The 2024 Middle East’s Strongest Man occurred on Jan. 28, 2024, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It featured five athletes competing across five events: Max Squat, Overhead Medley, Super Yoke, Sandbag Toss, and Deadlift Hold.
Fadi El Masri emerged victorious at the conclusion of the single-day contest, scoring 18 of a possible 25 points. The final standings are below:
2024 Middle East’s Strongest Man Results
- Fadi El Masri (LBN) — 18 points
- Stephen Wamalwa (KEN) — 18 points
- Jerome Pever (NGR) — 16 points
- Leontiy Miroshnik (RUS) — 16 points
- Leontiy Miroshnik (RUS) — Four points
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2024 Middle East’s Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results of each of the five contested events in Dubai:
Max Squat
The Max Squat event featured a Buffalo bar and wagon wheels. Each athlete established their one-rep max squat.
- Stephen Wamalwa — 350 kilograms
- Leontiy Miroshnik — 340 kilograms
- Fadi El Masri — 300 kilograms
- Jerome Pever — 290 kilograms
- Leontiy Miroshnik — 180 kilograms
Overhead Medley
The Overhead Medley comprised four implements: an 80-kilogram dumbbell, a 120-kilogram axel, a 140-kilogram barbell, and a 160-kilogram log, to be lifted as fast as possible within the 60-second time cap.
- Jerome Pever — Three in 20 seconds
- Stephen Wamalwa — Three in 38 seconds
- Leontiy Miroshnik — Three in 46 seconds
- Fadi El Masri — Two in 13 seconds
- Leontiy Miroshnik — no lift
Super Yoke
The Super Yoke weighed 420 kilograms. Each athlete had 60 seconds to walk the yoke as far as they could (drops were allowed).
- Fadi El Masri — 24.7 meters
- Stephen Wamalwa — 13.7 meters
- Leontiy Miroshnik — 11.7 meters
- Jerome Pever — Five meters
- Leontiy Miroshnik — One meter
Sandbag Toss
Featuring five sandbags weighing 20 to 28 kilograms, each athlete had 75 seconds to toss as many as they could over a 4-meter bar as quickly as possible.
- Fadi El Masri — Five in 70 seconds
- Stephen Wamalwa — no lift
- Jerome Pever — Three in 59 seconds
- Leontiy Miroshnik — Four in 27 seconds
- Leontiy Miroshnik — One in 15 seconds
Deadlift Hold
- Stephen Wamalwa — 39 seconds
- Jerome Pever — 36 seconds
- Fadi El Masri — 30 seconds
- Leontiy Miroshnik — 25 seconds
- Leontiy Miroshnik — no lift
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