Strength athletics in Canada
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. 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 Hooper's win at 2023 World's Strongest Man makes him the first Canadian to finish in first place.
Canada's Strongest Man
[edit]| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Canada |
| Established | 1982 |
| Format | Multi-event competition |
| Current champion | |
 Simon Pratte | |
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.
Champions breakdown
[edit]
- Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[9]
Repeat champions
[edit]| Champion | Times |
|---|---|
 Jean-François Caron |
9 |
| Hugo Girard |
6 |
| Tom Magee |
3 |
| Gregg Ernst |
2 |
| Jessen Paulin |
2 |
| Christian Savoie |
2 |
Quebec's Strongest Man
[edit]- Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[9]
Ontario's Strongest Man
[edit]- Results courtesy of www.ontariostrongman.ca[9]
Western Canada's Strongest Man
[edit]
- 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 |
(To be confirmed) |
| 2001 | Shane Murphy |
(To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) |
| 2002 | Shane Murphy |
Jonathan Hickey |
(To be confirmed) |
| 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 |
(To be confirmed) |
- Results courtesy of www.acstrongman.com[12]
North America's Strongest Man
[edit]| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Quebec |
| Established | 1992 |
| Format | Multi-event competition |
| Current champion | |
| Maxime Boudreault | |
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[9] with Gary Mitchell of the United States winning the inaugural competition.
Despite the three hiatus periods (1994-1997, 2004-2006 and 2015-2022), the competition has been held seventeen times. Canada has produced five champions who shared ten titles among them while United States has produced seven champions with a title each for a total of seven.
The contest has been always held in Quebec.
Champions breakdown
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- Results courtesy of David Horne's World of Grip: http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html
Repeat champions
[edit]| Champion | Times & years |
|---|---|
| Christian Savoie |
3 (2009, 2010, 2011) |
| Hugo Girard |
2 (2001, 2002) |
| Jessen Paulin |
2 (2007, 2008) |
| Jean-François Caron |
2 (2012, 2013) |
References
[edit]- ^ CSM 1999
- ^ CSM 2005
- ^ CSM 2007
- ^ 2000 Quebec's Strongest Man, retrieved 2022-01-02
- ^ Jean-Francois Caron Wins Canada’s Strongest Man
- ^ Canada’s Strongest Man: Jean-Francois Caron Wins
- ^ "2021 Canada's Strongest Man". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "2022 Canada's Strongest Man". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Competition Results
- ^ "Résultats". www.hommefort.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ OntarioStrongman • View topic - OSM 2013 June 22-23, Thunder Bay
- ^ ATLANTICS05
- ^ "North America's Strongest Man". www.ironmind.com.
- ^ "North America's Strongest Man: Christian Savoie in the Lead". www.ironmind.com.
- ^ "Canadian Strongman Surges at North America's Strongest Man Contest". www.ironmind.com.
- ^ 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". www.ironmind.com.