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World Strongman Federation

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World Strongman International Union
Formation2003
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersDubai, UAE
Acting President
Vladislavs Redjkins (Latvia)
WebsiteWorld Strongman

The "World Strongman" International Union of associations and clubs (old name World Strongman Federation - "WSF") ("WSM") is a worldwide organization within strength athletics, founded by Vlad Redkin, a prominent figure in the history of the International Federation of Strength Athletes and World Strongman Cup Federation. The WSF has organised a number of grand prix events and national championships featuring some of the world's leading strength athletes including 5 time World's Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski, Brian Shaw, Mikhail Koklyaev, Krzysztof Radzikowski, Tarmo Mitt, Kevin Nee, Stefan Solvi Petursson, Laurence Shahlaei and Mark Felix. The WSF's flagship programme is the World Strongman Relays.

History

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The WSF was set up in 2003 by Vlad Redkin following a financial dispute with the World Strongman Cup Federation. Following Vlad's departure, the WSCF ceased to promote events and effectively disappeared from the strength athletics landscape. In September 2007 an event in Khanty-Mansijsk formerly affiliated to WSCF and featuring its athletes was promoted by Vlad Redkin. This event had its name changed at short notice from WSCF to the Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk (Russia) and in effect was the first WSF event. The reason given after the competition by Redkin was that a combination of financial reasons as well as concerns over WSCF's stated aim of forming closer ties with the International Federation of Strength Athletes led him to part company with WSCF. He initially planned to cooperate closely with Strongman Super Series in 2008, but in fact set up a new federation called the World Strongman Federation.[1]

In 2008 the WSF organised a World Cup, it featured Mariusz Pudzianowski amongst others. However, the inaugural season failed to attract as many top tier names as planned and the WSF World Cup season was reduced in scale. By the end of 2008 the new federation was organising one off grand prix events largely based in the countries of the former Soviet Union, featuring fields of athletes confined to those countries.

In 2011 the WSF began to exert its presence globally once more and a WSF Asian World Cup event was organised, with Tarmo Mitt winning the event and also featuring the comeback event for Kevin Nee who finished third.[2]

In August 2011 Redkin stated that WSF had an agreement between 8 countries in that time and more were being approached in order to once again stage a WSF World Cup. This materialised and in August 2011 the 2011/12 World Cup was begun.[3]

In August 2022 by the decision of the ExCo WSF organization has been rebranded to the "World Strongman" International Union of associations and clubs.[4]

In September 2023, Mr. Vladimir Burdun (UAE) was legally elected by ExCo President of the International Union "World Strongman" [5]

In August 2025, the WSM Executive Committee announced a leadership transition. Following an extraordinary session held on 5–6 August 2025, the Executive Committee stated that Vladimir Burdun had ceased to perform the duties of President. The committee decided to remove him from office and terminate his membership in the organisation, citing violations of the WSM Constitution and governance procedures. Vladislavs Redjkins, Secretary General of WSM, was appointed Acting President until new elections.[6]

WSF World Cup
2012
The official logo of World Strongman Federation
Tournament information
LocationVaries
Established2008
FormatA number of Multi-event competitions within an annual tour

World Cup

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2008

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Location Champion Runner-up 3rd place Date
WSF World Cup Irkutsk Russia Irkutsk, RussiaPoland Mariusz PudzianowskiRussia Elbrus NigmatullinBulgaria Stojan TodorchevFeb. 22, 2008[7]
Irkutsk Russian Strongman Cup Russia Irkutsk, RussiaRussia Elbrus NigmatullinRussia Dmitry KononetsRussia Michael SidorychevJuly 27, 2008[8]

2010

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Location Champion Runner-up 3rd place Date
WSF BelAZ Strongman Cup Belarus Zhodzina, BelarusEstonia Tarmo MittLithuania Atanas AbrutusBelarus Alexander LapirovSept. 24, 2010[9]

2011

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World Cup

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Location Champion Runner-up 3rd place Date
WSF Asian World Cup Uzbekistan Uzbekistan[10]Estonia Tarmo MittBelarus Alexander LapirovUnited States Kevin NeeMarch 26, 2011
WSF World Cup stage I Latvia Riga, Latvia[11]Lithuania Atanas AbrutusEstonia Tarmo MittFinland Jarno JokinenAug. 20, 2011[12]
WSF World Cup stage II Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia[13]Georgia (country) Zviad KajaiaDenmark Nikolai HansenGeorgia (country) Konstantine JanashiaSept. 4, 2011[14]
WSF World Cup stage III Belarus Minsk, Belarus[15]Estonia Tarmo MittLithuania Atanas AbrutusUkraine Oleksandr LashynSept. 10, 2011[16]
WSF BelAZ Strongman Cup Belarus Zhodzina, BelarusEstonia Tarmo MittLithuania Atanas AbrutusBelarusAlexander LapirovSept. 24, 2011[17]

World Team Cup

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Location Champion Runner-up 3rd place Date
WSF World Team Cup: Stage IUkraine Ukraine
Oleksandr Lashyn
Sergey Konyushok		Estonia Estonia
Meelis Pungits
Peil		Ukraine Ukraine
Stahursky
Tishecky		July 2, 2011[18]
WSF World Team Cup: Stage IIEstonia Estonia
Tarmo Mitt
Evgeny Shcherbakov		Belarus Belarus
Sergy Vachinshky
Alexander Lapirov		Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Sergey Trubitsin
Hamza Primov		July 9, 2011[19]

Other competitions

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Location Champion Runner-up 3rd place Date
Ukraine's Strongest Man 2011 Ukraine Kiev, UkraineUkraine Oleksandr LashynUkraine Victor YurchenkoUkraine Oleksander PekanovOctober 14, 2011[20]
Hungary's Strongest Man 2011 Hungary Pusztaottlaka, HungaryHungary Zolt SzabóHungary Ákos NagyHungary István SáraiOctober 15, 2011[21]

2012

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World Cup

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Location Champion Runner-up 3rd place Date
WSF World Cup stage IV Uzbekistan Tashkent, UzbekistanPoland Krzysztof RadzikowskiUzbekistan Sergey TrubitsinUnited Kingdom Mark FelixMarch 30, 2012[22]
WSF World Cup stage V Netherlands Hoofddorp, NetherlandsNetherlands Richard van der LindenSweden Sebastian DavidssonGeorgia (country) Konstantinie JanashiaJune 10, 2012[23]
WSF World Cup stage VI Ukraine Lviv, UkraineUkraine Oleksandr LashynUkraine Viktor YurchenkoIceland Ari GunarssonJuly 14, 2012[24]
WSF World Cup stage VII Finland Lahti, FinlandDenmark Nikolai HansenLithuania Antanas AbrutusFinland Jarno JokinenSept. 9, 2012[25]
WSF World Cup stage VIII Turkey Denizli, TurkeyLatvia Rolands GulbisPoland Bartalomei BakEstonia Tarmo MittOct. 16, 2012[26]

Other competitions

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Location Champion Runner-up 3rd place Date
Brazilian Strongman Open Championships Brazil BrazilBrazil Eduardo ViscigliaBrazil Rodrigo GiganteBrazil Rafael CrestaniFeb. 26, 2012[27]
Azerbaijan Strongmen Championships Azerbaijan Baku, AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Vusal MardanovAzerbaijan Mehman FaradzovAzerbaijan Hazrjad MagammedovMarch 4, 2012[28]
Russian Strongman Championships Russia Krasnoyarsk, RussiaRussia Alexej ZolotuhinRussia Vladimir KalinichenkoRussia Alexander LysenkoApril 4, 2012[29]
WSF Russian Strongman Cup Russia Vologda, RussiaBelarusAlexander LapirovRussiaPavel SprutskoRussiaDenis NaigibinJune 30, 2012[30]
Elite Strongman: Moscow Russia Moscow, RussiaPoland Krzysztof RadzikowskiBulgaria Stojan TodorchevRussiaMikhail KoklyaevAug. 1, 2012[31]

World Team Cup/Team Championships

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Location Champion Runner-up 3rd place Date
WSF CIS/Baltic Team ChampionshipsTeam RussiaRussia
Elbrus Nigmatullin
Vladimir Muravlov		Team UkraineUkraine
Oleksandr Lashyn
Ivanov		Baltic Team
Estonia Tarmo Mitt
Lithuania Antanas Abrutis		June 30, 2012[30]

2013

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World Cup

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Location Champion Runner-up 3rd place Date
WSF World Cup Stage I Uzbekistan Tashkent, UzbekistanUzbekistan Sergey TrubitsinPoland Rafal KobylarzUkraine Oleksandr LashynApril 14, 2013[32]
WSF World Cup Stage II Kazakhstan Aktau, KazakhstanApril TBA, 2013[32]
WSF World Cup Stage III Hungary HungaryMay TBA, 2013[32]
WSF World Cup Stage IV Russia RussiaMay TBA, 2013[32]
WSF World Cup Stage V Netherlands NetherlandsJune TBA, 2013[citation needed]
WSF World Cup Stage VI WSF European Championships PolandJune TBA, 2013[32]
WFS World Cup Stage VII Portugal PortugalJuly TBA, 2013[32]
WSF World Cup Stage VIII Ukraine UkraineAug. TBA, 2013[32]
WSF World Cup Stage IX Turkey TurkeySept. TBA, 2013[32]
WSF World Cup Stage X Russia RussiaOct. TBA, 2013[32]
WSF World Cup Finals WSF World Championships United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesDec. TBA, 2013[32]

World Team Cup

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Location Champion Runner-up 3rd place Date
WSF World Team Cup Poland VS. USA Poland PolandAug. TBA, 2013

Other competitions

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Location Champion Runner-up 3rd place Date
Elite Strongman: Moscow Russia Moscow, RussiaJuly TBA, 2013[32]

WSF World Strongmen Championships

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2012

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The first ever WSF World Strongmen Championship was held February 12–14, 2012 in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan. The contest consisted of 25 athletes, after day 1 the field was cut down to 15 athletes, and down to 8 athletes after day 2. The scores were reset to zero after each day of competition, and the finals were held on Feb. 14, 2012.[33]

Athletes

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Day 1 results

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Date: 12 February 2012[34] Dubai, UAE United Arab Emirates

Position Name Country Points
1Krzysztof RadzikowskiPoland96
2Farzad MousakhaniIran94
3Laurence ShahlaeiUnited Kingdom84
4Elbrus NigmatulinRussia83
5Alexander MantserovRussia82
6Oleksander LashynUkraine81
7Josh ThigpenUnited States79
8Mark FelixUnited Kingdom76
9Nikolai HansenDenmark75
9Stefan Solvi PeturssonIceland75
11Tarmo MittEstonia73
11Vladimir RizovBulgaria73
13Antanas AbrutisLithuania71
14Rolands GulbisLatvia66
15Kevin NeeUnited States65

Day 2 results

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Date: 13 February 2012[35] Dubai, UAE United Arab Emirates

Position Name Country Points
1Josh ThigpenUnited States52.5
2Stefan Solvi PeturssonIceland51.5
3Laurence ShahlaeiUnited Kingdom47.5
4Krzysztof RadzikowskiPoland47
5Mark FelixUnited Kingdom45
6Farzad MousakhaniIran42.5
7Nikolai HansenDenmark42.5
8Antanas AbrutisLithuania38

Day 3/Final placings

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Date: 14 February 2012[36] Dubai, UAE United Arab Emirates

Position Name Country Points
1Krzysztof RadzikowskiPoland35
2Laurence ShahlaeiUnited Kingdom33
3Josh ThigpenUnited States27
4Stefan Solvi PeturssonIceland22
5Nikolai HansenDenmark18
6Kevin NeeUnited States15
7Mark FelixUnited Kingdom12
8Antanas AbrutisLithuania0

2013

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The 2013 WSF World Championships are scheduled to be held in December, and will also be the finals for the 2013 WSF World Cup.[32] The contest is scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates.[32]

Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk

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Originally, another event in Khanty-Mansijsk in September 2007 was affiliated to WSMC and featured its athletes. However, the promoter of the event, Vlad Redkin, changed the name from WSMC to the Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk (Russia). The reason given was that after the competition Redkin was parting company with WSMC due to his concerns over WSMC wanting closer ties with the International Federation of Strength Athletes. He also cited that he had lost money with WSMC. He initially planned to cooperate closely with the World Strongman Super Series in 2008, but in fact set up a new federation called the World Strongman Federation.[1]

Date: 8 September 2007

Position Name Country Points
1.Stojan TodorchevBulgaria49
2.Tarmo MittEstonia47,5
3.Elbrus NigmatullinRussia42
4.Raivis VidzisLatvia36,5
5.René MinkwitzDenmark33
6.Brian ShawUnited States30,5
7.Christian SavoieCanada24
8.Glenn RossNorthern Ireland20
9.Mojtaba MalekiIran17
10.Karim TaleshiIran17
11.Igor TorlakRussia9,5

2014

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2015

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The new President of WSF Pradeep Baba Madhok quotes “Our distinct target audience, apart from strength enthusiasts, that we aim to give utmost priority to is children and the youth, making them well informed on the importance of nutrition and fitness at a very young age. WSF solely stands by the principal of strength and with that in mind, we hope to inspire the forthcoming generations to reach their dreams.”

2016

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2024

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Dubai World Strongman Championship

2025

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Dubai World Strongman Championship

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Vlad Redkin Leaves WSMC . . . Stoyan Todorchev Wins Contest in Russia".
  2. ↑ Tarmo Mitt Wins Asian World Cup Strongman by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2011 IronMind
  3. ↑ World Strongman Federation: 5-Stage Tour Planned by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2011 IronMind
  4. ↑ "Official report by the World Strongmanabout re-organization". 15 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  6. ↑ "World Strongman Executive Committee Confirms Leadership Transition and Reaffirms Commitment to Olympic Standards". World Strongman. 6 August 2025.
  7. ↑ WSF World Cup Irkutsk 2008 | World Strongmen Federation
  8. ↑ Irkutsk Russian Strongman Cup | World Strongmen Federation
  9. ↑ Clone of BELAZ STRONGMAN CUP 2010 | World Strongmen Federation
  10. ↑ "Tarmo Mitt Wins Asian World Cup Strongman".
  11. ↑ "Antonos Abrutis Wins WSF World Cup Riga".
  12. ↑ WSF World Cup 1st stage! | World Strongmen Federation
  13. ↑ "WSF Strongman World Cup: Surprise in Georgia".
  14. ↑ WSF World Cup 2nd stage! | World Strongmen Federation
  15. ↑ "Tarmo Mitt Wins WSF–World Cup Strongman in Minsk".
  16. ↑ WSF World Cup 3rd stage | World Strongmen Federation
  17. ↑ BELAZ STRONGMAN CUP 2011 | World Strongmen Federation
  18. ↑ WSF World Team Cup 1 st. | World Strongmen Federation
  19. ↑ WSF World Team Cup 2 st. | World Strongmen Federation
  20. ↑ "Strongest Man of Ukraine | World Strongmen Federation". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  21. ↑ Hungary’s Strongest Man 2011 | World Strongmen Federation
  22. ↑ "Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins WSF–Uzebekstan".
  23. ↑ Holland’s Got Power! | World Strongmen Federation
  24. ↑ "Oleksandr Lashyn Wins WSF-Ukraine".
  25. ↑ "Strongman and Grip Strength at the Finnish Fitness Expo".
  26. ↑ "WSF Turkey World Cup Results".
  27. ↑ Brazilian Strongman Open Championship | World Strongmen Federation
  28. ↑ Azerbaijan Strongmen Championship | World Strongmen Federation
  29. ↑ Russian Strongmen Championship - Krasnoyarsk 2012! | World Strongmen Federation
  30. 1 2 "WSF Update: Strongman and Mas Wrestling in Russia".
  31. ↑ "Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins Elite Strongman".
  32. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. "News". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  33. 1 2 Abu Dhabi WSF World Strongmen Championship 2012 | World Strongmen Federation
  34. ↑ "WSF World Strongmen Championships: Day 1 Results".
  35. ↑ "Josh Thigpen Wins Day 2 at WSF Championships".
  36. ↑ "Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins WSF World Strongmen Championships".
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