The 2024 Wales Strongest Man contest occurred on July 21, 2024, in Cardiff, Wales. The single-day competition featured 14 of the country’s top strongmen battling through five events: Husafell Sack Carry, Press Medley, Car Deadlift Hold, Bag Toss, and the Stones of Strength.
Jacob Brooke emerged victorious over his 13 fellow countrymen, scoring 53 of a possible 70 points. The podium was extremely tight, as runner-up Matt Dimond was only one point behind Brooke and bronze medalist Mark Jeanes tied on points with fourth-place finisher Jamie Nelson.
2024 Wales Strongest Man Results
- Jacob Brooke — 53 points
- Matt Dimond — 52 points
- Mark Jeanes — 51 points
- Jamie Nelson — 51 points
- William Jones — 45 points
- Llyr Hughes — 45 points
- David Ramplee — 45 points
- Luke Sperduti — 43 points
- Joe Roberts — 40 points
- Luke Weaver — 23 points
- Tom Wellington — 21 points
- Julian Grey — 20 points
- James Francis — 19 points
- Aaron Moon — 14 points
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2024 Wales Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results of each of the five contested events in Cardiff:
Husafell Sack Carry
Each athlete had 75 seconds to carry a 125-kilogram sack shaped like the Husafell Stone three lengths of a 30-meter course in the fastest possible time.
- William Jones — 36.64 seconds
- Jamie Nelson — 39.05 seconds
- Llyr Hughes — 40.44 seconds
- Mark Jeanes — 42.83 seconds
- Jacob Brooke — 47.07 seconds
- Matt Dimond — 52.17 seconds
- Joe Roberts — 56.49 seconds
- David Ramplee — 64.02 seconds
- Luke Sperduti — 75 seconds
- Aaron Moon — 78.76 meters
- Luke Weaver — 77.44 meters
- Tom Wellington — 72.5 meters
- Julian Grey — 65.61 meters
- James Francis — 56.4 meters
Press Medley
Each strongman had 75 seconds to lock out six overhead presses in the fastest time possible:
- Matt Dimond — Four in 45.77 seconds
- Jacob Brooke — Four in 59.85 seconds
- Jamie Nelson — Four in 61.63 seconds
- David Ramplee — Four in 63.08 seconds
- William Jones — Two in 20.7 seconds
- Joe Roberts — Two in 23.65 seconds
- Mark Jeanes — Two in 24.83 seconds
- Luke Sperduti — Two in 25.32 seconds
- Llyr Hughes — Two in 40.7 seconds
- Tom Wellington — One in 38.87 seconds
- James Francis — One in 47.03 seconds
- Aaron Moon — One in 14.58 seconds
- Luke Weaver — no lift
- Julian Grey — no lift
Car Deadlift Hold
Each athlete held a 300-kilogram car deadlift for time:
- Jacob Brooke — 70.71 seconds
- Llyr Hughes — 68.1 seconds
- Joe Roberts — 60.07 seconds
- Julian Grey — 56.1 seconds
- Matt Dimond — 47.07 seconds
- James Francis — 41.42 seconds
- Jamie Nelson — 39.86 seconds
- Luke Weaver — 39.22 seconds
- David Ramplee — 38.03 seconds
- Mark Jeanes — 37.89 seconds
- Tom Wellington — 35.96 seconds
- Luke Sperduti — 34.05 seconds
- Aaron Moon — 33.9 seconds
- William Jones — 32.71 seconds
Bag Toss
With 75 seconds on the clock, each strongman attempted to toss five bags weighing 20, 22, 24, 26, and 28 kilograms over a four-meter bar in the fasted time possible:
- Luke Sperduti — Five in 17.34 seconds
- Mark Jeanes — Five in 17.91 seconds
- David Ramplee — Five in 18.56 seconds
- Matt Dimond — Five in 20.98 seconds
- William Jones — Five in 23.82 seconds
- Jacob Brooke — Five in 25.85 seconds
- Luke Weaver — Five in 30.78 seconds
- Jamie Nelson — Five in 37.6 seconds
- Joe Roberts — Four in 24.69 seconds
- Julian Grey — Four in 25.9 seconds
- Tom Wellington — Four in 33.51 seconds
- James Francis — Three in 21.22 seconds
- Llyr Hughes — Three in 31.83 seconds
- Aaron Moon — Two in 12.54 seconds
Stones of Strength
Five stones weighing 100, 115, 130, 145, and 160 kilograms had to be lifted to 1.37-meter pedestals as fast as possible within the 75-second time cap.
- Mark Jeanes — Five in 22.02 seconds
- Luke Sperduti — Five in 30.62 seconds
- Llyr Hughes — Five in 35.65 seconds
- Jamie Nelson — Five in 36.3 seconds
- William Jones — Five in 36.55 seconds
- David Ramplee — Five in 40.36 seconds
- Matt Dimond — Five in 58.3 seconds
- Jacob Brooke — Four in 22.09 seconds
- Tom Wellington — Four in 26.9 seconds
- Joe Roberts — Four in 33.17 seconds
- Luke Weaver — Four in 44.12 seconds
- James Francis — Four in 44.37 seconds
- Julian Grey — Three in 20.48 seconds
- Aaron Moon — Three in 21.22 seconds
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