{"id":161752,"date":"2022-05-29T20:04:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T01:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/?p=161752"},"modified":"2023-03-24T13:16:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T18:16:44","slug":"tom-stoltman-wins-2022-worlds-strongest-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tom-stoltman-wins-2022-worlds-strongest-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Stoltman Wins 2022 World’s Strongest Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom Stoltman has won the 2022 World\u2019s Strongest Man<\/a>, making him the first champion in six years to win back-to-back titles.<\/p>\n

After five days of competition, the leaderboard had the 2021 champion retaining his title with two former WSM champions \u2014 Martins Licis and Oleksii Novikov \u2014 making the podium for second and third place, respectively. Four-time WSM champion Brian Shaw placed a distant fourth.<\/p>\n

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  1. Tom Stoltman<\/strong> \u2014 53.5 points<\/li>\n
  2. Martins Licis<\/strong> \u2014 43 points<\/li>\n
  3. Oleksii Novikov <\/strong>\u2014 43 points<\/li>\n
  4. Brian Shaw <\/strong>\u2014 37.5 points<\/li>\n
  5. Maxime Boudreault <\/strong>\u2014 34.5 points<\/li>\n
  6. Trey Mitchell<\/strong> \u2014 34 points<\/li>\n
  7. Luke Stoltman<\/strong> \u2014 30.5 points<\/li>\n
  8. Mitchell Hooper<\/strong> \u2014 30 points<\/li>\n
  9. Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted<\/strong> \u2014 13 points<\/li>\n
  10. Gabriel Rheaume<\/strong> \u2014 11 points<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Tom Stoltman\u2019s 2022 Path to Victory<\/h2>\n

    Stoltman dominated his group in the Qualifying rounds<\/a>, consistently winning first place through all six initial events, but 2020 WSM winner Oleksii Novikov’s early performances during Days Four<\/a> and Five<\/a> made a hard path for ultimate victory. <\/p>\n

    In the first day of Finals, Mitchell Hooper\u2019s surprise win during the KNAACK Giant\u2019s Medley pushed Stoltman to second place and Novikov to third in the event. Novikov’s first-place performances in both the Deadlift and the Flintstone Barbell kept him one-and-a-half points ahead of Stoltman on the leaderboard, meaning the ’21 winner would need to dig deep in the fifth and final day to achieve a repeat win.<\/p>\n

    In Day Two of Finals, Novikov took an initial lead during the Bus Pull with a first place win as Stoltman came in third. In the penultimate event, Stoltman tackled all nine steps of the Reign Total Body Fuel Power Stairs, while Novikov completed only six reps and placed a shocking eighth.<\/p>\n

    The overall points gap grew wider and Stoltman began his eventual drive for the title. In the conclusive Atlas Stones, Stoltman had a commanding first place performance, loading all five stones in just over 25 seconds. Novikov placed last in the Stones after loading only four stones.<\/p>\n

    By the end of the day, Martins Licis sat in second place on the leaderboard, barely edging out Novikov based on their performances during the Atlas Stones, and Stoltman secured his second title without question.<\/p>\n

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