Europe's Strongest Man Explained

Europe's Strongest Man
Location:Leeds, England
Establishment:1980
Format:Multi-event competition
Current:2024 Europe's Strongest Man
Current Champion: Luke Stoltman

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

YearChampionRunner-Up3rd PlaceLocation
1980 Richard Slaney[2] London, United Kingdom[3]
1981 Sweden
1982 Amsterdam, Netherlands
1983 Arnhem, Netherlands
1984 Marken, Netherlands
1985 Iceland
1986 Portugal
1987 Netherlands
1988 Netherlands
1989 Iceland
1990 Denmark
1991 COLSPAN=2 Gary Taylor & Forbes Cowan (tied) United Kingdom
1992 Budapest, Hungary
1992 COLSPAN=2 Magnús Ver Magnússon & Jamie Reeves (tied) Denmark
1993 Norway
1994[4]
1994 France
1995 Heide, Germany
1996 Helsinki, Finland
1997 Hardenburg, Netherlands
1998 Finland
1999 Faroe Islands
2000 Sevenum, Netherlands
2001 Helsinki, Finland
2002 Gdynia, Poland
2003 Sandomierz, Poland
2004 Tomasz NowotniakNote 1 Žydrūnas SavickasNote 1 Jelenia Góra, Poland
2005 Płock, Poland
2006 Event not held
2007 Łódź, Poland
2008 Szczecinek, Poland
2009 Bartoszyce, Poland
2010 London, United Kingdom
2011 Event not held
2012[5] Leeds, United Kingdom
2013[6] Leeds, United Kingdom
2014[7] Leeds, United Kingdom
2015[8] Mark Felix & Dainis Zageris (tied) Leeds, United Kingdom
2016[9] COLSPAN=2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson & Johannes Arsjo (tied) Leeds, United Kingdom
2017[10] Eddie Hall Leeds, United Kingdom
2018[11] Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Konstantine Janashia Leeds, United Kingdom
2019[12] Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Mateusz Kieliszkowski Leeds, United Kingdom
2020[13] Luke Richardson Adam Bishop Harrogate, United Kingdom
2021[14] Luke Stoltman Oleksii Novikov Leeds, United Kingdom
2022[15] Oleksii Novikov Luke Stoltman Leeds, United Kingdom
2023[16] Pavlo Kordiyaka Oleksii Novikov Leeds, United Kingdom
Luke Stoltman Aivars Šmaukstelis Leeds, United Kingdom
Notes
  1. All names from either Dave Horne's world of grip or Body.Builder.hu except those specified by Note 1

Championships by country

CountryTitles
8
7
7
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1

Multiple champions

ChampionTimes
6
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2

References

  1. Web site: David Horne's World of Grip . David Horne . May 7, 2010 . May 7, 2010 . David Horne.
  2. http://body.builder.hu/str_ifsaeredm.htm4 Body.Builder.hu
  3. David Webster, Sons of Samson Volume 2 Profiles, page 78 (Ironmind Enterprises),
  4. David Horne's World of Grip names two tournaments in both 1992 and 1994
  5. Web site: Žydrūnas Savickas Wins Europe's Strongest Man . 2012-06-25 . 2013-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213504/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Jun/Zydrunas_Savickas_Wins_Europexs_Strongest_Man.html . dead .
  6. Web site: The Worlds Strongest Man Qualifying Tour . 2013-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130710011855/http://www.giants-live.com/a/id/102/Savickas-wins-Europe's-Strongest-Man-2013.html . 2013-07-10 . dead .
  7. Web site: O'Kelly . Declan . Thor Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2014 . Muscle and Fitness . 19 August 2014 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230716023400/https://www.muscleandfitness.com/athletes-celebrities/news/thor-wins-europes-strongest-man-2014/ . 16 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Europe's Strongest Man + World Deadlift Championships 2015 Results . FloElite . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208123738/https://www.floelite.com/results/5986017-europes-strongest-man-world-deadlift-championships-2015/511 . 8 December 2021.
  9. Web site: Europe's Strongest Man 2016 . Giants Live . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602052359/https://giants-live.com/shows/europes-strongest-man-2016/ . 2 June 2023.
  10. Web site: Europe's Strongest Man 2017 . Giants Live . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602052451/https://giants-live.com/shows/europes-strongest-man-2017/ . 2 June 2023.
  11. Web site: Europe's Strongest Man 2018 . Giants Live . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602052558/https://giants-live.com/shows/europes-strongest-man-2018/ . 2 June 2023.
  12. Web site: The Mountain Wins Europe's Strongest Man. 2019-04-07. Fitness Volt. 2019-04-08.
  13. Web site: Luke Richardson Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2020. 2020-09-06. Fitness Volt. 2019-09-07.
  14. Web site: Europe's Strongest Man 2021 . Giants Live . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323114313/https://giants-live.com/shows/europes-strongest-man-2021/ . 23 March 2023.
  15. Web site: Lockridge . Roger . Oleksii Novikov wins 2022 Europe's Strongest Man . BarBend . 2 April 2022 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230518041037/https://barbend.com/oleksii-novikov-wins-2022-europe-strongest-man/ . 18 May 2023.
  16. Web site: Europe's Strongest Man 2023 . Giants Live . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230420174106/https://giants-live.com/shows/europes-strongest-man-2023/ . 20 April 2023.

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