Editing World's Strongest Man (section)

===2020s===

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the 2020 contest, initially planned to be held in May at Bradenton, was postponed to November instead.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=World's Strongest Man returns to Anna Maria Island. COVID-19 means you cannot watch|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/worlds-strongest-man-returns-to-anna-maria-island-covid-19-means-you-cannot-watch/ar-BB1aDcEQ|access-date=11 November 2020|website=www.msn.com|archive-date=13 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213172531/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/worlds-strongest-man-returns-to-anna-maria-island-covid-19-means-you-cannot-watch/ar-BB1aDcEQ|url-status=live}}</ref> In place from May through July was a special series called ''"World's Strongest Man: Home Edition"'' on [[Snapchat]] Discover, where participating strongman athletes filmed themselves at home recreating strongman events in creative ways, and fans could vote for their favourites.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ellis|first=Philip|date=7 May 2020|title=Eddie Hall Is Hosting 'World's Strongest Man: Home Edition' During Quarantine|url=https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a32402646/worlds-strongest-man-home-edition-eddie-hall-snapchat/|access-date=11 November 2020|website=Men's Health|language=en-US|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927160809/https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a32402646/worlds-strongest-man-home-edition-eddie-hall-snapchat/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was hosted by [[Eddie Hall]]. Rongo Keene was declared the winner, earning him a $10,000 prize.<ref>{{cite web|date=13 July 2020|title=Rongo Keene Wins World's Strongest Man: Home Edition|url=https://barbend.com/rongo-keene-wins-worlds-strongest-man-home-edition/|access-date=11 November 2020|website=BarBend|language=en-US|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112184844/https://barbend.com/rongo-keene-wins-worlds-strongest-man-home-edition/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[2020 World's Strongest Man|2020]] contest was to be held on [[Anna Maria Island]] from 11 to 15 November, with no physical spectators allowed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=":0" /> The competition also went back to the previous rules of 30 competitors in the groups and a six event final. Because of bad weather conditions brought about by [[Hurricane Eta]], the first two days were instead pushed back a day, removing the rest day planned on 13 November.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chelsea|date=11 November 2020|title=Day One of 2020 World's Strongest Man Canceled|url=https://barbend.com/day-one-2020-worlds-strongest-man-canceled/|access-date=16 November 2020|website=BarBend|language=en-US|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116230623/https://barbend.com/day-one-2020-worlds-strongest-man-canceled/|url-status=live}}</ref> For the first time in WSM history, none of the podium finishers from the previous year (Mariusz Pudzianowski was originally a podium finisher in 2004 before failing a drugs test) competed in the contest. (Both Licis and Kieliszkowski were injured, whereas Björnsson had retired to focus on his boxing match with Eddie Hall). The contest was won by [[Oleksii Novikov]], who set a new partial deadlift record of 537.5&nbsp;kg (1,185&nbsp;lbs) during the finals.<ref>{{cite web|date=15 November 2020|title=Oleksii Novikov Wins 2020 World's Strongest Man|url=https://barbend.com/oleksii-novikov-wins-2020-worlds-strongest-man/|access-date=16 November 2020|website=BarBend|language=en-US|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116050736/https://barbend.com/oleksii-novikov-wins-2020-worlds-strongest-man/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=16 November 2020|title=Oleksii Novikov Talks 2020 World's Strongest Man Win And New World Record|url=https://fitnessvolt.com/oleksii-novikov-2020-worlds-strongest-man/|access-date=16 November 2020|website=Fitness Volt|language=en-US|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116045503/https://fitnessvolt.com/oleksii-novikov-2020-worlds-strongest-man/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Schad|first=Tom|title=Ukraine's Oleksii Novikov wins 2020 World's Strongest Man after 1,185-pound partial deadlift|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2020/11/15/worlds-strongest-man-2020-oleksii-novikov-wins-title-amid-covid-19/6303271002/|access-date=16 November 2020|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127170525/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2020/11/15/worlds-strongest-man-2020-oleksii-novikov-wins-title-amid-covid-19/6303271002/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tom Stoltman]] came in 2nd place winning three of six events, while [[Jean-François Caron (strongman)|Jean-François Caron]] came in 3rd.<ref>{{cite web|date=15 November 2020|title=Novikov Secures 2020 World's Strongest Man Victory (Updated)|url=https://barbend.com/2020-worlds-strongest-man-finals-day-two-results/|access-date=16 November 2020|website=BarBend|language=en-US|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628025904/https://barbend.com/2020-worlds-strongest-man-finals-day-two-results/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The World's Strongest Man on Instagram: "On the World Stage 🏆 🥇 @novikov_strong 🇺🇦 🥈 @tomstoltmanofficial 🇬🇧 🥉 @jfcaronstrongman 🇨🇦"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CHojbXvpbJQ/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CHojbXvpbJQ |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|access-date=16 November 2020|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The [[2021 World's Strongest Man|2021]] edition of the contest took place in [[Sacramento]], [[California]] from 15 to 20 June.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gutman |first1=Andrew |title=2021 World's Strongest Man Official Roster Announced |url=https://barbend.com/2021-worlds-strongest-man-roster/ |access-date=8 April 2021 |work=BarBend |date=31 March 2021 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414024650/https://barbend.com/2021-worlds-strongest-man-roster/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Defending champion Novikov failed to advance from his qualifying heat, after finishing 4th in a tightly fought group which saw just one point separating 1st and 4th position. [[Tom Stoltman]] improved on his second-place finish the year before to claim his first title after defeating four-time champion [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]] head-to-head in the Atlas Stones, and became the first Scotsman to win the title. Shaw finished second, his best placing since his 4th title in 2016, and his first podium finish since 2018, while Canada's [[Maxime Boudreault]] placed third in his first WSM final.<ref name="WSM-2021-Final-Results">{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2021-worlds-strongest-man-results/ |title=2021 World's Strongest Man Results And Leaderboard — Tom Stoltman Wins |first=Andrew |last=Gutman |website=BarBend |date=20 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202307/https://barbend.com/2021-worlds-strongest-man-results/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[2022 World's Strongest Man|2022]] contest held in [[Sacramento]] again was shaping up to be one of the best contests yet, with 2019 champion [[Martins Licis]] returning, and four former champions in the competition. [[Mateusz Kieliszkowski]] was once again forced to withdraw due to injury. Tom Stoltman successfully defended his title, winning by 10.5 points over Licis (in 2nd) and [[Oleksii Novikov]], who placed 3rd despite winning three of the six events in the final.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zucker |first1=Joseph |title=Tom Stoltman Wins 2nd Straight Title |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10037193-worlds-strongest-man-2022-results-tom-stoltman-wins-2nd-straight-title |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921175950/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10037193-worlds-strongest-man-2022-results-tom-stoltman-wins-2nd-straight-title |archive-date=21 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Blechman |first1=Phil |title=The Champion Retains — Tom Stoltman Wins 2022 World's Strongest Man |url=https://barbend.com/tom-stoltman-wins-2022-worlds-strongest-man/ |website=BarBend |date=29 May 2022 |access-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328215016/https://barbend.com/tom-stoltman-wins-2022-worlds-strongest-man/ |archive-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>

The [[2023 World's Strongest Man|2023]] edition of the contest was held at [[Myrtle Beach]], [[South Carolina]] for the first time. [[Mitchell Hooper]] continued his rapid rise after his debut the previous year and secured 1st Place with four events wins out of six in the final. 2 time Champion [[Tom Stoltman]] finished 2nd and 2020 Champion Oleksii Novikov came 3rd.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dickson |first1=Jack |title=Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man |url=https://barbend.com/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-worlds-strongest-man/ |website=BarBend |date=23 April 2023 |access-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504174418/https://barbend.com/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-worlds-strongest-man/ |archive-date=4 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Brett |title=Mitchell Hooper Wins World's Strongest Man 2023 |url=https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a43684674/worlds-strongest-man-2023-mitchell-hooper/ |website=Men's Health |date=24 April 2023 |access-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825130943/https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a43684674/worlds-strongest-man-2023-mitchell-hooper/ |archive-date=25 August 2023}}</ref>

[[Tom Stoltman]] reclaimed the title of World's Strongest Man with three event wins in the final at the [[2024 World's Strongest Man|2024]] contest, which was held once again at [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]]. He also became one of 7 men to hold the title at least 3 times. Previous champion [[Mitchell Hooper]] finished 2nd and [[Evan Singleton]] came 3rd.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bumbaca |first1=Chris |date=5 May 2024 |title=Tom Stoltman wins World's Strongest Man competition for third time in four years |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/tom-stoltman-wins-world-s-strongest-man-competition-for-third-time-in-four-years/ar-BB1lRAVG |work=MSN |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bumbaca |first=Chris |date=5 May 2024 |title=Tom Stoltman wins World's Strongest Man competition for third time in four years |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2024/05/05/tom-stoltman-wins-2024-worlds-strongest-man/73579951007/ |work=USA Today |access-date=5 May 2024 |archive-date=5 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505232658/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2024/05/05/tom-stoltman-wins-2024-worlds-strongest-man/73579951007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Rayno Nel]] won the [[2025 World's Strongest Man|2025]] contest on debut in Sacramento by half a point. 3 time champion [[Tom Stoltman]] placed second and 2023 champion [[Mitchell Hooper]] third.