THE World’s Strongest Man is right around the corner as the competition gears up for its return at Myrtle Beach.
Dating back to 1977 the spectacle is sure to attract eyes from around the globe to see who will take the title of the World’s Strongest Man.
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Fans will be excited to see the return of Canadian Mitchell Hooper who not only lifted the heaviest weights but also the trophy above his head to become the champion in 2023.
While Brit Tom Stoltman will be hoping to return to win his third title after Hooper denied him a three-peat last year.
Fans who are excited for the imminent contest will disappointed to learn there won’t be any live television coverage of the event.
However, we’ll be bringing you a live blog with all the action from the final day at Myrtle Beach.
What is the World’s Strongest Man 2024 prize money?
While the exact prize fund for this year’s competition isn’t known it is expected to be more than it has been in previous years.
Reports suggested that 2020’s first place winner pocketed $52,600 (£42,000) while the prize pot in the following year is said to have more than doubled to an incredible $146,000 (£116,600).
Looking ahead to this year’s tournament – we could see a further increase on top of the big bucks earned by winners in previous years.
Prize money is also given to runners-up for their efforts with a purse of cash distributed amongst the top performers.
When is the World’s Strongest Man 2024?
The World’s Strongest Man 2024 takes place from May 1 to May 5.
It will be held across FIVE days with one rest day in between.
Then the winner will be crowned from 4pm ET on Sunday, May 5.
Who are the previous winners?
- Bruce Wilhelm – 1977
- Bruce Wilhelm – 1978
- Don Reinhoudt – 1979
- Bill Kazmaier – 1980
- Bill Kazmaier- 1981
- Bill Kazmaier – 1982
- Geoff Capes – 1983
- Jon Pall Sigmarsson – 1984
- Geoff Capes – 1985
- Jon Pall Sigmarsson – 1986
- NOT HELD – 1987
- Jon Pall Sigmarsson – 1988
- Jamie Reeves – 1989
- Jon Pall Sigmarrson – 1990
- Magnus Ver Magnusson – 1991
- Ted van der Parre – 1992
- Gary Taylor – 1993
- Magnus Ver Magnusson – 1994
- Magnus Ver Magnusson – 1995
- Magnus Ver Magnusson – 1996
- Jouko Ahola – 1997
- Magnus Samuelson- 1998
- Jouko Ahola – 1999
- Janne Virtanen – 2000
- Svend Karlsen – 2001
- Mariusz Pudzianowski – 2002
- Mariusz Pudzianowski – 2003
- Vasyl Virastyuk – 2004
- Mariusz Pudzianowski – 2005
- Phil Pfister – 2006
- Mariusz Pudzianowski – 2007
- Mariusz Pudzianowski – 2008
- Zydrunas Savickas – 2009
- Zydrunas Savickas – 2010
- Brian Shaw – 2011
- Zydrunas Savickas – 2012
- Brian Shaw – 2013
- Zydrunas Savickas – 2014
- Brian Shaw – 2015
- Brian Shaw – 2016
- Eddie Hall – 2017
- Hafthor Julius Bjornsson – 2018
- Martins Licis – 2019
- Oleksii Novikov – 2020
- Tom Stoltman – 2021
- Tom Stoltman – 2022
- Mitchell Hooper – 2023
