{"id":5378,"date":"2022-07-22T20:01:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T20:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=5378"},"modified":"2022-07-22T20:35:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T20:35:37","slug":"strongman-pa-odwyer-added-to-2022-giants-live-world-open-world-deadlift-championships-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/strongman-pa-odwyer-added-to-2022-giants-live-world-open-world-deadlift-championships-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Strongman Pa O\u2019Dwyer Added to 2022 Giants Live World Open &#038; World Deadlift Championships Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On July 22, 2022, the Giants Live organization announced that <strong>strongman Pa O&#8217;Dwyer will join <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-giants-live-world-open-world-deadlift-championships-roster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123864\">the 12-person roster<\/a><\/strong> for the 2022 Giants Live World Open and World Deadlift Championships (WDC). That contest will take place on August 6 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before the announcement of O&#8217;Dwyer&#8217;s addition was made, there were two open slots \u2014 a Wild Card and a space that Adam Bishop vacated <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/adam-bishop-withdraws-from-2022-strongman-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123865\">after a triceps tear in early July 2022<\/a>. At the time of this writing, it is unclear whether O&#8217;Dwyer is the Wild Card or is replacing Bishop. Nonetheless, the Irish athlete&#8217;s addition to the roster should present him with a great opportunity in a <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-strength\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123866\">strength<\/a> contest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" 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: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CgT3eGbMTye\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; 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 style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CgT3eGbMTye\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123882\">A post shared by GIANTS LIVE: WSM Arena Tour (@giantslivestrongman)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-chest-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123867\">The Best Chest Workouts For Muscle Mass, Strength, And More<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Strongman Archives<\/em>, O&#8217;Dwyer most significant victory is the 2018 UK&#8217;s Strongest Man. He is also a five-time winner of Ireland&#8217;s Strongest Man (2016-2019, 2021). In 2022, the athlete has stayed close to home for his strongman competitions. In February, at the 2022 Britain&#8217;s Strongest Man (BSM), O&#8217;Dwyer took home a fifth-place result. Later, in early April, the Irishman finished in 10th place at the 2022 Europe&#8217;s Strongest Man.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Dwyer will undoubtedly look to improve upon his recent results at the Giants Live World and World Deadlift Championships in early August. With his addition official, here is the confirmed full roster for the contest:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"2022-giants-live-open-world-deadlift-championships-lineup\">2022 Giants Live World Open &amp; World Deadlift Championships Roster<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Evan Singleton&nbsp;<\/strong>(United States) \u2014 <strong>2021<\/strong> <strong>Giants Live World Open Champion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Pa O\u2019Dwyer&nbsp;<\/b>(Ireland)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-oleksii-novikov-wins-europes-strongest-man-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123868\">Oleksii Novikov<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Ukraine) \u2014 2021 Third place<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-mitchell-hooper-log-press-406-pounds-2-reps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123869\"><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(Canada)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/ivan-makarov-deadlift-1036-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123870\"><strong>Ivan Makarov<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(Russia) \u2014&nbsp;<strong>2021 WDC Champion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gabriel Pe\u00f1a&nbsp;<\/strong>(Mexico)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-rauno-heinla-deadlifts-992-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123871\"><strong>Rauno Heinla&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>(Estonia)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton&nbsp;<\/strong>(United Kingdom)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asko Karu&nbsp;<\/strong>(Estonia)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pavlo Nakonechnyy&nbsp;<\/strong>(Ukraine)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/peiman-maheripourehir-deadlift-double-996-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123872\">Peiman Maheripourehir<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Iran)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wild card&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 Announced at a later date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In his first Giants Live World Open and WDC, O&#8217;Dwyer joins a loaded field of top-tier strongmen.<\/p>\n<p>Some names include defending Giants Live World Open Champion, Evan Singleton. Then comes stellar deadlifter and reigning WDC champ, Ivan Makarov. Rising strongman star Mitchell Hooper is also a part of the overall fray, as is Peiman Maheripourehir \u2014 whose 492-kilogram (1,084-pound) deadlift from March 2021 stands as the fourth-heaviest caught on camera.<\/p>\n<p>Throw in former <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tom-stoltman-wins-2022-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123873\">World&#8217;s Strongest Man<\/a> (WSM) Champion (2020), Oleksii Novikov \u2014 who also won the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-strongman-classic-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123874\">Giants Live Strongman Classic<\/a> \u2014 and this joint competition could prove to be a fascinating battle all around.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" 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: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CfEy8aoo6XE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; 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 style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CfEy8aoo6XE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123883\">A post shared by Pa O\u2019Dwyer (@paodwyer__)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/sled-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123875\">The Best Sled Workouts For Muscle, Strength, Fat Loss, And Recovery<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the time of this article&#8217;s publication, the Giants Live organization has not revealed the event format or schedule for the World Open portion of the competition. The only fact known concerns the Max Deadlift \u2014 which doubles as the 2022 WDC.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, if any of the athletes can <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123884\">deadlift<\/a> 505 kilograms (1,113 pounds) during the contest, Giants Live will reward them with a $55,000 prize. That mark would surpass the current all-time World Record held by 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tom-stoltman-wins-2022-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123876\">World\u2019s Strongest Man<\/a>&nbsp;(WSM) champion&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-legend-hafthor-bjornsson-loses-13-more-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"123877\">Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson<\/a> \u2014 who pulled 501 kilograms (1,104.5 pounds) in the World\u2019s Ultimate Strongman \u201cFeats of Strength\u201d series in May 2020. O&#8217;Dwyer did log a 420-kilogram (925.9-pound) deadlift during a June 2022 training session, but he has work to do before he can challenge for that prize.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell whether O&#8217;Dwyer can answer the bell and topple his peers in his first appearance at this competition. If his performance around the United Kingdom says anything, he&#8217;ll definitely be a competitor to keep an eye on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @giantslivestrongman<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-pa-odwyer-added-2022-giants-live-world-open-and-world-deadlift-championships-roster\/\">Strongman Pa O&#8217;Dwyer Added to 2022 Giants Live World Open &#038; World Deadlift Championships Roster<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 22, 2022, the Giants Live organization announced that strongman Pa O\u2019Dwyer will join the 12-person roster for the 2022 Giants Live World Open and World Deadlift Championships (WDC). That contest will take place on August 6 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.\u00a0 Before the announcement of O\u2019Dwyer\u2019s addition was made, there were &#8230; Read more<br \/>\nThe post Strongman Pa O\u2019Dwyer Added to 2022 Giants Live World Open &#038; World Deadlift Championships Roster appeared first on Breaking Muscle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[20,1,21,22,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5378"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5378"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5379,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5378\/revisions\/5379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}