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2012 World's Strongest Man

Strongman competition in 2012

Strongman competition in 2012

FieldValue
competition_name2012 World's Strongest Man
dates24 September - 1 October 2012
venueCommerce Casino
locationLos Angeles, California
countryUSA
athletes participating30
nations participating17
winnerLTU Žydrūnas Savickas
prevNorth Carolina 2011
nextSanya 2013

The 2012 World's Strongest Man was the 35th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held on the grounds of the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, US. The event was sponsored by MET-Rx. The qualifying heats were held from September 24–27, and the finals took place Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2012. The winner was Žydrūnas Savickas, it was his third WSM title. Vytautas Lalas of Lithuania was second, and Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson was third.

In the qualifying heats, Derek Poundstone set a new world record in the Giant Dumbbell press event by pressing a 210 lb dumbbell overhead for 11 repetitions, and Vytautas Lalas set a new strongman squat world record by squatting 700 lb for 11 repetitions. In the finals, Žydrūnas Savickas set a new Log Lift for Max Weight world record with a lift of 220 kg.

Participants

  • Žydrūnas Savickas LTU
  • Jean-François Caron CAN
  • Derek Poundstone USA
  • Mateusz Baron POL
  • Jack McIntosh ENG
  • Frankie Scheun RSA
  • Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson ISL
  • Mike Jenkins USA
  • Nick Best USA
  • Eddie Hall ENG
  • Sebastian Kurek POL
  • Akos Nagy HUN
  • Brian Shaw USA
  • Johannes Årsjö SWE
  • Martin Wildauer Austria
  • Mikhail Koklyaev RUS
  • Lauri Nami EST
  • Chris Gearing ENG
  • Vytautas Lalas LTU
  • Ervin Katona SRB
  • Louis Philippe Jean CAN
  • Jerry Pritchett USA
  • Graham Hicks ENG
  • Ole Martin Hansen NOR
  • Terry Hollands ENG
  • Krzysztof Radzikowski POL
  • Mike BurkeUSA
  • Alex Moonen NED
  • James Fennelly IRL
  • Eben Le Roux AUS

Heat results

Heat 1

  • Events: loading, truck pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones
#NameNationalityPts
1Žydrūnas SavickasLTU31.5
2Jean-François CaronCAN29
3Derek PoundstoneUSA27.5
4Mateusz BaronPOL15
5Jack McIntoshENG13
6Frankie ScheunRSA10

Heat 2

  • Events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, squat, atlas stones
#NameNationalityPts
1Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL29.5
2Mike JenkinsUSA26
3Nick BestUSA21
4Eddie HallENG19
5Sebastian KurekPOL15
6Akos NagyHUN13.5

Heat 3

  • Events: loading, limo pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones
#NameNationalityPts
1Brian ShawUSA27.5
2Johannes ÅrsjöSWE27
3Martin WildauerAustria23.5
4Mikhail KoklyaevRUS22
5Lauri NamiEST16
6Chris GearingENG10

Heat 4

  • Events: loading, limo pull, viking press for reps, squat, keg toss, atlas stones
#NameNationalityPts
1Vytautas LalasLTU29
2Ervin KatonaSRB23
3Louis Philippe JeanCAN21
4Jerry PritchettUSA18
5Graham HicksENG17.5
6Ole Martin HansenNOR16.5

Heat 5

  • Events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, car deadlift for reps, atlas stones
#NameNationalityPts
1Terry HollandsENG30
2Krzysztof RadzikowskiPOL27.5
3Mike BurkeUSA24
4Alex MoonenNED19
5James FennellyIRL18.5
6Eben Le RouxAUS5

Finals events results

Event 1: Super Yoke

  • Weight: 440 kg
  • Course length: 40 m
  • Time limit: 75 seconds
#NameNationalityTime (sec)Event PtsOverall Pts
1Brian ShawUSA28.401010
2Vytautas LalasLTU30.0599
3Mike JenkinsUSA31.4988
4Krzysztof RadzikowskiPOL31.8577
5Terry HollandsENG32.2766
6Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL33.5555
7Žydrūnas SavickasLTU37.8944
8Johannes ÅrsjöSWE33.9 m33
9Jean-François CaronCAN27.3 m22
10Ervin KatonaSER25.75 m11

Event 2: Max Log Lift

#NameNationalityWeightEvent PtsOverall Pts
1Žydrūnas SavickasLTU220 kg1014
2Mike JenkinsUSA210 kg8.516.5
2Krzysztof RadzikowskiPOL210 kg8.515.5
4Vytautas LalasLTU200 kg716
5Brian ShawUSA185 kg4.514.5
5Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL185 kg4.59.5
5Johannes ÅrsjöSWE185 kg4.57.5
5Ervin KatonaSER185 kg4.55.5
9Terry HollandsENG170 kg28
10Jean-François CaronCANNo lift02

Event 3: Bus Pull

  • Weight: 24500 kg
  • Course length: 25 m
  • Time limit: 75 seconds
#NameNationalityTime (sec)Event PtsOverall Pts
1Terry HollandsENG42.971018
2Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL44.71918.5
3Vytautas LalasLTU52.56824
4Žydrūnas SavickasLTU55.35721
5Brian ShawUSA65.12620.5
6Mike JenkinsUSA70.41521.5
7Johannes ÅrsjöSWE19.9 m411.5
8Jean-François CaronCAN9.9 m35
9Krzysztof RadzikowskiPOL4.55 m217.5
10Ervin KatonaSER1.6 m16.5

Event 4: Deadlift

  • Weight: 360 kg
  • Time limit: 60 seconds
#NameNationalityRepetitionsEvent PtsOverall Pts
1Žydrūnas SavickasLTU81031
2Terry HollandsENG78.526.5
2Vytautas LalasLTU78.532.5
4Brian ShawUSA66.527
4Jean-François CaronCAN66.511.5
5Krzysztof RadzikowskiPOL5522.5
6Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL4422.5
7Mike JenkinsUSA3223.5
7Johannes ÅrsjöSWE3213.5
7Ervin KatonaSER328.5

Event 5: Natural Stones

  • Weight: 5 Stone series ranging from 137-170 kg
  • Time limit: 75 seconds
#NameNationalityTime (sec)Event PtsOverall Pts
1Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL5 in 25.521032.5
2Žydrūnas SavickasLTU5 in 32.13940
3Vytautas LalasLTU5 in 33.29840.5
4Mike JenkinsUSA5 in 37.40730.5
5Brian ShawUSA5 in 38.56633
6Krzysztof RadzikowskiPOL5 in 49.27527.5
7Jean-François CaronCAN5 in 53.44415.5
8Johannes ÅrsjöSWE5 in 59.19316.5
9Terry HollandsENG4 in 41.77228.5
10Ervin KatonaSER1 in 7.5819.5

Event 6: Power Stairs

  • Weight: 3 x 225 kg implements up 5 stairs each
  • Time limit: 75 seconds
#NameNationalityTime (sec)Event PtsOverall Pts
1Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL36.821042.5
2Žydrūnas SavickasLTU42.83949
3Mike JenkinsUSA43.77838.5
4Brian ShawUSA45.61740
5Jean-François CaronCAN1m 14.84621.5
6Krzysztof RadzikowskiPOL13 stairs532.5
7Vytautas LalasLTU11 stairs444.5
8Johannes ÅrsjöSWE10 stairs319.5

Final standings

#NameNationalityPts
Žydrūnas SavickasLTU49.0
Vytautas LalasLTU44.5
Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonISL42.5
4Brian ShawUSA40.0
5Mike JenkinsUSA38.5
6Krzysztof RadzikowskiPOL32.5
7Terry HollandsENG28.5 (Injured)
8Jean-François CaronCAN21.5
9Johannes ÅrsjöSWE19.5
10Ervin KatonaSER9.5 (Injured)

References

References

  1. "Zydrunas Savickas: World’s Strongest Man Winner".
  2. "WSM 2012 – Los Angeles – 24th September to 1st October - The Worlds Strongest Man".
  3. "World’s Strongest Man Qualifiers: Poundstone Breaks World Record".
  4. "World’s Strongest Man: Another World Record Today".
  5. "WSM Finals: Zydrunas Savickas Breaks Log Lift World Record".
  6. (2011-08-26). "MET-Rx World's Strongest Man: Athletes and Events". Ironmind.com.
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