2019 World's Ultimate Strongman Explained

Competition Name:	2019 World's Ultimate Strongman
Dates:	24–25 October 2019
Venue:	Burj Khalifa Fountains (Day 1) Meydan Racecourse (Day 2)
Location:	Dubai
Country:	United Arab Emirates
Athletes Participating:	14
Nations Participating:	11
Winner:	Mateusz Kieliszkowski^[1]
Prev:	2018

The 2019 World's Ultimate Strongman took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates between October 24 and 25. The winner of the inaugural World's Ultimate Strongman Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson did not partake this year due to taking a small break from competing. 2019 World's Strongest Man Martins Licis also did not partake due to injury. The competition had four-time World's Strongest Man Žydrūnas Savickas as a referee; 2017 World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall and 2016 Europe's Strongest Man Laurence Shahlaei were commentators of the event.

This years event was held over two days with first day consisting of only one event; the max deadlift. This event was performed with the Burj Khalifa in the background. The second day and the remainder of the events were performed at the Meydan Racecourse.^[2] This is also where the athletes were staying for the competition.

Results of events

Event 1: Max Deadlift

• Starting Weight:
• Notes: Athletes were allowed to skip weight increments.

	Name	Nationality	Weight Lifted	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Rauno Heinla			14	14
2	Mikhail Shivlyakov			12.5	12.5
2	Jerry Pritchett			12.5	12.5
4	Tom Stoltman			11	11
5	Mateusz Kieliszkowski			9	9
5	JF Caron			9	9
5	Ramin Farajnejad			9	9
6	Luke Stoltman			4	4
6	Brian Shaw			4	4
6	Oleksii Novikov			4	4
6	Matjaz Belsak			4	4
6	Cheick Sanou			4	4
6	Krzysztof Radzikowski			4	4
6	Terry Hollands			4	4

^[3]

Event 2: Truck Pull

• Weight:
• Course Length:

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		0m 55.90	14	23
2	Krzysztof Radzikowski		1m 06.18	13	17
3	Brian Shaw		1m 11.56	12	16
4	Terry Hollands		1m 14.16	11	15
5	Luke Stoltman		DNF	10	14
6	Rauno Heinla		DNF	9	25
7	Tom Stoltman		DNF	8	19
8	JF Caron		DNF	7	16
9	Oleksii Novikov		DNF	6	10
10	Ramin Farajnejad		DNF	5	14
11	Matjaz Belsak		DNF	4	8
12	Cheick Sanou		DNF	3	7
13	Mikhail Shivlyakov		DNF	2	14.5
14	Jerry Pritchett		DNF	1	13.5

Event 3: Log Lift

• Weight: log for repetitions

	Name	Nationality	Reps	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Cheick Sanou		5	14	21
2	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		4	12.5	27.5
2	Luke Stoltman		4	12.5	26.5
4	Brian Shaw		3	9.5	25.5
4	Oleksii Novikov		3	9.5	19.5
4	Matjaz Belsak		3	9.5	17.5
4	Mikhail Shivlyakov		3	9.5	24
8	Rauno Heinla		2	6.5	29.5
8	Tom Stoltman		2	6.5	25.5
8	Krzysztof Radzikowski		1	5	22
10	Ramin Farajnejad		0	0	14
10	JF Caron		0	0	16
10	Jerry Pritchett		0	0	13.5

Event 4: Carry Medley

• Weight: yoke, shield
• Course Length:

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Oleksii Novikov		0m 16.40	14	33.5
2	Luke Stoltman		0m 17.72	13	39.5
3	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		0m 17.76	12	47.5
4	JF Caron		0m 18.50	11	25.5
5	Ramin Farajnejad		0m 18.95	10	27
6	Matjaz Belsak		0m 19.30	9	26.5
7	Tom Stoltman		0m 19.34	8	33.5
8	Cheick Sanou		0m 19.37	7	28
9	Brian Shaw		0m 20.84	6	31.5
10	Mikhail Shivlyakov		0m 20.87	5	29
11	Jerry Pritchett		0m 26.21	4	17.5
12	Rauno Heinla		DNF	3	32.5
13	Krzysztof Radzikowski		DNF	2	25

Event 5: Atlas Stones

• Weight: 10 stone series ranging from 100–

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Tom Stoltman		10 in 0m 40.70	14	47.5
2	Brian Shaw		10 in 1m 02.21	13	44.5
3	JF Caron		10 in 1m 39.06	12	39
4	Luke Stoltman		10 in 2m 10.00	11	50.5
5	Rauno Heinla		9 in 2m 52.00	10	42.5
6	Oleksii Novikov		8 in 0m 33.00	9	42.5
7	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		8 in 2m 30.00	8	55.5
8	Ramin Farajnejad		7 in 0m 46.00	7	31
9	Mikhail Shivlyakov		7 in 1m 01.00	6	35
10	Matjaz Belsak		7 in 1m 53.35	5	31.5
11	Jerry Pritchett		6 in 1m 03.00	4	21.5
N/A	Cheick Sanou		N/A	N/A	28
N/A	Krzysztof Radzikowski		N/A	N/A	24

Final results

	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		55.5
2	Luke Stoltman		50.5
3	Tom Stoltman		47.5
4	Brian Shaw	United States	44.5
5	Rauno Heinla		42.5
5	Oleksii Novikov		42.5
7	JF Caron		39
8	Mikhail Shivlyakov		35
9	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	31.5
10	Ramin Farajnejad		31
11	Cheick Sanou	Burkina Faso	28
12	Krzysztof Radzikowski	Poland	24
13	Jerry Pritchett	United States	21.5
14	Terry Hollands		15

^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: Balf . Celia . Mateusz Kieliszkowski Wins World’s Ultimate Strongman With A Torn Biceps . 2 February 2020 . BarBend . 25 October 2019 . 29 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191029143734/https://barbend.com/2019-worlds-ultimate-strongman-winner/ . live .
2. News: Tusing . David . 2019 World's Ultimate Strongman Venue . 24 February 2020 . Gulf News . 22 October 2019 . 24 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200224151215/https://gulfnews.com/going-out/events/worlds-ultimate-strongman-in-dubai-what-is-it-about-1.67287331 . live .
3. News: Balf . Celia . Rauno Heinla Deadlifts 450kg, Wins World’s Ultimate Deadlift Competition. 2 February 2020 . BarBend . 24 October 2019.
4. Web site: 2019 World's Ultimate Strongman . live . https://archive.today/20240117042810/https://strongmanarchives.com/viewContest.php?id=175 . 17 January 2024 . Strongman Archives.