Fadi El Masri Wins 2024 Middle East’s Strongest Man

The 2024 Middle East’s Strongest Man occurred on Jan. 28, 2024, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It featured five athletes competing across five events: Max Squat, Overhead Medley, Super Yoke, Sandbag Toss, and Deadlift Hold.

Fadi El Masri emerged victorious at the conclusion of the single-day contest, scoring 18 of a possible 25 points. The final standings are below:

2024 Middle East’s Strongest Man Results

1. Fadi El Masri (LBN) — 18 points
2. Stephen Wamalwa (KEN) — 18 points
3. Jerome Pever (NGR) — 16 points
4. Leontiy Miroshnik (RUS) — 16 points
5. Leontiy Miroshnik (RUS) — Four points

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2024 Middle East’s Strongest Man Event Results

Below are the results of each of the five contested events in Dubai:

Max Squat

The Max Squat event featured a Buffalo bar and wagon wheels. Each athlete established their one-rep max squat.

1. Stephen Wamalwa — 350 kilograms
2. Leontiy Miroshnik — 340 kilograms
3. Fadi El Masri — 300 kilograms
4. Jerome Pever — 290 kilograms
5. Leontiy Miroshnik — 180 kilograms

Overhead Medley

The Overhead Medley comprised four implements: an 80-kilogram dumbbell, a 120-kilogram axel, a 140-kilogram barbell, and a 160-kilogram log, to be lifted as fast as possible within the 60-second time cap.

1. Jerome Pever — Three in 20 seconds
2. Stephen Wamalwa — Three in 38 seconds
3. Leontiy Miroshnik — Three in 46 seconds
4. Fadi El Masri — Two in 13 seconds
5. Leontiy Miroshnik — no lift

Super Yoke

The Super Yoke weighed 420 kilograms. Each athlete had 60 seconds to walk the yoke as far as they could (drops were allowed).

1. Fadi El Masri — 24.7 meters
2. Stephen Wamalwa — 13.7 meters
3. Leontiy Miroshnik — 11.7 meters
4. Jerome Pever — Five meters
5. Leontiy Miroshnik — One meter

Sandbag Toss

Featuring five sandbags weighing 20 to 28 kilograms, each athlete had 75 seconds to toss as many as they could over a 4-meter bar as quickly as possible.

1. Fadi El Masri — Five in 70 seconds
2. Stephen Wamalwa — no lift
3. Jerome Pever — Three in 59 seconds
4. Leontiy Miroshnik — Four in 27 seconds
5. Leontiy Miroshnik — One in 15 seconds

Deadlift Hold

1. Stephen Wamalwa — 39 seconds
2. Jerome Pever — 36 seconds
3. Fadi El Masri — 30 seconds
4. Leontiy Miroshnik — 25 seconds
5. Leontiy Miroshnik — no lift

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