2018 World's Ultimate Strongman

The 2018 World's Ultimate Strongman was the inaugural strongman competition organized by the strength federation 'World's Ultimate Strongman' with the participation of the 12 top strongmen of the world, determining who is the strongest.[1] The competition took place at the Bab Al Shams arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on October 26th and held six brutal events within a single day.

2018 World's Ultimate Strongman
Competition information
Dates26 October 2018
VenueBab Al Shams Arena
LocationDubai
CountryUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Athletes participating12
Nations participating9
Champion(s)
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

The reigning and defending Iceland’s Strongest Man, Europe's Strongest Man, World's Strongest Man and the Arnold Strongman Classic champion, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won the competition[2][3] while Brian Shaw of USA took second and Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland secured third place.[4]

Event Results

Event 1: Truck pull
  • Weight: 20,000 kilograms (44,000 lb) rocket launcher truck, uphill
  • Course LUKth: 30 metres (98 ft)
# Name Country Performance Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom TBC 12 12
2 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom TBC 11 11
3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland TBC 10 10
4 Brian Shaw  United States TBC 9 9
5 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland TBC 8 8
6 JF Caron  Canada TBC 7 7
7 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania TBC 6 6
8 Martins Licis  United States TBC 5 5
9 Cheick Sanou  Burkina Faso TBC 4 4
10 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom TBC 3 3
11 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia TBC 2 2
12 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom TBC 1 1

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    Event 2: Arm over arm truck pull
    • Weight: 12,000 kilograms (26,000 lb) truck
    • Course LUKth: 20 metres (66 ft)
    # Name Country Performance Event Pts Overall Pts
    1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland TBC 11.5 19.5
    1 JF Caron  Canada TBC 11.5 18.5
    3 Martins Licis  United States TBC 10 15
    4 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom TBC 9 21
    5 Brian Shaw  United States TBC 8 17
    6 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland TBC 7 17
    7 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia TBC 6 8
    8 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania TBC 5 11
    9 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom TBC 4 5
    10 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom TBC 3 6
    11 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom TBC 2 13
    12 Cheick Sanou  Burkina Faso TBC 1 5

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      Event 3: Silver Dollar Deadlift
      • Starting Weight: 400 kilograms (880 lb)
      • Notes: The bar height is 18 inches from the floor.
      # Name Country Performance Event Pts Overall Pts
      1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 520 kg (1,146 lb) 11.5 28.5
      1 JF Caron  Canada 520 kg (1,146 lb) 11.5 30
      3 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 510 kg (1,124 lb) 10 18
      4 Brian Shaw  United States 490 kg (1,080 lb) 9 26
      5 Martins Licis  United States 460 kg (1,014 lb) 6.5 21.5
      5 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 460 kg (1,014 lb) 6.5 17.5
      5 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 460 kg (1,014 lb) 6.5 11.5
      5 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 460 kg (1,014 lb) 6.5 19.5
      9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 430 kg (948 lb) 3 22.5
      9 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 430 kg (948 lb) 3 24
      9 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 430 kg (948 lb) 3 9
      12 Cheick Sanou  Burkina Faso 400 kg (882 lb) 1 6

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        Event 4: Overhead Medley
        • Implements & Weights: 160 kg (353 lb) log, 100 kg (220 lb) circus dumbbell (with one hand), 160 kg (353 lb) axle, and 140 kg (309 lb) shield.
        # Name Country Performance Event Pts Overall Pts
        1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland All 4 implements 12 34.5
        2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland All 4 implements 11 39.5
        3 Brian Shaw  United States All 4 implements 10 36
        4 Cheick Sanou  Burkina Faso 3 implements 9 15
        5 JF Caron  Canada 2 implements 8 38
        6 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 2 implements 7 16
        7 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 2 implements 6 23.5
        8 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 2 implements 5 23
        9 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 2 implements 4 23.5
        10 Martins Licis  United States 2 implements 3 24.5
        11 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 1 implement 2 13.5
        12 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom No lift 0 24

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          Event 5: Super Yoke
          • Weight: 580 kg (1,279 lb)
          • Course LUKth: 15 metres (49 ft)
          # Name Country Performance Event Pts Overall Pts
          1 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom TBC 12 35.5
          2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland TBC 11 50.5
          3 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland TBC 10 44.5
          4 Brian Shaw  United States TBC 9 45
          5 Martins Licis  United States TBC 8 32.5
          6 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom TBC 7 20.5
          7 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia TBC 6 29
          8 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom TBC 5 21
          9 JF Caron  Canada TBC 4 42
          10 Cheick Sanou  Burkina Faso TBC 3 18
          11 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom TBC 2 26
          12 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania TBC 1 24.5

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            Event 6: Atlas Stones
            • Weight: 5 stones weighing 170–225 kg (375–496 lb).
            # Name Country Performance Event Pts Overall Pts
            1 Brian Shaw  United States TBC 12 57
            2 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom TBC 11 31.5
            3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland TBC 10 60.5
            4 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia TBC 9 38
            5 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland TBC 8 52.5
            6 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom TBC 7 42.5
            7 JF Caron  Canada TBC 6 48
            8 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom TBC 5 31
            9 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom TBC 4 25
            10 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania TBC 3 27.5
            11 Martins Licis  United States TBC 2 34.5
            12 Cheick Sanou  Burkina Faso TBC 0 18

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              Final Results
              # Name Country Points
              1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 60.5
              2 Brian Shaw  United States 57
              3 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 52.5
              4 JF Caron  Canada 48
              5 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 42.5
              6 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 38
              7 Martins Licis  United States 34.5
              8 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 31.5
              9 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 31
              10 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 27.5
              11 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 25
              12 Cheick Sanou  Burkina Faso 18

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              References
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              3. Rebecca McLaughlin-Duane. "'The Mountain' wins World's Ultimate Strongman". Euronews. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
              4. SUNDERLAND, TOM (October 27, 2018). "Hafthor Bjornsson Wins World's Ultimate Strongman, Beasts in the Middle East". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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