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The
2012 World's Strongest Man
was the 35th edition of
World's Strongest Man
. The event was held on the grounds of the
Commerce Casino
in
Los Angeles, California
, US.
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The event was sponsored by
MET-Rx
.
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The qualifying heats were held from September 24?27, and the finals took place Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2012.
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The winner was
?ydr?nas Savickas
, it was his third WSM title.
Vytautas Lalas
of
Lithuania
was second, and
Iceland
's
Hafþor Julius Bjornsson
was third.
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In the qualifying heats,
Derek Poundstone
set a new world record in the Giant Dumbbell press event by pressing a 210 lb (95 kg) dumbbell overhead for 11 repetitions,
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and
Vytautas Lalas
set a new strongman
squat
world record by squatting 700 lb (320 kg) for 11 repetitions.
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In the finals,
?ydr?nas Savickas
set a new
Log Lift for Max Weight
world record with a lift of 220 kg (490 lb).
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Participants
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Heat results
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Heat 1
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- Events: loading, truck pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones
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Heat 2
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- Events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, squat, atlas stones
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Heat 3
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- Events: loading, limo pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones
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Heat 4
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- Events: loading, limo pull, viking press for reps, squat, keg toss, atlas stones
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Heat 5
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- Events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, car deadlift for reps, atlas stones
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Finals events results
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Event 1: Super Yoke
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- Weight:
440 kilograms (970 lb)
- Course length:
40 metres (130 ft)
- Time limit:
75 seconds
Event 2: Max Log Lift
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Event 3: Bus Pull
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- Weight:
24,500 kilograms (54,000 lb)
- Course length:
25 metres (82 ft)
- Time limit:
75 seconds
Event 4: Deadlift
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- Weight:
360 kilograms (790 lb)
- Time limit:
60 seconds
Event 5: Natural Stones
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- Weight:
5 Stone series ranging from 137?170 kilograms (302?375 lb)
- Time limit:
75 seconds
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After this event Terry Hollands withdrew from the competition due to injury and took no further part.
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After this event Ervin Katona withdrew from the competition due to injury and took no further part.
Event 6: Power Stairs
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- Weight:
3 x 225 kilograms (496 lb) implements up 5 stairs each
- Time limit:
75 seconds
Final standings
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References
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External links
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