Oldest WSM Competitor


Rank Athlete Country Value Contest(s) Search Name
1 Mark Felix GBR 57 years, 3 days 2023 WSM Group 5 Mark Felix
2 Odd Haugen NOR 56 years, 250 days 2006 WSM Group 5 Odd Haugen
3 Mark Felix GBR 56 years, 42 days 2022 WSM Group 2 Mark Felix
4 Mark Felix GBR 55 years, 65 days 2021 WSM Group 2 Mark Felix
5 Mark Felix GBR 54 years, 213 days 2020 WSM Group 2 Mark Felix
6 Mark Felix GBR 53 years, 60 days 2019 WSM Group 5 Mark Felix
7 Odd Haugen NOR 52 years, 250 days 2002 WSM Group 4 Odd Haugen
8 Mark Felix GBR 52 years, 19 days 2018 WSM Group 4 Mark Felix
9 Nick Best USA 52 years, 9 days 2020 WSM Group 5 Nick Best
10 Odd Haugen NOR 51 years, 273 days 2001 WSM Group 5 Odd Haugen
11 Mark Felix GBR 51 years, 42 days 2017 WSM Group 1 Mark Felix
12 Mark Felix GBR 50 years, 126 days 2016 WSM Group 1 Mark Felix
13 Nick Best USA 49 years, 181 days 2018 WSM Group 5 Nick Best
14 Mark Felix GBR 49 years, 9 days 2015 WSM Final Mark Felix
15 Nick Best USA 48 years, 203 days 2017 WSM Final Nick Best
16 Ilkka Nummisto FIN 48 years, 162 days 1992 WSM Final Ilkka Nummisto
17 Mark Felix GBR 47 years, 347 days 2014 WSM Group 4 Mark Felix
18 Nick Best USA 47 years, 288 days 2016 WSM Group 2 Nick Best
19 Mark Felix GBR 47 years, 130 days 2013 WSM Group 4 Mark Felix
20 Nick Best USA 46 years, 171 days 2015 WSM Group 3 Nick Best
21 Ilkka Nummisto FIN 46 years, 116 days 1990 WSM Final Ilkka Nummisto
22 Mark Felix GBR 45 years, 158 days 2011 WSM Group 1 Mark Felix
23 Mark Westaby GBR 45 years, 158 days 2010 WSM Group 5 Mark Westaby
24 Nick Best USA 45 years, 143 days 2014 WSM Group 4 Nick Best
25 Ilkka Nummisto FIN 45 years, 118 days 1989 WSM Final Ilkka Nummisto
26 Nick Best USA 44 years, 291 days 2013 WSM Group 1 Nick Best
27 Manuel Angulo CHI 44 years, 181 days 2022 WSM Group 1 Manuel Angulo
28 Mark Felix GBR 44 years, 158 days 2010 WSM Group 1 Mark Felix
29 Ilkka Nummisto FIN 44 years 1988 WSM Final Ilkka Nummisto
30 Nick Best USA 43 years, 330 days 2012 WSM Group 2 Nick Best
31 Mark Felix GBR 43 years, 170 days 2009 WSM Group 2 Mark Felix
32 Evgeny Popov BUL 43 years, 113 days 1998 WSM Group 9 Evgeny Popov
33 Mika Törrö FIN 43 years, 19 days 2022 WSM Group 3 Mika Torro
34 Gerard du Prie NED 43 years 1980 WSM Final Gerard du Prie
35 Nick Best USA 42 years, 320 days 2011 WSM Group 1 Nick Best
36 Žydrūnas Savickas LTU 42 years, 296 days 2018 WSM Final Zydrunas Savickas Big Z
37 Karl Gillingham USA 42 years, 229 days 2007 WSM Group 2 Karl Gillingham
38 Chris Okonkwo NGR 42 years, 212 days 1983 WSM Final Chris Okonkwo
39 Ilkka Nummisto FIN 42 years, 211 days 1986 WSM Final Ilkka Nummisto
40 Mark Philippi USA 42 years, 200 days 2005 WSM Group 2 Mark Philippi
41 László Fekete HUN 42 years, 196 days 2000 WSM Group 5 Laszlo Fekete
42 Mark Westaby GBR 42 years, 159 days 2007 WSM Group 2 Mark Westaby
43 Mark Felix GBR 42 years, 150 days 2008 WSM Group 1 Mark Felix
44 Evgeny Popov BUL 42 years, 108 days 1997 WSM Group 2 Evgeny Popov
45 Derek Boyer AUS 42 years, 100 days 2011 WSM Group 5 Derek Boyer
46 Terry Hollands GBR 42 years, 15 days 2021 WSM Group 4 Terry Hollands Big Tel
47 Bill Anderson GBR 42 years 1979 WSM Final Bill Anderson
48 Rauno Heinla EST 41 years, 333 days 2024 World's Strongest Man Rauno Heinla
49 Nick Best USA 41 years, 320 days 2010 WSM Final Nick Best
50 Žydrūnas Savickas LTU 41 years, 318 days 2017 WSM Final Zydrunas Savickas Big Z
51 László Fekete HUN 41 years, 233 days 1999 WSM Final Laszlo Fekete
52 Terry Hollands GBR 41 years, 163 days 2020 WSM Group 5 Terry Hollands Big Tel
53 Mark Felix GBR 41 years, 159 days 2007 WSM Final Mark Felix
54 Brian Shaw USA 41 years, 56 days 2023 WSM Final Brian Shaw
55 Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 41 years, 51 days 2021 WSM Group 3 Mikhail Shivlyakov
56 Larry Kidney USA 41 years 1980 WSM Final Larry Kidney
57 Stasys Mėčius LTU 41 years 1996 WSM Group 1 Stasys Mecius
58 Evgeny Popov BUL 41 years 1996 WSM Group 2 Evgeny Popov
59 Stuart Murray GBR 41 years 2002 WSM Group 1 Stuart Murray
60 Rauno Heinla EST 40 years, 317 days 2023 WSM Group 4 Rauno Heinla
61 Mike Burke USA 40 years, 316 days 2015 WSM Final Mike Burke
62 László Fekete HUN 40 years, 263 days 1998 WSM Group 7 Laszlo Fekete
63 Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 40 years, 199 days 2020 WSM Group 2 Mikhail Shivlyakov
64 Mark Philippi USA 40 years, 191 days 2003 WSM Group 5 Mark Philippi
65 Jerry Pritchett USA 40 years, 184 days 2021 WSM Group 4 Jerry Pritchett Iron Outlaw
66 Mark Felix GBR 40 years, 159 days 2006 WSM Final Mark Felix
67 Harold Collins USA 40 years, 141 days 1997 WSM Final Harold Collins Iron Bear
68 Brian Shaw USA 40 years, 92 days 2022 WSM Final Brian Shaw
69 Stasys Mėčius LTU 40 years 1995 WSM Group 2 Stasys Mecius
70 Jerry Pritchett USA 39 years, 333 days 2020 WSM Final Jerry Pritchett Iron Outlaw
71 Travis Ortmayer USA 39 years, 316 days 2021 WSM Group 1 Travis Ortmayer Texas Stoneman
72 Mike Burke USA 39 years, 289 days 2014 WSM Final Mike Burke
73 Žydrūnas Savickas LTU 39 years, 286 days 2015 WSM Final Zydrunas Savickas Big Z
74 Derek DeVaughan USA 39 years, 272 days 2017 WSM Group 4 Derek DeVaughan
75 Jon Lane USA 39 years, 189 days 2016 WSM Group 2 Jon Lane
76 Eddy Ellwood GBR 39 years, 182 days 2003 WSM Group 2 Eddy Ellwood
77 Luke Stoltman GBR 39 years, 165 days 2024 World's Strongest Man Luke Stoltman The Highland Oak
78 Vidas Blekaitis LTU 39 years, 161 days 2011 WSM Group 5 Vidas Blekaitis
79 Brian Shaw USA 39 years, 115 days 2021 WSM Final Brian Shaw
80 Mike Burke USA 39 years, 72 days 2013 WSM Final Mike Burke
81 Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 39 years, 47 days 2019 WSM Group 3 Mikhail Shivlyakov
82 Ted van der Parre NED 39 years, 34 days 1994 WSM Final Ted van der Parre
83 Grzegorz Szymański POL 39 years, 21 days 2022 WSM Group 3 Grzegorz Szymański
84 Jean-François Caron CAN 38 years, 357 days 2021 WSM Final Jean-François Caron
85 Derek DeVaughan USA 38 years, 356 days 2016 WSM Group 3 Derek DeVaughan
86 Johan Els RSA 38 years, 343 days 2018 WSM Final Johan Els
87 Terry Hollands GBR 38 years, 335 days 2018 WSM Group 5 Terry Hollands Big Tel
88 Adrian Rollinson GBR 38 years, 310 days 2004 WSM Qualifying Round Adrian Rollinson
89 Janne Virtanen FIN 38 years, 302 days 2008 WSM Group 3 Janne Virtanen
90 Magnus Samuelsson SWE 38 years, 267 days 2008 WSM Group 5 Magnus Samuelsson
91 Brian Shaw USA 38 years, 263 days 2020 WSM Final Brian Shaw
92 Žydrūnas Savickas LTU 38 years, 258 days 2014 WSM Final Zydrunas Savickas Big Z
93 Jarosław Dymek POL 38 years, 256 days 2009 WSM Group 5 Jaroslaw Dymek Jarek
94 Eben le Roux AUS 38 years, 242 days 2016 WSM Group 5 Eben le Roux
95 Mark Philippi USA 38 years, 209 days 2001 WSM Group 2 Mark Philippi
96 Mark Felix GBR 38 years, 170 days 2004 WSM Qualifying Round Mark Felix
97 Luke Stoltman GBR 38 years, 152 days 2023 WSM Final Luke Stoltman The Highland Oak
98 Lauri Nämi EST 38 years, 148 days 2017 WSM Group 4 Lauri Nami
99 Phil Pfister USA 38 years, 142 days 2009 WSM Final Phil Pfister
100 Jean-François Caron CAN 38 years, 140 days 2020 WSM Final Jean-François Caron