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Strength athletics in Canada

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Strength athletics in Canada refers to the various strongman (strength athlete) 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. Four Canadian athletes have finished on the podium, placing 2nd in 1982 with Tom Magee and 3rd in 2005 with Dominic Filiou, Jean-François Caron placing 3rd in 2020, and Maxime Boudreault placing 3rd in 2021. 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. Mitchell “Moose” Hooper's win in WSM 2023 makes him the first Canadian to finish in first place.

Canada's Strongest Man edit

Canada's Strongest Man
2022
Tournament information
LocationCanada
Established1982
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
  Maxime Boudreault

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; a record that would later be beaten despite Hugo's proclamation that nobody would ever even go as far as to match it. 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] After the dust had settled following the end of Hugo's era, a new champion would emerge: Jean-Francois Caron. Jean-Francois, or "J-F", has dominated strongman in Canada since 2011, winning the title of Canada's Strongest Man every year and ushering in a new era of Strongman in Canada. J-F has also nurtured the success of other athletes and has worked towards developing the success of the sport in the country as a whole.

Official results - top three places edit

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
1982   Tom Magee
1983   Tom Magee
1984 Event not held
1985 Event not held
1986   Dusko Markovich
1987   Robert Dubeau  [4] Marco Fortier   Ken Fisher
1988   Tom Magee
1989 Event not held
1990   Gregg Ernst
1991   Gregg Ernst
1992 Event not held
1993   Chuck Haase
1994   Ron Trottier
1995   Robert Ploughman
1996 Event not held
1997   Ginaud Dupuis
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 Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec
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[5]   Jean-Francois Caron   Christian Savoie   Scott Cummine Quebec City, Quebec
2013  [6] Jean-Francois Caron   Christian Savoie   Ben Ruckstuhl Quebec City, Quebec
2014   Jean-Francois Caron   Simon Boudreau   Ben Ruckstuhl Quebec City, Quebec
2015   Jean-Francois Caron   Maxime Boudreault   Simon Boudreau Dubreuilville, Ontario
2016   Jean-Francois Caron   Jimmy Paquet   Vincent Lapointe Dubreuilville, Ontario
2017   Jean-Francois Caron   Jimmy Paquet   Karl Hjelholt Plantagenet, Ontario
2018   Jean-Francois Caron   Jimmy Paquet   Maxime Boudreault Plantagenet, Ontario
2019   Jean-Francois Caron   Karl Hjelholt   Jimmy Paquet Plantagenet, Ontario
2020 Event not held
2021[7]   Gabriel Rhéaume   Wesley Derwinsky   Sean Hayes Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec
2022[8]   Maxime Boudreault   Gabriel Rhéaume   Wesley Derwinsky Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec
  • Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[9]

Repeat champions edit

Champion Times
  Jean-Francois Caron 9
  Hugo Girard 6
  Tom Magee 3
  Gregg Ernst 2
  Jessen Paulin 2
  Christian Savoie 2

Quebec's Strongest Man edit

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
1999   Ron Trottier   Ginaud Dupuis   Jessen Paulin Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec
2000   Jessen Paulin   Dominic Filiou   Ginaud Dupuis Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec
2001   Jessen Paulin   Martin Brisebois   Dominic Filiou Lac-Etchemin, Quebec
2002   Jessen Paulin   Steve Bourgeois   Dominic Filiou Baie-Comeau, Quebec
2003   Dominic Filiou   Jessen Paulin   Franky Bonneau Gatineau, Quebec
2004   Jessen Paulin   Yannick Normandin   Steve Bourgeois Mont-Joli, Quebec
2005[10]   Jessen Paulin   Dominic Filiou   Steve Bourgeois Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec
2006   Jessen Paulin   Dominic Filiou   Louis-Phillipe Jean Quebec
2007   Dominic Filiou   Jessen Paulin   Louis-Phillipe Jean Quebec
2008   Hugo Girard   Christian Savoie   Jessen Paulin Quebec
2009   Christian Savoie   Jean-Francois Caron   Franky Bonneau Quebec
2010   Christian Savoie   Jean-Francois Caron Warwick, Quebec
2011   Jean-François Caron   Christian Savoie Warwick, Quebec
2012   Christian Savoie   Jean-Francois Caron Warwick, Quebec
2013   Jean-François Caron   Christian Savoie Warwick, Quebec
  • Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[9]

Ontario's Strongest Man edit

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
2000   Travis Lyndon   Jamie Aszmies   Rob Verkest London, Ontario
2001   Travis Lyndon   Jamie Aszmies   Chris Ronzon London, Ontario
2002   Mark Lozer   Ryan Green   Travis Lyndon Hawkesbury, Ontario
2003   Travis Lyndon   Ryan Green   Steve Lozer Ottawa, 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[11]   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
2016   Paul Vaillancourt   Karl Hjelholt   David Jennings Trenton, Ontario
2017   Maxime Boudreault   Karl Hjelholt   Kyle Rayner Trenton, Ontario
2018   Maxime Boudreault   Karl Hjelholt   Ben Ruckstuhl Trenton, Ontario
2019   Maxime Boudreault   Karl Hjelholt   Ben Ruckstuhl Kapuskasing, Ontario
  • Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[9]

Western Canada's Strongest Man edit

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
1999   NOT HELD
2000   Grant McReynolds   Geoff Dolan   Beerd Beekman
2001   Beerd Beekman   Geoff Dolan   Ed Brost Calgary, Alberta
2002   Geoff Dolan   Maurice Paquette   Cory Gillespie Saskatoon, SK
2003   Geoff Dolan   Alan Block   Brad Provick Fort Qu'Appelle, SK
2004   Brad Provick   Geoff Dolan   Gino Castonguay Winnipeg, Manitoba
2005   Alan Block   Chris Colonval   Ed Brost Edmonton, Alberta
2006   Scott Cummine   Al Block   Chris Colonval Regina, SK
2007   Chris Colonval   Scott Cummine   Matt Parkes Regina, SK
2008   Matt Parkes   Scott Cummine   Alan Block British Columbia
2009   Scott Cummine   Jon Moerike   Maurice Paquette Altona, Manitoba
2010   Scott Cummine   Brad Provick   Maurice Paquette Saskatoon, SK
2011   Scott Cummine   Nathan Rolston   Jon Wade Edmonton, Alberta
2012   Scott Cummine   Brad Provick   Jay Smith Regina, SK
2013   Scott Cummine   Brad Provick   Jon Wade Regina, SK
2014   Scott Cummine   Brad Provick   Quinton Falk Regina, SK
2015   Dom Liontas   Brad Provick   Artur Walus Regina, SK
2016   Scott Cummine   Brad Provick  Dom Liontas Regina, SK
2017   James Loach   Brad Sheperd   Artur Walus Regina, SK
2018   James Loach   Dom Liontas   Artur Walus Regina, SK
2019   Brad Shepherd   Sam Rissling   Artur Walus Regina, SK
  • Results courtesy of July 1 Western Canadas Strongest Man on Facebook[9]

Atlantic Canada's Strongest Man edit

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
2000   Tim Griffith   Shane Murphy
2001   Shane Murphy
2002   Shane Murphy   Jonathan Hickey
2003   Shane Murphy   Brad Carty   Jonathan Hickey
2004   Brad Carty   Shane Murphy   Grant Connors
2005   Grant Connors   Darrell Crouse   Kevin O'Keefe
2006   Grant Connors   Jonathan Schooten   Chris Bulman
2007   Grant Connors   Danny Frame   Jonathan Schooten
2008   Grant Connors   Danny Frame   Chris Harper
2009   Grant Connors   Danny Frame   Jonathan Schooten
2010   Grant Connors   Danny Frame   Kalen Brennan
2011   Grant Connors   Jonathan Schooten   Jay Smith
2012   Kalen Brennan   Alex Wallace
  • Results courtesy of www.acstrongman.com[12]

North America's Strongest Man edit

North America's Strongest Man
2012
Tournament information
Locationvarious locations, North America
Established1992
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
  Jean-Francois Caron

North America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both United States and Canada. The event was established in 1992.[13]

Official results - top three places edit

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
1992   Gary Mitchell
1993   Steve Pulcinella
1994 Event not held
1995 Event not held
1996 Event not held
1997 Event not held
1998   David Brown
1999   Steve Dmytrow
2001   Hugo Girard   Geoff Dolan   Phil Pfister Gatineau, Quebec
2002   Hugo Girard
2003   Jon Andersen   Chad Coy   Walt Gogola
2004 Event not held
2005 Event not held
2006 Event not held
2007   Jessen Paulin   Brian Shaw   Christian Savoie Gatineau, Quebec[14]
2008   Jessen Paulin   Christian Savoie   Pete Konradt Gatineau, Quebec[15]
2009   Christian Savoie   Jean-Francois Caron   Josh Thigpen Gatineau, Quebec[16]
2010[17]   Christian Savoie   Jean-Francois Caron   Scott Cummine Gatineau, Quebec
2011[18]   Christian Savoie   Jean-Francois Caron   Karl Gillingham Gatineau, Quebec
2012   Jean-Francois Caron   Dave Ostlund   Jackie Oulette Gatineau, Quebec

References edit

  1. ^ CSM 1999
  2. ^ CSM 2005
  3. ^ CSM 2007
  4. ^ 2000 Quebec's Strongest Man, retrieved 2022-01-02
  5. ^ Jean-Francois Caron Wins Canada’s Strongest Man
  6. ^ Canada’s Strongest Man: Jean-Francois Caron Wins
  7. ^ "2021 Canada's Strongest Man". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. ^ "2022 Canada's Strongest Man". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d Competition Results
  10. ^ "Résultats". www.hommefort.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  11. ^ OntarioStrongman • View topic - OSM 2013 June 22-23, Thunder Bay
  12. ^ ATLANTICS05
  13. ^ David Horne's World of Grip
  14. ^ North America's Strongest Man
  15. ^ North America's Strongest Man: Christian Savoie in the Lead
  16. ^ Canadian Strongman Surges at North America’s Strongest Man Contest
  17. ^ Tuesday, September 7, 2010, Christian Savoie Wins North American Strongman Championships, by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. IronMind
  18. ^ Christian Savoie Wins North American Strongman Championships
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