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2018 WUS Dubai

The 2018 WUS Dubai was held on 2018-10-26 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 12 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: October 26, 2018
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Type: World's Ultimate Strongman
Division: Men
Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson
1st Place

Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 🇮🇸

Total Points: 60.5

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 🇮🇸 ISL 60.5
2 Brian Shaw 🇺🇸 USA 57.0
3 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 🇵🇱 POL 52.5
4 Jean-François Caron 🇨🇦 CAN 48.0
5 Laurence Shahlaei 🇬🇧 GBR 42.5
6 Konstantine Janashia 🇬🇪 GEO 38.0
7 Martins Licis 🇺🇸 USA 34.5
8 Tom Stoltman 🇬🇧 GBR 31.5
9 Terry Hollands 🇬🇧 GBR 31.0
10 Žydrūnas Savickas 🇱🇹 LTU 27.5
11 Luke Stoltman 🇬🇧 GBR 25.0
12 Cheick Sanou 🇧🇫 BUR 18.0

Event-by-Event Results

Arm Over Arm Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski - 11.5
1 Jean-François Caron - 11.5
3 Martins Licis - 10.0
4 Terry Hollands - 9.0
5 Brian Shaw - 8.0
6 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson - 7.0
7 Konstantine Janashia - 6.0
8 Žydrūnas Savickas - 5.0
9 Tom Stoltman - 4.0
10 Luke Stoltman - 3.0
11 Laurence Shahlaei - 2.0
12 Cheick Sanou - 1.0

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Brian Shaw - 12.0
2 Tom Stoltman - 11.0
3 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson - 10.0
4 Konstantine Janashia - 9.0
5 Mateusz Kieliszkowski - 8.0
6 Laurence Shahlaei - 7.0
7 Jean-François Caron - 6.0
8 Terry Hollands - 5.0
9 Luke Stoltman - 4.0
10 Žydrūnas Savickas - 3.0
11 Martins Licis - 2.0
- Cheick Sanou - 0.0

Max Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 520 kg 11.5
1 Jean-François Caron 520 kg 11.5
3 Konstantine Janashia 510 kg 10.0
4 Brian Shaw 490 kg 9.0
5 Martins Licis 460 kg 6.5
5 Tom Stoltman 460 kg 6.5
5 Žydrūnas Savickas 460 kg 6.5
5 Laurence Shahlaei 460 kg 6.5
9 Terry Hollands 430 kg 3.0
9 Luke Stoltman 430 kg 3.0
9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 430 kg 3.0
12 Cheick Sanou 400 kg 1.0

Overhead Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 4 implements 12.0
2 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 4 implements 11.0
3 Brian Shaw 4 implements 10.0
4 Cheick Sanou 3 implements 9.0
5 Jean-François Caron 2 implements 8.0
6 Luke Stoltman 2 implements 7.0
7 Žydrūnas Savickas 2 implements 6.0
8 Konstantine Janashia 2 implements 5.0
9 Laurence Shahlaei 2 implements 4.0
10 Martins Licis 2 implements 3.0
11 Tom Stoltman 1 implement 2.0
- Terry Hollands No lift 0.0

Super Yoke

# Athlete Result Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei - 12.0
2 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson - 11.0
3 Mateusz Kieliszkowski - 10.0
4 Brian Shaw - 9.0
5 Martins Licis - 8.0
6 Tom Stoltman - 7.0
7 Konstantine Janashia - 6.0
8 Luke Stoltman - 5.0
9 Jean-François Caron - 4.0
10 Cheick Sanou - 3.0
11 Terry Hollands - 2.0
12 Žydrūnas Savickas - 1.0

Truck Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Terry Hollands - 12.0
2 Laurence Shahlaei - 11.0
3 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson - 10.0
4 Brian Shaw - 9.0
5 Mateusz Kieliszkowski - 8.0
6 Jean-François Caron - 7.0
7 Žydrūnas Savickas - 6.0
8 Martins Licis - 5.0
9 Cheick Sanou - 4.0
10 Luke Stoltman - 3.0
11 Konstantine Janashia - 2.0
12 Tom Stoltman - 1.0
Last updated: March 3, 2026

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