2025 World's Strongest Man
The 2025 World's Strongest Man was the 48th World's Strongest Man competition. It was won by Rayno Nel.
Format change
There was a reduction from 30 to 25 athletes with them divided into 5 groups of 5, with the top 2 athletes from each group progressing to the final of 10.Unlike previous editions going back to 2016, after the fourth event, the athlete in first place will no longer automatically go through to the final, and second and third place will no longer compete against each other in the stone-off. Instead, athletes will have to complete all five events to decide the two qualifiers to go into the finals. As the athletes who made it to the final competed in the same events, their performances in the heats events will then be compared. This will then lead to the best-performing athlete going into the final with 10 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous.
Heats results
Qualifying took place on May 15 and 16.Events
Loading medley: 4 sacks weighing from,, and. 1 minute 15 second time limit.Deadlift for repetitions:. 1 minute time limit.Overhead medley: 2 dumbbells weighing, 2 logs weighing, 2 circus barbells weighing and an axle weighing. 1 minute 15 second time limit.Titan's toss: 10 bags weighing over a bar with 2 from, 2 from, 2 from, 2 from and 1 from both and. 1 minute time limit.Stone medley: stone press, stone to shoulder, husafell carry for and then a stone load. 1 minute 30 time limit.Finalist points table
Once the 10 finalists were confirmed, their results across the events were then compared to create a new leaderboard and award 10 points through to 1.| # | Athlete | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Mitchell Hooper | 10 | |
| 2 | Tom Stoltman | 9 | |
| 3 | Rayno Nel | 8 | |
| 4 | Trey Mitchell | 7 | |
| 5 | Luke Stoltman | 6 | |
| 6 | Paddy Haynes | 5 | |
| 7 | Shane Flowers | 4 | |
| 8 | Ondřej Fojtů | 3 | |
| 9 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | 2 | |
| 10 | Eddie Williams | 1 |
Finals events results
The finals took place on May 17 and 18.Event 1: Carry & Hoist
- zercher carry for in to a hoist up.Time limit: 1 minute 15 seconds