Strength athletics in the United States refers to the various strongman events throughout United States and North America in the sport of strength athletics in association with the World's Strongest Man ("WSM") contest. America has both an amateur and a professional sanctioning body.
American Strongman Corporation ("ASC") is the sole sanctioning body for all professional American strength athletes and organizes the annual America's Strongest Man contest,[1] as well as the NAS US Amateur National Championships, the winner of which receives their pro card to compete in professional contests.[2] North American Strongman ("NASM") organizes the majority of the amateur contests in the United States, and holds pro qualifier events and national championship events throughout the year with men's, woman's, teen's and master's divisions as well as lightweight and heavyweight classes similar to ASC.
United States Strongman [3] is a relatively new organization.
| Year: | 2021 |
| America's Strongest Man | |
| Location: | United States |
| Establishment: | 1997 |
| Format: | Multi-event competition |
| Current Champion: |  Josh Silvas |
America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in the United States and featuring only American athletes. The contest was established in 1997, with Mark Philippi winning the inaugural contest.
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Location | |
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| 1997 | Primm Valley Resort, Primm, Nevada | ||||
| 1998 | Harold Collins and Odd Haugen (tied) | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| 1999 | Honolulu, Hawaii[5] | ||||
| 2000 | Maryland Heights, Missouri[6] | ||||
| 2001 | Kokomo, Indiana[7] | ||||
| 2002 | St. Louis, Missouri[8] | ||||
| 2003 | St. Louis, Missouri[9] | ||||
| 2004 | Atlanta, Georgia[10] | ||||
| 2005 | Event not held | ||||
| 2006 | Columbia, South Carolina[11] | ||||
| 2007 | Charlotte, North Carolina[12] | ||||
| 2008 | Charleston, West Virginia | ||||
| 2009 | Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||
| 2010[13] | Marshall White | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| 2011[14] | Hot Springs, Arkansas | ||||
| 2012[15] | Mike Caruso | Robert Oberst | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| 2013[16] | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||
| 2014[17] | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||
| 2015[18] | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||
| 2016[19] | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
| 2017[20] | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||
| 2018[21] | Long Beach, California | ||||
| 2019 | Josh Reynolds | Miami Beach, Florida | |||
| 2020 | Jose Baez | Savannah, Georgia | |||
| 2021 | Josh Silvas | Tyler Cotton | Marcus Crowder | San Antonio, Texas | |
| 2022 | Bobby Thompson | Tyler Cotton | Trey Mitchell | Las Vegas, Nevada[22] | |
| 2023 | Lucas Hatton | Marcus Crowder | Rob Kearney | Orlando, Florida[23] | |
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| Year: | 2014 |
| North America's Strongest Man | |
| Location: | various locations, North America |
| Establishment: | 1992 |
| Format: | Multi-event competition |
North America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both United States and Canada. The event was established in 1992.
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Location | |
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| 1992 | |||||
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| 1994 | Event not held | ||||
| 1995 | Event not held | ||||
| 1996 | Event not held | ||||
| 1997 | Event not held | ||||
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| 2001 | Gatineau, Quebec | ||||
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| 2004 | Event not held | ||||
| 2005 | Event not held | ||||
| 2006 | Event not held | ||||
| 2007 | Gatineau, Quebec[24] | ||||
| 2008 | Gatineau, Quebec[25] | ||||
| 2009 | Josh Thigpen | Gatineau, Quebec[26] | |||
| 2010[27] | Gatineau, Quebec | ||||
| 2011[28] | Gatineau, Quebec | ||||
| 2012 |  Jean-François Caron | Dave Ostlund | Jackie Ouellett | Gatineau, Quebec | |
| 2013 | Jean-François Caron | Dave Ostlund | Gatineau, Quebec | ||
| 2014 | Brian Shaw | Jean-François Caron | Simon Boudreau | Gatineau, Quebec | |
| 2023 | Trey Mitchell | Lucas Hatton | Wesley Derwinsky | Victoriaville, Canada | |
| 2024 | Maxime Boudreault | Lucas Hatton | Tristain Hoath | Victoriaville, Canada | |
The Amateur US Nationals were created in 1997 and are held annually in various locations throughout the United States, with the winner of each weight class earning their pro card to compete professionally. Traditionally, the winner of the men's heavyweight class will go on to compete in major national and international strongman contests such as the World's Strongest Man and the Arnold Strongman Classic.
| Year | Winner | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Travis Ortmayer | ||
| 2005 | Tom McClure[29] | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| 2009 | Justin Warren[30] | Carencro, Louisiana | |
| 2010 | Eric Peterson | Reno, Nevada | |
| 2011 | Adam Scherr | Tunica, Mississippi |