<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Kasane 2016 </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2017 World's Strongest Man was the 40th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition . It was held in Gaborone, Botswana from May 20 - 28 2017 . </P> <P> The tournament was won by Eddie Hall of the United Kingdom, with Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson of Iceland second and defending champion Brian Shaw of the United States third . Hall announced after the competition that he would not defend his title . Multiple time champion Zydrunas Savickas of Lithuania finished in ninth place; this marked the first time in his career that he failed to finish in the top three after qualifying for the final . </P> <P> A change was made to the qualifying rounds for 2017 . Each group participated in five normal events, with the highest scoring competitor at the end of those events being declared the group winner and automatically qualifying for the final . The lowest scoring competitor was eliminated from further competition . </P>

Who won the 2017 world strongest man competition