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Template:World's Strongest Man Contestbox The 2015 World's Strongest Man was the 38th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. The event was held in Malaysia,[1] for the first time since 2002. The competition was held in spring for the second year in a row. The qualifying heats were held from April 19-22 and the finals on April 25 & 26. Unlike previous years placings for the final event in the heats, the atlas stones were awarded double points. The top two from each heat qualified.

Heat Results

Heat 1

Name Nationality Pts
Brian Shaw[1] United States 36.5
Jean-François Caron Canada 33
Martin Forsmark Sweden 26.5
Robert Oberst United States 20.5
Adam Bishop United Kingdom 16
Mateusz Baron Poland 10.5 (Inj)

Heat 2

Name Nationality Pts
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 38
Dimitar Savatinov Bulgaria 31
Rafal Kobylarz Poland 26
Josh Thigpen United States 19
Akos Nagy Hungary 17
Graham Hicks United Kingdom 8(Inj)

Heat 3

Name Nationality Pts
Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 40
Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 28
Nick Best United States 24
David Nystrom Sweden 19
Benedikt Magnússon Iceland 9 (Inj)
Laurence Shahlaei United Kingdom 8 (Inj)

Heat 4

Name Nationality Pts
Mark Felix United Kingdom 31
Jerry Pritchett United States 27.5
Dainis Zageris Latvia 25.5
Krzysztof Radzikowski Poland 25
Alexander Lysenko Russia 21
Gerhard Van Staden South Africa 15

Heat 5

Name Nationality Pts
Mike Burke United States 37
Eddie Hall United Kingdom 34
Matjaž Belšak Slovenia 27.5
Grzegorz Szymanski Poland 26
Mike Caruso United States 12.5
Ole Martin Hanson Norway 9

Final Standings

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Brian Shaw United States 53
2 Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 49.5
3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 49
4 Eddie Hall United Kingdom 45.5
5 Mike Burke United States 34.5
6 Jean-François Caron Canada 31
7 Dimitar Savatinov Bulgaria 22
8 Mark Felix United Kingdom 17.5
9 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 13
10 Jerry Pritchett United States 11

References

  1. ^ a b "Brian Shaw Wins 2015 World's Strongest Man Title". Muscle and Fitness.
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