1st place (45.5 points): Hafthor Bjornsson of Iceland, $72,000
2nd place (42): Brian Shaw of Lupton, Colo., $22,000
3rd place (30): Mikhail Shivlyakov of Russia, $17,000
4th place (29): Mateusz Kieliskowski of Poland, $12,000
5th place (28): Jean-Francois Caron of Canada, $10,000.
6th place, tie (24): Jerry Pritchett of Phoenix, Ariz., $6,500
6th place, tie (24): Matjaz Belsak of Slovenia, $6,500
8th place (22.5): Rauno Heinla of Estonia, $4,000.
9th place (18.5): Dimitar Savatinov of Bulgaria, $3,000.
10th place (11.5): Mateusz Ostaszewski of Poland, $2,000
Winner Bio:
Hafþór Júlíus “Thor” Björnsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhafθour ˈjuːliʏs ˈpjœsːɔn]; born November 26, 1988) is an Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and former professional basketball player. He plays Ser Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
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The Louis Cyr trophy is given to the winner.
Louis Cyr (French pronunciation: [lwi siʁ]; born Cyprien-Noé Cyr, 10 October 1864 – 10 November 1912) was a French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His recorded feats, including lifting 500 pounds (227 kg) with one finger and backlifting 4,337 pounds (1,967 kg), show Cyr to be, according to former International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness chairman Ben Weider, the strongest man ever to have lived.
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