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Home » Strongman News » 2023 Canada's Strongest Man Results — Simon Pratte Is King

2023 Canada’s Strongest Man Results — Simon Pratte Is King

Pratte improved six ranks from 2022 to claim the crown.

Phil Blechman
Written by Phil Blechman
Last updated on April 4th, 2025

The 2023 Canada’s Strongest Man (CSM) contest occurred on Aug. 26-27, 2023, in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada. Twelve of the country’s top strongmen clashed through eight events over two days, and Simon Pratte emerged victorious, scoring 73 of a possible 96 points.

Pratte improved six ranks from his seventh-place performance at this contest in 2022. The eight events featured in the 2023 competition were the Squat Lift, Deadlift Hold, Viking Press, Atlas Stones, Max Deadlift, Dumbbell Medley, Loading Race, and Bag Over Bar. Below are the final results.

2023 Canada’s Strongest Man Results 

  1. Simon Pratte — 73 points
  2. Joey Lavallée — 70 points
  3. Frédérick Rhéaume — 68 points
  4. Wesley Derwinsky — 62.5 points
  5. James Jeffers — 61.5 points
  6. Tristain Hoath — 54.5 points
  7. Kerri Vanderstelt — 52 points
  8. Colten Sloan — 47 points
  9. Gabriel Rhéaume — 41.5 points
  10. Philippe St-Cyr — 39.5 points
  11. Yanick Boucher — 27 points
  12. Brian Pennell — 17.5 points

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2023 Canada’s Strongest Man Event Results 

Below are the results for each of the eight contested events in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré:

Squat Lift

  1. Simon Pratte — 10 reps
  2. Wesley Derwinsky — Seven reps
  3. Frédérick Rhéaume — Six reps
  4. Joey Lavallée — Five reps
  5. Gabriel Rhéaume — Four reps
  6. Philippe St-Cyr — Three reps 
  7. Colten Sloan — Two reps
  8. James Jeffers — One rep (T-eighth)
  9. Kerri Vanderstelt — One rep (T-eighth)
  10. Tristain Hoath — no lift
  11. Yanick Boucher — no lift
  12. Brian Pennell — no lift

Deadlift Hold

Details of how long each athlete held the hold are forthcoming. Below are the point standings:

  1. Kerri Vanderstelt —
  2. Yanick Boucher —
  3. Simon Pratte —
  4. Tristain Hoath —
  5. James Jeffers —
  6. Frédérick Rhéaume —
  7. Gabriel Rhéaume —
  8. Wesley Derwinsky —
  9. Joey Lavallée —
  10. Colten Sloan —
  11. Brian Pennell —
  12. Philippe St-Cyr —

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Viking Press

Details of how many reps each athlete performed are forthcoming. Below are the point standings:

  1. Frédérick Rhéaume —
  2. Simon Pratte —
  3. Tristain Hoath —
  4. Philippe St-Cyr —
  5. Joey Lavallée —
  6. Gabriel Rhéaume —
  7. Colten Sloan —
  8. James Jeffers —
  9. Wesley Derwinsky —
  10. Kerri Vanderstelt —
  11. Brian Pennell —
  12. Yanick Boucher —

Atlas Stones

  1. James Jeffers — Four in 21.41
  2. Joey Lavallée — Four in 25.67
  3. Colten Sloan — Four in 28.91
  4. Kerri Vanderstelt — Four in 38.03
  5. Simon Pratte — Four in 69.27
  6. Frédérick Rhéaume — Three in 17.18
  7. Tristain Hoath — Three in 20.68
  8. Philippe St-Cyr — Three in 36.97
  9. Gabriel Rhéaume — Three in 56.19
  10. Wesley Derwinsky — Two in 33.30
  11. Brian Pennell — Two in 17.19
  12. Yanick Boucher — Two in 34.29

Max Deadlift

Details of how many reps each athlete performed are forthcoming. Below are the point standings:

  1. Yanick Boucher —
  2. Frédérick Rhéaume —
  3. Wesley Derwinsky —
  4. James Jeffers —
  5. Gabriel Rhéaume —
  6. Joey Lavallée —
  7. Tristain Hoath —
  8. Philippe St-Cyr —
  9. Colten Sloan —
  10. Brian Pennell —
  11. Kerri Vanderstelt —
  12. Simon Pratte —

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Dumbbell Medley

  1. Simon Pratte — Four in 33.02
  2. Joey Lavallée — Four in 42.08
  3. Kerri Vanderstelt — Four in 43.24
  4. Wesley Derwinsky — Four in 64.98
  5. Colten Sloan — Two in 14.36
  6. Tristain Hoath — Two in 26.79
  7. James Jeffers — Two in 31.34
  8. Frédérick Rhéaume — Three in 35.62
  9. Philippe St-Cyr — Two in 28.81
  10. Gabriel Rhéaume — Two in 48.26
  11. Brian Pennell — One in 7.66
  12. Yanick Boucher — no lift

Bag Over Bar

Details of how fast each athlete tossed the implements are forthcoming. Below are the point standings:

  1. Wesley Derwinsky
  2. Tristain Hoath
  3. Joey Lavallée
  4. James Jeffers
  5. Frédérick Rhéaume
  6. Simon Pratte
  7. Kerri Vanderstelt
  8. Gabriel Rhéaume
  9. Philippe St-Cyr
  10. Colten Sloan
  11. Brian Pennell
  12. Yanick Boucher

Loading Race

Details of each athlete’s time are forthcoming. Below are the point standings:

  1. Simon Pratte
  2. James Jeffers
  3. Joey Lavallée
  4. Wesley Derwinsky
  5. Colten Sloan
  6. Tristain Hoath
  7. Kerri Vanderstelt
  8. Frédérick Rhéaume
  9. Philippe St-Cyr
  10. Brian Pennell
  11. Yanick Boucher
  12. Gabriel Rhéaume

Featured image: @sbdcanada on Instagram

Phil Blechman

About Phil Blechman

Phil is a native New Yorker passionate about storytelling, bodybuilding, and game design. He holds a BFA from Syracuse University.

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