Since 1977, some of the strongest men on the planet have gathered to lift unfathomably heavy objects for a simple, singular purpose: Find out who is the World’s Strongest Man. This year, 30 contestants will meet and compete in Myrtle Beach, SC, from May 1-5. The 2024 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contest is not streamed live, so your best bet is to tune into BarBend’s leaderboard, which we’ll update after each event.
BarBend’s boots-on-the-ground correspondent Roger Lockridge will bring you event recaps, breaking news, and analyses directly from Myrtle Beach. You can also tune into the World’s Strongest Man’s Instagram for clips of the action.
To watch the full event, you’ll have to wait for coverage in the US to air on CBS and CBS Sports later in the summer; UK residents won’t be able to watch the event until the end of the year.
2024 World’s Strongest Man | Group Stage Leaderboard
The Group stage occurs during the first two days of the WSM and will decide the 10 final athletes. All competitors get a rest day on May 3rd, and the finals take place from May 4th to 5th.
Group 1
| 1 | Luke Stoltman | TBD |
| 2 | Trey Mitchell | TBD |
| 3 | Kevin Faires | TBD |
| 4 | Eddie Williams | TBD |
| 5 | Oskar Ziółkowski | TBD |
| 6 | Tristain Hoath | TBD |
Group 2
| 1 | Austin Andrade | TBD |
| 2 | Gavin Bilton | TBD |
| 3 | Nicolas Cambi | TBD |
| 4 | Ondrej Fojtu | TBD |
| 5 | Mitchell Hooper | TBD |
| 6 | Spenser Remick | TBD |
Group 3
| 1 | Adam Bishop | TBD |
| 2 | Thomas Evans | TBD |
| 3 | Rob Kearney | TBD |
| 4 | Pa O’Dwyer | TBD |
| 5 | Mathew Ragg | TBD |
| 6 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | TBD |
Group 4
| 1 | Marcus Crowder | TBD |
| 2 | Kane Francis | TBD |
| 3 | Rauno Heinla | TBD |
| 4 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | TBD |
| 5 | Evans Nana Aryee | TBD |
| 6 | Evan Singleton | TBD |
Group 5
| 1 | Wesley Derwinsky | TBD |
| 2 | Nathan Goltry | TBD |
| 3 | Adam Roszkowski | TBD |
| 4 | Jaco Schoonwinkel | TBD |
| 5 | Tom Stoltman | TBD |
| 6 | Bobby Thompson | TBD |
2024 World’s Strongest Man | Events and Schedule
You can find details for both the Qualifying Events and Finals below, along with their day and time. Note that all times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Qualifying Stage — Day One (Wednesday, May 1)
- Qualifying Event 1: Webster Stones — 9:00 AM
- Qualifying Event 2: Deadlift Ladder — 1:00 PM
- Qualifying Event 3: Sandbag Steeplechase — 4:00 PM
Qualifying Stage — Day Two (Thursday, May 2)
- Qualifying Event 4: Globe Viking Press — 9:00 AM
- Qualifying Event 5: Car Walk — 1:00 PM
- Qualifying Event 6: Stone-Off — 5:00 PM
Finals Stage — Day One (Saturday, May 4)
- Finals Event 1: KNAACK Giant’s Medley — 10:00 AM
- Finals Event 2: Max Axle Press — 11:30 AM
- Finals Event 3: Keg Toss — 3:00 PM
Finals Stage — Day Two (Sunday, May 5)
- Finals Event 4: Reign Total Body Fuel Conan’s Wheel — 10:00 AM
- Finals Event 5: BFGoodrich Tires HD Terrain Deadlift — 12:00 PM
- Finals Event 6: Atlas Stones — 3:00 PM
2024 World’s Strongest Man | Athlete Withdrawals
We’ll update this section with any athlete withdrawals that occur throughout the competition.
How to Watch the 2024 World’s Strongest Man
[Read: How to Watch the 2024 World’s Strongest Man]
You’ll need to monitor this leaderboard while the competition is underway if you want to stay in the loop. To watch the entire competition, CBS and the CBS Sports Network will air footage from the contest all summer long, with event coverage starting on May 28 and running through July 27. These episodes will also stream live on Paramount+.
Spectators in the UK will have to wait until December, when the competition airs on Channel 5.
Every WSM Winner
- Bruce Wilhelm (1977-1978)
- Don Reinhoudt (1979)
- Bill Kazmaier (1980-1982)
- Geoff Capes (1983, 1985)
- Jón Páll Sigmarsson (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990)
- Jamie Reeves (1989)
- Magnús Ver Magnússon (1991, 1994-1996)
- Ted van der Parre (1992)
- Gary Taylor (1993)
- Jouko Ahola (1997, 1999)
- Magnus Samuelson (1998)
- Janne Virtanen (2000)
- Svend Karlsen (2001)
- Mariusz Pudzianowski (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008)
- Vasyl Virastyuk (2004)
- Phil Pfister (2006)
- Žydrūnas Savickas (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014)
- Brian Shaw (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016)
- Eddie Hall (2017)
- Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson (2018)
- Martins Licis (2019)
- Oleksii Novikov (2020)
- Tom Stoltman (2021, 2022)
- Mitchell Hooper (2023)
Featured Image: @worldsstrongestman on Instagram
FAQs
How can I watch the 2024 World’s Strongest Man?
You can’t watch it live. World’s Strongest Man is made for TV. The entire competition will air on the CBS Sports Network in the U.S. beginning on May 28, 2023. In the U.K., the contest will air on Channel 5 in December.
Who won the World’s Strongest Man last year?
Mitchell Hooper of Canada won last year’s World’s Strongest Man.
Other past winners competing in the 2024 WSM include Tom Stoltman of Scotland. “The Albatross” won the contest in 2021 and 2022.
How is strongman scored?
First place can earn as many points as there are competitors. In the Qualifying stage, you can earn a maximum of six points (since six athletes are in each group). First place gets six points; second gets five, and so on. In the Finals, where there will be 10 competitors in total, first place gets 10 points; second gets nine; third gets eight, and so on.
In the event of a tie, points are split. If two athletes tie for second, you would add up the second and third-place points and divide by two. So, in the WSM Finals, two athletes who tie for second earn 8.5 points each (nine plus eight divided by two).
