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2021 Middle East's Strongest Man
The 2021 Middle East's Strongest Man was held on 2021-10-02 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 17 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.
Events (5 total)
- 1. Log Lift
- 2. Super Yoke
- 3. Farmer's Walk
- 4. Chain Railway Carriage
- 5. Atlas Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeny Markov | 🇷🇺 RUS | 79.0 |
| 2 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | 🇺🇦 UKR | 70.0 |
| 3 | Mohammad Reza Tazehroo | 🇮🇷 IRI | 67.0 |
| 4 | Reza Gheitasi | 🇮🇷 IRI | 63.5 |
| 5 | Hossein Hosseinzadeh | 🇮🇷 IRI | 61.0 |
| 6 | Pavlo Nakonechnyy | 🇺🇦 UKR | 56.0 |
| 7 | Mohsen Masnabadi | 🇮🇷 IRI | 53.0 |
| 8 | Ebrahim Hassani | 🇮🇷 IRI | 45.0 |
| 9 | Ilya Khazov | 🇨🇾 CYP | 43.0 |
| 10 | Ben Williams | 🇬🇧 GBR | 42.5 |
| 11 | Salem Herzallah | 🇵🇸 PLE | 38.0 |
| 12 | Aref Ahmadi | 🇮🇷 IRI | 36.0 |
| 13 | Salman Salem | 🇧🇭 BRN | 34.5 |
| 14 | Dale MacPherson | 🇬🇧 GBR | 24.5 |
| 15 | Jerome Pever | 🇳🇬 NGR | 21.0 |
| 16 | Mahdi Khayati | 🇦🇪 UAE | 10.0 |
| 17 | Alireza Babasheykhali | 🇮🇷 IRI | 8.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeny Markov | 5 in 15.73 s | 17.0 |
| 2 | Mohammad Reza Tazehroo | 5 in 17.22 s | 16.0 |
| 3 | Reza Gheitasi | 5 in 18.43 s | 15.0 |
| 4 | Pavlo Nakonechnyy | 5 in 18.80 s | 14.0 |
| 5 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | 5 in 20.73 s | 13.0 |
| 6 | Hossein Hosseinzadeh | 5 in 23.90 s | 12.0 |
| 7 | Ben Williams | 5 in 24.06 s | 11.0 |
| 8 | Salem Herzallah | 5 in 25.35 s | 10.0 |
| 9 | Ilya Khazov | 5 in 43.68 s | 9.0 |
| 10 | Dale MacPherson | 5 in 64.00 s | 8.0 |
| 11 | Ebrahim Hassani | 4 in 15.54 s | 7.0 |
| 12 | Salman Salem | 4 in 16.82 s | 6.0 |
| 13 | Jerome Pever | 4 in 25.69 s | 5.0 |
| 14 | Mohsen Masnabadi | 4 in 54.00 s | 4.0 |
| 15 | Mahdi Khayati | 3 in 29.41 s | 3.0 |
| - | Alireza Babasheykhali | Withdrew | 0.0 |
| - | Aref Ahmadi | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Chain Railway Carriage
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavlo Nakonechnyy | 13.42 s | 17.0 |
| 2 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | 13.68 s | 16.0 |
| 3 | Hossein Hosseinzadeh | 14.95 s | 15.0 |
| 4 | Mohammad Reza Tazehroo | 15.31 s | 14.0 |
| 5 | Ebrahim Hassani | 15.71 s | 13.0 |
| 6 | Evgeny Markov | 15.78 s | 12.0 |
| 7 | Reza Gheitasi | 15.79 s | 11.0 |
| 8 | Mohsen Masnabadi | 15.84 s | 10.0 |
| 9 | Ilya Khazov | 16.26 s | 9.0 |
| 10 | Jerome Pever | 17.39 s | 8.0 |
| 11 | Salman Salem | 19.82 s | 7.0 |
| 12 | Salem Herzallah | 20.32 s | 6.0 |
| 13 | Ben Williams | 21.07 s | 5.0 |
| 14 | Dale MacPherson | 21.46 s | 4.0 |
| 15 | Mahdi Khayati | 24.43 s | 3.0 |
| - | Alireza Babasheykhali | Withdrew | 0.0 |
| - | Aref Ahmadi | Disqualified | 0.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavlo Nakonechnyy | 13.66 s | 17.0 |
| 2 | Evgeny Markov | 14.75 s | 16.0 |
| 3 | Mohsen Masnabadi | 15.74 s | 15.0 |
| 4 | Aref Ahmadi | 16.38 s | 14.0 |
| 5 | Reza Gheitasi | 16.48 s | 13.0 |
| 6 | Mohammad Reza Tazehroo | 16.58 s | 12.0 |
| 7 | Salman Salem | 18.26 s | 11.0 |
| 8 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | 18.48 s | 10.0 |
| 9 | Ebrahim Hassani | 19.87 s | 9.0 |
| 10 | Ilya Khazov | 24.06 s | 8.0 |
| 11 | Hossein Hosseinzadeh | 33.38 s | 7.0 |
| 12 | Jerome Pever | 35.97 s | 6.0 |
| 13 | Salem Herzallah | 20 m | 5.0 |
| 14 | Ben Williams | 10.2 m | 4.0 |
| 15 | Mahdi Khayati | 1 m | 3.0 |
| 16 | Dale MacPherson | 0.75 m | 2.0 |
| - | Alireza Babasheykhali | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeny Markov | 9 reps | 17.0 |
| 2 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | 8 reps | 15.0 |
| 2 | Hossein Hosseinzadeh | 8 reps | 15.0 |
| 2 | Mohsen Masnabadi | 8 reps | 15.0 |
| 5 | Mohammad Reza Tazehroo | 7 reps | 12.0 |
| 5 | Ilya Khazov | 7 reps | 12.0 |
| 5 | Ben Williams | 7 reps | 12.0 |
| 8 | Reza Gheitasi | 6 reps | 9.5 |
| 8 | Ebrahim Hassani | 6 reps | 9.5 |
| 10 | Aref Ahmadi | 5 reps | 8.0 |
| 11 | Dale MacPherson | 4 reps | 6.5 |
| 11 | Salem Herzallah | 4 reps | 6.5 |
| 13 | Alireza Babasheykhali | 2 reps | 5.0 |
| 14 | Salman Salem | 1 rep | 4.0 |
| - | Jerome Pever | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Mahdi Khayati | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Pavlo Nakonechnyy | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeny Markov | 77.9 m | 17.0 |
| 2 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | 77.8 m | 16.0 |
| 3 | Reza Gheitasi | 74.6 m | 15.0 |
| 4 | Aref Ahmadi | 72.7 m | 14.0 |
| 5 | Mohammad Reza Tazehroo | 68.9 m | 13.0 |
| 6 | Hossein Hosseinzadeh | 68.8 m | 12.0 |
| 7 | Ben Williams | 67.5 m | 10.5 |
| 7 | Salem Herzallah | 67.5 m | 10.5 |
| 9 | Mohsen Masnabadi | 63.2 m | 9.0 |
| 10 | Pavlo Nakonechnyy | 62.3 m | 8.0 |
| 11 | Salman Salem | 60 m | 6.5 |
| 11 | Ebrahim Hassani | 60 m | 6.5 |
| 13 | Ilya Khazov | 59 m | 5.0 |
| 14 | Dale MacPherson | 55.4 m | 4.0 |
| 15 | Alireza Babasheykhali | 52 m | 3.0 |
| 16 | Jerome Pever | 27 m | 2.0 |
| 17 | Mahdi Khayati | 25.1 m | 1.0 |
Last updated: February 23, 2026
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