2012 World's Strongest Man Explained

Competition Name:2012 World's Strongest Man
Dates:24 September - 1 October 2012
Venue:Commerce Casino
Location:Los Angeles, California
Country:
Athletes Participating:30
Nations Participating:17
Winner: Žydrūnas Savickas[1]
Next:Sanya 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.[2] The event was sponsored by MET-Rx.[2] The qualifying heats were held from September 24–27, and the finals took place Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2012.[2] 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.[1]

In the qualifying heats, Derek Poundstone set a new world record in the Giant Dumbbell press event by pressing a 210lb dumbbell overhead for 11 repetitions,[3] and Vytautas Lalas set a new strongman squat world record by squatting 700lb for 11 repetitions.[4] In the finals, Žydrūnas Savickas set a new Log Lift for Max Weight world record with a lift of 220kg (490lb).[5]

Participants

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Heat results

Heat 1

NameNationalityPts
1Žydrūnas Savickas 31.5
2Jean-François Caron 29
3Derek Poundstone 27.5
4Mateusz Baron 15
5Jack McIntosh13
6Frankie Scheun10

Heat 2

NameNationalityPts
1Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 29.5
2Mike Jenkins 26
3Nick Best 21
4Eddie Hall19
5Sebastian Kurek 15
6Akos Nagy 13.5

Heat 3

NameNationalityPts
1Brian Shaw 27.5
2Johannes Årsjö 27
3Martin Wildauer 23.5
4Mikhail Koklyaev 22
5Lauri Nami 16
6Chris Gearing10

Heat 4

NameNationalityPts
1Vytautas Lalas 29
2Ervin Katona 23
3Louis Philippe Jean 21
4Jerry Pritchett 18
5Graham Hicks17.5
6Ole Martin Hansen 16.5

Heat 5

NameNationalityPts
1Terry Hollands30
2Krzysztof Radzikowski 27.5
3Mike Burke 24
4Alex Moonen19
5James Fennelly 18.5
6Eben Le Roux5

Finals events results

Event 1: Super Yoke

NameNationalityTime (sec)Event PtsOverall Pts
1Brian Shaw28.401010
2Vytautas Lalas30.0599
3Mike Jenkins31.4988
4Krzysztof Radzikowski31.8577
5Terry Hollands32.2766
6Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson33.5555
7Žydrūnas Savickas37.8944
8Johannes Årsjö33.9m (111.2feet)33
9Jean-François Caron27.3m (89.6feet)22
10Ervin Katona25.75m (84.48feet)11

Event 2: Max Log Lift

NameNationalityWeightEvent PtsOverall Pts
1Žydrūnas Savickas220kg (490lb)1014
2Mike Jenkins210kg (460lb)8.516.5
2Krzysztof Radzikowski210kg (460lb)8.515.5
4Vytautas Lalas200kg (400lb)716
5Brian Shaw185kg (408lb)4.514.5
5Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson185kg (408lb)4.59.5
5Johannes Årsjö185kg (408lb)4.57.5
5Ervin Katona185kg (408lb)4.55.5
9Terry Hollands170kg (380lb)28
10Jean-François CaronNo lift02

Event 3: Bus Pull

NameNationalityTime (sec)Event PtsOverall Pts
1Terry Hollands42.971018
2Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson44.71918.5
3Vytautas Lalas52.56824
4Žydrūnas Savickas55.35721
5Brian Shaw65.12620.5
6Mike Jenkins70.41521.5
7Johannes Årsjö19.9m (65.3feet)411.5
8Jean-François Caron9.9m (32.5feet)35
9Krzysztof Radzikowski4.55m (14.93feet)217.5
10Ervin Katona1.6m (05.2feet)16.5

Event 4: Deadlift

NameNationalityRepetitionsEvent PtsOverall Pts
1Žydrūnas Savickas81031
2Terry Hollands78.526.5
2Vytautas Lalas78.532.5
4Brian Shaw66.527
4Jean-François Caron66.511.5
5Krzysztof Radzikowski5522.5
6Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson4422.5
7Mike Jenkins3223.5
7Johannes Årsjö3213.5
7Ervin Katona328.5

Event 5: Natural Stones

NameNationalityTime (sec)Event PtsOverall Pts
1Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson5 in 25.521032.5
2Žydrūnas Savickas5 in 32.13940
3Vytautas Lalas5 in 33.29840.5
4Mike Jenkins5 in 37.40730.5
5Brian Shaw5 in 38.56633
6Krzysztof Radzikowski5 in 49.27527.5
7Jean-François Caron5 in 53.44415.5
8Johannes Årsjö5 in 59.19316.5
9Terry Hollands4 in 41.77228.5
10Ervin Katona1 in 7.5819.5

Event 6: Power Stairs

NameNationalityTime (sec)Event PtsOverall Pts
1Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson36.821042.5
2Žydrūnas Savickas42.83949
3Mike Jenkins43.77838.5
4Brian Shaw45.61740
5Jean-François Caron1m 14.84621.5
6Krzysztof Radzikowski13 stairs532.5
7Vytautas Lalas11 stairs444.5
8Johannes Årsjö10 stairs319.5

Final standings

NameNationalityPts
1Žydrūnas Savickas 49.0
2Vytautas Lalas 44.5
3Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 42.5
4Brian Shaw 40.0
5Mike Jenkins 38.5
6Krzysztof Radzikowski32.5
7Terry Hollands28.5 (Injured)
8Jean-François Caron 21.5
9Johannes Årsjö 19.5
10Ervin Katona9.5 (Injured)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zydrunas Savickas: World’s Strongest Man Winner . 2012-10-02 . 2012-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121115184500/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Oct/Zydrunas_Savickas-Worldxs_Strongest_Man_Winner.html . dead .
  2. Web site: WSM 2012 – Los Angeles – 24th September to 1st October - The Worlds Strongest Man . 2012-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819053203/http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/2012-wsm/wsm-2012-los-angeles-24th-september-to-1st-october/ . 2012-08-19 .
  3. Web site: World’s Strongest Man Qualifiers: Poundstone Breaks World Record . 2012-10-03 . 2012-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929012406/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Sep/Worldxs_Strongest_Man_Qualifiers-Poundstone_Breaks_World_Record.html . dead .
  4. Web site: World’s Strongest Man: Another World Record Today . 2012-10-03 . 2012-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120930005154/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Sep/Worldxs_Strongest_Man-Another_World_Record_Today.html . dead .
  5. Web site: WSM Finals: Zydrunas Savickas Breaks Log Lift World Record . 2012-10-03 . 2013-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214122/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Sep/WSM_Finals-Zydrunas_Savickas_Breaks_Log_Lift_World_Record.html . dead .
  6. Web site: MET-Rx World's Strongest Man: Athletes and Events . Ironmind.com . 2011-08-26 . 2012-07-24 . 2012-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004144240/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Aug/MET-Rx_Worldxs_Strongest_Man-Athletes_and_Events.html . dead .

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