The 2024 Wales Strongest Man contest occurred on July 21, 2024, in Cardiff, Wales. The single-day competition featured 14 of the countryโs 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 โ 53 points
- Matt Dimond โ 52 points
- Mark Jeanes โ 51 points
- Jamie Nelson โ 51 points
- William Jones โ 45 points
- Llyr Hughes โ 45 points
- David Ramplee โ 45 points
- Luke Sperduti โ 43 points
- Joe Roberts โ 40 points
- Luke Weaver โ 23 points
- Tom Wellington โ 21 points
- Julian Grey โ 20 points
- James Francis โ 19 points
- Aaron Moon โ 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 โ 36.64 seconds
- Jamie Nelson โ 39.05 seconds
- Llyr Hughes โ 40.44 seconds
- Mark Jeanes โ 42.83 seconds
- Jacob Brooke โ 47.07 seconds
- Matt Dimond โ 52.17 seconds
- Joe Roberts โ 56.49 seconds
- David Ramplee โ 64.02 seconds
- Luke Sperduti โ 75 seconds
- Aaron Moon โ 78.76 meters
- Luke Weaver โ 77.44 meters
- Tom Wellington โ 72.5 meters
- Julian Grey โ 65.61 meters
- James Francis โ 56.4 meters
Press Medley
Each strongman had 75 seconds to lock out six overhead presses in the fastest time possible:
- Matt Dimond โ Four in 45.77 seconds
- Jacob Brooke โ Four in 59.85 seconds
- Jamie Nelson โ Four in 61.63 seconds
- David Ramplee โ Four in 63.08 seconds
- William Jones โ Two in 20.7 seconds
- Joe Roberts โ Two in 23.65 seconds
- Mark Jeanes โ Two in 24.83 seconds
- Luke Sperduti โ Two in 25.32 seconds
- Llyr Hughes โ Two in 40.7 seconds
- Tom Wellington โ One in 38.87 seconds
- James Francis โ One in 47.03 seconds
- Aaron Moon โ One in 14.58 seconds
- Luke Weaver โ no lift
- Julian Grey โ no lift
Car Deadlift Hold
Each athlete held a 300-kilogram car deadlift for time:
- Jacob Brooke โ 70.71 seconds
- Llyr Hughes โ 68.1 seconds
- Joe Roberts โ 60.07 seconds
- Julian Grey โ 56.1 seconds
- Matt Dimond โ 47.07 seconds
- James Francis โ 41.42 seconds
- Jamie Nelson โ 39.86 seconds
- Luke Weaver โ 39.22 seconds
- David Ramplee โ 38.03 seconds
- Mark Jeanes โ 37.89 seconds
- Tom Wellington โ 35.96 seconds
- Luke Sperduti โ 34.05 seconds
- Aaron Moon โ 33.9 seconds
- William Jones โ 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 โ Five in 17.34 seconds
- Mark Jeanes โ Five in 17.91 seconds
- David Ramplee โ Five in 18.56 seconds
- Matt Dimond โ Five in 20.98 seconds
- William Jones โ Five in 23.82 seconds
- Jacob Brooke โ Five in 25.85 seconds
- Luke Weaver โ Five in 30.78 seconds
- Jamie Nelson โ Five in 37.6 seconds
- Joe Roberts โ Four in 24.69 seconds
- Julian Grey โ Four in 25.9 seconds
- Tom Wellington โ Four in 33.51 seconds
- James Francis โ Three in 21.22 seconds
- Llyr Hughes โ Three in 31.83 seconds
- Aaron Moon โ 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 โ Five in 22.02 seconds
- Luke Sperduti โ Five in 30.62 seconds
- Llyr Hughes โ Five in 35.65 seconds
- Jamie Nelson โ Five in 36.3 seconds
- William Jones โ Five in 36.55 seconds
- David Ramplee โ Five in 40.36 seconds
- Matt Dimond โ Five in 58.3 seconds
- Jacob Brooke โ Four in 22.09 seconds
- Tom Wellington โ Four in 26.9 seconds
- Joe Roberts โ Four in 33.17 seconds
- Luke Weaver โ Four in 44.12 seconds
- James Francis โ Four in 44.37 seconds
- Julian Grey โ Three in 20.48 seconds
- Aaron Moon โ Three in 21.22 seconds
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