The Shaw Classic is a strongman competition run and hosted by four-time World's Strongest Man Brian Shaw, who won the inaugural competition in 2020.[1] The second edition of the contest had 16 athletes with backgrounds from Europe and North America.[2] The total prize pool in 2020 was $53,900.[3] In 2021 the prize pool increased to $100,000 and in 2022 the prize pool increased to $150,000.[4] In 2023 the prize pool was $251,932.[5]
 The Shaw Classic logo | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |  United States Colorado Estes Park Event Center |
| Established | 2020 |
Number of tournaments | 5 |
| Format | Multi-event competition |
| Website | theshawclassic.com |
| Current champion | |
 Mitchell Hooper | |
| Most recent tournament | |
| 2024 Shaw Classic | |
In 2023 Brian Shaw announced the winner of the Shaw Classic Pro Competition would gain the title of Strongest Man on Earth after acquiring the trademark off of Paul Ohl the organiser of the Fortissimus strongman competition held in 2008 and 2009.[6] Shaw also announced that the 2023 Shaw Classic would be the last competition of his career.[7]
Podium Breakdown
editPro Men
edit(From 2023 onwards, the competition is known as 'Strongest Man on Earth')
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |  Brian Shaw
|
JF Caron
|
 Oleksii Novikov
|
| 2021 | Trey Mitchell
|
Brian Shaw
|
JF Caron
|
| 2022 | Trey Mitchell (2)
|
Brian Shaw
|
Mitchell Hooper
|
| 2023 | Brian Shaw (2)
|
Mitchell Hooper
|
 Tom Stoltman
|
| 2024 | Mitchell Hooper
|
 Hafthor Bjornsson
|
Lucas Hatton
|
Open Men
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Thomas Evans
|
Joey Lavallée
|
Wesley Derwinsky
|
| 2023 | Austin Andrade
|
Wesley Derwinsky
|
Joey Lavallée
|
| 2024 | Joshua Spurgeon
|
Nicholas Guardione
|
Tim Buck
|
Open Women
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Victoria Long
|
Olga Liashchuk
|
Cori Butler
|
| 2023 | Olga Liashchuk
|
Samantha Belliveau
|
Melissa Peacock
|
| 2024 | Melissa Peacock
|
 Nicole Genrich
|
Nadia Stowers
|
Lightweight Men
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alec Soukup
|
Matthew McQuiston
|
John Alimo
|
Lightweight Women
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kira Wrixon
|
Taylor Woods
|
Holly McRae
|
Classic Results
edit2020 Shaw Classic
edit| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States
|
47.5 |
| 2 | JF Caron | Canada
|
44.5 |
| 3 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine
|
40 |
| 4 | Trey Mitchell | United States
|
35.5 |
| 5 | Jerry Pritchett | United States
|
33.5 |
| 6 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom
|
31 |
| 7 | Luke Stoltman |  Scotland
|
30.5 |
| 8 | Maxime Boudreault | Canada
|
29.5 |
| 9 | Kevin Faires | United States
|
27 |
| 10 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom
|
5 |
2021 Shaw Classic
edit| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey Mitchell | United States
|
104.5 |
| 2 | Brian Shaw | United States
|
101.5 |
| 3 | JF Caron | Canada
|
99 |
| 4 | Kevin Faires | United States
|
83 |
| 5 | Evan Singleton | United States
|
80 |
| 6 | Bobby Thompson | United States
|
75.5 |
| 7 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom
|
74 |
| 8 | Maxime Boudreault | Canada
|
70 |
| 9 | Aivars Šmaukstelis |  Latvia
|
69 |
| 10 | Konstantine Janashia |  Georgia
|
60 |
| 11 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom
|
56.5 |
| 12 | Zydrunas Savickas |  Lithuania
|
36 |
| 13 | Gabriel Rheaume | Canada
|
32 |
| 14 | Gabriel Pena |  Mexico
|
29.5 |
| 15 | Jerry Pritchett | United States
|
23 |
| 16 | Mikhail Shivlyakov |  Russia
|
22.5 |
2022 Shaw Classic
edit| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey Mitchell | United States
|
100.5 |
| 2 | Brian Shaw | United States
|
99.5 |
| 3 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada
|
95 |
| 4 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine
|
79 |
| 5 | Maxime Boudreault | Canada
|
70 |
| 6 | Kevin Faires | United States
|
68 |
| 7 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia
|
67.5 |
| 8 | Evan Singleton | United States
|
59.5 |
| 9 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia
|
52 |
| 10 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania
|
49.5 |
| 11 | Bobby Thompson | United States
|
42 |
| 12 | Gabriel Pena | Mexico
|
39 |
| 13 | Gabriel Rheaume | Canada
|
36.5 |
| 14 | Jerry Pritchett | United States
|
27 |
| 15 | Luke Stoltman | Scotland
|
1 |
2023 Shaw Classic - Strongest Man on Earth
edit| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States
|
96 |
| 2 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada
|
89 |
| 3 | Tom Stoltman | Scotland
|
83 |
| 4 | Evan Singleton | United States
|
77.5 |
| 5 | Trey Mitchell | United States
|
73 |
| 6 | Thomas Evans | United States
|
64 |
| 7 | Bobby Thompson | United States
|
62 |
| 8 | Maxime Boudreault | Canada
|
57 |
| 9 | Kevin Faires | United States
|
49 |
| 10 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine
|
44 |
| 11 | Gavin Bilton |  Wales
|
43 |
| 12 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia
|
41 |
| 13 | Luke Stoltman | Scotland
|
32.5 |
| 14 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom
|
8 |
2024 Shaw Classic - Strongest Man on Earth
edit| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada
|
117 |
| 2 | Hafthor Bjornsson | Iceland
|
108 |
| 3 | Lucas Hatton | United States
|
83 |
| 4 | Trey Mitchell | United States
|
79.5 |
| 5 | Austin Andrade | United States
|
75.5 |
| 6 | Evan Singleton | United States
|
70 |
| 7 | Tom Stoltman | Scotland
|
68.5 |
| 8 | Bobby Thompson | United States
|
63.5 |
| 9 | Wesley Derwinsky | Canada
|
61.5 |
| 10 | Thomas Evans | United States
|
57 |
| 11 | Maxime Boudreault | Canada
|
41 |
| 12 | Matthew Ragg |  New Zealand
|
40 |
| 13 | Tristan Hoath | Canada
|
38 |
| 14 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia
|
38 |
| 15 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine
|
35 |
| 16 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine
|
29.5 |
Open Results
edit2022
edit| 2022 Shaw Open (Men) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Thomas Evans | United States
|
62.5 |
| 2 | Joey Lavallee | Canada
|
61.5 |
| 3 | Wesley Derwinsky | Canada
|
58.5 |
| 4 | Sean Hayes | Canada
|
53 |
| 4 | Jack Plankers | United States
|
53 |
| 6 | Austin Andrade | United States
|
50.5 |
| 7 | Lucas Nail | United States
|
47.5 |
| 8 | Bryce Johnson | United States
|
44 |
| 9 | Andrew Montoya | United States
|
41 |
| 10 | Andy Black | United Kingdom
|
38.5 |
| 11 | Tim Buck | United States
|
37 |
| 12 | Trevor Siemonsma | United States
|
33 |
| 13 | Brian Clark | United States
|
31.5 |
| 14 | Alex Kelley | United States
|
26 |
| 15 | Ayyub Mohammad |  Germany
|
23.5 |
| 16 | Joe Stella | United States
|
18 |
| 2022 Shaw Open (Women) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Victoria Long | United States
|
49.5 |
| 2 | Olga Liashchuk | Ukraine
|
38.5 |
| 3 | Cori Butler | United States
|
34.5 |
| 4 | Nancy Johnson | United States
|
31.5 |
| 5 | Samantha Belliveau | Canada
|
31 |
| 6 | Jackie Osczevski | Canada
|
28.5 |
| 7 | Bailey Deschene | Canada
|
22.5 |
| 8 | Rebecca Houston | United States
|
13.5 |
| 9 | Monica Johnson | United States
|
11.5 |
| 10 | Taylor Woods | Canada
|
8 |
2023
edit| 2023 Shaw Open (Men) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Austin Andrade | United States
|
65 |
| 2 | Wesley Derwinsky | Canada
|
59 |
| 3 | Joey Lavallee | Canada
|
58.5 |
| 4 | Brett Thompson | United States
|
57.5 |
| 5 | Tim Buck | United States
|
54.5 |
| 6 | Nathan Goltry | United States
|
51.5 |
| 7 | Tristain Hoath | Canada
|
48 |
| 8 | James Jeffers | Canada
|
44 |
| 9 | Bryce Johnson | United States
|
42 |
| 10 | Nicholas Guardione | United States
|
41.5 |
| 11 | Josh Gregory | United States
|
32.5 |
| 12 | Zach Price | United States
|
31.5 |
| 13 | Alexander Kopp | United States
|
28 |
| 13 | Josh Spurgeon | United States
|
28 |
| 15 | Andrew Montoya | United States
|
27 |
| 16 | Donald Treglia | United States
|
10.5 |
| 2023 Shaw Open (Women) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Olga Liashchuk | Ukraine
|
67 |
| 2 | Samantha Belliveau | Canada
|
63 |
| 3 | Melissa Peacock | Canada
|
60 |
| 4 | Jackie Osczevki | Canada
|
52 |
| 5 | Cori Butler | United States
|
47 |
| 6 | Jackie Rhodes | United States
|
41 |
| 7 | Rebecca Houston | United States
|
30 |
| 7 | Morgan Irons | United States
|
30 |
| 9 | Stephanie Bisignano | Canada
|
28 |
| 10 | Austyn Grubb | United States
|
27 |
| 11 | Jessica Trumbull | United States
|
18 |
| 12 | Joscelyne O'Brien | Canada
|
11.5 |
| 13 | Laura De Berdt Romilly | Canada
|
8 |
| 13 | Angela Highfield | United States
|
8 |
2024
edit| 2024 Shaw Open (Men) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Joshua Spurgeon | United States
|
52.5 |
| 2 | Nicholas Guardione | United States
|
50 |
| 3 | Timothy Buck | United States
|
47 |
| 4 | Joey Lavelle | Canada
|
45 |
| 5 | Andrew Burton | United States
|
43.5 |
| 6 | James Jeffers | Canada
|
37.5 |
| 7 | Alexander Koop | United States
|
36 |
| 8 | Nicholas Smith | United States
|
25 |
| 9 | Jon Furrh | United States
|
23 |
| 10 | Josh Gregory | United States
|
12.5 |
| 2024 Shaw Lightweight (Men) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Alec Soukup | United States
|
62.5 |
| 2 | Matthew McQuiston | United States
|
55.5 |
| 3 | John Alimo | United States
|
50 |
| 4 | Richard Mocygemba | United States
|
49 |
| 5 | Jack Turner | United States
|
40.5 |
| 6 | Philup Brinkman | United States
|
36 |
| 7 | Josh Harrelson | United States
|
34 |
| 8 | Nick Strauss | United States
|
24.5 |
| 9 | Harry Walker | United States
|
18 |
| 10 | Blake Hoffman | United States
|
15 |
| 2024 Shaw Open (Women) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Melissa Peacock | Canada
|
57.5 |
| 2 | Nicole Genrich | Australia
|
47.5 |
| 3 | Nadia Stowers | United States
|
45.5 |
| 4 | Erin Murray | United States
|
45.5 |
| 5 | Nancy Johnson | United States
|
38.5 |
| 6 | Jackie Osczevski | Canada
|
37 |
| 7 | Ashley Crawford | United States
|
37 |
| 8 | Jennifer Lyle | United States
|
34.5 |
| 9 | Jackie Rhodes | United States
|
26.5 |
| 10 | Laura De Berdt Romilly | Canada
|
15.5 |
| 2024 Shaw Lightweight (Women) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Kira Wrixon | United States
|
56 |
| 2 | Taylor Woods | Canada
|
49 |
| 3 | Holly McRae | Canada
|
46.5 |
| 4 | Krystal Stanczyk | United States
|
38 |
| 5 | Stacey Burr | United States
|
37 |
| 6 | Kristin Ellis | United States
|
35.5 |
| 7 | Diana Ferrer | Mexico
|
35 |
| 8 | Nadia Morrison | United States
|
33.5 |
| 9 | Heidi Ellen Humar | Australia
|
29 |
| 10 | Jamie Strong | United States
|
21.5 |
References
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- ^ "Update: Oleksii Novikov and Robert Oberst Out of 2021 Shaw Classic". BarBend. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Brian Shaw Wins 2020 Shaw Classic — Recap and Results". BarBend. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Trey Mitchell Wins 2021 Shaw Classic — Results, Event Recaps & Prize Money". BarBend. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "MY THOUGHTS ON MY LAST COMPETITION EVER". YouTube. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Blechamn, Phil (17 August 2023). "The 2023 Shaw Classic Will Officially Crown "The Strongest Man on Earth"". BarBend. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Zeglinski, Robert (28 February 2023). "Brian Shaw Reveals 2023 Shaw Classic Roster While Announcing Strongman Retirement". Breaking Muscle. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "2021 Shaw Classic Preview — Roster And Events". BarBend. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ 2022 SHAW CLASSIC INSANE ATHLETE LINEUP!, 11 January 2022, retrieved 11 January 2022
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- ^ Lockridge, Roger (21 August 2023). "2023 Shaw Classic Results — Brian Shaw Is the Strongest Man on Earth". Bar Bend. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "2022 Shaw Classic Open Results". Strongman Archives.
- ^ "2022 Shaw Classic Open (Women) Results". Strongman Archives.
- ^ "2023 Shaw Classic Open Results". Strongman Archives.
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