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Strength athletics in Canada refers to the various strongman (strength athlete) events throughout Canada and its provinces in the sport of [strength athletics] in association with the World's Strongest Man . The roots of strongman in Canada go back long before the birth of WSM in 1977, particularly with [Louis Cyr] in the early 1900s, who was deemed the "Strongest Man on Earth" during his lifetime. A Canadian has never won a WSM title, but Canadian athletes have twice finished on the podium, placing 2nd in 1982 with Tom Magee and 3rd in 2005 with Dominic Filiou . The provinces of Canada hold annual championships with the top 2-4 athletes going on to the National Championships at the end of the year to crown Canada's Strongest Man.
Canada's Strongest Man
Canada's Strongest Man Location Canada Established 1982 Format Multi-event competition Jean-Francois Caron
Canada's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Canada, and features exclusively Canadian athletes. The event first started in 1982, with Tom Magee winning the first 2 titles.[ 1] Hugo Girard would later go on to win a record 6 titles; a record that would later be beaten despite Hugo's proclamation that nobody would ever even go as far as to match it. After Hugo withdrew from competition due to injuries, fellow training partner and 5 time runner-up Jessen Paulin won in 2005 & 2006.[ 2] Dominic Filiou won in 2007, becoming the first man to defeat Hugo Girard on Canadian soil.[ 3] After the dust had settled following the end of Hugo's era, a new champion would emerge: Jean-Francois Caron. Jean-Francois, or "J-F", has dominated strongman in Canada since 2011, winning the title of Canada's Strongest Man every year and ushering in a new era of Strongman in Canada. J-F has also nurtured the success of other athletes and has worked towards developing the success of the sport in the country as a whole.
Official results - top three places
Year
Champion
Runner-Up
3rd Place
Location
1982
Tom Magee
1983
Tom Magee
1984
Event not held
1985
Event not held
1986
Dusko Markovich
1987
Robert Dubeau
Marco Fortier
Ken Fisher
1988
Tom Magee
1989
Event not held
1990
Gregg Ernst
1991
Gregg Ernst
1992
Event not held
1993
Chuck Haase
1994
Ron Trottier
1995
Robert Ploughman
1996
Event not held
1997
Ginaud Dupuis
1998
Event not held
1999
Hugo Girard
Ed Brost
Ginaud Dupuis
Quebec, Canada
2000
Hugo Girard
Jessen Paulin
Geoff Dolan
Quebec, Canada
2001
Hugo Girard
Travis Lyndon
Jessen Paulin
Quebec, Canada
2002
Hugo Girard
Jessen Paulin
Travis Lyndon
North Bay, Ontario
2003
Hugo Girard
Jessen Paulin
Geoff Dolan
Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec
2004
Hugo Girard
Jessen Paulin
Travis Lyndon
Gatineau, Quebec
2005
Jessen Paulin
Travis Lyndon
Dominic Filiou
Gatineau, Quebec
2006
Jessen Paulin
Dominic Filiou
Louis-Philippe Jean
Gatineau, Quebec
2007
Dominic Filiou
Jessen Paulin
Hugo Girard
Gatineau, Quebec
2008
Louis-Philippe Jean
Jean-Francois Caron
Christian Savoie
Gatineau, Quebec
2009
Christian Savoie
Louis-Philippe Jean
Jean-Francois Caron
Quebec City, Quebec
2010
Christian Savoie
Jean-Francois Caron
Scott Cummine
Quebec City, Quebec
2011
Jean-Francois Caron
Christian Savoie
Scott Cummine
Quebec City, Quebec
2012[ 4]
Jean-Francois Caron
Christian Savoie
Scott Cummine
Quebec City, Quebec
2013
[ 5] Jean-Francois Caron
Christian Savoie
Ben Ruckstuhl
Quebec City, Quebec
2014
Jean-Francois Caron
Simon Boudreau
Ben Ruckstuhl
Quebec City, Quebec
2015
Jean-Francois Caron
Maxime Boudreault
Simon Boudreau
Dubreuilville, Ontario
2016
Jean-Francois Caron
Jimmy Paquet
Vincent Lapointe
Dubreuilville, Ontario
2017
Jean-Francois Caron
Jimmy Paquet
Karl Hjelholt
Plantagenet, Ontario
2018
Jean-Francois Caron
Jimmy Paquet
Maxime Boudreault
Plantagenet, Ontario
2019
Jean-Francois Caron
Karl Hjelholt
Jimmy Paquet
Plantagenet, Ontario
Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[ 6]
Repeat champions
Quebec's Strongest Man
Year
Champion
Runner-Up
3rd Place
Location
1999
Jessen Paulin
Ginaud Dupuis
Ron Trottier
Warwick, Quebec
2000
Jessen Paulin
Dominic Filiou
Ginaud Dupuis
Warwick, Quebec
2001
Jessen Paulin
Dominic Filiou
Steve Bourgeois
Warwick, Quebec
2002
Jessen Paulin
Steve Bourgeois
Franky Bonneau
Warwick, Quebec
2003
Dominic Filiou
Jessen Paulin
Franky Bonneau
Warwick, Quebec
2004
Jessen Paulin
Yannick Normandin
Steve Bourgeois
Warwick, Quebec
2005
Jessen Paulin
Steve Bourgeois
Christian Savoie
Warwick, Quebec
2006
Jessen Paulin
Dominic Filiou
Louis-Phillipe Jean
Warwick, Quebec
2007
Dominic Filiou
Jessen Paulin
Louis-Phillipe Jean
Warwick, Quebec
2008
Hugo Girard
Christian Savoie
Jessen Paulin
Warwick, Quebec
2009
Christian Savoie
Jean-Francois Caron
Franky Bonneau
Warwick, Quebec
2010
Christian Savoie
Jean-Francois Caron
Warwick, Quebec
2011
Jean-Francois Caron
Christian Savoie
Warwick, Quebec
2012
Christian Savoie
Jean-Francois Caron
Warwick, Quebec
2013
Jean-Francois Caron
Christian Savoie
Warwick, Quebec
2014
Brian Shaw
Jean-Francois Caron
Jason Bergmann
Warwick, Quebec
2015
Krzysztof Radzikowski
Jean-Francois Caron
Mark Felix
Warwick, Quebec
2016
Jean-Francois Caron
Martins Licis
Matjaz Belsak
Warwick, Quebec
Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[ 6]
Ontario's Strongest Man
Year
Champion
Runner-Up
3rd Place
Location
2000
Travis Lyndon
Jamie Aszmies
Rob Verkest
North Bay, Ontario
2001
Travis Lyndon
Jamie Aszmies
Chris Ronzon
North Bay, Ontario
2002
Mark Lozer
Ryan Green
Travis Lyndon
North Bay, Ontario
2003
Travis Lyndon
Ryan Green
Mark Lozer
London, Ontario
2004
Travis Lyndon
Ryan Green
Jamie Aszmies
Kitchener, Ontario
2005
Travis Lyndon
Mike Bade
Joe Montgomery
North Bay, Ontario
2006
Travis Lyndon
Joe Montgomery
Sean Bates
Port Stanley, Ontario
2007
Joe Montgomery
John Dungey
Len Elliott
Ottawa, Ontario
2008
Jose Plante
Paul Vaillancourt
Len Elliott
Wawa, Ontario
2009
Paul Vaillancourt
John Dungey
Luke Skaarup
Kitchener, Ontario
2010
Paul Vaillancourt
Eric Rautenberg
Luke Skaarup
Cornwall, Ontario
2011
Paul Vaillancourt
Kyle Rayner
Karl Hjelholt
Toronto , Ontario
2012
Luke Skaarup
Kyle Rayner
David Droeske
Kitchener, Ontario
2013[ 7]
Ben Ruckstuhl
Kyle Rayner
Max Boudreault
Thunder Bay, Ontario
2014
Luke Skaarup
Ben Ruckstuhl
Paul Vaillancourt
Thunder Bay, Ontario
2015
Ben Ruckstuhl
Luke Skaarup
Maxime Boudreault
Toronto , Ontario
2016
Paul Vaillancourt
Karl Hjelholt
David Jennings
Trenton , Ontario
2017
Maxime Boudreault
Karl Hjelholt
Kyle Rayner
Trenton , Ontario
2018
Maxime Boudreault
Karl Hjelholt
Ben Ruckstuhl
Trenton , Ontario
2019
Maxime Boudreault
Karl Hjelholt
Ben Ruckstuhl
Kapuskasing , Ontario
Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[ 6]
Western Canada's Strongest Man
Year
Champion
Runner-Up
3rd Place
1999
NOT HELD
2000
Grant McReynolds
Geoff Dolan
Beerd Beekman
2001
Beerd Beekman
Geoff Dolan
Ed Brost
Calgary, Alberta
2002
Geoff Dolan
Maurice Paquette
Cory Gillespie
Saskatoon, SK
2003
Geoff Dolan
Alan Block
Brad Provick
Fort Qu'Appelle, SK
2004
Brad Provick
Geoff Dolan
Gino Castonguay
Winnipeg, Manitoba
2005
Alan Block
Chris Colonval
Ed Brost
Edmonton, Alberta
2006
Scott Cummine
Al Block
Chris Colonval
Regina, SK
2007
Chris Colonval
Scott Cummine
Matt Parkes
Regina, SK
2008
Matt Parkes
Scott Cummine
Alan Block
British Columbia
2009
Scott Cummine
Jon Moerike
Maurice Paquette
Altona, Manitoba
2010
Scott Cummine
Brad Provick
Maurice Paquette
Saskatoon, SK
2011
Scott Cummine
Nathan Rolston
Jon Wade
Edmonton, Alberta
2012
Scott Cummine
Brad Provick
Jay Smith
Regina, SK
2013
Scott Cummine
Brad Provick
Jon Wade
2014
Scott Cummine
Brad Provick
Quinton Falk
2015
Dom Liontas
Brad Provick
Artur Walus
2016
Scott Cummine
Brad Provick
Dom Liontas
2017
James Loach
Brad Sheperd
Artur Walus
Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[ 6]
Atlantic Canada's Strongest Man
Results courtesy of www.acstrongman.com[ 8]
North America's Strongest Man
North America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both United States and Canada. The event was established in 1992.[ 9]
Official results - top three places
References