Oldest WSM Competitor


Rank Athlete Country Value Contest(s) Search Name
1 Mark Felix GBR 57 years, 3 days 2023 WSM Group 5 Mark Felix
2 Odd Haugen NOR 56 years, 250 days 2006 WSM Group 5 Odd Haugen
3 Mark Felix GBR 56 years, 42 days 2022 WSM Group 2 Mark Felix
4 Mark Felix GBR 55 years, 65 days 2021 WSM Group 2 Mark Felix
5 Mark Felix GBR 54 years, 213 days 2020 WSM Group 2 Mark Felix
6 Mark Felix GBR 53 years, 60 days 2019 WSM Group 5 Mark Felix
7 Odd Haugen NOR 52 years, 250 days 2002 WSM Group 4 Odd Haugen
8 Mark Felix GBR 52 years, 19 days 2018 WSM Group 4 Mark Felix
9 Nick Best USA 52 years, 9 days 2020 WSM Group 5 Nick Best
10 Odd Haugen NOR 51 years, 273 days 2001 WSM Group 5 Odd Haugen
11 Mark Felix GBR 51 years, 42 days 2017 WSM Group 1 Mark Felix
12 Mark Felix GBR 50 years, 126 days 2016 WSM Group 1 Mark Felix
13 Nick Best USA 49 years, 181 days 2018 WSM Group 5 Nick Best
14 Mark Felix GBR 49 years, 9 days 2015 WSM Final Mark Felix
15 Nick Best USA 48 years, 203 days 2017 WSM Final Nick Best
16 Ilkka Nummisto FIN 48 years, 162 days 1992 World's Strongest Man Ilkka Nummisto
17 Mark Felix GBR 47 years, 347 days 2014 WSM Group 4 Mark Felix
18 Nick Best USA 47 years, 288 days 2016 WSM Group 2 Nick Best
19 Mark Felix GBR 47 years, 130 days 2013 WSM Group 4 Mark Felix
20 Nick Best USA 46 years, 171 days 2015 WSM Group 3 Nick Best
21 Ilkka Nummisto FIN 46 years, 116 days 1990 World's Strongest Man Ilkka Nummisto
22 Mark Felix GBR 45 years, 158 days 2011 WSM Group 1 Mark Felix
23 Mark Westaby GBR 45 years, 158 days 2010 WSM Group 5 Mark Westaby
24 Nick Best USA 45 years, 143 days 2014 WSM Group 4 Nick Best
25 Ilkka Nummisto FIN 45 years, 118 days 1989 World's Strongest Man Ilkka Nummisto
26 Nick Best USA 44 years, 291 days 2013 WSM Group 1 Nick Best
27 Manuel Angulo CHI 44 years, 181 days 2022 WSM Group 1 Manuel Angulo
28 Mark Felix GBR 44 years, 158 days 2010 WSM Group 1 Mark Felix
29 Ilkka Nummisto FIN 44 years, 132 days 1988 World's Strongest Man Ilkka Nummisto
30 Nick Best USA 43 years, 330 days 2012 WSM Group 2 Nick Best
31 Mark Felix GBR 43 years, 170 days 2009 WSM Group 2 Mark Felix
32 Evgeny Popov BUL 43 years, 113 days 1998 WSM Group 9 Evgeny Popov
33 Gerard du Prie NED 43 years, 92 days 1980 World's Strongest Man Gerard du Prie
34 Mika Törrö FIN 43 years, 19 days 2022 WSM Group 3 Mika Torro
35 Nick Best USA 42 years, 320 days 2011 WSM Group 1 Nick Best
36 Žydrūnas Savickas LTU 42 years, 296 days 2018 WSM Final Zydrunas Savickas Big Z
37 Karl Gillingham USA 42 years, 229 days 2007 WSM Group 2 Karl Gillingham
38 Chris Okonkwo NGR 42 years, 212 days 1983 World's Strongest Man Chris Okonkwo
39 Ilkka Nummisto FIN 42 years, 211 days 1986 World's Strongest Man Ilkka Nummisto
40 Mark Philippi USA 42 years, 200 days 2005 WSM Group 2 Mark Philippi
41 László Fekete HUN 42 years, 196 days 2000 WSM Group 5 Laszlo Fekete
42 Mark Westaby GBR 42 years, 159 days 2007 WSM Group 2 Mark Westaby
43 Mark Felix GBR 42 years, 150 days 2008 WSM Group 1 Mark Felix
44 Evgeny Popov BUL 42 years, 108 days 1997 WSM Group 2 Evgeny Popov
45 Derek Boyer AUS 42 years, 100 days 2011 WSM Group 5 Derek Boyer
46 Terry Hollands GBR 42 years, 15 days 2021 WSM Group 4 Terry Hollands Big Tel
47 Rauno Heinla EST 41 years, 330 days 2024 WSM Group 4 Rauno Heinla
48 Nick Best USA 41 years, 320 days 2010 WSM Final Nick Best
49 Žydrūnas Savickas LTU 41 years, 318 days 2017 WSM Final Zydrunas Savickas Big Z
50 Bill Anderson GBR 41 years, 266 days 1979 World's Strongest Man Bill Anderson
51 László Fekete HUN 41 years, 233 days 1999 WSM Final Laszlo Fekete
52 Terry Hollands GBR 41 years, 163 days 2020 WSM Group 5 Terry Hollands Big Tel
53 Mark Felix GBR 41 years, 159 days 2007 WSM Final Mark Felix
54 Evgeny Popov BUL 41 years, 87 days 1996 WSM Group 2 Evgeny Popov
55 Brian Shaw USA 41 years, 56 days 2023 WSM Final Brian Shaw
56 Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 41 years, 51 days 2021 WSM Group 3 Mikhail Shivlyakov
57 Stuart Murray GBR 41 years 2002 WSM Group 1 Stuart Murray
58 Stasys Mėčius LTU 41 years 1996 WSM Group 1 Stasys Mecius
59 Larry Kidney USA 40 years, 359 days 1980 World's Strongest Man Larry Kidney
60 Rauno Heinla EST 40 years, 317 days 2023 WSM Group 4 Rauno Heinla
61 Mike Burke USA 40 years, 316 days 2015 WSM Final Mike Burke
62 László Fekete HUN 40 years, 263 days 1998 WSM Group 7 Laszlo Fekete
63 Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 40 years, 199 days 2020 WSM Group 2 Mikhail Shivlyakov
64 Mark Philippi USA 40 years, 191 days 2003 WSM Group 5 Mark Philippi
65 Jerry Pritchett USA 40 years, 184 days 2021 WSM Group 4 Jerry Pritchett Iron Outlaw
66 Luke Stoltman GBR 40 years, 177 days 2025 WSM Final Luke Stoltman The Highland Oak
67 Mark Felix GBR 40 years, 159 days 2006 WSM Final Mark Felix
68 Harold Collins USA 40 years, 141 days 1997 WSM Final Harold Collins Iron Bear
69 Brian Shaw USA 40 years, 92 days 2022 WSM Final Brian Shaw
70 Stasys Mėčius LTU 40 years 1995 WSM Group 2 Stasys Mecius
71 Jerry Pritchett USA 39 years, 333 days 2020 WSM Final Jerry Pritchett Iron Outlaw
72 Travis Ortmayer USA 39 years, 316 days 2021 WSM Group 1 Travis Ortmayer Texas Stoneman
73 Mike Burke USA 39 years, 289 days 2014 WSM Final Mike Burke
74 Žydrūnas Savickas LTU 39 years, 286 days 2015 WSM Final Zydrunas Savickas Big Z
75 Derek DeVaughan USA 39 years, 272 days 2017 WSM Group 4 Derek DeVaughan
76 Jon Lane USA 39 years, 189 days 2016 WSM Group 2 Jon Lane
77 Eddy Ellwood GBR 39 years, 182 days 2003 WSM Group 2 Eddy Ellwood
78 Luke Stoltman GBR 39 years, 165 days 2024 WSM Final Luke Stoltman The Highland Oak
79 Vidas Blekaitis LTU 39 years, 161 days 2011 WSM Group 5 Vidas Blekaitis
80 Brian Shaw USA 39 years, 115 days 2021 WSM Final Brian Shaw
81 Mike Burke USA 39 years, 72 days 2013 WSM Final Mike Burke
82 Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 39 years, 47 days 2019 WSM Group 3 Mikhail Shivlyakov
83 Ted van der Parre NED 39 years, 34 days 1994 WSM Final Ted van der Parre
84 Grzegorz Szymański POL 39 years, 21 days 2022 WSM Group 3 Grzegorz Szymański
85 Jean-François Caron CAN 38 years, 357 days 2021 WSM Final Jean-François Caron
86 Derek DeVaughan USA 38 years, 356 days 2016 WSM Group 3 Derek DeVaughan
87 Johan Els RSA 38 years, 343 days 2018 WSM Final Johan Els
88 Terry Hollands GBR 38 years, 335 days 2018 WSM Group 5 Terry Hollands Big Tel
89 Adrian Rollinson GBR 38 years, 310 days 2004 WSM Qualifying Round Adrian Rollinson
90 Janne Virtanen FIN 38 years, 302 days 2008 WSM Group 3 Janne Virtanen
91 Pa O'Dwyer IRL 38 years, 282 days 2024 WSM Group 3 Pa O'Dwyer
92 Magnus Samuelsson SWE 38 years, 267 days 2008 WSM Group 5 Magnus Samuelsson
93 Brian Shaw USA 38 years, 263 days 2020 WSM Final Brian Shaw
94 Žydrūnas Savickas LTU 38 years, 258 days 2014 WSM Final Zydrunas Savickas Big Z
95 Jarosław Dymek POL 38 years, 256 days 2009 WSM Group 5 Jaroslaw Dymek Jarek
96 Eben le Roux AUS 38 years, 242 days 2016 WSM Group 5 Eben le Roux
97 Mark Philippi USA 38 years, 209 days 2001 WSM Group 2 Mark Philippi
98 Mark Felix GBR 38 years, 170 days 2004 WSM Qualifying Round Mark Felix
99 Luke Stoltman GBR 38 years, 152 days 2023 WSM Final Luke Stoltman The Highland Oak
100 Lauri Nämi EST 38 years, 148 days 2017 WSM Group 4 Lauri Nami