2019 Europe's Strongest Man Explained

Competition Name:	2019 Europe's Strongest Man
Dates:	6 April 2019
Venue:	First Direct Arena
Location:	Leeds
Athletes Participating:	9
Nations Participating:	5
Winner:	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Prev:	2018
Next:	2020

The 2019 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 6 April 2019 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2019 Giants live tour.

Reigning champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his fifth Europe's Strongest Man title.^{[1] [2]}

Results of events

Event 1: Max Log Lift

• Notes: A number of athletes were invited to take part in this event only and therefore they did not score points.

	Name	Nationality	Weight Lifted	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski			9	9
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson			7.5	7.5
2	Konstantine Janashia			7.5	7.5
4	Tom Stoltman			5	5
4	Mikhail Shivlyakov			5	5
4	Luke Stoltman			5	5
7	Laurence Shahlaei			3	3
8	Mark Felix		N/A	0	0
8	Adam Bishop		N/A	0	0
N/A	Cheick Sanou			-	-
N/A	Rob Kearney			-	-
N/A	Graham Hicks			-	-
N/A	Larry Wheels			-	-

^ Cheick Sanou's lift of is a Burkinabé record.

^ Rob Kearney's lift of is an American record.

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Event 2: Deadlift

• Weight: for as many repetitions as possible.
• Time Limit: 60 seconds
• Notes: This event was completed on an axle bar.

	Name	Nationality	Repetitions	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson		10	9	16.5
2	Konstantine Janashia		9	8	15.5
3	Mikhail Shivlyakov		8	6.5	11.5
3	Adam Bishop		8	6.5	6.5
5	Mark Felix		7	5	5
6	Tom Stoltman		6	4	9
7	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		5	3	12
8	Luke Stoltman		4	1.5	6.5
8	Laurence Shahlaei		4	1.5	4.5

Event 3: Flip and Drag

• Weight: 4 x tyre flips, 1 x anchor drag
• Course Length:

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		0m 43.14	9	21
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson		0m 44.49	8	24.5
3	Tom Stoltman		0m 45.47	7	16
4	Luke Stoltman		0m 46.90	6	12.5
5	Mikhail Shivlyakov		0m 49.51	5	16.5
6	Adam Bishop		0m 56.41	4	10.5
7	Konstantine Janashia		0m 57.19	3	18.5
8	Mark Felix			2	7
9	Laurence Shahlaei		N/A	0	4.5

Event 4: Hercules Hold

• Weight: pillars in each hand.

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Mark Felix		1m 22.26	9	16
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson		0m 55.13	8	32.5
3	Laurence Shahlaei		0m 46.56	7	11.5
4	Adam Bishop		0m 44.30	6	16.5
5	Mikhail Shivlyakov		0m 43.34	5	21.5
6	Luke Stoltman		0m 40.90	4	16.5
7	Konstantine Janashia		0m 40.02	3	21.5
8	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		0m 40.00	2	23
9	Tom Stoltman		0m 31.50	1	17

^ Laurence Shahlaei sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 5: Atlas Stones

• Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 120–.

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Tom Stoltman		5 in 0m 21.81	9	26
2	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		5 in 0m 22.61	8	31
3	Konstantine Janashia		5 in 0m 28.52	7	28.5
4	Luke Stoltman		5 in 0m 57.31	6	22.5
5	Mark Felix		4 in 0m 29.15	5	21
6	Mikhail Shivlyakov		4 in 0m 34.69	4	25.5
7	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson		3 in 0m 20.39	3	35.5
8	Adam Bishop		2 in 0m 16.63	2	18.5

Final results

	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson		35.5
2	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		31
3	Konstantine Janashia		28.5
4	Tom Stoltman		26
5	Mikhail Shivlyakov		25.5
6	Luke Stoltman		22.5
7	Mark Felix		21
8	Adam Bishop		18.5
9	Laurence Shahlaei		11.5

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Notes and References

1. News: Lockridge . Roger . Hafthor Bjornsson Wins 2019 Europe’s Strongest Man . 12 March 2024 . BarBend . 8 April 2019.
2. News: Court . Ben . The Mountain Just Proved That He's Europe's Strongest Man—Again . 12 March 2024 . Men's Health . 8 April 2019.
3. Web site: Europe's Strongest Man 2019 Results and Event Round Up . Giants Live . 12 March 2024 . 6 April 2019.
4. Web site: Europe's Strongest Man 2019 results . Giants Live.