2014 Europe's Strongest Man

The 2014 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 9 August 2014 at the Headingley Stadium.[1] This event was part of the 2014 Giants live tour.

2014 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates9 August 2014
VenueHeadingley Stadium
LocationLeeds
Country United Kingdom
Athletes participating10
Nations participating7
Champion(s)
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
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Following his back to back victories from 2014 Giants Live Melbourne and the 2014 World's Strongest Viking, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his first Europe's Strongest Man title.[2][3]

Participants edit

Results of events edit

Event 1: Max Deadlift edit

  • Weight: Starting weight 380 kilograms (840 lb)
# Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Eddie Hall[a]   United Kingdom 446 kilograms (983 lb) 10 10
2 Martin Wildauer   Austria 435 kilograms (959 lb) 8.5 8.5
2 Laurence Shahlaei[a]   United Kingdom 435 kilograms (959 lb) 8.5 8.5
4 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 420 kilograms (930 lb) 6 6
4 Johannes Årsjö   Sweden 420 kilograms (930 lb) 6 6
4 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 420 kilograms (930 lb) 6 6
7 Krzysztof Radzikowski   Poland 400 kilograms (880 lb) 3 3
7 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 400 kilograms (880 lb) 3 3
7 Vytautas Lalas[a]   Lithuania 400 kilograms (880 lb) 3 3
10 Mikhail Koklyaev[a]   Russia N/A 0 0
Name Nationality Weight Lifted
Benedikt Magnússon[b]   Iceland 461 kilograms (1,016 lb)
Andy Bolton   United Kingdom 400 kilograms (880 lb)

[1]

Event 2: Super Yoke edit

  • Weight: 450 kilograms (990 lb)
  • Course Length: 40 metres (130 ft)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Johannes Årsjö   Sweden 21.25 s 10 16
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 21.31 s 9 15
3 Krzysztof Radzikowski   Poland 22.75 s 8 11
4 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 22.81 s 7 10
5 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 24.15 s 6 12
6 Martin Wildauer   Austria 24.84 s 5 13.5

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Event 3: Front Hold edit

  • Weight: 30 kilograms (66 lb)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 50.56 s 10 25
2 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 44.78 s 9 19
3 Krzysztof Radzikowski   Poland 44.28 s 8 19
4 Johannes Årsjö   Sweden 37.22 s 7 23
5 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 35.13 s 6 18
6 Martin Wildauer   Austria 20.40 s 5 18.5

[1]

Event 4: Dumbbell Press edit

  • Weight: 100 kilograms (220 lb)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 8 reps 10 35
2 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 6 reps 9 28
3 Krzysztof Radzikowski   Poland 5 reps 7.5 26.5
3 Johannes Årsjö   Sweden 5 reps 7.5 30.5
5 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 3 reps 6 24
6 Martin Wildauer   Austria 2 reps 5 23.5

[1]

Event 5: Atlas Stones edit

  • Weight: 6 stone series ranging from 100–200 kilograms (220–440 lb).
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson[c]   Iceland 6 in 27.05 s 10 45
2 Johannes Årsjö   Sweden 5 in 22.61 s 9 39.5
3 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 5 in 30.18 s 8 36
4 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 5 in 41.29 s 7 31
5 Krzysztof Radzikowski   Poland 4 in 19.99 s 6 32.5
6 Martin Wildauer[d]   Austria 1 in 4.00 s 5 28.5

[1]

Event 6: Loading Race edit

  • Weight: 2 x barrels and 2 x sacks, each weighing 125 kilograms (276 lb) to be loaded to the pick up truck and the tailgate to be closed.
  • Course Length: 12 metres (39 ft)
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 4 in 38.55 s 10 55
2 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 4 in 48.62 s 9 45
3 Johannes Årsjö   Sweden 4 in 49.50 s 8 47.5
4 Krzysztof Radzikowski   Poland 4 in 59.37 s 7 39.5
5 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 3 in 41.00 s 6 37

[1]

Final results edit

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 55
2 Johannes Årsjö   Sweden 47.5
3 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 45
4 Krzysztof Radzikowski   Poland 39.5
5 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 37
6 Martin Wildauer   Austria 28.5
7 Eddie Hall   United Kingdom 10
8 Laurence Shahlaei   United Kingdom 8.5
9 Vytautas Lalas   Lithuania 3
10 Mikhail Koklyaev   Russia 0

[1][4]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d Mikhail Koklyaev, Eddie Hall, Laurence Shahlaei and Vytautas Lalas sustained injuries in this event and took no further part in the competition.
  2. ^ Benedikt Magnússon who took part only in the Deadlift event as a part of The World Deadlift Championships pulled 461 kilograms (1,016 lb) for a new world record. This lift surpassed his own Powerlifting Deadlift world record of 460.4 kilograms (1,015 lb), thus the strongman Deadlift world record surpassed the powerlifting world record for the first time.
  3. ^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson who was the only athlete to finish all 6 stones established a new world record in the 6 stone x 100–200 kilograms (220–440 lb) Atlas stones run.
  4. ^ Martin Wildauer sustained an injury in this event and couldn't complete the competition.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "2014 Europe's Strongest Man". Strongman Archives. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ O'Kelly, Declan (10 August 2014). "Thor Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2014". Muscle & Fitness. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2014". Strongman.org. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2014". Giants Live. 9 August 2014.

External links edit

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