2022 Europe's Strongest Man Explained

Competition Name:	2022 Europe's Strongest Man
Dates:	2 April 2022
Venue:	First Direct Arena
Location:	Leeds
Athletes Participating:	12
Nations Participating:	9
Winner:	Oleksii Novikov
Prev:	2021
Next:	2023

The 2022 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 2 April 2022 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2022 Giants live tour.

Oleksii Novikov won the competition to win his second Europe's Strongest Man title.^{[1] [2]}

Results of events

Event 1: Max Log Lift

	Name	Nationality	Weight Lifted	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Luke Stoltman			12	12
2	Oleksii Novikov			10	10
2	Pavlo Kordiyaka			10	10
2	Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð			10	10
5	Konstantine Janashia			6.5	6.5
5	Shane Flowers			6.5	6.5
5	Marius Lalas			6.5	6.5
5	Gavin Bilton			6.5	6.5
9	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	No lift	0	0
9	Kelvin de Ruiter		No lift	0	0
9	Pa O'Dwyer		No lift	0	0
9	Rauno Heinla		No lift	0	0

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Event 2: Deadlift ladder

• Weight: 5 bar ladder from 300–
• Time Limit: 75 seconds

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Konstantine Janashia		4 in 35.04	12	18.5
2	Rauno Heinla		4 in 39.49	11	11
3	Oleksii Novikov		4 in 41.92	10	20
4	Marius Lalas		4 in 48.2	9	15.5
5	Luke Stoltman		4 in 55.21	8	20
6	Shane Flowers		4 in 1m 1.03	7	13.5
7	Pa O'Dwyer		3 in 28.7	6	6
8	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	3 in 29.23	5	5
9	Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð		3 in 32.2	4	14
10	Gavin Bilton		3 in 38.4	3	9.5
11	Kelvin de Ruiter		3 in 40.5	2	2
12	Pavlo Kordiyaka		3 in 48.76	1	11

Event 3: Carry and Drag

• Weight: anchor and chain drag
• Course Length:
• Time Limit: 60 seconds

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Oleksii Novikov		26.26	12	32
2	Kelvin de Ruiter		26.50	11	13
3	Shane Flowers		27.45	10	23.5
4	Pavlo Kordiyaka		28.13	9	20
5	Luke Stoltman		28.40	8	28
6	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	29.03	7	12
7	Pa O'Dwyer		29.54	6	12
8	Marius Lalas		30.11	5	20.5
9	Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð		33.51	4	18
10	Konstantine Janashia		35.28	3	21.5
11	Rauno Heinla		35.87	2	13
12	Gavin Bilton		42.22	1	10.5

^ Rauno Heinla sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 4: Power Stairs

• Weight: 4 implements weighing,, and have to be lifted up 3 stairs each
• Time Limit: 60 seconds

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	27.20	12	24
2	Pavlo Kordiyaka		28.09	11	31
3	Shane Flowers		29.27	10	33.5
4	Luke Stoltman		30.10	9	37
5	Oleksii Novikov		30.25	8	40
6	Konstantine Janashia		31.05	7	28.5
7	Marius Lalas		32.67	6	26.5
8	Kelvin de Ruiter		35.56	5	18
9	Pa O'Dwyer		40.16	4	16
10	Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð		48.35	3	21
11	Gavin Bilton		51.81	2	12.5

Event 5: Atlas Stones

• Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 100–.

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Oleksii Novikov		5 in 20.44	12	52
2	Luke Stoltman		5 in 20.69	11	48
3	Konstantine Janashia		5 in 24.02	10	38.5
4	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	5 in 24.34	9	33
5	Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð		5 in 25.02	8	29
6	Gavin Bilton		5 in 25.28	7	19.5
7	Pavlo Kordiyaka		5 in 25.31	6	37
8	Kelvin de Ruiter		5 in 30.60	5	23
9	Pa O'Dwyer		5 in 31.23	4	20
10	Shane Flowers		4 in 17.06	3	36.5
11	Marius Lalas		4 in 17.98	2	28.5

Final results

	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Oleksii Novikov		52
2	Luke Stoltman		48
3	Konstantine Janashia		38.5
4	Pavlo Kordiyaka		37
5	Shane Flowers		36.5
6	Aivars Šmaukstelis		33
7	Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð		29
8	Marius Lalas		28.5
9	Kelvin de Ruiter		23
10	Pa O'Dwyer		20
11	Gavin Bilton		19.5
12	Rauno Heinla		13

Notes and References

1. News: Lockridge . Roger . Strongman Oleksii Novikov Wins 2022 Europe’s Strongest Man Contest . BarBend . 30 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230518041037/https://barbend.com/oleksii-novikov-wins-2022-europe-strongest-man/ . 18 May 2023. 2 April 2022. live.
2. News: Blechman . Phil . 2022 Europe’s Strongest Man Official Roster Released . BarBend . 30 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220401070644/https://barbend.com/2022-europes-strongest-man-official-roster/ . 1 April 2022 . 7 February 2022. live.
3. Web site: 2022 Europe's Strongest Man results . Strongman Archives . 30 August 2023.