US EditionFormer Cheetahs Player Rayno Nel Wins World's Strongest Man Title
- Rayno Nel, a 30-year-old former South African rugby player, won the 2025 World’s Strongest Man title in Sacramento, California.
- Nel shifted from professional rugby three years ago to strongman competitions to pursue his competitive nature and capitalize on his physique.
- Nel led the first day by finishing no lower than second in three events, then earned 47 points across five events to narrowly outscore defending champion Tom Stoltman.
- Nel edged Stoltman by half a point, claiming the first rookie victory since 1997 and becoming the first African to win the title in its 48-year history.
- Nel’s win breaks European and North American dominance, marking a symbolic breakthrough for Africa, which he said, “means a lot to my people.
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World’s Strongest Man LIVE RESULTS: Rayno Nel BEATS Tom Stoltman by HALF a point
RAYNO Nel WON World’s Strongest Man on his DEBUT in the competition. British athlete Tom Stoltman came SECOND by half a point, after a strong end on Sunday was unable to secure him first place. Rayno Nel managed to get the job done, despite a slow start on Sunday, and won the competition. His older brother Luke and fellow Brits Paddy Haynes and Shane Flowers came ninth, fifth and seventh respectively. Start time: From 6pm BST Follow our live bl…
Who won World’s Strongest Man 2025? Full results, finishing order, and placings
THE 48th annual World’s Strongest Man has concluded after a thrilling four days in Sacramento. We’ll bring you the full finishing order below from this year’s tournament, or check out our live blog for all the reaction from the 2025 edition of WSM. Rich Storry/World's Strongest ManTom Stoltman is eyeing a fourth WSM title[/caption] World’s Strongest Man 2025 full results Final 1 Rayno Nel (RSA)…47pts 2 Tom Stoltman (UK)…46.5pts 3 Mitchell Hooper…
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