Weight over bar

The event dates back to about 600 years ago in ancient Scottish highland games where athletes threw a heavy block of iron using only one arm.[3] In 1980 World's Strongest Man, the event was introduced to Strongman for the first time where the competitors had to throw the same 25.5 kg (56 lb) weight using only 1 arm for max height.In 1992 World's Strongest Man, the competitors had to throw a 30 kg (66 lb) Thor's hammer using both hands,[4] and in 1993 World's Strongest Man, the competitors had to throw a 20 kg (44 lb) concrete block using both hands over a contraption which was called the Trojan wall.[4] At the 2017 Arnold Strongman Classic, the competitors had to throw very heavy sandbags using both hands over a 15 ft bar for maximum weight.[6] In 2024, the organizers of the 2024 Arnold UK Strongman competition paid a tribute to David P. Webster by modifying the event where the competitors had to throw a sandbag instead.
An athlete performing the Weight over bar during Highland games.
Highland gamesWeight throw1980 World's Strongest ManStrongmanHafþór Júlíus BjörnssonSpencer TylerMike BurkeBishop DolegiewiczVernon, New JerseyGeoff CapesMagic Mountain, CaliforniaNigeriaBill KazmaierHuntly CastleAberdeenshireScotlandJón Páll SigmarssonBethlehem, PennsylvaniaLászló FeketeBudapestHungaryBen PlucknettManfred HoeberlFinlandNew ZealandWout ZijlstraHardenbergNetherlandsDen HelderAntigonish, Nova ScotiaCanadaRichmond, Rhode IslandChicagoMarylandLivermore, New HampshireColumbus, OhioPleasanton, CaliforniaRussiaAustin, Texas1992 World's Strongest Man1993 World's Strongest ManArnold Strongman ClassicDavid P. WebsterBrian ShawMikhail ShivlyakovJF CaronMateusz KieliszkowskiMatjaz BelsakMartins LicisOlga LiashchukBaltimore, MarylandAlbuquerque, New MexicoKeg-tossing