Strongman Throwing Events: Keg Toss, Weight Over Bar & Records
How throwing events are contested in strongman, including the keg toss and weight over bar, and how distance and height are scored.
Throwing events add an explosive, athletic dimension to strongman. Instead of grinding a heavy object slowly, the athlete generates speed and power to launch an implement for height or distance. The keg toss and the weight over bar are the two you will see most often in major contests.
These events reward hip drive, timing and technique as much as raw strength. A smaller, faster athlete can out-throw a heavier rival who muscles the implement, which makes throwing one of the more unpredictable events on a contest schedule.
Throwing Events World Records & Top Performances
1 recorded| Event | Athlete | Country | Record | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keg Toss (8 Kegs) | Žydrūnas Savickas |
Lithuania
|
15.71 s(18 to 25 kg, 4.88 metres) | 2013 Europe's Strongest Man | Jun 29, 2013 |
Keg toss and weight over bar
In the keg toss, the athlete throws a series of kegs backwards over a high bar, usually with each keg heavier than the last. In the weight over bar, a single weighted implement with a handle is swung between the legs and hurled up and over a bar that is raised each round. Both are scored on the height cleared, with time as a tiebreaker.
- Keg toss: kegs thrown backwards over a fixed-height bar, increasing in weight.
- Weight over bar: a handled weight thrown over a bar that rises each round.
- Caber-style events: Highland-influenced throws that occasionally feature in strongman.
Technique
A good throw is a whole-body action. The athlete loads the hips by hinging deeply, then explodes upward and extends violently to release the implement at the right moment. Releasing too early or too late sends the implement into the bar rather than over it, so timing is everything.
Every Throwing Event in Competition
Every contest instance that has featured a throwing event, sorted by date. Filter by year or division to study how the event has been programmed over time.
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