Shaw Classic Explained

Location:	Colorado Estes Park Event Center
Number:	5
Format:	Multi-event competition
Website:	theshawclassic.com
Current Champion:	Mitchell Hooper

The Shaw Classic is a strongman competition run and hosted by four-time World's Strongest Man Brian Shaw, who won the inaugural competition in 2020.^[1] The second edition of the contest had 16 athletes with backgrounds from Europe and North America.^[2] The total prize pool in 2020 was $53,900.^[3] In 2021 the prize pool increased to $100,000 and in 2022 the prize pool increased to $150,000.^[4] In 2023 the prize pool was $251,932.^[5]

In 2023 Brian Shaw announced the winner of the Shaw Classic Pro Competition would gain the title of Strongest Man on Earth after acquiring the trademark off of Paul Ohl the organiser of the Fortissimus strongman competition held in 2008 and 2009.^[6] Shaw also announced that the 2023 Shaw Classic would be the last competition of his career.^[7]

Podium Breakdown

Pro Men

(From 2023 onwards, the competition is known as 'Strongest Man on Earth')

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third place
			Oleksii Novikov
			JF Caron
	Trey Mitchell (2)		Mitchell Hooper
	Brian Shaw (2)		Tom Stoltman
		Hafthor Bjornsson	Lucas Hatton

Open Men

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third place
	Thomas Evans	Joey Lavallée	Wesley Derwinsky
2023	Austin Andrade	Wesley Derwinsky	Joey Lavallée
2024	Joshua Spurgeon	Nicholas Guardione	Tim Buck

Open Women

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third place
	Victoria Long	Olga Liashchuk	Cori Butler
2023	Olga Liashchuk	Samantha Belliveau	Melissa Peacock
2024	Melissa Peacock	Nicole Genrich	Nadia Stowers

Lightweight Women

Classic Results

2020 Shaw Classic

	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Brian Shaw		47.5
2	JF Caron		44.5
3	Oleksii Novikov		40
4			35.5
5	Jerry Pritchett		33.5
6	Adam Bishop		31
7	Luke Stoltman		30.5
8	Maxime Boudreault		29.5
9			27
10			5

2021 Shaw Classic

	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Trey Mitchell		104.5
2	Brian Shaw		101.5
3	JF Caron		99
4			83
5	Evan Singleton		80
6	Bobby Thompson		75.5
7	Adam Bishop		74
8	Maxime Boudreault		70
9	Aivars Šmaukstelis		69
10	Konstantine Janashia		60
11	Graham Hicks		56.5
12	Zydrunas Savickas		36
13	Gabriel Rheaume		32
14	Gabriel Pena		29.5
15	Jerry Pritchett		23
16	Mikhail Shivlyakov		22.5

^[8]

2022 Shaw Classic

	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Trey Mitchell		100.5
2	Brian Shaw		99.5
3	Mitchell Hooper		95
4	Oleksii Novikov		79
5			70
6			68
7	Aivars Šmaukstelis		67.5
8	Evan Singleton		59.5
9	Konstantine Janashia		52
10	Zydrunas Savickas		49.5
11	Bobby Thompson		42
12	Gabriel Pena		39
13	Gabriel Rheaume		36.5
14	Jerry Pritchett		27
15	Luke Stoltman		1

2023 Shaw Classic - Strongest Man on Earth

See main article: 2023 Shaw Classic.

	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Brian Shaw		96
2	Mitchell Hooper		89
3	Tom Stoltman		83
4	Evan Singleton		77.5
5	Trey Mitchell		73
6	Thomas Evans		64
7	Bobby Thompson		62
8	Maxime Boudreault		57
9	Kevin Faires		49
10	Oleksii Novikov		44
11			43
12	Aivars Šmaukstelis		41
13	Luke Stoltman		32.5
14	Adam Bishop		8

^{[9] [10]}

2024 Shaw Classic - Strongest Man on Earth

	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Mitchell Hooper		117
2	Hafthor Bjornsson		108
3	Lucas Hatton		83
4	Trey Mitchell		79.5
5	Austin Andrade		75.5
6	Evan Singleton		70
7	Tom Stoltman		68.5
8	Bobby Thompson		63.5
9	Wesley Derwinsky		61.5
10	Thomas Evans		57
11	Maxime Boudreault		41
12	Matthew Ragg		40
13	Tristan Hoath		38
14	Aivars Šmaukstelis		38
15	Pavlo Kordiyaka		35
16	Oleksii Novikov		29.5

Open Results

2022

2022 Shaw Open (Men)
	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Thomas Evans		62.5
2	Joey Lavallee		61.5
3	Wesley Derwinsky		58.5
4	Sean Hayes		53
4	Jack Plankers		53
6	Austin Andrade		50.5
7	Lucas Nail		47.5
8	Bryce Johnson		44
9	Andrew Montoya		41
10	Andy Black		38.5
11	Tim Buck		37
12	Trevor Siemonsma		33
13	Brian Clark		31.5
14	Alex Kelley		26
15	Ayyub Mohammad		23.5
16	Joe Stella		18

2022 Shaw Open (Women)
	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Victoria Long		49.5
2	Olga Liashchuk		38.5
3	Cori Butler		34.5
4	Nancy Johnson		31.5
5	Samantha Belliveau		31
6	Jackie Osczevski		28.5
7	Bailey Deschene		22.5
8	Rebecca Houston		13.5
9	Monica Johnson		11.5
10	Taylor Woods		8

^{[11] [12]}

2023

2023 Shaw Open (Men)
	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Austin Andrade		65
2	Wesley Derwinsky		59
3	Joey Lavallee		58.5
4	Brett Thompson		57.5
5	Tim Buck		54.5
6	Nathan Goltry		51.5
7	Tristain Hoath		48
8	James Jeffers		44
9	Bryce Johnson		42
10	Nicholas Guardione		41.5
11	Josh Gregory		32.5
12	Zach Price		31.5
13	Alexander Kopp		28
13	Josh Spurgeon		28
15	Andrew Montoya		27
16	Donald Treglia		10.5

2023 Shaw Open (Women)
	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Olga Liashchuk		67
2	Samantha Belliveau		63
3	Melissa Peacock		60
4	Jackie Osczevki		52
5	Cori Butler		47
6	Jackie Rhodes		41
7	Rebecca Houston		30
7	Morgan Irons		30
9	Stephanie Bisignano		28
10	Austyn Grubb		27
11	Jessica Trumbull		18
12	Joscelyne O'Brien		11.5
13	Laura De Berdt Romilly		8
13	Angela Highfield		8

^{[13] [14]}

2024

2024 Shaw Open (Men)
	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Joshua Spurgeon		52.5
2	Nicholas Guardione		50
3	Timothy Buck		47
4	Joey Lavelle		45
5	Andrew Burton		43.5
6	James Jeffers		37.5
7	Alexander Koop		36
8	Nicholas Smith		25
9	Jon Furrh		23
10	Josh Gregory		12.5

2024 Shaw Lightweight (Men)
	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Alec Soukup		62.5
2	Matthew McQuiston		55.5
3	John Alimo		50
4	Richard Mocygemba		49
5	Jack Turner		40.5
6	Philup Brinkman		36
7	Josh Harrelson		34
8	Nick Strauss		24.5
9	Harry Walker		18
10	Blake Hoffman		15

2024 Shaw Open (Women)
	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Melissa Peacock		57.5
2	Nicole Genrich		47.5
3	Nadia Stowers		45.5
4	Erin Murray		45.5
5	Nancy Johnson		38.5
6	Jackie Osczevski		37
7	Ashley Crawford		37
8	Jennifer Lyle		34.5
9	Jackie Rhodes		26.5
10	Laura De Berdt Romilly		15.5

2024 Shaw Lightweight (Women)
	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Kira Wrixon		56
2	Taylor Woods		49
3	Holly McRae		46.5
4	Krystal Stanczyk		38
5	Stacey Burr		37
6	Kristin Ellis		35.5
7	Diana Ferrer		35
8	Nadia Morrison		33.5
9	Heidi Ellen Humar		29
10	Jamie Strong		21.5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brian Shaw Wins 2020 Shaw Classic — Recap And Results . Lockridge . Roger . BarBend . 15 December 2020 . 23 June 2021.
2. Web site: 2021-07-09. Update: Oleksii Novikov and Robert Oberst Out of 2021 Shaw Classic. 2021-08-29. BarBend. en-US.
3. Web site: 2020-12-15. Brian Shaw Wins 2020 Shaw Classic — Recap and Results. 2021-09-10. BarBend. en-US.
4. Web site: 2021-09-03. Trey Mitchell Wins 2021 Shaw Classic — Results, Event Recaps & Prize Money. 2021-09-10. BarBend. en-US.
5. Web site: 2023-08-27. MY THOUGHTS ON MY LAST COMPETITION EVER. 2023-08-27. YouTube. en-US.
6. Web site: Blechamn . Phil . The 2023 Shaw Classic Will Officially Crown "The Strongest Man on Earth" . BarBend . 20 August 2023 . 17 August 2023.
7. Web site: Zeglinski . Robert . Brian Shaw Reveals 2023 Shaw Classic Roster While Announcing Strongman Retirement . Breaking Muscle . 20 August 2023 . 28 February 2023.
8. Web site: 2021-07-09. 2021 Shaw Classic Preview — Roster And Events. 2021-09-02. BarBend. en-US.
9. Web site: Tabakovic . Vedad . 2023 Shaw Classic Results — Brian Shaw Is The Strongest Man On Earth . Fitness Volt . 21 August 2023 . 20 August 2023.
10. Web site: Lockridge . Roger . 2023 Shaw Classic Results — Brian Shaw Is the Strongest Man on Earth . Bar Bend . 21 August 2023 . 21 August 2023.
11. Web site: 2022 Shaw Classic Open Results . Strongman Archives.
12. Web site: 2022 Shaw Classic Open (Women) Results . Strongman Archives.
13. Web site: 2023 Shaw Classic Open Results . Strongman Archives.
14. Web site: 2023 Shaw Classic Open (Women) Results . Strongman Archives.