2025 World's Strongest Man

The 2025 World's Strongest Man was the 48th World's Strongest Man competition. It was won by Rayno Nel.

2025 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates	15-18 May 2025
Location	Sacramento, California
Country	United States
Athletes participating	25
Nations participating	11
Champion(s)
Rayno Nel
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Participants

•  Tom Stoltman (UK)
•  Pavlo Kordiyaka (UKR)
•  Trey Mitchell (USA)
•  Mitchell Hooper (CAN)
•  Maxime Boudreault (CAN)
•  Luke Richardson (UK)
•  Eddie Williams (AUS)
•  Tristain Hoath (CAN)
•  Austin Andrade (MEX)
•  Nick Guardione (USA)
•  Evans Aryee (GHA)
•  Evan Singleton (USA)
•  Bryce Johnson (USA)
•  Mathew Ragg (NZL)
•  Lucas Hatton (USA)
•  Thomas Evans (USA)
•  Andrew Flynn (UK)
•  Shane Flowers (UK)
•  Luke Stoltman (UK)
•  Wesley Derwinsky (CAN)
•  Ondřej Fojtů (CZE)
•  Paddy Haynes (UK)
•  Rayno Nel (RSA)
•  Jaco Schoonwinkel (RSA)
•  Mateusz Kieliszkowski (POL)

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Format change

There was a reduction from 30 to 25 athletes with them divided into 5 groups of 5, with the top 2 athletes from each group progressing to the final of 10.^[2]

Unlike previous editions going back to 2016, after the fourth event, the athlete in first place will no longer automatically go through to the final, and second and third place will no longer compete against each other in the stone-off. Instead, athletes will have to complete all five events to decide the two qualifiers. As the athletes who made it to the final competed in the same events, their performances in the heats events will then be compared. This will then lead to the best-performing athlete going into the final with 10 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous.

Heats results

Qualifying took place on May 15 and 16.

Events

• Loading medley: 4 sacks weighing 130 kilograms (290 lb) from 5 metres (16 ft), 10 metres (33 ft), 15 metres (49 ft) and 20 metres (66 ft). 1 minute 15 second time limit.

• Deadlift for repetitions: 350 kilograms (770 lb). 1 minute time limit.

• Overhead medley: 2 dumbbells weighing 90 kilograms (200 lb), 2 logs weighing 145 kilograms (320 lb), 2 circus barbells weighing 154 kilograms (340 lb) and an axle weighing 168 kilograms (370 lb). 1 minute 15 second time limit.

• Titan's toss: 10 bags weighing 14 kilograms (31 lb) over a 3.65 metres (12.0 ft) bar with 2 from 7 metres (23 ft), 2 from 8 metres (26 ft), 2 from 9 metres (30 ft), 2 from 10 metres (33 ft) and 1 from both 11 metres (36 ft) and 12 metres (39 ft). 1 minute time limit.

• Stone medley: 123 kilograms (271 lb) stone press, 158 kilograms (348 lb) stone to shoulder, 176 kilograms (388 lb) husafell carry for 20 metres (66 ft) and then a 182 kilograms (401 lb) stone load. 1 minute 30 time limit.

Heat 1

#	Athlete	Event 1 Loading medley	Event 2 Deadlift for reps	Event 3 Overhead medley	Event 4 Titan's toss	Event 5 Stone medley	Pts
1	Tom Stoltman	1st - 4 in 38.71	1st - 7	1st - 7 in 56.95	1st - 10 in 31.97	3rd - 2 in 1:05.88	22.5
2	Eddie Williams	2nd - 4 in 44.70	1st - 7	5th - 4 in 41.11	2nd - 8 in 35.66	2nd - 2 + 8.87 m	17.5
3	Jaco Schoonwinkel	4th - 4 in 50.34	3rd - 6	4th - 5 in 1:06.86	3rd - 7 in 25.03	4th - 1 in 12.44	11.5
4	Thomas Evans	3rd - 4 in 48.58	3rd - 6	2nd - 7 in 1:05.11	4th - 7 in 29.06	N/A - 0 in 1:30.00	11.5
5	Austin Andrade	5th - 4 in 53.33	5th - 5	3rd - 7 in 1:13.81	5th - 7 in 31.28	1st - 4 in 1:25.69	11
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Heat 2

#	Athlete	Event 1 Loading medley	Event 2 Deadlift for reps	Event 3 Overhead medley	Event 4 Titan's toss	Event 5 Stone medley	Pts
1	Mitchell Hooper	1st - 4 in 38.60	2nd - 7	1st - 7 in 59.74	3rd - 8 in 27.97	1st - 4 in 56.22	15.5
2	Paddy Haynes	2nd - 4 in 41.26	1st - 8	3rd - 5 in 1:04.40	4th - 6 in 18.72	2nd - 3 in 82.03	14
3	Bryce Johnson	5th - 4 in 51.83	2nd - 7	2nd - 6 in 1:05.54	5th - 4 in 17.75	3rd - 2 in 45.53	8.5
4	Wesley Derwinsky	4th - 4 in 49.14	2nd - 7	4th - 5 in 1:05.14	1st - 9 in 29.88	N/A - 0 in 1:30.00	11.5
5	Mathew Ragg	3rd - 4 in 43.79	2nd - 7	5th - 4 in 31.07	2nd - 9 in 32.22	N/A - 0 in 1:30.00	10.5
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Heat 3

#	Athlete	Event 1 Loading medley	Event 2 Deadlift for reps	Event 3 Overhead medley	Event 4 Titan's toss	Event 5 Stone medley	Pts
1	Rayno Nel	2nd - 4 in 42.36	1st - 8	2nd - 5 in 36.81	2nd - 8 in 29.41	1st - 4 in 1:02.00	17
2	Shane Flowers	1st - 4 in 40.13	4th - 6	4th - 5 in 52.74	1st - 8 in 23.38	2nd - 1 in 11.38	14
3	Lucas Hatton	5th - 4 in 48.09	2nd - 7	1st - 6 in 47.41	3rd - 8 in 44.06	4th - 1 in 16.72	12.5
4	Evans Aryee	3rd - 4 in 44.90	2nd - 7	3rd - 5 in 48.91	5th - 6 in 23.66	3rd - 1 in 13.47	10.5
5	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	4th - 4 in 46.28	N/A - 0	5th - 4 in 26.25	4th - 7 in 31.97	N/A	5
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Heat 4

#	Athlete	Event 1 Loading medley	Event 2 Deadlift for reps	Event 3 Overhead medley	Event 4 Titan's toss	Event 5 Stone medley	Pts
1	Trey Mitchell	3rd - 4 in 49.38	1st - 10	2nd - 7 in 1:0.54	3rd - 6 in 27.22	1st - 4 in 1:13.56	15
2	Ondřej Fojtů	1st - 4 in 42.55	3rd - 5	1st - 7 in 1:0.21	4th - 3 in 11.41	2nd - 3 in 1:01.34	15
3	Maxime Boudreault	2nd - 4 in 42.81	4th - 1	3rd - 6 in 57.99	1st - 10 in 46.91	4th - 1 in 9.81	14
4	Tristain Hoath	4th - 4 in 51.60	2nd - 8	4th - 6 in 1:13.70	2nd - 7 in 29.75	3rd - 3 in 1:04.10	12
5	Luke Richardson[a]	5th - 2 in 13.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
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1. Richardson suffered an injury during the first event and took no further part in the competition.^[9]

Heat 5

#	Athlete	Event 1 Loading medley	Event 2 Deadlift for reps	Event 3 Overhead medley	Event 4 Titan's toss	Event 5 Stone medley	Pts
1	Luke Stoltman	2nd - 4 in 41.21	4th - 2	2nd - 6 in 49.98	1st - 9 in 34.81	1st - 3 in 1:09.34	15
2	Pavlo Kordiyaka	1st - 4 in 38.61	2nd - 4	1st - 6 in 46.35	4th - 4 in 12.81	3rd - 2 in 1:09.88	15.5
3	Nick Guardione	3rd - 4 in 41.34	2nd - 4	4th - 5 in 1:07.85	2nd - 8 in 28.38	2nd - 3 in 1:11.84	12.5
4	Andrew Flynn	4th - 4 in 45.66	1st - 6	3rd - 5 in 46.99	3rd - 6 in 20.16	4th - 1 in 1:10.94	13
5	Evan Singleton[a]	5th - 2 in 14.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
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1. Singleton suffered an injury during the first event and took no further part in the competition.^[9]

Finalist points table

Once the 10 finalists were confirmed, their results across the events were then compared to create a new leaderboard and award 10 points through to 1.

#	Athlete	Nation	Points
1	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	10
2	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	9
3	Rayno Nel	South Africa	8
4	Trey Mitchell	United States	7
5	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	6
6	Paddy Haynes	United Kingdom	5
7	Shane Flowers	United Kingdom	4
8	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	3
9	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	2
10	Eddie Williams	Australia	1

Finals events results

The finals took place on May 17 and 18.

Event 1: Carry & Hoist

• 250 kilograms (550 lb) zercher carry for 20 metres (66 ft) in to a 200 kilograms (440 lb) hoist up 8 metres (26 ft).
• Time limit: 1 minute 15 seconds

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Rayno Nel	South Africa	30.58	10	18
2	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	34.49	9	18
3	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	35.47	8	18
4	Paddy Haynes	United Kingdom	36.97	7	12
5	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	37.42	6	8
6	Eddie Williams	Australia	38.11	5	6
7	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	40.95	4	7
8	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	45.58	3	9
9	Trey Mitchell	United States	49.38	2	9
10	Shane Flowers	United Kingdom	8.60 metres (28.2 ft)	1	5
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Event 2: 18-inch Max deadlift

#	Athlete	Nation	Weight	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Trey Mitchell	United States	500 kilograms (1,110 lb)	10	19
2	Rayno Nel	South Africa	490 kilograms (1,080 lb)	9	27
3	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	465 kilograms (1,025 lb)	6	24
3	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	465 kilograms (1,025 lb)	6	24
3	Paddy Haynes	United Kingdom	465 kilograms (1,025 lb)	6	18
3	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	465 kilograms (1,025 lb)	6	13
3	Shane Flowers	United Kingdom	465 kilograms (1,025 lb)	6	11
8	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	435 kilograms (959 lb)	2.5	10.5
8	Eddie Williams	Australia	435 kilograms (959 lb)	2.5	8.5
10	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	402 kilograms (886 lb)	1	10
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Event 3: Hercules hold

• Weight: 159 kilograms (351 lb) per hand.

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Eddie Williams	Australia	1:22.14	10	18.5
2	Rayno Nel	South Africa	1:15.63	9	36
3	Paddy Haynes	United Kingdom	59.64	8	26
4	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	55.41	7	20
5	Shane Flowers	United Kingdom	40.26	6	17
6	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	40.09	5	29
7	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	32.30	4	14
8	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	31.82	3	27
9	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	29.91	2	12.5
10	Trey Mitchell	United States	22.29	1	20
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Event 4: Flintstone press max

#	Athlete	Nation	Weight	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	241 kilograms (531 lb)	9.5	36.5
1	Trey Mitchell	United States	241 kilograms (531 lb)	9.5	29.5
3	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	230 kilograms (510 lb)	7.5	36.5
3	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	230 kilograms (510 lb)	7.5	20
5	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	220 kilograms (490 lb)	6	26
6	Shane Flowers	United Kingdom	200 kilograms (440 lb)	4.5	21.5
6	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	200 kilograms (440 lb)	4.5	18.5
8	Rayno Nel	South Africa	188 kilograms (414 lb)	3	39
—	Paddy Haynes	United Kingdom	No lift	0	26
—	Eddie Williams	Australia	No lift	0	17.5
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Event 5: Atlas stones

• Weight: 5 stones ranging from 140–210 kilograms (310–460 lb)
• Time Limit: 1 minute

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	5 in 31.76	10	46.5
2	Trey Mitchell	United States	5 in 41.08	9	38.5
3	Rayno Nel	South Africa	4 in 30.17	8	47
4	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	4 in 31.02	7	43.5
5	Paddy Haynes	United Kingdom	4 in 34.07	6	32
6	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	4 in 38.39	5	25
7	Shane Flowers	United Kingdom	4 in 54.09	4	25.5
8	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	3 in 25.88	3	21.5
9	Eddie Williams	Australia	3 in 25.88	2	20.5
10	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	3 in 25.05	1	27
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Final results

#	Athlete	Nation	Points
	Rayno Nel	South Africa	47
	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	46.5
	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	43.5
4	Trey Mitchell	United States	38.5
5	Paddy Haynes	United Kingdom	32
6	Ondřej Fojtů	Czech Republic	27
7	Shane Flowers	United Kingdom	25.5
8	Pavlo Kordiyaka	Ukraine	25
9	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	21.5
10	Eddie Williams	Australia	20.5
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