Strength athletics in Canada refers to the various strongman events throughout Canada and its provinces in the sport of strength athletics in association with the World's Strongest Man. The roots of strongman in Canada go back long before the birth of WSM in 1977, particularly with Louis Cyr in the early 1900s, who was deemed the "Strongest Man on Earth" during his lifetime. Canada has never won a WSM title and have only finished on the podium on 2 occasions, coming 2nd in 1982 with Tom Magee and 3rd in 2005 with Dominic Filiou. The provinces of Canada hold annual championships with the top 2-4 athletes going on to the National Championships at the end of the year to crown Canada's Strongest Man.
Canada's Strongest Man
Canada's Strongest Man
| 2013 |
| Tournament information |
| Location |
Canada |
| Established |
1982 |
| Format |
Multi-event competition |
| Current champion |
 Jean-Francois Caron |
Canada's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Canada, and features exclusively Canadian athletes. The event first started in 1982, with Tom Magee winning the first 2 titles.[1] Hugo Girard would later go on to win a record 6 titles. After Hugo withdrew from competition due to injuries, fellow training partner and 5 time runner-up Jessen Paulin won in 2005 & 2006.[2] Dominic Filiou won in 2007, becoming the first man to defeat Hugo Girard on Canadian soil.[3]
Official results - top three places
| Year |
Champion |
Runner-Up |
3rd Place |
Location |
| 1982 |
Tom Magee |
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| 1983 |
Tom Magee |
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| 1984 |
Event not held |
| 1985 |
Event not held |
| 1986 |
Dusko Markovich |
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| 1987 |
Robert Dubeau |
Marco Fortier |
Ken Fisher |
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| 1988 |
Tom Magee |
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| 1989 |
Event not held |
| 1990 |
Gregg Ernst |
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| 1991 |
Gregg Ernst |
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| 1992 |
Event not held |
| 1993 |
Chuck Haase |
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| 1994 |
Ron Trottier |
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| 1995 |
Robert Ploughman |
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| 1996 |
Event not held |
| 1997 |
Ginaud Dupuis |
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| 1998 |
Event not held |
| 1999 |
Hugo Girard |
Ed Brost |
Ginaud Dupuis |
Quebec, Canada |
| 2000 |
Hugo Girard |
Jessen Paulin |
Geoff Dolan |
Quebec, Canada |
| 2001 |
Hugo Girard |
Travis Lyndon |
Jessen Paulin |
Quebec, Canada |
| 2002 |
Hugo Girard |
Jessen Paulin |
Travis Lyndon |
North Bay, Ontario |
| 2003 |
Hugo Girard |
Jessen Paulin |
Geoff Dolan |
Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec |
| 2004 |
Hugo Girard |
Jessen Paulin |
Travis Lyndon |
Gatineau, Quebec |
| 2005 |
Jessen Paulin |
Travis Lyndon |
Dominic Filiou |
Gatineau, Quebec |
| 2006 |
Jessen Paulin |
Dominic Filiou |
Louis-Philippe Jean |
Gatineau, Quebec |
| 2007 |
Dominic Filiou |
Jessen Paulin |
Hugo Girard |
Gatineau, Quebec |
| 2008 |
Louis-Philippe Jean |
Jean-Francois Caron |
Christian Savoie |
Gatineau, Quebec |
| 2009 |
Christian Savoie |
Louis-Philippe Jean |
Jean-Francois Caron |
Quebec City, Quebec |
| 2010 |
Christian Savoie |
Jean-Francois Caron |
Scott Cummine |
Quebec City, Quebec |
| 2011 |
Jean-Francois Caron |
Christian Savoie |
Scott Cummine |
Quebec City, Quebec |
| 2012[4] |
Jean-Francois Caron |
Christian Savoie |
Scott Cummine |
Quebec City, Quebec |
| 2013 |
[5] Jean-Francois Caron |
Christian Savoie |
Ben Ruckstuhl |
Quebec City, Quebec |
| 2014 |
Jean-François Caron |
Simon Boudreau |
Ben Ruckstuhl |
Quebec City, Quebec |
| 2015 |
Jean-François Caron |
Maxime Boudreault |
Simon Boudreau |
Dubreuilville, Ontario |
- Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[6]
Repeat champions
Quebec's Strongest Man
- Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[6]
Ontario's Strongest Man
| Year |
Champion |
Runner-Up |
3rd Place |
Location |
| 2000 |
Travis Lyndon |
Jamie Aszmies |
Rob Verkest |
North Bay, Ontario |
| 2001 |
Travis Lyndon |
Jamie Aszmies |
Chris Ronzon |
North Bay, Ontario |
| 2002 |
Mark Lozer |
Ryan Green |
Travis Lyndon |
North Bay, Ontario |
| 2003 |
Travis Lyndon |
Ryan Green |
Mark Lozer |
London, Ontario |
| 2004 |
Travis Lyndon |
Ryan Green |
Jamie Aszmies |
Kitchener, Ontario |
| 2005 |
Travis Lyndon |
Mike Bade |
Joe Montgomery |
North Bay, Ontario |
| 2006 |
Travis Lyndon |
Joe Montgomery |
Sean Bates |
Port Stanley, Ontario |
| 2007 |
Joe Montgomery |
John Dungey |
Len Elliott |
Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2008 |
Jose Plante |
Paul Vaillancourt |
Len Elliott |
Wawa, Ontario |
| 2009 |
Paul Vaillancourt |
John Dungey |
Luke Skaarup |
Kitchener, Ontario |
| 2010 |
Paul Vaillancourt |
Eric Rautenberg |
Luke Skaarup |
Cornwall, Ontario |
| 2011 |
Paul Vaillancourt |
Kyle Rayner |
Karl Hjelholt |
Toronto, Ontario |
| 2012 |
Luke Skaarup |
Kyle Rayner |
David Droeske |
Kitchener, Ontario |
| 2013[7] |
Ben Ruckstuhl |
Kyle Rayner |
Max Boudreault |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 2014 |
Luke Skaarup |
Ben Ruckstuhl |
Paul Vaillancourt |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 2015 |
Ben Ruckstuhl |
Luke Skaarup |
Maxime Boudreault |
Toronto, Ontario |
- Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[6]
Western Canada's Strongest Man
- Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[6]
Atlantic Canada's Strongest Man
- Results courtesy of www.acstrongman.com[8]
North America's Strongest Man
North America's Strongest Man
| 2012 |
| Tournament information |
| Location |
various locations, North America |
| Established |
1992 |
| Format |
Multi-event competition |
| Current champion |
| Jean-Francois Caron |
North America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both USA and Canada. The event was established in 1992.[9]
Official results - top three places
References
- ↑ CSM 1999
- ↑ CSM 2005
- ↑ CSM 2007
- ↑ Jean-Francois Caron Wins Canada’s Strongest Man
- ↑ Canada’s Strongest Man: Jean-Francois Caron Wins
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Competition Results
- ↑ OntarioStrongman • View topic - OSM 2013 June 22-23, Thunder Bay
- ↑ ATLANTICS05
- ↑ David Horne's World of Grip
- ↑ North America's Strongest Man
- ↑ North America's Strongest Man: Christian Savoie in the Lead
- ↑ Canadian Strongman Surges at North America’s Strongest Man Contest
- ↑ Tuesday, September 7, 2010, Christian Savoie Wins North American Strongman Championships, by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. IronMind
- ↑ Christian Savoie Wins North American Strongman Championships
Gary Mitchell
