2017 World's Strongest Man Explained

Competition Name:	2017 World's Strongest Man
Dates:	20–28 May 2017
Location:	Gaborone
Country:
Athletes Participating:	30
Nations Participating:	16
Winner:	Eddie Hall^[1]
Next:	Manila 2018

The 2017 World's Strongest Man was the 40th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. It was held in Gaborone, Botswana from May 20 to 28.^[2] The tournament was won by Eddie Hall of the United Kingdom, with Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson of Iceland second and defending champion Brian Shaw of the United States third. Hall announced after the competition that he would not defend his title.^[3] Four-time champion Zydrunas Savickas of Lithuania finished in ninth place; this marked the first time in his career that he failed to finish in the top three after qualifying for the final.

Heat Results

A change was made to the qualifying rounds for 2017. Each group participated in five normal events, with the highest scoring competitor at the end of those events being declared the group winner and automatically qualifying for the final.^[4] The lowest scoring competitor was eliminated from further competition.

In a throwback to early competitions, where a head-to-head competition determined the overall champion, the four remaining competitors faced off in an event called Last Man Standing. The event consisted of a hurdle placed in the middle of an octagon with a white square in the middle, in which was placed an Atlas Stone.

The event was conducted in a stepladder format, with the fifth place and fourth place competitors beginning the event. Each competitor took turns lifting the stone from their side of the square and dropping it over the hurdle. The lift had to be started from within the square and each competitor was given ten seconds to lift and drop the stone. Once one of them could not complete the task, he was eliminated from the event and the third place competitor stepped in. The survivor of that matchup took on the second place competitor, with the winner of the event joining the overall group winner in the final.

Heat 1

	Name	Pts
1	Brian Shaw	27
2	Jean-François Caron	24
3	Matjaz Belsak	21
4	Colm Woulfe	16.5
5		6
6	Mark Felix	3.5

Heat 2

	Name	Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	33
2	Martins Licis	21
3	Luke Stoltman	20
4	Stefán Sölvi Pétursson	14
5	Jimmy Paquet	13
6	Dimitar Savatinov	4

Heat 3

	Name	Pts
1	Konstantine Janashia	24.5
2	Laurence Shahlaei	19
3	Mikhail Shivlyakov	18
4	Johan Els	15
5	Rob Kearney	15
6	Mikkel Leicht	13.5

Heat 4

	Name	Pts
1	Eddie Hall	24.5
2	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	22.5
3	Ari Gunnarsson	22.5
4	Derek DeVaughn	13.5
5	Lauri Nämi	10.5
6	Gerhard Van Staden	7.5

Heat 5

	Name	Pts
1	Nick Best	22
2	Zydrunas Savickas	22
3	Peiman Maheripour	18.5
4	Terry Hollands	17
5	Bryan Benzel	13.5
6	Olu Fadesire	5

Finals Events Results

Event 1: Tyre Flip

5000NaN0 tyre for 6 flips
Time Limit: 60 seconds

	Name	Time (sec)	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Brian Shaw	27.28	10	10
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	28.83	9	9
3	JF Caron	31.56	8	8
4	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	34.52	7	7
5	Eddie Hall	35.12	6	6
6	Laurence Shahlaei	39.87	5	5
7	Martins Licis	39.93	4	4
8	Konstantine Janashia	DNF (5 Flips)	3	3
9	Zydrunas Savickas	DNF (3 Flips)	1.5	1.5
9	Nick Best	DNF (3 Flips)	1.5	1.5

Event 2: Squat Lift

Weight: for repetitions^[5]
Time Limit: 60 seconds

	Name	Repetitions	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Eddie Hall	15	10	16
2	Brian Shaw	13	7.5	17.5
2	JF Caron	13	7.5	15.5
2	Martins Licis	13	7.5	11.5
2	Zydrunas Savickas	13	7.5	9
6	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	12	4.5	13.5
6	Laurence Shahlaei	12	4.5	9.5
8	Nick Best	6	3	4.5
9	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	3	2	9
10	Konstantine Janashia	2	1	4

Event 3: Viking Press

Weight: for repetitions
Time Limit: 60 seconds

	Name	Repetitions	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Eddie Hall	15	10	26
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	14	9	22.5
3	Brian Shaw	12	8	25.5
4	JF Caron	8	6	21.5
4	Martins Licis	8	6	17.5
4	Konstantine Janashia	8	6	10
7	Laurence Shahlaei	7	3.5	13
7	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	7	3.5	12.5
9	Nick Best	3	2	6.5
10	Zydrunas Savickas	2	1	10

Event 4: Plane Pull

Weight:
Course Length:
Time Limit: 60 seconds

	Name	Time (sec)	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	40.07	10	22.5
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	41.10	9	31.5
3	Eddie Hall	42.92	8	34
4	Laurence Shahlaei	44.14	7	20
5	Brian Shaw	47.60	6	31.5
6	Zydrunas Savickas	47.73	5	15
7	Martins Licis	49.30	4	21.5
8	Konstantine Janashia	50.25	3	13
9	JF Caron	DNF	2	23.5
10	Nick Best	DNF	1	7.5

Event 5: Max Deadlift

Opening Weight:

	Name	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Eddie Hall	10	44
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	8.5	40
2	Brian Shaw	8.5	40
4	JF Caron	6	29.5
4	Martins Licis	6	27.5
4	Konstantine Janashia	6	19
7	Laurence Shahlaei	3.5	23.5
7	Zydrunas Savickas	3.5	18.5
9	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	1.5	24
9	Nick Best	1.5	9

Event 6: Atlas Stones

5 Atlas Stone series ranging from 150–
Time Limit: 60 seconds

	Name	Time (sec)	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	5 in 28.99	10	50
2	Martins Licis	5 in 33.24	9	36.5
3	Brian Shaw	5 in 40.48	8	48
4	Eddie Hall	5 in 58.74	7	51
5	JF Caron	4 in 29.41	6	35.5
6	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	4 in 33.01	5	29
7	Konstantine Janashia	4 in 35.36	4	23
8	Zydrunas Savickas	3 in 19.76	3	21.5
9	Laurence Shahlaei	3 in 45.66	2	25.5
10	Nick Best	2 in 6.68	1	10

Final standings

	Name	Pts
1	Eddie Hall	51
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	50
3	Brian Shaw	48
4	Martins Licis	36.5
5	Jean-François Caron	35.5
6	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	29
7	Laurence Shahlaei	25.5
8	Konstantine Janashia	23
9	Zydrunas Savickas	21.5
10	Nick Best	10

Notes and References

Web site: Eddie 'The Beast' Hall crowned World's Strongest Man . . 3 June 2017 . 29 May 2017.
Web site: World's Strongest Man 2017 Announcement . . 4 April 2017 . 4 January 2021.
Web site: Eddie Hall retires from World's Strongest Man competition after Brit claims historic victory . Stoke . Sentinel . Mick . Gadd . . 4 January 2021 . 28 May 2017.
Web site: WSM 2017 Groups and Events Released . . 4 May 2017 . 4 January 2021.
Web site: 2017 World's Strongest Man Final . YouTube . 25 March 2022.