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Strength athletics in the United States

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Strength athletics in the United States refers to the various strongman competitions organized throughout United States and North America with the elements of all of strength athletics taken into account. United States has held a preeminent position as a nation due to the enormous success of its competitors on the international stage, who between them have won twelve World's Strongest Man titles and numerous other international strongman competitions. United States has both amateur and a professional sanctioning bodies.

Pro/Amateur organizations

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American Strongman Corporation ("ASC") is the sole sanctioning body for all professional American strength athletes and organizes the annual America's Strongest Man contest,[1] as well as the NAS US Amateur National Championships, the winner of which receives their pro card to compete in professional contests.[2] North American Strongman ("NASM") organizes the majority of the amateur contests in the United States, and holds pro qualifier events and national championship events throughout the year with men's, woman's, teen's and master's divisions as well as lightweight and heavyweight classes similar to ASC.

United States Strongman [3] is a relatively new organization.

America's Strongest Man

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America's Strongest Man
Tournament information
LocationUnited States
Established1997
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
United States Lucas Hatton

America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in the United States and featuring only American athletes. It is the most prestigious of the national titles. The contest was established in 1997 in Primm, Nevada, with Mark Philippi winning the inaugural contest. It has been held twenty-six times in eighteen locations across the United States and has produced twenty champions.[4]

Derek Poundstone holds the record for the highest number of wins with three, while Brian Shaw, Dimitar Savatinov, Steve Kirit and Brian Schoonveld share two wins each.

Champions breakdown

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Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
1997 United States Mark Phillipi United States Harold Collins United States Tommy Ingalsbe Primm, Nevada
1998 United States Karl Gillingham United States Doug Ahr United States Harold Collins
United States Odd Haugen
Las Vegas, Nevada
1999[5] United States Brian Neese United States Ken Brown United States Odd Haugen Honolulu, Hawaii
2000[6] United States Brian Schoonveld United States Phil Pfister United States Whit Baskin Maryland Heights, Missouri
2001[7] United States Brian Schoonveld United States Phil Pfister United States Johnny Perry Kokomo, Indiana
2002[8] United States Steve Kirit United States Johnny Perry United States Karl Gillingham St. Louis, Missouri
2003[9] United States Steve Kirit United States Phil Pfister United States Mark Phillipi St. Louis, Missouri
2004[10] United States Van Hatfield United States Phil Pfister United States Karl Gillingham Atlanta, Georgia
2005 Event not held
2006[11] United States Steve MacDonald United States Jon Andersen United States Travis Ortmayer Columbia, South Carolina
2007[12] United States Derek Poundstone United States Nick Best United States Van Hatfield Charlotte, North Carolina
2008 United States Jason Kristal United States Jason Bergmann United States Van Hatfield Charleston, West Virginia
2009 United States Derek Poundstone United States Travis Ortmayer United States Andy Vincent Morgantown, West Virginia
2010[13] United States Derek Poundstone United States Mike Jenkins United States Marshall White Las Vegas, Nevada
2011[14] United States Travis Ortmayer United States Dave Ostlund United States Mike Burke Hot Springs, Arkansas
2012[15] United States Mike Burke United States Mike Caruso United States Robert Oberst Las Vegas, Nevada
2013[16] United States Brian Shaw United States Robert Oberst United States Dimitar Savatinov Las Vegas, Nevada
2014[17] United States Dimitar Savatinov United States Robert Oberst United States John Posen Phoenix, Arizona
2015[18] United States Dimitar Savatinov United States Martins Licis United States Scott Weech Atlanta, Georgia
2016[19] United States Brian Shaw United States Casey Garrison United States Dimitar Savatinov St. Louis, Missouri
2017[20] United States Jerry Pritchett United States Dimitar Savatinov United States Wesley Claborn Phoenix, Arizona
2018[21] United States Trey Mitchell United States Jacob Fincher United States Wesley Claborn Long Beach, California
2019 United States Wesley Claborn United States Trey Mitchell United States Josh Reynolds Miami Beach, Florida
2020 United States Marcus Crowder United States Tyler Cotton United States Jose Baez Savannah, Georgia
2021 United States Josh Silvas United States Tyler Cotton United States Marcus Crowder San Antonio, Texas
2022[22] United States Bobby Thompson United States Tyler Cotton United States Trey Mitchell Las Vegas, Nevada
2023[23] United States Lucas Hatton United States Marcus Crowder United States Rob Kearney Orlando, Florida
2024 United States Lucas Hatton United States Tim Buck United States Kevin Faires Las Vegas, Nevada

Repeat champions

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Champion Times & years
United States Derek Poundstone 3 (2007, 2009, 2010)
United States Brian Schoonveld 2 (2000, 2001)
United States Steve Kirit 2 (2002, 2003)
United States Brian Shaw 2 (2013, 2016)
United States Dimitar Savatinov 2 (2014, 2015)
United States Lucas Hatton 2 (2023, 2024)

America's Strongest Woman

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America's Strongest Woman was initiated in 2021 and features both American and foreign athletes residing and training in the United States. 18 athletes have participated in the competition over the past four years.[24]

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
2021 United States Victoria Long United States Cori Butler United States Britta Maggard Orlando, Florida
2022 United States Victoria Long Ukraine Olga Liashchuk Puerto Rico Inez Carrasquillo Las Vegas, Nevada
2023 United States Angelica Jardine Ukraine Olga Liashchuk United States Cori Butler Orlando, Florida
2024 Ukraine Olga Liashchuk United States Nadia Stowers United States Erin Murray Las Vegas, Nevada

North America's Strongest Man

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North America's Strongest Man
Tournament information
LocationQuebec
Established1992
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Canada Maxime Boudreault

North America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both United States and Canada. The event was established in 1992[4] with Gary Mitchell of the United States winning the inaugural competition.

Despite the three hiatus periods (1994-1997, 2004-2006 and 2015-2022), the competition has been held seventeen times. Canada has produced five champions who shared ten titles among them while United States has produced seven champions with a title each for a total of seven.

The contest has been always held in Quebec.

Champions breakdown

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Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
1992 United States Gary Mitchell (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) Gatineau, Quebec
1993 United States Steve Pulcinella (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) Gatineau, Quebec
1994 - 1997 Event not held
1998 United States David Brown (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) Gatineau, Quebec
1999 United States Steve Dmytrow (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) Gatineau, Quebec
2001 Canada Hugo Girard Canada Geoff Dolan United States Phil Pfister Gatineau, Quebec
2002 Canada Hugo Girard (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) Gatineau, Quebec
2003 United States Jon Andersen United States Chad Coy United States Walt Gogola Gatineau, Quebec
2004 - 2006 Event not held
2007[25] Canada Jessen Paulin United States Brian Shaw Canada Christian Savoie Gatineau, Quebec
2008[26] Canada Jessen Paulin Canada Christian Savoie United States Pete Konradt Gatineau, Quebec
2009[27] Canada Christian Savoie Canada Jean-François Caron United States Josh Thigpen Gatineau, Quebec
2010[28] Canada Christian Savoie Canada Jean-François Caron Canada Scott Cummine Gatineau, Quebec
2011[29] Canada Christian Savoie Canada Jean-François Caron United States Karl Gillingham Gatineau, Quebec
2012 Canada Jean-François Caron United States Dave Ostlund Canada Jackie Ouellett Gatineau, Quebec
2013 Canada Jean-François Caron Canada Christian Savoie United States Dave Ostlund Gatineau, Quebec
2014 United States Brian Shaw Canada Jean-François Caron Canada Simon Boudreau Gatineau, Quebec
2015 - 2022 Event not held
2023 United States Trey Mitchell United States Lucas Hatton Canada Wesley Derwinsky Victoriaville, Quebec
2024 Canada Maxime Boudreault United States Lucas Hatton Canada Tristain Hoath Victoriaville, Quebec

Repeat champions

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Champion Times & years
Canada Christian Savoie 3 (2009, 2010, 2011)
Canada Hugo Girard 2 (2001, 2002)
Canada Jessen Paulin 2 (2007, 2008)
Canada Jean-François Caron 2 (2012, 2013)

NAS US Amateur Strongman Championships

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The Amateur US Nationals were created in 1997 and are held annually in various locations throughout the United States, with the winner of each weight class earning their pro card to compete professionally. Traditionally, the winner of the men's heavyweight class will go on to compete in major national and international strongman contests such as the World's Strongest Man and the Arnold Strongman Classic.[2]

Men's Heavyweight Champions

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Year Winner Venue
2004 United States Travis Ortmayer Indiana, Pennsylvania
2005 United States Tom McClure[30] Louisville, Kentucky
2009 United States Justin Warren[31] Carencro, Louisiana
2010 United States Eric Peterson Reno, Nevada
2011 United States Adam Scherr[2] Tunica, Mississippi

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