Tournament information | |
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Location | United States Colorado Estes Park Event Center |
Established | 2020 |
Number of tournaments | 5 |
Format | Multi-event competition |
Website | theshawclassic.com |
Current champion | |
Mitchell Hooper | |
Most recent tournament | |
2024 Shaw Classic |
The Shaw Classic is a strongman competition run and hosted by four-time World's Strongest Man Brian Shaw, who won the inaugural competition in 2020.[1] The second edition of the contest had 16 athletes with backgrounds from Europe and North America.[2] The total prize pool in 2020 was $53,900.[3] In 2021 the prize pool increased to $100,000 and in 2022 the prize pool increased to $150,000.[4] In 2023 the prize pool was $251,932.[5]
Since 2023, the Shaw Classic's invitational event has been branded as Strongest Man on Earth, formerly used by the Fortissimus strongman competition held in 2008 and 2009.[6]