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Heaviest Strongmen of All Time
The heaviest athletes ever to compete in strongman, ranked by verified bodyweight.
The heaviest strongman ever is Jerry Blackwell at 215 kg (474 lb).
The heaviest World's Strongest Man champion is Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson at 200 kg (441 lb).
The biggest strongmen carry enormous mass into events built for raw power. This ranking lists the heaviest strongmen on record by competition bodyweight, drawn from real competitor data.
| # | Athlete | Country | Weight (kg) | Weight (lb) | Premier Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Blackwell |
United States
|
215 kg | 474 lb | - |
| 2 | Cleve Dean |
United States
|
210 kg | 463 lb | - |
| 3 | Glenn Ross |
United Kingdom
|
200 kg | 441 lb | - |
| 4 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson |
Iceland
|
200 kg | 441 lb | WSM Champion |
| 5 | Sean O'Hagan |
Ireland
|
200 kg | 441 lb | - |
| 6 | James Perry |
United States
|
196 kg | 432 lb | - |
| 7 | Andy Black |
United Kingdom
|
195 kg | 430 lb | - |
| 8 | Brian Shaw |
United States
|
193 kg | 425 lb | WSM Champion |
| 9 | Torfi |
Iceland
|
190 kg | 419 lb | - |
| 10 | Bryce Johnson |
United States
|
186 kg | 410 lb | - |
| 11 | Chris van der Linde |
South Africa
|
186 kg | 410 lb | - |
| 12 | Eddie Hall |
United Kingdom
|
186 kg | 410 lb | WSM Champion |
| 13 | Robert Oberst |
United States
|
186 kg | 410 lb | - |
| 14 | Dominic Filiou |
Canada
|
185 kg | 408 lb | - |
| 15 | Emanuel Mendoza |
Colombia
|
185 kg | 408 lb | - |
| 16 | O.D. Wilson |
United States
|
184 kg | 406 lb | - |
| 17 | Abdullah Abbas |
United Arab Emirates
|
183 kg | 403 lb | - |
| 18 | Joey Lavallée |
Canada
|
182 kg | 401 lb | - |
| 19 | Pavlo Nakonechnyy |
Ukraine
|
182 kg | 401 lb | - |
| 20 | Mike Jenkins |
United States
|
181 kg | 399 lb | - |
| 21 | Colm Woulfe |
New Zealand
|
180 kg | 397 lb | - |
| 22 | Eddie Williams |
Australia
|
180 kg | 397 lb | - |
| 23 | Fredy Gonzáles |
Spain
|
180 kg | 397 lb | - |
| 24 | Joe Onosai |
Samoa
|
180 kg | 397 lb | - |
| 25 | Rebecca Roberts |
United Kingdom
|
180 kg | 397 lb | - |
| 26 | Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal |
Iceland
|
180 kg | 397 lb | - |
| 27 | Žydrūnas Savickas |
Lithuania
|
180 kg | 397 lb | WSM Champion |
| 28 | Austin Andrade |
United States
|
179 kg | 395 lb | - |
| 29 | Adam Scherr |
United States
|
175 kg | 386 lb | - |
| 30 | Andrew Palmer |
United States
|
175 kg | 386 lb | - |
| 31 | Gerhard van Staden |
South Africa
|
175 kg | 386 lb | - |
| 32 | Mika Törrö |
Finland
|
175 kg | 386 lb | - |
| 33 | Tom Stoltman |
United Kingdom
|
175 kg | 386 lb | WSM Champion |
| 34 | Gavin Bilton |
United Kingdom
|
174 kg | 384 lb | - |
| 35 | Graham Mullins |
United Kingdom
|
173 kg | 381 lb | - |
| 36 | Dennis Kohlruss |
Germany
|
172 kg | 379 lb | - |
| 37 | Benedikt Magnússon |
Iceland
|
170 kg | 375 lb | - |
| 38 | Cheick Sanou |
Burkina Faso
|
170 kg | 375 lb | - |
| 39 | Geoff Capes |
United Kingdom
|
170 kg | 375 lb | WSM Champion |
| 40 | Johnny Perry |
United States
|
170 kg | 375 lb | - |
| 41 | Konstantine Janashia |
Georgia
|
170 kg | 375 lb | - |
| 42 | Lloyd Renals |
United Kingdom
|
170 kg | 375 lb | - |
| 43 | Otto Wanz |
Austria
|
170 kg | 375 lb | - |
| 44 | Raffael Gordzielik |
Germany
|
170 kg | 375 lb | - |
| 45 | Thomas Wegscheider |
Austria
|
170 kg | 375 lb | - |
| 46 | Vasyl Orobec |
Ukraine
|
170 kg | 375 lb | - |
| 47 | Arto Niemi-Nikkola |
Finland
|
168 kg | 370 lb | - |
| 48 | Kelvin de Ruiter |
Netherlands
|
168 kg | 370 lb | - |
| 49 | Levi Strong |
United States
|
168 kg | 370 lb | - |
| 50 | Lucas Hatton |
United States
|
168 kg | 370 lb | - |
| 51 | Reza Gheitasi |
Iran
|
168 kg | 370 lb | - |
| 52 | Tim Buck |
United States
|
168 kg | 370 lb | - |
| 53 | Johnny Hansson |
Sweden
|
167 kg | 368 lb | - |
| 54 | Ryan Green |
Canada
|
167 kg | 368 lb | - |
| 55 | Doug Ahr |
United States
|
166 kg | 366 lb | - |
| 56 | Evan Singleton |
United States
|
166 kg | 366 lb | - |
| 57 | Trey Mitchell |
United States
|
166 kg | 366 lb | - |
| 58 | Andreas Ståhlberg |
Sweden
|
165 kg | 364 lb | - |
| 59 | Čestmír Šíma |
Czech Republic
|
165 kg | 364 lb | - |
| 60 | Fatih Karaca |
Turkey
|
165 kg | 364 lb | - |
| 61 | Jón Valgeir Williams |
Iceland
|
165 kg | 364 lb | - |
| 62 | Juan Carlos Heredia |
Spain
|
165 kg | 364 lb | - |
| 63 | Levi Vaoga |
New Zealand
|
165 kg | 364 lb | - |
| 64 | Raul Flores |
Mexico
|
165 kg | 364 lb | - |
| 65 | Jerry Pritchett |
United States
|
164 kg | 362 lb | - |
| 66 | Richard van der Linden |
Netherlands
|
164 kg | 362 lb | - |
| 67 | Phil Martin |
United States
|
163 kg | 359 lb | - |
| 68 | Thomas Evans |
United States
|
163 kg | 359 lb | - |
| 69 | Don Reinhoudt |
United States
|
162 kg | 357 lb | WSM Champion |
| 70 | Mathew Ragg |
New Zealand
|
162 kg | 357 lb | - |
| 71 | Nedžmin Ambešković |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
162 kg | 357 lb | - |
| 72 | Cristian Quiroga |
Bolivia
|
161 kg | 355 lb | - |
| 73 | Louis-Philippe Jean |
Canada
|
161 kg | 355 lb | - |
| 74 | Ralph Williams |
United States
|
161 kg | 355 lb | - |
| 75 | Agris Kazeļņiks |
Latvia
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 76 | Alex Moonen |
Netherlands
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 77 | Charlie Gough |
United Kingdom
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 78 | Eric Dawson |
United States
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 79 | František Őszi |
Slovakia
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 80 | Georg Rúnar Ögmundsson |
Iceland
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 81 | James Voronin |
United States
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 82 | Jan Křeháček |
Slovakia
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 83 | Jon Olav Granli |
Norway
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 84 | Kevin Hazeleger |
Netherlands
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 85 | Laurence Shahlaei |
United Kingdom
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 86 | Magnús Magnússon |
Iceland
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 87 | Mark Henry |
United States
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 88 | Mark Westaby |
United Kingdom
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 89 | Mikhail Koklyaev |
Russia
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 90 | Milan Šuľan |
Slovakia
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 91 | Mitch Flowers |
United Kingdom
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 92 | Mojtaba Maleki |
Iran
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 93 | Oleksandr Lashyn |
Ukraine
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 94 | Oleksandr Pekanov |
Ukraine
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 95 | Ondřej Fojtů |
Czech Republic
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 96 | Roberto Rodríguez |
Spain
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 97 | Ryan Bennett |
United Kingdom
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 98 | Sami Ahola |
Finland
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
| 99 | Ted van der Parre |
Netherlands
|
160 kg | 353 lb | WSM Champion |
| 100 | Theodór Már Gudmundsson |
Iceland
|
160 kg | 353 lb | - |
About Heaviest Strongmen of All Time
The biggest strongmen carry enormous mass into events built for raw power. This ranking lists the heaviest strongmen on record by competition bodyweight, drawn from real competitor data. Heights and weights are taken from recorded competitor data and shown only where a real value exists. Browse full career histories in the athlete directory, or see who ranks as the all-time best in our greatest strongmen of all time list.