2026 World's Strongest Man

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Summarize Timeline Fact Check

Qualifying will take place on 23 and 24 April.

• Carry & climb: 140 kilograms (310 lb) farmers walk over 33 metres (108 ft) in to 225 kilograms (496 lb) power stairs for 9 steps. 1 minute 15 second time limit.

• Circus press medley: 80 kilograms (180 lb) dumbbell, 90 kilograms (200 lb) dumbbell, 100 kilograms (220 lb) dumbbell and then 159 kilograms (351 lb) barbell for repetitions. 1 minute 15 second time limit.

• Squat lift: 318 kilograms (701 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.

• Truck pull: 29,000 kilograms (64,000 lb) over 25 metres (82 ft). 1 minute time limit.

• Natural stone medley: 158 kilograms (348 lb) stone to shoulder, 177 kilograms (390 lb) stone carry for 16 metres (52 ft), 136 kilograms (300 lb) + 113 kilograms (249 lb) Webster stone walk for 8 metres (26 ft) and then a 182 kilograms (401 lb) stone load. 2 minute time limit.

#	Athlete	Event 1 Carry & climb	Event 2 Circus press medley	Event 3 Squat lift	Event 4 Truck pull	Event 5 Natural stone medley	Pts
1	Rayno Nel	1st - 9 in 37.06	4th - 4 in 26.11	2nd - 13	1st - 35.03	1st - 4 in 43.70	21
2	Nick Guardione	2nd - 9 in 43.91	2nd - 5 in 44.50	5th - 6	2nd - 37.69	2nd - 4 in 1:14.34	17
3	Luke Richardson	4th - 9 in 1:00.34	3rd - 5 in 53.29	1st - 16	3rd - 38.91	5th - 2 + 6.10 m	14
4	Ben Glasscock	5th - 9 in 1:05.68	1st - 6 in 1:02.78	3rd - 10	4th - 42.06	4th - 4 in 1:47.82	13
5	Tristain Hoath	3rd - 9 in 46.78	5th - 2 in 16.84	4th - 7	5th - 43.00	3rd - 4 in 1:20.25	10
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#	Athlete	Event 1 Carry & climb	Event 2 Circus press medley	Event 3 Squat lift	Event 4 Truck pull	Event 5 Natural stone medley	Pts
1	Austin Andrade	4th - 9 in 53.85	1st - 6 in 59.33	1st - 16	1st - 34.69	2nd - 4 in 1:41.41	21
2	Mathew Ragg	1st - 9 in 38.29	3rd - 5 in 1:01.15	2nd - 15	5th - 38.69	3rd - 3 in 1:22.35	15
3	Jaco Schoonwinkel	2nd - 9 in 38.80	5th - 3 in 42.16	4th - 10	4th - 37.94	1st - 4 in 1:00.65	14
4	Tom Stoltman	5th - 9 in 1:10.21	2nd - 5 in 50.76	3rd - 12	3rd - 37.59	3rd - 3 in 50.16	14
5	Levi Strong	3rd - 9 in 51.84	4th - 4 in 1:10.35	5th - 5	2nd - 34.84	5th - 3 in 1:40.73	11
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#	Athlete	Event 1 Carry & climb	Event 2 Circus press medley	Event 3 Squat lift	Event 4 Truck pull	Event 5 Natural stone medley	Pts
1	Mitchell Hooper	2nd - 9 in 39.64	2nd - 7 in 58.47	2nd - 12	1st - 33.02	1st - 4 in 52.81	22
2	Eddie Williams	1st - 9 in 37.88	3rd - 5 in 55.47	3rd - 11	4th - 36.50	2nd - 4 in 55.03	17
3	Lucas Hatton	5th - 9 in 50.16	1st - 8 in 1:14.60	1st - 17	3rd - 35.25	5th - 1 in 27.50	15
4	Matyáš Funiok	4th - 9 in 47.58	4th - 5 in 1:01.38	4th - 7	2nd - 35.22	3rd - 4 in 58.81	13
5	Paddy Haynes	3rd - 9 in 46.21	5th - 5 in 1:10.15	5th - 6	5th - 38.34	4th - 4 in 1:07.81	8
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#	Athlete	Event 1 Carry & climb	Event 2 Circus press medley	Event 3 Squat lift	Event 4 Truck pull	Event 5 Natural stone medley	Pts
1	Ondřej Fojtů	1st - 9 in 38.22	1st - 8 in 1:04.87	2nd - 10	2nd - 37.94	1st - 4 in 1:20.83	23
2	Martins Licis	5th - 9 in 46.08	2nd - 6 in 1:03.21	1st - 14	1st - 36.09	2nd - 4 in 1:32.22	19
3	James Jeffers	3rd - 9 in 43.91	4th - 4 in 44.52	4th - 8	3rd - 38.28	3rd - 3 in 1:24.67	13
4	Bryce Johnson	2nd - 9 in 41.53	3rd - 4 in 40.97	3rd - 9	N/A		10
5	Kevin Hazeleger	4th - 9 in 45.78	5th - 3 in 29.97	5th - 2	N/A		4
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#	Athlete	Event 1 Carry & climb	Event 2 Circus press medley	Event 3 Squat lift	Event 4 Truck pull	Event 5 Natural stone medley	Pts
1	Pavlo Kordiyaka	4th - 6 in 1:14.05	3rd - 6 in 59.85	2nd - 14	2nd - 37.66	1st - 4 in 1:07.00	18
2	Trey Mitchell	5th - 22 m	1st - 8 in 1:11.72	1st - 15	3rd - 39.03	2nd - 4 in 1:12.75	18
3	Andrew Flynn	2nd - 9 in 51.95	4th - 6 in 1:03.56	3rd - 12	1st - 35.78	3rd - 4 in 1:37.66	16.5
4	Evan Singleton	1st - 9 in 38.58	2nd - 7 in 1:13.61	5th - 8	5th - 39.97	4th - 1 + 13.40 m	13
5	Evans Aryee	3rd - 9 in 54.62	5th - 4 in 1:09.36	3rd - 12	4th - 39.16	N/A - 0 in 2:00.00	8.5
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Once the 10 finalists were confirmed, their results across the events were then compared to create a new leaderboard and award 10 points through to 1.

#	Athlete	Nation	Points
1	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	10
2	Rayno Nel	South Africa	9
3	Austin Andrade	Mexico	8
4	Eddie Williams	Australia	7
5	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	6
6	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	5
7	Martins Licis	Latvia	4
8	Trey Mitchell	United States	3
9	Mathew Ragg	New Zealand	2
10	Nick Guardione	United States	1

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

The finals will take place on 25 and 26 April.

• 520 kg (1,146 lb) box flip for 4 flips in to a 454 kilograms (1,001 lb) yoke for 20 metres (66 ft).
• Time limit: 1 minute

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Rayno Nel	South Africa	27.30	10	19
2	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	27.44	9	19
3	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	33.80	8	13
4	Eddie Williams	Australia	34.74	7	14
5	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	36.13	6	12
6	Mathew Ragg	New Zealand	37.24	5	7
7	Martins Licis	Latvia	39.31	4	8
8	Trey Mitchell	United States	40.43	3	6
9	Austin Andrade	Mexico	40.57	2	10
10	Nick Guardione	United States	43.86	1	2
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• Choice of 360 kg (794 lb) or 400 kg (882 lb) for max repetitions. 1 rep of heavier bar outscores any number of repetitions of lighter bar.
• Time limit: 1 minute 15 seconds

#	Athlete	Nation	Repetitions	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Rayno Nel	South Africa	5 - 400 kg (882 lb)	10	29
2	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	4 - 400 kg (882 lb) + 1 - 360 kg (794 lb)	8.5	27.5
2	Mathew Ragg	New Zealand	4 - 400 kg (882 lb) + 1 - 360 kg (794 lb)	8.5	15.5
4	Eddie Williams	Australia	3 - 400 kg (882 lb) + 1 - 360 kg (794 lb)	7	21
5	Martins Licis	Latvia	3 - 400 kg (882 lb)	5.5	13.5
5	Trey Mitchell	United States	3 - 400 kg (882 lb)	5.5	11.5
7	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	2 - 400 kg (882 lb) + 1 - 360 kg (794 lb)	4	16
8	Austin Andrade	Mexico	1 - 400 kg (882 lb)	2.5	12.5
8	Nick Guardione	United States	1 - 400 kg (882 lb)	2.5	4.5
—	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	No lift	0	13
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• 10 bags weighing 14 kilograms (31 lb) over a 3.65 metres (12.0 ft) bar with 2 from 7 metres (23 ft), 2 from 8 metres (26 ft), 2 from 9 metres (30 ft), 2 from 10 metres (33 ft) and 1 from both 11 metres (36 ft) and 12 metres (39 ft).
• Time limit: 1 minute

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Rayno Nel	South Africa	9 in 39.23	10	39
2	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	8 in 35.00	9	36.5
3	Nick Guardione	United States	8 in 43.09	8	12.5
4	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	6 in 21.78	7	20
5	Mathew Ragg	New Zealand	6 in 23.10	6	21.5
6	Martins Licis	Latvia	6 in 26.78	5	18
7	Trey Mitchell	United States	6 in 28.44	4	16
8	Eddie Williams	Australia	6 in 33.94	3	24
9	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	3 in 17.84	2	18
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#	Athlete	Nation	Weight	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Trey Mitchell	United States	213 kg (470 lbs)	10	26
2	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	209 kg (461 lbs)	8.5	45
2	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	209 kg (461 lbs)	8.5	26.5
4	Rayno Nel	South Africa	200 kg (441 lbs)	7	46
5	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	191 kg (421 lbs)	4.5	24.5
5	Martins Licis	Latvia	191 kg (421 lbs)	4.5	22.5
5	Mathew Ragg	New Zealand	191 kg (421 lbs)	4.5	26
5	Nick Guardione	United States	191 kg (421 lbs)	4.5	17
9	Eddie Williams	Australia	No lift	0	24
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• Weight: 5 stones ranging from 140–210 kilograms (310–460 lb)
• Time Limit: 1 minute

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Trey Mitchell	United States	5 in 42.10	10	36
2	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	4 in 28.67	9	54
3	Martins Licis	Latvia	4 in 29.71	8	30.5
4	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	4 in 32.70	7	31.5
5	Rayno Nel	South Africa	4 in 35.01	6	52
6	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	4 in 42.07	5	31.5
7	Nick Guardione	United States	3 in 22.15	4	21
8	Mathew Ragg	New Zealand	3 in 30.60	3	29
9	Eddie Williams	Australia	3 in 32.39	2	26
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