Various strongman events throughout Canada
Strength athletics in Canada refers to the various strongman (strength athlete) events throughout Canada and its provinces in the sport of [strength athletics] in association with the World's Strongest Man . The roots of strongman in Canada go back long before the birth of WSM in 1977, particularly with [Louis Cyr] in the early 1900s, who was deemed the "Strongest Man on Earth" during his lifetime. Four Canadian athletes have finished on the podium, placing 2nd in 1982 with Tom Magee and 3rd in 2005 with Dominic Filiou , Jean-François Caron placing 3rd in 2020, and Maxime Boudreault placing 3rd in 2021. The provinces of Canada hold annual championships with the top 2-4 athletes going on to the National Championships at the end of the year to crown Canada's Strongest Man. Mitchell Hooper 's win at 2023 World's Strongest Man makes him the first Canadian to finish in first place.
Canada's Strongest Man[ edit ] Canada's Strongest Man Location Canada Established 1982 Format Multi-event competition Simon Pratte
Canada's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Canada, and features exclusively Canadian athletes. The event first started in 1982, with Tom Magee winning the first 2 titles.[ 1] Hugo Girard would later go on to win a record 6 titles; a record that would later be beaten despite Hugo's proclamation that nobody would ever even go as far as to match it. After Hugo withdrew from competition due to injuries, fellow training partner and 5 time runner-up Jessen Paulin won in 2005 & 2006.[ 2] Dominic Filiou won in 2007, becoming the first man to defeat Hugo Girard on Canadian soil.[ 3] After the dust had settled following the end of Hugo's era, a new champion would emerge: Jean-Francois Caron. Jean-Francois, or "J-F", has dominated strongman in Canada since 2011, winning the title of Canada's Strongest Man every year and ushering in a new era of Strongman in Canada. J-F has also nurtured the success of other athletes and has worked towards developing the success of the sport in the country as a whole.
Official results - top three places [ edit ] Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location 1982 Tom Magee 1983 Tom Magee 1984 Event not held 1985 Event not held 1986 Dusko Markovich 1987 Robert Dubeau [ 4] Marco Fortier Ken Fisher 1988 Tom Magee 1989 Event not held 1990 Gregg Ernst 1991 Gregg Ernst 1992 Event not held 1993 Chuck Haase 1994 Ron Trottier 1995 Robert Ploughman 1996 Event not held 1997 Ginaud Dupuis 1998 Event not held 1999 Hugo Girard Ed Brost Ginaud Dupuis Quebec, Canada 2000 Hugo Girard Jessen Paulin Geoff Dolan Quebec, Canada 2001 Hugo Girard Travis Lyndon Jessen Paulin Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec 2002 Hugo Girard Jessen Paulin Travis Lyndon North Bay, Ontario 2003 Hugo Girard Jessen Paulin Geoff Dolan Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec 2004 Hugo Girard Jessen Paulin Travis Lyndon Gatineau, Quebec 2005 Jessen Paulin Travis Lyndon Dominic Filiou Gatineau, Quebec 2006 Jessen Paulin Dominic Filiou Louis-Philippe Jean Gatineau, Quebec 2007 Dominic Filiou Jessen Paulin Hugo Girard Gatineau, Quebec 2008 Louis-Philippe Jean Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie Gatineau, Quebec 2009 Christian Savoie Louis-Philippe Jean Jean-François Caron Quebec City, Quebec 2010 Christian Savoie Jean-François Caron Scott Cummine Quebec City, Quebec 2011 Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie Scott Cummine Quebec City, Quebec 2012[ 5] Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie Scott Cummine Quebec City, Quebec 2013 [ 6] Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie Ben Ruckstuhl Quebec City, Quebec 2014 Jean-François Caron Simon Boudreau Ben Ruckstuhl Quebec City, Quebec 2015 Jean-François Caron Maxime Boudreault Simon Boudreau Dubreuilville, Ontario 2016 Jean-François Caron Jimmy Paquet Vincent Lapointe Dubreuilville, Ontario 2017 Jean-François Caron Jimmy Paquet Karl Hjelholt Plantagenet, Ontario 2018 Jean-François Caron Jimmy Paquet Maxime Boudreault Plantagenet, Ontario 2019 Jean-François Caron Karl Hjelholt Jimmy Paquet Plantagenet, Ontario 2020 Event not held 2021[ 7] Gabriel Rhéaume Wesley Derwinsky Sean Hayes Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec 2022[ 8] Maxime Boudreault Gabriel Rhéaume Wesley Derwinsky Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec 2023 Simon Pratte Joey Lavallee Fredrick Rhéaume Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec
Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[ 9] Quebec's Strongest Man[ edit ] Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location 1999 Ron Trottier Ginaud Dupuis Jessen Paulin Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec 2000 Jessen Paulin Dominic Filiou Ginaud Dupuis Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec 2001 Jessen Paulin Martin Brisebois Dominic Filiou Lac-Etchemin, Quebec 2002 Jessen Paulin Steve Bourgeois Dominic Filiou Baie-Comeau, Quebec 2003 Dominic Filiou Jessen Paulin Franky Bonneau Gatineau, Quebec 2004 Jessen Paulin Yannick Normandin Steve Bourgeois Mont-Joli, Quebec 2005[ 10] Jessen Paulin Dominic Filiou Steve Bourgeois Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec 2006 Jessen Paulin Dominic Filiou Louis-Phillipe Jean Quebec 2007 Dominic Filiou Jessen Paulin Louis-Phillipe Jean Quebec 2008 Hugo Girard Christian Savoie Jessen Paulin Quebec 2009 Christian Savoie Jean-François Caron Franky Bonneau Quebec 2010 Christian Savoie Jean-François Caron Warwick, Quebec 2011 Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie Warwick, Quebec 2012 Christian Savoie Jean-François Caron Warwick, Quebec 2013 Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie Warwick, Quebec
Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[ 9] Ontario's Strongest Man[ edit ] Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location 2000 Travis Lyndon Jamie Aszmies Rob Verkest London, Ontario 2001 Travis Lyndon Jamie Aszmies Chris Ronzon London, Ontario 2002 Mark Lozer Ryan Green Travis Lyndon Hawkesbury, Ontario 2003 Travis Lyndon Ryan Green Steve Lozer Ottawa, Ontario 2004 Travis Lyndon Ryan Green Jamie Aszmies Kitchener, Ontario 2005 Travis Lyndon Mike Bade Joe Montgomery North Bay, Ontario 2006 Travis Lyndon Joe Montgomery Sean Bates Port Stanley, Ontario 2007 Joe Montgomery John Dungey Len Elliott Ottawa, Ontario 2008 Jose Plante Paul Vaillancourt Len Elliott Wawa, Ontario 2009 Paul Vaillancourt John Dungey Luke Skaarup Kitchener, Ontario 2010 Paul Vaillancourt Eric Rautenberg Luke Skaarup Cornwall, Ontario 2011 Paul Vaillancourt Kyle Rayner Karl Hjelholt Toronto , Ontario 2012 Luke Skaarup Kyle Rayner David Droeske Kitchener, Ontario 2013[ 11] Ben Ruckstuhl Kyle Rayner Max Boudreault Thunder Bay, Ontario 2014 Luke Skaarup Ben Ruckstuhl Paul Vaillancourt Thunder Bay, Ontario 2015 Ben Ruckstuhl Luke Skaarup Maxime Boudreault Toronto , Ontario 2016 Paul Vaillancourt Karl Hjelholt David Jennings Trenton , Ontario 2017 Maxime Boudreault Karl Hjelholt Kyle Rayner Trenton , Ontario 2018 Maxime Boudreault Karl Hjelholt Ben Ruckstuhl Trenton , Ontario 2019 Maxime Boudreault Karl Hjelholt Ben Ruckstuhl Kapuskasing , Ontario
Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[ 9] Western Canada's Strongest Man[ edit ] Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place 1999 NOT HELD 2000 Grant McReynolds Geoff Dolan Beerd Beekman 2001 Beerd Beekman Geoff Dolan Ed Brost Calgary, Alberta 2002 Geoff Dolan Maurice Paquette Cory Gillespie Saskatoon, SK 2003 Geoff Dolan Alan Block Brad Provick Fort Qu'Appelle, SK 2004 Brad Provick Geoff Dolan Gino Castonguay Winnipeg, Manitoba 2005 Alan Block Chris Colonval Ed Brost Edmonton , Alberta 2006 Scott Cummine Al Block Chris Colonval Regina, SK 2007 Chris Colonval Scott Cummine Matt Parkes Regina, SK 2008 Matt Parkes Scott Cummine Alan Block British Columbia 2009 Scott Cummine Jon Moerike Maurice Paquette Altona, Manitoba 2010 Scott Cummine Brad Provick Maurice Paquette Saskatoon, SK 2011 Scott Cummine Nathan Rolston Jon Wade Edmonton , Alberta 2012 Scott Cummine Brad Provick Jay Smith Regina, SK 2013 Scott Cummine Brad Provick Jon Wade Regina, SK 2014 Scott Cummine Brad Provick Quinton Falk Regina, SK 2015 Dom Liontas Brad Provick Artur Walus Regina, SK 2016 Scott Cummine Brad Provick Dom Liontas Regina, SK 2017 James Loach Brad Sheperd Artur Walus Regina, SK 2018 James Loach Dom Liontas Artur Walus Regina, SK 2019 Brad Shepherd Sam Rissling Artur Walus Regina, SK 2020 Event not held - Covid 2021 Event not held - Covid 2022 Sean Hayes James Jeffers Tyler Sigurdson Regina, SK 2023 James Jeffers Tristain Hoath Colten Sloan Fort McMurray, AB
Results courtesy of July 1 Western Canadas Strongest Man on Facebook[ 9] Atlantic Canada's Strongest Man[ edit ] Results courtesy of www.acstrongman.com[ 12] North America's Strongest Man[ edit ] North America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both United States and Canada. The event was established in 1992.[ 13]
Official results - top three places [ edit ]