Editing World's Strongest Man (section)

===Podiums===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Winner
!scope="col"| Runner-up
!scope="col"| Third place
!scope="col"| Host city
|-
| [[1977 World's Strongest Man|1977]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Bruce Wilhelm]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Bob Young (offensive lineman)|Bob Young]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Ken Patera]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], [[California]]}}
|-
| [[1978 World's Strongest Man|1978]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Bruce Wilhelm]] (2)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Don Reinhoudt]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Sweden}} [[Lars Hedlund]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], [[California]]}}
|-
| [[1979 World's Strongest Man|1979]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Don Reinhoudt]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Sweden}} [[Lars Hedlund]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Bill Kazmaier]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], [[California]]}}
|-
| [[1980 World's Strongest Man|1980]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Bill Kazmaier]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Sweden}} [[Lars Hedlund]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Geoff Capes]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Playboy Club]], [[New Jersey]]}}
|-
| [[1981 World's Strongest Man|1981]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Bill Kazmaier]] (2)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Geoff Capes]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Dave Waddington]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Six Flags Magic Mountain|Magic Mountain]], [[California]]}}
|-
| [[1982 World's Strongest Man|1982]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Bill Kazmaier]] (3)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} [[Tom Magee]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[John Gamble (American football)|John Gamble]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Six Flags Magic Mountain|Magic Mountain]], [[California]]}}
|-
| [[1983 World's Strongest Man|1983]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Geoff Capes]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Jón Páll Sigmarsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} [[Simon Wulfse]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|New Zealand}} {{small|[[Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]]}}
|-
| [[1984 World's Strongest Man|1984]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Jón Páll Sigmarsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} [[Ab Wolders]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Geoff Capes]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Sweden}} {{small|[[Mora (locality)|Mora]], [[Sweden]]}}
|-
| [[1985 World's Strongest Man|1985]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Geoff Capes]] (2)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Jón Páll Sigmarsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} [[Cees de Vreugd]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Portugal}} {{small|[[Cascais]], [[Portugal]]}}
|-
| [[1986 World's Strongest Man|1986]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Jón Páll Sigmarsson]] (2)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Geoff Capes]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} [[Ab Wolders]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|France}} {{small|[[Nice]], [[France]]}}
|-
||1987||colspan=4| {{align|center|Not Held{{NoteTag|name="notheld"}}}}
|-
| [[1988 World's Strongest Man|1988]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Jón Páll Sigmarsson]] (3)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Bill Kazmaier]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Jamie Reeves]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Hungary}} {{small|[[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]}}
|-
| [[1989 World's Strongest Man|1989]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Jamie Reeves]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} [[Ab Wolders]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Jón Páll Sigmarsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Spain}} {{small|[[San Sebastián]], [[Spain]]}}
|-
| [[1990 World's Strongest Man|1990]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Jón Páll Sigmarsson]] (4)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[O.D. Wilson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} [[Ilkka Nummisto]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} {{small|[[Joensuu]], [[Finland]]}}
|-
| [[1991 World's Strongest Man|1991]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Magnús Ver Magnússon]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Denmark}} [[Henning Thorsen]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Gary Taylor (strongman)|Gary Taylor]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Spain}} {{small|[[Tenerife]], [[Canary Islands]]}}
|-
| [[1992 World's Strongest Man|1992]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} [[Ted van der Parre]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Magnús Ver Magnússon]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Jamie Reeves]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} {{small|[[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]]}}
|-
| [[1993 World's Strongest Man|1993]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Gary Taylor (strongman)|Gary Taylor]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Magnús Ver Magnússon]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} [[Riku Kiri]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|France}} {{small|[[Orange, Vaucluse|Orange]], [[France]]}}
|-
| [[1994 World's Strongest Man|1994]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Magnús Ver Magnússon]] (2)
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Manfred Hoeberl]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} [[Riku Kiri]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|South Africa}} {{small|[[Sun City, North West|Sun City]], [[South Africa]]}}
|-
| [[1995 World's Strongest Man|1995]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Magnús Ver Magnússon]] (3)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|South Africa}} [[Gerrit Badenhorst]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} [[Marko Varalahti]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Bahamas}} {{small|[[Nassau, Bahamas]]}}
|-
| [[1996 World's Strongest Man|1996]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Magnús Ver Magnússon]] (4)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} [[Riku Kiri]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|South Africa}} [[Gerrit Badenhorst]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Mauritius}} {{small|[[Port Louis]], [[Mauritius]]}}
|-
| [[1997 World's Strongest Man|1997]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} [[Jouko Ahola]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Denmark}} [[Flemming Rasmussen (strongman)|Flemming Rasmussen]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Sweden}} [[Magnus Samuelsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Primm Valley Resort]], [[Nevada]]}}
|-
| [[1998 World's Strongest Man|1998]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Sweden}} [[Magnus Samuelsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} [[Jouko Ahola]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Netherlands}} [[Wout Zijlstra]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Morocco}} {{small|[[Tangier]], [[Morocco]]}}
|-
| [[1999 World's Strongest Man|1999]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} [[Jouko Ahola]] (2)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} [[Janne Virtanen]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Norway}} [[Svend Karlsen]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Malta}} {{small|[[Valletta, Malta]]}}
|-
| [[2000 World's Strongest Man|2000]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} [[Janne Virtanen]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Norway}} [[Svend Karlsen]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Sweden}} [[Magnus Samuelsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|South Africa}} {{small|[[Sun City, North West|Sun City]], [[South Africa]]}}
|-
| [[2001 World's Strongest Man|2001]]
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Svend Karlsen]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Sweden}} [[Magnus Samuelsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Finland}} [[Janne Virtanen]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Zambia}} {{small|[[Victoria Falls]], [[Zambia]]}}
|-
| [[2002 World's Strongest Man|2002]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} [[Mariusz Pudzianowski]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} [[Žydrūnas Savickas]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Latvia}} [[Raimonds Bergmanis]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Malaysia}} {{small|[[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]}}
|-
| [[2003 World's Strongest Man|2003]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} [[Mariusz Pudzianowski]] (2)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} [[Žydrūnas Savickas]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Ukraine}} [[Vasyl Virastyuk]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Zambia}} {{small|[[Victoria Falls]], [[Zambia]]}}
|-
| [[2004 World's Strongest Man|2004]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Ukraine}} [[Vasyl Virastyuk]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} [[Žydrūnas Savickas]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Sweden}} [[Magnus Samuelsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Bahamas}} {{small|[[Nassau, Bahamas]]}}
|-
| [[2005 World's Strongest Man|2005]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} [[Mariusz Pudzianowski]] (3)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Jesse Marunde]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} [[Dominic Filiou]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|China}} {{small|[[Chengdu, China]]}}
|-
| [[2006 World's Strongest Man|2006]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Phil Pfister]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} [[Mariusz Pudzianowski]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Don Pope]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|China}} {{small|[[Sanya, China]]}}
|-
| [[2007 World's Strongest Man|2007]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} [[Mariusz Pudzianowski]] (4)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} [[Sebastian Wenta]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Terry Hollands]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Anaheim, California]]}}
|-
| [[2008 World's Strongest Man|2008]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} [[Mariusz Pudzianowski]] (5)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Derek Poundstone]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Dave Ostlund]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Charleston, West Virginia]]}}
|-
| [[2009 World's Strongest Man|2009]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} [[Žydrūnas Savickas]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} [[Mariusz Pudzianowski]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Malta}} {{small|[[Valletta, Malta]]}}
|-
| [[2010 World's Strongest Man|2010]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} [[Žydrūnas Savickas]] (2)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Russia}} [[Mikhail Koklyaev]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|South Africa}} {{small|[[Sun City, North West|Sun City]], [[South Africa]]}}
|-
| [[2011 World's Strongest Man|2011]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} [[Žydrūnas Savickas]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Terry Hollands]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Wingate, North Carolina]]}}
|-
| [[2012 World's Strongest Man|2012]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} [[Žydrūnas Savickas]] (3)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} [[Vytautas Lalas]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Los Angeles, California]]}}
|-
| [[2013 World's Strongest Man|2013]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]] (2)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} [[Žydrūnas Savickas]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|China}} {{small|[[Sanya, China]]}}
|-
| [[2014 World's Strongest Man|2014]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} [[Žydrūnas Savickas]] (4)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Los Angeles, California]]}}
|-
| [[2015 World's Strongest Man|2015]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]] (3)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Lithuania}} [[Žydrūnas Savickas]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Malaysia}} {{small|[[Putrajaya]], [[Malaysia]]}}
|-
| [[2016 World's Strongest Man|2016]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]] (4)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Eddie Hall]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Botswana}} {{small|[[Kasane]], [[Botswana]]}}
|-
| [[2017 World's Strongest Man|2017]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Eddie Hall]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Botswana}} {{small|[[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]]}}
|-
| [[2018 World's Strongest Man|2018]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} [[Mateusz Kieliszkowski]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Philippines}} {{small|[[Manila]], [[Philippines]]}}
|-
| [[2019 World's Strongest Man|2019]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Martins Licis]] {{NoteTag|name="Licis"}}
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Poland}} [[Mateusz Kieliszkowski]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Iceland}} [[Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Bradenton]], [[Florida]]}}
|-
| [[2020 World's Strongest Man|2020]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Ukraine}} [[Oleksii Novikov]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Tom Stoltman]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} [[Jean-François Caron (strongman)|Jean-François Caron]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Bradenton]], [[Florida]]}}
|-
| [[2021 World's Strongest Man|2021]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Tom Stoltman]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} [[Maxime Boudreault]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Sacramento]], [[California]]}}
|-
| [[2022 World's Strongest Man|2022]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Tom Stoltman]] (2)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Martins Licis]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Ukraine}} [[Oleksii Novikov]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Sacramento]], [[California]]}}
|-
| [[2023 World's Strongest Man|2023]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} [[Mitchell Hooper]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Tom Stoltman]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Ukraine}} [[Oleksii Novikov]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Myrtle Beach]], [[South Carolina]]}}
|-
| [[2024 World's Strongest Man|2024]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Tom Stoltman]] (3)
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} [[Mitchell Hooper]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} [[Evan Singleton]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Myrtle Beach]], [[South Carolina]]}}
|-
| [[2025 World's Strongest Man|2025]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|South Africa}} [[Rayno Nel]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United Kingdom}} [[Tom Stoltman]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|Canada}} [[Mitchell Hooper]]
| {{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} {{small|[[Sacramento]], [[California]]}}
|}

{{NoteFoot
|notes =

{{NoteTag
|Licis was born in Latvia and is a dual citizen, but only represents the United States in this competition.
|name="Licis"
}}

{{NoteTag
|In 1987 the WSM was not held for the only time since its inception. In that year the first and only non-team [[Pure Strength]] competition was held. Although it was not part of the WSM franchise, some commentators regard it as a replacement for WSM in that year.
|name="notheld"
}}

}}