2010 World's Strongest Man
The 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man held at Sun City, South Africa from Sept. 15–22. Zydrunas Savickas won his second title, Brian Shaw placed second moving up 1 spots from 3rd place the previous year, and Mikhail Koklyaev placed third.
In the finals, Zydrunas Savickas set a new world record in the Giant Wooden Log Lift for Max Weight event by lifting.
Line-up
Competitors – Original listing
Qualifying heats
Qualifying heats in World's Strongest Man involve a series of six events. The field is divided into groups of six competitors with the top two in each of the groups reaching the ten man final. A win in an event gives a competitor 6 points, second place gets 5, and so on. If there is a tie at the end of the qualifier, the competitor with the most individual event wins gets the advantage.Heat 1
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley | Event 2 Truck Pull | Event 3 Power Stairs | Event 4 Deadlift | Event 5 Overhead Lift | Event 6 Loading Race |
| 1 | Brian Shaw |  United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Stefan Solvi Petursson |  Iceland | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Mark Felix |  United Kingdom | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Stoyan Todorchev |  Bulgaria | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Sergii Romanchuk |  Ukraine | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Ettiene Smit |  South Africa | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Heat 2
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Giant Farmer's Walk | Event 2 Power Stairs | Event 3 Deadlift | Event 4 Africa Stone | Event 5 Metal Block Press | Event 6 Loading Race |
| 1 | Derek Poundstone | United States | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Richard Skog |  Norway | 4 | 6 | 4= | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Alex Curletto |  Italy | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Hennie Jordan | South Africa | 6 | 5 | 4= | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| WD | Robert Szczepanski† |  Poland | 2 | 2 | 4= | WD | WD | WD |
† Szczepanski left the competition with a biceps injury during the Africa Stone. He had 10 points after three events.
Heat 3
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley | Event 2 Truck Pull | Event 3 Power Stairs | Event 4 Deadlift | Event 5 Dumbbell Press | Event 6 Loading Race |
| 1 | Ervin Katona |  Serbia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Travis Ortmayer | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4= | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Vytautas Lalas |  Lithuania | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2= | 1 |
| 4 | Konstiantyn Ilin | Ukraine | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2= | 4 |
| 5 | Janusz Kulaga | Poland | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4= | 5 | 5 |
| WD | Darren Sadler† | United Kingdom | 6 | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD |
† Sadler left the competition with a torn biceps injury in the Medley almost as soon as it began.
Heat 4
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Giant Farmer's Walk | Event 2 Squat Lift | Event 3 Africa Stone | Event 4 Overhead Lift | Event 5 Deadlift Hold | Event 6 Loading Race |
| 1 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 1 | 1= | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2= † | Nick Best | United States | 3 | 3= | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2= † | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 2 | 1= | 4 | 3= | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Louis-Philippe Jean |  Canada | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Warrick Brant |  Australia | 6 | 3= | 5 | 3= | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Agris Kazelniks |  Latvia | 5 | 3= | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
† Although Best and Shahlaei tied in points, the tiebreaker is with individual event wins. Best won three events and Shahlaei only won one, so Best advanced to the final.
Heat 5
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley | Event 2 Squat Lift | Event 3 Africa Stone | Event 4 Metal Block Press | Event 5 Deadlift Hold | Event 6 Loading Race |
| 1 | Jason Bergmann | United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Mikhail Koklyaev |  Russia | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Dave Ostlund | United States | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Mark Westaby | United Kingdom | 3 | 3= | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Christian Savoie | Canada | 5= | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Rob Frampton§ | United Kingdom | 5= | 3= | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
§ Frampton, initially a reserve, replaced Johannes Årsjö, who withdrew prior to the competition.