2016 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates9 July 2016
VenueFirst Direct Arena
LocationLeeds
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Athletes participating10
Nations participating6
Champion(s)
United Kingdom Laurence Shahlaei

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.

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

Participants

Results of events

Event 1: Max Deadlift

  • 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 440 kilograms (970 lb) 10 10
2 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 420 kilograms (930 lb) 7.5 7.5
2 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 420 kilograms (930 lb) 7.5 7.5
2 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 420 kilograms (930 lb) 7.5 7.5
2 Marius Lalas  Lithuania 420 kilograms (930 lb) 7.5 7.5
6 Johannes Arsjo  Sweden 400 kilograms (880 lb) 4 4
6 Dimitar Savatinov  Bulgaria 400 kilograms (880 lb) 4 4
6 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 400 kilograms (880 lb) 4 4
9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland N/A 0 0
9 Stefan Solvi Petursson  Iceland N/A 0 0
N/A Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) - -
N/A Benedikt Magnússon  Iceland 465 kilograms (1,025 lb) - -
N/A Jerry Pritchett  United States 465 kilograms (1,025 lb) - -

Event 2: Frame Carry

  • Weight: 440 kilograms (970 lb)
  • Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 0m 10.10 10 17.5
2 Johannes Arsjo  Sweden 0m 11.05 9 13
3 Marius Lalas  Lithuania 0m 11.08 8 15.5
4 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 0m 11.17 7 17
5 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 0m 11.51 6 13.5
6 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 0m 12.41 5 5
7 Dimitar Savatinov  Bulgaria 0m 14.38 4 8
8 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 0m 14.56 3 10.5
9 Stefan Solvi Petursson  Iceland 0m 16.40 2 2
10 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 0m 18.48 1 5

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

^ Stefan Solvi Petursson sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 3: Log Lift

  • Weight: 160 kilograms (350 lb) for as many repetitions as possible.
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 8 10 15
2 Johannes Arsjo  Sweden 5 8.5 21.5
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 5 8.5 25.5
4 Dimitar Savatinov  Bulgaria 4 7 15
5 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 3 5.5 23
5 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 3 5.5 19
7 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 1 4 9
8 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 0 0 10.5

Event 4: Car Walk

  • Weight: 440 kilograms (970 lb)
  • Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 0m 11.05 10 33
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 0m 11.56 9 24
3 Johannes Arsjo  Sweden 0m 13.12 8 29.5
4 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 0m 14.22 7 26
5 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 0m 15.78 6 16.5
6 Dimitar Savatinov  Bulgaria 0m 16.11 5 20
7 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 0m 18.12 4 13
8 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 0m 18.44 3 28.5

Event 5: Atlas Stones

  • Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 140–200 kilograms (310–440 lb).
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 5 in 0m 18.16 10 38.5
2 Johannes Arsjo  Sweden 5 in 0m 28.13 9 38.5
3 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 30.80 8 41
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 5 in 0m 32.10 7 31
5 Dimitar Savatinov  Bulgaria 5 in 0m 42.17 6 26
6 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 45.73 5 18
7 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 4 in 0m 22.45 4 20.5
8 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 3 in 0m 22.34 3 29

Final Results

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Laurence Shahlaei United Kingdom United Kingdom 41
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland Iceland 38.5
2 Johannes Arsjo Sweden Sweden 38.5
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland Poland 31
5 Terry Hollands United Kingdom United Kingdom 29
6 Dimitar Savatinov Bulgaria Bulgaria 26
7 Mark Felix United Kingdom United Kingdom 20.5
8 Adam Bishop United Kingdom United Kingdom 18
9 Marius Lalas Lithuania Lithuania 15.5
10 Stefan Solvi Petursson Iceland Iceland 2

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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. "Europe's Strongest Man 2016 results".
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