World's Strongest Team
World's Strongest Team is an annual strongman contest organized by Ultimate Strongman that consists of two men teams (occasionally even three or four) from various countries all over the world. The teams are named according to their ancestral traits and geographical locations.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Strongman |
| Location | Various locations in United Kingdom and Ireland |
| Established | 1995 |
| Format | Multi-event competition |
| Teams | 8 |
The contest was first held in 1995. Some of the famous annual events include team deadlifts, team deadlift static holds, super yokes, rock lifts, Atlas stones, four-man pole push, tug of war, medley, railway track farmers walk, Basque circle and arm over arm vehicle pull. In recent years it has been organised by Strongmen Glenn Ross and Eddie Hall in Stoke-on-Trent.
Past winners
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- Results courtesy of David Horne's World of Grip
References
- Strength Sports, SQUOD1. "Ultimate Strongman World's Strongest Team 2012/08/06 - Columb Barracks, Westmeath, Ireland - 1st place: Vikings (56 pts), 2nd place: Baltic Barbarians (47 pts), 3rd place: Saxons (46 pts)". www.irishstrongman.com. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- Triana, Andrew (4 June 2015). "Huge Weekend For Strongman: World Records Fall and One Team Rises". www.elitefts.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
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