The 2024 Kaos Strongest Man (KSM) contest occurred on Sept. 14, 2024, in Preston, England. Thirteen athletes representing three
countries battled through five events comprising the single-day contest: Max Log Lift, Deadlift, Farmer’s Walk, Super Yoke, and Sandbag-to-Shoulder.
England’s Jack Osborne achieved the gold by a half-point over his fellow countryman Ryan Bennett. They were joined on the podium by Ireland’s Sean Gillen.
2024 Kaos Strongest Man Results
- Jack Osborne (ENG) — 52.5 points
- Ryan Bennett (ENG) — 52 points
- Sean Gillen (IRL) — 46 points
- Dawid Pakulski (ENG) — 42.5 points
- Paul Smith (ENG) — 39.5 points
- Ben Glasscock (ENG) — 36 points
- Joe Oliver (ENG) — 36 points
- Joe Brown (ENG) — 35 points
- Jamie Butler (WAL) — 29.5 points
- Shane Nye (ENG) — 27.5 points
- Alex Feri (ENG) — 25 points
- Zack Hill (ENG) — 15 points
- Max Searby (ENG) — 12.5 points
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2024 Kaos Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results of each event contested in Preston:
Max Log Lift
Each athlete established their max log press.
- Jack Osborne — 205 kilograms
- Joe Oliver — 200 kilograms
- Ryan Bennett — 190 kilograms (T-third)
- Shane Nye — 190 kilograms (T-third)
- Sean Gillen — 190 kilograms (T-third)
- Paul Smith — 180 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Jamie Butler — 180 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Alex Feri — 180 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Zack Hill — 180 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Dawid Pakulski — 165 kilograms (T-10th)
- Ben Glasscock — 165 kilograms (T-10th)
- Joe Brown — 165 kilograms (T-10th)
- Max Searby — 150 kilograms
Deadlift
Athletes had second seconds to perform as many reps as possible with 330 or 380 kilograms. Any number of reps with the heavier log outranked any number of reps with the lighter log.
- Sean Gillen — Five reps, 380 kilograms
- Ryan Bennett — Three reps, 380 kilograms (T-second)
- Paul Smith — Three reps, 380 kilograms (T-second)
- Ben Glasscock — Three reps, 380 kilograms (T-second)
- Joe Oliver — Three reps, 380 kilograms (T-second)
- Jamie Butler — Three reps, 380 kilograms (T-second)
- Jack Osborne — Two reps, 380 kilograms (T-seventh)
- Dawid Pakulski — Two reps, 380 kilograms (T-seventh)
- Shane Nye — One rep, 380 kilograms (T-ninth)
- Alex Feri — One rep, 380 kilograms (T-ninth)
- Zack Hill — One rep, 380 kilograms (T-ninth)
- Max Searby — One rep, 380 kilograms (T-ninth)
- Joe Brown — One rep, 330 kilograms
Farmer’s Walk
Each strongman had one minute to walk 20 meters with 160 kilograms in hand.
- Dawid Pakulski — 11.2 seconds
- Paul Smith — 12.07 seconds
- Ryan Bennett — 12.16 seconds
- Joe Brown — 12.7 seconds
- Jack Osborne — 12.76 seconds
- Max Searby — 13.42 seconds
- Ben Glasscock — 13.63 seconds
- Joe Oliver — 13.88 seconds
- Zack Hill — 15.58 seconds
- Shane Nye — 13.7 meters
- Sean Gillen — 11.5 meters
- Alex Feri — 10.9 meters
- Jamie Butler — 10.6 meters
Super Yoke
With 60 seconds on the clock, athletes walked 10 meters with a 455-kilogram yoke in the fastest time possible.
- Ryan Bennett — 8.14 seconds
- Joe Brown — 8.21 seconds
- Jack Osborne — 8.42 seconds
- Sean Gillen — 10.16 seconds
- Jamie Butler — 10.64 seconds
- Dawid Pakulski — 11.85 seconds
- Alex Feri — 12.38 seconds
- Paul Smith — 13.09 seconds
- Ben Glasscock — 17.53 seconds
- Joe Oliver — 17.75 seconds
- Shane Nye — 3.8 meters
- Zack Hill — withdrew
- Max Searby — withdrew
Sandbag-to-Shoulder
Each strongman attempted to lift four sandbags weighing 140 to 170 kilograms as fast as possible within the 60-second time cap.
- Jack Osborne — Four in 45.54 seconds
- Dawid Pakulski — Four in 54.71 seconds
- Ben Glasscock — Four in 60 seconds
- Sean Gillen — Three in 23.59 seconds
- Joe Brown — Three in 33.85 seconds
- Ryan Bennett — Three in 38.95 seconds
- Shane Nye — Three in 41.95 seconds
- Alex Feri — Three in 53.61 seconds
- Paul Smith — Two in 13.96 seconds
- Joe Oliver — Two in 15.54 seconds
- Jamie Butler — Two in 17.03 seconds
- Zack Hill — withdrew
- Max Searby — withdrew
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