Who is the strongest man in the world? Top 10 Strongmen including Scotland’s Stoltman Brothers
Strongmen are pushed to their limits in the World’s Strongest Man competition as it tests not only physical strength but agility and mental fortitude as well.
Established in 1977, the World’s Strongest Man was created to answer the question: “who is the strongest man in the world?” Almost half a century later, the competition has seen champions from all over the world take the crown including Scotland’s own Tom Stoltman who won in 2021 and 2022.
Born in Invergordon, a town in the Scottish Highlands, the Scot along with his fellow strongman brother Luke Stoltman have recently released their first book that “details their rise to become the world’s strongest brothers.”
In celebration of their new publication and performance in strongmen contests over the years, here are the results of the World’s Strongest Man 2023 so we can answer who the strongest men in the world are.
In celebration of their new publication and performance in strongmen contests over the years, here are the results of the World’s Strongest Man 2023 so we can answer who the strongest men in the world are.
9. Mathew Ragg
Matthew Ragg is the five-time champion of the New Zealand's Strongest Man competition. According to The Sun, last year his “third-place finish at the Official Strongman Games was enough to qualify him for the World's Strongest Man. Ragg went on to stun at the competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in April 2023.”
10. Jaco Schoonwinkel
Jaco Schoonwinkel is a strongman who hails from South Africa. Despite an impressive display he ultimately had to withdraw from the 2023 competition due to an injury. Bar Bend reports that Schoonwinkel “finished second out of 10 competitors at both the 2022 Official Strongman Games and the 2021 Africa's Strongest Man.”