2011 World's Strongest Man
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]
| Host city |  Wingate, North Carolina, United States |
|---|---|
| Winner | Brian Shaw |
| Nations participating | 16 |
| Athletes participating | 30 |
Brian Shaw placed first, 2009 and 2010 champion Zydrunas Savickas placed second, and Terry Hollands placed third.
Line-up
Qualified athletes
| Name | Nationality | WSM record | other achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zydrunas Savickas |  Lithuania |
2009, 2010 World's Strongest Man champion, 2nd place 2002, 2003, 2004 World's Strongest Man | 6-time winner of Arnold Strongman Classic from 2003–2008, 2nd place 2010, 3rd place 2011 2-time winner IFSA Strongman World Championships, 3rd place 2007 2008 Strongman Champions League overall champion 2009 Fortissimus champion, 2nd place 2008 2004 overall winner Strongman Super Series, 3rd in 2002, 2nd in 2003 3-time winner World Log Lift Championships 2008, 2009, 2011 winner 2010 Europe's Strongest Man 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 |
| Brian Shaw | United States |
2nd place 2010 World's Strongest Man, 3rd place 2009 World's Strongest Man | 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic champion 2009 & 2010 Strongman Super Series overall champion winner Giants Live London 2011 event 3rd place Fortissimus 2009 2nd place Giants Live Turkey 2010 |
| Laurence Shahlaei |  United Kingdom |
9th place 2009 World's Strongest Man |
2009 England's Strongest Man 2011 Strongman Champions League South Africa champion 2nd place Giants Live London 2011 |
| Ervin Katona |  Serbia |
7th place 2010 World's Strongest Man | 1std place overall 2011 Strongman Champions League 3 times Serbia's Strongest Man winner 2010 Strongman Champions League Bulgaria winner 2010 Strongman Champions League Serbia 2nd place overall 2010 Strongman Champions League 1st place 2011 Strongman Champions League Serbia 1st place 2011 Strongman Champions League Bulgaria 1st place 2011 Strongman Champions League Canary Islands |
| Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania |
3rd place Giants Live London 2011 winner Strongman Champions League 2011 Finland 3rd place 2011 World Log Lift Championships winner 2010 Lithuania's Strongest Man winner 2010 Giants Live Poland | |
| Serhiy Romanchuk |  Ukraine |
1st place Giants Live Ukraine 2011 | |
| Terry Hollands | United Kingdom |
3rd place World's Strongest Man 2007, 7th place 2006, 10th place 2008, 6th place 2009, 8th place 2010 | Britain's Strongest Man 2007 UK's Strongest Man 2005 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 |
| Derek Boyer |  Fiji |
9th place 1997 World's Strongest Man | 12-time winner of Australia's Strongest Man from 2000-2011(earned invite via 2011 win)[4] 10th place Fortissimus 2009 |
| Jean Francois-Caron | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
1st place 2011 Canada's Strongest Man 2nd place 2011 North America's Strongest Man 2nd place Strongman Champions League 2011 Canada semi-finals | |
| Travis Ortmayer[5] | United States |
5th place 2008, 2009 & 2010 World's Strongest Man | 3rd place 2009 & 2010 Arnold Strongman Classic winner 2011 America's Strongest Man |
| Derek Poundstone[5] | United States |
2nd place World's Strongest Man 2008, 4th place 2009, 9th place 2010 | 3 time America's Strongest Man champion (2007, 2008, 2010) 2 time Arnold Strongman Classic champion in 2009 & 2010 Fortissimus champion 2008, 2nd place 2009 Strongman Super Series World Champion 2008 3 time Mohegan Sun Super Series champion 2008–2010 Giants Live Ukraine 2010 champion |
| Jason Bergmann[5] | United States |
9th place 2008 World's Strongest Man, 10th place 2010 | 2nd place America's Strongest Man 2008 |
| Mike Jenkins[5] | United States |
2nd place 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic 2nd place 2010 America's Strongest Man | |
| Nick Best | United States |
6th place 2010 World's Strongest Man | 1st place 2010 All American Strongman Challenge, 2nd place 2011 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 in 125 kg class 1996 WPFEF World Powerlifting Champion 125 kg class |
| Mark Felix | United Kingdom[6] |
4th place 2006 World's Strongest Man, 7th place 2007 | Rolling Thunder 2008 & 2009 World Champion and World Record Holder IFSA Britain's Strongest Man 2005 2nd place 2006 & 2007 Britain's Strongest Man, 3rd place 2008 3rd place 2010 Europe's Strongest Man, 4th place 2008 2nd place All-American Strongman Challenge 2010, 3rd place 2011 4th place Giants Live London 2011 6th place 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic |
| Krzysztof Radzikowski |  Poland |
1st place Giants Live Poland 2011 2nd place 2009 World Log Lift Championships 3rd place 2008 & 2009 Poland's Strongest Man | |
| Stefán Sölvi Pétursson |  Iceland |
4th place 2010 World's Strongest Man | Iceland's Strongest Man 2009 & 2010 2008 IFSA Iceland's Strongest Man 3rd place Giants Live Poland 2009 3rd place Giants Live Turkey 2010 |
| Mateusz Baron | Poland |
1st place 2011 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships 3rd place Giants Live Poland 2011 | |
| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland |
1st place 2011 Iceland's Strongest Man, 3rd place 2010 4th place Giants Live Poland 2011 2nd place 2011 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships 1st place Strongest Man in Iceland 2010 & 2011 2nd place 2010 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic | |
| Martin Wildauer |  Austria |
1st place 2011 Giants Live Finland 2009 Austria's Strongest Man | |
| Vidas Blekaitis | Lithuania |
2nd place 2011 Giants Live Finland 2nd place 2011 World Log Lift Championships, 3rd place 2009 7 time runner-up Lithuania's Strongest Man 4th place 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic 7th place 2005 IFSA Strongman World Championships, 4th place 2006, 6th place 2007 | |
| Rauno Heinla |  Estonia |
3rd place 2011 Giants Live Finland | |
| Louis Philippe Jean | Canada |
10th place 2009 World's Strongest Man | 1st place 2008 Canada's Strongest Man |
| Espen Aune |  Norway |
1st place 2011 Norway's Strongest Man | |
| Rob Frampton | United Kingdom |
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| Paul Pîrjol |  Romania |
3 times Romania's Strongest Man (2009, 2010, 2011) | |
| Josh Thigpen | United States |
3rd place 2011 Giants Live Ukraine | |
| Juha Matti Jarvi |  Finland |
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| Alexander Klyushev |  Russia |
1st place 2010 Russia's Strongest Man | |
| Jack McIntosh | United Kingdom |
Qualifying heats and final
Heat 1
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States |
33 |
| 2 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland |
25.5 |
| 3 | Mark Felix | Great Britain |
21 |
| 4 | Jean-Francois Caron | Canada |
17 |
| 5 | Rauno Heinla | Estonia |
15.5 |
| 6 | Nick Best | United States |
13 |
- events: loading, car walk, car deadlift, truck pull, dumbbell press, stones
Heat 2
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurence Shahlaei | Great Britain |
30 |
| 2 | Ervin Katona | Serbia |
23 |
| 3 | Espen Aune | Norway |
21 |
| 4 | Serhiy Romanchuk | Ukraine |
17 |
| 5 | Paul Pîrjol | Romania |
14 |
| WD | Travis Ortmayer | United States |
6 |
- events: loading, keg toss, squat, truck pull, dumbbell press, stones
Heat 3
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania |
34.0 |
| 2 | Terry Hollands | Great Britain |
27.0 |
| 3 | Martin Wildauer | Austria |
20.0 |
| 4 | Mateusz Baron | Poland |
17.5 |
| 5 | Jason Bergmann | United States |
16.5 |
| 6 | Juha Matti Järvi | Finland |
10.0 |
- events: loading, keg toss, car walk, car deadlift, block press, stones
Heat 4
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania |
34 |
| 2 | Mike Jenkins | United States |
28 |
| 3 | Louis-Philippe Jean | Canada |
23 |
| 4 | Josh Thigpen | United States |
20 |
| 5 | Alexander Klyushev | Russia |
13 |
| 6 | Rob Frampton | Great Britain |
8 |
- events: loading, keg toss, squat, truck pull, block press, stones
Heat 5
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Poundstone | United States |
30 |
| 2 | Stefán Sölvi Pétursson | Iceland |
23 |
| 3 | Jack McIntosh | Great Britain |
21 |
| 4 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland |
20.5 |
| 5 | Vidas Blekaitis | Lithuania |
19.5 |
| WD | Derek Boyer | Fiji |
10 |
- events: loading, keg toss, car walk, car deadlift, block press, stones
Final
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States |
50 |
| 2 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania |
48 |
| 3 | Terry Hollands | Great Britain |
42 |
| 4 | Laurence Shahlaei | Great Britain |
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 |
- Events: Steel Frame Carry, Giant Tyre Walk, Truck Pull, Deadlift, Log Press, Atlas Stones
In the final Mike Jenkins and Ervin Katona were forced to withdraw; unluckily for Jenkins as he had a shot at a podium finish, having won the first 2 events.
Television broadcast
United States
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.[8]
United Kingdom
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.[9]
References
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- "Derek Boyer Wins Australia's Strongest Man, Headed to World's Strongest Man". Ironmind.com. 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- Hildebrand, Bryan (2011-07-25). "Worlds Strongest Man 2011 U.S. Invites Released". Rxmuscle.com. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- "Felix set for Strongman challenge (From Lancashire Telegraph)". Lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
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External links
| Preceded by 2010 World's Strongest Man |
World's Strongest Man | Succeeded by 2012 World's Strongest Man |
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