Europe's Strongest Man

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Europe's Strongest Man
Tournament information
LocationLeeds, England
Established1980
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Scotland Luke Stoltman
Most recent tournament
2024 Europe's Strongest Man

Europe's Strongest Man is an annual strength athletics competition which began in 1980. The event is held in various locations throughout Europe, and features exclusively European strongman competitors. Mariusz Pudzianowski holds the record for most wins with 6 titles. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson holds 5 titles, Geoff Capes, Riku Kiri, Žydrūnas Savickas each hold 3 titles & Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Jamie Reeves, Manfred Hoeberl, Jouko Ahola, Luke Stoltman each hold 2 titles.[1] As of 2010, the Europe's Strongest Man contest has become a part of the Giants Live season of annual grand prix events. The contest serves as a qualifying event for the World's Strongest Man contest, with the top 3 placings qualifying for that year's WSM contest.

Championship breakdown[edit]

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
1980 England Geoff Capes England Richard Slaney[2] Austria Vincenz Hortnagl United Kingdom London, United Kingdom[3]
1981 Sweden Lars Hedlund England Geoff Capes Sweden Sweden
1982 England Geoff Capes Netherlands Simon Wulfse Sweden Roger Ekstrom Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands[3]
1983 Netherlands Simon Wulfse England Geoff Capes Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson Netherlands Arnhem, Netherlands
1984 England Geoff Capes Netherlands Ab Wolders Germany Rudolf Kuster Netherlands Marken, Netherlands
1985 Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson Iceland Iceland
1986 Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson Portugal Portugal
1987 Netherlands Ab Wolders England Geoff Capes Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson Netherlands Netherlands
1988 England Jamie Reeves Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson England Mark Higgins Netherlands Netherlands
1989 England Jamie Reeves England Mark Higgins Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson Iceland Iceland
1990 Denmark Henning Thorsen Netherlands Ted Van Der Parre England Mark Higgins Denmark Denmark
1991 Wales Gary Taylor & Scotland Forbes Cowan (tied) England Jamie Reeves United Kingdom United Kingdom
1992[4] Hungary László Fekete Finland Ilkka Nummisto Finland Markku Suonenvirta Hungary Budapest, Hungary
1992 Netherlands Ted van der Parre Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon & England Jamie Reeves (tied) Denmark Denmark
1993 Austria Manfred Hoeberl Wales Gary Taylor Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon Norway Norway
1994[4] Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon
1994 Austria Manfred Hoeberl Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon Wales Gary Taylor France France
1995 Finland Riku Kiri Finland Jouko Ahola Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon Germany Heide, Germany
1996 Finland Riku Kiri Germany Heinz Ollesch Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon Finland Helsinki, Finland
1997 Finland Riku Kiri Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon Netherlands Berend Veneberg Netherlands Hardenburg, Netherlands
1998 Finland Jouko Ahola Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon Norway Svend Karlsen Finland Finland
1999 Finland Jouko Ahola Faroe Islands Regin Vagadal Sweden Magnus Samuelsson Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2000 Netherlands Berend Veneberg Sweden Magnus Samuelsson Poland Jarek Dymek Netherlands Sevenum, Netherlands
2001 Norway Svend Karlsen Finland Janne Virtanen Sweden Magnus Samuelsson Finland Helsinki, Finland
2002 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland Jarek Dymek Norway Svend Karlsen Poland Gdynia, Poland
2003 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland Jarek Dymek Latvia Raimonds Bergmanis Poland Sandomierz, Poland
2004 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland Tomasz NowotniakNote 1 Lithuania Žydrūnas SavickasNote 1 Poland Jelenia Góra, Poland
2005 Poland Jarek Dymek Finland Janne Virtanen Ukraine Mykhailo Starov Poland Płock, Poland
2006 Event not held
2007 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Bulgaria Stoyan Todorchev Poland Sebastian Wenta Poland Łódź, Poland
2008 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland Grzegorz Szymański Poland Sławomir Toczek Poland Szczecinek, Poland
2009 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland Krzysztof Radzikowski Poland Mateusz Baron Poland Bartoszyce, Poland
2010 Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas England Terry Hollands England Mark Felix United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
2011 Event not held
2012[5] Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania Vytautas Lalas England Laurence Shahlaei United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2013[6] Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania Vytautas Lalas Poland Krzysztof Radzikowski United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2014[7] Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Sweden Johannes Arsjo England Graham Hicks United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2015[8] Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Poland Krzysztof Radzikowski England Mark Felix & Latvia Dainis Zageris (tied) United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2016[9] England Laurence Shahlaei Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson & Sweden Johannes Arsjo (tied) United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2017[10] Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson England Eddie Hall England Terry Hollands United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2018[11] Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Georgia (country) Konstantine Janashia Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2019[12] Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski Georgia (country) Konstantine Janashia United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2020[13] England Luke Richardson England Adam Bishop Estonia Ervin Toots United Kingdom Harrogate, United Kingdom
2021[14] Scotland Luke Stoltman Ukraine Oleksii Novikov England Graham Hicks United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2022[15] Ukraine Oleksii Novikov Scotland Luke Stoltman Georgia (country) Konstantine Janashia United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2023[16] Ukraine Pavlo Kordiyaka Ukraine Oleksii Novikov Latvia Aivars Šmaukstelis United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2024 Scotland Luke Stoltman Latvia Aivars Šmaukstelis Ukraine Oleksii Novikov United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
Notes
  1. All names from either Dave Horne's world of grip or Body.Builder.hu Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine except those specified by Note 1

Championships by country[edit]

Country Titles
 Iceland 8
 England 7
 Poland 7
 Finland 5
 Netherlands 4
 Lithuania 3
 Scotland 3
 Ukraine 2
 Austria 2
 Denmark 1
 Hungary 1
 Norway 1
 Sweden 1
 Wales 1

Multiple champions[edit]

Champion Times
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski 6
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 5
Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas 3
England Geoff Capes 3
Finland Riku Kiri 3
England Jamie Reeves 2
Finland Jouko Ahola 2
Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson 2
Austria Manfred Hoeberl 2
Scotland Luke Stoltman 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ David Horne (May 7, 2010). "David Horne's World of Grip". David Horne. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  2. ^ Body.Builder.hu Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine suggests that Lars Hedlund came second in 1980 whereas Dave Horne's world of grip names Richard Slaney
  3. ^ a b David Webster, Sons of Samson Volume 2 Profiles, page 78 (Ironmind Enterprises), ISBN 0-926888-06-4
  4. ^ a b David Horne's World of Grip names two tournaments in both 1992 and 1994
  5. ^ "Žydrūnas Savickas Wins Europe's Strongest Man". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  6. ^ "The Worlds Strongest Man Qualifying Tour". Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  7. ^ O'Kelly, Declan. "Thor Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2014". Muscle and Fitness. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man + World Deadlift Championships 2015 Results". FloElite. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2016". Giants Live. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2017". Giants Live. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2018". Giants Live. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  12. ^ "The Mountain Wins Europe's Strongest Man". Fitness Volt. 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  13. ^ "Luke Richardson Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2020". Fitness Volt. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  14. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2021". Giants Live. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  15. ^ Lockridge, Roger. "Oleksii Novikov wins 2022 Europe's Strongest Man". BarBend. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2023". Giants Live. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

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