A complete breakdown of the World’s Strongest Man 2021 Day 1 Qualifier
The World’s Strongest Man 2021 is underway and the competitors are attacking the events with gusto. The first day of competition featured three separate events, each that tested the mettle of the athletes.
Not every group will be competing in all three events. Some of the groups were shuffled to keep the competitors on their toes. That meant the athletes needed to be ready for anything that was thrown their way.
World’s Strongest Man 2021 Day 1 Events
- Loading Medley — All groups
- Squat Lift — Groups One and Three
- Deadlift — Groups Two, Four, and Five
With day one of the event coming to a close, here are the results and current standings.
World’s Strongest Man 2021 Leaderboard
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | ||
| 1 | Brian Shaw | 8.5 |
| 2 | Maxime Boudreault | 8 |
| 3 | Aivars Smaukstelis | 5.5 |
| 4 | Gavin Bilton | 4 |
| 5 | Travis Ortmayer | 4 |
| Group 2 | ||
| 1 | Tom Stoltman | 5 |
| 2 | Mark Felix | 4 |
| 3 | Evan Singleton | 3 |
| 4 | Johnny Hansson | 2 |
| 5 | Trey Mitchell | 1 |
| Group 3 | ||
| 1 | JF Caron | 9 |
| 2 | Mikhail Shivlyakov | 7 |
| 3 | Robert Oberst | 5 |
| 4 | Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted | 5 |
| 5 | Luke Richardson | 1 |
| Group 4 | ||
| 1 | Konstantine Janashia | 5 |
| 2 | Terry Hollands | 4 |
| 3 | Jerry Pritchett | 3 |
| 4 | Chris van der Linde | 2 |
| 5 | Adam Bishop | 1 |
| Group 5 | ||
| 1 | Kevin Faires | 5 |
| 2 | Luke Stoltman | 4 |
| 3 | Bobby Thompson | 3 |
| 4 | Oleksii Novikov | 2 |
| 5 | Ervin Toots | 1 |
World’s Strongest Man 2021 Day 1 Qualifier Results
During the first day qualifiers, each athlete competed in two events – a loading medley and then either a squat or deadlift event depending on their group.
World’s Strongest Man has confirmed that competitors Luke Richardson and Graham Hicks have pulled out of the competition. Hicks first announced dropping out via his Instagram on June 14. Ervin Toots from Estonia replaced Hicks – who also switched qualifier group spots with Gavin Bilton. This means that Bilton moved to Group One and Toots moved to Group Five.
Loading Medley
This event required each athlete to load two 225 pound barrels and a 275 pound anvil to a platform. They then raced to complete a 825 pound frame carry. The event itself appeared to be extremely brutal with some athletes unable to finish. This included last year’s World’s Strongest Man winner Oleksii Novikov.
Group 1
- Maxime Boudreault — 4 in 1:00.40
- Brian Shaw — 4 in 1:05.44
- Travis Ortmayer — 3 and 8.18 meters
- Gavin Bilton — 3 and 1.94 meters
- Aivars Smaukstelis — 3 in 0:36.38
Group 2
- Tom Stoltman — 4 in 0:46.69
- Mark Felix — 4 in 1:05.87
- Evan Singleton — 3 and 6.10 meters
- Johnny Hansson — 3 and 1.33 meters
- Trey Mitchell — 3 in 0:31.40
Group 3
- Robert Oberst — 3 and 11 meters
- JF Caron — 3 and 10.55 meters
- Mikhail Shivlyakov — 3 and 2.71 meters
- Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted — 3 in 0:39.81
- Luke Richardson — 3 in 0:17.99
Group 4
- Konstantine Janashia — 3 and 7.44 meters
- Terry Hollands — 3 and 5.31 meters
- Jerry Pritchett — 3 and 1.57 meters
- Chris van der Linde — 3 and 0.20 meters
- Adam Bishop — 3 in 0:40.91
Group 5
- Kevin Faires — 0:59.64
- Luke Stoltman — 1:10.98
- Bobby Thompson — 1:27.19
- Oleksii Novikov — 3 and 9.30 meters
- Ervin Toots — 3 and 2.93 meters
Squat Lift
In comparison the medley event, the squat lift was fairly simple. Two groups of the bunch has to lift this 700 pound squat for max reps.
Group 1
- Brian Shaw — 10 reps
- Aivars Smaukstelis — 10 reps
- Maxime Boudreault — six reps
- Gavin Bilton — five reps
- Travis Ortmayer — three reps
Group 3
- JF Caron — 11 reps
- Mikhail Shivlyakov — 10 reps
- Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted — seven reps
- Robert Oberst — zero reps
- Luke Richardson — Withdrew due to injury
Deadlift (Coming Soon)
The deadlift event is still underway with no results reported as of the time of this writing. This will be later updated as soon as more information becomes available. Below are the groups that are set to compete in the event.
Group 2
- Mark Felix —
- Johnny Hansson —
- Trey Mitchell —
- Evan Singleton —
- Tom Stoltman —
Group 4
- Adam Bishop —
- Terry Hollands —
- Jerry Pritchett —
- Konstantine Janashia —
- Chris van der Linde —
Group 5
- Ervin Toots —
- Kevin Faires —
- Oleksii Novikov —
- Luke Stoltman —
- Bobby Thompson —
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*Photo credit:Joe Martinez / World’s Strongest Man