Strength athletics in Canada
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 thrice finished on the podium, placing 2nd in 1982 with Tom Magee and 3rd in 2005 with Dominic Filiou and Jean-François Caron placing 3rd in 2020. 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
| 2013 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Canada |
| Established | 1982 |
| Format | Multi-event competition |
| Current champion | |
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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
- Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[6]
Repeat champions
| Champion | Times |
|---|---|
| Jean-Francois Caron | 9 |
| Hugo Girard | 6 |
| Tom Magee | 3 |
| Gregg Ernst | 2 |
| Jessen Paulin | 2 |
| Christian Savoie | 2 |
Quebec's Strongest Man
- 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 | London, Ontario |
| 2001 | Travis Lyndon | Jamie Aszmies | Chris Ronzon | London, Ontario |
| 2002 | Mark Lozer | Ryan Green | Travis Lyndon | Hawkesbury, Ontario |
| 2003 | Travis Lyndon | Ryan Green | Steve Lozer | Ottawa, 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 | Regina, SK |
| 2014 | Scott Cummine | Brad Provick | Quinton Falk | Regina, SK |
| 2015 | Dom Liontas | Brad Provick | Artur Walus | Regina, SK |
| 2016 | Scott Cummine | Brad Provick | Dom Liontas | Regina, SK |
| 2017 | James Loach | Brad Sheperd | Artur Walus | Regina, SK |
| 2018 | James Loach | Dom Liontas | Artur Walus | Regina, SK |
| 2019 | Brad Shepherd | Sam Rissling | Artur Walus | Regina, SK |
- Results courtesy of July 1st Western Canadas Strongest Man on Facebook[6]
Atlantic Canada's Strongest Man
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tim Griffith | Shane Murphy | |
| 2001 | Shane Murphy | Brad Carty | |
| 2002 | Shane Murphy | Brad Carty | Grant Connors |
| 2003 | Shane Murphy | Brad Carty | Grant Connors |
| 2004 | Brad Carty | Shane Murphy | Grant Connors |
| 2005 | Grant Connors | Darrell Crouse | Kevin O'Keefe |
| 2006 | Grant Connors | Jonathan Schooten | Chris Bulman |
| 2007 | Grant Connors | Danny Frame | Jonathan Schooten |
| 2008 | Grant Connors | Danny Frame | Chris Harper |
| 2009 | Grant Connors | Danny Frame | Jonathan Schooten |
| 2010 | Grant Connors | Danny Frame | Kalen Brennan |
| 2011 | Grant Connors | Jonathan Schooten | Jay Smith |
| 2012 | Kalen Brennan | Alex Wallace |
- Results courtesy of www.acstrongman.com[8]
North America's Strongest Man
| 2012 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | various locations, North America |
| Established | 1992 |
| Format | Multi-event competition |
| Current champion | |
| Jean-Francois Caron | |
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
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 |  Gary Mitchell | |||
| 1993 | Steve Pulcinella | |||
| 1994 | Event not held | |||
| 1995 | Event not held | |||
| 1996 | Event not held | |||
| 1997 | Event not held | |||
| 1998 | David Brown | |||
| 1999 | Steve Dmytrow | |||
| 2001 | Hugo Girard | Geoff Dolan | Phil Pfister | Gatineau, Quebec |
| 2002 | Hugo Girard | |||
| 2003 | Jon Andersen | Chad Coy | Walt Gogola | |
| 2004 | Event not held | |||
| 2005 | Event not held | |||
| 2006 | Event not held | |||
| 2007 | Jessen Paulin | Brian Shaw | Christian Savoie | Gatineau, Quebec[10] |
| 2008 | Jessen Paulin | Christian Savoie | Pete Konradt | Gatineau, Quebec[11] |
| 2009 | Christian Savoie | Jean-Francois Caron | Josh Thigpen | Gatineau, Quebec[12] |
| 2010[13] | Christian Savoie | Jean-Francois Caron | Scott Cummine | Gatineau, Quebec |
| 2011[14] | Christian Savoie | Jean-Francois Caron | Karl Gillingham | Gatineau, Quebec |
| 2012 | Jean-Francois Caron | Dave Ostlund | Jackie Oulette | Gatineau, Quebec |
- Results courtesy of David Horne's World of Grip: http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html
References
- CSM 1999
- CSM 2005
- CSM 2007
- Jean-Francois Caron Wins Canada’s Strongest Man
- Canada’s Strongest Man: Jean-Francois Caron Wins
- Competition Results
- OntarioStrongman • View topic - OSM 2013 June 22-23, Thunder Bay
- ATLANTICS05
- David Horne's World of Grip
- North America's Strongest Man
- North America's Strongest Man: Christian Savoie in the Lead
- Canadian Strongman Surges at North America’s Strongest Man Contest
- Tuesday, September 7, 2010, Christian Savoie Wins North American Strongman Championships, by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. IronMind
- Christian Savoie Wins North American Strongman Championships