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2023 Canada's Strongest Man
The 2023 Canada's Strongest Man was held on 2023-08-26 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada. 12 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.
Events (8 total)
- 1. Squat Lift
- 2. Deadlift Hold
- 3. Viking Press
- 4. Atlas Stones
- 5. Max Deadlift
- 6. Dumbbell Medley
- 7. Sandbag Toss
- 8. Loading Race
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Pratte | 🇨🇦 CAN | 73.0 |
| 2 | Joey Lavallée | 🇨🇦 CAN | 70.0 |
| 3 | Frédérick Rhéaume | 🇨🇦 CAN | 68.0 |
| 4 | Wesley Derwinsky | 🇨🇦 CAN | 62.5 |
| 5 | James Jeffers | 🇨🇦 CAN | 61.5 |
| 6 | Tristain Hoath | 🇨🇦 CAN | 54.5 |
| 7 | Kerri Vanderstelt | 🇨🇦 CAN | 52.0 |
| 8 | Colten Sloan | 🇨🇦 CAN | 47.0 |
| 9 | Gabriel Rhéaume | 🇨🇦 CAN | 41.5 |
| 10 | Philippe St-Cyr | 🇨🇦 CAN | 39.5 |
| 11 | Yanick Boucher | 🇨🇦 CAN | 27.0 |
| 12 | Brian Pennell | 🇨🇦 CAN | 17.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Jeffers | 4 in 21.41 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Joey Lavallée | 4 in 25.67 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Colten Sloan | 4 in 28.91 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Kerri Vanderstelt | 4 in 38.03 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Simon Pratte | 4 in 69.27 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Frédérick Rhéaume | 3 in 17.18 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Tristain Hoath | 3 in 20.68 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Philippe St-Cyr | 3 in 36.97 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Gabriel Rhéaume | 3 in 56.19 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Brian Pennell | 2 in 17.19 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Wesley Derwinsky | 2 in 33.30 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Yanick Boucher | 2 in 34.29 s | 1.0 |
Deadlift Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerri Vanderstelt | 35.87 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Yanick Boucher | 35.86 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Simon Pratte | 34.56 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Tristain Hoath | 34.05 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | James Jeffers | 32.43 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Frédérick Rhéaume | 25.84 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Gabriel Rhéaume | 24.93 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Wesley Derwinsky | 23.89 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Joey Lavallée | 19.03 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Colten Sloan | 17.81 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Brian Pennell | 12.54 s | 2.0 |
| - | Philippe St-Cyr | (No lift) | 0.0 |
Dumbbell Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Pratte | 4 in 33.02 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Joey Lavallée | 4 in 42.08 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Kerri Vanderstelt | 4 in 43.24 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Wesley Derwinsky | 4 in 64.98 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Frédérick Rhéaume | 3 in 35.62 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Colten Sloan | 2 in 14.36 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Tristain Hoath | 2 in 26.79 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Philippe St-Cyr | 2 in 28.81 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | James Jeffers | 2 in 31.34 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Gabriel Rhéaume | 2 in 48.26 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Brian Pennell | 1 in 7.66 s | 2.0 |
| - | Yanick Boucher | 0 in 90.00 s | 0.0 |
Loading Race
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Pratte | 3 in 28.76 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | James Jeffers | 3 in 31.80 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Joey Lavallée | 3 in 33.10 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Wesley Derwinsky | 3 in 34.28 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Colten Sloan | 3 in 36.66 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Tristain Hoath | 3 in 37.59 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Kerri Vanderstelt | 3 in 64.82 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Frédérick Rhéaume | 2 in 21.51 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Philippe St-Cyr | 2 in 25.15 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Brian Pennell | 2 in 30.88 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Yanick Boucher | 2 in 35.62 s | 2.0 |
| - | Gabriel Rhéaume | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Max Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yanick Boucher | 408 kg | 12.0 |
| 2 | Frédérick Rhéaume | 397 kg | 11.0 |
| 3 | Wesley Derwinsky | 390 kg | 10.0 |
| 4 | James Jeffers | 370 kg | 8.5 |
| 4 | Gabriel Rhéaume | 370 kg | 8.5 |
| 6 | Joey Lavallée | 365 kg | 7.0 |
| 7 | Tristain Hoath | 356 kg | 6.0 |
| 8 | Philippe St-Cyr | 338 kg | 5.0 |
| 9 | Colten Sloan | 331 kg | 4.0 |
| 10 | Brian Pennell | 329 kg | 3.0 |
| 11 | Kerri Vanderstelt | 327 kg | 2.0 |
| 12 | Simon Pratte | 324 kg | 1.0 |
Sandbag Toss
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesley Derwinsky | 7 in 22.81 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Tristain Hoath | 6 in 25.01 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Joey Lavallée | 6 in 46.31 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | James Jeffers | 5 in 19.99 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Frédérick Rhéaume | 5 in 20.37 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Simon Pratte | 5 in 22.44 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Kerri Vanderstelt | 5 in 41.66 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Gabriel Rhéaume | 4 in 22.90 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Philippe St-Cyr | 4 in 22.95 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Colten Sloan | 4 in 38.47 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Brian Pennell | 3 in 27.25 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Yanick Boucher | 1 in 10.68 s | 1.0 |
Squat Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Pratte | 10 reps | 12.0 |
| 2 | Wesley Derwinsky | 7 reps | 11.0 |
| 3 | Frédérick Rhéaume | 6 reps | 10.0 |
| 4 | Joey Lavallée | 5 reps | 9.0 |
| 5 | Gabriel Rhéaume | 4 reps | 8.0 |
| 6 | Philippe St-Cyr | 3 reps | 7.0 |
| 7 | Colten Sloan | 2 reps | 6.0 |
| 8 | James Jeffers | 1 rep | 4.5 |
| 8 | Kerri Vanderstelt | 1 rep | 4.5 |
| - | Tristain Hoath | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Yanick Boucher | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Brian Pennell | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Viking Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frédérick Rhéaume | 14 reps | 12.0 |
| 2 | Simon Pratte | 11 reps | 11.0 |
| 3 | Tristain Hoath | 10 reps | 9.5 |
| 3 | Philippe St-Cyr | 10 reps | 9.5 |
| 5 | Joey Lavallée | 9 reps | 8.0 |
| 6 | Gabriel Rhéaume | 8 reps | 7.0 |
| 7 | Colten Sloan | 7 reps | 6.0 |
| 8 | Wesley Derwinsky | 4 reps | 4.5 |
| 8 | James Jeffers | 4 reps | 4.5 |
| 10 | Kerri Vanderstelt | 2 reps | 2.5 |
| 10 | Brian Pennell | 2 reps | 2.5 |
| - | Yanick Boucher | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Last updated: February 23, 2026
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