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2011 World's Strongest Man

Strongman competition in 2011

Strongman competition in 2011

FieldValue
competition_name2011 World's Strongest Man
dates15–22 September 2011
venueWingate University
locationWingate, North Carolina
countryUSA
athletes participating30
nations participating16
winnerUSA Brian Shaw
prevSouth Africa 2010
nextLos Angeles 2012

The 2011 World's Strongest Man was the 34th edition of World's Strongest Man and was held on the campus grounds of Wingate University in Wingate, North Carolina, US. The event was sponsored by MET-Rx. The qualifying heats were scheduled for September 15–18, and the finals on September 21 and 22, 2011.

Brian Shaw placed first, 2009 and 2010 champion Zydrunas Savickas placed second, and Terry Hollands placed third.

Participants

  • Brian Shaw United States
  • Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland
  • Mark Felix England
  • Jean-François Caron Canada
  • Rauno Heinla Estonia
  • Nick Best United States
  • Laurence Shahlaei England
  • Ervin Katona Serbia
  • Espen Aune Norway
  • Serhiy Romanchuk Ukraine
  • Paul Pîrjol Romania
  • Travis Ortmayer United States
  • Vytautas Lalas Lithuania
  • Terry Hollands England
  • Martin Wildauer Austria
  • Mateusz Baron Poland
  • Jason Bergmann United States
  • Juha Matti Järvi Finland
  • Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania
  • Mike Jenkins United States
  • Louis-Philippe Jean Canada
  • Josh Thigpen United States
  • Alexander Klyushev Russia
  • Rob Frampton England
  • Derek Poundstone United States
  • Stefán Sölvi Pétursson Iceland
  • Jack McIntosh England
  • Krzysztof Radzikowski Poland
  • Vidas Blekaitis Lithuania
  • Derek Boyer Fiji

Heat results

Heat 1

  • Loading Race: 4 kegs, 2 weighing 115 kg, 2 weighing 120 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Car Walk: 450 kg down a 25 m course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Truck Pull: 12000 kg down a 20 m course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Deadlift: Car deadlift weighing 360 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Dumbbell Press: 4 dumbbells weighing between 100-115 kg. 1 minute 30 second time limit.
  • Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between 120-180 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
#NameEvent 1
Loading RaceEvent 2
Car WalkEvent 3
Truck PullEvent 4
DeadliftEvent 5
Dumbbell PressEvent 6
Atlas StonesPts
1United States Brian Shaw1st - 4 in 39.64s1st - 16.88s2nd - 48.03s3rd - 6 reps1st - 4 in 36.49s1st - 5 in 22.36s33
2Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson3rd - 4 in 43.51s4th - 25.72s1st - 38.94s4th - 5 reps2nd - 3 in 38.69s2nd - 5 in 28.58s25.5
3England Mark Felix4th - 4 in 44.60s3rd - 24.72s3rd - 18.56 m1st - 11 reps4th - 1 in 5.77s6th - 4 in 27.26s21
4Canada Jean-François Caron6th - 4 in 49.53s5th - 1m 5.53s4th - 18.34 m2nd - 9 reps5th - 1 in 6.03s3rd - 5 in 47.42s17
5Estonia Rauno Heinla2nd - 4 in 41.26s6th - 17.1 m6th - 10.82 m4th - 5 reps3rd - 2 in 81.03s5th - 5 in 58.01s15.5
6United States Nick Best5th - 4 in 47.11s2nd - 23.22s5th - 17.88 m6th - 4 reps6th - 0 in 1m 30s4th - 5 in 53.05s13

Heat 2

  • Loading Race: 4 sacks weighing 125 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Keg Toss: 8 kegs weighing between 18-25 kg over a 4 m bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Squat Lift: 325 kg 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Truck Pull: 12000 kg down a 20 m course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Dumbbell Press: 4 dumbbells weighing between 100-115 kg. 1 minute 30 second time limit.
  • Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between 120-180 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
#NameEvent 1
Loading RaceEvent 2
Keg TossEvent 3
Squat LiftEvent 4
Truck PullEvent 5
Dumbbell PressEvent 6
Atlas StonesPts
1England Laurence Shahlaei2nd - 4 in 51.64s2nd - 7 in 75.00s1st - 8 reps3rd - 16.5 m1st - 3 in 61.21s3rd - 4 in 32.26s30
2Serbia Ervin Katona1st - 4 in 50.04s1st - 8 in 21.88s5th - 0 reps1st - 19.4 m3rd - 0 in 1m 30s2nd - 4 in 27.64s23
3Norway Espen Aune4th - 3 in 39.35s5th - 3 in 1m 15s2nd - 5 reps2nd - 18.35 m3rd - 0 in 1m 30s1st - 4 in 25.48s21
4Ukraine Serhiy Romanchuk3rd - 3 in 37.72s4th - 5 in 1m 15s3rd - 4 reps4th - 14.5 m3rd - 0 in 1m 30s4th - 4 in 42.83s17
5Romania Paul Pîrjol6th - 3 in 46.57s6th - 2 in 1m 15s4th - 2 reps5th - 4.5 m2nd - 2 in 18.30s5th - 4 in 51.42s14
6United States Travis Ortmayer5th - 3 in 39.66s3rd - 6 in 1m 15s6th - 0 repsWithdrewWithdrewWithdrew6

Heat 3

  • Loading Race: 4 sacks weighing 125 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Keg Toss: 8 kegs weighing between 18-25 kg over a 4 m bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Car Walk: 450 kg down a 25 m course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Deadlift: Car deadlift weighing 360 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Block Press: 4 blocks weighing between 110-150 kg. 1 minute 30 second time limit.
  • Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between 120-180 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
#NameEvent 1
Loading RaceEvent 2
Keg TossEvent 3
Car WalkEvent 4
DeadliftEvent 5
Block PressEvent 6
Atlas StonesPts
1Lithuania Vytautas Lalas1st - 4 in 44.08s1st - 8 in 35.48s2nd - 22.13s1st - 10 reps1st - 3 in 29.67s2nd - in 39.93s34.0
2England Terry Hollands3rd - 4 in 58.64s2nd - 7 in 1m 15s1st - 14.19s2nd - 9 reps5th - 2 in 25.46s1st - 5 in 36.8227.0
3Austria Martin Wildauer2nd - 4 in 48.93s2nd - 7 in 1m 15s3rd - 28.22s2nd - 9 reps6th - 2 in 61.14s6th - 2 in 29.47s20.0
4Poland Mateusz Baron4th - 4 in 73.17s4th - 4 in 1m 15s6th - 20.4 m4th - 8 reps3rd - 3 in 40.57s3rd - 5 in 53.79s17.5
5United States Jason Bergmann6th - 3 in 45.83s4th - 4 in 1m 15s4th - 28.25s5th - 5 reps2nd - 3 in 36.07s4th - 4 in 23.57s16.5
6Finland Juha Matti Järvi5th - 4 in 73.37s6th - 2 in 1m 15s5th - 29.35s6th - 0 reps4th - 2 in 22.60s5th - 3 in 33.29s10.0

Heat 4

  • Loading Race: 4 sacks weighing 125 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Keg Toss: 8 kegs weighing between 18-25 kg over a 4 m bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Squat Lift: 325 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Truck Pull: 12000 kg down a 20 m course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Block Press: 4 blocks weighing between 110-150 kg. 1 minute 30 second time limit.
  • Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between 120-180 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
#NameEvent 1
Loading RaceEvent 2
Keg TossEvent 3
Squat LiftEvent 4
Truck PullEvent 5
Block PressEvent 6
Atlas StonesPts
1Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas2nd - 4 in 44.57s1st - 8 in 19.42s1st - 7 reps2nd - 1m 6s1st - 4 in 1m 11.54s1st - 5 in 26.85s34
2United States Mike Jenkins1st - 4 in 40.98s4th - 6 in 1m 15s2nd - 6 reps1st - 1m 0.13s3rd - 3 in 27.77s2nd - 5 in 29.39s28
3Canada Louis-Philippe Jean4th - 4 in 63.48s4th - 6 in 1m 15s2nd - 6 reps3rd - 17.9 m2nd - 3 in 25.46s3rd - 5 in 29.48s23
4United States Josh Thigpen3rd - 4 in 54.13s2nd - 8 in 27.70s5th - 2 reps4th - 17.3 m4th - 3 in 33.43s4th - 5 in 30.70s20
5Russia Alexander Klyushev5th - 3 in 55.19s3rd - 7 in 1m 15s4th - 4 reps6th - 3.25 m5th - 3 in 38.27s6th - 3 in 30.25s13
6England Rob Frampton6th - 2 in 32.16s6th - 2 in 1m 15s6th - 1 rep5th - 14.89 m6th - 3 in 39.51s5th - 3 in 26.04s8

Heat 5

  • Loading Race: 4 sacks weighing 125 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Keg Toss: 8 kegs weighing between 18-25 kg over a 4 m bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Car Walk: 450 kg down a 25 m course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Deadlift Hold: 370 kg
  • Block Press: 4 blocks weighing between 110-150 kg. 1 minute 30 second time limit.
  • Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between 120-180 kg. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
#NameEvent 1
Loading RaceEvent 2
Keg TossEvent 3
Car WalkEvent 4
Deadlift HoldEvent 5
Block PressEvent 6
Atlas StonesPts
1United States Derek Poundstone1st - 4 in 38.57s2nd - 8 in 28.41s1st - 19.28s5th - 50.21s1st - 4 in 51.93s2nd - 5 in 31.26s30
2Iceland Stefán Sölvi Pétursson3rd - 4 in 44.98s3rd - 8 in 33.13s3rd - 22.79s6th - 39.75s3rd - 3 in 36.02s1st - 5 in 29.72s23
3England Jack McIntosh2nd - 4 in 43.73s4th - 8 in 41.09s6th - 14.4 m1st - 1m 19.49s5th - 3 in 56.04s3rd - 4 in 24.19s21
4Poland Krzysztof Radzikowski5th - 4 in 1m 0.80s1st - 8 in 27.49s4th - 28.53s3rd - 1m 3.41s4th - 3 in 40.44s4th - 4 in 27.38s20.5
5Lithuania Vidas Blekaitis4th - 4 in 56.43s5th - 4 in 1m 15s2nd - 22.59s4th - 52.43s2nd - 3 in 20.02s5th - 4 in 27.80s19.5
6Fiji Derek Boyer5th - 4 in 1m 0.80s5th - 4 in 1m 15s5th - 38.94s2nd - 1m 12.21s6th - 0 in 1m 30sWithdrew10

Finals events results

Event 1: Frame Carry

  • Weight: 375 kg
  • Course Length: 30 m
  • Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds
#NameNationalityTime (sec)Event ptsOverall pts
1Mike JenkinsUS18.101010
2Laurence ShahlaeiENG18.7299
3Stefán Sölvi PéturssonISL23.2588
4Brian ShawUS27.1377
5Žydrūnas SavickasLTU41.2866
6Terry HollandsENG28.5 m55
7Vytautas LalasLTU26.37 m44
8Derek PoundstoneUS16.6 m33
9Ervin KatonaSRB13.15 m22
10Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL3.5 m11

Event 2: Super Yoke

  • Weight: 450 kg
  • Course Length: 25 m
  • Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds
#NameNationalityTime (sec)Event ptsOverall pts
1Mike JenkinsUS14.261020
2Brian ShawUS14.28916
3Terry HollandsENG16.13813
4Laurence ShahlaeiENG16.29716
5Žydrūnas SavickasLTU16.33612
6Derek PoundstoneUS19.1658
7Vytautas LalasLTU20.3748
8Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL23.5034
9Stefán Sölvi PéturssonISL27.06210
10Ervin KatonaSRB0.26 m13

Event 3: Truck Pull

  • Weight: 10000 kg
  • Course Length: 30 m
  • Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds
#NameNationalityTimeEvent ptsOverall pts
1Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL57.941014
2Brian ShawUS1m 2.81s925
3Žydrūnas SavickasLTU1m 11.63s820
4Terry HollandsENG28.52 m720
5Laurence ShahlaeiENG27.8 m622
6Derek PoundstoneUS27.67 m513
7Mike JenkinsUS22 m424
8Vytautas LalasLTU17.13 m311
9Ervin KatonaSRB13 m25
10Stefán Sölvi PéturssonISL12.22 m111

Event 4: Max Deadlift

#NameNationalityWeightEvent ptsOverall pts
1Žydrūnas SavickasLTU440 kg1030
2Brian ShawUS435 kg8.533.5
2Terry HollandsENG435 kg8.528.5
4Laurence ShahlaeiENG415 kg6.528.5
4Derek PoundstoneUS415 kg6.519.5
6Vytautas LalasLTU400 kg516
7Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL370 kg2.516.5
7Mike JenkinsUS370 kg2.526.5
7Ervin KatonaSRB370 kg2.57.5
7Stefán Sölvi PéturssonISL370 kg2.513.5

Event 5: Log Lift

  • Weight: 155 kg
  • Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds
#NameNationalityRepetitionsEvent ptsOverall pts
1Žydrūnas SavickasLTU101040
2Derek PoundstoneUS78.528
2Vytautas LalasLTU78.524.5
4Brian ShawUS56.540
4Terry HollandsENG56.535
6Laurence ShahlaeiENG4533.5
7Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL3420.5
8Stefán Sölvi PéturssonISL2316.5

Event 6: Atlas Stones

  • Weight: 5 Stone series weighing 120-180 kg
  • Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds
#NameNationalityTime (sec)Event ptsOverall pts
1Brian ShawUS5 in 19.671050
2Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL5 in 24.35929.5
3Žydrūnas SavickasLTU5 in 26.20848
4Terry HollandsENG5 in 26.77742
5Stefán Sölvi PéturssonISL5 in 27.46622.5
6Vytautas LalasLTU5 in 38.99529.5
7Derek PoundstoneUS4 in 17.32432
8Laurence ShahlaeiENG4 in 49.19336.5

Final standings

#NameNationalityPts
Brian ShawUS50
Žydrūnas SavickasLTU48
Terry HollandsENG42
4Laurence ShahlaeiENG36.5
5Derek PoundstoneUS32
6Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL29.5
7Vytautas LalasLTU29.5
8Mike JenkinsUS26.5
9Stefán Sölvi PéturssonISL22.5
10Ervin KatonaSRB7.5

Television broadcast

United States

In the US the event was broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2 on Sunday 1 January, with some repeat screenings from 14 January to 5 February.

United Kingdom

In the UK, the show returned on Channel 5 to screen both The Giants Live Tour (the official qualifying tour for The World's Strongest Man) as well as the finals after Bravo screened the show for two years. Giants Live was shown on four consecutive days from 20 December 2011 to 23 December 2011. The finals were broadcast on six consecutive days from 27 December 2011 to 1 January 2012, with each episode dedicated to a qualifying group, and the sixth episode being the final.

References

References

  1. Bell, Adam. (2011-06-21). "Strong man competition will be held at Wingate". The Charlotte Observer.
  2. (2011-06-21). "MET-Rx World’s Strongest Man Set For North Carolina". Ironmind.com.
  3. "2011 WSM". The Worlds Strongest Man.
  4. (2011-08-26). "MET-Rx World’s Strongest Man: Athletes and Events". Ironmind.com.
  5. "Strongman Archives - 2011 WSM Final".
  6. (2011-10-10). "USA – ESPN TV Broadcast Schedule". The Worlds Strongest Man.
  7. (2011-11-02). "UK WSM Broadcast details – Channel 5". The Worlds Strongest Man.
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