2014 World's Strongest Man

The 2014 World's Strongest Man was the 37th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held in multiple venues in the Los Angeles County area, the same host area as the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest. The qualifying heats were held from March 22–25 and the finals on March 28 & 29. The event was sponsored by the Commerce Casino and began broadcasting in the United States on the CBS Sports Network from July 4-August 13, 2014. Zydrunas Savickas from Lithuania finished in first place, winning his fourth WSM title. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson from Iceland finished in second place, and Brian Shaw from the United States came in third. == Participants == == Heat Results == Unlike previous years when 10 athletes qualified for the finals, this year there were 12 qualifying spots. The top 2 from each heat qualified, as well as the 2 highest scoring 3rd place athletes from all 5 heats. === Heat 1 === === Heat 2 === === Heat 3 === === Heat 4 === === Heat 5 === == Finals Events Results == === Event 1: Loading Race === Weight: 3 x 100 kilograms (220 lb) tyres Time limit: 60 seconds === Event 2: Overhead Medley === Weight: 1 x 105 kilograms (231 lb) dumbbell, 1 x 163 kilograms (359 lb) for 2 repetitions each Time limit: 60 seconds === Event 3: Keg Toss === Weight: 8 Keg series ranging from 18–25 kilograms (40–55 lb) Bar Height: 4.9 metres (16 ft) Time limit: 60 seconds === Event 4: Truck Pull === Weight: 24,000 kilograms (53,000 lb) Course length: 25 metres (82 ft) Time limit: 60 seconds === Event 5: Squat Lift === Weight: 329 kilograms (725 lb) Time limit: 60 seconds === Event 6: Atlas Stones === Weight: 5 Stone series ranging from 130–186 kilograms (287–410 lb) Time limit: 60 seconds == Final standings == == References == == External links == Official site