The 46th edition of the World’s Strongest Man competition is coming to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina!
30 of the world’s strongest gentlemen will fight for the most prestigious trophy in strength sports.
The 2023 World’s Strongest Man Competition kicks-off April 19, and will be held at Burroughs & Chapin Pavilion Place and is FREE to attend. Just arrive through the gate into the Fan Fest and enjoy the show. Start time is 9 a.m. each day of the competition.
Qualifying Events:
Day 1 – April 19th
· Event 1: Loading Race
· Event 2: Deadlift Machine
· Event 3: Log Ladder
Day 2 – April 20th
· Event 4: Conan’s Wheel
· Event 5: Kettlebell Toss
· Event 6: Stone Off
Rest Day – April 21st
Finals:
Day 1 – April 22nd
· Event 1: Fingal’s Fingers
· Event 2: Deadlift
· Event 3: Shield Carry
Day 2 – April 23rd
· Event 4: Max Dumbbell
· Event 5: Vehicle Pull
· Event 6: Atlas Stones

ICONIC
Current World Records
Max Axel Press
- 215kg
- Zydrunas Savickas (Giants Live Istanbul 2011)
Max Circus Dumbbell
- 141kg/310lbs
- Dimitar Savatinov (Giants Live: Official Strongman Open London 2016)
Max Log Press
- 228kg/502.6lbs
- Zydrunas Savickas (Rio 2015)
Max Deadlift (straps allowed/Lift on a conventional calibrated bar)
- 500kg/1102lbs
- Eddie Hall (Giants Live: World Deadlift Championships Leeds 2016)
Weight over bar
- 56lbs (25.4kg) over a 5.9m/19’5” bar
- Hafpor Bjornsson (Columbus 2016)
Max Atlas Stone
- 252kg/552lbs lifted onto a 4ft platform (1.22m)
- Brian Shaw (Columbus 2016)
Wrecking Ball Hold
- 2:20.49 minutes
- Mark Felix (Sacramento, California 2022)
Flintstone Barbell
- 246 KG (546LBS)
- Oleksii Novikov (Sacramento, California 2022)