For the third time in the past four years, Tom Stoltman has been crowned the World’s Strongest Man. The massive Scot topped Canada’s Mitchell Hooper and the United States’ Evan Singleton to claim the title. Stoltman carried a three-point lead into Saturday and extended his advantage, finishing third in the Conan’s Wheel (777 degrees, eight points), tied for second in the Terrain Deadlift (8.5 points reps), and first in the Atlas Stones (five stones in 38.14 seconds, 10 points). He has now finished either first or second in the past five World’s Strongest Man competitions.
Stoltman is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to strength training, and his latest victory has cemented his position as one of the strongest men on Earth. His success at this year’s competition was not without its challenges, however. In fact, he was pushed hard by Canada’s Mitchell Hooper, who came very close to winning the title himself.
Hooper had won last year’s competition and had also won the last two Arnold Strongman Classics, so he was determined to take home another win this time around. However, despite putting up some impressive performances during Sunday’s events – including a second-place finish on Conan’s Wheel with 821 degrees – he ultimately fell short of Stoltman on both Terrain Deadlift and Atlas Stones events.
Singleton just barely finished above Ragg for third place after failing to score more than five points in any of the three events on Sunday. Ragg had a fantastic day, meanwhile, with a best score on Terrain Deadlift event followed by solid performances on Conan’s Wheel and Atlas Stones events.
Despite facing some stiff competition from Hooper and Singleton – as well as other strongmen from around