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===Heat 1===
===Heat 1===
{| class="wikitable"
Mike Burke – 29
|-
Terry Hollands – 27.5
! #
Warrick Brant – 26
! Name
Tomas Rodriguez – 17.5
! Nationality
Øyvind Rein – 12
! Pts
Frankie Scheun – 9
|-
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| 1
| [[Mike Burke]]
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 29
|-
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| 2
| [[Terry Hollands]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}}
| 27.5
|-
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| 3
| [[Warrick Brant]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}}
| 26
|-
| 4
| [[Tomas Rodriguez]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}}
| 17.5
|-
|5
| [[Øyvind Rein]]
| {{flagicon|NOR}}
| 12
|-
|6
| [[Frankie Scheun]]
| {flagicon|RSA}}
| 9
|}


===Heat 2===
Group 2
{| class="wikitable"
Hafthor Bjørnson – 33.5
|-
Jean-François Caron – 26
! #
David Ostlund – 25.5
! Name
Rafal Kobylarz – 16
! Nationality
Ben Kelsey – 11
! Pts
Robert Oberst – 10
|-
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| 1
| [[Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson]]
| {flagicon|ISL}}
| 33.5
|-
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| 2
| [[Jean-François Caron]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}}
| 26
|-
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| 3
| [[Dave Ostlund]]
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 25.5
|-
| 4
| [[Rafael Koblarz]]
|
| 16
|-
| 5
| [[Ben Kelsey]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}}
| 11
|-
| 6
| [[Robert Oberst]]
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 10
|}


===Heat 3===
Group 3
{| class="wikitable"
Jerry Pritchett – 25.5
|-
Eddie Hall – 24.5
! #
Mike Caruso – 20.5
! Name
Grzegorz Szymanski – 20
! Nationality
Dimitar Savatinov – 19.5
! Pts
Lauri Nami – 16
|-
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| 1
| [[Jerry Pritchett]]
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 25.5
|-
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| 2
| [[Eddie Hall]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}}
| 24.5
|-
| 3
| [[Mike Caruso]]
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 20.5
|-
| 4
| [[Grzegorz Szymanski]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}}
| 20
|-
| 5
| [[Dimitar Savatinov]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}}
| 19.5
|-
| 6
| [[Lauri Nami]]
| {{flagicon|EST}}
| 16
|}


===Heat 4===
Group 4
{| class="wikitable"
Zydrunas Savickas – 28.5
|-
Laurence Shahlaei – 25.5
! #
Mark Felix – 23.5
! Name
Nick Best – 22
! Nationality
Bjørn Andre Solvang – 16.5
! Pts
Eben Le Roux – 9
|-
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| 1
| [[Zydrunas Savickas]]
| {{flagicon|LTU}}
| 28.5
|-
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| 2
| [[Laurence Shahlaei]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}}
| 25.5
|-
| 3
| [[Mark Felix]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}}
| 23.5
|-
| 4
| [[Nick Best]]
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 22
|-
| 5
| [[Bjørn Andre Solvang]]
| {{flagicon|NOR}}
| 16.5
|-
| 6
| [[Eben Le Roux]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
| 9
|}


===Heat 5===
Group 5
{| class="wikitable"
Brian Shaw – 27
|-
Martin Wildauer – 26
! #
Graham Hicks – 22
! Name
Mikhail Shivlykov – 18
! Nationality
Gerhard Van Staden – 17.5
! Pts
Scott Cummine – 14.5
|-
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| 1
| [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]]
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| 27
|-
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| 2
| [[Martin Wildauer]]
| {{flagicon|Austria}}
| 26
|-
| 3
| [[Graham Hicks]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}}
| 22
|-
| 4
| [[Mikhail Shivlyakov]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}}
| 18
|-
| 5
| [[Gerhard Van Staden]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
| 17.5
|-
| 6
| [[Scott Cummine]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}}
| 14.5
|}


==Finals==


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 06:40, 4 June 2014

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The 2014 World's Strongest Man was the 37th edition of World's Strongest Man.[1] The event was held at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, the same host city as the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest.[2] The qualifying heats were held from March 22-25 and the finals on March 28 & 29.[3] Unlike previous years were 10 athletes qualified for the finals, this year there were 12 qualifying sports. The top 2 from each heat qualified, as well as the 2 highest scoring 3rd place athletes from all 5 heats. The event was sponsored by the Commerce Casino and will begin broadcasting in the United States on the CBS Sports Network from July 4th-August 13th 2014.[4][5] Zydrunas Savickas from Lithuania finished in first place, this was his fourth WSM title.[6] Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson from Iceland finished in second place, and Brian Shaw from the USA came in third.[7]


Line-up

Qualified athletes

Name Nationality WSM record other achievements
BestNick Best[8] United States United States 6th place 2010 World's Strongest Man 2nd place Giants Live Australia 2012 & 2013
1st place 2010 All-American Strongman Challenge, 2nd place 2011, 3rd place 2012
9th place 2006 IFSA Strongman World Championships
2nd place Strongman Super Series Romania 2009
3rd overall 2009 Strongman Super Series
2nd place Strongman Super Series 2010 Sweden
9th place 2010 Arnold Strongman Classic, 7th place 2011
3rd place 2007 America's Strongest Man, 4th place 2008
1996 & 1997 USAPL National Powerlifting Champion 125 kg class
1996 WDFPF World Powerlifting Champion 125 kg class
BurkeMike Burke[9] United States United States 5th place 2012 World's Strongest Man 1st place Giants Live Hungary 2013
3rd place Giants Live Australia 2012
1st place 2011 Olympia Strongman Challenge
3rd place 2011 America's Strongest Man
1st place 2012 All-American Strongman Challenge
5th place 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic
SavickasŽydrūnas Savickas Lithuania Lithuania 2009, 2010 & 2012 World's Strongest Man champion
2nd place 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013 World's Strongest Man 		7 time winner of Arnold Strongman Classic from 2003–2008,and 2014, 2nd place 2010, 3rd place 2011
2 time winner IFSA Strongman World Championships, 3rd place 2007
2008 & 2012 Strongman Champions League overall champion, 2nd place overall 2011
2009 Fortissimus champion, 2nd place 2008
2004 overall winner Strongman Super Series, 3rd in 2002, 2nd in 2003
4 time winner World Log Lift Championships 2008, 2009, 2011 & 2012
2010, 2012 & 2013 Europe's Strongest Man winner
1st place Giants Live Turkey 2010
10 time winner of Lithuania's Strongest Man
2nd place 2000 IPF World Powerlifting Championships in +125 kg class
RadzikowskiKrzysztof Radzikowski[10] Poland Poland 6th place 2012 World's Strongest Man 3rd place 2013 Europe's Strongest Man
1st place Giants Live Poland 2012
1st place Giants Live Poland 2011
2nd place 2009 World Log Lift Championships, 3rd place 2012
3rd place 2008 & 2009 Poland's Strongest Man
2012 WSF World Strongmen Championships winner
1st place WSF World Cup Uzbekistan 2012
HallEddy Hall United Kingdom United Kingdom 3 times UK's Strongest Man champion 2012-2014
2nd place 2013 Giants Live Hungary
ShawBrian Shaw United States United States 2011 and 2013 World's Strongest Man champion
2nd place 2010 World's Strongest Man, 3rd place 2009 World's Strongest Man, 4th place 2012 World's Strongest Man 		2011 Arnold Strongman Classic champion, 4th place 2012, 2nd place 2013 & 2014
2013 Arnold Classic Spain champion
2009 & 2010 Strongman Super Series overall champion
winner Giants Live London 2011 event
3rd place Fortissimus 2009
2nd place Giants Live Turkey 2010
Akos NagyAkos Nagy Hungary Hungary 1st place 2012 Giants Live Hungary, 4th place 2013
Lauri NamiLauri Nami Estonia Estonia 3rd place 2013 Giants Live Poland
3rd place 2012 Giants Live Finland
3rd place 2012 Strongman Champions League Serbia
HollandsTerry Hollands[10] United Kingdom United Kingdom 3rd place 2007 World's Strongest Man
3rd place 2011 World's Strongest Man
7th place 2006
10th place 2008
6th place 2009
8th place 2010
8th place 2012 		Britain's Strongest Man 2007 champion
UK's Strongest Man 2005 champion
England's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009
Strongman Champions League 2010 overall champion
1st place 2011 All-American Strongman Challenge
7th place 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic
PritchettJerry Pritchett United States USA 2nd place 2013 Giants Live England
6th place 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic
OstlundDave Ostlund United States USA 3rd place 2008 World's Strongest Man, 6th place 2007, 8th place 2009, 9th place 2005 1st place 2007 Strongman Super Series Venice Beach Grand Prix

Qualifying Heats

Heat 1

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Mike Burke United States 29
2 Terry Hollands United Kingdom 27.5
3 Warrick Brant Australia 26
4 Tomas Rodriguez United Kingdom 17.5
5 Øyvind Rein Norway 12
6 Frankie Scheun RSA}} 9

Heat 2

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson ISL}} 33.5
2 Jean-François Caron Canada 26
3 Dave Ostlund United States 25.5
4 Rafael Koblarz 16
5 Ben Kelsey United Kingdom 11
6 Robert Oberst United States 10

Heat 3

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Jerry Pritchett United States 25.5
2 Eddie Hall United Kingdom 24.5
3 Mike Caruso United States 20.5
4 Grzegorz Szymanski Russia 20
5 Dimitar Savatinov Bulgaria 19.5
6 Lauri Nami Estonia 16

Heat 4

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Zydrunas Savickas Lithuania 28.5
2 Laurence Shahlaei United Kingdom 25.5
3 Mark Felix United Kingdom 23.5
4 Nick Best United States 22
5 Bjørn Andre Solvang Norway 16.5
6 Eben Le Roux Australia 9

Heat 5

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Brian Shaw United States 27
2 Martin Wildauer Austria 26
3 Graham Hicks United Kingdom 22
4 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 18
5 Gerhard Van Staden Netherlands 17.5
6 Scott Cummine Canada 14.5

Finals

References

  1. ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2014/Mar/Itxs_Official-Worldxs_Strongest_Man_2014_is_Returning_to_Los_Angeles.html
  2. ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2014/Mar/Itxs_Official-Worldxs_Strongest_Man_2014_is_Returning_to_Los_Angeles.html
  3. ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2014/Mar/Itxs_Official-Worldxs_Strongest_Man_2014_is_Returning_to_Los_Angeles.html
  4. ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2014/May/Worldxs_Strongest_Man-Trailer_and_CBS_Sports_Broadcast_Schedule.html
  5. ^ http://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/press
  6. ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2014/Mar/Zydrunas_Savickas_Wins_Worldxs_Strongest_Man.html
  7. ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2014/Mar/Zydrunas_Savickas_Wins_Worldxs_Strongest_Man.html
  8. ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Mar/Giants_Live-Melbourne_FitX-Poundstone_Wins_with_One_Arm.html
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference ironmind1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b "Polish Sweep at Giants Live, WSM Update". Ironmind.com. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
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