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Date Contest Division Event Name Details Event Winner
2020-11-15 2020 WSM Final Open Hercules Hold Jean-François Caron
2016-08-20 2016 WSM Group 1 Open Hercules Hold 180 kg Mark Felix
2016-08-20 2016 WSM Group 4 Open Hercules Hold 180 kg Jean-François Caron
2007-09-23 2007 WSM Group 1 Open Hercules Hold 160 kg Phil Pfister
2007-09-23 2007 WSM Group 2 Open Hercules Hold 160 kg Stoyan Todorchev
2007-09-23 2007 WSM Group 3 Open Hercules Hold 160 kg Florian Trimpl
2007-09-23 2007 WSM Group 4 Open Hercules Hold 160 kg Mariusz Pudzianowski
2005-10-06 2005 WSM Final Open Hercules Hold 160 kg Tarmo Mitt
2005-10-06 2005 WSM Group 1 Open Hercules Hold 160 kg Mick Gosling
2005-10-06 2005 WSM Group 3 Open Hercules Hold 160 kg Steve Bourgeois
2005-10-06 2005 WSM Group 4 Open Hercules Hold 160 kg Jessen Paulin
2003-09-28 2003 WSM Final Open Hercules Hold 160 kg Jessen Paulin
2001-10-15 2001 WSM Group 2 Open Hercules Hold Marc Iliffe
2001-10-15 2001 WSM Group 5 Open Hercules Hold Phil Pfister
1999-09-18 1999 WSM Group 1 Open Hercules Hold Grant Edwards
1999-09-18 1999 WSM Group 3 Open Hercules Hold Janne Virtanen
1999-09-18 1999 WSM Group 5 Open Hercules Hold Berend Veneberg
1998-10-18 1998 WSM Group 1 Open Hercules Hold Riku Kiri
1998-10-18 1998 WSM Group 10 Open Hercules Hold Jouko Ahola
1998-10-18 1998 WSM Group 2 Open Hercules Hold Martin Muhr
1998-10-18 1998 WSM Group 7 Open Hercules Hold Berend Veneberg
1997-10-13 1997 WSM Group 1 Open Hercules Hold Magnús Ver Magnússon
1997-10-13 1997 WSM Group 4 Open Hercules Hold Jouko Ahola
1996 1996 WSM Final Open Hercules Hold Riku Kiri
1995-10-08 1995 WSM Group 2 Open Hercules Hold Bernard Rolle
1994-10-24 1994 WSM Final Open Hercules Hold Riku Kiri
1993 1993 World's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Riku Kiri
2020-09-06 2020 Europe's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Mark Felix
2019-04-06 2019 Europe's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Mark Felix
2003-07-06 2003 Europe's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Raimonds Bergmanis
2000-06-18 2000 Europe's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Jarosław Dymek
1997 1997 Europe's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Magnus Samuelsson
2000-05-28 2000 Beauty and the Beast Open Hercules Hold Jan Bártl
1999-06-06 1999 Beauty and the Beast Open Hercules Hold Magnus Samuelsson
2018-07-08 2018 Festival des Hommes Forts de Warwick Open Hercules Hold Martins Licis
2002-06-08 2002 L'Homme Fort Dolbeau-Mistassini Open Hercules Hold Travis Lyndon
2007-04-22 2007 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Mark Felix
2005-07-16 2005 Nautilus Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Janne Virtanen
2003-08-16 2003 Finland Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Hugo Girard
2001-08-18 2001 Czech Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Jan Bártl
2019-09-07 2019 Giants Live World Tour Finals Open Hercules Hold 200 kg / hand Mark Felix
2019-07-06 2019 Giants Live Wembley Open Hercules Hold 200 kg / hand Mark Felix
2006-05-14 2006 IFSA Russia Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Benedikt Magnússon
2003-06-28 2003 IFSA Ylitornio Challenge Open Hercules Hold Janne Virtanen
2003-05-17 2003 IFSA Finland Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Janne Virtanen
2000-09-16 2000 IFSA Romania Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Magnus Samuelsson
2000-09-02 2000 IFSA Czech Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Jan Bártl
1999-07-24 1999 IFSA Holland Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Jouko Ahola
1995 1995 World's Strongest Viking Open Hercules Hold Magnus Samuelsson
2005-01-28 2005 Pojedynek Gigantów Open Hercules Hold Mariusz Pudzianowski
2003-06-08 2003 World Muscle Power Classic Open Hercules Hold Jessen Paulin
2002-06-16 2002 World Muscle Power Classic Open Hercules Hold Janne Virtanen
2007-09-02 2007 IFSA Finland Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Jani Illikainen
2004-06-26 2004 WSMC Plattling-Luna Park Open Hercules Hold Tarmo Mitt
2004-04-03 2004 WSMC Kärtnen Open Hercules Hold Mykhailo Starov
2020-01-25 2020 SCL Norway Open Hercules Hold 155 kg Sean O'Hagan
2019-08-10 2019 SCL Portugal Open Hercules Hold 150 kg Oleg Sylka
2019-01-26 2019 SCL Norway Open Hercules Hold 150 kg Sean O'Hagan
2017-09-16 2017 SCL Romania Open Hercules Hold 150 kg Rodion Sucman
2016-09-17 2016 SCL Romania Open Hercules Hold Bjørn Andre Solvang
2016-08-21 2016 SCL Finland Open Hercules Hold Simon Boudreau
2016-08-13 2016 SCL England Open Hercules Hold 150 kg Eric Dawson
2016-07-24 2016 SCL Bulgaria Open Hercules Hold Antti Mourujärvi
2015-09-20 2015 SCL Romania Open Hercules Hold Stoyan Todorchev
2016-01-30 2016 SCL Norway Open Hercules Hold 150 kg Jean-François Caron
2015-10-25 2015 SCL Martinique Open Hercules Hold Stoyan Todorchev
2015-01-31 2015 SCL Norway Open Hercules Hold 150 kg Jean-François Caron
2013-09-29 2013 SCL Gibraltar Open Hercules Hold 185 kg Krzysztof Radzikowski
2001-05-20 2001 Holland Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Hugo Girard
2006-09-04 2006 Canada's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Jessen Paulin
2001-06-29 2001 Canada's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Travis Lyndon
2009-07-26 2009 Poland's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Tomasz Żocholl
2020-09-06 2020 Norway's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Øyvind Gustavsen
2015-09-04 2015 Norway's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Bjørn Andre Solvang
2021-04-04 2021 Siberian Power Show Open Hercules Hold Vladimir Bulgakov
2021-07-24 2021 Giants Live Strongman Classic Open Hercules Hold Cheick Sanou
2000-07-09 2000 Strongest Man in the Netherlands Open Hercules Hold Berend Veneberg
1999 1999 Strongest Man in the Netherlands Open Hercules Hold André Bol
2006-08-05 2006 IFSA Finland Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Jani Illikainen
2011-10-02 2011 SCL Canada Open Hercules Hold Jean-François Caron
2021-08-01 2021 Canada's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Tristain Hoath
2000 2000 Canada's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Jessen Paulin
2021-08-07 2021 Poland's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Oskar Ziółkowski
2021-08-21 2021 Marijampolė International Open Hercules Hold Jiří Dejmal
2021-10-03 2021 Arnold UK Open Hercules Hold Mark Felix
2021-07-24 2021 Imatra Strongman Showdown Open Hercules Hold Mika Törrö
2018-11-16 2018 Burn Showdown Open Hercules Hold Laurence Shahlaei
2021-12-10 2021 Megatron Open Hercules Hold Aurélien Le Jeune
2003-11-09 2003 X-Treme Strongman Championships Open Hercules Hold Phil Pfister
2004-11-27 2004 U105 Strongman World Championships U105 Hercules Hold Aki Katajamäki
2003-08-09 2003 America's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Phil Pfister
2001-09-03 2001 Gatineau Strongman Festival Open Hercules Hold Travis Lyndon
2003-11-15 2003 IFSA Hungarian Strongman Challenge Open Hercules Hold Ervin Katona
2002-03-31 2002 Viking Challenge Open Hercules Hold Bryan Neese
2017-09-17 2017 Arnold Series Qualifier Open Hercules Hold Maxime Boudreault
2012-08-27 2012 Ultimate Strongman Masters World Championships Masters Hercules Hold Odd Haugen
2022-04-03 2022 Siberian Power Show Open Hercules Hold Dmitrii Skosyrskii
2022-04-23 2022 SCL World Record Breakers Open Hercules Hold Mika Törrö
2022-07-09 2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic Open Hercules Hold Eddie Williams
2022-06-18 2022 SCL Holland Open Hercules Hold Roberto Rodríguez
2022-07-23 2022 SCL Serbia Open Hercules Hold Sean O'Hagan
2022-09-17 2022 SCL Romania Open Hercules Hold Andrea Invernizzi
2023-02-25 2023 World's Strongest Viking Masters Hercules Hold 150 kg Mark Felix
2023-04-02 2023 Siberian Power Show Open Hercules Hold Dmitrii Skosyrskii
2022-12-03 2022 Norway's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Dag Rune Stangeland
2023-05-06 2023 SCL Finland Open Hercules Hold Andrea Invernizzi
2023-05-20 2023 SCL Serbia Open Hercules Hold Gavin Bilton
2023-06-10 2023 Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix Open Hercules Hold Vilius Jokužys
2023-07-16 2023 Iceland's Strongest Viking Open Hercules Hold Theodór Már Gudmundsson
2023-07-30 2023 SCL World Record Breakers Open Hercules Hold Mika Törrö
2023-07-22 2023 Poland's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Robert Sanewski
2024-04-07 2024 SCL Martinique Open Hercules Hold Tristain Hoath
2024-06-15 2024 Austria's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Jonas Schwaiger
2024-06-28 2024 Iceland's Strongest Viking Open Hercules Hold Vilius Jokužys
2024-07-06 2024 Eastern Canada's Strongest Man Open Hercules Hold Frédérick Rhéaume
2024-10-19 2024 Giants Live World Tour Finals Open Hercules Hold Mitchell Hooper
2019-06-16 2019 WSM Final Open Deadlift Hold 320 kg Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson
2013-08-24 2013 WSM Group 2 Open Deadlift Hold 360 kg Jerry Pritchett
2011-09-22 2011 WSM Group 5 Open Deadlift Hold 370 kg Jack McIntosh
2010-09-22 2010 WSM Group 4 Open Deadlift Hold 370 kg Nick Best
2010-09-22 2010 WSM Group 5 Open Deadlift Hold 370 kg Jason Bergmann
2016-12-18 2017 Força Bruta Open Deadlift Hold Mateusz Kieliszkowski
2000-08-11 2000 WSM Final Open Deadlift Hold Mariusz Pudzianowski
2000-08-11 2000 WSM Group 2 Open Deadlift Hold Glenn Ross
2000-08-11 2000 WSM Group 4 Open Deadlift Hold Mark Philippi
2006-11-25 2006 IFSA Strongman World Championships Open Deadlift Hold 375 kg Vasyl Virastyuk
1999-09-18 1999 WSM Group 2 Open Deadlift Hold Rene Minkwitz
1999-09-18 1999 WSM Group 4 Open Deadlift Hold Hugo Girard
1999-09-18 1999 WSM Group 5 Open Deadlift Hold Whit Baskin
1998-10-18 1998 WSM Group 4 Open Deadlift Hold Derek Boyer
1998-10-18 1998 WSM Group 8 Open Deadlift Hold Torfi Ólafsson
1996 1996 WSM Group 2 Open Deadlift Hold Gerrit Badenhorst
1995-10-08 1995 WSM Group 1 Open Deadlift Hold Berend Veneberg
2001-06-02 2001 Beauty and the Beast Open Deadlift Hold Phil Pfister
2008-01-19 2008 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix Open Deadlift Hold 430 kg Mark Felix
2005-08-10 2005 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix Open Deadlift Hold Janne Virtanen
2005-07-30 2005 Vulkan Grand Prix Open Deadlift Hold 150 kg / hand Mariusz Pudzianowski
2004-07-11 2004 Moscow Grand Prix Open Deadlift Hold 320 kg Mariusz Pudzianowski
2003-08-01 2003 Canada Grand Prix Open Deadlift Hold 320 kg Hugo Girard
2000-09-02 2000 Atlantic Giant Open Deadlift Hold Torfi Ólafsson
2007-02-03 2007 Pojedynek Gigantów Open Deadlift Hold Stoyan Todorchev
2006-07-31 2006 WSMC Moscow Open Deadlift Hold Janne Virtanen
2008-06-15 2008 Globe's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold Stoyan Todorchev
2009-06-14 2009 Globe's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold Stoyan Todorchev
1999 1999 Britain's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold Lee Bowers
2007-05-27 2007 America's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold Nick Best
2017-10-01 2017 Australia's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold 320 kg frame Eddie Williams
2019-09-15 2019 Canada's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold 318 kg Jimmy Paquet
2011-08-21 2011 Canada's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold Jean-François Caron
2009-08-23 2009 Canada's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold Grant Connors
2018-08-25 2018 Ukraine's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold 300 kg Oleksandr Kochergin
2016-03-06 2016 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships Open Frame Hold Mathew Ragg
2014-05-02 2014 Battle of the North Open Deadlift Hold Laurence Shahlaei
2001 2001 Britain's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold Glenn Ross
2000 2000 Britain's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold Glenn Ross
2021-08-08 2021 Iceland's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold Theodór Már Gudmundsson
2021-08-22 2021 Ukraine's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold 350 kg Oleksandr Kochergin
2019-10-13 2019 European Giants Open Frame Hold 300 kg Sebastian Kraus
2017-09-04 2017 Ultimate Strongman Junior World Championships Juniors Deadlift Hold Matthew McCoy
2016-03-06 2016 U105 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships U105 Frame Hold Marcin Sendwicki
2016-03-06 2016 U80 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships U80 Frame Hold Richard Stout
2002-10-19 2002 IFSA North American Strongman Championships Open Deadlift Hold Geoff Dolan
2001-09-03 2001 Gatineau Strongman Festival Open Deadlift Hold Hugo Girard
2006-06-05 2006 IFSA Spain Grand Prix Open Deadlift Hold 300 kg Juha-Pekka Aitala
1998-11-08 1998 Strongest Man Alive Open Deadlift Hold 250 kg Phil Pfister
2013-08-26 2013 Ultimate Strongman Masters World Championships Masters Deadlift Hold 250 kg Odd Haugen
2012-08-27 2012 Ultimate Strongman Masters World Championships Masters Deadlift Hold Derek Boyer
2022-08-20 2022 Marijampolė International Open Deadlift Hold Gunnar Gimbutas
2022-08-27 2022 Canada's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold 318 kg Joey Lavallée
2023-08-27 2023 Canada's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold Kerri Vanderstelt
2024-01-28 2024 Middle East's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold Farmer's hold, 160 kg per hand Stephen Wamalwa
2024-06-09 2024 UK's Strongest Man Open Deadlift Hold 300 kg Paul Smith
2024-08-10 2024 Moscow Cup Open Frame Hold 300 kg David Shamey
2024-10-04 2024 Extinct Games (Men) Open Yacht Hold 23000 kg Anderson Aguiar
2008-06-29 2008 Fortissimus Open Crucifix Hold 20 kg Derek Poundstone
1999-09-18 1999 WSM Group 2 Open Crucifix Hold Pieter de Bruyn
1999-09-18 1999 WSM Group 4 Open Crucifix Hold Hugo Girard
1996 1996 WSM Group 3 Open Crucifix Hold Raimonds Bergmanis
1994-10-24 1994 WSM Group 3 Open Crucifix Hold Anton Boucher
1991-10-06 1991 World's Strongest Man Open Crucifix Hold Markku Suonenvirta
1989-08-20 1989 World's Strongest Man Open Crucifix Hold Jamie Reeves
1986-11-21 1986 World's Strongest Man Open Crucifix Hold 12.5 kg / hand Rick Brown
1985-11-15 1985 World's Strongest Man Open Crucifix Hold Rick Brown
2001-03-17 2001 Europe's Strongest Man Open Crucifix Hold 25 kg Svend Karlsen
1998-03-14 1998 IFSA Helsinki Grand Prix Open Crucifix Hold 17 kg Jouko Ahola
2020-09-12 2020 Pasaulio Taurė Open Crucifix Hold Didzis Zariņš
2009-07-04 2009 Romania Grand Prix Open Crucifix Hold 19 kg / hand Janne Virtanen
2007-07-07 2007 Viking Power Challenge Open Crucifix Hold 20 kg / hand Magnus Samuelsson
2005-07-30 2005 Vulkan Grand Prix Open Crucifix Hold 15 kg Janne Virtanen
2003-08-16 2003 Finland Grand Prix Open Crucifix Hold 15 kg Hugo Girard
2003-01-17 2002 Hawaii Grand Prix Open Crucifix Hold Hugo Girard
2006-05-28 2006 USS Cyprus Open Crucifix Hold 15 kg / hand Tyberiusz Kowalczyk
2004-05-22 2004 Turkey Champions Trophy Open Crucifix Hold 13 kg Mariusz Pudzianowski
2002-05-18 2002 IFSA Turkey Grand Prix Open Crucifix Hold 12.5 kg / hand Ziya Demircan
2003-08-24 2003 Strongman World Record Breakers Open Crucifix Hold 12.5 kg / hand Janne Virtanen
2003-05-17 2003 IFSA Finland Grand Prix Open Crucifix Hold 12.5 kg / hand Janne Virtanen
2002-04-20 2002 IFSA Finland Grand Prix Open Crucifix Hold 12.5 kg / hand Janne Virtanen
2002-02-09 2002 IFSA Winter Cup International Open Crucifix Hold Janne Virtanen
2001-08-26 2001 Strongman World Record Breakers Open Crucifix Hold 12.5 kg / hand Jarosław Dymek
2000-03-18 2000 IFSA Finland Grand Prix Open Crucifix Hold 15 kg / hand Phil Pfister
1999-07-18 1999 IFSA Hungary Grand Prix Open Crucifix Hold Gustavo Pujadas
1999-03-06 1999 IFSA Finland Grand Prix Open Crucifix Hold 18 kg / hand Jouko Ahola
1998 1998 Atlantic Giant Open Crucifix Hold Mark Philippi
2004-06-26 2004 WSMC Plattling-Luna Park Open Crucifix Hold 15 kg / hand Ralf Ber
2018-01-28 2018 SCL Norway Open Crucifix Hold 20 kg Joachim Kvick
2013-04-13 2013 SCL FIBO Open Crucifix Hold 12.5 kg / hand Patrik Baboumian
1993 1993 World Viking Challenge Open Crucifix Hold Jamie Reeves
1997 1997 European Open Open Crucifix Hold 12.5 kg / hand Berend Veneberg
2017-08-24 2017 Ukraine's Strongest Man Open Crucifix Hold 13 kg / hand Oleksandr Kochergin
2014-08-30 2014 Lithuania's Strongest Man Open Crucifix Hold Vidas Blekaitis
2012-05-12 2012 Norway's Strongest Man Open Crucifix Hold 15 kg / hand Ole Martin Hansen
1999-06-24 1999 AFSA Austria Full Strength Challenge Open Crucifix Hold 19 kg Karl Bauer
2011-10-02 2011 SCL Canada Open Crucifix Hold Žydrūnas Savickas
2011-06-24 2011 SCL Bulgaria Open Crucifix Hold Ervin Katona
1983 1983 Europe's Strongest Man Open Crucifix Hold Cees de Vreugd
2004-11-27 2004 U105 Strongman World Championships U105 Crucifix Hold 14 kg / hand Janne Hartikainen
1998-11-08 1998 Strongest Man Alive Open Crucifix Hold 11 kg / hand Jouko Ahola
1992-10-03 1992 World's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Ted van der Parre
1990-08-18 1990 World's Strongest Man Open Front Hold O.D. Wilson
1988 1988 World's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Jamie Reeves
1985-01-24 1984 World's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Ab Wolders
1982 1982 World's Strongest Man Open Front Hold John Gamble
1981 1981 World's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Durwin Piper
1980 1980 World's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Jerry Hannan
2020-09-06 2020 Europe's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 35 kg Luke Richardson
2015-07-10 2015 Europe's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 30 kg Krzysztof Radzikowski
2014-08-09 2014 Europe's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 30 kg Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson
1995 1995 Strongest Man on Earth Open Front Hold Gary Taylor
1994-11-27 1994 Strongest Man on Earth Open Front Hold Ted van der Parre
2020-09-12 2020 Pasaulio Taurė Open Front Hold 30 kg Žydrūnas Savickas
2019-05-18 2019 Pasaulio Taurė Open Front Hold 30 kg Martynas Brusokas
2003-01-18 2003 Hawaii Grand Prix Open Front Hold Mariusz Pudzianowski
2014-04-05 2014 Giants Live Norway Open Front Hold 27 kg David Nyström
2012-06-10 2012 Giants Live Finland Open Front Hold 25 kg Antti Mourujärvi
2011-08-13 2011 Giants Live Finland Open Front Hold 25 kg Vidas Blekaitis
2000-04-30 2000 IFSA Ireland Grand Prix Open Front Hold 30 kg Brian Bell
2019-09-08 2019 Savickas Classic Open Front Hold Rongo Keene
2018-09-09 2018 Savickas Classic Open Front Hold Mika Törrö
2016-09-25 2016 Savickas Classic Open Front Hold 30 kg Saulius Brusokas
2019-09-07 2019 SCL World Record Breakers Open Front Hold 25 kg Antti Mourujärvi
2019-08-04 2019 SCL Finland Open Front Hold 30 kg Stan Carradine
2019-07-20 2019 SCL Russia Open Front Hold 25 kg Ramil Ramazanov
2019-06-05 2019 SCL Holland Open Front Hold 25 kg Luke Herrick
2019-04-20 2019 SCL Turkey Open Front Hold 25 kg Travis Ortmayer
2019-04-06 2019 SCL FIBO Open Front Hold 25 kg Luke Herrick
2018-11-11 2018 SCL World Finals Open Front Hold 30 kg Luke Herrick
2018-10-13 2018 SCL Curaçao Open Front Hold 30 kg Luke Herrick
2018-09-07 2018 SCL Romania Open Front Hold 25 kg Travis Ortmayer
2018-06-16 2018 SCL Finland Open Front Hold 25 kg Will Baggott
2018-06-02 2018 SCL Holland Open Front Hold 25 kg Luke Herrick
2017-11-25 2017 SCL World Finals Open Front Hold 30 kg Luke Herrick
2017-10-08 2017 SCL Curaçao Open Front Hold 30 kg Jimmy Paquet
2017-09-16 2017 SCL Romania Open Front Hold 30 kg Krzysztof Radzikowski
2017-08-20 2017 SCL Finland Open Front Hold 25 kg Antti Mourujärvi
2017-06-17 2017 SCL Holland Open Front Hold 35 kg Grzegorz Szymański
2017-01-29 2017 SCL Norway Open Front Hold 30 kg Luke Herrick
2016-11-05 2016 SCL World Finals Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2016-10-09 2016 SCL Portugal Open Front Hold 30 kg Roberto Rodríguez
2016-10-01 2016 SCL Curaçao Open Front Hold 30 kg Jimmy Paquet
2016-09-17 2016 SCL Romania Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2016-08-21 2016 SCL Finland Open Front Hold 25 kg Vidas Blekaitis
2016-07-24 2016 SCL Bulgaria Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2016-07-02 2016 SCL Serbia Open Front Hold 30 kg Andreas Altmann
2016-06-11 2016 SCL Holland Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2016-04-09 2016 SCL FIBO Open Front Hold 30 kg Krzysztof Radzikowski
2016-01-30 2016 SCL Norway Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2015-12-06 2015 SCL World Finals Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2015-10-25 2015 SCL Martinique Open Front Hold 30 kg Alex Moonen
2015-10-10 2015 SCL Portugal Open Front Hold 30 kg Krzysztof Radzikowski
2015-10-04 2015 SCL Savickas Classic Open Front Hold 35 kg Saulius Brusokas
2015-09-20 2015 SCL Romania Open Front Hold 30 kg Alex Moonen
2015-09-06 2015 SCL Poland Open Front Hold 40 kg Čestmír Šíma
2015-06-13 2015 SCL Finland Open Front Hold 25 kg Krzysztof Radzikowski
2015-01-31 2015 SCL Norway Open Front Hold 27 kg David Nyström
2014-11-15 2014 SCL World Finals Open Front Hold 30 kg Eddie Hall
2014-10-18 2014 SCL Estonia Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2014-10-05 2014 SCL Savickas Classic Open Front Hold 25 kg Krzysztof Radzikowski
2014-09-20 2014 SCL Romania Open Front Hold 30 kg Ervin Katona
2014-09-13 2014 SCL Zambia Open Front Hold 30 kg Krzysztof Radzikowski
2014-08-29 2014 SCL Hungary Open Front Hold 30 kg Ervin Katona
2014-08-03 2014 SCL Poland Open Front Hold 25 kg Krzysztof Radzikowski
2014-07-19 2014 SCL Croatia Open Front Hold 30 kg Simon Johnston
2014-07-04 2014 SCL Portugal Open Front Hold 30 kg Ervin Katona
2014-06-15 2014 SCL Finland Open Front Hold 25 kg Lauri Nämi
2014-05-10 2014 SCL Serbia Open Front Hold 30 kg Ervin Katona
2014-04-05 2014 SCL FIBO Open Front Hold 35 kg Alex Moonen
2014-03-08 2014 SCL Martinique Open Front Hold 30 kg Krzysztof Radzikowski
2013-11-24 2013 SCL World Finals Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2013-10-20 2013 SCL Savickas Classic Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2013-09-29 2013 SCL Gibraltar Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2013-09-21 2013 SCL Poland Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2013-09-14 2013 SCL Russia Open Front Hold 30 kg Mike Burke
2013-09-07 2013 SCL Slovakia Open Front Hold 30 kg Ervin Katona
2013-08-31 2013 SCL Hungary Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2013-07-28 2013 SCL Portugal Open Front Hold 30 kg Bjørn Andre Solvang
2013-06-08 2013 SCL Czech Republic Open Front Hold 30 kg Ervin Katona
2013-05-25 2013 SCL Latvia Open Front Hold 25 kg Ervin Katona
2013-05-18 2013 SCL Serbia Open Front Hold 25 kg Lauri Nämi
2013-03-16 2013 SCL Lapland Open Front Hold 25 kg Ervin Katona
2012-11-18 2012 SCL Martinique Open Front Hold 25 kg Žydrūnas Savickas
2012-10-14 2012 Arnold Europe Open Front Hold 25 kg Mike Burke
2012-10-07 2012 SCL Savickas Classic Open Front Hold 35 kg Ervin Katona
2012-09-22 2012 SCL Bulgaria Open Front Hold 25 kg Saulius Brusokas
2012-09-02 2012 SCL Gibraltar Open Front Hold 25 kg Žydrūnas Savickas
2012-08-25 2012 SCL Russia Open Front Hold 25 kg Ervin Katona
2012-08-19 2012 SCL Poland Open Front Hold 25 kg Žydrūnas Savickas
2012-08-11 2012 SCL Finland Open Front Hold Antti Mourujärvi
2012-07-21 2012 SCL Portugal Open Front Hold 25 kg Žydrūnas Savickas
2012-05-05 2012 SCL Serbia Open Front Hold 25 kg Ervin Katona
2012-04-21 2012 SCL FIBO Open Front Hold Žydrūnas Savickas
2012-03-10 2012 SCL Lapland Open Front Hold 25 kg Tomi Lotta
2011-09-03 2011 SCL Canary Islands Open Front Hold Ervin Katona
2018-01-27 2018 Britain's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 30 kg Paul Smith
2017-01-28 2017 Britain's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 35 kg Eddie Hall
2016-01-30 2016 Britain's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 30 kg Eddie Hall
1984 1984 Britain's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Peter Tancred
1982 1982 Britain's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Andy Drzewiecki
1981 1981 Britain's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Hamish Davidson
2020-08-29 2020 Lithuania's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 30 kg Žydrūnas Savickas
2019-09-28 2019 Lithuania's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 30 kg Vidas Blekaitis
2018-07-01 2018 Lithuania's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Dainius Repšys
2013-08-31 2013 Lithuania's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Žydrūnas Savickas
2012-08-25 2012 Lithuania's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Žydrūnas Savickas
2019-10-19 2019 Slovenia's Strongest Man Open Hammer Hold 84 kg Jaka Kržišnik
1999 1999 Strongest Man in the Netherlands Open Front Hold André Bol
2021-06-20 2021 WSM Group 1 Open Pickaxe Hold 27 kg Aivars Šmaukstelis
2021-06-20 2021 WSM Group 2 Open Pickaxe Hold 27 kg Trey Mitchell
2021-06-20 2021 WSM Group 3 Open Pickaxe Hold 27 kg Robert Oberst
2021-06-20 2021 WSM Group 4 Open Pickaxe Hold 27 kg Jerry Pritchett
2021-06-20 2021 WSM Group 5 Open Pickaxe Hold 27 kg Bobby Thompson
2011-06-10 2011 SCL Finland Open Front Hold Ervin Katona
2021-08-14 2021 Giants Live World Open Open Front Hold 30 kg Gabriel Peña
2021-07-06 2021 Pasaulio Taurė Open Front Hold 30 kg Dainius Repšys
2021-08-21 2021 Baltic Strongest Man Open Front Hold 30 kg Žydrūnas Savickas
1992 1992 Europe's Strongest Man Open Front Hold László Fekete, Klaus Benhard
2020-08-15 2020 Imatra Strongman Showdown Open Front Hold 27 kg Dainis Zageris
2018-06-30 2018 Imatra Strongman Showdown Open Front Hold 27 kg Niko Vesterinen
2018-08-05 2018 U105 Strongman World Championships U105 Front Hold 25 kg Paavo Paaso
2015-02-14 2015 Britain's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 30 kg Eddie Hall
2019-07-06 2019 Baltic Strongest Man Open Front Hold Vytenis Pauža
2017-09-17 2017 Arnold Series Qualifier Open Front Hold Vidas Blekaitis
2021-08-14 2021 Finland's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 25 kg Mika Törrö
2022-08-06 2022 Giants Live World Open Open Front Hold Mitchell Hooper
2022-08-07 2022 Iceland's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Stefán Karel Torfason
2022-08-13 2022 Finland's Strongest Man Open Front Hold Jarkko Mehtälä
2022-08-27 2022 Imatra Strongman Showdown Open Front Hold 30 kg Veli-Pekka Kauhanen
2022-08-27 2022 Lithuania's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 35 kg Žydrūnas Savickas
2023-06-03 2023 Strongest Man in Iceland Open Front Hold 25 kg Gudmundur Adalsteinsson
2023-07-30 2023 SCL World Record Breakers Open Front Hold 30 kg Mikko Annala
2023-07-16 2023 Iceland's Strongest Viking Open Front Hold 20 kg Sigfús Fossdal
2023-08-18 2023 SCL World's Strongest Viking Open Front Hold 25 kg Andrea Invernizzi
2022-07-30 2022 Pasaulio Taurė Open Front Hold 30 kg Žydrūnas Savickas
2023-11-12 2023 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic Open Front Hold 21 kg Rongo Keene
2024-02-25 2024 SCL Iceman Open Front Hold 30 kg Nick Wortham
2024-05-25 2024 SCL Serbia Open Front Hold 30 kg Fatih Karaca
2024-06-02 2024 Strongest Man in Iceland Open Front Hold 24 kg Kristján Níelsson
2024-06-30 2024 SCL World Record Breakers Open Front Hold 25 kg Ilya Khazov
2024-05-18 2024 Czechia's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 31 kg Janusz Kułaga
2024-07-01 2024 Western Canada's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 29 kg Larson Hehr
2024-08-24 2024 Lithuania's Strongest Man Open Front Hold 25 kg Modestas Struckus
2024-10-12 2024 SCL Cyprus Open Front Hold 25 kg Andrea Invernizzi
2024-09-08 2024 European Strongman Cup Open Front Hold 25 kg Modestas Struckus
1987 1987 Pure Strength Open Sword Hold 15 kg Jón Páll Sigmarsson
1988 1988 Britain's Strongest Man Open Sword Hold Jamie Reeves
2023-06-10 2023 Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix Open Sword Hold Reza Gheitasi
1999-05-16 1999 Atlantic Giant Open Barrel Hold 200 kg / hand, with straps Torfi Ólafsson
1998 1998 Atlantic Giant Open Barrel Hold Magnus Samuelsson
2003-04-12 2003 IFSA Poland Grand Prix Open Barrel Hold Jarosław Dymek
2022-05-29 2022 WSM Group 1 Open Wrecking Ball Hold 228 kg Kevin Faires
2022-05-29 2022 WSM Group 2 Open Wrecking Ball Hold 228 kg Mark Felix
2022-05-29 2022 WSM Group 3 Open Wrecking Ball Hold 228 kg Trey Mitchell
2022-05-29 2022 WSM Group 4 Open Wrecking Ball Hold 228 kg Maxime Boudreault
2022-05-29 2022 WSM Group 5 Open Wrecking Ball Hold 228 kg Kelvin de Ruiter
2023-09-02 2023 Giants Live World Open Open Wrecking Ball Hold Evan Singleton
2024-07-13 2024 Giants Live Strongman Classic Open Wrecking Ball Hold Mitchell Hooper
2024-06-22 2024 Britain's Strongest Woman Open Wrecking Ball Hold 225 kg Lucy Underdown
2024-06-22 2024 England's Strongest Man Open Wrecking Ball Hold 242 kg Paddy Haynes
2024-09-28 2024 Giants Live USA Strongman Championships Open Wrecking Ball Hold 267 kg Oleksii Novikov



Most Successful Athletes: Grip Hold
Name Grip Hold Events (min. 5) Grip Hold Wins Win %
Krzysztof Radzikowski 58 10 17.24%
Dainis Zageris 58 1 1.72%
Alex Moonen 49 3 6.12%
Ervin Katona 43 15 34.88%
Žydrūnas Savickas 42 9 21.43%
Lauri Nämi 40 2 5%
Janne Virtanen 34 13 38.24%
Svend Karlsen 34 1 2.94%
Aivars Šmaukstelis 34 1 2.94%
Martin Wildauer 33 0 0%
Mariusz Pudzianowski 31 7 22.58%
Magnus Samuelsson 29 6 20.69%
Matjaž Belšak 28 0 0%
Mika Törrö 27 4 14.81%
Jean-François Caron 27 5 18.52%
Antti Mourujärvi 26 5 19.23%
Sean O'Hagan 25 3 12%
Hugo Girard 25 8 32%
Bjørn Andre Solvang 23 14 60.87%
Jarosław Dymek 22 3 13.64%
Vidas Blekaitis 21 3 14.29%
Raimonds Bergmanis 21 2 9.52%
Mark Felix 21 10 47.62%
Ervin Toots 20 0 0%
Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 20 2 10%
László Fekete 18 1 5.56%
Stoyan Todorchev 18 6 33.33%
Terry Hollands 18 0 0%
Regin Vágadal 17 0 0%
Kelvin de Ruiter 17 1 5.88%
Berend Veneberg 17 4 23.53%
Odd Haugen 17 2 11.76%
Ákos Nagy 17 0 0%
Tomi Lotta 16 1 6.25%
Magnús Ver Magnússon 16 1 6.25%
Daniel Gracia 15 0 0%
Dennis Kohlruss 15 0 0%
Laurence Shahlaei 15 2 13.33%
Johan Espenkrona 15 0 0%
Martin Muhr 15 1 6.67%
Heinz Ollesch 14 0 0%
Rauno Heinla 14 0 0%
Jouko Ahola 14 6 42.86%
Will Baggott 14 1 7.14%
Jarno Hams 13 0 0%
Aurélien Le Jeune 13 1 7.69%
Gerrit Badenhorst 13 1 7.69%
Didzis Zariņš 12 1 8.33%
Gavin Bilton 12 1 8.33%
Jarno Kirselä 12 0 0%
Luke Stoltman 12 0 0%
Rene Minkwitz 11 1 9.09%
Péter Juhász 11 0 0%
Mikhail Koklyaev 11 0 0%
Oleksii Novikov 11 1 9.09%
Evans Nana Aryee 11 0 0%
Rob Frampton 11 0 0%
Torfi Ólafsson 11 3 27.27%
Adam Bishop 11 0 0%
Travis Ortmayer 11 2 18.18%
Phil Pfister 11 6 54.55%
Riku Kiri 11 5 45.45%
Kane Francis 10 0 0%
Luke Herrick 10 7 70%
Wout Zijlstra 10 0 0%
Marcos Ferrari 10 0 0%
Derek Boyer 10 2 20%
Ole Martin Hansen 10 0 0%
Juha-Matti Järvi 10 0 0%
Glenn Ross 10 1 10%
Karl Gillingham 10 0 0%
Jessen Paulin 10 3 30%
Agris Kazeļņiks 10 0 0%
Stefán Sölvi Pétursson 10 0 0%
Tom Stoltman 10 0 0%
Flemming Rasmussen 10 1 10%
Bill Pittuck 9 0 0%
Raivis Vidzis 9 0 0%
Vytautas Lalas 9 0 0%
Saulius Brusokas 9 3 33.33%
Marius Lalas 9 0 0%
Sami Ahola 9 0 0%
Jamie Reeves 9 3 33.33%
Geoff Capes 8 0 0%
Aaron Page 8 0 0%
Vladimir Comorovschi 8 0 0%
Pa O'Dwyer 8 0 0%
Mark Philippi 8 1 12.5%
Evan Singleton 8 1 12.5%
Warrick Brant 8 0 0%
Bryan Neese 8 1 12.5%
Dave Ostlund 8 0 0%
Ken Brown 8 0 0%
Jón Páll Sigmarsson 8 1 12.5%
Johannes Årsjö 8 0 0%
Tarmo Mitt 8 2 25%
Gunnar Gimbutas 8 1 12.5%
Dominic Filiou 7 0 0%
Anders Johansson 7 0 0%
Andrea Invernizzi 7 4 57.14%
Dainius Repšys 7 1 14.29%
Mykhailo Starov 7 1 14.29%
Antanas Abrutis 7 0 0%
Mantas Lalas 7 0 0%
Andreas Altmann 7 1 14.29%
Vasyl Virastyuk 7 1 14.29%
Karolis Aleksandravičius 7 0 0%
Grzegorz Szymański 7 1 14.29%
Roberto Rodríguez 7 2 28.57%
Sebastian Kurek 7 0 0%
Grzegorz Peksa 7 0 0%
Ilya Khazov 7 1 14.29%
Trey Mitchell 7 2 28.57%
Andrus Murumets 7 0 0%
Kostiantyn Ilin 7 0 0%
Elbrus Nigmatullin 7 0 0%
Graham Hicks 7 0 0%
Mateusz Kieliszkowski 7 1 14.29%
Brian Shaw 7 0 0%
Meelis Peil 6 0 0%
Mitchell Hooper 6 3 50%
Whit Baskin 6 1 16.67%
Paul Pîrjol 6 0 0%
Pavlo Kordiyaka 6 0 0%
Niko Vesterinen 6 1 16.67%
Maxime Boudreault 6 2 33.33%
Bernd Kerschbaumer 6 0 0%
Jesse Marunde 6 0 0%
Matti Lehikoinen 6 0 0%
Ryan England 6 0 0%
Luís Batista 6 0 0%
Bill Lyndon 6 0 0%
Geoff Dolan 6 1 16.67%
Bill Kazmaier 6 0 0%
Travis Lyndon 6 2 33.33%
Ilkka Nummisto 6 0 0%
Anders Aslak 6 0 0%
Brian Schoonveld 6 0 0%
Eric Dawson 5 1 20%
Martins Licis 5 1 20%
Kevin Faires 5 1 20%
Alex Arginteanu 5 0 0%
Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 5 0 0%
Jimmy Paquet 5 2 40%
Josh Thigpen 5 0 0%
Mikhail Shivlyakov 5 0 0%
Andy Black 5 0 0%
Don Pope 5 0 0%
Manfred Höberl 5 0 0%
Paul Smith 5 0 0%
Jimmy Laureys 5 0 0%
Joe Onosai 5 0 0%
Sebastian Wenta 5 0 0%
Konstantine Janashia 5 0 0%
Christian Savoie 5 0 0%
Wayne Price 5 0 0%
Igor Pedan 5 0 0%
Adérito Santos 5 0 0%
Saulius Skikas 5 0 0%
Sławomir Toczek 5 0 0%
Jon Olav Granli 5 0 0%
Kevin Nee 5 0 0%
Gary Mitchell 5 0 0%
Mateusz Baron 5 0 0%
Chad Coy 5 0 0%
Gary Taylor 5 1 20%
Mikko Annala 5 1 20%
Nemanja Tasić 5 0 0%
Contests Featuring a Grip Hold Event
Date Contest Division Event Name Details Event Winner
2018-03-03 2018 Arnold Pro Strongwoman Open Hercules Hold Laura Anderson
2018-07-27 2018 Strongest Woman in the World Open Hercules Hold Julie Rader
2002-09-24 2002 World's Strongest Woman Open Deadlift Hold Jill Mills
2016-03-06 2016 Arnold Amateur Strongwoman World Championships Open Frame Hold Britteny Cornelius
2016-03-06 2016 U82 Arnold Amateur Strongwoman World Championships U82 Frame Hold Kimberly Lawrance
2016-03-06 2016 U64 Arnold Amateur Strongwoman World Championships U64 Frame Hold Leslie Hofheins
2003-07-15 2003 Europe's Strongest Woman Open Deadlift Hold 200 kg Anna Rosén
2006-09-10 2006 World Strongwoman Championships Open Deadlift Hold Gemma Taylor
2024-10-04 2024 Extinct Games (Women) Open Yacht Hold 23000 kg Bailey Deschene
2021-08-14 2021 Finland's Strongest Woman Open Front Hold 15 kg Mirka Valo
2022-08-13 2022 Finland's Strongest Woman Open Front Hold Salla Romo
2024-06-22 2024 Britain's Strongest Woman Open Wrecking Ball Hold 225 kg Lucy Underdown