2012 World's Strongest Man

The 2012 World's Strongest Man was the 35th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held on the grounds of the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, US. The event was sponsored by MET-Rx. The qualifying heats were held from September 24–27, and the finals took place Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2012. The winner was Žydrūnas Savickas, it was his third WSM title. Vytautas Lalas of Lithuania was second, and Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson was third.

In the qualifying heats, Derek Poundstone set a new world record in the Giant Dumbbell press event by pressing a 210 lb dumbbell overhead for 11 repetitions, and Vytautas Lalas set a new strongman squat world record by squatting 700 lb for 11 repetitions. In the finals, Žydrūnas Savickas set a new Log Lift for Max Weight world record with a lift of 220 kg.

Participants
• Žydrūnas Savickas 🇱🇹

• Jean-François Caron 🇨🇦

• Derek Poundstone 🇺🇸

• Mateusz Baron 🇵🇱

• Jack McIntosh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

• Frankie Scheun

• Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 🇮🇸

• Mike Jenkins 🇺🇸

• Nick Best 🇺🇸

• Eddie Hall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

• Sebastian Kurek 🇵🇱

• Akos Nagy 🇭🇺

• Brian Shaw 🇺🇸

• Johannes Årsjö 🇸🇪

• Martin Wildauer 🇦🇹

• Mikhail Koklyaev 🇷🇺

• Lauri Nami 🇪🇪

• Chris Gearing 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

• Vytautas Lalas 🇱🇹

• Ervin Katona 🇷🇸

• Louis Philippe Jean 🇨🇦

• Jerry Pritchett 🇺🇸

• Graham Hicks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

• Ole Martin Hansen 🇳🇴

• Terry Hollands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

• Krzysztof Radzikowski 🇵🇱

• Mike Burke🇺🇸

• Alex Moonen

• James Fennelly 🇮🇪

• Eben Le Roux 🇦🇺

Heat 1

 * Events: loading, truck pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones

Heat 2

 * Events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, squat, atlas stones

Heat 3

 * Events: loading, limo pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones

Heat 4

 * Events: loading, limo pull, viking press for reps, squat, keg toss, atlas stones

Heat 5

 * Events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, car deadlift for reps, atlas stones

Event 1: Super Yoke

 * Weight: 440 kg
 * Course length: 40 m
 * Time limit: 75 seconds

Event 3: Bus Pull

 * Weight: 24500 kg
 * Course length: 25 m
 * Time limit: 75 seconds

Event 4: Deadlift

 * Weight: 360 kg
 * Time limit: 60 seconds

Event 5: Natural Stones

 * Weight: 5 Stone series ranging from 137-170 kg
 * Time limit: 75 seconds

Event 6: Power Stairs

 * Weight: 3 x 225 kg implements up 5 stairs each
 * Time limit: 75 seconds