | Shannon Willits | 22.48 m | 4.0 |
| 8 | Todd Gralnik | 15.24 m | 3.0 |
| 9 | Marc Bevins | 9.98 m | 2.0 |
| 10 | Darren Zola | 4.17 m | 1.0 |
Deadlift Ladder
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Felix | 4 in 27.70 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Troy Bennett | 4 in 44.25 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Ken McClelland | 3 in 19.74 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Todd Gralnik | 3 in 27.53 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Vidas Blekaitis | 3 in 31.63 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Stefan Bergqvist | 3 in 39.26 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Marc Bevins | 2 in 12.64 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Mike Kromer | 2 in 15.40 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Shannon Willits | 2 in 21.95 s | 2.0 |
| 10 | Darren Zola | 2 in 22.97 s | 1.0 |
Overhead Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidas Blekaitis | 4 in 32.80 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Mike Kromer | 4 in 37.13 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Ken McClelland | 4 in 39.50 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Troy Bennett | 3 in 43.69 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Todd Gralnik | 3 in 48.84 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Darren Zola | 2 in 24.29 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Stefan Bergqvist | 2 in 60.00 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Shannon Willits | 1 in 16.76 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Mark Felix | 1 in 19.27 s | 2.0 |
| 10 | Marc Bevins | 1 in 20.31 s | 1.0 |
Sandbag Toss
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Bevins | 4 in 11.71 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Ken McClelland | 4 in 12.72 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Vidas Blekaitis | 4 in 13.67 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Troy Bennett | 4 in 15.60 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Shannon Willits | 4 in 15.81 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Mark Felix | 4 in 16.80 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Stefan Bergqvist | 4 in 20.16 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Darren Zola | 4 in 23.65 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Todd Gralnik | 4 in 30.75 s | 2.0 |
| 10 | Mike Kromer | 3 in 18.81 s | 1.0 |
Wheelbarrow Carry
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken McClelland | 4 in 44.23 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Mark Felix | 4 in 47.31 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Troy Bennett | 4 in 48.64 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Todd Gralnik | 4 in 50.11 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Vidas Blekaitis | 4 in 50.35 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Stefan Bergqvist | 4 in 53.76 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Darren Zola | 4 in 56.62 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Marc Bevins | 4 in 57.77 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Shannon Willits | 4 in 59.94 s | 2.0 |
| 10 | Mike Kromer | 3 in 50.07 s | 1.0 |
See Also
About 2018 Masters World's Strongest Man
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