2008 Atlas Stones: Mariusz Pudzianowski v Derek Poundstone | World's Strongest Man

Mariusz Pudzianowski edged out Derek Poundstone to win his fourth and final World's Strongest Man title.

Created in 1977, The World's Strongest Man™ has become the premier event in strength athletics. For over 30 years, the strongest men on the planet have come together in a series of unique and amazing tests of strength to determine The World's Strongest Man. The competition has travelled to stunning and varied locations such as Zambia, Iceland, Mauritius, Malaysia, Morocco, China and the USA.

For over three decades The World's Strongest Man has tested the limits of human strength, power, and endurance. The best strongmen on the planet and the most demanding challenges including Fingal's Fingers, Truck Pull, Dead Lift, Giant Farmers Walk, Plane Pull and the Atlas Stones have made the event a highlight in the TV calendar and the show a family favourite with a worldwide audience of over 220 million people.

Inspired by the Games of the Ancient Greeks, the Gladiators of Rome and Legends of Sports and Endurance, these giants amongst men compete with total commitment to their goal, to lift the trophy and take the world's greatest strength accolade... to become The World's Strongest Man!

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[dune]

Mariusz had it all. Insanely strong, great agility and stamina for a big guy and built like a bodybuilder. Not too many strongmen out there that aren't carrying an atlas stone in the midsection.

[WesleyInman]

Derek losing this still breaks my heart to this day. Derek had a portait of this last second loss, blown up and made into a huge photo...6 feet long and 3 feet high maybe. He hung it in his kitchen as motivation.

[theflyingstonemason]

I love the way he slaps Poundstone on the back as he's lifting the final Stone.

[roybatty-]

All the Mariusz haters literally imploded on this day.

[Stej-im]

I like this clip because of how Mariusz trolled him, jumps around and then hits his shoulders while he's still lifting the stone

[RaulMlodzik]

Pudzianowski compeated in 9 WSM finals.
5x Champion
2x 2nd place
1x 3rd place
1x 4th place

compeated in 64 events in finals
19 wins
45x top3

won most events in 2005 (5/7)
Most points in 2003 (66/70) 4 wins, 2x2nd place, 1x 3rd place)
Bigest margin in 2003 (66 points vs 46 points for Savickas)

[pfeffer]

0:58 "Polska górą! Marzenie się spełniło - pięć razy!" :)

[adamllanesvidal]

It would be nice to clear two points:

1. Many people don't know it, Mariusz competed all the final and heats with broken soleum. Even he won Plane pull event despite that

2. If you pause the video at these moment, the last stone lifted by Derek never was completly leaning on

[goo]

lol yall mad but poundstone was literally on his tip toes trying to lift that stone. he didnt lift corrently and put the pressure against the column to gain some sort of edge and tried to roll it the rest of the way and it was raining. this was pure technique and mariusz had the best

[theoverman]

I think it's extremely disrespectful of Mariusz to celebrate infront of Derek like that. Especially when he's not even finished yet!

[paperscaper]

0:31 What a jerk 😂😂😂 I feel so bad for Derek but this moment will never not be funny.

[tovar]

Mariusz pudzianowski is the strogman perfect.

[jasonlagunes]

mariusz was a machine, vascular very strong, agile, he had it all

[valkyries-misx]

Mr. Poundstone shouls have won this one, even though i think Mariusz is th best strongman of all time!

[H.K.]

Pudzianowski is the GOAT and this win solidified it.

[ws]

Lets not forget derek won the arnold classic 2 years in a row as well as the fortimus, and beat mariusz at mohegan that same year. Derek was staticly stronger than mariusz no question, that stone series just shows that anything can happen in competition.

[Alan-vobr]

Back when world's strongest men were ripped

[pantomek]

Trochę nie fair się Pudzian tu zachował klepiąc Dereka podczas gdy ten jeszcze starał się powalczyć...

[christosnb]

the American good but Mariuz little lucky

[sbrent]

Big Z best strongman to ever best Worlds Strongest Man competitor to ever compete