Douglas Edmunds has released what he describes as the "athlete pool" for the Highlander World Championships, noting, however, that this "list is not yet final."


An Englishman in Scot's clothing: Scott Rider, already a Commonwealth Games shot putter and Olympic Games bobsledder, had the audacity - not to mention the talent - to win the Royal Braemar Highland Gathering Heavyweight title last year. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.

Gregor Edmunds (Scotland) - Current World Highland Games Champion
Ryan Vierra (USA) - 5-time World Highland Games Champion
Sebastian Wenta (Poland) - Current Highlander Champion, runner-up World Strongest Man
Kyrllo Chuprinin (Ukraine) - Current national discus champion and Olympian
Scott Rider (England) - Winner National Shot Put Championship, current Braemar Champion and Olympian
Wout Zilystra (Holland) - World record holder in weight for height
Gunner Pfingsten (Germany) - Runner-up European Shot Put Championship
Stefan Solvi Petursson (Iceland) - Iceland's Strongest Man
Mike Zoklywiecz (USA) - 3-time All-American discus champion
Carl Myerscough (England) - British record-holder in shot put
Geoff Dollan (Canada) - Canada's Strongest Man
Dave Barron (USA) - Runner-up World Highland Games Championship
Larry Brock (USA) - Current US Highland Games champion
Terry Hollands (England) - Britain's Strongest Man
Craig Sinclair (Scotland) - Scottish Junior Champion
Garret Johnston (USA) - All-American shot and discus champion
Mikhail Koklyaev (Russia) - 6-time Russian weightlifting champion and record-holder, runner-up World Strongman Championship
Saemunder Saemundsson (Iceland) - Icelandic Highland games record-holder

All names, credentials and other details are as presented by Douglas Edmunds, unedited, and IronMind® apologizes for any errors.