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World's Strongest Man
2018
The official logo of World's Strongest Man
Tournament information
Location
2018: Philippines
Established
1977
Format
Multi-event competition
Current champion
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson[1]
The World's Strongest Man is a strongman competition. Organized by IMG, an Endeavor company, it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of December each year.[2] Competitors qualify based on placing in the top three at the four to eight Giants Live events each year.[3]
The current event sponsor is Coregenx, a nutritional supplement manufacturer from Irvine, California.[4] Coregenx succeeded the previous sponsor, The Commerce Hotel and Casino.[5] Other past sponsors include DAF Trucks, Tonka, MET-Rx, and PartyPoker.com.
The event has a number of rival and parallel competitions with which it is sometimes confused, including the Strongman Super Series, the now defunct IFSA Strongman World Championships (run from 2005-2007 after the International Federation of Strength Athletes parted company with WSM in 2004) and Strongman Champions League.
Contents
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1 History
1.1 1970s–1980s
1.2 1990s–2000s
2 Competition format and commonly contested events
3 Most championships
4 Official results – top three places
5 Most top three places
6 Championships by country
7 Hall of Fame
7.1 Hall of Fame Members
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
History[edit]
There are now several documentaries available that chart the history of WSM. The first major one is: Worlds Strongest Man - Thirty Years Of Pain from 2008, celebrating the 30th anniversary.[6] 2017 saw the debut of a series of videos celebrating the 40th anniversary and 2017 contest.[7][8]
1970s–1980s[edit]
The concept behind "The World's Strongest Men", as it was originally named, was developed in 1977 for CBS by Langstar Inc. David Webster, a Scot who later received an OBE for his services to sport, was the head coordinator of the competition from its inception. Dr Douglas Edmunds, seven-times Scottish shot and discus champion and twice world caber champion[9] worked with Webster and when Webster retired Edmunds took over. These two men were responsible for inviting the competitors and choosing the events. In the meantime, in 1982, CBS sold the rights to the BBC, who in turn sold the rights to TWI. In 1987, the WSM was not held for the only time since its inception. In that year the first and only non-team Pure Strength competition was held but it was not part of the WSM franchise.
For the first several contests, well-known American color commentators and analysts were used on the network broadcast. These included Brent Musburger, Tom Brookshier, and acknowledged strength authority, journalist and author Dr. Terry Todd. Todd was a former powerlifting world record holder himself and went on to establish the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports in 1990. He also was asked to establish The Arnold Strongman Classic in 2001 by Arnold Schwarzenegger. This competition has the largest purse of any Strongman contest, with a $72,000+ top prize in 2017.[10]
During this early period, the contest ranks consisted mostly of American football players, powerlifters, and bodybuilders and held in American locations until it was moved to Christchurch, New Zealand in 1983. Two-time winner Bruce Wilhelm (USA) retired and was succeeded by the massive Don Reinhoudt in 1979, 162kg (357lb) heavyweight powerlifter of the USA. Reinhoudt still holds several unequipped world records in powerlifting to this day.[11]
In 1979, newcomer and legendary powerlifter Bill Kazmaier (USA) made his appearance, coming in 3rd after leading much of the competition. He dominated the sport to such an extent from 1980-82 (winning by a record 28 points in 1980), he eventually was left out of the competition, even after becoming the first man to win 3-consecutive WSM titles[12] He set prodigious marks with a 478.5kg (1055lb) silver dollar coin deadlift, 439.5kg (969lb) squat(smith machine), and a then-record 165.6kg (365lb) log lift with a rough, unbalanced log. His legendary status eventually earned him a place in the WSM Hall of Fame.
After Kazmaier left, his nearest rival, former Olympian Geoff Capes from the UK, traded wins with the charismatic Icelandic powerlifter Jón Páll Sigmarsson. Sigmarsson raised the popularity and awareness of the event to new levels.[13]. He died 3 years after winning his 4th and final WSM in 1990.
1990s–2000s[edit]
In 1995, Edmunds and Webster, along with representatives from the competitors including Jamie Reeves, Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert formed a governing body called the International Federation of Strength Athletes ("IFSA"). The IFSA began organizing its own bespoke events, such as the IFSA European Championships but also took the lead in working with BBC and TWI to organize the World's Strongest Man competition. For almost a decade the IFSA and WSM were inextricably mixed, but this changed in 2004. The InvestGroup Ventures' sports rights management arm, InvestGroup Sports Management, invested heavily into IFSA and this led to the creation of IFSA Strongman. The strategy was to acquire most of the international assets and properties relating to the strongman sport. In essence this was a new organisation[14] with some, such as Magnus Samuelsson, describing it as "a new company . . . with the same name as our old federation".[15] The attempt at dominance was not well received by TWI and disagreement ensued leading to a split in the sport. Previously, in 2001, the IFSA in its former guise had entered an agreement with World Class Events (WCE), headed by Ulf Bengtsson, to run the Super Series. This Super Series was designed to award the World Championship title, but also acted as a qualifying vehicle for the WSM. When strongman split in 2004, the Super Series sided with TWI forming a rival federation to the IFSA.[14] With the WSM being a TWI owned event, IFSA Holdings announced its own World Championships for 2005, to be held in Quebec, and thus from that point had no involvement in the WSM contest.
The split with IFSA, which banned its registered athletes from competing at WSM, meant that not all the recognized best strength athletes in the world were eligible to compete. However, the reputation of WSM as the premier event maintained its lure for broadcasting purposes. In recent years, the competition has been broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2, TSN, Televisa Deportes and Five, and currently CBS Sports Network in the USA. The longevity of the contest in strength athletics and its high levels of TV exposure over the years has led to it being described as "the granddaddy of all strongman contests".[14] In recent years, to curb injuries, the contest events have included a certain amount of athleticism rather than being about raw strength. This has led some critics to say that contests such as the Arnold Strongman Classic or Fortissimus are the true strongest man competitions. However, it is routinely described as "the Worlds" by top strongman competitors[14] and despite the critics, it is the leading brand name in the field. No other strongman contest commands close to the WSM's levels of TV exposure.[14]The World's Strongest Man claims a viewership of 220 million.[16]
In the early 1990s, Magnús Ver Magnússon (Iceland) won the title four times and became the second and only man along with the legendary Bill Kazmaier to win three consecutive titles. The late 1990s saw Scandinavian countries taking control of the title, and this lasted until 2002. The relatively small 125 kg (275 lb) but dynamic Jouko Ahola from Finland won two titles in three years during this period. He later became a referee in WSM/strongman events and an actor.
The early to late 2000s were dominated by five-time Polish winner Mariusz Pudzianowski, earning the nickname: "The Dominator". Looking muscular and defined, he temporarily redefined what a strongman was in the world's eyes. At about 142 kg (313 lb) at max weight, he routinely beat men much bigger than he was. He combined speed and massive strength in one package.[17] His final win was in 2008 as bigger and taller men came into the sport.
The 2006 competition ended in dramatic fashion, with Phil Pfister edging out Mariusz Pudzianowski in the final event, the Atlas stones. Pfister became the first American to win the competition since 1982, and the first American ever to win the competition outside the United States.
In 2008, Derek Poundstone had a large lead over Mariusz Pudzianowski after 3 events but Pudzianowski tied the deadlift event for first place and then won the crucial plane-pull to narrow the gap. Pudzianowski and Poundstone then battled for the title of World's Strongest Man in the last event, the Atlas Stones. Pudzianowski blistered through the event and was able to keep pace with the heavier Poundstone. On the final stone, Pudzianowski was able to capitalize on Poundstone's drop and clinched his fifth title.
In 2009, the long-running IFSA/WSM split had ended resulting in finally having all of the top strongmen from around the world all in the same contest. 2-time IFSA World Champion Žydrūnas Savickas claimed his first WSM title, with defending champion Mariusz coming in second in his final ever WSM contest. Another up and comer Brian Shaw placed third.
Žydrūnas repeated his victory again in 2010, winning by countback[18] against Brian Shaw in the closest finish in WSM history. Top IFSA competitor and fan favorite Mikhail Koklyaev finished third in his WSM debut. Žydrūnas set a world record in the giant wooden log lift with a lift of 212.5 kg (467.5 lbs.).
In 2011, Brian Shaw was able to finally capture his first WSM title, just edging out Žydrūnas. Both athletes were tied going into the Atlas Stones and Brian was able to capitalize on his massive height advantage and claim the title. England's Terry Hollands finished in third place, this being his second podium finish after finishing third back in 2007.
Going into the 2012 WSM contest, Brian Shaw suffered from nerve damage in his hands and slipped down to fourth place. This opened the door for Žydrūnas to capture his third WSM title, with fellow Lithuanian Vytautas Lalas coming in second and the Icelandic giant Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson placed third. Žydrūnas set a world record in the log lift with a lift of 220 kg (484 lbs.).
In the 2017 WSM, two 4-time winners: (Brian Shaw and Žydrūnas Savickas) competed head-to-head for the first time, but Eddie Hall won his first title over runner-up Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson by 1 point, and was the first win for the UK since Welshman Gary Taylor in 1993. The contest was not without controversy, however with Björnsson claiming that he completed one more rep in the Viking press than the judge awarded him. Hall set a new Strongman world record with a regular bar at 472.5kg (1041.7lbs) for a deadlift performed with just straps.
The 2018 contest was held in Manila, Philippines for the first time in its history. [19][20]
For a timeline, see the official WSM site:[21]
Competition format and commonly contested events[edit]
Initially, eight men representing various sports and strength disciplines were invited to compete against each other in unique events designed to test each individual to the fullest extent. The earliest events were relatively crude, but new ideas were introduced over the years. Some events had a basis in both powerlifting and Highland Games heavy events, and others were created based on mythological feats of strength. There are a number of events that make up each competition.[22][23]
Loading Race – Several heavy objects, each weighing between 220–360 pounds (100–163 kg), are loaded onto a truck bed or a similar platform over a course of about 50 feet (15 m).[24]
McGlashen Stones / Atlas Stones – Five heavy round stones increasing in weight from 220–350 pounds (100–159 kg) are lifted and set on platforms. When the stones were first introduced to the competition, it was an individual event and the platforms were all of equal height. The modern Atlas Stones event takes place on a 16–33-foot (5–10 m) long course and the competitors participate two at a time. There are three current variations to the Atlas Stones event. In one, the stones are placed directly in front of the platforms and the competitors must simply lift and place them, generally the lightest stone being placed on the highest platform. In another, the stones are placed in a diagonal line, with the first stone being in front of the first platform, and each subsequent stone is set farther back from the course, with the heaviest stone being farthest away (or vice versa). The third variation sees the five platforms in a straight vertical line with the stones in front of each, and the competitors must place the stones and then move a short distance to the next one. In recent competitions,this is typically the final event.[25] In the 2015 competition, the maximum stone was 209 kilos(461lbs)[26]
Vehicle Pull – Vehicles such as transport trucks, trams, boxcars, buses, or planes are pulled across a 100-foot (30 m) course as fast as possible. One variation sees the competitors pull the object with a rope toward them. Another has them attached to a rope which is attached to a vehicle, while they use another rope to pull themselves down the course. A third involves no ropes, with the competitors pulling the vehicle while connected to a harness.[27] The 2007 competition featured pulling a fire truck (possibly a nod to 2006 champion Phil Pfister, a professional firefighter), and the 2008 qualifying rounds featured a coal truck (a reference to the coal mining industry in West Virginia, where the competition was held).[28]
Overhead Press – The heaviest possible load is pressed overhead, or a lighter weight is used for repetitions.[29]
Fingal Fingers – A series of hinged poles ("fingers") are lifted starting from a horizontal resting position and flipped over to the other side. The poles get progressively heavier and longer. The event is scored by time and by how many of the poles a competitor was able to flip over. The event takes its name from Fingal, a mythological Gaelic hunter-warrior.[30]
Power Stairs – A series of three Duck Walk implements ranging from 400–600 pounds (181–272 kg) are lifted, step by step, to the top of a flight of stairs.[31]
Squat – Squatting large weights, such as 900 pounds (410 kg) of bricks, a car, or people on a platform. Recently, an apparatus has been used that drops weighted kegs into a cage, one at a time after each successful lift (the event, in this case, is scored by weight instead of repetitions). The athlete will continue until completion, failure or time expires.[32]
Dead Lift – Lifting weights or vehicles up to about 1,100 pounds (500 kg) straight off the ground until knees lock in a standing position. Lift is for either maximum weight, maximum repetitions with a fixed weight, or for time whilst holding a single repetition. In recent years, a similar keg-loaded apparatus to that described above for the squat has been used.[33][34]
Keg Toss – Competitors must throw kegs, of increasing weight, over a 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) high bar. A variation using kettlebells was added to the 2015 competition, while in 2017 gold bricks were used.[35][36]
Weight Throw - a 50-pound (23 kg) weight is thrown overhead with the goal being to clear a barrier above the competitor. The goal is to throw the weight the highest.
Car Carry – Competitors stand inside a stripped-down automobile, which is missing some of its roof and all of its bottom and interior, and carry it across a 25-meter (82 ft) course. Players are scored by how fast they carried the car across the finish line or how far they were able to get the car before the time-limit expired.[37]
Hercules Hold – The athlete stands between two hinged pillars, gripping handles that prevent the pillars from falling to the side. The pillars are held for the longest possible time.[38]
Carry and Drag – An anchor and a chain are carried to the end of a set distance, where they must be attached to each other and then dragged back the same distance.[39]
Farmer's Walk – Competitors carry heavy objects (usually anvils) weighing from 275 to 375 lbs (125 to 170 kg) in each hand for a set distance, and compete for the fastest time. A variation involves use of a heavy frame with parallel handles or heavy objects attached to handles, and another involves much heavier weights (referred to as the Giant Farmer's Walk).[40] This event is usually done on the same course as the Carry and Drag is and conducted as a race, but one competition in Sanya, China saw the competitors compete individually carrying the weights up a small set of stairs. A competition in Victoria Falls, Zambia 2001 saw the competitors race two at a time along a course requiring several turns.[41]
Super Yoke – Apparatus composed of a crossbar and two uprights. The uprights each have a heavy weight attached to them, such as a refrigerator or diesel engine, and the competitors must carry the yoke on their shoulders for a short distance.[42]
Husafell Stone – A flat, somewhat triangular rock weighing around 400 lb (182 kg) is carried high on the chest for a set distance or for overall distance within a time limit. During some years which the competition took place in Africa, this event was known as the Africa Stone and the stone was in the shape of the continent as it appears on a map. The 2017 competition called this event the Elephant Carry, and the stone was shaped like the head and face of an African elephant.[43]
Duck Walk– An object with a handle is carried, suspended between the legs, over a set course.[44]
Log Throw / Caber toss – A five-meter-long (16 1⁄2 foot) log is thrown for distance or for height over a bar. When thrown for distance, the event is conducted similarly to the normal caber toss but with distance replacing technique. The length of the throw is determined by measuring the distance between where the competitor's toes were when he tossed and the tip of the log, based on where it first landed.[45]
Tug of War – One on one tug of war in a single-elimination tournament. In the first few competitions, this determined the champion and served as the final event.[46]
Pole Pushing – One on one pole pushing in a Sumo-style ring in a single-elimination tournament. The pole has handles at either end.[47]
Crucifix – Weights are held straight out at each side for as long a time as possible. A common variation entails weights being held out in front, using either one or both hands.[48]
Giant Dumbbell Press — Single-handed dumbbells are hoisted from the ground onto the competitor's shoulder, from where, with one hand, he must raise it vertically over his head and lockout his arm. With four weights between 100 and 115 kilograms (220 and 254 lb), scoring is based on time and number of successful lifts.[49]
Basque Circle/Stone Circle/Conan's Wheel - A competitor takes hold of the handle of a metal basket by placing the handle on his forearms. Inside the basket, usually, is at least 600 pounds (270 kg) of heavy stones (The 2015 WSM replaced the stones with pineapples and at least one earlier competition used a car). Holding the basket in the crook of his elbow, the competitor carries the basket in a clockwise manner over a platform with a 25-meter (82 ft) circumference. The event is contested for distance.[50]
Norse Hammers - Added to the competition for the first time in 2015, the Norse Hammers is similar to the Fingal Fingers event. Three hammers, shaped like those of Norse god Thor, must be flipped over. Unlike the Fingal Fingers, the competitors must lift the hammer from the side before pushing it up. There are three hammers, weighing 350, 365, and 380 pounds, respectively. In order to complete the event, all three hammers must be flipped within the time limit.[51]
Circus Barbell - Similar to the Overhead Press, this event gets its name from the apparatus used which resembles the stereotypical barbell used by circus strongmen. The barbell, which weighs 150 kilograms (330 lb), consists of two heavy spheres with a thick, flexible bar that makes it difficult for the competitors to lift. The event is conducted for reps within a time limit and the movement to complete the lift resembles a clean and press lift.[52]
Beginning in 2017, the qualifying format was changed. After five events, the leader clinches a spot in the final. To determine who will join him, one last event is conducted.
In 2017, a new event called Last Man Standing. An Atlas Stone is placed at the center of an octagon and, one at a time, the competitors must lift the stone and drop it over a fifty-five inch metal bar. They each have ten seconds to do this, and once one cannot complete the drop he is eliminated and the next highest scoring competitor entering the event takes his turn. The competition continues in stepladder fashion, beginning with the two lowest scoring competitors, until only one remains; that competitor is declared the winner of the event and secures the second place in the final for the qualifying group.[53]
The 2018 competition used the Atlas Stones to determine the second finalist. The three lowest scorers were eliminated from the competition and the second and third place finishers squared off with the first one to complete the Atlas Stones (or the furthest along) advancing to the final.
Most championships[edit]
Champion
Country
Times
Years
Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland 5 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
Jón Páll Sigmarsson Iceland 4 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990
Magnús Ver Magnússon Iceland 4 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996
Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 4 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
Brian Shaw United States 4 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016[54]
Bill Kazmaier United States 3 1980, 1981, 1982
Bruce Wilhelm United States 2 1977, 1978
Geoff Capes United Kingdom 2 1983, 1985
Jouko Ahola Finland 2 1997, 1999
Official results – top three places[edit]
Year
Champion
Runner-Up
3rd Place
Location
2022 Martins Licis Iron Biby Marius Lalas Manila, Philippines
2021 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Martins Licis Adam Derks Manila, Philippines
2020 Martins Licis Mateusz Kieliszkowski Travis Ortmayer Manila, Philippines
2019 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Martins Licis Vytautas Lalas Manila, Philippines
2018 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Mateusz Kieliszkowski Brian Shaw Manila, Philippines
2017 Eddie Hall Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Brian Shaw Gaborone, Botswana
2016 Brian Shaw Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Eddie Hall Kasane, Botswana
2015 Brian Shaw Žydrūnas Savickas Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Putrajaya, Malaysia
2014 Žydrūnas Savickas Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Brian Shaw Los Angeles, California
2013 Brian Shaw Žydrūnas Savickas Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Sanya, China
2012[55] Žydrūnas Savickas Vytautas Lalas Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Los Angeles, California
2011 Brian Shaw Žydrūnas Savickas Terry Hollands Wingate, North Carolina
2010 Žydrūnas Savickas[56] Brian Shaw Mikhail Koklyaev Sun City, South Africa
2009 Žydrūnas Savickas Mariusz Pudzianowski Brian Shaw Valletta, Malta
2008 Mariusz Pudzianowski Derek Poundstone Dave Ostlund Charleston, West Virginia
2007 Mariusz Pudzianowski Sebastian Wenta Terry Hollands Anaheim, California
2006 Phil Pfister Mariusz Pudzianowski Don Pope Sanya, China
2005 Mariusz Pudzianowski Jesse Marunde Dominic Filiou Chengdu, China
2004 Vasyl Virastyuk Žydrūnas Savickas Magnus Samuelsson Nassau, Bahamas
2003 Mariusz Pudzianowski Žydrūnas Savickas Vasyl Virastyuk Victoria Falls, Zambia
2002 Mariusz Pudzianowski Žydrūnas Savickas Raimonds Bergmanis Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2001 Svend Karlsen Magnus Samuelsson Janne Virtanen Victoria Falls, Zambia
2000 Janne Virtanen Svend Karlsen Magnus Samuelsson Sun City, South Africa
1999 Jouko Ahola Janne Virtanen Svend Karlsen Valletta, Malta
1998 Magnus Samuelsson Jouko Ahola Wout Zijlstra Tangier, Morocco
1997 Jouko Ahola Flemming Rasmussen Magnus Samuelsson Primm Valley Resort, Nevada
1996 Magnús Ver Magnússon Riku Kiri Gerrit Badenhorst Port Louis, Mauritius
1995 Magnús Ver Magnússon Gerrit Badenhorst Marko Varalahti Nassau, Bahamas
1994 Magnús Ver Magnússon Manfred Hoeberl Riku Kiri Sun City, South Africa
1993 Gary Taylor Magnús Ver Magnússon Riku Kiri Orange, France
1992 Ted van der Parre Magnús Ver Magnússon Jamie Reeves Reykjavík, Iceland
1991 Magnús Ver Magnússon Henning Thorsen Gary Taylor Tenerife, Canary Islands
1990 Jón Páll Sigmarsson O.D. Wilson Ilkka Nummisto Joensuu, Finland
1989 Jamie Reeves Ab Wolders Jón Páll Sigmarsson San Sebastián, Spain
1988 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Bill Kazmaier Jamie Reeves Budapest, Hungary
1986 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Geoff Capes Ab Wolders Nice, France
1985 Geoff Capes Jón Páll Sigmarsson Cees de Vreugd Cascais, Portugal
1984 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Ab Wolders Geoff Capes Mora, Sweden
1983 Geoff Capes Jón Páll Sigmarsson Simon Wulfse Christchurch, New Zealand
1982 Bill Kazmaier Tom Magee John Gamble Magic Mountain, California
1981 Bill Kazmaier Geoff Capes Dave Waddington Magic Mountain, California
1980 Bill Kazmaier Lars Hedlund Geoff Capes Vernon, New Jersey
1979 Don Reinhoudt Lars Hedlund Bill Kazmaier Universal Studios, California
1978 Bruce Wilhelm Don Reinhoudt Lars Hedlund Universal Studios, California
1977 Bruce Wilhelm Bob Young Ken Patera Universal Studios, California
Notes
In 1987 the WSM was not held for the only time since its inception. In that year the first and only non-team Pure Strength competition was held. Although it was not part of the WSM franchise, some commentators regard it as a replacement for WSM in that year.[citation needed]
Most top three places[edit]
Times Name
10 Žydrūnas Savickas
9 Brian Shaw
7 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Jón Páll Sigmarsson
Mariusz Pudzianowski
6 Magnús Ver Magnússon
Geoff Capes
5 Bill Kazmaier
Magnus Samuelsson
Most times qualified for WSM: Žydrūnas Savickas - 14 times
Most WSM finals: Žydrūnas Savickas - 12 times
Most consecutive WSM finals: Brian Shaw - 10 times (2009-2018)
Most times WSM top 5 placings:, Žydrūnas Savickas, - 10 times
Championships by country[edit]
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States 11 7 10 28
Iceland 9 7 4 20
Poland 5 4 0 9
United Kingdom 5 2 8 15
Lithuania 4 7 0 11
Finland 3 3 5 11
Sweden 1 3 4 8
Netherlands 1 2 4 7
Norway 1 1 1 3
Ukraine 1 0 1 2
Denmark 0 2 0 2
Canada 0 1 1 2
South Africa 0 1 1 2
Austria 0 1 0 1
Latvia 0 0 1 1
Russia 0 0 1 1
Australia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, France, Germany, Grenada, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Serbia and Samoa have all placed in Top 10 but never won a medal.
Hall of Fame[edit]
The WSM Hall of Fame was created in 2008, to recognize the greatest competitors in the history of the contest.[57] As of 2017, there are 4 members of the WSM Hall of Fame, Mariusz Pudzianowski, Svend Karlsen, Jón Páll Sigmarsson and Bill Kazmaier.[57] The official WSM website holds online voting to determine who is elected to the Hall of Fame as voted by the fans.[57]
Hall of Fame Members[edit]
Jón Páll Sigmarsson
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Svend Karlsen
Bill Kazmaier
See also[edit]
List of strongman competitions
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2 India Gwalior 176 2012 329 2012
3 India Allahabad 170 2012 317 2012
4 Saudi Arabia Riyadh 156 2014 368 2014
5 Saudi Arabia Al Jubail 152 2014 359 2014
6 India Patna 149 2013 167 2012
7 India Raipur 144 2012 268 2012
8 Cameroon Bamenda 132 2012 141 2012
9 China Xingtai 128 2014 193 2014
10 China Baoding 126 2014 190 2014
11 India Delhi 122 2013 229 2012
12 India Ludhiana 122 2012 228 2012
13 China Shijiazhuang 121 2014 305 2013
14 Saudi Arabia Dammam 121 2014 286 2014
15 India Kanpur 115 2012 215 2012
16 India Khanna 114 2012 213 2012
17 India Firozabad 113 2012 212 2012
18 India Lucknow 113 2012 211 2012
19 China Handan 112 2014 169 2014
20 Pakistan Peshawar 111 2010 540 2010
21 India Amritsar 108 2012 202 2012
22 India Gobindgarh 108 2012 201 2012
23 Pakistan Rawalpindi 107 2010 448 2010
24 China Hengshui 107 2014 161 2014
25 Bangladesh Narayangonj 106 2014 191 2014
26 Iran Bushehr 105 2010 255 2010
27 India Agra 105 2012 196 2012
28 Uganda Kampala 104 2013 170 2013
29 China Tangshan 102 2014 153 2014
30 India Jodhpur 101 2012 189 2012
31 India Dehradun 100 2012 188 2012
32 India Jaipur 100 2012 187 2012
33 India Howrah 100 2012 186 2012
34 India Ahmedabad 100 2013 83 2012
35 India Faridabad 98 2012 184 2012
36 Saudi Arabia Yanbu 97 2014 230 2014
37 China Langfang 96 2014 144 2014
38 Iran Ahvaz 95 2010 231 2010
39 India Dhanbad 95 2012 178 2012
40 Bangladesh Chittagong 95 2014 135 2014
41 India Bhopal 93 2012 173 2012
42 Qatar Doha 93 2012 168 2012
43 Nigeria Kaduna 90 2013 423 2013
44 India Khurja 90 2012 168 2012
45 Bangladesh Dhaka 90 2014 158 2014
46 Bangladesh Gazipur 89 2014 155 2014
47 Pakistan Karachi 88 2009 290 2009
48 Kuwait Al Shuwaikh 88 2014 212 2014
49 Iraq Baghdad 88 2015 208 2015
50 China Cangzhou 88 2014 133 2014
51 India Raebareli 87 2012 163 2012
52 China Tianjin 87 2014 150 2013
53 Afghanistan Kabul 86 2009 260 2009
54 China Zhengzhou 86 2014 171 2013
55 Qatar Al Wakrah 85 2012 152 2012
56 Bangladesh Barisal 85 2014 142 2014
57 China Beijing 85 2014 108 2013
58 India Kota 84 2012 156 2012
59 India Udaipur 83 2012 155 2012
60 India Alwar 81 2012 152 2012
61 Republic of Macedonia Tetovo 81 2013 140 2013
62 China Wuhan 80 2014 124 2013
63 India Chandrapur 79 2012 148 2012
64 China Anyang 79 2014 119 2014
65 China Hefei 79 2014 115 2013
66 Myanmar Pyin Oo Lwin 78 2012 140 2012
67 China Shouguang 78 2014 117 2014
68 Egypt Greater Cairo 76 2013 179 2013
69 India Indore 76 2012 143 2012
70 Myanmar Taungoo 76 2013 137 2013
71 Myanmar Kyaukphyu 76 2009 136 2009
72 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 75 2010 165 2010
73 India Jalandhar 75 2012 140 2012
74 Kuwait Ali Subah Al-Salem 74 2014 179 2014
75 Saudi Arabia Makkah 74 2014 176 2014
76 India Akola 74 2012 139 2012
77 India Varanasi 74 2012 138 2012
78 China Jingzhou 74 2014 112 2014
79 China Changsha 74 2014 94 2013
80 India Noida 73 2012 136 2012
81 China Nanjing 72 2014 137 2013
82 China Shenyang 72 2014 129 2013
83 Egypt Delta region 71 2013 167 2013
84 China Chengdu 71 2014 150 2013
85 Myanmar Namkham 71 2012 127 2012
86 China Harbin 71 2014 119 2013
87 China Xi'an 70 2014 189 2013
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89 China Kaifeng 70 2014 106 2014
90 China Yichang 70 2014 106 2014
91 China Pingdingshan 70 2014 105 2014
92 China Xiangtan 70 2014 105 2014
93 China Yangquan 70 2014 105 2014
94 India Meerut 69 2012 129 2012
95 Myanmar Mawlamyaing 69 2012 124 2012
96 China Zhuzhou 69 2014 105 2014
97 Afghanistan Mazar-e Sharif 68 2009 334 2009
98 Pakistan Lahore 68 2010 198 2010
99 Kuwait Al-Mansouriya 68 2014 165 2014
100 Saudi Arabia Jeddah 68 2014 161 2014
101 China Jiaozuo 68 2014 103 2014
102 China Laiwu 68 2014 103 2014
103 China Jiangyin 68 2014 102 2014
104 China Suqian 68 2014 102 2014
105 China Weinan 68 2014 102 2014
106 China Taiyuan 67 2014 157 2013
107 Mauritius Beau Bassin/Rose Hill, Coromandel 67 2011 131 2011
108 India Raniganj 67 2012 126 2012
109 Myanmar Yenanchaung 67 2009 120 2009
110 Turkey Batman 67 2012 109 2012
111 Turkey Hakkari 67 2012 109 2012
112 Cameroon Bafoussam 67 2012 105 2012
113 China Changzhi 67 2014 101 2014
114 China Wuxi 67 2014 101 2014
115 Nigeria Onitsha 66 2009 594 2009
116 Bahrain Hamad Town 66 2012 318 2012
117 Pakistan Islamabad 66 2011 217 2011
118 Turkey Gaziantep 66 2012 108 2012
119 China Xuzhou 66 2014 100 2014
120 China Zhenjiang 66 2014 99 2014
121 Saudi Arabia Medina 65 2014 153 2014
122 Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla 65 2010 106 2010
123 China Changzhou 65 2014 99 2014
124 China Anshan 65 2014 98 2014
125 China Baoji 65 2014 98 2014
126 China Huai'an 65 2014 98 2014
127 China Liuzhou 65 2014 98 2014
128 China Xianyang 65 2014 98 2014
129 China Jurong 65 2014 97 2014
130 China Yangzhou 65 2014 97 2014
131 Bahrain Ma'ameer 64 2012 257 2012
132 Kuwait Al-Ahmadi 64 2014 168 2014
133 Kuwait Al-Salam 64 2014 153 2014
134 China Urumqi 64 2014 146 2013
135 China Changchun 64 2014 130 2013
136 India Navi Mumbai 64 2012 120 2012
137 India Jammu 64 2012 119 2012
138 China Shaoxing 64 2014 105 2013
139 China Suzhou 64 2014 97 2014
140 China Tongchuan 64 2014 97 2014
141 China Zigong 64 2014 97 2014
142 China Sanmenxia 64 2014 96 2014
143 Chile Coyhaique 64 2014 75 2014
144 India Bangalore 63 2012 118 2012
145 India Mumbai 63 2013 117 2012
146 China Huzhou 63 2014 111 2013
147 China Jinhua 63 2014 99 2013
148 China Liaocheng 63 2014 96 2014
149 China Xining 62 2014 163 2013
150 United Arab Emirates Al Gharbia - Bida Zayed 62 2013 146 2013
151 China Linfen 62 2014 94 2014
152 Bangladesh Sylhet 61 2014 170 2014
153 United Arab Emirates Al Gharbia - Gayathi 61 2013 145 2013
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155 Bangladesh Khulna 61 2014 109 2014
156 China Chongqing 61 2014 106 2013
157 China Hangzhou 61 2014 106 2013
158 Turkey Siirt 61 2012 101 2012
159 China Lianyungang 61 2014 92 2014
160 China Wuhu 61 2014 92 2014
161 China Taizhou 61 2014 82 2013
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164 China Heze 60 2014 91 2014
165 China Qinhuangdao 60 2014 91 2014
166 China Zhangjiagang 60 2014 91 2014
167 China Fuyang 60 2014 90 2014
168 China Nantong 60 2014 90 2014
169 India Chandigarh 59 2012 110 2012
170 India Jhansi 59 2012 110 2012
171 India Kolhapur 59 2012 110 2012
172 China Dezhou 59 2014 90 2014
173 China Wafangdian 59 2014 88 2014
174 China Yiwu 59 2014 88 2014
175 China Zhuji 59 2014 88 2014
176 India Hyderabad 59 2014 79 2012
177 Bahrain Nabih Saleh 58 2012 244 2012
178 China Lanzhou 58 2014 153 2013
179 Kuwait Al-Rumaithyia 58 2014 141 2014
180 India Rishikesh 58 2012 109 2012
181 India Sibsagar 58 2012 109 2012
182 India Durgapur 58 2012 108 2012
183 China Pingdu 58 2014 88 2014
184 China Korla 58 2014 87 2014
185 China Lin'an 58 2014 87 2014
186 India Angul 57 2012 106 2012
187 China Quzhou 57 2014 94 2013
188 Turkey Karaman 57 2012 93 2012
189 China Maanshan 57 2014 87 2014
190 China Nanchong 57 2014 86 2014
191 China Yancheng 57 2014 86 2014
192 United Arab Emirates Al Gharbia - Liwa Oasis 56 2013 133 2013
193 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 56 2013 132 2013
194 China Jiaxing 56 2014 94 2013
195 China Luoyang 56 2014 85 2014
196 China Panjin 56 2014 85 2014
197 China Wujiang 56 2014 85 2014
198 China Dalian 56 2014 84 2014
199 China Huludao 56 2014 84 2014
200 China Laixi 56 2014 84 2014
201 China Laizhou 56 2014 84 2014
202 China Linyi 56 2014 84 2014
203 India Bhilai 55 2012 103 2012
204 India Nagda 55 2012 103 2012
205 India Nagpur 55 2012 103 2012
206 India Vadodara 55 2012 102 2012
207 China Zhaoqing 55 2014 85 2013
208 China Jinzhou 55 2014 84 2014
209 China Guilin 55 2014 83 2014
210 China Taian 55 2014 83 2014
211 China Taicang 55 2014 82 2014
212 China Zhaoyuan 55 2014 82 2014
213 China Zibo 55 2014 82 2014
214 Jordan Al-Zarqa 54 2015 128 2015
215 India Jamnagar 54 2012 101 2012
216 India Amravati 54 2012 100 2012
217 India Vapi 54 2012 100 2012
218 Turkey Igdir 54 2012 88 2012
219 China Benxi 54 2014 81 2014
220 China Dongying 54 2014 81 2014
221 China Jining 54 2014 81 2014
222 China Yixing 54 2014 81 2014
223 Iran Kermanshah 53 2011 130 2011
224 India Anklesvar 53 2012 100 2012
225 India Baddi 53 2012 99 2012
226 India Rajkot 53 2012 99 2012
227 China Binzhou 53 2014 80 2014
228 China Changde 53 2014 80 2014
229 China Chengde 53 2014 80 2014
230 China Fushun 53 2014 80 2014
231 China Jiaonan 53 2014 79 2014
232 China Jiaozhou 53 2014 79 2014
233 China Jinan 52 2014 199 2013
234 United Arab Emirates Al Ain 52 2013 123 2013
235 India Rourkela 52 2012 98 2012
236 India Surat 52 2012 97 2012
237 Turkey Isparta 52 2012 86 2012
238 Turkey Duzce 52 2012 85 2012
239 China Shanghai 52 2014 84 2013
240 China Liyang 52 2014 78 2014
241 China Yibin 52 2014 78 2014
242 India Nashik 51 2012 95 2012
243 Myanmar Nyaung Oo 51 2013 91 2013
244 Turkey Bitlis 51 2012 84 2012
245 China Baotou 51 2014 77 2014
246 China Haimen 51 2014 77 2014
247 China Jimo 51 2014 77 2014
248 South Africa Pretoria 51 2014 63 2014
249 Myanmar Kyauk Pa Taung 50 2013 89 2013
250 Turkey Cankiri 50 2012 83 2012
251 Turkey Muş 50 2012 83 2012
252 Turkey Osmaniye 50 2012 82 2012
253 Turkey Sakarya 50 2012 82 2012
254 China Jilin 50 2014 76 2014
255 China Luzhou 50 2014 75 2014
256 China Mudanjiang 50 2014 75 2014
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258 Kuwait Al-Jahra 49 2014 117 2014
259 China Nanchang 49 2014 116 2013
260 India Dewas 49 2012 92 2012
261 India Guwahati 49 2012 92 2012
262 India Pune 49 2012 92 2012
263 Nepal Kathmandu 49 2013 88 2013
264 China Guiyang 49 2014 85 2013
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266 Turkey Nigde 49 2012 80 2012
267 China Changshu 49 2014 74 2014
268 China Dandong 49 2014 74 2014
269 China Zunyi 49 2014 74 2014
270 China Weifang 49 2014 73 2014
271 China Yueyang 49 2014 73 2014
272 Cameroon Yaoundé 49 2012 65 2012
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274 India Dimapur 48 2012 90 2012
275 Peru Lima 48 2013 88 2013
276 China Shaoguan 48 2014 73 2014
277 China Yan'an 48 2014 73 2014
278 China Zaozhuang 48 2014 73 2014
279 China Guangzhou 48 2014 72 2013
280 China Jintan 48 2014 72 2014
281 China Rushan 48 2014 72 2014
282 China Yinchuan 47 2014 118 2013
283 Kuwait Al-Mutla 47 2014 114 2014
284 Iran Hamadan 47 2013 114 2013
285 Iran Pakdasht 47 2013 113 2013
286 China Nanning 47 2014 90 2013
287 India Naya Nangal 47 2012 89 2012
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289 Turkey Ankara 47 2012 77 2012
290 Turkey Kayseri 47 2012 77 2012
291 Turkey Kutahya 47 2012 77 2012
292 China Zhangjiajie 47 2014 71 2014
293 China Zhangqiu 47 2014 71 2014
294 Kuwait Saad Al-Abdullah 46 2014 112 2014
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296 China Qingdao 46 2014 106 2013
297 China Wenzhou 46 2014 94 2013
298 China Kunshan 46 2014 69 2014
299 China Penglai 46 2014 69 2014
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302 Iran Shiraz 45 2012 108 2012
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304 Turkey Edirne 45 2012 74 2012
305 Republic of Macedonia Skopje 45 2013 74 2013
306 Turkey Çorum 45 2012 73 2012
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336 Bhutan Thimphu 43 2012 78 2012
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487 China Maoming 32 2014 49 2014
488 Taiwan Changhua 32 2014 48 2014
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494 China Yangjiang 32 2014 48 2014
495 Poland Naklo 32 2013 44 2013
496 Poland Dabrowa Gornicza 32 2013 43 2013
497 Poland Jaroslaw 32 2013 43 2013
498 Czech Republic Karvina 32 2013 43 2013
499 Poland Tomaszow Mazowiecki 32 2013 43 2013
500 Poland Tychy 32 2013 43 2013
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Katy Perry is currently the most followed account on Twitter with over 107 million followers.
This list contains the top 50 accounts with the largest number of followers on the social media platform Twitter.[1] As of October 11, 2018[update], the most followed person is American singer Katy Perry, with over 107 million followers. Her account was the first to exceed 100 million followers, in June 2017.[2]
On July 12, 2018, Twitter purged locked accounts—those disabled due to suspicious activity—from follower-count tallies.[3] Consequently, Twitter’s own account took the fastest and greatest plunge out of all the top 50 accounts, from 63 million to 55 million followers, and in ranking, from 11th to 16th place.[4]
Contents
1 Top 50 accounts
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Top 50 accounts[edit]
The following table lists the top 50 most followed accounts on Twitter, with each total rounded to the nearest million followers, as well as the profession or activity of each user, and their country of origin.[1] It was last updated on October 26, 2018[update].
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Activity
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1. @katyperry Katy Perry 108 Musician USA
2. @justinbieber Justin Bieber 105 Musician CAN
3. @BarackObama Barack Obama 103 Former U.S. President USA
4. @rihanna Rihanna 89 Musician BAR
5. @taylorswift13 Taylor Swift 84 Musician USA
6. @ladygaga Lady Gaga 78 Musician and actress USA
7. @TheEllenShow Ellen DeGeneres 77 Comedian USA
8. @Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 76 Footballer POR
9. @YouTube YouTube 72 Online video platform USA
10. @jtimberlake Justin Timberlake 65 Musician and actor USA
11. @KimKardashian Kim Kardashian West 59 Television personality USA
12. @ArianaGrande Ariana Grande 58 Musician USA
13. @twitter Twitter 58 Social media platform USA
14. @ddlovato Demi Lovato 57 Musician USA
15. @selenagomez Selena Gomez 57 Musician and actress USA
16. @britneyspears Britney Spears 57 Musician USA
17. @realDonaldTrump Donald Trump 55 Current U.S. President USA
18. @cnnbrk CNN Breaking News 55 News channel USA
19. @shakira Shakira 51 Musician COL
20. @jimmyfallon Jimmy Fallon 51 Comedian USA
21. @BillGates Bill Gates 46 Businessman and philanthropist USA
22. @narendramodi Narendra Modi 44 Current Prime Minister of India IND
23. @JLo Jennifer Lopez 44 Musician and actress USA
24. @BrunoMars Bruno Mars 42 Musician USA
25. @nytimes The New York Times 42 Newspaper USA
26. @Oprah Oprah Winfrey 42 Television personality and businesswoman USA
27. @KingJames LeBron James 42 Basketball player USA
28. @neymarjr Neymar 41 Footballer BRA
29. @CNN CNN 41 News channel USA
30. @MileyCyrus Miley Cyrus 41 Musician and actress USA
31. @NiallOfficial Niall Horan 40 Musician IRL
32. @BBCBreaking BBC Breaking News 39 News channel GBR
33. @Drake Drake 38 Rapper CAN
34. @instagram Instagram 37 Social media platform USA
35. @iamsrk Shah Rukh Khan 37 Actor and producer IND
36. @SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan 35 Actor IND
37. @SportsCenter SportsCenter 35 Sports news USA
38. @BeingSalmanKhan Salman Khan 35 Actor and producer IND
39. @KevinHart4real Kevin Hart 35 Comedian and actor USA
40. @LilTunechi Lil Wayne 34 Rapper USA
41. @espn ESPN 34 Sports channel USA
42. @wizkhalifa Wiz Khalifa 34 Rapper USA
43. @Louis_Tomlinson Louis Tomlinson 33 Musician GBR
44. @Harry_Styles Harry Styles 33 Musician GBR
45. @LiamPayne Liam Payne 33 Musician GBR
46. @Pink Pink 32 Musician USA
47. @onedirection One Direction 31 Band GBR
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48. @realmadrid Real Madrid C.F. 31 Football club ESP
49. @aliciakeys Alicia Keys 30 Musician USA
50. @KAKA Kaká 30 Footballer BRA
See also[edit]
List of most-retweeted tweets
List of most-followed Instagram accounts
List of most-liked Facebook pages
List of most-subscribed YouTube channels
List of most-viewed YouTube videos
List of most streamed artists on Spotify
List of most streamed songs on Spotify
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Twitter: Most Followers". Friend or Follow. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
Jump up ^ Cirisano, Tatiana (June 16, 2017). "Katy Perry Becomes First to Hit 100 Million Twitter Followers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
Jump up ^ Spangler, Todd (July 11, 2018). "Twitter to Purge Locked Accounts From Follower Counts, Warns of Potential 'Significant Drop' in Followers". Variety. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
Jump up ^ Simani, Ellis; Schleuss, Jon (July 13, 2018). "Here are the biggest losers from Twitter's purge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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