The 2024 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contest is scheduled for May 1-5, 2024, in Myrtle Beach, SC. It is the second consecutive year the sport’s most prestigious contest is featured in the sunny south of the East Coast, but the competition’s tide has been turbulent.
Before diving into the shake-ups, below is the 2024 WSM roster, which is subject to change:
2024 World’s Strongest Man Roster
- Tom Stoltman
- Rob Kearney
- Oskar Ziółkowski
- Mitchell Hooper — Defending Champion
- Evan Singleton
- Rauno Heinla
- Mathew Ragg
- Gavin Bilton
- Luke Stoltman
- Aivars Šmaukstelis
- Spenser Remick
- Pavlo Kordiyaka
- Jaco Schoonwinkel
- Eddie Williams
- Adam Bishop
- Kane Francis
- Thomas Evans
- Austin Andrade
- Trey Mitchell
- Bobby Thompson
- Marcus Crowder
- Wesley Derwinsky
- Evans Nana Aryee
- Nathan Goltry
- Nicolas Cambi
- Kevin Faires
- Pa O’Dwyer
- Ondrej Fojtu
- Tristain Hoath
- Adam Roszkowski
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Before the entire 2024 WSM roster was fully revealed, it hit with significant change-ups. The 2019 WSM Martins Licis withdrew due to a sciatica flare-up triggered at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) in early March. On April 1, 2024, two-time WSM runner-up Mateusz Kieliszkowski withdrew due to an Achilles tendon injury.
Following the 2024 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM) contest in Leeds, England, on April 13, 2024, 2020 WSM champion Oleksii Novikov withdrew from the 2024 WSM. Novikov secured a bronze medal at the 2024 ESM but had to step on the podium in an arm sling.
The three slots vacated by Licis, Kieliszkowski, and Novikov had confirmed replacements on April 18, 2024 — Faires, Fojtu, and O’Dwyer got the nod from Giants Live. They will compete in Myrtle Beach on less notice for prep than the rest of the roster.
It is often said that anything can happen in strongman. That notion certainly holds in the lead-up to the 2024 WSM contest.
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