World's Strongest Man

For the album, see World's Strongest Man (album).

World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man official logo
Tournament information
LocationWorldwide
Established1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Number of
tournaments
46
FormatMulti-event competition
Websitetheworldsstrongestman.com
Current champion
United Kingdom Tom Stoltman
Most recent tournament
2024 World's Strongest Man

The World's Strongest Man is an international strongman competition held every year. Organized by American event management company IMG, a subsidiary of Endeavor, it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of December each year.[1] Competitors qualify based on placing in the top three at the four to eight Giants Live events each year. The current event sponsor is SBD Apparel.[2] Previous sponsors include Tachi Palace, Coregenx,[3] Commerce Hotel and Casino,[4][5] DAF Trucks, Tonka, MET-Rx, and PartyPoker.com.

The competition has been won by 24 men representing 13 nationalities. Three of the champions, Bill Kazmaier, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Brian Shaw have been inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.[6][7][8] The competition also has several rival and parallel competitions with which it is sometimes confused, including the Arnold Strongman Classic, Rogue Invitational and Strongest Man on Earth.

  1. ^ "The Worlds Strongest Man Official Website". Theworldsstrongestman.com. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. ^ "The 2020 SBD World's Strongest Man Championship Set For Bradenton, Florida In May". World's Strongest Man. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Worlds Strongest Man 2017 TV Schedule". Starting Strongman. 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. ^ "World's Strongest Man Tournament: The Extraordinary Strength of Man Kind - Falsegrip". False Grip. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ^ Subhankar (29 December 2022). "World's Strongest Man Winners List By Year And Winner Prize Money". The SportsGrail. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ^ Dr. Robert M. Goldman. "2017 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". www.sportshof.org. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  7. ^ Dr. Robert M. Goldman. "2023 International Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Full Program) Official Footage". YouTube. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. ^ Lockridge, Roger "Rock" (7 October 2024). "The 2024 Olympia's International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". Muscle & Fitness. Retrieved 15 October 2024.