| South Africa's Strongest Man | |
| Location: | South Africa |
| Establishment: | 1989 |
| Format: | South Africa's Strongest Man |
| Current Champion: |  Rayno Nel |
South Africa's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in South Africa and features primarily South African strength athletes.[1] It has been held since 1989. Gerrit Badenhorst and Ettiene Smit holds the record for the most titles with 8 wins each.
South Africa has also been the venue for Africa's Strongest Man competition which is the continents largest strongman competition. It has been held since 2015.
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| 1993 | ||||
| 1994 | Wayne Price | |||
| 1995 | ||||
| 1996 | Event not held | |||
| 1997 | Johan Rheeder | Pieter de Bruyn | ||
| 1998 | Pieter de Bruyn | Johan Rheeder | ||
| 1999-2000 | Event not held | |||
| 2001 | Pieter de Bruyn | Etienne Smit | ||
| 2002 | Johan Ver Heerden | Etienne Smit | David Cooks | |
| 2003 | David Cooks | Gerhard Botha | ||
| 2004 | David Cooks | Arno Lambrechts | ||
| 2005 | David Cooks | Arno Lambrechts | ||
| 2006 | Rory Scheepers | Hennie Jordaan | ||
| 2007 | Hennie Jordaan | Rory Scheepers | ||
| 2008 | Hennie Jordaan | Rory Scheepers | ||
| 2009 | Hennie Jordaan | Rory Scheepers | ||
| 2010 | Frankie Scheun | Gerhard van Staden | Willem Moore | |
| 2011[2] | Gerhard van Staden | Ettiene Smit | Hennie Jordaan | |
| 2012[3] | Tristen O'Brien | Andre Sweeney | Ettiene Smit | |
| 2013 | Event not held | |||
| 2014 | Ettiene Smit | Sholto Luiters | Kelin Mills | |
| 2015 | Frankie Scheun | Tristen O'Brien | Theron Kleinhans | |
| 2016 | Ettiene Smit | Dean Shelly | Andre Sweeney | |
| 2017 | Johan Rudd | Stefan Smit | Tristen O'Brien | |
| 2018 | Kelin Mills | Dean Shelly | Chris van der Linde | |
| 2019 | Kelin Mills | Ryan Preston | Dean Shelly | |
| 2020-2021 | Event not held | |||
| 2022 | Jaco Schoonwinkel | |||
| 2023 | Rayno Nel | |||
| 2024 | Rayno Nel | |||
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Gerhard van Staden | Andre Sweeney | Johan Rudd | |
| 2016 | Johan Els | Mark Felix | Frankie Scheun | |
| 2017 | Dean Shelley | Andre Sweeney |  Sven Reimers | |
| 2018 | Johan Els | Johan Rudd | Dean Shelley | |
| 2019 | Chris van der Linde | Tristen O'Brien | Kelin Mills | |
| 2020 | Dean Shelley | Chris van der Linde | Tristen O'Brien | |
| 2021 | Thobelani Mabaso | Jaco Schoonwinkel | Ben Bucarizza | |
| 2022 | Kelin Mills | |||
| 2023 | Rayno Nel | Dean Shelley | Chris van der Linde | |
| 2024 | Rayno Nel |