World Strongman Federation

{{Infobox organization |image = World Strongman logo.png |formation = 2003 |type = Sports federation |headquarters = Dubai, UAE |language = |leader_title = President |leader_name = Vladimir Burdun (UAE) |name = World Strongman |image_size = frameless |num_members = |website= [http://www.worldstrongman.org/ World Strongman] }}

The '''"World Strongman" International Union''' of associations and clubs (old name '''World Strongman Federation''' - "WSF") ("WSM") is a worldwide organization within strength athletics, founded by Vlad Redkin, a prominent figure in the history of the International Federation of Strength Athletes and World Strongman Cup Federation. The WSF has organised a number of grand prix events and national championships featuring some of the world's leading strength athletes including 5 time World's Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski, Brian Shaw, Mikhail Koklyaev, Krzysztof Radzikowski, Tarmo Mitt, Kevin Nee, Stefan Solvi Petursson, Laurence Shahlaei and Mark Felix. The WSF's flagship programme is the WSF World Cup.

==History== The WSF was set up in 2003 by Vlad Redkin following a financial dispute with the World Strongman Cup Federation. Following Vlad's departure, the WSCF ceased to promote events and effectively disappeared from the strength athletics landscape. In September 2007 an event in Khanty-Mansijsk formerly affiliated to WSCF and featuring its athletes was promoted by Vlad Redkin. This event had its name changed at short notice from WSCF to the Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk (Russia) and in effect was the first WSF event. The reason given after the competition by Redkin was that a combination of financial reasons as well as concerns over WSCF's stated aim of forming closer ties with the International Federation of Strength Athletes led him to part company with WSCF. He initially planned to cooperate closely with Strongman Super Series in 2008, but in fact set up a new federation called the World Strongman Federation.<ref name=autogenerated3>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2007/Sep/Vlad_Redkin_Leaves_WSMC____Stoyan_Todorchev_Wins_Contest_in_Russia.html|title=Vlad Redkin Leaves WSMC . . . Stoyan Todorchev Wins Contest in Russia}}</ref>

In 2008 the WSF organised a World Cup, it featured Mariusz Pudzianowski amongst others. However, the inaugural season failed to attract as many top tier names as planned and the WSF World Cup season was reduced in scale. By the end of 2008 the new federation was organising one off grand prix events largely based in the countries of the former Soviet Union, featuring fields of athletes confined to those countries.

In 2011 the WSF began to exert its presence globally once more and a WSF Asian World Cup event was organised, with Tarmo Mitt winning the event and also featuring the comeback event for Kevin Nee who finished third.<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/news/wsf-asian-world-cup Tarmo Mitt Wins Asian World Cup Strongman by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2011 IronMind]</ref>

In August 2011 Redkin stated that WSF had an agreement between 8 countries in that time and more were being approached in order to once again stage a WSF World Cup. This materialised and in August 2011 the 2011/12 World Cup was begun.<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/news/world-strongman-federation-5-stage-tour-planned World Strongman Federation: 5-Stage Tour Planned by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2011 IronMind]</ref>

In August 2022 by the decision of the ExCo WSF organization has been rebranded to the "World Strongman" International Union of associations and clubs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://worldstrongman.org/official-report-by-the-world-strongmanabout-re-organization/ | title=Official report by the World Strongmanabout re-organization | date=15 August 2022 }}</ref>

In September 2023, Mr. Vladimir Burdun (UAE) was legally elected by ExCo President of the International Union "World Strongman" <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WORLDstrongman/posts/pfbid02Jc31qP8183rdQHTC8jb1UX7GWXFFHvsv9xhxpL16meEj69yPRmzu7gSYiBQpJxgEl|title=Facebook|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> {{Infobox sport tournament |year = 2012 |name = WSF World Cup |image = WSFLogo.png |caption = The official logo of World Strongman Federation |location = Varies |establishment = 2008 |format = A number of Multi-event competitions within an annual tour |purse = }}

==World Cup==

===2008=== {| class="wikitable" !Location !Champion !Runner-up !3rd place !Date |- |'''WSF World Cup Irkutsk''' {{flagicon|RUS}} Irkutsk, Russia|| {{flagicon|POL}} Mariusz Pudzianowski || {{flagicon|RUS}} Elbrus Nigmatullin || {{flagicon|BUL}} Stojan Todorchev || Feb. 22, 2008<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/wsf-world-cup-irkutsk-2008 WSF World Cup Irkutsk 2008 | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |'''Irkutsk Russian Strongman Cup''' {{flagicon|RUS}} Irkutsk, Russia|| {{flagicon|RUS}} Elbrus Nigmatullin || {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Kononets || {{flagicon|RUS}} Michael Sidorychev || July 27, 2008<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/irkutsk-russian-strongman-cup Irkutsk Russian Strongman Cup | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |}

===2010=== {| class="wikitable" !Location !Champion !Runner-up !3rd place !Date |- |'''WSF BelAZ Strongman Cup''' {{flagicon|Belarus}} Zhodzina, Belarus || {{flagicon|EST}} Tarmo Mitt || {{flagicon|LTU}} Atanas Abrutus || {{flagicon|Belarus}} Alexander Lapirov || Sept. 24, 2010<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/clone-belaz-strongman-cup-2010 Clone of BELAZ STRONGMAN CUP 2010 | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |}

===2011===

====World Cup==== {| class="wikitable" !Location !Champion !Runner-up !3rd place !Date |- |'''WSF Asian World Cup''' {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Mar/Tarmo_Mitt_Wins_Asian_World_Cup_Strongman.html|title=Tarmo Mitt Wins Asian World Cup Strongman}}</ref> || {{flagicon|EST}} Tarmo Mitt || {{flagicon|Belarus}} Alexander Lapirov || {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Nee || March 26, 2011 |- |'''WSF World Cup stage I''' {{flagicon|LAT}} Riga, Latvia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Aug/Antonos_Abrutis_Wins_WSF_World_Cup_Riga.html|title=Antonos Abrutis Wins WSF World Cup Riga}}</ref>|| {{flagicon|LTU}} Atanas Abrutus || {{flagicon|EST}} Tarmo Mitt || {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarno Jokinen || Aug. 20, 2011<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/wsf-world-cup-1st-stage WSF World Cup 1st stage! | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |'''WSF World Cup stage II''' {{flagicon|Georgia}} Batumi, Georgia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Sep/WSF_Strongman_World_Cup-Surprise_in_Georgia.html|title=WSF Strongman World Cup: Surprise in Georgia}}</ref> || {{flagicon|Georgia}} Zviad Kajaia|| {{flagicon|DEN}} Nikolai Hansen|| {{flagicon|Georgia}} Konstantine Janashia || Sept. 4, 2011<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/wsf-world-cup-2nd-stage WSF World Cup 2nd stage! | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |'''WSF World Cup stage III''' {{flagicon|Belarus}} Minsk, Belarus<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Sep/Tarmo_Mitt_Wins_WSF-World_Cup_Strongman_in_Minsk.html|title=Tarmo Mitt Wins WSF–World Cup Strongman in Minsk}}</ref> || {{flagicon|EST}} Tarmo Mitt || {{flagicon|LTU}} Atanas Abrutus || {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Lashyn || Sept. 10, 2011<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/wsf-world-cup-3rd-stage WSF World Cup 3rd stage | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |'''WSF BelAZ Strongman Cup''' {{flagicon|Belarus}} Zhodzina, Belarus || {{flagicon|EST}} Tarmo Mitt || {{flagicon|LTU}} Atanas Abrutus || {{flagicon|Belarus}}Alexander Lapirov || Sept. 24, 2011<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/belaz-strongman-cup-2011 BELAZ STRONGMAN CUP 2011 | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |}

====World Team Cup==== {| class="wikitable" !Location !Champion !Runner-up !3rd place !Date |- |'''WSF World Team Cup: Stage I''' || {{flagicon|UKR}} Ukraine Oleksandr Lashyn Sergey Konyushok ||{{flagicon|EST}} Estonia Meelis Pungits Peil || {{flagicon|UKR}} Ukraine Stahursky Tishecky || July 2, 2011<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/wsf-world-team-cup-2011-0 WSF World Team Cup 1 st. | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |'''WSF World Team Cup: Stage II''' || {{flagicon|EST}} Estonia Tarmo Mitt Evgeny Shcherbakov || {{flagicon|Belarus}} Belarus Sergy Vachinshky Alexander Lapirov || {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan Sergey Trubitsin Hamza Primov || July 9, 2011<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/wsf-world-team-cup-2-st WSF World Team Cup 2 st. | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |}

====Other competitions==== {| class="wikitable" !Location !Champion !Runner-up !3rd place !Date |- |'''Ukraine's Strongest Man 2011''' {{flagicon|UKR}} Kiev, Ukraine || {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Lashyn || {{flagicon|UKR}} Victor Yurchenko || {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksander Pekanov || October 14, 2011<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/strongest-man-ukraine |title=Strongest Man of Ukraine {{!}} World Strongmen Federation |access-date=2012-02-14 |archive-date=2013-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002618/http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/strongest-man-ukraine |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |'''Hungary's Strongest Man 2011''' {{flagicon|HUN}} Pusztaottlaka, Hungary || {{flagicon|HUN}} Zolt Szabó || {{flagicon|HUN}} Ákos Nagy || {{flagicon|HUN}} István Sárai || October 15, 2011<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/hungary-s-strongest-man-2011 Hungary’s Strongest Man 2011 | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |}

===2012===

====World Cup==== {| class="wikitable" !Location !Champion !Runner-up !3rd place !Date |- |'''WSF World Cup stage IV''' {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan || {{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Radzikowski || {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Sergey Trubitsin || {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Felix || March 30, 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Mar/Krzysztof_Radzikowski_Wins_WSF-Uzebekstan.html|title=Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins WSF–Uzebekstan}}</ref> |- |'''WSF World Cup stage V''' {{flagicon|NED}} Hoofddorp, Netherlands || {{flagicon|NED}} Richard van der Linden || {{flagicon|SWE}} Sebastian Davidsson || {{flagicon|GEO}} Konstantinie Janashia || June 10, 2012<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/news/holland-s-got-power Holland’s Got Power! | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |'''WSF World Cup stage VI''' {{flagicon|UKR}} Lviv, Ukraine || {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Lashyn || {{flagicon|UKR}} Viktor Yurchenko|| {{flagicon|ISL}} Ari Gunarsson || July 14, 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Jul/Oleksandr_Lashyn_Wins_WSF-Ukraine.html|title=Oleksandr Lashyn Wins WSF-Ukraine}}</ref> |- |'''WSF World Cup stage VII''' {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland || {{flagicon|DEN}} Nikolai Hansen || {{flagicon|LTU}} Antanas Abrutus || {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarno Jokinen || Sept. 9, 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Sep/Strongman_and_Grip_Strength_at_the_Finnish_Fitness_Expo.html|title=Strongman and Grip Strength at the Finnish Fitness Expo}}</ref> |- |'''WSF World Cup stage VIII''' {{flagicon|TUR}} Denizli, Turkey || {{flagicon|LAT}} Rolands Gulbis || {{flagicon|POL}} Bartalomei Bak || {{flagicon|EST}} Tarmo Mitt || Oct. 16, 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Oct/WSF_Turkey_World_Cup_Results.html|title=WSF Turkey World Cup Results}}</ref> |- |}

====Other competitions==== {| class="wikitable" !Location !Champion !Runner-up !3rd place !Date |- |'''Brazilian Strongman Open Championships''' {{flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil || {{flagicon|Brazil}} Eduardo Visciglia || {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rodrigo Gigante || {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rafael Crestani || Feb. 26, 2012<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/brazilain-strongman-open-championship Brazilian Strongman Open Championship | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |'''Azerbaijan Strongmen Championships''' {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Baku, Azerbaijan || {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Vusal Mardanov || {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Mehman Faradzov || {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Hazrjad Magammedov || March 4, 2012<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/azerbajan-strongmen-championsip Azerbaijan Strongmen Championship | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |'''Russian Strongman Championships''' {{flagicon|RUS}} Krasnoyarsk, Russia || {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexej Zolotuhin || {{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Kalinichenko || {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Lysenko || April 4, 2012<ref>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/russian-strongmen-championship-krasnoyarsk-2012 Russian Strongmen Championship - Krasnoyarsk 2012! | World Strongmen Federation]</ref> |- |'''WSF Russian Strongman Cup''' {{flagicon|RUS}} Vologda, Russia || {{flagicon|Belarus}}Alexander Lapirov || {{flagicon|RUS}}Pavel Sprutsko || {{flagicon|RUS}}Denis Naigibin || June 30, 2012<ref name=autogenerated2>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Jul/WSF_Update-Strongman_and_Mas_Wrestling_in_Russia.html|title=WSF Update: Strongman and Mas Wrestling in Russia}}</ref> |- |'''Elite Strongman: Moscow''' {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia || {{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Radzikowski || {{flagicon|BUL}} Stojan Todorchev || {{flagicon|RUS}}Mikhail Koklyaev || Aug. 1, 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Aug/Krzysztof_Radzikowski_Wins_Elite_Strongman.html|title=Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins Elite Strongman}}</ref> |}

====World Team Cup/Team Championships==== {| class="wikitable" !Location !Champion !Runner-up !3rd place !Date |- |'''WSF CIS/Baltic Team Championships''' || '''Team Russia'''{{flagicon|RUS}} Elbrus Nigmatullin Vladimir Muravlov ||'''Team Ukraine'''{{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Lashyn Ivanov || '''Baltic Team''' {{flagicon|EST}} Tarmo Mitt {{flagicon|LTU}} Antanas Abrutis || June 30, 2012<ref name=autogenerated2 /> |- |}

===2013===

====World Cup==== {| class="wikitable" !Location !Champion !Runner-up !3rd place !Date |- |'''WSF World Cup Stage I''' {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan || {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Sergey Trubitsin || {{flagicon|Poland}} Rafal Kobylarz|| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Oleksandr Lashyn || April 14, 2013<ref name=autogenerated4>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Jan/2013_WSF_World_Cup_Schedule.html |title=News | website=www.ironmind.com | author=Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | access-date=2013-01-25 |archive-date=2013-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214211/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Jan/2013_WSF_World_Cup_Schedule.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |'''WSF World Cup Stage II''' {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Aktau, Kazakhstan || || || || April TBA, 2013<ref name=autogenerated4 /> |- |'''WSF World Cup Stage III''' {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary || || || || May TBA, 2013<ref name=autogenerated4 /> |- |'''WSF World Cup Stage IV''' {{flagicon|RUS}} Russia || || || || May TBA, 2013<ref name=autogenerated4 /> |- |'''WSF World Cup Stage V''' {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands || || || || June TBA, 2013{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} |- |'''WSF World Cup Stage VI''' {{small|''WSF European Championships''}} {{flagicon|POL}} || || || || June TBA, 2013<ref name=autogenerated4 /> |- |'''WFS World Cup Stage VII''' {{flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal || || || || July TBA, 2013<ref name=autogenerated4 /> |- |'''WSF World Cup Stage VIII''' {{flagicon|UKR}} Ukraine || || || || Aug. TBA, 2013<ref name=autogenerated4 /> |- |'''WSF World Cup Stage IX''' {{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey || || || || Sept. TBA, 2013<ref name=autogenerated4 /> |- |'''WSF World Cup Stage X''' {{flagicon|RUS}} Russia || || || || Oct. TBA, 2013<ref name=autogenerated4 /> |- |'''WSF World Cup Finals''' {{small|''WSF World Championships''}} {{flagicon|UAE}} United Arab Emirates || || || || Dec. TBA, 2013<ref name=autogenerated4 /> |}

====World Team Cup==== {| class="wikitable" !Location !Champion !Runner-up !3rd place !Date |- |'''WSF World Team Cup''' {{small|''Poland VS. USA''}} {{flagicon|POL}} Poland || || || || Aug. TBA, 2013 |}

====Other competitions==== {| class="wikitable" !Location !Champion !Runner-up !3rd place !Date |- |'''Elite Strongman: Moscow''' {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia || || || || July TBA, 2013<ref name=autogenerated4 /> |}

==WSF World Strongmen Championships==

===2012=== The first ever WSF World Strongmen Championship was held February 12–14, 2012 in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan. The contest consisted of 25 athletes, after day 1 the field was cut down to 15 athletes, and down to 8 athletes after day 2. The scores were reset to zero after each day of competition, and the finals were held on Feb. 14, 2012.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.wsfworldcup.org/kalendar/abu-dhabi-wsf-world-strongmen-championship-2012 Abu Dhabi WSF World Strongmen Championship 2012 | World Strongmen Federation]</ref>

====Athletes==== *Tarmo Mitt (Estonia)<ref name=autogenerated1 /> *Mark Felix (UK) *Laurence Shahlaei (UK) *Josh Thigpen (USA) *Richard van der Linden (Netherlands) *Nikolai Hansen (Denmark) *Elbrus Nigmatullin (Russia) *Antanas Abrutis (Lithuania) *Oleksandr Lashyn (Ukraina) *Aleksandr Lapyrov (Belarus) *Kevin Nee (USA) *Juanjo Diaz Garcia (Spain) *Sergey Trubitsin (Uzbekistan) *Rolands Gulbis (Latvia) *Krzysztof Radzikowski (Poland) *Vusal Mardanov (Azerbaijan) *Adam Darasz (Hungary) *Vladimir Rizov (Bulgaria) *Stefan Solvi Petursson (Iceland) *Farzad Mousakhani (Iran) *Mika Jaakola (Finland) *Alexander Mantserov (Russia) *Marc Wells (Australia) *Gregor Stegnar (Slovenia) *Ricardo Nortt (Brazil)

====Day 1 results==== '''Date:''' 12 February 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Feb/WSF_World_Strongmen_Championships-Day_1_Results.html|title=WSF World Strongmen Championships: Day 1 Results}}</ref> '''Dubai, UAE''' {{flagicon|UAE}} {| class="wikitable" !Position !Name !Country !Points |- |1 || Krzysztof Radzikowski || {{flagicon|POL}} || 96 |- |2 || Farzad Mousakhani || {{flagicon|Iran}} || 94 |- |3 || Laurence Shahlaei || {{flagicon|GBR}} || 84 |- |4 || Elbrus Nigmatulin || {{flagicon|RUS}} || 83 |- |5 || Alexander Mantserov || {{flagicon|RUS}} || 82 |- |6 || Oleksander Lashyn || {{flagicon|UKR}} || 81 |- |7 || Josh Thigpen || {{flagicon|USA}} || 79 |- |8 || Mark Felix || {{flagicon|GBR}} || 76 |- |9 || Nikolai Hansen || {{flagicon|DEN}} || 75 |- |9 || Stefan Solvi Petursson || {{flagicon|ISL}} || 75 |- |11 || Tarmo Mitt || {{flagicon|EST}} || 73 |- |11 || Vladimir Rizov || {{flagicon|BUL}} || 73 |- |13 || Antanas Abrutis || {{flagicon|LTU}} || 71 |- |14 || Rolands Gulbis || {{flagicon|LAT}} || 66 |- |15 || Kevin Nee || {{flagicon|USA}} || 65 |- |}

====Day 2 results==== '''Date:''' 13 February 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Feb/WSF_Championships-Josh_Thigpen_Wins_Day_2.html|title=Josh Thigpen Wins Day 2 at WSF Championships}}</ref> '''Dubai, UAE''' {{flagicon|UAE}} {| class="wikitable" !Position !Name !Country !Points |- |1 || Josh Thigpen || {{flagicon|USA}} || 52.5 |- |2 || Stefan Solvi Petursson || {{flagicon|ISL}} || 51.5 |- |3 || Laurence Shahlaei || {{flagicon|GBR}} || 47.5 |- |4 || Krzysztof Radzikowski || {{flagicon|POL}} || 47 |- |5 || Mark Felix || {{flagicon|GBR}} || 45 |- |6 || Farzad Mousakhani || {{flagicon|Iran}} || 42.5 |- |7 || Nikolai Hansen || {{flagicon|DEN}} || 42.5 |- |8 || Antanas Abrutis || {{flagicon|LTU}} || 38 |- |}

====Day 3/Final placings==== '''Date:''' 14 February 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Feb/Krzysztof_Radzikowski_Wins_WSF_World_Strongmen_Championships.html|title=Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins WSF World Strongmen Championships}}</ref> '''Dubai, UAE''' {{flagicon|UAE}} {| class="wikitable" !Position !Name !Country !Points |- |1 || Krzysztof Radzikowski || {{flagicon|POL}} || 35 |- |2 || Laurence Shahlaei || {{flagicon|GBR}} || 33 |- |3 || Josh Thigpen || {{flagicon|USA}} || 27 |- |4 || Stefan Solvi Petursson || {{flagicon|ISL}} || 22 |- |5 || Nikolai Hansen || {{flagicon|DEN}} || 18 |- |6 || Kevin Nee || {{flagicon|USA}} || 15 |- |7 || Mark Felix || {{flagicon|GBR}} || 12 |- |8 || Antanas Abrutis || {{flagicon|LTU}} || 0 |- |}

===2013=== The 2013 WSF World Championships are scheduled to be held in December, and will also be the finals for the 2013 WSF World Cup.<ref name=autogenerated4 /> The contest is scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates.<ref name=autogenerated4 />

==Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk== Originally, another event in Khanty-Mansijsk in September 2007 was affiliated to WSMC and featured its athletes. However, the promoter of the event, Vlad Redkin, changed the name from WSMC to the Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk (Russia). The reason given was that after the competition Redkin was parting company with WSMC due to his concerns over WSMC wanting closer ties with the International Federation of Strength Athletes. He also cited that he had lost money with WSMC. He initially planned to cooperate closely with the World Strongman Super Series in 2008, but in fact set up a new federation called the World Strongman Federation.<ref name=autogenerated3 />

'''Date:''' 8 September 2007

{| class="wikitable" !Position !Name !Country !Points |- | 1. || Stojan Todorchev || {{flagicon|BGR}} || 49 |- | 2. || Tarmo Mitt || {{flagicon|EST}} || 47,5 |- | 3. || Elbrus Nigmatullin || {{flagicon|RUS}} || 42 |- | 4. || Raivis Vidzis || {{flagicon|LVA}} || 36,5 |- | 5. || René Minkwitz || {{flagicon|DNK}} || 33 |- | 6. || Brian Shaw || {{flagicon|USA}} || 30,5 |- | 7. || Christian Savoie || {{flagicon|CAN}} || 24 |- | 8. || Glenn Ross || {{flagicon|NIR}} || 20 |- | 9. || Mojtaba Maleki || {{flagicon|IRN}} || 17 |- | 10. || Karim Taleshi || {{flagicon|IRN}} || 17 |- | 11. || Igor Torlak || {{flagicon|RUS}} || 9,5 |}

=== 2014 ===

=== 2015 ===

The new President of WSF '''Pradeep Baba Madhok''' quotes “Our distinct target audience, apart from strength enthusiasts, that we aim to give utmost priority to is children and the youth, making them well informed on the importance of nutrition and fitness at a very young age. WSF solely stands by the principal of strength and with that in mind, we hope to inspire the forthcoming generations to reach their dreams.”

=== 2016 ===

=== 2024 === Dubai World Strongman Championship ==See also== * World's Strongest Man

==References== <references/>

Category:Strength athletics organizations Category:Strongmen competitions