{"id":11858,"date":"2023-04-04T18:33:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T18:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=11858"},"modified":"2023-04-04T19:17:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T19:17:28","slug":"pa-odwyer-joins-the-2023-worlds-strongest-man-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/pa-odwyer-joins-the-2023-worlds-strongest-man-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Pa O\u2019Dwyer Joins The 2023 World\u2019s Strongest Man Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the final touches are being implemented with the 2023 World&#8217;s Strongest Man (WSM) just around the corner. The contest has officially added one of the globe&#8217;s more powerful Irishmen to its roster of stars. <\/p>\n<p>On Apr. 3, 2023, the WSM organization&#8217;s Instagram page announced that <strong>Pa O&#8217;Dwyer was joining the <a data-lasso-id=\"230284\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-worlds-strongest-man-roster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 competition&#8217;s roster<\/a><\/strong>. O&#8217;Dwyer does not appear to be replacing anyone. He is merely another confirmed addition in the aftermath of the 2023 Europe&#8217;s Strongest Man (ESM). The athlete might be best known for winning the 2018 UK&#8217;s Strongest Man. In 2020, O&#8217;Dwyer&#8217;s only other WSM appearance, he failed to advance to the Finals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqlGDQkOi8N\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqlGDQkOi8N\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqlGDQkOi8N\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by SBD World&#39;s Strongest Man (@theworldsstrongestman)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230285\">7 Tips to Perfect Your Deadlift Form<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-muscle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230286\">How to Build Muscle: The Training and Diet Guide for Lifters<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>O&#8217;Dwyer&#8217;s confirmation comes on the heels of the announcement of <strong>overhead pressing phenom Cheick &#8220;Iron Biby&#8221; Sanou making his WSM debut<\/strong> and the recent reveal of <strong>Thomas Evans and Kane Francis as reserves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With O&#8217;Dwyer&#8217;s in the mix, here is where the 28-competitor 2023 WSM roster stands at the time of this article&#8217;s publication. If the contest is to follow recent precedent, two more athletes are expected to be added in the coming days to round this field of 30 strongmen.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023 World\u2019s Strongest Man Roster<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tom-stoltman-plans-to-deadlift-505-kilograms-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230287\"><strong>Tom<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Stoltman<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(United Kingdom) \u2014<strong>&nbsp;Defending two-time WSM champion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-europes-strongest-man-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230288\">Pavlo Kordiyaka&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong>(Ukraine)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-evan-singleton-log-press-407-pounds-biceps-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230289\">Evan Singleton<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(United States)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-arnold-strongman-strongwoman-classic-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230290\">Mitchell Hooper<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Canada)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/trey-mitchell-stone-over-bar-record-2023-rogue-record-breakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230291\">Trey Mitchell<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(United States)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-britains-strongest-man-results-adam-bishop-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230292\">Adam Bishop<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(United Kingdom)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aivars \u0160maukstelis&nbsp;<\/strong>(Latvia)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mitchell-hooper-kevin-faires-dinnie-stones-hold-thors-hammer-deadlift-world-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230293\">Kevin Faires<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(United States)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eythor-ingolfsson-melsted-2022-rogue-invitational-confirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230294\">Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Iceland)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith&nbsp;<\/strong>(United Kingdom)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/rauno-heinla-masters-deadlift-world-record-476-kilograms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230295\">Rauno Heinla<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Estonia)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-americas-strongest-man-strongest-woman-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230296\">Bobby Thompson<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(United States)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mateusz-kieliszkowski-withdraws-from-2022-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230297\">Mateusz Kieliszkowski<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Poland)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/adam-bishop-withdraws-from-2022-strongman-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230298\">Gavin Bilton<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(United Kingdom)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spenser Remick&nbsp;<\/strong>(United States)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eddie Williams&nbsp;<\/strong>(Australia)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-giants-live-world-open-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230299\">Pavlo Nakonechnyy<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Ukraine)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/konstantine-janashia-strongman-classic-maxime-boudrealt-replacement-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230300\">Konstantine Janashia<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Georgia)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graham Hicks&nbsp;<\/strong>(United Kingdom)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tom-stoltman-luke-stoltman-swimming-lessons-ross-edgley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230301\">Luke Stoltman<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(United Kingdom)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mathew Ragg&nbsp;<\/strong>(New Zealand)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gabriel Rh\u00e9aume&nbsp;<\/strong>(Canada)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-shaw-classic-roster-brian-shaw-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230302\">Brian Shaw<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(United States)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jaco Schoonwinkel<\/strong>&nbsp;(South Africa)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/gabi-dixson-hercules-hold-second-longest-2022-worlds-strongest-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230303\">Mark Felix<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Grenada)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fadi El Masri<\/strong>&nbsp;(Lebanon)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-cheick-sanou-253-pound-dumbbell-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230354\">Cheick Sanou<\/a><\/strong> (Burkina Faso)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pa O&#8217;Dwyer<\/strong> (Ireland)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thomas Evans<\/strong> (United States) | <strong>Reserve<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kane Francis<\/strong> (United Kingdom) | <strong>Reserve<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>*<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-canadas-strongest-man-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230304\">Maxime Boudreault<\/a>&nbsp;(Canada)&nbsp;<\/strong>(qualified but withdrew&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/maxime-boudreault-injury-withdraws-2023-arnold-classic-2023-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230305\">due to shin injury<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 2023 WSM will be the last competitive appearance of four-time champion (2011, 2013, 2015-2016) Brian Shaw. It will also be Mark Felix&#8217;s last appearance while <strong><a data-lasso-id=\"230306\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mark-felix-retires-worlds-strongest-man-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marking his 18th berth in the competition since 2004<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>According to the WSM Instagram page, the official groups for the 2023 competition&#8217;s Qualifying Round will be revealed on Tues, Apr. 18, 2023, just one day before the contest begins. While unconfirmed, it is likely there will be five groups of six strongmen per recent iterations of the WSM. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2023-worlds-strongest-man-events\">2023 World\u2019s Strongest Man Events<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the events for 2023 WSM, taking place over five days, with a one-day break between the Qualifying Round and Final on Fri, Apr. 21, 2023:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qualifying Stage \u2014 Wednesday, April 19<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Event One \u2014 Loading Race<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Event Two \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift-variations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230307\">Deadlift Machine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Event Three \u2014<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/overhead-press-variations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230308\">Log Ladder<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qualifying Stage \u2014 Thursday, April 20<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Event Four \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/loaded-carry-variations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230355\">Conan\u2019s Wheel<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Event Five \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/kettlebell-deadlift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230309\">Kettlebell<\/a>&nbsp;Toss<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Event Six \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/rhianon-lovelace-atlas-stone-world-record-323-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230310\">Stone Off<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final \u2014 Saturday, April 22<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Event One \u2014&nbsp;Fingal\u2019s Fingers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Event Two \u2014 KNAACK&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230311\">Deadlift<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Event Three \u2014 Reign&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/loaded-carry-variations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230312\">Shield Carry<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final \u2014 Sunday, April 23<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Event Four \u2014 Max\u00a0<a data-lasso-id=\"230313\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/overhead-dumbbell-press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dumbbell Press<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Event Five \u2014 Vehicle Pull<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Event Six \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/rhianon-lovelace-atlas-stone-one-motion-264-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"230314\">Atlas Stones<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The WSM organization has not released details for the weight of implements or the precise format of each event. Though, spectators can probably expect familiar events like the Stone Off to stay aligned with previous years. 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