Slovenia's Strongest Man

Slovenia's Strongest Man
Tournament information
LocationSlovenia
Established1996
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Slovenia Matjaz Belsak

Slovenia's Strongest Man (Slovene: Najmočnejši človek Slovenije) is an annual strongman competition held in Slovenia and featuring exclusively Slovenian athletes. The contest was established in 1996. It is a multi event competition that tests competitors in a number of different events and the cumulative total of all the events determine who the winner is.[1]

Matjaz Belsak holds the record for most wins with 7 titles.

Champions breakdown

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
1996[2] Slovenia Janez Blazic (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
1997[2] Slovenia Janez Blazic (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
1998[2] Slovenia Janez Blazic (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
1999[2] Slovenia Denis Udovic (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2000[2] Slovenia Denis Udovic (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2001[2] Slovenia Denis Udovic (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2002[2] Slovenia Boris Milosevic (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2003[2] Slovenia Martin Matjasic (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2004[2] Slovenia Josko Pirnat (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2005[3] Slovenia Gregor Stegnar Slovenia Oliver Gasparic (To be confirmed)
2006[3] Slovenia Oliver Gasparic Slovenia Denis Udovic Slovenia Gregor Stegnar
2007[3] Slovenia Gregor Stegnar Slovenia Oliver Gasparic Slovenia Andrej Uslakar
Slovenia Sandi Ivancic
2008[3] Slovenia Gregor Stegnar Slovenia Tomaz Plevanc Slovenia Oliver Gasparic
2009[3] Slovenia Oliver Gasparic Slovenia Tomaz Plevanc Slovenia Damjan Slapnik
2010[3] Slovenia Oliver Gasparic Slovenia Tomaz Plevanc Slovenia Andrej Uslakar
2011[3] Slovenia Oliver Gasparic Slovenia Damjan Slapnik Slovenia Marko Porovne
2012[2] Slovenia Damjan Slapnik (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2013[2] Slovenia Damjan Slapnik (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2014[4] Slovenia Matjaz Belsak (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2015[4] Slovenia Matjaz Belsak (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2016–2017 Event not held
2018[5] Slovenia Matjaz Belsak Slovenia Marko Porovne Slovenia Jaka Krzisnik
2019[6] Slovenia Matjaz Belsak Slovenia Jaka Krzisnik Slovenia Andraz Starc
2020–2021 Event not held
2022[7] Slovenia Matjaz Belsak (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2023[7] Slovenia Matjaz Belsak (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2024[8] Slovenia Matjaz Belsak (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)

Repeat champions

Champion Times & years
Slovenia Matjaz Belsak 7 (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Slovenia Oliver Gasparic 4 (2006, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Slovenia Janez Blazic 3 (1996, 1997, 1998)
Slovenia Denis Udovic 3 (1999, 2000, 2001)
Slovenia Gregor Stegnar 3 (2005, 2007, 2008)
Slovenia Damjan Slapnik 2 (2012, 2013)

References

  1. ^ "Slovenia's Strongest Man". Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Dosedanji zmagovalci ZMAGOVALCI MARTINA KRPANA-OD ZACETKA DO DANES". www.martinkrpan.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Mark Williams, Luke Killick, Arunas Petraitis and David Horne (22 August 2016). "WORLD & CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS - Slovenia's Strongest Man". www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com. Retrieved 14 October 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b "Behind the Scenes with Slovenian Strongman Matjaz Belsak". Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  5. ^ "2018 Slovenia's Strongest Man". Strongman Archives. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ "2019 Slovenia's Strongest Man". Strongman Archives. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Matjaž Belšak najmočnejši Slovenec premakne za več kot 20 metrov tudi 16-tonski tovornjak (FOTO)". slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  8. ^ "2024 Slovenia's strongest men winner!🏆". Instagram (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-06-18.
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