The 2014 World's Strongest Man was the 37th edition of

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. The event was held in multiple venues in the

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area, the same host area as the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest. The qualifying heats were held from March 22–25 and the finals on March 28 & 29. The event was sponsored by the

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and began broadcasting in the United States on the

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from July 4-August 13, 2014. Zydrunas Savickas from

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finished in first place, winning his fourth WSM title.

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from

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finished in second place, and

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from the United States came in third.

Participants

Heat Results

Unlike previous years when 10 athletes qualified for the finals, this year there were 12 qualifying spots. The top 2 from each heat qualified, as well as the 2 highest scoring 3rd place athletes from all 5 heats.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Finals Events Results

Event 1: Loading Race

* Weight: 3 x tyres * Time limit: 60 seconds

Event 2: Overhead Medley

* Weight: 1 x dumbbell, 1 x for 2 repetitions each * Time limit: 60 seconds

Event 3: Keg Toss

* Weight: 8 Keg series ranging from * Bar Height: * Time limit: 60 seconds

Event 4: Truck Pull

* Weight: * Course length: * Time limit: 60 seconds

Event 5: Squat Lift

* Weight: * Time limit: 60 seconds

Event 6: Atlas Stones

* Weight: 5 Stone series ranging from * Time limit: 60 seconds

Final standings

References

External links

Official site
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