2024 Official Strongman Games Men’s Open Results

Nick Guardione holds the line to claim the gold.

Last updated on December 9th, 2024

The 2024 Official Strongman Games (OSG) occurred in Madison, WI, on Dec. 6-8, 2024. The competition was main evented by the Men’s Open contest, which featured 10 athletes representing four countries. They competed in seven events: Log Lift, Car Walk, Deadlift, Carry & Push Medley, Sandbag Toss, Wrecking Ball Hold, and Atlas Stones.

Following the closing event, USA’s Nick Guardione achieved the best finish of his strongman career, claiming 48 of a possible 70 points to stand atop the podium as the 2024 OSG champion.

2024 Official Strongman Games Men’s Open Results

1. Nick Guardione (USA) — 48 points
2. Bryce Johnson (USA) — 46.5 points
3. Tim Buck (USA) — 46.5 points
4. James Jeffers (CAN) — 43 points
5. Nick Wortham (USA) — 37.5 points
6. Ryan Bennett (UK) — 34.5 points
7. Josh Patacca (AUS) — 34.5 points
8. Spenser Remick (USA) — 34 points
9. Josh Spurgeon (USA) — 33 points
10. Seth Soukup (USA) — 27.5 points

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2024 Official Strongman Games Men’s Open Event Results

Below are the results for each of the seven contested events in Madison:

Log Lift

With one minute on the clock, athletes could lift 172 kilograms for reps.

1. Nick Guardione — Four reps (T-first)
2. Bryce Johnson — Four reps (T-first)
3. Ryan Bennett — Four reps (T-first)
4. Seth Soukup — Four reps (T-first)
5. Tim Buck — Three reps (T-fifth)
6. Nick Wortham — Three reps (T-fifth)
7. Josh Patacca — Three reps (T-fifth)
8. Spenser Remick — Three reps (T-fifth)
9. Josh Spurgeon — Three reps (T-fifth)
10. James Jeffers — Two reps

Car Walk

Each strongman had one minute to traverse the 454-kilogram apparatus down the 15-meter course as fast as possible.

1. Spenser Remick — 11.06 seconds
2. Nick Wortham — 13.59 seconds
3. Bryce Johnson — 13.96 seconds
4. Tim Buck — 14.3 seconds
5. Ryan Bennett — 14.47 seconds
6. Seth Soukup — 14.53 seconds
7. Josh Spurgeon — 14.61 seconds
8. James Jeffers — 14.72 seconds
9. Josh Patacca — 16.32 seconds
10. Nick Guardione — 21.35 seconds

Deadlift

With one minute on the clock, athletes lifted 372 kilograms on an axle bar for reps.

1. Josh Spurgeon — Six reps
2. Bryce Johnson — Five reps
3. James Jeffers — Four reps (T-third)
4. Ryan Bennett — Four reps (T-third)
5. Spenser Remick — Four reps (T-third)
6. Nick Guardione — Three reps (T-sixth)
7. Tim Buck — Three reps (T-sixth)
8. Nick Wortham — Three reps (T-sixth)
9. Josh Patacca — Three reps (T-sixth)
10. Seth Soukup —Two reps

Carry & Push Medley

Athletes were allotted one minute to carry two 147-kilogram sandbags and push a sled 15 meters each, totaling the 45-meter course as quickly as possible.

1. Nick Guardione — 29.84 seconds
2. Tim Buck — 31.56 seconds
3. Seth Soukup — 32.46 seconds
4. James Jeffers — 34.09 seconds
5. Josh Patacca — 34.16 seconds
6. Josh Spurgeon — 36.26 seconds
7. Nick Wortham — 36.73 seconds
8. Ryan Bennett — 37.26 seconds
9. Spenser Remick — 37.31 seconds
10. Bryce Johnson — 43.22 seconds

Sandbag Toss

With only 45 seconds each, athletes tossed six implements weighing 18 to 27 kilograms over a 4.6-meter bar as fast as possible.

1. Nick Guardione — Six in 17.16 seconds
2. James Jeffers — Six in 18.11 seconds
3. Nick Wortham — Six in 20.2 seconds
4. Spenser Remick — Six in 21.54 seconds
5. Tim Buck — Six in 23.9 seconds
6. Bryce Johnson — Six in 24.15 seconds
7. Ryan Bennett — Six in 29.06 seconds
8. Josh Patacca — Five in 19.72 seconds
9. Josh Spurgeon — Five in 31.88 seconds
10. Seth Soukup — Four in 35.22 seconds

Wrecking Ball Hold

Athletes held a 272-kilogram wrecking ball in a sumo hold for as long as possible.

1. Josh Patacca — 74.66 seconds
2. James Jeffers — 67.22 seconds
3. Tim Buck — 66.97 seconds
4. Nick Guardione — 65.25 seconds
5. Josh Spurgeon — 59.59 seconds
6. Bryce Johnson — 59.58 seconds
7. Nick Wortham — 57.34 seconds
8. Ryan Bennett — 45.06 seconds
9. Seth Soukup — 48.48 seconds
10. Spenser Remick — 43.77 seconds

Atlas Stones

Athletes had one minute to load the six stones weighing 136 to 193 kilograms as fast as possible.

1. Bryce Johnson — Six in 33.72 seconds
2. Tim Buck — Six in 43.4 seconds
3. Nick Guardione — Six in 44.32 seconds
4. James Jeffers — Six in 44.94 seconds
5. Josh Patacca — Six in 53.16 seconds
6. Nick Wortham — Five in 34.3 seconds
7. Ryan Bennett — Five in 35.96 seconds
8. Spenser Remick — Five in 36.04 seconds
9. Josh Spurgeon — Four in 27.05 seconds
10. Seth Soukup — Four in 36.89 seconds

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