2018 Europe's Strongest Man

The 2018 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 7 April 2018 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2018 Giants live tour.

2018 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates7 April 2018
VenueFirst Direct Arena
LocationLeeds
Country United Kingdom
Athletes participating10
Nations participating6
Champion(s)
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
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Reigning champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his fourth Europe's Strongest Man title.[1]

Participants edit

Results of events edit

Event 1: Max Log Lift edit

  • Notes: A number of athletes were invited to take part in this event only and therefore they did not score points.
# Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 213 kilograms (470 lb) 10 10
2 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 200 kilograms (440 lb) 7.5 7.5
2 Zydrunas Savickas   Lithuania 200 kilograms (440 lb) 7.5 7.5
2 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 200 kilograms (440 lb) 7.5 7.5
2 Krzysztof Radzikowski   Poland 200 kilograms (440 lb) 7.5 7.5
6 Matjaz Belsak   Slovenia 190 kilograms (420 lb) 5 5
7 Mateusz Kieliszkowski   Poland 175 kilograms (386 lb) 3.5 3.5
7 Vytautas Lalas   Lithuania 175 kilograms (386 lb) 3.5 3.5
9 Terry Hollands   United Kingdom N/A 0 0
9 Mark Felix   United Kingdom N/A 0 0
N/A Eddie Hall   United Kingdom 213 kilograms (470 lb) - -
N/A Cheick Sanou   Burkina Faso 213 kilograms (470 lb) - -
N/A Rob Kearney   United States 200 kilograms (440 lb) - -
N/A Robert Oberst   United States 190 kilograms (420 lb) - -

Event 2: Deadlift edit

  • Weight: 380 kilograms (840 lb) for as many repetitions as possible.
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
  • Notes: This was completed on an axle deadlift bar.
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 6 10 20
2 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 5 8.5 16
2 Vytautas Lalas   Lithuania 5 8.5 12
4 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 4 7 14.5
5 Zydrunas Savickas   Lithuania 3 4.5 12
5 Krzysztof Radzikowski   Poland 3 4.5 12
5 Matjaz Belsak   Slovenia 3 4.5 9.5
5 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 3 4.5 4.5
9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski   Poland 1 1.5 5
9 Terry Hollands   United Kingdom 1 1.5 1.5

Event 3: Farmer's Walk edit

  • Weight: 160 kilograms (350 lb) per hand.
  • Course Length: 40 metres (130 ft)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski   Poland 0m 19.90 10 15
2 Terry Hollands   United Kingdom 0m 22.13 9 10.5
3 Zydrunas Savickas   Lithuania 0m 22.88 8 20
4 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 0m 23.77 7 23
5 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 0m 26.67 6 26
6 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 0m 45.72 5 9.5
7 Krzysztof Radzikowski   Poland 38.68 metres (126.9 ft) 4 16
8 Matjaz Belsak   Slovenia 29.60 metres (97.1 ft) 3 12.5
9 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 28.40 metres (93.2 ft) 2 16.5
10 Vytautas Lalas   Lithuania 20.00 metres (65.62 ft) 1 13

^ Krzysztof Radzikowski sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

^ Vytautas Lalas sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 4: Car Walk edit

  • Weight: 450 kilograms (990 lb)
  • Course Length: 20 metres (66 ft)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski   Poland 0m 11.22 10 25
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 0m 13.22 9 35
3 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 0m 14.71 8 24.5
4 Zydrunas Savickas   Lithuania 0m 16.20 7 27
5 Terry Hollands   United Kingdom 0m 18.07 6 16.5
6 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 0m 20.95 5 28
7 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 0m 22.40 4 13.5
8 Matjaz Belsak   Slovenia 7.32 metres (24.0 ft) 3 15.5

Event 5: Atlas Stones edit

  • Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 120–200 kilograms (260–440 lb).
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski   Poland 5 in 0m 24.62 10 35
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 5 in 0m 34.13 9 44
3 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 5 in 0m 36.14 8 36
4 Terry Hollands   United Kingdom 5 in 0m 57.75 7 23.5
5 Zydrunas Savickas   Lithuania 4 in 0m 22.27 6 33
6 Matjaz Belsak   Slovenia 4 in 0m 31.19 5 20.5
7 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 4 in 0m 31.21 4 17.5
8 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 3 in 0m 15.00 3 27.5

Final results edit

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 44
2 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 36
3 Mateusz Kieliszkowski   Poland 35
4 Zydrunas Savickas   Lithuania 33
5 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 27.5
6 Terry Hollands   United Kingdom 23.5
7 Matjaz Belsak   Slovenia 20.5
8 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 17.5
9 Krzysztof Radzikowski   Poland 16
10 Vytautas Lalas   Lithuania 13

[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Tao, David (8 April 2018). "Hafthor Bjornsson Wins 2018 Europe's Strongest Man". BarBend. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2018 results". Giants Live.

External links edit

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