The 2021 World’s Strongest Man Current Qualified Competitors

The list of qualified competitors for the 2021 World’s Strongest Man has been revealed.

2020 was one of the biggest years for the World’s Strongest Man competition. Fan favorites like Brian Shaw and Robert Oberst challenged themselves to achieve greatness at the show. It would be Oleksii Novikov that would prove himself as the top of the food chain. Now the 2021 show is on the horizon and the qualified competitors list has been revealed.

The 2021 World’s Strongest Man will take place in Sacramento, California and feature the best of the best in the strongman sphere.

Amidst the chaos that was 2020, it seemed like all events, big or small, sporting or otherwise were being cancelled left and right. Eventually things got back on track, events once again got underway and those in the sporting world took a breath of relief.

The World’s Strongest Man 2020 took place in Brandenton, Florida. It saw some fresh faces take to the competition with gusto. Ultimately it was the young Oleksii Novikov who took the championship last year.

Here who is qualified for the 2021 show.

2021 SBD World’s Strongest Man competitors are:

Gavin Bilton (GBR)
Adam Bishop (GBR)
Maxime Boudreault (CAN)
JF Caron (CAN)
Kevin Faires (USA)
Mark Felix (GBR)
Johnny Hansson (SWE)
Graham Hicks (GBR)
Terry Hollands (GBR)
Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted (ISL)
Konstantine Janashia (GEO)
Trey Mitchell (USA)
Oleksii Novikov (UKR)
Robert Oberst (USA)
Travis Ortmayer (USA)
Jerry Pritchett (USA)
Luke Richardson (GBR)
Brian Shaw (USA)
Mikhail Shivlyakov (RUS)
Evan Singleton (USA)
Aivars Smaukstelis (LAT)
Luke Stoltman (GBR)
Tom Stoltman (GBR)
Bobby Thompson (USA)
Chris van der Linde (RSA)

Oleksii Novikov won the 2020 SBD World’s Strongest Man competition in November. The 24 year old broke the world record for the partial deadlift, at 1,185 lbs.

The 2021 World’s Strongest Man is sure to be another impressive show. As things open up and the possibility of fans being able to attend, this could be one of the most watched strongman shows yet.

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Managing Editor at Generation Iron, Jonathan Salmon is a writer, martial arts instructor, and geek culture enthusiast. Check out his YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Sound Cloud for in-depth MMA analysis.

Jonathan Salmon
Managing editor of Generation Iron, Jonathan Salmon is a writer, martial arts instructor, and geek culture enthusiast. He has been writing about bodybuilding, combat sports, and strength sports for over 8 years. Check out his YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Sound Cloud for in-depth MMA analysis.