Arnold Strongman Classic

The Arnold Strongman Classic is an annual competition featuring strength athletes from all over the world, determining who is the Strongest Man in the World. Created by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Lorimer and Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Arnold Strongman Classic

The official logo of the Arnold Sports Festival
Tournament information
Location	Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Month played	March
Established	2002; 23 years ago (2002)
Format	Multi-event competition
Current champion
Mitchell Hooper

Widely regarded as the heaviest and the most difficult strongman competition in the world^[1][2] the Arnold Strongman Classic has been won by only 9 men in history. Among them, the Lithuanian Žydrūnas Savickas has won it 8 times, while the American Brian Shaw, the Icelander Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and the Canadian Mitchell Hooper have won it 3 times each. Three of the past champions: American Mark Henry, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Brian Shaw have been inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.^[3][4][5]

History

The competition (which has been also referred to as 'Arnold's Strength Summit' and 'Arnold's Strongest Man' in the past) is one of the many offshoots of the Arnold festival. The Arnold Sports Festival, founded in 1989 as the Arnold Classic and named after Arnold Schwarzenegger, was originally a bodybuilding contest only.^[6] However, the event expanded to include other sports and events, one of which was Strongman, introduced in 2002.

It was specifically designed by Terry Todd at the request of Schwarzenegger^[7] to select the actual strongest strongman based on straightforward tests of brute strength. The inaugural head judge was David P. Webster.

Championship history

2002

The inaugural competition, which was called the 'Arnold Strongman Challenge', was won by Mark Henry of the USA over Svend Karlsen of Norway and Phil Pfister of the USA.^[8] Henry won the Apollon's wheels, Andy Bolton won the deadlift, Raimonds Bergmanis won the Hummer push while Pfister won the timber carry. Competitors were also given the opportunity to attempt the Thomas Inch dumbbell outside of the competition and Henry took the win by lifting it up to chest height.

2003

2003 was the beginning of Lithuania's Žydrūnas Savickas's dominant reign of the competition. Karlsen emerged second, while Bergmanis secured third. Savickas won Apollon's wheels and timber carry while Karlsen won medicine ball toss. The Hummer tire deadlift was introduced and was won by Brad Gillingham. The competition was called 'Arnold's Strength Summit'.

2004

Savickas won his second title over Karlsen and Bergmanis. The competition was called 'Arnold's Strongest Man' and 5 events were tested. It was also the first year a 10 man lineup was selected over the initial 8 man lineup from the previous two years. Savickas secured the wins in Apollon's wheels, medicine ball toss and timber carry. Karlsen won the hammer lift while Mark Philippi won the Hummer tire deadlift.

2005

For the second year, the competition was called 'Arnold's Strongest Man' and Savickas secured his third title over Vasyl Virastyuk of Ukraine and Glenn Ross of Northern Ireland. 6 events were tested for the first time where Savickas won the Apollon's wheels and shared the medicine ball toss world record with Magnus Samuelsson. Ross won the Hummer tire deadlift, and shared the dumbbell press win with Brian Siders and Hugo Girard. Van Hatfield won the hammer lift while Philippi won the timber carry.

2006

In 2006, the competition took its default name 'Arnold Strongman Classic' and it was won by Savickas for the fourth time over Virastyuk and Mikhail Koklyaev of Russia. Savickas raised the Apollon's wheels world record to 8 reps, won the super yoke, and shared the dumbbell win with Koklyaev and Pfister. Siders won the Hummer tire deadlift while Benedikt Magnússon won the timber carry.

2007

Savickas won his fifth title over Virastyuk and Andrus Murumets of Estonia. He equaled his Apollon's wheels world record from last year and also won the Hummer tire deadlift and super yoke. The Manhood Stone was introduced for the first time and it was won by Steve MacDonald. Virastyuk won the dumbbell press and Murumets broke the timber carry world record.

2008

Savickas won his sixth consecutive title while winning Manhood Stone^[9] and sharing the dumbbell press win with American Derek Poundstone who won the overall second place. Siders won Apollon's wheels and super yoke while Murumets won the timber carry. Magnússon and Oleksandr Pekanov both broke and briefly shared the Hummer tire deadlift world record before Magnússon was given an extra attempt outside the competition to take the world record outright. Koklyaev's consistency awarded him the third place.

2009

In 2009, Savickas took a break and Derek Poundstone became the third man to win the title.^[10] He also broke the dumbbell press world record. Koklyaev won the Hummer tire deadlift and took the overall second place. Travis Ortmayer of USA won Manhood stone and took overall third. Ervin Katona won the timber carry, Vidas Blekaitis won the super yoke and Siders equaled Savickas' Apollon's wheels world record.

2010

Poundstone, having broken another dumbbell press world record and won the timber carry to win his second consecutive title over returned Savickas and Ortmayer.^[11] Savickas won the Hummer tire deadlift and established a new world record in the Axle. Brian Shaw of USA won the Manhood Stone after a close battle with Poundstone and Ortmayer. The number of events was reduced to 5.

2011

Just days before the 2011 contest, Poundstone was forced to withdraw due to injury and Brian Shaw became the fourth man to win the title.^[12] He broke the Manhood stones world record, shared the Hummer tire deadlift win with Savickas and won the timber carry. Mike Jenkins of USA won dumbbell press and secured second place. Savickas broke another Axle world record and secured third.

2012

Mike Jenkins held off Poundstone to become the fifth man to win the title.^[13] He broke dumbbell press world record and won both timber carry and the newly introduced Austrian Oak. Poundstone's consistency won him second place and Savickas secured third place after winning the Hummer tire deadlift and Axle (cleans only).

2013

The number of events were reduced to 4, and Lithuania's Vytautas Lalas became the sixth man to win the title.^[14] He also won the dumbbell press. Krzysztof Radzikowski won the Austrian Oak. Overall runner-up Shaw broke another Manhood stones world record and shared the Hummer tire deadlift world record with Mark Felix. Another consistent performance earned Koklyaev the overall third.

2014

The 5 event format was brought back and Savickas won his seventh title.^[15] He won the Austrian Oak and established world records in the Hummer tire deadlift and the newly introduced bale tote. Shaw came second with a consistent performance across the board and Mike Burke emerged third. Jerry Pritchett won the timber carry and there was a four-way tie for the win of the newly introduced Cyr dumbbell press between Savickas, Shaw, Burke and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.

2015

Shaw won his second title^[16] winning the Hummer tire deadlift and a world record in the bale tote. He also shared the world record in the Cyr dumbbell for reps with Dimitar Savatinov. Runner up Savickas broke the Austrian Oak world record. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson broke the timber carry world record and as a part of Rogue record breakers, broke the Weight over bar world record. Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland secured the overall third place.

2016

Žydrūnas Savickas won his eighth and final title^[17] after equaling his own Austrian Oak world record. He also won the timber carry. Runner up Shaw broke world records in the Cyr dumbbell and bale tote. Eddie Hall won the newly introduced Elephant bar deadlift while Lalas secured the overall third place. As a part of Rogue record breakers, Shaw, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Burke set world records in Max Manhood Stone, Weight over bar, and double Thomas Inch dumbbells farmers walk, respectively.

2017

Brian Shaw won his third and final title^[18] with a world record in bale tote. He also won the timber carry and as a part of Rogue record breakers, broke the Max Manhood Stone world record. The overall runner-up Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won the Austrian Oak and broke the world record in the Sandbag over bar and as a part of Rogue record breakers, broke the Weight over bar world record. Jerry Pritchett broke the Elephant bar deadlift world record and secured overall third place.

2018

2018 marked the beginning of Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson's winning reign, after becoming the seventh man to win the title.^[19] He broke the Elephant bar deadlift world record, and won both the Axle press and Sandbag over bar. As a part of Rogue record breakers, he also broke the Weight over bar world record. Shaw won second place with a consistent performance across the board. Kieliszkowski broke Odd Haugen's Tombstone world record and Mikhail Shivlyakov secured the overall third place.

2019

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his second consecutive title^[20] and in doing so broke his own Elephant bar deadlift world record, world record replica Húsafell Stone carry and as a part of Rogue record breakers, broke Weight over bar world record as well. He also shared the win in Austrian Oak with Kieliszkowski, Shivlyakov and Martins Licis. Licis broke the world record in the Conan's wheel of pain and secured the second place while Kieliszkowski broke the Odd Haugen's Tombstone world record and secured the third place.

2020

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his third consecutive title^[21] becoming only the second man since Savickas to do so. He won the Elephant bar deadlift and the Sandbag over bar and held off Kieliszkowski who won trial by Stone, wheel of pain and established world records in Max Cyr Dumbbell and timber carry to second place. With another consistent performance, Licis secured the third place. As a part of Rogue record breakers, Tom Stoltman broke the Max Manhood Stone world record.

2021

The competition was not held for the first and only time in its history due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022

America's Martins Licis became the eighth man to win the title.^[22] He won the Odd Haugen's Tombstone and stayed consistent across the board. Ukraine's Oleksii Novikov came second place and broke the dumbbell press world record. JF Caron established a new world record in the Double-T Squat while Luke Stoltman and Bobby Thompson shared the third place.

2023

Canada's Mitchell Hooper became the ninth man to win the title, and the first man to win without winning a single event.^[23] Runner-up Kieliszkowski won wheel of pain, timber carry and established a new world record in Steinstossen. Thompson emerged third with a win in briefed deadlift and Trey Mitchell won the Austrian Oak.

2024

Hooper won his second title^[24] with wins in timber carry, Axle and a world record replica Dinnie Stones carry. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson returned after a three-year hiatus and won the Elephant bar deadlift event. Kieliszkowski won the Stones of Strength and secured second place, while Tom Stoltman emerged third.

2025

Hooper won his third consecutive title becoming only the third man to do so. He won the Timber Carry. American Lucas Hatton won the Overhead Medley and Behind the Neck Press and secured second place on his debut at the competition. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson emerged third and won the Elephant bar Deadlift and Carry and Drag. Austin Andrade won the Stone to Shoulder.

Championship breakdown

Podiums

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	3rd Place	Location
2002	Mark Henry	Svend Karlsen	Phil Pfister	Columbus, Ohio
2003	Žydrūnas Savickas	Svend Karlsen	Raimonds Bergmanis
2004	Žydrūnas Savickas	Svend Karlsen	Raimonds Bergmanis
2005	Žydrūnas Savickas	Vasyl Virastyuk	Glenn Ross
2006	Žydrūnas Savickas	Vasyl Virastyuk	Mikhail Koklyaev
2007	Žydrūnas Savickas	Vasyl Virastyuk	Andrus Murumets
2008	Žydrūnas Savickas	Derek Poundstone	Mikhail Koklyaev
2009	Derek Poundstone	Mikhail Koklyaev	Travis Ortmayer
2010	Derek Poundstone	Žydrūnas Savickas	Travis Ortmayer
2011	Brian Shaw	Mike Jenkins	Žydrūnas Savickas
2012	Mike Jenkins	Derek Poundstone	Žydrūnas Savickas
2013	Vytautas Lalas	Brian Shaw	Mikhail Koklyaev
2014	Žydrūnas Savickas	Brian Shaw	Mike Burke
2015	Brian Shaw	Žydrūnas Savickas	Mateusz Kieliszkowski
2016	Žydrūnas Savickas	Brian Shaw	Vytautas Lalas
2017	Brian Shaw	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Jerry Pritchett
2018	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Brian Shaw	Mikhail Shivlyakov
2019	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Martins Licis	Mateusz Kieliszkowski
2020	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Martins Licis
2021	The competition was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022	Martins Licis	Oleksii Novikov	Bobby Thompson & Luke Stoltman
2023	Mitchell Hooper	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Bobby Thompson
2024	Mitchell Hooper	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Tom Stoltman
2025	Mitchell Hooper	Lucas Hatton	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

Multiple time champions

Champion	Country	Times	Years
Žydrūnas Savickas	Lithuania	8	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2016
Brian Shaw	United States	3	2011, 2015, 2017
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	3	2018, 2019, 2020
Mitchell Hooper	Canada	3	2023, 2024, 2025
Derek Poundstone	United States	2	2009, 2010

Multiple podium finishes

Times	Name
12	Žydrūnas Savickas
7	Brian Shaw
5	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Mateusz Kieliszkowski
4	Derek Poundstone
3	Mitchell Hooper Martins Licis Svend Karlsen Vasyl Virastyuk Mikhail Koklyaev
2	Mike Jenkins Vytautas Lalas Raimonds Bergmanis Travis Ortmayer Bobby Thompson

Championships by country

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Lithuania	9	2	3	14
United States	8	9	8	25
Iceland	3	1	1	5
Canada	3	0	0	3
Ukraine	0	4	0	4
Poland	0	3	2	5
Norway	0	3	0	3
Russia	0	1	4	5
United Kingdom	0	0	3	3
Latvia	0	0	2	2
Estonia	0	0	1	1

Czech Republic, Sweden, Hungary, Bulgaria, Australia and Slovenia as of 2024 have placed in the Top 10 but have yet not placed on the podium.

Regular events and world records

The events also include Rogue record breakers which were conducted in parallel to the Arnold Strongman Classic.

1. Timber carry - Contestants have to lift heavy barn timbers bolted together and travel up an inclined ramp. In 2015 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson carried a 500 kg (1,102 lb) frame (with straps) up a 35 feet ramp in 10.15 seconds, and in 2020 Mateusz Kieliszkowski carried a 400 kg (882 lb) frame (without straps) up a 35 feet ramp in 7.01 seconds. The event is also known as 'Frame Carry'.
2. Manhood Stones - Contestants have to lift heavy round concrete stones weighing in excess of 227 kg (500 lb) (hence Manhood Stones) over a bar 4 feet in height. In 2020 Tom Stoltman hoisted a 273 kg (602 lb) stone over the bar.
3. Apollon's wheels - A unique barbell made famous by Louis "Apollon" Uni, reproduced by Ivanko Barbell Company, the Axle is a replica of the original with the same bar thickness of 1 11⁄12" (1.93" or 49.3mm) and mechanically fastened to railway car wheels and fixed. Therefore the bar and the wheels are not moving, making the lift even more difficult.^[25] Contestants must lift the wheels from the floor to overhead as many times as possible within a time frame. In 2006 Žydrūnas Savickas and in 2009 Brian Siders continental clean^[a] and repped a 166 kg (366 lb) Axle for 8 reps. In 2009 Mikhail Koklyaev did power cleans^[a] and repped it for 7 reps. In 2010, Žydrūnas Savickas pressed a 208 kg (459 lb) Axle for 2 strict reps and a year later, performed 5 reps with a 188 kg (415 lb) Axle.
4. Austrian Oak - A unique log named after Arnold Schwarzenegger's nickname which weighs anywhere from 195–204 kg (430-450 lb) where the athletes have to press for the maximum number of reps. A lighter Slater log which weighs 175 kg (386 lb) was also used for athletes who couldn't lift the Austrian Oak. In 2015 and 2016 Žydrūnas Savickas repped a 204 kg (450 lb) Austrian Oak 4 times.
5. Hummer tire Deadlift - Contestants are required to lift a specially designed 13 ft (3.96 m) long bar loaded with Hummer tires from 15" height. The bar was designed and manufactured by Ivanko Barbell Company and could hold up to eight Hummer tires with the rims intact.^[25] Additional calibrated barbell plates may be added if required. In 2014 Žydrūnas Savickas pulled 524 kg (1,155 lb) from a 15" height.
6. Elephant bar Deadlift - Contestants are required to lift a specially designed extra whipping 10 ft (3.05 m) long bar called an Elephant bar with Arnold Schwarzenegger inscribed 2-inch thick deep dish stainless steel weight plates from a standard 9" height. It has to be done raw and use of figure 8 straps are not allowed. It was designed and manufactured by Rogue Fitness. In 2019 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson pulled 474.5 kg (1,046 lb) from the standard 9" height.
7. Bale Tote - Contestants have to carry across their shoulders a heavy bar/yoke in a timed event. In 2017 Brian Shaw carried a 710 kg (1,565 lb) yoke for 4 meters in 14.87 seconds. The event is also known as 'Super Yoke'.
8. Bag over bar - Contestants have to throw heavy sandbags over a 15-foot bar. In 2017 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson threw a 45 kg (100 lb) bag over the 15-foot bar.
9. Weight over bar - Contestants have to throw a 25.5 kg (56 lb) weight derived from the Highland games,^[26] using only 1 arm, for max height over a bar. In 2019 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson threw the weight over a 20-foot 2-inch bar.
10. Cyr Dumbbell - Lifting the classic heavy "Circus" dumbbell, used by Louis Cyr. Richard Sorin recreated the dumbbell for this event.^[25] It usually has a big handle of over 3 inches (76 mm) in diameter and sits lower than a normal circus dumbbell once it's shouldered before the final press, increasing its range of motion. The basic rule was to use one hand and lift the dumbbell overhead either for max weight or reps.^[9] In 2020 Mateusz Kieliszkowski lifted a 145 kg (320 lb) dumbbell, and in 2016 Brian Shaw repped a 136 kg (300 lb) dumbbell 3 times.
11. Odd Haugen's Tombstone - Contestants have to lift a natural stone that weighs 186 kg (410 lb) to their shoulder for many reps as possible. In 2019 Mateusz Kieliszkowski lifted the stone for 5 repetitions.
12. Húsafell Stone - Contestants have to carry the legendary Húsafell Stone which weighs 186 kg (410 lb) around a structure that replicated the historical sheep and goat pen. In 2019 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson carried the stone for a distance of 218 feet 11 inches.
13. Conan's Wheel of Pain - Hailing from the Basque circle tradition, the event replicated the legendary grain mill from Conan the Barbarian (1982) where the contestants have to push a contraption which weighs 20,000 lbs around in a circle for time or distance and measured in either degrees or distance.^[27] The colossal contraption was replicated and built by Rogue Fitness. In 2019 Martins Licis pushed the wheel for a distance of 119 feet 9 inches.
14. Steinborn Squat - A unique barbell with globes and a squat made famous by Henry 'Milo' Steinborn, where contestants have to erect and tip the barbell to their backs unassisted and squat it. In 2019 Martins Licis squatted 256.5 kg (565 lb) with the implement.
15. Double T Squat - Contestants have to Squat a specially designed cambered duffalo bar to a depth-adjusted platform, for max weight. In 2022 Jean-François Caron Squatted 438 kg (966 lb). The event was named after Terry Todd.
16. Steinstossen Stone toss - Contestants have to throw an oval shaped natural stone for distance. In 2023 Mateusz Kieliszkowski threw an 84 kg (185 lb) stone for a distance of 11 feet 5 inches.

Full results

2002: Arnold Classic Strongman Competition

Dates: 22, 23 February 2002^[8][28]

Columbus, Ohio:

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Mark Henry	USA	25	Hummer + $10,000
2.	Svend Karlsen	NOR	22.5	$15,000
3.	Phil Pfister	USA	21.5	$10,000
4.	Mark Philippi	USA	20	$5000
5.	Andy Bolton	GBR	16	$3500
5.	Raimonds Bergmanis	LVA	16	$3500
7.	Brad Gillingham	USA	13	$2000
8.	Brian Schoonveld	USA	10	$1000

2003: Arnold's Strength Summit

Dates: 28 February, 1 March 2003^[29]

Columbus, Ohio:

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Žydrūnas Savickas	LTU	28.5	Hummer + $15 000
2.	Svend Karlsen	NOR	26.5	$15,000
3.	Raimonds Bergmanis	LVA	17.5	$10,000
4.	Mariusz Pudzianowski	POL	15.5	$5000
5.	Steve Kirit	USA	14.5	$4000
6.	Phil Pfister	USA	14	$2500
6.	Zdeněk Sedmík	CZE	14	$2500
8.	Brad Gillingham	USA	13.5	$1000

2004: Arnold's Strongest Man

Dates: 5, 6 March 2004^[30][31]

Columbus, Ohio:

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Žydrūnas Savickas	LTU	43	Hummer + $16 000
2.	Svend Karlsen	NOR	39.5	$15 000
3.	Raimonds Bergmanis	LVA	33.5	$12 000
4.	Mark Philippi	USA	33	$6000
5.	Mariusz Pudzianowski	POL	30	$5000
6.	Vasyl Virastyuk	UKR	27	$4000
7.	Brian Schoonveld	USA	21	$3000
8.	Anders Johansson	SWE	20.5	$2000
9.	Steve Kirit	USA	14.5	$1500
10.	István Árvai	HUN	13.5	$1000

2005: Arnold's Strongest Man

Dates: 4, 5 March 2005^[32][33]

Columbus, Ohio:

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Žydrūnas Savickas	LTU	46	Hummer + $16,000
2.	Vasyl Virastyuk	UKR	41	$15,000
3.	Glenn Ross	GBR	39.5	$12,000
4.	Mark Philippi	USA	35	$6000
5.	Brian Siders	USA	34.5	$5000
6.	Svend Karlsen	NOR	33.5	$4000
7.	Van Hatfield	USA	32	$3000
8.	Karl Gillingham	USA	28	$2000
9.	Hugo Girard	CAN	23	$1500
10.	Magnus Samuelsson	SWE	14.5	$1000

2006: Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 3, 4 March 2006^[34]

Columbus, Ohio:

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Žydrūnas Savickas	LTU	53.5	Hummer
2.	Vasyl Virastyuk	UKR	45	?
3.	Mikhail Koklyaev	RUS	38.5	?
4.	Phil Pfister	USA	37.5	?
5.	Benedikt Magnússon	ISL	35.5	?
6.	Mariusz Pudzianowski	POL	35	?
7.	Brian Siders	USA	32.5	?
8.	Raimonds Bergmanis	LVA	23.5	?
9.	Dominic Filiou	CAN	15.5	?
10.	Glenn Ross	GBR	13.5	?

2007: Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 2–4 March 2007^[35][36]

Columbus, Ohio:

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Žydrūnas Savickas	LTU	52	Hummer
2.	Vasyl Virastyuk	UKR	48	?
3.	Andrus Murumets	EST	38.5	?
4.	Phil Pfister	USA	36	?
5.	Mikhail Koklyaev	RUS	33	?
5.	Oleksandr Pekanov	UKR	33	?
7.	Brian Siders	USA	28.5	?
8.	Steve MacDonald	USA	23	?
9.	Karl Gillingham	USA	19	?
10.	Travis Ortmayer	USA	17	?

2008: Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 29 February, 1 March 2008^[37][38]

Columbus, Ohio:

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Žydrūnas Savickas	LTU	50.5	$40,000
2.	Derek Poundstone	USA	41.5	$20,000
3.	Mikhail Koklyaev	RUS	37	$15,000
4.	Andrus Murumets	EST	36.5	$10,000
5.	Benedikt Magnússon	ISL	34	$7000
5.	Brian Siders	USA	34	$7000
7.	Phil Pfister	USA	32	$5000
8.	Oleksandr Pekanov	UKR	28	$3000
9.	Van Hatfield	USA	24	$2000
10.	Vasyl Virastyuk	UKR	8.5	$1000

2009: Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 6, 7 March 2009^[10][39]

Columbus, Ohio:

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Derek Poundstone	USA	47	$40,000
2.	Mikhail Koklyaev	RUS	46	$20,000
3.	Travis Ortmayer	USA	39.5	$15,000
4.	Vidas Blekaitis	LTU	38	$10,000
5.	Phil Pfister	USA	36.5	$8000
6.	Brian Siders	USA	34	$6000
7.	Andrus Murumets	EST	32	$5000
8.	Ervin Katona	SRB	29	$3000
9.	Oleksandr Pekanov	UKR	17	$2000
10.	Dave Ostlund	USA	10	$1000

2010: Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 5, 6 March 2010^[11][40]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Derek Poundstone	USA	45	$45,000
2.	Žydrūnas Savickas	LTU	41	$20,000
3.	Travis Ortmayer	USA	37.5	$15,000
4.	Mikhail Koklyaev	RUS	37	$10,000
5.	Brian Shaw	USA	33	$8000
6.	Dave Ostlund	USA	22.5	$6000
7.	Phil Pfister	USA	20.5	$5000
8.	Konstiantyn Ilin	UKR	17	$3000
9.	Nick Best	USA	13	$2000
10.	Brian Siders	USA	8.5	$1000

2011: Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 4, 5 March 2011^[12][41]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Brian Shaw	USA	46.5	$50,000
2.	Mike Jenkins	USA	39.5	$20,000
3.	Žydrūnas Savickas	LTU	37.5	$15,000
4.	Travis Ortmayer	USA	36	$10,000
5.	Mikhail Koklyaev	RUS	30	$8000
6.	Mark Felix	GBR	24.5	$6000
7.	Nick Best	USA	20	$5000
8.	Terry Hollands	GBR	18	$3000
9.	Serhiy Romanchuk	UKR	17	$2000

2012: Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 2, 3 March 2012^[13][42]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Mike Jenkins	USA	40	$50,000
2.	Derek Poundstone	USA	39	$20,000
3.	Žydrūnas Savickas	LTU	36.5	$15,000
4.	Brian Shaw	USA	36	$10,000
5.	Mike Burke	USA	27.5	$8000
6.	Mikhail Koklyaev	RUS	26	$6000
7.	Laurence Shahlaei	GBR	22.5	$5000
8.	Terry Hollands	GBR	19	$3000
9.	Travis Ortmayer	USA	15	$2000
10.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	13.5	$1000

2013: Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 1, 2 March 2013^[14][43]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Vytautas Lalas	LTU	35	$60,000
2.	Brian Shaw	USA	34.5	$20,000
3.	Mikhail Koklyaev	RUS	30	$15,000
4.	Krzysztof Radzikowski	POL	26	$10,000
5.	Mike Burke	USA	21.5	$8,000
6.	Mark Felix	GBR	20.5	$6,000
7.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	18.5	$5,000
8.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	17	$3,000
9.	Derek Poundstone	USA	11	$2,000
10.	Adam Scherr	USA	1	$1,000

2014: Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 1, 2 March 2014^[15][44]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Žydrūnas Savickas	LTU	44.5	$65,000
2.	Brian Shaw	USA	42.5	$20,000
3.	Mike Burke	USA	35	$15,000
4.	Vytautas Lalas	LTU	32	$10,000
5.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	26.5	$8,000
6.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	25.5	$6,000
7.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	23	$5,000
8.	Robert Oberst	USA	20	$3,000
9.	Dimitar Savatinov	BUL	16.5	$2,000
10.	Krzysztof Radzikowski	POL	5.5	$1,000

2015: Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 7, 8 March 2015^[16][45]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Brian Shaw	USA	42.5	$70,000
2.	Zydrunas Savickas	LTU	41.5	$20,000
3.	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	31	$15,000
4.	Dimitar Savatinov	BUL	30	$10,000
4.	Mike Burke	USA	30	$8,000
6.	Eddie Hall	GBR	29	$6,000
7.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	28	$5,000
8.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	26	$3,000
9.	Benedikt Magnusson	ISL	5	$2,000
10.	Warrick Brant	AUS	4	$1,000

2016: Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 4, 5 March 2016^[17][46]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Zydrunas Savickas	LTU	42	$72,000
2.	Brian Shaw	USA	41	$22,000
3.	Vytautas Lalas	LTU	36	$17,000
4.	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	33.5	$12,000
5.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	32.5	$10,000
6.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	24.5	$7,000
7.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	22.5	$6,000
8.	Dimitar Savatinov	BUL	18.5	$4,000
9.	Eddie Hall	GBR	11	$3,000
10.	Aleksandr Lysenko	RUS	10.5	$2,000

2017: Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 3, 4 March 2017^[18]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Brian Shaw	USA	47.5	$72,000
2.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	41.5	$22,000
3.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	39.5	$17,000
4.	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	31	$12,000
5.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	29	$10,000
6.	Vytautas Lalas	LTU	25	$7,000
7.	Dimitar Savatinov	BUL	22.5	$6,000
8.	Martins Licis	USA	20.5	$4,000
9.	Zach Hadge	USA	12.5	$3,000
10.	Krzysztof Radzikowski	POL	3	$2,000

2018: Arnold Strongman Classic

Main article: 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 2, 3 March 2018^[19]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	46	$72,000
2.	Brian Shaw	USA	41.5	$22,000
3.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	30	$17,000
4.	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	29	$12,000
5.	Jean-François Caron	CAN	28	$10,000
6.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	24	$6,500
6.	Matjaz Belsak	SLO	24	$6,500
8.	Rauno Heinla	EST	22.5	$4,000
9.	Dimitar Savatinov	BUL	18.5	$3,000
10.	Mateusz Ostaszewski	POL	11.5	$2,000

2019: Arnold Strongman Classic

Main article: 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 1, 2 March 2019^[20][47]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	45	$72,000
2.	Martins Licis	USA	40.5	$22,000
3.	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	31.5	$17,000
4.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	30.5	$12,000
5.	Matjaz Belsak	SVN	28	$10,000
6.	Rauno Heinla	EST	27	$7,000
7.	Oleksii Novikov	UKR	25	$6,000
8.	Brian Shaw	USA	21	$4,000
9.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	14.5	$3,000
10.	JF Caron	CAN	1	$2,000

2020: Arnold Strongman Classic

Main article: 2020 Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 6, 7 March 2020^[21][48]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Strongman Arena)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	52.5	$72,000
2.	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	50.5	$22,000
3.	Martins Licis	USA	36.5	$17,000
4.	JF Caron	CAN	33	$12,000
5.	Oleksii Novikov	UKR	31	$10,000
6.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	29	$7,000
7.	Rob Kearney	USA	29	$6,000
8.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	27	$4,000
9.	Bobby Thompson	USA	24	$3,000
10.	Matjaz Belsak	SVN	17.5	$2,000

2022: Arnold Strongman Classic

Main article: 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 4, 5 March 2022^[22][49]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Strongman Arena)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Martins Licis	USA	41	$80,000
2.	Oleksii Novikov	UKR	37.5	$25,000 (+$55,000 [50])
3.	Luke Stoltman	GBR	30.5	$20,000
3.	Bobby Thompson	USA	30.5	$20,000
5.	Rob Kearney	USA	28.5	$13,000
6.	Maxime Boudreault	CAN	27	$8,000
7.	Trey Mitchell	USA	21.5	$7,000
7.	Tom Stoltman	GBR	21.5	$7,000
9.	Evgeny Markov	RUS	21	$5,000
10.	JF Caron	CAN	14	$3,000

2023: Arnold Strongman Classic

Main article: 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 3, 4 March 2023^[23][51]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Strongman Arena)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1.	Mitchell Hooper	CAN	41.5	$80,000
2.	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	37.5	$25,000
3.	Bobby Thompson	USA	29.5	$20,000
4.	Trey Mitchell	USA	29	$15,000
5.	Thomas Evans	USA	25.5	$13,000
6.	Pavlo Nakonechnyy	UKR	24.5	$8,000
6.	Tom Stoltman	GBR	24.5	$8,000
8.	Rob Kearney	USA	21	$6,000
9.	Kevin Faires	USA	20	$5,000
9.	Luke Stoltman	GBR	20	$5,000

2024: Arnold Strongman Classic

Main article: 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 1, 2 March 2024

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Strongman Arena)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1	Mitchell Hooper	CAN	52	$80,000
2	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	40.5	$25,000
3	Tom Stoltman	GBR	38.5	$20,000
4	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	38	$15,000
5	Bobby Thompson	USA	32	$13,000
6	Oleksii Novikov	UKR	25	$8,000
7	Evan Singleton	USA	24	$7,000
8	Martins Licis	USA	23	$6,000
9	Thomas Evans	USA	10	$5,000
10	Oskar Ziółkowski	POL	8	$3,000
11	Maxime Boudreault	CAN	0	?

2025: Arnold Strongman Classic

Main article: 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic

Dates: 28 February - 1 March 2025

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Strongman Arena)

Position	Name	Country	Points	Prize
1	Mitchell Hooper	CAN	52
2	Lucas Hatton	USA	49
3	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	42.5
4	Austin Andrade	USA	38.5
5	Trey Mitchell	USA	37.5
6	Evan Singleton	USA	33
7	Tom Stoltman	GBR	31.5
8	Bobby Thompson	USA	17.5
9	Nick Guardione	USA	17
10	Maxime Boudreault	CAN	6

Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

2012
The official logo of the Arnold Sports Festival
Tournament information
Location	varies, 2012 contest held in Madrid, Spain
Month played	October
Established	2012
Format	Multi-event competition
Purse	$10,000
Current champion
Mateusz Kieliszkowski

In 2012, the inaugural "Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe" contest was formed and is a joint promotion between Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Lorimer (Arnold Sports Festival co-promoter), Dr. Rafael Santonja (president of the International Federation of Body Building, "IFBB") as well as American Strongman Corporation and Strongman Champions League.^[52]

The "Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe" contest will differ significantly from the format of the original Arnold Strongman Classic event, with less of an emphasis on brute strength and heavy events, and will include a wider variety of events and some speed/loading events similar to Strongman Champions League and World's Strongest Man contests.^[52] The format change is due largely in part to the event being broadcast and televised in 85 countries.^[52]

2012: Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

The 2012 contest was held in Madrid, Spain on Oct. 13 & 14, 2012, the event was sponsored by MHP.^[52] The contest is included as part of the 2012 Strongman Champions League season, and competitors earned points towards the annual SCL overall title.^[52] The inaugural contest was won by 6-time Arnold Strongman champion and reigning World's Strongest Man Zydrunas Savickas of Lithuania, who was also the 2012 SCL overall champion.^[53]

Dates: October 13–14, 2012^[54][53]

Madrid, Spain

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Zydrunas Savickas	LTU	47
2.	Krzysztof Radzikowski	POL	44
3.	Vytautas Lalas	LTU	42.5
4.	Mike Burke	USA	37.5
5.	Mikhail Koklyaev	RUS	37
6.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	36.5
7.	Mike Jenkins	USA	35
8.	Ervin Katona	SER	22
9.	Konstiantyn Ilin	UKR	16
10.	Lauri Nami	EST	14

2016: Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

Date: September 24, 2016^[55]

Barcelona, Spain

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Brian Shaw	USA	43
2.	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	35
3.	Krzysztof Radzikowski	POL	34
4.	Matjaz Belsak	SLO	34
5.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	34
6.	Rauno Heinla	EST	28
7.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	23
8.	Justin Fisher	USA	14.5
9.	Sigfus Fossdal	ISL	13.5
10.	Terry Hollands	GBR	0

2017: Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

Date: September 23, 2017^[56]

Barcelona, Spain

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Matjaz Belsak	SLO	53
2.	Krzysztof Radzikowski	POL	49
3.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	48
4.	Dimitar Savatinov	BUL	41
5.	Konstantine Janashia	GEO	40
6.	Dainis Zageris	LAT	33.5
7.	Justin Fisher	USA	32.5
8.	Jitse Kramer	NED	25
9.	Sigfus Fossdal	ISL	25
10.	Chris Alitz	USA	11
11.	Jiri Vytiska	CZE	8

2018: Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

Dates: March 16–17, 2018^[57]

Barcelona, Spain

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Martins Licis	USA	59.5
2.	Matjaz Belsak	SLO	55
3.	Krzysztof Radzikowski	POL	50
4.	Dimitar Savatinov	BUL	49.5
5.	Jean-François Caron	CAN	45.5
6.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	41.5
7.	Jimmy Paquet	CAN	39.5
8.	Robert Cyrwus	POL	35.5
9.	Andrew Clayton	USA	25
10.	Jitse Kramer	NED	24.5
11.	Rauno Heinla	EST	24
12.	Sigfus Fossdal	ISL	22.5
13.	Karl Hjelholt	CAN	18
14.	Mateusz Ostaszewski	POL	2

2019: Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

Date: September 21, 2019^[58]

Barcelona, Spain

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	80.5
2.	Oleksii Novikov	UKR	78
3.	Jean-François Caron	CAN	71
4.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	64
5.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	57
6.	Jimmy Paquet	USA	55.5
7.	Brian Shaw	USA	51
8.	Aivars Smaukstelis	LAT	49
9.	Matjaz Belsak	SLO	47.5
10.	Rauno Heinla	EST	46
11.	Maxime Boudreault	CAN	43.5
12.	Aaron Page	GBR	41
13.	Jitse Kramer	NED	38.5
14.	Nedzmin Ambeskovic	BIH	35.5
15.	Kim Gerhardt	SWE	32.5
16.	Brad Neitzel	USA	20.5
17.	Luke Reynolds	AUS	14

Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

2015
The official logo of the Arnold Sports Festival
Tournament information
Location	varies, 2015 contest held in Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Month played	October
Established	2015
Format	Multi-event competition
Purse	$10,000
Current champion
Rob Kearney

In 2015, the inaugural "Arnold Strongman Classic Australia" contest was formed, and is a joint promotion between Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Lorimer (Arnold Sports Festival co-promoter), Dr. Rafael Santonja (president of the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness, "IFBB") as well as Australian Strongman Corporation and Strongman Champions League.^[59][60]

2015: Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

Dates: March 13–14, 2015^[61]

Melbourne, Australia

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Brian Shaw	USA	54.5
2.	Krzysztof Radzikowski	POL	41.5
3.	Robert Oberst	USA	43
4.	Eddie Hall	GBR	40
5.	Eben Le Roux	AUS	32
6.	Gerhard Van Staden	SA	28.5
7.	Rob Frampton	GBR	25.5
8.	Danny Macri	AUS	16.5
9.	Ben Simpson	AUS	15
10.	Tristen O’Brien	SA	10.5

2016: Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

Dates: March 18–19, 2016^[62]

Melbourne, Australia

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	44.5
2.	Krzysztof Radzikowski	POL	34
3.	Zydrunas Savickas	LTU	33
4.	Eben Le Roux	AUS	24.5
5.	Colm Woulfe	NZL	18
6.	Luke Reynolds	AUS	13
7.	Rob Frampton	UK	11
8.	Dimitar Savatinov	BUL	0

2017: Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

Date: March 18, 2017^[63][64]

Melbourne, Australia

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Brian Shaw	USA	38
2.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	33
3.	Jean-François Caron	CAN	32.5
4.	Rauno Heinla	EST	29.5
5.	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	24.5
6.	Colm Woulfe	NZL	22
7.	Mathew Ragg	NZL	18
8.	Adam Derks	USA	13.5

2018: Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

Dates: March 16–17, 2018^[65][66]

Melbourne, Australia

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Rauno Heinla	EST	56
2.	Jean-François Caron	CAN	46
3.	Martins Licis	USA	45.5
4.	Matjaz Belsak	SLO	44
5.	Trey Mitchell	USA	43.5
6.	Dimitar Savatinov	BUL	43
7.	Rongo Keene	AUS	33.5
8.	Mathew Ragg	NZL	23
9.	Eddie Williams	AUS	19.5
10.	Jean Stephen Coraboeuf	AUS	12.5
11.	Terry Hollands	GBR	8.5

2019: Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

Dates: March 15–16, 2019^[67][68]

Melbourne, Australia

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Rob Kearney	USA	57
2.	Matjaz Belsak	SLO	55
3.	Rauno Heinla	EST	52
4.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	50.5
5.	Eddie Williams	AUS	46.5
6.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	42.5
7.	Jimmy Paquet	CAN	37
8.	Dylan Lockard	USA	34.5
9.	Jitse Kramer	NED	31.5
10.	Rongo Keene	AUS	28.5
11.	Jean Stephen Coraboeuf	AUS	17.5

Arnold Strongman Classic USA

Arnold Strongman Classic USA

2022
The official logo of the Arnold Sports Festival
Tournament information
Location	Santa Monica
Month played	January
Established	2019
Format	Multi-event competition
Purse	$10,000
Current champion
Martins Licis

In 2019, the inaugural "Arnold Strongman Classic USA" contest was established. A competition that's part of the Arnold Pro Strongman World Series ran by Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was held on the Santa Monica Pier.

2019: Arnold Strongman Classic USA

Dates: January 19, 2019

Santa Monica, California

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Martins Licis	USA	38.5
2.	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	38
3.	Rauno Heinla	EST	33
4.	Matjaz Belsak	SLO	27.5
5.	Jitse Kramer	NED	17
6.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	16.5
7.	Brian Clark	USA	8.5
8.	JF Caron	CAN	6
9.	Mateusz Ostaszewski	POL	4

2020: Arnold Strongman Classic USA

Dates: January 18, 2020

Santa Monica, California

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Martins Licis	USA	52
2.	Brian Shaw	USA	51
3.	Maxime Boudreault	CAN	50.5
4.	Rauno Heinla	EST	48.5
5.	JF Caron	CAN	45.5
6.	Jerry Pritchett	USA	41
7.	Jitse Kramer	NED	31.5
8.	Rob Kearney	USA	31
9.	Wesley Clayborn	USA	30.5
10.	Casey Garrison	USA	22
11.	Oleksii Novikov	UKR	20
12.	Eddie Williams	AUS	12
13.	Matjaz Belsak	SLO	9

Arnold Strongman Classic UK

Arnold Strongman Classic UK

2022
The official logo of the Arnold Sports Festival
Tournament information
Location	National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Month played	September/March
Established	2022
Format	Multi-event competition
Purse	$30,000
Current champion
Mitchell Hooper

In 2022, the inaugural "Arnold Strongman Classic UK" contest was established being a joint promotion between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Eddie Hall. One year earlier the 2021 Arnold Strongman UK was organised by Giants Live.

2022: Arnold Strongman Classic UK

Dates: September 23–24, 2022

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Mitchell Hooper	CAN	79.5
2.	Oleksii Novikov	UKR	71
3.	Rauno Heinla	EST	61.5
4.	Pá O'Dwyer	IRE	55
5.	Gavin Bilton	GBR	47
6.	Paul Smith	GBR	44.5
7.	Konstantine Janashia	GEO	43
8.	Kim Lorentzen	GRL	37
9.	Ryan Bennett	GBR	36.5
10.	Louis Jack	GBR	33.5
11.	Žydrūnas Savickas	LIT	33.5
12.	Ervin Toots	EST	31.5
13.	Ben Williams	GBR	27
14.	Zake Muluzi	GBR	23.5

2024: Arnold Strongman Classic UK

Dates: March 16–17, 2024

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Mitchell Hooper	CAN	34.5
2.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	32.5
3.	Lucas Hatton	USA	24
4.	Bobby Thompson	USA	23.5
5.	Maxime Boudreault	CAN	19
6.	Oscar Ziolkowski	POL	16
7.	Gavin Bilton	GBR	12. 5
8.	Rauno Heinla	EST	11

Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

In 2010, the Arnold Amateur contest was formed by Dione Wessels.^[69] The contest is open to amateur strongman competitors from all over the world. The winner of the contest receives their pro card, and an invite to the next year's Arnold Strongman Classic event.^[69] Mike Jenkins won the inaugural contest in 2010,^[69]Mateusz Baron from Poland was the 2011 winner,^[70] and Adam Scherr was the 2012 winner.^[71]

2010: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 7, 6 March 2010^[69][72]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Mike Jenkins	USA	58.14
2.	Mike Caruso	USA	56.10
3.	Alan Kleise	AUS	52.75
4.	Artis Plivda	LAT	50.85
5.	Ryan Bracewell	USA	49.14
6.	Johnathan Hughes	GBR	48.26
7.	Brad Ardrey	USA	47.61
8.	Dainis Zageris	LAT	47.18
9.	Scott Cummine	CAN	44.32
10.	Paul Vaillancourt	CAN	36.22

2011: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 5, 6 March 2011^[70][73]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Mateusz Baron	POL	66.4
2.	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	ISL	56.9
3.	Mike Burke	USA	52
4.	Jacob Bodi	USA	51.8
5.	Tomas Rodriguez	USA	44
6.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	43.9
7.	Brad Ardrey	USA	43.7
8.	Paul Vaillancourt	CAN	42.8
9.	Oleksandr Lashyn	UKR	38.6
10.	Derek Devaughan	USA	32.2

2012: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 3, 4 March 2012^[71][74]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Adam Scherr	USA	64.2
2.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	54.7
3.	Tomas Rodriguez	USA	47.5
4.	Steve Schmidt	USA	46.0
5.	Jacob Bodi	USA	41.3
6.	Bartłomiej Bąk	POL	39.8
7.	Kenneth Nowicki	GBR	38.8
8.	Luke Skaarup	CAN	38.6
9.	Chad Kurian	USA	37.9
10.	Lauri Nami	EST	36.8

2013: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 1,2 March 2013^[75][76]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Mikhail Shivlyakov	RUS	59.9
2.	Jacob Bodi	USA	54.11
3.	Bartlomiej Bak	POL	53.48
4.	Lou Costa	USA	51.62
5.	Mateusz Ostaszewski	POL	49.33
6.	Tommy Miller	USA	47.45
7.	John Posen	USA	44.65
8.	Tomasz Ladermann	POL	42.66
9.	Dimitar Savatinov	BUL	41.11
10.	Brett Somerville	USA	37.33

2014: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 1,2 March 2014^[77]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	POL	62.68
2.	Andrew Clayton	USA	56.35
3.	Ben Ruckstuhl	CAN	52.12
4.	Nicholas Lepperd	USA	49.35
5.	Alan Colley	USA	48.76
6.	Casey Garrison	USA	48.18
7.	John Posen	USA	44.76
8.	Michal Kopacki	POL	37.71
9.	Matt Mills	USA	36.97
10.	Tommy Miller	USA	36.24

2015: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 7,8 March 2015^[78]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Aleksandr Lysenko	RUS	50.85
2.	Bryan Benzel	USA	50.35
3.	Konstantine Janashia	GEO	48.69
4.	Rob Kearney	USA	44.53
5.	Luke Herrick	USA	39.23
6.	Evgenii Markov	RUS	39.12
7.	Markus Mannik	EST	38.77
8.	Michal Kopacki	POL	38.58
9.	Johan Espenkrona	SWE	36.45
10.	Vladimir Kalivichenko	RUS	33.35

2016: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 4, 5 March 2016^[79]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Zach Hadge	USA	45.63
2.	Evgenii Markov	RUS	43.00
3.	Mathew Ragg	NZ	42.50
4.	Mateusz Ostaszewski	POL	39.50
5.	Gabriel Pena	USA	39.50
6.	Steve Schmidt	USA	35.38
7.	Meelis Peil	EST	33.38
8.	Brian Fletcher	USA	33.13
9.	Jakub Szczechowski	POL	32.75
10.	Charles Mitchell	USA	32.75

2017: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 1,2 March 2017^[80]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Mateusz Ostaszewski	POL	51.85
2.	Oleksii Novikov	UKR	50.02
3.	Ramin Farajnezhad	IRN	45.56
4.	Jacob Fincher	USA	45.18
5.	Kenneth McClelland	USA	44.04
6.	Evgenii Markov	RUS	40.02
7.	Brian Fletcher	USA	38.71
8.	Josh Reynolds	USA	37.17
9.	Michael Schultze	USA	35.63
10.	Chad Kurian	USA	33.39

2018: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 2, 3 March 2018^[81]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Oleksii Novikov	UKR	54.4
2.	Evgenii Markov	RUS	52.2
3.	Josh Reynolds	USA	51.6
4.	Marcus Crowder	USA	46.2
5.	Brian Fletcher	USA	42.4
6.	Casey Shoe	USA	41.6
7.	Dylan Lockard	USA	39.2
8.	Anthony Fuhrman	USA	33.9
9.	Ryan Imbach	USA	32.7
10.	Mariusz Dorawa	POL	32.6

2019: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 2, 3 March 2019^[82]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Bobby Thompson	USA	54.38
2.	Marcus Crowder	USA	52.13
3.	Nathan Goltry	USA	48.50
4.	Konrad Karwat	POL	43.75
5.	Marcin Sendwicki	POL	43.63
6.	Alexander Kopp	USA	42.00
7.	Jose Baez	USA	39.13
8.	Oleksandr Kocherin	UKR	38.38
9.	Pavlo Kordiyaka	UKR	35.38
10.	Anthony Fuhrman	USA	33.63

2020: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 7, 8 March 2020^[83]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Evgeny Markov	RUS	51.91
2.	Dmitrii Skosyrskii	RUS	48.53
3.	Gabriel Pena	USA	47.78
4.	Jose Baez	USA	47.03
5.	Konrad Karwat	POL	40.44
6.	Tyler Cotton	USA	38.44
7.	Stanley Cocker	NZL	36.59
8.	Cody Seminuk	CAN	36.38
9.	Alexander Kopp	USA	36.06
10.	Frederick Rheaume	CAN	32.56

2022: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 4, 6 March 2022^[84][85]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Thomas Evans	USA	52.87
2.	Jack Plankers	USA	50.72
3.	Alexander Kopp	USA	49.94
4.	Stephen Good	USA	44.39
5.	Eric Carlson	USA	41.09
6.	Alex Kelley	USA	39.18
7.	James Jeffers	CAN	36.64
8.	Dawid Pakulski	POL	33.72
9.	Thomas Sroka	USA	33.45
10.	Clayton Desilva	USA	33.00

2023: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

Dates: 3, 5 March 2023^[86][87]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Oskar Ziółkowski	POL	56.58
2.	Lucas Hatton	USA	56.42
3.	Justin Legere	USA	52.39
4.	Joseph Payne	USA	46.08
5.	James Jeffers	CAN	44.15
6.	Joe Mass	USA	43.54
7.	Shawn Schellenger	USA	41.70
8.	Nicolas Cambi	USA	41.62
9.	Stephen Good	USA	34.66
10.	Zach Harding	USA	33.66

2024 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championship

Dates: 2, 3 March 2024

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)'

Position	Name	Country	Points
1.	Nick Guardione	USA	37.60
2.	Andrew Burton	USA	32.14
3.	Josh Spurgeon	USA	31.76
4.	Joe Mass	USA	31.69
5.	Brian Kichton	USA	29.94
6.	Seth Soukup	USA	29.30
7.	Nathan Warfel	USA	24.51
8.	Matyas Funiok	CZE	22.61
9.	Shawn Schellenger	USA	20.46
10.	Denis Berezhnyk	UKR	19.41

Notes

1. 'Power clean' involves pulling the bar all the way to the top of the upper chest at one go. In addition to grip strength, it also requires tremendous wrist strength to rotate the fixed implement as you clean it. The 'Continental clean' on the other hand allows the individual to rest the bar on the stomach which gives an opportunity to re-grip before finishing the clean.