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2011 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates15–22 September 2011
VenueWingate University
LocationWingate, North Carolina
Country United States
Athletes participating30
Nations participating16
Champion(s)
United States Brian Shaw

The 2011 World's Strongest Man was the 34th edition of World's Strongest Man and was held on the campus grounds of Wingate University[1] in Wingate, North Carolina, US. The event was sponsored by MET-Rx.[2] The qualifying heats were scheduled for September 15–18, and the finals on September 21 and 22, 2011.[3]

Brian Shaw placed first, 2009 and 2010 champion Zydrunas Savickas placed second, and Terry Hollands placed third.

Participants

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Heat results

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Heat 1

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  • Loading Race: 4 kegs, 2 weighing 115 kilograms (254 lb), 2 weighing 120 kilograms (260 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Car Walk: 450 kilograms (990 lb) down a 25 metres (82 ft) course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Truck Pull: 12,000 kilograms (26,000 lb) down a 20 metres (66 ft) course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Deadlift: Car deadlift weighing 360 kilograms (790 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Dumbbell Press: 4 dumbbells weighing between 100–115 kilograms (220–254 lb). 1 minute 30 second time limit.
  • Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between 120–180 kilograms (260–400 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
# Name Event 1
Loading Race
Event 2
Car Walk
Event 3
Truck Pull
Event 4
Deadlift
Event 5
Dumbbell Press
Event 6
Atlas Stones
Pts
1 United States Brian Shaw 1st - 4 in 39.64s 1st - 16.88s 2nd - 48.03s 3rd - 6 reps 1st - 4 in 36.49s 1st - 5 in 22.36s 33
2 Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 3rd - 4 in 43.51s 4th - 25.72s 1st - 38.94s 4th - 5 reps 2nd - 3 in 38.69s 2nd - 5 in 28.58s 25.5
3 England Mark Felix 4th - 4 in 44.60s 3rd - 24.72s 3rd - 18.56 metres (60.9 ft) 1st - 11 reps 4th - 1 in 5.77s 6th - 4 in 27.26s 21
4 Canada Jean-François Caron 6th - 4 in 49.53s 5th - 1m 5.53s 4th - 18.34 metres (60.2 ft) 2nd - 9 reps 5th - 1 in 6.03s 3rd - 5 in 47.42s 17
5 Estonia Rauno Heinla 2nd - 4 in 41.26s 6th - 17.1 metres (56 ft) 6th - 10.82 metres (35.5 ft) 4th - 5 reps 3rd - 2 in 81.03s 5th - 5 in 58.01s 15.5
6 United States Nick Best 5th - 4 in 47.11s 2nd - 23.22s 5th - 17.88 metres (58.7 ft) 6th - 4 reps 6th - 0 in 1m 30s 4th - 5 in 53.05s 13

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Heat 2

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  • Loading Race: 4 sacks weighing 125 kilograms (276 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Keg Toss: 8 kegs weighing between 18–25 kilograms (40–55 lb) over a 4 metres (13 ft) bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Squat Lift: 325 kilograms (717 lb) 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Truck Pull: 12,000 kilograms (26,000 lb) down a 20 metres (66 ft) course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Dumbbell Press: 4 dumbbells weighing between 100–115 kilograms (220–254 lb). 1 minute 30 second time limit.
  • Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between 120–180 kilograms (260–400 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
# Name Event 1
Loading Race
Event 2
Keg Toss
Event 3
Squat Lift
Event 4
Truck Pull
Event 5
Dumbbell Press
Event 6
Atlas Stones
Pts
1 England Laurence Shahlaei 2nd - 4 in 51.64s 2nd - 7 in 75.00s 1st - 8 reps 3rd - 16.5 metres (54 ft) 1st - 3 in 61.21s 3rd - 4 in 32.26s 30
2 Serbia Ervin Katona 1st - 4 in 50.04s 1st - 8 in 21.88s 5th - 0 reps 1st - 19.4 metres (64 ft) 3rd - 0 in 1m 30s 2nd - 4 in 27.64s 23
3 Norway Espen Aune 4th - 3 in 39.35s 5th - 3 in 1m 15s 2nd - 5 reps 2nd - 18.35 metres (60.2 ft) 3rd - 0 in 1m 30s 1st - 4 in 25.48s 21
4 Ukraine Serhiy Romanchuk 3rd - 3 in 37.72s 4th - 5 in 1m 15s 3rd - 4 reps 4th - 14.5 metres (48 ft) 3rd - 0 in 1m 30s 4th - 4 in 42.83s 17
5 Romania Paul Pîrjol 6th - 3 in 46.57s 6th - 2 in 1m 15s 4th - 2 reps 5th - 4.5 metres (15 ft) 2nd - 2 in 18.30s 5th - 4 in 51.42s 14
6 United States Travis Ortmayer 5th - 3 in 39.66s 3rd - 6 in 1m 15s 6th - 0 reps Withdrew Withdrew Withdrew 6

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Heat 3

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  • Loading Race: 4 sacks weighing 125 kilograms (276 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Keg Toss: 8 kegs weighing between 18–25 kilograms (40–55 lb) over a 4 metres (13 ft) bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Car Walk: 450 kilograms (990 lb) down a 25 metres (82 ft) course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Deadlift: Car deadlift weighing 360 kilograms (790 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Block Press: 4 blocks weighing between 110–150 kilograms (240–330 lb). 1 minute 30 second time limit.
  • Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between 120–180 kilograms (260–400 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
# Name Event 1
Loading Race
Event 2
Keg Toss
Event 3
Car Walk
Event 4
Deadlift
Event 5
Block Press
Event 6
Atlas Stones
Pts
1 Lithuania Vytautas Lalas 1st - 4 in 44.08s 1st - 8 in 35.48s 2nd - 22.13s 1st - 10 reps 1st - 3 in 29.67s 2nd - in 39.93s 34.0
2 England Terry Hollands 3rd - 4 in 58.64s 2nd - 7 in 1m 15s 1st - 14.19s 2nd - 9 reps 5th - 2 in 25.46s 1st - 5 in 36.82 27.0
3 Austria Martin Wildauer 2nd - 4 in 48.93s 2nd - 7 in 1m 15s 3rd - 28.22s 2nd - 9 reps 6th - 2 in 61.14s 6th - 2 in 29.47s 20.0
4 Poland Mateusz Baron 4th - 4 in 73.17s 4th - 4 in 1m 15s 6th - 20.4 metres (67 ft) 4th - 8 reps 3rd - 3 in 40.57s 3rd - 5 in 53.79s 17.5
5 United States Jason Bergmann 6th - 3 in 45.83s 4th - 4 in 1m 15s 4th - 28.25s 5th - 5 reps 2nd - 3 in 36.07s 4th - 4 in 23.57s 16.5
6 Finland Juha Matti Järvi 5th - 4 in 73.37s 6th - 2 in 1m 15s 5th - 29.35s 6th - 0 reps 4th - 2 in 22.60s 5th - 3 in 33.29s 10.0

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Heat 4

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  • Loading Race: 4 sacks weighing 125 kilograms (276 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Keg Toss: 8 kegs weighing between 18–25 kilograms (40–55 lb) over a 4 metres (13 ft) bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Squat Lift: 325 kilograms (717 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Truck Pull: 12,000 kilograms (26,000 lb) down a 20 metres (66 ft) course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Block Press: 4 blocks weighing between 110–150 kilograms (240–330 lb). 1 minute 30 second time limit.
  • Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between 120–180 kilograms (260–400 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
# Name Event 1
Loading Race
Event 2
Keg Toss
Event 3
Squat Lift
Event 4
Truck Pull
Event 5
Block Press
Event 6
Atlas Stones
Pts
1 Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas 2nd - 4 in 44.57s 1st - 8 in 19.42s 1st - 7 reps 2nd - 1m 6s 1st - 4 in 1m 11.54s 1st - 5 in 26.85s 34
2 United States Mike Jenkins 1st - 4 in 40.98s 4th - 6 in 1m 15s 2nd - 6 reps 1st - 1m 0.13s 3rd - 3 in 27.77s 2nd - 5 in 29.39s 28
3 Canada Louis-Philippe Jean 4th - 4 in 63.48s 4th - 6 in 1m 15s 2nd - 6 reps 3rd - 17.9 metres (59 ft) 2nd - 3 in 25.46s 3rd - 5 in 29.48s 23
4 United States Josh Thigpen 3rd - 4 in 54.13s 2nd - 8 in 27.70s 5th - 2 reps 4th - 17.3 metres (57 ft) 4th - 3 in 33.43s 4th - 5 in 30.70s 20
5 Russia Alexander Klyushev 5th - 3 in 55.19s 3rd - 7 in 1m 15s 4th - 4 reps 6th - 3.25 metres (10.7 ft) 5th - 3 in 38.27s 6th - 3 in 30.25s 13
6 England Rob Frampton 6th - 2 in 32.16s 6th - 2 in 1m 15s 6th - 1 rep 5th - 14.89 metres (48.9 ft) 6th - 3 in 39.51s 5th - 3 in 26.04s 8

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Heat 5

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  • Loading Race: 4 sacks weighing 125 kilograms (276 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Keg Toss: 8 kegs weighing between 18–25 kilograms (40–55 lb) over a 4 metres (13 ft) bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Car Walk: 450 kilograms (990 lb) down a 25 metres (82 ft) course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
  • Deadlift Hold: 370 kilograms (820 lb)
  • Block Press: 4 blocks weighing between 110–150 kilograms (240–330 lb). 1 minute 30 second time limit.
  • Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between 120–180 kilograms (260–400 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.
# Name Event 1
Loading Race
Event 2
Keg Toss
Event 3
Car Walk
Event 4
Deadlift Hold
Event 5
Block Press
Event 6
Atlas Stones
Pts
1 United States Derek Poundstone 1st - 4 in 38.57s 2nd - 8 in 28.41s 1st - 19.28s 5th - 50.21s 1st - 4 in 51.93s 2nd - 5 in 31.26s 30
2 Iceland Stefán Sölvi Pétursson 3rd - 4 in 44.98s 3rd - 8 in 33.13s 3rd - 22.79s 6th - 39.75s 3rd - 3 in 36.02s 1st - 5 in 29.72s 23
3 England Jack McIntosh 2nd - 4 in 43.73s 4th - 8 in 41.09s 6th - 14.4 metres (47 ft) 1st - 1m 19.49s 5th - 3 in 56.04s 3rd - 4 in 24.19s 21
4 Poland Krzysztof Radzikowski 5th - 4 in 1m 0.80s 1st - 8 in 27.49s 4th - 28.53s 3rd - 1m 3.41s 4th - 3 in 40.44s 4th - 4 in 27.38s 20.5
5 Lithuania Vidas Blekaitis 4th - 4 in 56.43s 5th - 4 in 1m 15s 2nd - 22.59s 4th - 52.43s 2nd - 3 in 20.02s 5th - 4 in 27.80s 19.5
6 Fiji Derek Boyer 5th - 4 in 1m 0.80s 5th - 4 in 1m 15s 5th - 38.94s 2nd - 1m 12.21s 6th - 0 in 1m 30s Withdrew 10

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Finals events results

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Event 1: Frame Carry

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  • Weight: 375 kilograms (827 lb)
  • Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
  • Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event pts Overall pts
1 Mike Jenkins  United States 18.10 10 10
2 Laurence Shahlaei  England 18.72 9 9
3 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson  Iceland 23.25 8 8
4 Brian Shaw  United States 27.13 7 7
5 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 41.28 6 6
6 Terry Hollands  England 28.5 metres (94 ft) 5 5
7 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 26.37 metres (86.5 ft) 4 4
8 Derek Poundstone  United States 16.6 metres (54 ft) 3 3
9 Ervin Katona  Serbia 13.15 metres (43.1 ft) 2 2
10 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 3.5 metres (11 ft) 1 1

Event 2: Super Yoke

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  • Weight: 450 kilograms (990 lb)
  • Course Length: 25 metres (82 ft)
  • Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event pts Overall pts
1 Mike Jenkins  United States 14.26 10 20
2 Brian Shaw  United States 14.28 9 16
3 Terry Hollands  England 16.13 8 13
4 Laurence Shahlaei  England 16.29 7 16
5 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 16.33 6 12
6 Derek Poundstone  United States 19.16 5 8
7 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 20.37 4 8
8 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 23.50 3 4
9 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson  Iceland 27.06 2 10
10 Ervin Katona  Serbia 0.26 metres (0.85 ft) 1 3

Event 3: Truck Pull

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  • Weight: 10,000 kilograms (22,000 lb)
  • Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
  • Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event pts Overall pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 57.94 10 14
2 Brian Shaw  United States 1m 2.81s 9 25
3 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 1m 11.63s 8 20
4 Terry Hollands  England 28.52 metres (93.6 ft) 7 20
5 Laurence Shahlaei  England 27.8 metres (91 ft) 6 22
6 Derek Poundstone  United States 27.67 metres (90.8 ft) 5 13
7 Mike Jenkins  United States 22 metres (72 ft) 4 24
8 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 17.13 metres (56.2 ft) 3 11
9 Ervin Katona  Serbia 13 metres (43 ft) 2 5
10 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson  Iceland 12.22 metres (40.1 ft) 1 11

Event 4: Max Deadlift

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# Name Nationality Weight Event pts Overall pts
1 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 440 kilograms (970 lb) 10 30
2 Brian Shaw  United States 435 kilograms (959 lb) 8.5 33.5
2 Terry Hollands  England 435 kilograms (959 lb) 8.5 28.5
4 Laurence Shahlaei  England 415 kilograms (915 lb) 6.5 28.5
4 Derek Poundstone  United States 415 kilograms (915 lb) 6.5 19.5
6 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 400 kilograms (880 lb) 5 16
7 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 370 kilograms (820 lb) 2.5 16.5
7 Mike Jenkins[a]  United States 370 kilograms (820 lb) 2.5 26.5
7 Ervin Katona[b]  Serbia 370 kilograms (820 lb) 2.5 7.5
7 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson  Iceland 370 kilograms (820 lb) 2.5 13.5
  1. ^ After this event Mike Jenkins withdrew from the competition and took no further part.
  2. ^ After this event Ervin Katona withdrew from the competition and took no further part.

Event 5: Log Lift

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  • Weight: 155 kilograms (342 lb)
  • Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event pts Overall pts
1 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 10 10 40
2 Derek Poundstone  United States 7 8.5 28
2 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 7 8.5 24.5
4 Brian Shaw  United States 5 6.5 40
4 Terry Hollands  England 5 6.5 35
6 Laurence Shahlaei  England 4 5 33.5
7 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 3 4 20.5
8 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson  Iceland 2 3 16.5

Event 6: Atlas Stones

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  • Weight: 5 Stone series weighing 120–180 kilograms (260–400 lb)
  • Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event pts Overall pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 5 in 19.67 10 50
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 5 in 24.35 9 29.5
3 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 5 in 26.20 8 48
4 Terry Hollands  England 5 in 26.77 7 42
5 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson  Iceland 5 in 27.46 6 22.5
6 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 5 in 38.99 5 29.5
7 Derek Poundstone  United States 4 in 17.32 4 32
8 Laurence Shahlaei  England 4 in 49.19 3 36.5

Final standings

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 50
2 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 48
3 Terry Hollands  England 42
4 Laurence Shahlaei  England 36.5
5 Derek Poundstone  United States 32
6 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 29.5
7 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 29.5
8 Mike Jenkins  United States 26.5
9 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson  Iceland 22.5
10 Ervin Katona  Serbia 7.5

Television broadcast

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United States

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In the US the event was broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2 on Sunday 1 January, with some repeat screenings from 14 January to 5 February.[6]

United Kingdom

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In the UK, the show returned on Channel 5 to screen both The Giants Live Tour (the official qualifying tour for The World's Strongest Man) as well as the finals after Bravo screened the show for two years. Giants Live was shown on four consecutive days from 20 December 2011 to 23 December 2011. The finals were broadcast on six consecutive days from 27 December 2011 to 1 January 2012, with each episode dedicated to a qualifying group, and the sixth episode being the final.[7]

References

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  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ "MET-Rx World's Strongest Man Set For North Carolina". Ironmind.com. 2011-06-21. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  3. ^ "2011 WSM". The Worlds Strongest Man. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  4. ^ "MET-Rx World's Strongest Man: Athletes and Events". Ironmind.com. 2011-08-26. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Strongman Archives - 2011 WSM Final". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ^ "USA – ESPN TV Broadcast Schedule". The Worlds Strongest Man. 2011-10-10. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  7. ^ "UK WSM Broadcast details – Channel 5". The Worlds Strongest Man. 2011-11-02. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
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