Once again, it’s time to find the strongest man on the face of the earth. The 45th annual World’s Strongest Man (WSM) will be running from Tuesday, May 24 through Sunday, May 29, with a one-day break between the Qualifying Stage and the Finals. The biggest event in strength sports is being held at the Capitol Mall in Sacramento, CA.
Breaking Muscle will be consistently updating this results page to keep you on top of all the action throughout this year’s contest. There is no livestream of the event. However, WSM is offering a post-show featuring daily results and interviews with athletes, hosted by former WSM competitor Terry Hollands.
Editor’s Note: Results are from our official reporter in attendance. These results should not be considered final until after the World’s Strongest Man Facebook Live show: Backstage Live! Presented by The Beard Struggle, which airs daily throughout the competition, beginning May 24 at 3 p.m. ET.
2022 WSM Leaderboard
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | ||
| 1 | Tom Stoltman — United Kingdom | 6 |
| 2 | Kevin Faires — USA | 5 |
| 3 | Aivars Smaukstelis — Latvia | 4 |
| 4 | Andy Black — United Kingdom | 3 |
| 5 | Gabriel Rheaume — Canada | 2 |
| 6 | Manuel Angulo — Chile | 1 |
| Group 2 | ||
| 1 | Mitchell Hooper — Canada | 6 |
| 2 | Brian Shaw — USA | 5 |
| 3 | Gabriel Pena — Mexico | 4 |
| 4 | Bobby Thompson — USA | 3 |
| 5 | Konstantine Janashia — Georgia | 2 |
| 6 | Mark Felix — Canada | 1 |
| Group 3 | ||
| 1 | Oleksii Novikov — Ukraine | 6 |
| 2 | Adam Bishop — United Kingdom | 5 |
| 3 | Mika Törrö — Finland | 4 |
| 4 | Trey Mitchell — USA | 3 |
| 5 | Rob Kearney — USA | 2 |
| 6 | Grzegorz Szymanski — Poland | 1 |
| Group 4 | ||
| 1 | Martins Licis — USA | 6 |
| 2 | Maxime Boudreault — Canada | 5 |
| 3 | Pavlo Kordiyaka — Ukraine | 4 |
| 4 | Gavin Bilton — United Kingdom | 3 |
| 5 | Shane Flowers — United Kingdom | 2 |
| 6 | Nedžmin Ambešković — Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| Group 5 | ||
| 1 | Luke Stoltman — United Kingdom | 6 |
| 2 | Kelvin De Ruiter — Netherlands | 5 |
| 3 | Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted — Iceland | 4 |
| 4 | Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf — Australia | 3 |
| 5 | Evan Singleton — USA | 2 |
| 6 | Kim Ujarak Lorentzen — Greenland | 1 |
2022 WSM Day One Results
With Sacramento temperatures over 100 degrees today, heavy weights and fierce competitors won’t be the only obstacles to winning today’s two events — a loading race and a deadlift ladder.
Loading Race Results
The loading race is currently underway. Here are the results from each competitive Group, including each athlete’s corresponding time. More results are incoming.
Group 1
- Tom Stoltman — Five implements, 38.39 seconds
- Kevin Faires — Five implements, 43.36 seconds
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Five implements, 44.37 seconds
- Andy Black —Five implements, 50.81 seconds
- Gabriel Rhéaume — Five implements, 53.39 seconds
- Manuel Angulo — Four implements, 70 seconds
Group 2
- Mitchell Hooper — Five implements, 38.31 seconds
- Brian Shaw — Five implements, 45 seconds
- Gabriel Peña — Five implements, 45.88 seconds
- Konstantine Janashia — Five implements, 49.47
- Bobby Thompson — Five implements, 49.70 seconds
- Mark Felix — Five implements, 54.96 seconds
Group 3
- Oleksii Novikov — Five implements, 37.25 seconds
- Adam Bishop — Five implements, 45.85 seconds
- Mika Törrö — Five implements, 47.84 seconds
- Trey Mitchell — Five implements, 48.76 seconds
- Rob Kearney — Five implements, 54.62 seconds
- Grzegorz Szymanski — Four implements, 29.89 seconds
Group 4
- Martins Licis — Five implements, 37.73 seconds
- Maxime Boudreault — Five implements, 40.68 seconds
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — Five implements, 43.70 seconds
- Gavin Bilton — Five implements, 45.76 seconds
- Shane Flowers — Five implements, 48.70 seconds
- Nedžmin Ambešković — One implement, 10.2 seconds
Group 5
- Luke Stoltman — Five implements, 37.95 seconds
- Kelvin De Ruiter — Five implements, 39.18 seconds
- Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted — Five implements, 49.69 seconds
- Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf — Five implements, 52.70 seconds
- Evan Singleton — Five implements, 1:08
- Kim Ujarak — Four implements, 34.49 seconds
Deadlift Ladder Results
This article will be updated as events proceed and results are available.
2022 WSM Events
Here’s the complete schedule for the competition, including the three-day Qualifiers and the two-day Final.
Qualifying Round — Day One
- Loading Race
- Deadlift Ladder
Qualifying Round — Day Two
Qualifying Round — Day Three
- Wrecking Ball Hold
- Stone Off
[Rest Day/No Events]
Final — Day One
- KNAACK Giant’s Medley
- Deadlift
- Flintstone Barbell
Final — Day Two
- Bus Pull
- Reign Total Body Fuel Power Stairs
- Atlas Stones
2022 WSM Competitor Withdrawals
While 30 men qualified to enter this year’s WSM, unexpected scenarios can occur. Here’s a list of the competitors who have withdrawn from the contest.
How Strongman is Scored
Scoring points in competitive strongman events relates to the overall field of competitors. First place can earn as many points as there are competitors, and points descend accordingly.
In the Qualifying stage, you can earn a maximum of six points because there are six athletes in each group. First place gets six points; second gets five, and so on. In the Finals, there will be 10 competitors in total, so first place earns 10 points; second gets nine; third gets eight; and so on.
In the event of any tied scores, points are split evenly. If two athletes tie for second, you would add up the second and third place points and divide by two. For example, in the WSM Finals, if two athletes tie for second place, they would each earn 8.5 points (nine plus eight divided by two).
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Source
2022 World’s Strongest Man Results and Leaderboard is written by Chris Colucci for breakingmuscle.com
