2020 Europe's Strongest Man Explained

Competition Name:	2020 Europe's Strongest Man
Dates:	5-6 September 2020
Venue:	Allerton Castle
Location:	Harrogate
Athletes Participating:	12 (Day 1) 9 (Day 2)
Nations Participating:	5 (Day 1) 4 (Day 2)
Winner:	Luke Richardson
Prev:	2019
Next:	2021

The 2020 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Harrogate, England from 5–6 September 2020 at the Allerton Castle. This event was held behind closed door due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Defending champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson did not defend his title as in August 2020 he announced his retirement from the sport of strongman. Europe's Strongest Man debutant Luke Richardson won the event, with this being his first major strongman competition victory.^{[1] [2]}

Results of events

Event 1: Max Log Lift

	Name	Nationality	Weight Lifted	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Graham Hicks			12	12
2	Aaron Page			9.5	9.5
2	Jack Forgasc			9.5	9.5
2	Pa O'Dwyer			9.5	9.5
2	Alex Lungu			9.5	9.5
6	Luke Richardson			5.5	5.5
6	Adam Bishop			5.5	5.5
6	Ervin Toots			5.5	5.5
6	Gavin Bilton			5.5	5.5
10	Paul Benton			3	3
12	Mark Felix		N/A	0	0
12	Terry Hollands		N/A	0	0

Event 2: Hercules Hold

• Athlete must stand between and hold on to pillars for as long as possible.

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Mark Felix		1m 32.37	12	12
2	Terry Hollands		1m 19.88	11	11
3	Luke Richardson		1m 14.48	10	15.5
4	Gavin Bilton		59.53	9	14.5
5	Paul Benton		53.71	8	11
6	Aaron Page		50.74	7	16.5
7	Adam Bishop		50.55	6	11.5
8	Jack Forgasc		40.27	5	14.5
9	Pa O'Dwyer		40.11	4	13.5
10	Ervin Toots		38.91	3	8.5
11	Alex Lungu		37.61	2	11.5
12	Graham Hicks		35.60	1	13

^ Mark Felix's time of 1m 32.37 is a new World Record.

Event 3: Hummer Hold

• Athlete must stand straight and front hold a hummer for as long as possible.

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Luke Richardson		48.41	12	27.5
2	Graham Hicks		48.12	11	24
3	Jack Forgasc		46.61	10	24.5
4	Mark Felix		43.53	9	21
5	Adam Bishop		40.87	8	19.5
6	Ervin Toots		40.53	7	15.5
7	Gavin Bilton		39.72	6	20.5
8	Aaron Page		38.63	5	21.5
9	Pa O'Dwyer		35.63	4	17.5
10	Paul Benton		34.63	3	14
11	Terry Hollands		34.05	2	13
12	Alex Lungu		27.07	1	12.5

Event 4: Loading Race

• 1 x 120 kilograms (265 lb) anchor, 1 x 150 kilograms (331 lb) barrel, 1 x 150 kilograms (331 lb) sack and 1 x 120 kilograms (265 lb) tire.

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Adam Bishop		4 in 36.90	12	31.5
2	Ervin Toots		4 in 38.00	11	26.5
3	Luke Richardson		4 in 38.35	10	37.5
4	Paul Benton		4 in 39.81	9	23
5	Pa O'Dwyer		4 in 40.76	8	25.5
6	Mark Felix		4 in 46.14	7	28
7	Aaron Page		4 in 46.72	6	27.5
8	Gavin Bilton		4 in 49.27	5	25.5
9	Graham Hicks		4 in 53.51	4	28
10	Jack Forgasc		4 in 1m 10.56	3	27.5
11	Terry Hollands		2 in 21.28	2	15
12	Alex Lungu		2 in 50.43	1	13.5

Event 5: Deadlift

• Weight: for as many repetitions as possible.
• Time Limit: 60 seconds
• Notes: This event was completed on an axle bar.
• The athletes that finished at the last 3 places at the end of day 1 (Paul Benton, Terry Hollands and Alex Lungu) were elimated from the rest of the competition.

	Name	Nationality	Repetitions	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Luke Richardson		5	8	45.5
1	Adam Bishop		5	8	39.5
1	Graham Hicks		5	8	36
4	Mark Felix		3	6	34
5	Aaron Page		2	5	32.5
6	Ervin Toots		1	3	29.5
6	Pa O'Dwyer		1	3	28.5
6	Gavin Bilton		1	3	28.5
9	Jack Forgasc		0	0	27.5

Event 6: Stone Press

• Weight: 100 kilograms (220 lb) atlas stone for as many repetitions as possible.
• Time Limit 75 seconds.

	Name	Nationality	Repetitions	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Aaron Page		7	8.5	41
1	Ervin Toots		7	8.5	38
3	Pa O'Dwyer		6	6.5	35
3	Jack Forgasc		6	6.5	34
5	Adam Bishop		4	4.5	44
5	Gavin Bilton		4	4.5	33
7	Luke Richardson		3	2.5	48
7	Graham Hicks		3	2.5	38.5
9	Mark Felix		0	0	34

Event 7: Nicol Stones Carry

• Weight: 138 kilograms (304 lb) stone on the right hand and 114 kilograms (251 lb) stone on the left hand for longest distance.
• Athletes get 10 seconds for a second pick-up after dropping the stones for the first time.

	Name	Nationality	Distance (m)	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Adam Bishop		17.32	9	53
2	Mark Felix		17.10	8	42
3	Pa O'Dwyer		10.93	7	42
4	Ervin Toots		9.85	6	44
5	Luke Richardson		9.71	5	53
6	Gavin Bilton		7.88	4	37
7	Graham Hicks		7.82	3	41.5
8	Aaron Page		6.76	2	43
9	Jack Forgasc		2.33	1	35

Event 8: Keg Toss

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Adam Bishop		8 in 36.04	9	62
2	Ervin Toots		8 in 41.29	8	52
3	Luke Richardson		8 in 47.62	7	60
4	Gavin Bilton		8 in 55.80	6	43
5	Graham Hicks		6 in 25.21	5	46.5
6	Aaron Page		6 in 40.44	4	47
7	Pa O'Dwyer		6 in 59.10	3	45
8	Jack Forgasc		2 in 14.00	2	37
9	Mark Felix		2 in 18.49	1	43

Event 9: Atlas Stones

• Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 100–.

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Luke Richardson		5 in 19.44	9	69
2	Graham Hicks		5 in 20.08	8	54.5
3	Aaron Page		5 in 20.73	7	54
4	Mark Felix		5 in 23.28	6	49
5	Ervin Toots		5 in 23.69	5	57
6	Pa O'Dwyer		5 in 23.87	4	49
7	Gavin Bilton		5 in 24.89	3	46
8	Adam Bishop		5 in 25.08	2	64
9	Jack Forgasc		5 in 55.41	1	38

Final results

	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Luke Richardson		69
2	Adam Bishop		64
3	Ervin Toots		57
4	Graham Hicks		54.5
5	Aaron Page		54
7	Mark Felix		49
6	Pa O'Dwyer		49
8	Gavin Bilton		46
9	Jack Forgasc		38
10	Paul Benton		23
11	Terry Hollands		15
12	Alex Lungu		13.5

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Notes and References

1. News: Lockridge . Roger . Luke Richardson Wins 2020 Europe’s Strongest Man . BarBend . 17 September 2023 . 7 September 2020.
2. News: Odrljin . Goran . Luke Richardson Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2020 . Fitness Volt . 17 September 2023 . 6 September 2020.
3. Web site: The Future is NOW! Europe's Strongest Man 2020 Results . Giants Live.