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')

YearWinnerRunner-upThird place
Oleksii Novikov
JF Caron
Trey Mitchell (2) Mitchell Hooper
Brian Shaw (2) Tom Stoltman
Hafthor Bjornsson Lucas Hatton

Open Men

YearWinnerRunner-upThird place
Thomas Evans Joey Lavallée Wesley Derwinsky
2023 Austin Andrade Wesley Derwinsky Joey Lavallée
2024 Joshua Spurgeon Nicholas Guardione Tim Buck

Open Women

YearWinnerRunner-upThird 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

NameNationalityPts
1Brian Shaw47.5
2JF Caron44.5
3Oleksii Novikov40
435.5
5Jerry Pritchett 33.5
6Adam Bishop 31
7Luke Stoltman30.5
8Maxime Boudreault29.5
9 27
105

2021 Shaw Classic

NameNationalityPts
1Trey Mitchell 104.5
2Brian Shaw101.5
3JF Caron99
483
5Evan Singleton80
6Bobby Thompson75.5
7Adam Bishop74
8Maxime Boudreault 70
9Aivars Šmaukstelis69
10Konstantine Janashia60
11Graham Hicks56.5
12Zydrunas Savickas36
13Gabriel Rheaume32
14Gabriel Pena 29.5
15Jerry Pritchett23
16Mikhail Shivlyakov22.5
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2022 Shaw Classic

NameNationalityPts
1Trey Mitchell100.5
2Brian Shaw99.5
3Mitchell Hooper95
4Oleksii Novikov79
570
668
7Aivars Šmaukstelis67.5
8Evan Singleton59.5
9Konstantine Janashia 52
10Zydrunas Savickas49.5
11Bobby Thompson42
12Gabriel Pena 39
13Gabriel Rheaume36.5
14Jerry Pritchett27
15Luke Stoltman1

2023 Shaw Classic - Strongest Man on Earth

See main article: 2023 Shaw Classic.

NameNationalityPts
1Brian Shaw96
2Mitchell Hooper89
3Tom Stoltman83
4Evan Singleton77.5
5Trey Mitchell73
6Thomas Evans64
7Bobby Thompson62
8Maxime Boudreault57
9Kevin Faires49
10Oleksii Novikov44
1143
12Aivars Šmaukstelis41
13Luke Stoltman32.5
14Adam Bishop8
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2024 Shaw Classic - Strongest Man on Earth

NameNationalityPts
1Mitchell Hooper117
2Hafthor Bjornsson108
3Lucas Hatton83
4Trey Mitchell 79.5
5Austin Andrade 75.5
6Evan Singleton 70
7Tom Stoltman68.5
8Bobby Thompson 63.5
9Wesley Derwinsky 61.5
10Thomas Evans 57
11Maxime Boudreault 41
12Matthew Ragg 40
13Tristan Hoath 38
14Aivars Šmaukstelis 38
15Pavlo Kordiyaka 35
16Oleksii Novikov 29.5

Open Results

2022

2022 Shaw Open (Men)
NameNationalityPts
1Thomas Evans62.5
2Joey Lavallee61.5
3Wesley Derwinsky58.5
4Sean Hayes53
4Jack Plankers53
6Austin Andrade50.5
7Lucas Nail47.5
8Bryce Johnson44
9Andrew Montoya41
10Andy Black38.5
11Tim Buck37
12Trevor Siemonsma33
13Brian Clark31.5
14Alex Kelley26
15Ayyub Mohammad23.5
16Joe Stella18
2022 Shaw Open (Women)
NameNationalityPts
1Victoria Long49.5
2Olga Liashchuk38.5
3Cori Butler34.5
4Nancy Johnson31.5
5Samantha Belliveau31
6Jackie Osczevski28.5
7Bailey Deschene22.5
8Rebecca Houston13.5
9Monica Johnson11.5
10Taylor Woods8
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2023

2023 Shaw Open (Men)
NameNationalityPts
1Austin Andrade65
2Wesley Derwinsky59
3Joey Lavallee58.5
4Brett Thompson57.5
5Tim Buck 54.5
6Nathan Goltry51.5
7Tristain Hoath48
8James Jeffers44
9Bryce Johnson42
10Nicholas Guardione41.5
11Josh Gregory32.5
12Zach Price31.5
13Alexander Kopp28
13Josh Spurgeon28
15Andrew Montoya27
16Donald Treglia10.5
2023 Shaw Open (Women)
NameNationalityPts
1Olga Liashchuk67
2Samantha Belliveau63
3Melissa Peacock60
4Jackie Osczevki52
5Cori Butler47
6Jackie Rhodes41
7Rebecca Houston30
7Morgan Irons30
9Stephanie Bisignano28
10Austyn Grubb27
11Jessica Trumbull18
12Joscelyne O'Brien11.5
13Laura De Berdt Romilly8
13Angela Highfield8
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2024

2024 Shaw Open (Men)
NameNationalityPts
1Joshua Spurgeon52.5
2Nicholas Guardione50
3Timothy Buck47
4Joey Lavelle45
5Andrew Burton43.5
6James Jeffers37.5
7Alexander Koop36
8Nicholas Smith25
9Jon Furrh23
10Josh Gregory12.5
2024 Shaw Lightweight (Men)
NameNationalityPts
1Alec Soukup62.5
2Matthew McQuiston55.5
3John Alimo50
4Richard Mocygemba49
5Jack Turner40.5
6Philup Brinkman36
7Josh Harrelson34
8Nick Strauss24.5
9Harry Walker18
10Blake Hoffman15
2024 Shaw Open (Women)
NameNationalityPts
1Melissa Peacock57.5
2Nicole Genrich47.5
3Nadia Stowers45.5
4Erin Murray45.5
5Nancy Johnson38.5
6Jackie Osczevski37
7Ashley Crawford37
8Jennifer Lyle34.5
9Jackie Rhodes26.5
10Laura De Berdt Romilly15.5
2024 Shaw Lightweight (Women)
NameNationalityPts
1Kira Wrixon56
2Taylor Woods49
3Holly McRae46.5
4Krystal Stanczyk38
5Stacey Burr37
6Kristin Ellis35.5
7Diana Ferrer35
8Nadia Morrison33.5
9Heidi Ellen Humar29
10Jamie Strong21.5

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.