The 2024 Beasts of Burden contest was the first elite strongman contest of the 2024 season. It took place in Molendinar, Australia, on Jan. 21, 2024, and featured nine athletes competing across five events.
At the conclusion of the single-day contest, 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Finalist Mathew Ragg emerged victorious after accruing 41 of a possible 45 points — a dominant performance. Below are the final standings:
2024 Beasts of Burden Results
- Mathew Ragg — 41 points
- Brenton Stone — 30 points
- Eddie Williams — 28 points
- Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf — 28 points
- Jordan Osborne — 22 points
- Tiano Faapoi — 21 points
- Tyler Helm — 20 points
- Sean Logan — 14 points
- Macauley Tinker — 14 points
The five contested events were the Log Lift, Farmer’s Walk, Car Deadlift, Loading Race, and Atlas Stones. Check out the individual event results below:
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2024 Beasts of Burden Event Results
Check out the individual event results below:
Log Lift
Athletes had 60 seconds to lift as many reps as possible of either 170 or 190 kilograms. One rep at the higher weight outranked any number of reps at the lower weight:
- Brenton Stone — Two reps (190 kilograms)
- Mathew Ragg — One rep (190 kilograms)
- Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf — Two reps (170 kilograms)
- Jordan Osborne — One rep (170 kilograms) (T-fourth)
- Tyler Helm — One rep (170 kilograms) (T-fourth)
- Macauley Tinker — One rep (170 kilograms) (T-fourth)
- Eddie Williams — no lift (170 kilograms)
- Tiano Faapoi — no lift (170 kilograms)
- Sean Logan — no lift (170 kilograms)
Farmer’s Walk
The Farmer’s Walk comprised 170 kilograms down a 20-meter course for time:
- Eddie Williams — 12.79 seconds
- Jordan Osborne — 14.76 seconds
- Tiano Faapoi — 14.86 seconds
- Mathew Ragg — 15.38 seconds
- Tyler Helm — 36.78 seconds
- Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf — 51.50 seconds
- Brenton Stone — 1.9 meters
- Macauley Tinker — 1.55 meters
- Sean Logan — 1.5 meters
Car Deadlift
The car weighed 363 kilograms. Athletes attempted to lock out as many reps as possible:
- Mathew Ragg — Nine reps
- Sean Logan — Eight reps
- Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf — Six reps
- Eddie Williams — Five reps
- Brenton Stone — Four reps
- Jordan Osborne — Three reps (T-sixth)
- Tiano Faapoi — Three reps (T-sixth)
- Tyler Helm — Three reps (T-sixth)
- Macauley Tinker — One rep
Loading Race
The Loading Race featured four implements ranging in weight from 120 to 150 kilograms to be traversed 10 meters and loaded onto a platform:
- Mathew Ragg — Four in 36.72 seconds
- Tiano Faapoi — Four in 42.13 seconds
- Brenton Stone — Four in 50.08 seconds
- Macauley Tinker — Four in 54.63 seconds
- Eddie Williams — Four in 56.17 seconds
- Jordan Osborne — Three in 25.05 seconds
- Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf — Three in 29.39 seconds
- Tyler Helm — Three in 40.54 seconds
- Sean Logan — Three in 45.63 seconds
Atlas Stones
The closing event featured five Atlas Stones — 160 to 200 kilograms — to be loaded in the fastest time possible within the 60-second time limit:
- Mathew Ragg — Five in 45.58 seconds
- Eddie Williams — Four in 24.97 seconds
- Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf — Four in 29.49 seconds
- Brenton Stone — Four in 41.63 seconds
- Tyler Helm — Four in 55.16 seconds
- Sean Logan — Three in 22.10 seconds
- Tiano Faapoi — Three in 25.08 seconds
- Jordan Osborne — Two in 8.74 seconds
- Macauley Tinker — no lift
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