| Year |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Third place |
Host city |
|
| 2022 |
United Kingdom Tom Stoltman |
United States Martins Licis |
Ukraine Oleksii Novikov |
United States Sacramento, California |
| 2021 |
United Kingdom Tom Stoltman |
United States Brian Shaw |
Canada Maxime Boudreault |
United States Sacramento, California |
| 2020 |
Ukraine Oleksii Novikov |
United Kingdom Tom Stoltman |
Canada Jean-François Caron |
United States Bradenton, Florida |
| 2019 |
United States Martins Licis |
Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski |
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson |
United States Bradenton, Florida |
| 2018 |
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson |
Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski |
United States Brian Shaw |
Philippines Manila, Philippines |
| 2017 |
United Kingdom Eddie Hall |
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson |
United States Brian Shaw |
Botswana Gaborone, Botswana |
| 2016 |
United States Brian Shaw |
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson |
United Kingdom Eddie Hall |
Botswana Kasane, Botswana |
| 2015 |
United States Brian Shaw |
Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas |
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson |
Malaysia Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| 2014 |
Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas |
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson |
United States Brian Shaw |
United States Los Angeles, California |
| 2013 |
United States Brian Shaw |
Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas |
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson |
China Sanya, China |
| 2012 |
Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas |
Lithuania Vytautas Lalas |
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson |
United States Los Angeles, California |
| 2011 |
United States Brian Shaw |
Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas |
United Kingdom Terry Hollands |
United States Wingate, North Carolina |
| 2010 |
Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas |
United States Brian Shaw |
Russia Mikhail Koklyaev |
South Africa Sun City, South Africa |
| 2009 |
Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas |
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski |
United States Brian Shaw |
Malta Valletta, Malta |
| 2008 |
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski |
United States Derek Poundstone |
United States Dave Ostlund |
United States Charleston, West Virginia |
| 2007 |
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski |
Poland Sebastian Wenta |
United Kingdom Terry Hollands |
United States Anaheim, California |
| 2006 |
United States Phil Pfister |
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski |
United States Don Pope |
China Sanya, China |
| 2005 |
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski |
United States Jesse Marunde |
Canada Dominic Filiou |
China Chengdu, China |
| 2004 |
Ukraine Vasyl Virastyuk |
Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas |
Sweden Magnus Samuelsson |
The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas |
| 2003 |
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski |
Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas |
Ukraine Vasyl Virastyuk |
Zambia Victoria Falls, Zambia |
| 2002 |
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski |
Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas |
Latvia Raimonds Bergmanis |
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 2001 |
Norway Svend Karlsen |
Sweden Magnus Samuelsson |
Finland Janne Virtanen |
Zambia Victoria Falls, Zambia |
| 2000 |
Finland Janne Virtanen |
Norway Svend Karlsen |
Sweden Magnus Samuelsson |
South Africa Sun City, South Africa |
| 1999 |
Finland Jouko Ahola |
Finland Janne Virtanen |
Norway Svend Karlsen |
Malta Valletta, Malta |
| 1998 |
Sweden Magnus Samuelsson |
Finland Jouko Ahola |
Netherlands Wout Zijlstra |
Morocco Tangier, Morocco |
| 1997 |
Finland Jouko Ahola |
Denmark Flemming Rasmussen |
Sweden Magnus Samuelsson |
United States Primm Valley Resort, Nevada |
| 1996 |
Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon |
Finland Riku Kiri |
South Africa Gerrit Badenhorst |
Mauritius Port Louis, Mauritius |
| 1995 |
Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon |
South Africa Gerrit Badenhorst |
Finland Marko Varalahti |
The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas |
| 1994 |
Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon |
Austria Manfred Hoeberl |
Finland Riku Kiri |
South Africa Sun City, South Africa |
| 1993 |
United Kingdom Gary Taylor |
Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon |
Finland Riku Kiri |
France Orange, France |
| 1992 |
Netherlands Ted van der Parre |
Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon |
United Kingdom Jamie Reeves |
Iceland Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 1991 |
Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon |
Denmark Henning Thorsen |
United Kingdom Gary Taylor |
Spain Tenerife, Canary Islands |
| 1990 |
Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson |
United States O.D. Wilson |
Finland Ilkka Nummisto |
Finland Joensuu, Finland |
| 1989 |
United Kingdom Jamie Reeves |
Netherlands Ab Wolders |
Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson |
Spain San Sebastián, Spain |
| 1988 |
Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson |
United States Bill Kazmaier |
United Kingdom Jamie Reeves |
Hungary Budapest, Hungary |
| 1987 |
Not Held
|
| 1986 |
Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson |
United Kingdom Geoff Capes |
Netherlands Ab Wolders |
France Nice, France |
| 1985 |
United Kingdom Geoff Capes |
Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson |
Netherlands Cees de Vreugd |
Portugal Cascais, Portugal |
| 1984 |
Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson |
Netherlands Ab Wolders |
United Kingdom Geoff Capes |
Sweden Mora, Sweden |
| 1983 |
United Kingdom Geoff Capes |
Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson |
Netherlands Simon Wulfse |
New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand |
| 1982 |
United States Bill Kazmaier |
Canada Tom Magee |
United States John Gamble |
United States Magic Mountain, California |
| 1981 |
United States Bill Kazmaier |
United Kingdom Geoff Capes |
United States Dave Waddington |
United States Playboy Club, Vernon, New Jersey |
| 1980 |
United States Bill Kazmaier |
Sweden Lars Hedlund |
United Kingdom Geoff Capes |
United States Playboy Club, Vernon, New Jersey |
| 1979 |
United States Don Reinhoudt |
Sweden Lars Hedlund |
United States Bill Kazmaier |
United States Universal Studios, California |
| 1978 |
United States Bruce Wilhelm |
United States Don Reinhoudt |
Sweden Lars Hedlund |
United States Universal Studios, California |
| 1977 |
United States Bruce Wilhelm |
United States Bob Young |
United States Ken Patera |
United States Universal Studios, California |
