The 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man held at Sun City, South Africa from September 15–22, 2010. Zydrunas Savickas won his second title, Brian Shaw placed second, moving up 1 spot from 3rd place the previous year, and Mikhail Koklyaev placed third.

In the finals, Zydrunas Savickas set a new world record in the Giant Wooden Log Lift for Max Weight event by lifting .

Line-up

Competitors – Original listing Name Nationality WSM record Other Strongman Achievements JordanHennie Jordan South Africa BergmannJason Bergmann United States 9th place 2008 World's Strongest Man 2nd place America's Strongest Man 2008 WestabyMark Westaby United Kingdom SkogRichard Skog Norway 2 time Norway's strongest man 2009 & 2010.2nd in Giants Live Viking Power Challenge. FelixMark Felix United Kingdom 4th place 2006 World's Strongest Man, 7th place 2007 Rolling Thunder World Champion and World Record HolderIFSA Britain's Strongest Man 2005 KoklyaevMikhail Koklyaev Russia 3rd in 2005, 2nd in 2006 & 2007 IFSA World Championshipmultiple wins in the Strongman Champions League, 2nd in the 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic OrtmayerTravis Ortmayer United States 5th place 2008 & 2009 World's Strongest Man 3rd place 2009 & 2010 Arnold Strongman Classic PoundstoneDerek Poundstone United States 2nd place World's Strongest Man 2008, 4th place 2009 2007 & 2008 America's strongest man champion2 time Arnold Strongman Classic champion in 2009 & 2010Fortissimus champion 2008, 2nd place 2009Strongman Super Series World Champion 20083 time Mohegan Sun Super Series champion 2008–2010Giants Live Ukraine 2010 champion ShawBrian Shaw United States 3rd place 2009 World's Strongest Man 3rd at Fortissimus 2009Winner of 2009 FIT ExpoStrongman Super Series 2009 overall champion bESTNick Best United States 2009 All American Strongman Challenge winner9th place 2006 IFSA Strongman World Championships2nd place Strongman Super Series Romania 2009 SzczepanskiRobert Szczepanski Poland 2nd place Giants Live Poland 2010IFSA Strongman World Championships 9th place 2005, 6th place 2006, 7th place 2007 SavickasZydrunas Savickas Lithuania 2009 World's Strongest Man, 2nd place 2002–2004 Six time winner of Arnold Strongman Classic from 2003–2008, 2nd place 20102 time winner IFSA Strongman World Championships, 3rd place 20072008 Strongman Champions League winner2009 winner Strongest Man on the Planet, 2nd place 20082004 overall winner Strongman Super Series, 3rd in 2002, 2nd in 2003World Log Lift Champion RomanchukSerhiy Romanchuk Ukraine HollandsTerry Hollands United Kingdom 3rd place World's Strongest Man 2007, 7th place 2006, 10th place 2008, 6th place 2009 Britain's Strongest Man 2007UK's Strongest Man 2005England's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009 KulagaJanusz Kulaga Poland PéturssonStefán Sölvi Pétursson Iceland Iceland's Strongest Man 2009 & 20102008 IFSA Iceland's Strongest Man3rd place Giants Live Poland 2009 ShahlaeiLaurence Shahlaei United Kingdom 9th place 2009 World's Strongest Man England's Strongest Man 2009 SadlerDarren Sadler United Kingdom 2007 Champion IFSA World Strongman Challenge u105k2nd 2005 World Championships u105k(IFSA) TodorchevStoyan Todorchev Bulgaria ArsjoJohannes Årsjöwithdrew before competition Sweden 4th Place Viking Power Challenge 2009 LalasVytautas Lalas Lithuania winner Giants Live 2010 Polandwinner Lithuania's Strongest Man 2010, 3rd place 2009 OstlundDave Ostlund United States 3rd place World's Strongest Man 2008, 9th place 2005, 6th place 2007, 8th place 2009 1st Venice Beach Super Series 20073rd Madison Square Garden Super Series 2008 BrantWarrick Brant Australia KazelniksAgris Kazelniks Latvia 2nd place Strongman Champions League Holland Grand Prix 20092nd place overall 2009 Strongman Champions League SmitEttiene Smit South Africa 6 times South Africa's Strongest Man KatonaErvin Katona Serbia 2nd place overall 2008 Strongman Champions League3 times Serbia's Strongest Manwinner 2010 Strongman Champions League Bulgariawinner 2010 Strongman Champions League Serbia SavoieChristian Savoie Canada 2009 Canada's Strongest Man JeanLouis Philippe Jean Canada 10th place 2009 World's Strongest Man 2008 Canada's Strongest Man CurlettoAlex Curletto Italy IlinKostyantyn Ilin Ukraine 2009 Ukraine's Strongest Man FramptonReserve:Rob Framptoncompeted in place of Johannes Årsjö United Kingdom ScheunReserve:Frankie Scheun South Africa

Heat results

Qualifying heats in World's Strongest Man involve a series of six events. The field is divided into groups of six competitors with the top two in each of the groups reaching the ten man final. A win in an event gives a competitor 6 points, second place gets 5, and so on (4,3,2,1). If there is a tie at the end of the qualifier, the competitor with the most individual event wins gets the advantage.

Heat 1

Position Name NationalityEvent 1 MedleyEvent 2 Truck PullEvent 3 Power StairsEvent 4 DeadliftEvent 5 Overhead LiftEvent 6 Loading Race 1 (30pts)Brian Shaw1 (7 in 0:46.53)1 (0:44.82)1 (12 in 0:41.58)2 (7 reps)1 (4 reps)6 (2 in 0:36.32) 2 (27pts)Stefan Solvi Petursson 2 (7 in 1:09.18)3 (1:01.44)3 (12 in 0:51.13)4 (4 reps)2 (3 reps)1 (4 0:58.11) 3 (20pts)Mark Felix 6 (3 in 1:15.00)2 (0:49.44)6 (8 in 1:15.00)1 (8 reps)4 (1 rep)3 (4 1:07.48) 4 (17pts)Stoyan Todorchev 3 (6 in 1:15.00)4 (1:04.35)2 (12 in 0:50.13)5 (3 reps)5 (0 reps)4 (4 in 1:12.29) 5 (16.5pts)Serhiy Romanchuk 4 (5 in 1:15.00)5 (1.00 m)4 (12 in 0:55.92)6 (0 reps)3 (2 reps)2 (4 in 0:59.76) 6 (11.5pts)Ettiene Smit 4 (5 in 1:15.00)6 (0.85 m)5 (11 in 1:15.00)3 (6 reps)5 (0 reps)5 (3 in 0:49.07) (Shaw and Petursson advance to final)

Heat 2 World’s Strongest Man 2010 Qualifiers: Heat 2 « The 5th Stone – The World's Strongest Man Blog. The5thstone.wordpress.com (2010-12-28). Retrieved on 2011-03-19. Position Name Nationality Event 1Giant Farmer's Walk Event 2Power Stairs Event 3Deadlift Event 4Africa Stone Event 5Metal Block Press Event 6Loading Race 1 (30pts) Derek Poundstone 3 (36.2m) 3 (9 in 1:15.00s) 1 (6 reps) 2 (63.4m) 1 (3 in 22.23s) 2 (4 in 1:10.63s) 2 (29pts) Terry Hollands 1 (23.28s) 1 (12 in 48.52s) 2 (5 reps) 4 (36.3m) 2 (3 in 44.80s) 3 (4 in 1:11.16s) 3 (20pts) Richard Skog 4 (32.9m) 6 (4 in 1:15.00s) 4= (0 reps) 1 (67.4m) 3 (3 in 45.29s) 1 (4 in 48.26s) 4 (17pts) Alex Curletto 5 (27.2m) 4 (6 in 1:15.00s) 3 (4 reps) 5 (29.9m) 4 (2 in 25.84s) 4 (3 in 42.48s) 5 (11pts) Hennie Jordan 6 (1.7m) 5 (5 in 1:15.00s) 4= (0 reps) 3 (44.3m) 5 (2 in 52.60s) 5 (2 in 37.25s) WD (after Rd 4) Robert Szczepanski† 2 (27.90s) 2 (11 in 1:15.00s) 4= (0 reps) WD WD WD (Poundstone and Hollands advance to final)

† Szczepanski left the competition with a biceps injury during the Africa Stone (4th Event). He had 10 points after three events.

Heat 3 World’s Strongest Man 2010 Qualifiers: Heat 3 « The 5th Stone – The World's Strongest Man Blog. The5thstone.wordpress.com (2010-12-29). Retrieved on 2011-03-19. Position Name Nationality Event 1Medley Event 2Truck Pull Event 3Power Stairs Event 4Deadlift Event 5Dumbbell Press Event 6Loading Race 1 (29pts) Ervin Katona 2 (7 flips in 1:05.18s) 1 (52.16s) 1 (12 in 1:01.01s) 2 (8 reps) 4 (5 reps) 3 (4 in 58.28s) 2 (28.5pts) Travis Ortmayer 1 (7 flips in 1:05.18s) 2 (1:06.19s) 3 (11 in 1:15.00s) 4= (4 reps) 1 (9 reps) 2 (4 in 54.94s) 3 (27.5pts) Vytautas Lalas 3 (6 flips in 1:15.00s) 3 (1:10.03s) 4 (10 in 1:15.00s) 1 (9 reps) 2= (8 reps) 1 (4 in 46.71s) 4 (17.5pts) Kostyantyn Ilin 5 (3 flips in 1:15.00s) 5 (0.77m) 5 (8 in 1:15.00s) 3 (5 reps) 2= (8 reps) 4 (4 in 1:14.14s) 5 (15.5pts) Janusz Kulaga 4 (5 flips in 1:15.00s) 4 (0.80m) 2 (12 in 1:11.77s) 4= (4 reps) 5 (0 reps) 5 (3 in 37.73s) WD (after Rd 1) Darren Sadler† 6 (0 flips in 1:15.00s) WD WD WD WD WD (Katona and Ortmayer advance to final)

† Sadler left the competition with a torn biceps injury in the Medley (1st event) almost as soon as it began.

Heat 4 World’s Strongest Man 2010 Qualifiers: Heat 4 « The 5th Stone – The World's Strongest Man Blog. The5thstone.wordpress.com (2010-12-30). Retrieved on 2011-03-19. Position Name Nationality Event 1Giant Farmer's Walk Event 2Squat Lift Event 3Africa Stone Event 4Overhead Lift Event 5Deadlift Hold Event 6Loading Race 1 (27.5pts) Zydrunas Savickas 1 (21.31s) 1= (11 reps) 2 (62.1m) 1 (8 reps) 3 (1:08.12s) 6 (1 in 22.01s) 2= (25pts)† Nick Best 3 (29.72s) 3= (10 reps) 1 (79.4m) 6 (0 reps) 1 (1:18.68s) 1 (3 in 36.95s) 2= (25pts)† Laurence Shahlaei 2 (23.75s) 1= (11 reps) 4 (54.2m) 3= (5 reps) 4 (1:02.33s) 2 (3 in 42.05s) 4 (22pts) Louis-Philippe Jean 4 (31.16s) 6 (7 reps) 3 (60.8m) 2 (7 reps) 2 (1:10.07s) 3 (3 in 49.95s) 5 (13.5pts) Warrick Brant 6 (12.6m) 3= (10 reps) 5 (51.6m) 3= (5 reps) 6 (45.03s) 4 (3 in 1:04.45s) 6 (12pts) Agris Kazelniks 5 (34.6m) 3= (10 reps) 6 (15.3m) 5 (1 rep) 5 (54.35s) 5 (2 in 42.06s) (Savickas and Best advance to final)

† Although Best and Shahlaei tied in points, the tiebreaker is with individual event wins. Best won three events and Shahlaei only won one, so Best advanced to the final.

Heat 5 World’s Strongest Man 2010 Qualifiers: Heat 5 « The 5th Stone – The World's Strongest Man Blog. The5thstone.wordpress.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-19. Position Name Nationality Event 1Medley Event 2Squat Lift Event 3Africa Stone Event 4Metal Block Press Event 5Deadlift Hold Event 6Loading Race 1 (28pts) Jason Bergmann 2 (7 flips in 1:09.91s) 1 (12 reps) 2 (65.6m) 3 (2 in 12.79s) 1 (1:27.00s) 5 (3 in 37.67s) 2 (26pts) Mikhail Koklyaev 4 (6 flips in 1:15.00s) 2 (9 reps) 5 (3.9m) 1 (3 in 19.48s) 2 (1:17.23s) 2 (4 in 51.51s) 3 (24pts) Dave Ostlund 1 (7 flips in 1:04.75s) 6 (2 reps) 4 (57.1m) 2 (3 in 23.20s) 4 (1:12.37s) 1 (4 in 50.01s) 4 (18.5pts) Mark Westaby 3 (7 flips in 1:10.62s) 3= (8 reps) 3 (65.5m) 4 (2 in 26.21s) 6 (50.41s) 4 (4 in 1:06.95s) 5 (16.5pts) Christian Savoie 5= (5 flips in 1:15.00s) 5 (6 reps) 1 (67.0m) 6 (1 in 54.47s) 5 (1:09.23s) 3 (4 in 54.20s) 6 (12pts) Rob Frampton§ 5= (5 flips in 1:15.00s) 3= (8 reps) 6 (0.0m) 5 (2 in 36.25s) 3 (1:14.85s) 6 (2 in 42.64s) (Bergmann and Koklyaev advance to final)

§ Frampton, initially a reserve, replaced Johannes Årsjö, who withdrew prior to the competition.

Final results # Name Nationality PtsEvent 1 Loading RaceEvent 2 Keg TossEvent 3 Giant Log PressEvent 4 Whiskey Barrel CarryEvent 5 DeadliftEvent 6 Atlas Stones 1 Zydrunas Savickas 51.5 (countback 2 wins & one 2nd place)6 (2 in 0:45.58)2 (8 in 0:21.19)1 (210 kg)1 (0:26.54)1= (11 reps)3 (5 in 0:29.64) 2 Brian Shaw 51.5 (countback 2 wins & one 3rd place)3 (3 in 1:08.89)1 (8 in 0:20.75)4 (177.5 kg)4 (0:40.05)1= (11 reps)1 (5 in 0:27.11) 3 Mikhail Koklyaev 462 (3 in 1:08.34)4 (8 in 0:27.61)2 (202.5 kg)5 (0:40.84)3 (10 reps)4 (5 in 0:39.83) 4 Stefan Solvi Petursson 3310 (2 in 0:50.13)5 (8 in 0:36.53)5 (170 kg)3 (0:33.67)8 (5 reps)2 (5 in 0:28.23) 5 Travis Ortmayer 30.51 (3 in 0:58.72)3 (8 in 0:22.16)6= (155 kg)9 (6.4 m)5= (8 reps)9 (3 in 0:20.29) 6 Nick Best 278 (2 in 0:47.51)9 (4 in 0:23.14)6= (155 kg)2 (0:33.32)4 (9 reps)8 (4 in 0:36.01) 7 Ervin Katona 254 (3 in 1:12.57)6 (8 in 0:41.69)6= (155 kg)6 (35.8 m)7 (7 reps)10 (3 in 0:27.12) 8 Terry Hollands 24.57 (2 in 45.73)8 (6 in 0:30.63)6= (155 kg)7 (26.1 m)5= (8 reps)6 (5 in 0:53.23) 9 Derek Poundstone 229 ( 2 in 0:48.82)7 (7 in 0:33.73)3 (185 kg)8 (8.1 m)10 (1 reps)7 (4 in 0:30.95) 10 Jason Bergmann 195 (2 in 0:35.09)10 (4 in 0:44.28)6= (155 kg)10 (2.2 m)9 (4 reps)5 (5 in 0:41.30 Source

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