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Mark Felix
Mark Felix (born 17 April 1966) is a Grenadian-English retired strongman (strength athlete), strongman competitor. He has competed at a record 18 World's Strongest Man contests, reaching the finals three times. He is the winner of the 2015 Ultimate Strongman Masters World Championships, 2016 WSF World Cup India and has won several international grip contests, including the Rolling Thunder (Strongman), Rolling Thunder World Championships in 2008 and 2009, as well as the All-American Strongman Challenge, Vice Grip Viking Challenge in 2011 and 2012. Having competed in over 100 international competitions throughout 19 years, Felix is the 3rd most prolific strongman contestant in history. Felix has been affectionately called "The Miracle Man" due to his immense grip strength, deadlift ability, and continued impressive performance in strongman competition despite his relatively older age, competing at the high-level international competitions until age 57. Early life Felix was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and several small islands which lie to the north of the main island and are a part of the Grenadines. It is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Its size is , and it had an estimated population of 112,523 in July 2020. Its capital is St. George's, Grenada, St. George's. Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" due to its production of nutmeg and mace (spice), mace crops. Before the European colonization of the Americas, arrival of Europeans in the Americas, Grenada was inhabited by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous peoples from South America. Christopher Columbus sighted Grenada in 1498 during his Voyages of Christopher Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 World's Strongest Man
The 2020 World's Strongest Man was the 43rd edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. It took place in Bradenton, Florida between November 11 and 15. Oleksii Novikov of Ukraine won the competition for the first time in his career, with Tom Stoltman of Great Britain taking second and Jean-Francois Caron of Canada taking third. At 24 years old, Novikov is the youngest man to win the event since Jón Páll Sigmarsson in 1984. Scheduling and participants The event was originally scheduled to take place May 20 to 24 in Bradenton, Florida, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The actual event itself also experienced scheduling issues because of Hurricane Eta. Defending champion Martins Licis and two-time runner up Mateusz Kieliszkowski did not take part this year due to injury. 2018 champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson also did not take part after announcing his retirement earlier in the year. Heat Results Format There are five competitors per group. After fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Strongman Federation
The World Strongman Federation ("WSF") is a worldwide organization within strength athletics, founded by Vlad Redkin, a prominent figure in the history of the International Federation of Strength Athletes and World Strongman Cup Federation. The WSF has organised a number of grand prix events and national championships featuring some of the world's leading strength athletes including 5 time World's Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski, Brian Shaw, Mikhail Koklyaev, Krzysztof Radzikowski, Tarmo Mitt, Kevin Nee, Stefan Solvi Petursson, Laurence Shahlaei and Mark Felix. The WSF's flagship programme is the WSF World Cup. History The WSF was set up in 2007 by Vlad Redkin following a financial dispute with the World Strongman Cup Federation. Following Vlad's departure, the WSCF ceased to promote events and effectively disappeared from the strength athletics landscape. In September 2007 an event in Khanty-Mansijsk formerly affiliated to WSCF and featuring its athletes was pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giants Live
Giants Live was created in 2009 as the official Tour that qualifies strongmen to compete in the annual World's Strongest Man contest. At each Grand Prix, up to twelve international strongmen come together and compete over six events. The top three at each contest will receive an invitation to compete at the World's Strongest Man contest for that same year. With 9 wins, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is the greatest Giants Live champion of all-time. History On April 27, 2009, Giants Live was named the Official World's Strongest Man Qualifying Tour for 2009–2011, thus taking over from the Strongman Super Series in this regard. The first 2009 qualifying event took place on May 17 at the Mohegan Sun Casino Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, and with the second event being the Viking Power competition. Giants Live was licensed the exclusive rights by IMG Sports Media, the creator and owner of the World's Strongest Man competition. Previously, the qualifying tournament was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Europe's Strongest Man
The 2020 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Harrogate, England from 5–6 September 2020 at the Allerton Castle. This event was held behind closed door due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Defending champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson did not defend his title as in August 2020 he announced his retirement from the sport of strongman. Europe's Strongest Man debutant Luke Richardson won the event, with this being his first major strongman competition victory. Participants Results of events Event 1: Max Log Lift Event 2: Hercules Hold * Athlete must stand between and hold on to pillars for as long as possible. ^ Mark Felix's time of 1m 32.37 is a new World Record. Event 3: Hummer Hold * Athlete must stand straight and front hold a hummer for as long as possible. Event 4: Loading Race * 1 x 120 kilograms (265 lb) anchor, 1 x 150 kilograms (331 lb) barrel, 1 x 150 kilograms (331 lb) sack and 1 x 120 kilograms (265 lb) tire. Event 5: Deadlift *Wei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Europe's Strongest Man
The 2019 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 6 April 2019 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2019 Giants live tour. Results of events Event 1: Max Log Lift *Notes: A number of athletes were invited to take part in this event only and therefore they did not score points. ^ Cheick Sanou's lift of is a Burkinabé record. ^ Rob Kearney's lift of is an American record. Event 2: Deadlift *Weight: for as many repetitions as possible. *Time Limit: 60 seconds *Notes: This event was completed on an axle bar. Event 3: Flip and Drag *Weight: 4 x tyre flips, 1 x anchor drag *Course Length: Event 4: Hercules Hold *Weight: pillars in each hand. ^ Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Cristiaan David Shahlaei (born 25 December 1982) is an English YouTuber, strength sports commentator, analyst, coach, and a retired strongman and powerlifting competitor. Shahlaei is a winner of England's Strongest Man, Britain's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Europe's Strongest Man
The 2018 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 7 April 2018 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2018 Giants live tour. Results of events Event 1: Max Log Lift *Notes: A number of athletes were invited to take part in this event only and therefore they did not score points. Event 2: Deadlift *Weight: for as many repetitions as possible. *Time Limit: 60 seconds *Notes: This was completed on an axle deadlift bar. Event 3: Farmer's Walk *Weight: per hand. *Course Length: ^ Krzysztof Radzikowski sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition. ^ Vytautas Lalas Vytautas Lalas (born 21 July 1982) is a Lithuanian professional strongman the winner of the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic and runner up of the 2012 World's Strongest Man. Strongman Lalas won the junior Lithuanian championships in 2005, and Li ... sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Europe's Strongest Man
The 2017 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 1 April 2017 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2017 Giants live tour. Results of events Event 1: Bus Pull *Weight: *Course Length: Event 2: Max Axle Press * ^ Eddie Hall lift of is the current axle press world record. ^ Adam Bishop sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition. Event 3: Flip and Drag *Weight: 4 x tyre flips, 1 x anchor drag *Course Length: Event 4: Deadlift *Weight: for as many repetitions as possible. *Time Limit: 60 seconds ^ Dainis Zageris sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition. ^ Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Cristiaan David Shahlaei (born 25 December 1982) is an English YouTuber, strength sports commentator, analyst, coach, and a retired strongman and powerlifting competitor. Shahlaei is a winner of England's Strongest Man, Britain's St ... sustai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Europe's Strongest Man
The 2016 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 9 July 2016 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2016 Giants live tour. Laurence Shahlaei won the competition defeating the defending champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. Participants Results of events Event 1: Max Deadlift *Notes: A number of athletes were invited to take part in this event only and therefore they did not score points. Event 2: Frame Carry *Weight: *Course Length: ^ Marius Lalas sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition. ^ Stefan Solvi Petursson Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of Germa ... sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition. Event 3: Log Lift *Weight: fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Europe's Strongest Man
The 2015 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on the 10th July 2015 at the Headingley Stadium. This event was part of the 2015 Giants live tour. Results of events Event 1: Max Deadlift *Weight: Starting weight ^ Rauno Heinla sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition. Event 2: Medley *Weight: 1 x barrel, 1 x tyre and 1 x sack. Also duck walk. *Course Length: *Time Limit: 75 seconds ^ Eddie Hall Edward Stephen Hall (born 15 January 1988) is an English media personality, actor, boxer, and former strongman. He won the World's Strongest Man 2017 competition. Hall has also won national competitions such as UK's Strongest Man, Britain's ... sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition. Event 3: Car Walk *Weight: *Course Length: Event 4: Front Hold *Weight: Event 5: Log Lift *Weight: for as many repetitions as possible. *Time Limit: 60 seconds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe's Strongest Man
Europe's Strongest Man is an annual strength athletics competition which began in 1980. The event is held in various locations throughout Europe, and features exclusively European strongman competitors. Mariusz Pudzianowski holds the record for most wins with 6 titles. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson holds 5 titles, Geoff Capes, Riku Kiri, Zydrunas Savickas each hold 3 titles & Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Jamie Reeves, Manfred Hoeberl, Jouko Ahola Jouko Ahola (born December 1, 1970) is a Finnish former strongman, powerlifter and actor. He is a two time World's Strongest Man winner, a two time Europe's Strongest Man winner, and is regarded ... each hold 2 titles. As of 2010, the Europe's Strongest Man contest has become a part of the Giants Live season of annual grand prix events. The contest serves as a qualifying event for the World's Strongest Man contest, with the top 3 placings qualifying for that year's WSM contest. Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Strongman Classic
The Arnold Strongman Classic is an annual competition featuring strength athletes from all over the world, determining who is the Strongest Man in the World. Created by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Lorimer and Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Widely regarded as the heaviest and the most difficult strongman competition in the world the Arnold Strongman Classic has been won only by 8 men in history. Among them, the Lithuanian Žydrūnas Savickas has won it 8 times, while the Icelander Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and American Brian Shaw have won it 3 times each. History The Arnold Strongman (which has been variously referred to as the "Arnold Classic", the "Arnold Classic Strongman", "Arnold's Summit" and "Arnold's Strongest Man") is one of the many offshoots of the Arnold festival. The Arnold Sports Festival, founded in 1989 as the Arnold Classic and named after Arnold Schwarzenegger, was originally a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
