Tom Stoltman has once again taken the title of the “World’s Strongest Man,” marking his third win in four years. His victory in the 2024 World’s Strongest Man competition was dominant, with a nearly wire-to-wire lead in the finals. He secured the win on Sunday by excelling in his signature event, the Atlas Stones, and finished with 53 total points – 5.5 points ahead of second-place finisher Mitchell Hooper, the 2023 champion.
Hooper was unable to stop Stoltman from claiming another title, similar to the previous year when he prevented Stoltman from achieving a rare three-peat. With this win, Stoltman now joins American Bill Kazmaeir (1980, 1981, 1982) in third place on the all-time list of World’s Strongest Man winners. Throughout the two-day finals, Stoltman, aged 29, never placed lower than third in any event. He tied for the most points in the Max Axle and Keg Toss events on the first day, establishing his lead.
The highest-ranking American in the competition was Evan Singleton, who finished in third place overall and was the only American to make it to the finals. Singleton also placed fourth in the previous year’s event and was the top American finisher then. Despite winning Europe’s Strongest Man a few weeks prior, Luke Stoltman, Tom’s brother, placed ninth in this year’s World’s Strongest Man competition.