2024 Strongman Classic Results and Recap

Mitchell Hooper achieved a world record Axle Press en route to the gold.

Last updated on July 15th, 2024

The 2024 Strongman Classic, promoted by Giants Live, occurred on July 13, 2024, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. The single-day contest featured 12 of the world’s top strongmen, including three World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champions, competing through five events: Max Axle Press, Deadlift, Conan’s Wheel, Wrecking Ball Hold, and Atlas Stones.

2023 WSM and reigning two-time Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) champion Mitchell Hooper of Canada scored 49 of a possible 60 points to secure the top spot on the podium. In the opening event, the Max Axle Press, Hooper achieved a new world record of 218 kilograms. He later set a new Wrecking Ball Hold world record of 1:58.

2024 Strongman Classic Results

1. Mitchell Hooper (CAN) — 49 points
2. Tom Stoltman (UK) — 47 points
3. Pavlo Kordiyaka (UKR) — 38.5 points
4. Mathew Ragg (NZL) — 37 points
5. Tristain Hoath (CAN) — 36.5 points
6. Oleksii Novikov (UKR) — 35 points
7. Andrew Flynn (UK) — 34 points
8. Kane Francis (UK) — 32 points
9. Pa O’Dwyer (IRL) — 28 points
10. Eddie Williams (AUS) — 24 points
11. Gavin Bilton (UK) — 15 points
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2024 Strongman Classic Event Results

Below are the results for each of the five events contested at the Royal Albert Hall:

Max Axle Press

1. Mitchell Hooper — 218 kilograms — World Record
2. Tom Stoltman — 195 kilograms
3. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 195 kilograms
4. Evan Singleton — 185 kilograms
5. Mathew Ragg — 170 kilograms (T-fifth)
6. Tristain Hoath — 170 kilograms (T-fifth)
7. Oleksii Novikov — 170 kilograms (T-fifth)
8. Andrew Flynn — 170 kilograms (T-fifth)
9. Kane Francis — 170 kilograms (T-fifth)
10. Pa O’Dwyer — 170 kilograms (T-fifth)
11. Gavin Bilton — 170 kilograms (T-fifth)
12. Eddie Williams —

Deadlift

Using an axle bar, each athlete attempted as many reps as possible of 360 kilograms within the 60-second time cap.

1. Mitchell Hooper — Eight reps
2. Mathew Ragg — Seven reps
3. Tom Stoltman — Six reps
4. Tristain Hoath — Five reps
5. Oleksii Novikov — Four reps (T-fifth)
6. Andrew Flynn — Four reps (T-fifth)
7. Kane Francis — Four reps (T-fifth)
8. Pa O’Dwyer — Four reps (T-fifth)
9. Eddie Williams — Four reps (T-fifth)
10. Pavlo Kordiyaka — Two reps
11. Gavin Bilton — One reps

Conan’s Wheel

1. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 1,035° — World Record
2. Mitchell Hooper — 836°
3. Tom Stoltman — 826° (T-third)
4. Tristain Hoath — 826° (T-third)
5. Mathew Ragg — 798°
6. Andrew Flynn — 783°
7. Pa O’Dwyer — 778°
8. Oleksii Novikov — 641°
9. Kane Francis — 559°
10. Gavin Bilton — 374°
11. Eddie Williams — 373°

Wrecking Ball Hold

1. Mitchell Hooper — 118.72 seconds — World Record
2. Oleksii Novikov — 104.14 seconds
3. Eddie Williams — 101.48 seconds
4. Andrew Flynn — 88.71 seconds
5. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 85.77 seconds
6. Pa O’Dwyer — 85.38 seconds
7. Kane Francis — 74.66 seconds
8. Tom Stoltman — 74.56 seconds
9. Tristain Hoath — 66.72 seconds
10. Mathew Ragg — 66.47 seconds
11. Gavin Bilton — 35.35 seconds

Atlas Stones

1. Tom Stoltman — Five in 20.81 seconds
2. Kane Francis — Five in 25.06 seconds
3. Mathew Ragg — Five in 27.72 seconds
4. Tristain Hoath — Five in 36.24 seconds
5. Oleksii Novikov — Five in 36.56 seconds
6. Andrew Flynn — Five in 49.43 seconds
7. Eddie Williams — Four in 20.88 seconds
8. Pavlo Kordiyaka — Four in 29.43 seconds
9. Pa O’Dwyer — Four in 48.28 seconds
10. Gavin Bilton — Three in 19.84 seconds
11. Mitchell Hooper — One in 5.54 seconds

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