Full results of 2026 World's Strongest Man, held April 23–26, 2026 at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Every result below is checked against the sources listed at the foot of the page.
Results
Final standings
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 54 |
| 2 | Rayno Nel | South Africa | 52 |
| 3 | Trey Mitchell | USA | 36 |
| 4= | Ondřej Fojtů | Czech Republic | 31.5 |
| 4= | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 31.5 |
| 6 | Martins Licis | Latvia | 30.5 |
| 7 | Mathew Ragg | New Zealand | 29 |
| 8 | Eddie Williams | Australia | 26 |
| 9 | Nick Guardione | USA | 21 |
| 10 | Austin Andrade | Mexico | 12.5 |
Final event winners
| Event | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Box flip and yoke walk | Rayno Nel | 27.30 s |
| Bar lift (400 kg) | Rayno Nel | 5 reps |
| Bag toss over bar | Rayno Nel | 9 bags, 39.23 s |
| 213 kg event | Trey Mitchell | 213 kg |
| Stone medley | Trey Mitchell | 5 stones, 42.10 s |
What happened
Mitchell Hooper won World's Strongest Man for the second time in April 2026, three years after his first title at the same Myrtle Beach venue. The margin was two points over defending champion Rayno Nel, who won three of the five final events and still finished second.
How Hooper won without winning an event in the final: strongman is scored by placings in each event, not by event wins, and Hooper’s consistency — high finishes everywhere — beat Nel’s peaks. Trey Mitchell won the last two events, including the Atlas stones, to secure third.
Our take
this is the most competitive top two in the sport. Nel is the stronger athlete in raw lifts; Hooper is the more complete one across moving events, and WSM’s event mix rewards completeness. Tom Stoltman, a three-time champion, missing the final podium is the clearest sign yet that the sport has a new top tier.
Related
Sources: Wikipedia: 2026 World's Strongest Man. Facts verified Oct 18, 2026.