The World's Strongest Man All Winners
This video is dedicated to the winners of all the years of strongman competitions, the toughest sporting events that involve a variety of physical exercises such as lifting heavy loads, pulling chains and cars, lifting stones, and much more.
From the first competition held in 1977, from Bill Kazmaier and John Paul Sigmarsson to Magnus Ver Magnusson, Mariusz Pudzianowski and Tom Stoltman, you will learn about the best strongmen of all time who have competed in various weight categories.
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@Mmmm-lx9vb
9 ай бұрын
Why did you set Ahola and Virtanen as Icelandic for 1999&2000? Both of them are finnish
@steroidsR4losers
7 ай бұрын
STEROID users are most definitely FAKE! Stay natural buddy!
The population of Iceland and how many world champions they have produced is truly staggering.
@VideoDotGoogleDotCom
Жыл бұрын
Not only Iceland, but the northern people in general. Iceland, Canada, Sweden, Finland... Way overrepresented.
@flameguy3416
Жыл бұрын
Maybe alot of Africans don't compete
@fortnitetrashcan8308
Жыл бұрын
@@flameguy3416 strength competitions are ruled by the germanic race
@Feanor916
Жыл бұрын
@@flameguy3416 they dont stand a chance
@lilypowwow9738
Жыл бұрын
viking blood sir
Mariusz Pudzianowski X5 without fat gut support 💪🏻 True legend !
@Ilgas
3 ай бұрын
Weak competition in his last three wins
@yankes7889
3 ай бұрын
@@Ilgas stop cry
@conorconor8668
2 ай бұрын
@@Ilgashis rivals are best of the best on the planet. When pudzianowski not end world strongest man now his records be much better and doing win every/often time.
@Namo-xx1sz
Ай бұрын
@@Ilgas you do now it's not that hard to find the actual value and compare them to recent event?
@mathewvanostin7118
Ай бұрын
Bro they all take 20 tons of steroids and other pharmaceutical product 😂 Its not a coincidence past strongman look either fat or natty tough muscular guys Then out of no where look like steroid overuser bodybuilder 😂
Pudzianowsky the strongman with "abs"!!!!!
Man, Shaw and Savickas dominating the game for 8 years, truly the best rivalry in Strongman history
@mindjoker4902
Жыл бұрын
wow you must be disable or stupid to not have Mariusz Pudzianowski in your comment
@szymon1040
Жыл бұрын
Thanks to Pudzian who stopped starting in wsm ;)
@barto3853
Жыл бұрын
@@szymon1040 True mate
@beepyou34
Жыл бұрын
Mitchell Hooper and Tom Stoltman might be about to have a similar rivalry.
@americawheredidyougo1994
9 ай бұрын
Hello: And all their titles came in that timeframe. Almost that rivalry catapulted both to the extra push that helped them reach the coveted win. Thank you for your steps. God Bless, John German
Despite being British I still think Mariusz is the GOAT. Absolute legend.
@dolarkurwo5159
Жыл бұрын
POLSKA GUROM BloodTrail
@YouRickSanches
Жыл бұрын
👍
@incognito8015
Жыл бұрын
Korva 😂😂😂
@spicydoughnut8397
Жыл бұрын
Truly the Greatest
@holypoop88
9 ай бұрын
He could never win the Arnold Classic, even during the years he won the WSM, never never placed better than 4th at the Arnold. He won so many WSM titles not because he was the strongest, but because he endurance and athleticism
Polska duma narodowa PUDZIAN 🔥🔥🔥
@danix7807
Жыл бұрын
"POLSKA GUROM" ~ Pudzian
@Gerwant_z_riwi
Жыл бұрын
POLSKA GUROM
@paweturajczyk4466
Жыл бұрын
POLSKA GUROM
@FluchT94
Жыл бұрын
POLSKA GUROM
@flesz_
Жыл бұрын
Polska gurom
Savickas is my favorite strongman ever, and Marius Pudzianowski always had the best physique. He looks like a pro bodybuilder.
@willdomac3180
Жыл бұрын
LEGEND
@patrykmoskal5016
Ай бұрын
Mariusz
Pudzianowski💪🏻then Big Z and Brain Shaw👍🏻These three are the best ever strong men competing in my opinion 💪🏻🇵🇱🇱🇹🇺🇲
@s.hi.1076
Жыл бұрын
Just because Jason Genova never tried for Strongman competition.
@marcinnajman9831
Жыл бұрын
@@s.hi.1076 or Khan Baba
@dkaminski6216
Жыл бұрын
@@s.hi.1076 Hahaha 😆 👌🏻
@theprinceofdarkness3250
Жыл бұрын
@@s.hi.1076 Or my grandma.
@KanekiKen-lm1dl
Жыл бұрын
@@theprinceofdarkness3250 That’s gotta be one hell of a grandma
And finally a Canadian, Mitchell Hooper 🇨🇦 What a rookie year he had!
@ung_anthat
Жыл бұрын
I was just going to say this but you beat me to it😂
@frankstucatz3270
Жыл бұрын
@ung_anthat Amazing isn't it? I live 30 mins away from where he's from. It's nice to see someone local put Put Canada on the list finally...lol
@binladen34444
Жыл бұрын
HHHHHmjHHHHH
@binladen34444
Жыл бұрын
HHHHHmjHHHHH
@aberdeenhank4038
Жыл бұрын
Too bad that Dominic Filiou never got the title. That man was a beast! Rest in Peace, Dominic.
Pudzianowski legend
(Same number of wins were ordered according to consecutive wins and the earliest of them) 5 Mariusz Pudzianowski 02_03, 05, 07_08 4 Magnús Ver Magnússon 91, 94_96 4 Žydrūnas Savickas 09_10, 12, 14 4 Brian Shaw 11, 13, 15_16 4 Jón Páll Sigmarsson 84, 86, 88, 90 3 Bill kazmaier 80_82 2 Bruce wilhelm 77_78 2 Tom Stoltman 21_22 2 Geoff Capes 83, 85 2 Jouko Ahola 97, 99 1 Don Reinhoudt 79 1 Jamie reeves 89 1 Ted van der Parre 92 1 Gary Taylor 93 1 Magnus Samuelsson 98 1 Janne Virtanen 00 1 Svend Karlsen 01 1 Vasyl Virastyuk 04 1 Phil Pfister 06 1 Eddie Hall 17 1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 18 1 Martins Licis 19 1 Oleksii Novikov 20 1 Mitchell Hooper 23
@Pepe-pq3om
9 ай бұрын
Kaz would most certainly have won at least another one had he been invited to compete when he was at his peak
@sinking1902
5 ай бұрын
Did MVM compete in 92 and 93? He still looks healthy to this day.
@rrteamersfoort1249
3 ай бұрын
My fellow countryman Ted van der Parre won only once, in 1992, not 1994 too.
@AAlrayes13
3 ай бұрын
@@sinking1902 yes he came in 2nd both years
@AAlrayes13
3 ай бұрын
@@rrteamersfoort1249 sorry about that thanks for pointing it out
European man genes are real Badass..🔥🤟
@Julius_Gold_Dollar_Caesar
9 ай бұрын
Best in the world!
@themaravilla7777
9 ай бұрын
Racist competition u know dat or no?
@Sebol453
8 ай бұрын
@@themaravilla7777you're 100% american or canadian😂😂😂
@Julius_Gold_Dollar_Caesar
8 ай бұрын
@@Sebol453 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍
@bigbubba7753
8 ай бұрын
@@Sebol453the black worship here in the states is unreal
Fun fact: Jouko Ahola is still Finn in 1999. And Janne Virtanen is also a Finn.
@deansilta432
2 ай бұрын
Totta kai,I noticed they had the wrong flag too
@simotukin7202
9 күн бұрын
Vittu jep saatana vituttaa aivan vitusti
Mariusz Pudzianowski totally domination
@MarvelousKhari
19 күн бұрын
I knew whites were the strongest race
This Pudzianowski domination
@Ilgas
3 ай бұрын
He ”dominated” competition, when almost all strongmen competed in other league
@user-mz3qv1um9e
3 ай бұрын
Пудщяновський - українець.
@vojtechkorhon4159
Ай бұрын
Did he dominate because they left or did they leave because he dominated?@@Ilgas
@AsmodeusClips
19 күн бұрын
@@Ilgas You mean they ran away? And when Pudzian retired they instantly returned to the same organisation? What a coincidence. When Pudzian competed vs Zydrunas he beat him 15 out of 23 times. Zydrunas became stronger but Pudzian was the better Strongman competitor. Also Pudzian was winning by massive margins when it comes to points, which is why he literally got the nickname "Dominator".
Many Vikings amongst the winners. Magnus Samuelsson has an incredible shoulder to waist ratio for that job and Mariusz Pudzianowski looks more like an IFBB Pro than a strongman. Respect to all of those superhuman behemoths.
@aaronbarlow4376
10 ай бұрын
And the strongest viking Thor!!
Mariusz Pudzianowski GOAT🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Jouko Ahola and Janne Virtanen are from Finland, not from Iceland.
@RisumiesNewGen
Жыл бұрын
Yep
Pudzianowski let's go
Pudzian 🐐❤
@GameOver66669
Жыл бұрын
Którego Łuka pokonał we wszystkich konkurencjach w 2005 gdy Pudzian miał kilkukrotne mistrzostwo świata :D
@michaumiszcz
Жыл бұрын
@@GameOver66669 to chyba w trójboju a nie w strongmanie
@wsfwefwefwefwefwef7841
Жыл бұрын
@@GameOver66669 To były zawody siły chwytu (martwy bez pasków ze stojaków) i Pudzian przyjechał 1 dzień po zawodach strongman na te zawody z Łuką. Ale Jan Łuka to świetny sportowiec.
If netflix would make a documentation about it, all of them would be black and alphabet club
@Big_Data_List
5 ай бұрын
I think they would add a few more options, but it's better not to talk about it)
@Drakaris-Og
6 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
Long Live Europeans! 💪💪💪
@hvkkh1556
Жыл бұрын
bruh when african got enough nutrition and training they gonna dominate the list tbh
@The_Last_White_Man
Жыл бұрын
@@hvkkh1556 yes... of course.. lol... 😆😆😆
@Ok-oo2kh
10 ай бұрын
@@hvkkh1556 Please, there literally black pple over the wrld lol, america continent,europe, etc. Not just africa and most of africa eat well lol
@clean5165
9 ай бұрын
@@hvkkh1556 no you wrong and africa people do eat well but look at dna europe is the strongest people in the world so you wrong but life is not about the color of the skin you have
@Gymippo
8 ай бұрын
@@hvkkh1556 clown🤡
Man, Pudzianowski could have try to compete at Mr Olympia. Really aesthetic mass monster.
@Big_Data_List
5 ай бұрын
Mariusz Pudzianowski does indeed possess an incredible physique with his impressive strength and aesthetic mass. Transitioning from strongman to bodybuilding involves different training and focus, but it's always intriguing to imagine how versatile athletes could be across various disciplines
Mariusz was a real beast! One of the best of the best!
I am not polish but Marisuzs or whoever is the most notorious one. The dude was solid strong and not fat ass, and he could beat the shit out of most of these competitors…
@vvoof2601
11 ай бұрын
Yeah...no.
@maksymilianczaplejewicz190
9 ай бұрын
@@vvoof2601he definitely could. He's been training MMA for over 10 years now.
@redeyejedi17
9 ай бұрын
@@vvoof2601so, yeah ..... yeah
@BonVoyage861
5 ай бұрын
@@maksymilianczaplejewicz190Hes also a former kickboxer, been to prison aswell. Dude is a certified badass of the highest order
@Drakaris-Og
6 күн бұрын
Fat or not have nothing to do with strongman competition. Most champs have more body fat %
Mariuz had scary speed to match his feats of strength
@Big_Data_List
5 ай бұрын
His ability to perform with both speed and power set him apart, making his strongman performances truly remarkable
Pudzianowski the best.Greatest of all time.
How to be worlds strongest man 101 Step 1: be Northern European
Mitchell Hooper -2023
Jouko Ahola and Janne Virtanen were both Finnish guys not Icelandic
Poor Bill, they wouldn't let him compete some years, I'm curious how long his win streak would of been.
PUDZIANOWSKI... 5 Titles says it ALL......Number 1 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
@Big_Data_List
5 ай бұрын
Yes, PUDZIANOWSKI is a machine ))
Pudzianowski was champ in strongman, now is champ in ksw mma. Hard work as he say.
@spicydoughnut8397
Жыл бұрын
And he also drives one of his trucks across Europe when he's not on schedule to fight.
@sirtrotodyl5239
10 ай бұрын
nigdy nie była zadnym czempionem w ksw jest zwykłym frikiem i posmiewiskiem
@123def
9 ай бұрын
@@sirtrotodyl5239naucz się pisać dzieciaku i on był, jest i będzie legendą
@mattor300
6 ай бұрын
Pudzianowski showed his phisical and mental capabilities, he not only was a total powerhouse but he also had the brain to realize his phisical capabilities will last only for certain time, abd so at some point the money will stop flowing, so he used his wealth to secure his future by creating his own company in what is probably the safest industry and that is transport. He is a good example of how a successful person should plan its future, first use the fame and success to get a lot of money and then use said money to secure your future and make sure you live comfortable life from this moment of fame.
Jon Pall Sigmarrson winning worlds strongest man with a body builder physique is brilliant.
@johnwilburn
3 ай бұрын
He was quite the showman, too.
MARIUSZ PUDZIANOWSKI POLSKA GUROM 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
@sapiasdagda4938
5 ай бұрын
Lasom
@TheAkuma92
3 ай бұрын
i JEZIOOOROM!!!
Had the pleasure of meeting Bill Kazmaier back in the 80’ies, I thought I was big lad 6’2, 16 stone, but my god next to him I looked like a stick insect!
@aaronbarlow4376
10 ай бұрын
16 stone is only 100kg, I guess if you were young and lean. I'm a muscular yet fat 51 year old 6ft 120kg. Kaz was a beast.
Between 2009 and 2016, Brian Shaw and Zydrunas Savickas had a god-like rivalry.
I like how Tom Stoltman just looks like a regular dude who's happy to be there and to win a trophy next to all the other dudes posing like classical age gods.
Polska górooom ;)
Northern Europeans seem to be very strong, a couple of Eastern Europeans (Slavs) as well.
@mattor300
6 ай бұрын
The most probable reason for this is that people from those reagions are homo sapiens mixed with homo neanthertalis (I hope I spelled that correctly) essentially you can kinda (this is heresy what I'm about to say as its super simplified) separate human forms into regions, each one requiring different adaptations, and having different history hence why different races have different phisical capabilities Long story short Europeans are not that great at running but are litelar behemoths as seen in those sports that require huge power look at it that they are heavily dominated by europeans but the sports that benefit running and endurance give an edge to africans Its also important to note a skin color may be misleading as if you have lets say a white father and black mother you will get a child that could have the phisical characteristics of typical white european but with a black skin and vice versa. Overall I find it extremely interesting how we are different depending on the region, humans are extremely adaptable organism its also funny how our predecessors lived fkr way longer that homosapiens exists for example neanterthals lived for 3.5 mil years? Something like that while we exist for considerbly shorter that's interesting, also its kinda sad that we don't really have anny more human species as most of them either breed into or got pushed to extinction by homosapiens (or just died out by themselves) Also funilly homosapiens didn't have blue eyes or blond hair those traits are from neanderthal (I just realized now I was speling the word wrong the whole comment and I don't feal like correcting it hahaha) Yea overall its a very interesting topic I highly suggest to read about it a bit, just search for some good anthropology books or articles there should be some deacent pdfs easy to acces
@BonVoyage861
5 ай бұрын
@@mattor300You say that but Riropeans are dominating middle dustance running in recent years and have a long history being solid there, but yes Sub Saharan stock are the best runners across the distances iverall no doubt.
@adamoneil5317
5 ай бұрын
@@mattor300Well sports such as swimming are also dominated by Europeans as well as are gymnastics...it's very interesting as too how different we are as humans. Africans are believed to have the most admixture with around 5-10% of their DNA being from a ghost ancestor. Also I don't believe blond hair and blue eyes is a Homo-erectus trait.
@RyanG0899
5 ай бұрын
@@mattor300High natural testosterone mixed with being on average larger than other groups of people.
@mattor300
5 ай бұрын
@@RyanG0899 yea if I went into the details it litelary whould be a pdf file so yea there are smal diferences that end up giving large diferences in the end...
i remember watching strongman when i was sick with the flu for a while, staying home from school. watching that little ball of muscle pudz run around was something else
I never knew so many of us brits have won it 🇬🇧💪💪💪
Strongman is pure evropean domination sport 💪
@quandmeme9970
Жыл бұрын
North european.
@sirtrollalot7762
Жыл бұрын
@@quandmeme9970 viking and anglo boys unite
@lueyR
Жыл бұрын
We are just lucky Polynesians pursue rugby and not this
@SovietUnionn
Жыл бұрын
@@lueyR No matsh for evropeans 💪 Germanic and slavic genes are God tier + kavkaz region. Strongest men in world.
@lueyR
Жыл бұрын
@@SovietUnionn youre kidding yourself 🤣
Kazmeier would've been a record holder if they didn't literally ban him for being too good at it.
@Kroniee
25 күн бұрын
Yeah, he was one of my favs to watch, him and Magnusson
Wow there's a certain race of people who don't shut up about their athletic prowess and how awesome they are and how many stores they can loot in a day without getting winded , but not one of them is up here.😂
@petesmart1983
5 ай бұрын
Pretty pathetic comment, because some guys who roided compete on a minor sport 🤣
@f.n8581
2 ай бұрын
@@petesmart1983Ehh NO they have anti doping controls !! That’s just excuses from you 🤣🤣
@robocop3961
25 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂
Król jest tylko jeden…Pudzian! 🇵🇱💪
Not a single black or asian or Indian. Nearly all nordic, slavic or american
@ErenDoppleganer
4 ай бұрын
What does this mean
@ilikelampshades6
4 ай бұрын
@@ErenDoppleganer Ethnicities
@ErenDoppleganer
4 ай бұрын
what is it implying?@@ilikelampshades6
@user-se9dy5co2r
3 ай бұрын
🥛
@ilikelampshades6
3 ай бұрын
@@ErenDoppleganer it is an observation, not an implication
Ahh yes. Ted Van Der Parre. Magnus' identical twin brother. Given mistakes like that, I bet this was made by some ai algorithm
@shalami_lifts9176
Жыл бұрын
i seen that
@haraldheia219
Жыл бұрын
yeah and Jouko Ahola is Finnish in 1997 and Icelandic two years later
@muhammadputera6593
Жыл бұрын
It's obvious from the channel name
Man so many Scandinavians. Facing the vikings back in the day must have been not very fun.
All absolute legends
*Polska górą!* 🇵🇱
I think it's only fair to note. Brian also Shaw tied in 2010 for WSM.
@strongmanupdates7533
Жыл бұрын
And under the tiebreaker rules established after that year, he would’ve won.
@charles-mp9nt
Жыл бұрын
@@strongmanupdates7533 would of should of and could of dosen't matter
@strongmanupdates7533
Жыл бұрын
@@charles-mp9nt would have* should have* could have* doesn’t* matter. 4 wrong words out of 8. Yikes buddy. I never said it mattered, no need to be a bitch about it.
@fjalkinge
Жыл бұрын
@@charles-mp9nt ”should of would of”, what the fuck, the education system nowadays has really gone to shit
@charles-mp9nt
Жыл бұрын
@@fjalkinge what the fuck are you talking about
Most athletes 1990-2010 looked like bodybuilders
I miss watching these on ESPN classic growing up
Pudzianowski - GOAT
Pudzianowski is such a beast
0:53 Jouko Ahola is Finnish (2nd time) and Janne Virtanen othewise great video!
Janne and Jouko is not from iceland lmfao
Много ребят и славянских стран и Скандинавии. Сильна все таки варяжья кровь
European Power!
I worked with Zydrunas on Gangs of London season 2. He was a really nice guy.
@Big_Data_List
5 ай бұрын
That's great to hear! It's always positive when people have good experiences working with others.
now you gotta add Mitchell hooper
So USA,Britain and Iceland are strong as fuck 👍🏻
Legendarny Polish Power Mariusz Pudzianowski
ill be on this list someday
Everyone is from Northern Europe and it’s diaspora. You love to see it.
Magnus Samuelsson is a legend.
@Matt_Alaric
5 ай бұрын
In Sweden maybe
🔥🔥🔥Mariusz Pudzianowski 🔥🔥🔥
와우 이런 정리 좋아요 👍 👍 👍
Whenever I watch these guys it completely blows my mind at what they can lift I remember the old 52 kg bags of cement from years ago on site and they were heavy and yet u c these fellas r picking up and usually running with weight 5 6 7 times heavier I just equate to it they r so powerful it staggers me how someone can lift something that heavy on there own
@Big_Data_List
5 ай бұрын
Haha, I hear you! These guys don't lift weights; they lift entire construction sites! Forget about the old 52 kg bags of cement; these fellas are out there bench-pressing buildings and doing bicep curls with bulldozers. I guess when they say 'heavy lifting,' they mean it literally!😄
@user-fq4qk9wz5k
5 ай бұрын
@@Big_Data_List yeh reckon it would be a bad idea to challenge em to an arm wrestle
So mostly scandinavian(and other germans) and slavic people
Brian shaw won so many times wooow 😂❤
@weedermann
Жыл бұрын
Just ONE more than (too dominant, let's ban him from competing) Kazmaier.
Nice 👍
@Big_Data_List
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
2023 is a Canadian! Finally we representing lol
Jon pall sigmarsson was truly a Viking
Mariusz be like: ,, Kinda comfy here”
You have the wrong photo for Ted van den Parre!!
“There’s always a stronger man”
0:23 I FOUND THE SIGMA
Marius Pudzianowski is the only one that looked good. Looking like Larry wheels.
@spicydoughnut8397
Жыл бұрын
Better than Wheels
@BonVoyage861
5 ай бұрын
@@spicydoughnut8397Larry Wheels is not elite so in this conversation who cares.
Those are indeed some great and strong athletes! Too bad that sport is not so popular as soccer and such
1992, picture isn't Ted van de Parre. This is picture is from Magnús Ver Magnússon
ONLY PUDZIANOWSKI WON 5X ! THE DOMINATOR
Viking blood reigns Supreme
Mitchell Hooper 2023 🇨🇦
I use to love 90s Strongman and Jouko Ahola alsays be my favoritue., but still love Mariusz and Zyndrunas, they had very hard battles, I know many guys from Lithuania and have to say those guys has very strong genetic, very impressive to such small nation, also Iceland
@Big_Data_List
5 ай бұрын
It's great to hear your appreciation for 90s Strongman, with Jouko Ahola being your favorite. Mariusz and Zydrunas indeed had epic battles. The strength of athletes from Lithuania and Iceland is impressive, showcasing the incredible genetic potential within these smaller nations
@piotrkulpa8034
5 ай бұрын
@@Big_Data_List Only stron ppl could survived Island live condition, that created strong generations with strong genetic, this is what I think.
Kazmeir only a few cause he wasn't allowed to compete
Not a single femboy…
Please correct the flags on second Jouko Ahola pic and Janne Virtanen pic
Skandinavia truly amazing
Virastyuk 💪 Novikov 🇺🇦
Only Pudzianowski has Pentakill 5 Winner 🏆 Legende 🐐
Помню смотрел в начале нулевых богатырские игры, это соперничество между Пудзяновским, Савицкасом и Вирастюком держало в напряжении
How did sigmarsson win multiple titles while being this shredded . What a fucking beast , anomaly actually
Žydrūnas Savickas🇱🇹💪🏻
Janne Virtanen and the second win of Jouko Ahola should be finnish flag*
Savickas and shaw rivalry was something prime brian was a beast
@Big_Data_List
5 ай бұрын
The rivalry between Savickas and Shaw was indeed legendary, showcasing prime strength and determination. Brian Shaw's dominance and sheer strength during that period left an indelible mark on the strongman scene. A true beast in his prime
Jouko ahola and Janne Virtanen is Finnish lifters.not from iceland you have wrong flags
Actually didn’t realise Thor only won 1 thought it would have been way more
@sinking1902
5 ай бұрын
He went off and pursued other things at the peak of his powers.