Dillon Thompson scores his first U80 WSM title in Madison, WI.
The 2024 Official Strongman Games occurred in Madison, WI, on Dec. 6-8, 2024. The competitors featured weight class contests for female and male athletes, together with the 2024 Below 90 Kilograms (U90) World Strongest Man (WSM) comprising seven occasions: Log Lift, Car Walk, Deadlift, Carry & Push Medley, Sandbag Toss, Wrecking Ball Maintain, and Atlas Stones.
Ten athletes representing 4 international locations vied for the title, however Dillon Thompson of the USA claimed the gold with 55.5 of a attainable 70 factors. He was joined by an all-American podium with the one different two athletes to eclipse 50 factors — Tommy Lovell and Josh Kowalewski.
2024 U80 World’s Strongest Man Outcomes
- Dillon Thompson (USA) — 55.5 factors
- Tommy Lovell (USA) — 52.5 factors
- Josh Kowalewski (USA) — 50.5 factors
- Chris Harper (CAN) — 49.5 factors
- Mason Cupp (USA) — 38.5 factors
- Richard Molnar (UK) — 38 factors
- Finlay Mercer (UK) — 32.5 factors
- Dean McVie (UK) — 23.5 factors
- Steve Coyne (USA) — 22.5 factors
- Jonas Bertschinger (SUI) — 22 factors
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2024 U80 World’s Strongest Man Occasion Outcomes
Beneath are the outcomes for every of the seven contested occasions in Madison:
Log Elevate
With one minute on the clock, athletes lifted 113 or 127 kilograms for reps. Any rep with the heavier log outranked any variety of reps with the lighter weight.
- Dillon Thompson — 5 reps, 127 kilograms
- Josh Kowalewski — Three reps, 127 kilograms (T-second)
- Richard Molnar — Three reps, 127 kilograms (T-second)
- Dean McVie — Three reps, 127 kilograms (T-second)
- Mason Cupp — Two reps, 127 kilograms (T-fifth)
- Chris Harper — Two reps, 127 kilograms (T-fifth)
- Jonas Bertschinger — Two reps, 127 kilograms (T-fifth)
- Tommy Lovell — One rep, 127 kilograms
- Finlay Mercer — Three reps, 113 kilograms
- Steve Coyne — Two reps, 113 kilograms
Automotive Stroll
Every strongman had one minute to traverse the 331-kilogram equipment down the 15-meter course as quick as attainable.
- Josh Kowalewski — 10.22 seconds
- Chris Harper — 11.76 seconds
- Tommy Lovell — 11.84 seconds
- Steve Coyne — 12.06 seconds
- Dillon Thompson — 14.09 seconds
- Finlay Mercer — 14.45 seconds
- Mason Cupp — 15.53 seconds
- Dean McVie — 15.77 seconds
- Jonas Bertschinger — 16.32 seconds
- Richard Molnar — 31.73 seconds
Deadlift
With one minute on the clock, athletes lifted 290 kilograms on an axle bar for reps.
- Richard Molnar — 10 reps
- Tommy Lovell — 5 reps (T-second)
- Josh Kowalewski — 5 reps (T-second)
- Chris Harper — 4 reps (T-fourth)
- Finlay Mercer — 4 reps (T-fourth)
- Dillon Thompson — Three reps (T-sixth)
- Mason Cupp — Three reps (T-sixth)
- Dean McVie — Three reps (T-sixth)
- Steve Coyne — Three reps (T-sixth)
- Jonas Bertschinger — Two reps
Carry & Push Medley
Athletes had been allotted one minute to hold a 113-kilogram sandbag and a 125-kilogram sandbag and push a sled 15 meters every, totaling the 45-meter course as shortly as attainable.
- Tommy Lovell — 30.86 seconds
- Chris Harper — 31.4 seconds
- Dillon Thompson — 33.22 seconds
- Finlay Mercer — 33.74 seconds
- Richard Molnar — 34.25 seconds
- Mason Cupp — 35.83 seconds
- Josh Kowalewski — 36.04 seconds
- Jonas Bertschinger — 37 seconds
- Steve Coyne — 41.78 seconds
- Dean McVie — 44.78 seconds
Sandbag Toss
With solely 45 seconds every, athletes tossed six implements weighing 13 to twenty kilograms over a 4.6-meter bar as quick as attainable.
- Dillon Thompson — Six in 21.6 seconds
- Josh Kowalewski — Six in 24.16 seconds
- Chris Harper — 5 in 13.94 seconds
- Tommy Lovell — 5 in 14.95 seconds
- Richard Molnar — 5 in 26.3 seconds
- Steve Coyne — 4 in 38.51 seconds
- Dean McVie — Three in 14.44 seconds
- Finlay Mercer — Three in 18.23 seconds
- Mason Cupp — Three in 33.7 seconds
- Jonas Bertschinger — One in 5.21 seconds
Wrecking Ball Maintain
Athletes held a 250-kilogram wrecking ball in a sumo maintain for so long as attainable.
- Mason Cupp — 144.09 seconds
- Dillon Thompson — 104.27 seconds
- Tommy Lovell — 105.84 seconds
- Jonas Bertschinger — 97.56 seconds
- Josh Kowalewski — 91.16 seconds
- Finlay Mercer — 85.89 seconds
- Chris Harper — 73.44 seconds
- Dean McVie — 73.11 seconds
- Steve Coyne — 63.11 seconds
- Richard Molnar — 55.45 seconds
Atlas Stones
Athletes had one minute to load the six stones weighing 102 to 159 kilograms as quick as attainable.
- Dillon Thompson — Six in 32.89 seconds
- Mason Cupp — Six in 35.23 seconds
- Chris Harper — Six in 38.5 seconds
- Tommy Lovell — Six in 38.95 seconds
- Richard Molnar — Six in 40.5 seconds
- Josh Kowalewski — Six in 41.89 seconds
- Finlay Mercer — 5 in 30.73 seconds
- Dean McVie — 4 in 31.26 seconds
- Jonas Bertschinger — 5 in 36.42 seconds
- Steve Coyne — 5 in 41.78 seconds
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