Few things remain certain during this past COVID-19 year, one of them being that a new strongman champion must be crowned. A couple of days ago, Oleksii Novikov from Ukraine became the youngest person since 1984 to win World's Strongest Man 2020. And whoa, he did it with a stellar performance plus breaking the world record in the partial deadlift (1,185-pounds)!!!
2020 final, which was postponed several times throughout the year due to the pandemic, and then Hurricane Eta, finally took place in Bradenton, Florida, on 11th-14th November. Interestingly enough, Oleksii Novikov was not among the favorites for the title World's Strongest Man 2020. But even with not so many strongman competitions behind his back and relatively small frame (compared to the other finalists), the young Ukrainian power athlete showed that he just had what it takes to be a real champion.
Back in the days, his enormous potential was more than evident, and during MLO SCL GREECE 2017, he competed side by side with some of the biggest names in the strongman league, such as Dainis Zageris and Krzysztof Radzikowski.
This year Oleksii Novikov successfully swept away the competition displaying how serious he was training in 2020. Besides the partial deadlift where he excelled himself the most, Novikov also scored good results in Loading Race, Keg Toss, and Hercules Hold. In the end, his overall 47 points were enough to secure the gold medal, leaving Tom Stoltman from Great Britain with the silver (43.5 points) and Jf Caron from Canada with the bronze (42 points)
2020 World's Strongest Man Final Results:
1. Oleksii Novikov, Ukraine - 47pts
2. Tom Stoltman, Great Britain - 43.5pts
3. Jf Caron, Canada - 42pts
4. Jerry Pritchett, USA - 40pts
5. Brian Shaw, USA - 35.5pts
6. Adam Bishop, Great Britain- 34pts
7. Kevin Faires, USA - 31pts
8. Aivars Smaukstellis, Latvia - 28.5pts
9. Luke Richardson, Great Britain - 22.5pts
10. Graham Hicks, Great Britain - 1pt *injured*
2019 World's Strongest Man Final Results:
1. Martins Licis, USA – 46pts
2. Mateusz Kieliszkowski, Poland - 38pts
3. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Iceland – 37pts
4. JF Caron, Canada – 31pts
5. Tom Stoltman, Great Britain – 30pts
6. Brian Shaw, USA – 30pts
7. Luke Stoltman, Great Britain – 20pts
8. Trey Mitchell III, USA – 18pts
9. Adam Bishop, Great Britain – 15pts
10. Konstantine Janashia, Georgia (country) - 7pts
2018 World's Strongest Man Final Results:
1. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Iceland - 51.5pts
2. Mateusz Kieliszkowski, Poland – 45pts
3. Brian Shaw, USA – 44pts
4. Martins Licis, USA - 38.5pts
5. JF Caron, Canada – 35pts
6. Johan Els, South Africa – 30pts
7. Matjaz Belsak, Slovenia - 27.5pts
8. Robert Oberst , USA -21.5pts
9. Konstantine Janashia, Georgia – 21pts
10. Žydrūnas Savickas, Lithuania – 9pts
2017 World's Strongest Man Final Results:
1. Eddie Hall, Great Britain – 51pts
2. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Iceland -50pts
3. Brian Shaw, USA – 48pts
4. Martins Licis, USA -36.5pts
5. JF Caron, Canada - 35.5 pts
6. Mateusz Kieliszkowski, Poland – 29pts
7. Laurence Shahlaei, Great Britain - 25.5pts
8. Konstantine Janashia, Georgia – 23pts
9. Zydrunas Savickas, Lithuania - 21.5pts
10. Nick Best, USA – 10pts
