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 in Wingate, North Carolina, US. The event was sponsored by MET-Rx. The qualifying heats were scheduled for September 15–18, and the finals on September 21 and 22, 2011.

Brian Shaw placed first, 2009 and 2010 champion Zydrunas Savickas placed second, and Terry Hollands placed third.

Participants

Heat results

Heat 1

* Loading Race: 4 kegs, 2 weighing , 2 weighing . 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Car Walk: down a course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Truck Pull: down a course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Deadlift: Car deadlift weighing . 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Dumbbell Press: 4 dumbbells weighing between . 1 minute 30 second time limit.
* Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between . 1 minute 15 second time limit.

Heat 2

* Loading Race: 4 sacks weighing . 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Keg Toss: 8 kegs weighing between over a bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Squat Lift: 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Truck Pull: down a course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Dumbbell Press: 4 dumbbells weighing between . 1 minute 30 second time limit.
* Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between . 1 minute 15 second time limit.

Heat 3

* Loading Race: 4 sacks weighing . 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Keg Toss: 8 kegs weighing between over a bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Car Walk: down a course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Deadlift: Car deadlift weighing . 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Block Press: 4 blocks weighing between . 1 minute 30 second time limit.
* Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between . 1 minute 15 second time limit.

Heat 4

* Loading Race: 4 sacks weighing . 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Keg Toss: 8 kegs weighing between over a bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Squat Lift: . 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Truck Pull: down a course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Block Press: 4 blocks weighing between . 1 minute 30 second time limit.
* Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between . 1 minute 15 second time limit.

Heat 5

* Loading Race: 4 sacks weighing . 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Keg Toss: 8 kegs weighing between over a bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Car Walk: down a course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Deadlift Hold:
* Block Press: 4 blocks weighing between . 1 minute 30 second time limit.
* Atlas Stones: 5 stones weighing between . 1 minute 15 second time limit.

Finals events results

Event 1: Frame Carry

* Weight:
* Course Length:
* Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds

Event 2: Super Yoke

* Weight:
* Course Length:
* Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds

Event 3: Truck Pull

* Weight:
* Course Length:
* Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds

Event 4: Max Deadlift

Event 5: Log Lift

* Weight:
* Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds

Event 6: Atlas Stones

* Weight: 5 Stone series weighing
* Time Limit: 1 Minute 15 seconds

Final standings

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.

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.

References

External links

Official site

{{World's Strongest Man champions

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