2016 Europe's Strongest Man

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2016 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates9 July 2016
Venue First Direct Arena
Location Leeds
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Athletes participating10
Nations participating6
Champion(s)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laurence Shahlaei
  2015
2017  

The 2016 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 9 July 2016 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2016 Giants live tour.

Contents

Laurence Shahlaei won the competition defeating the defending champion Hafþór Björnsson. [1] [2]

Participants

Results of events

Event 1: Max Deadlift

#AthleteNationWeightEvent PointsOverall Points
1 Hafþór Björnsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 440 kilograms (970 lb)1010
2 Laurence Shahlaei Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 420 kilograms (930 lb)7.57.5
2 Terry Hollands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 420 kilograms (930 lb)7.57.5
2 Mark Felix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 420 kilograms (930 lb)7.57.5
2 Marius Lalas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 420 kilograms (930 lb)7.57.5
6 Johannes Arsjo Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 400 kilograms (880 lb)44
6 Dimitar Savatinov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 400 kilograms (880 lb)44
6 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 400 kilograms (880 lb)44
9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland N/A00
9 Stefan Solvi Petursson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland N/A00
AthleteNationWeight
Eddie Hall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 500 kilograms (1,100 lb)
Benedikt Magnússon Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 465 kilograms (1,025 lb)
Jerry Pritchett Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 465 kilograms (1,025 lb)

Event 2: Frame Carry

#AthleteNationTimeEvent PointsOverall Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.101017.5
2 Johannes Arsjo Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11.05913
3 Marius Lalas [a] Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 11.08815.5
4 Hafþór Björnsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 11.17717
5 Terry Hollands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 11.51613.5
6 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 12.4155
7 Dimitar Savatinov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 14.3848
8 Mark Felix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 14.56310.5
9 Stefan Solvi Petursson [b] Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 16.4022
10 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 18.4815
  1. Marius Lalas sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.
  2. Stefan Solvi Petursson sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 3: Log Lift

#AthleteNationRepetitionsEvent PointsOverall Points
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 81015
2 Johannes Arsjo Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 58.521.5
2 Hafþór Björnsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 58.525.5
4 Dimitar Savatinov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 4715
5 Laurence Shahlaei Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 35.523
5 Terry Hollands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 35.519
7 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 149
8 Mark Felix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0010.5

Event 4: Car Walk

#AthleteNationTimeEvent PointsOverall Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 11.051033
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11.56924
3 Johannes Arsjo Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 13.12829.5
4 Terry Hollands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 14.22726
5 Mark Felix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 15.78616.5
6 Dimitar Savatinov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 16.11520
7 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 18.12413
8 Hafþór Björnsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 18.44328.5

Event 5: Atlas Stones

#AthleteNationTimeEvent PointsOverall Points
1 Hafþór Björnsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 5 in 18.161038.5
2 Johannes Arsjo Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5 in 28.13938.5
3 Laurence Shahlaei Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5 in 30.80841
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5 in 32.10731
5 Dimitar Savatinov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 5 in 42.17626
6 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5 in 45.73518
7 Mark Felix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4 in 22.45420.5
8 Terry Hollands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3 in 22.34329

Final results

#AthleteNationPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Laurence Shahlaei Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 41
Silver medal icon.svg Hafþór Björnsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 38.5
Silver medal icon.svg Johannes Arsjo Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 38.5
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 31
5 Terry Hollands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 29
6 Dimitar Savatinov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 26
7 Mark Felix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 20.5
8 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 18
9 Marius Lalas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 15.5
10 Stefan Solvi Petursson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2
[3]

References

  1. "Game of Thrones star loses European strongman title to Swindon man". BBC News. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. Beirne, Kevin (18 July 2016). "Swindon man beats The Mountain to Europe's Strongest Man title". JOE.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. Bayer, Paige (12 July 2016). "Europe's Strongest Man 2016 results". FloElite.
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