2014 Europe's Strongest Man Explained

Competition Name:	2014 Europe's Strongest Man
Dates:	9 August 2014
Venue:	Headingley Stadium
Location:	Leeds
Athletes Participating:	10
Nations Participating:	7
Winner:	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Prev:	2013
Next:	2015

The 2014 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 9 August 2014 at the Headingley Stadium.^[1] This event was part of the 2014 Giants live tour.

Following his back to back victories from 2014 Giants Live Melbourne and the 2014 World's Strongest Viking, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his first Europe's Strongest Man title.^{[2] [3]}

Results of events

Event 1: Max Deadlift

• Weight: Starting weight

	Name	Nationality	Weight Lifted	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Eddie Hall			10	10
2	Martin Wildauer			8.5	8.5
2	Laurence Shahlaei			8.5	8.5
4	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson			6	6
4	Johannes Årsjö			6	6
4	Mark Felix			6	6
7	Krzysztof Radzikowski			3	3
7	Graham Hicks			3	3
7	Vytautas Lalas			3	3
10	Mikhail Koklyaev		N/A	0	0

Name	Nationality	Weight Lifted
Benedikt Magnússon
Andy Bolton

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Event 2: Super Yoke

• Weight:
• Course Length:

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Johannes Årsjö		21.25 s	10	16
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson		21.31 s	9	15
3	Krzysztof Radzikowski		22.75 s	8	11
4	Graham Hicks		22.81 s	7	10
5	Mark Felix		24.15 s	6	12
6	Martin Wildauer		24.84 s	5	13.5

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Event 3: Front Hold

• Weight:

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson		50.56 s	10	25
2	Graham Hicks		44.78 s	9	19
3	Krzysztof Radzikowski		44.28 s	8	19
4	Johannes Årsjö		37.22 s	7	23
5	Mark Felix		35.13 s	6	18
6	Martin Wildauer		20.40 s	5	18.5

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Event 4: Dumbbell Press

• Weight:
• Time Limit: 60 seconds

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson		8 reps	10	35
2	Graham Hicks		6 reps	9	28
3	Krzysztof Radzikowski		5 reps	7.5	26.5
3	Johannes Årsjö		5 reps	7.5	30.5
5	Mark Felix		3 reps	6	24
6	Martin Wildauer		2 reps	5	23.5

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Event 5: Atlas Stones

• Weight: 6 stone series ranging from 100–.

	Name	Nationality	Repetitions	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson		6 in 27.05 s	10	45
2	Johannes Årsjö		5 in 22.61 s	9	39.5
3	Graham Hicks		5 in 30.18 s	8	36
4	Mark Felix		5 in 41.29 s	7	31
5	Krzysztof Radzikowski		4 in 19.99 s	6	32.5
6	Martin Wildauer		1 in 4.00 s	5	28.5

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Event 6: Loading Race

• Weight: 2 x barrels and 2 x sacks, each weighing to be loaded to the pick up truck and the tailgate to be closed.
• Course Length:
• Time Limit: 75 seconds

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson		4 in 38.55 s	10	55
2	Graham Hicks		4 in 48.62 s	9	45
3	Johannes Årsjö		4 in 49.50 s	8	47.5
4	Krzysztof Radzikowski		4 in 59.37 s	7	39.5
5	Mark Felix		3 in 41.00 s	6	37

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Final results

	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	55
2	Johannes Årsjö	Sweden	47.5
3	Graham Hicks	United Kingdom	45
4	Krzysztof Radzikowski	Poland	39.5
5	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	37
6	Martin Wildauer		28.5
7	Eddie Hall	United Kingdom	10
8	Laurence Shahlaei	United Kingdom	8.5
9	Vytautas Lalas		3
10	Mikhail Koklyaev		0

^{[1] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 9 August 2014 . 2014 Europe's Strongest Man . live . https://archive.today/20240313022548/https://strongmanarchives.com/viewContest.php?id=278 . 13 March 2024 . 16 July 2023 . Strongman Archives.
2. News: O'Kelly . Declan . 10 August 2014 . Thor Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2014 . 16 July 2023 . Muscle & Fitness.
3. News: 11 August 2014 . Europe’s Strongest Man 2014 . 16 July 2023 . Strongman.org.
4. Web site: 9 August 2014 . Europe's Strongest Man 2014 . Giants Live.