2017 Europe's Strongest Man

2017 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates	1 April 2017
Venue	First Direct Arena
Location	Leeds
Country	United Kingdom
Athletes participating	11
Nations participating	5
Champion(s)
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
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The 2017 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 1 April 2017 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2017 Giants live tour.

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his third Europe's Strongest Man title.^[1][2][3]

Participants[edit]

Results of events[edit]

Event 1: Bus Pull[edit]

• Weight: 8,000 kilograms (18,000 lb)
• Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)

#	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	0m 32.52	11	11
2	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	19.57 metres (64.2 ft)	10	10
3	Eddie Hall	United Kingdom	19.15 metres (62.8 ft)	9	9
4	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	18.65 metres (61.2 ft)	8	8
5	Konstantine Janashia	Georgia	18.47 metres (60.6 ft)	7	7
6	Laurence Shahlaei	United Kingdom	17.18 metres (56.4 ft)	6	6
7	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	16.55 metres (54.3 ft)	5	5
8	Dainis Zageris	Latvia	16.40 metres (53.8 ft)	4	4
9	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	16.25 metres (53.3 ft)	3	3
10	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	15.31 metres (50.2 ft)	2	2
11	Raffael Gordzielik	Germany	14.65 metres (48.1 ft)	1	1

^[3]

Event 2: Max Axle Press[edit]

#	Name	Nationality	Weight Lifted	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Eddie Hall	United Kingdom	216 kilograms (476 lb)	11	20
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	206 kilograms (454 lb)	10	21
3	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	200 kilograms (440 lb)	9	17
4	Konstantine Janashia	Georgia	180 kilograms (400 lb)	7.5	14.5
4	Laurence Shahlaei	United Kingdom	180 kilograms (400 lb)	7.5	13.5
6	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	160 kilograms (350 lb)	4	14
6	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	160 kilograms (350 lb)	4	9
6	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	160 kilograms (350 lb)	4	7
6	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	160 kilograms (350 lb)	4	6
6	Raffael Gordzielik	Germany	160 kilograms (350 lb)	4	5
11	Dainis Zageris	Latvia	N/A	0	4

^ Eddie Hall established a new world record with his performance.

^ Adam Bishop sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition. ^[3]

Event 3: Flip and Drag[edit]

• Weight: 4 x 450 kilograms (990 lb) tyre flips, 1 x anchor drag
• Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)

#	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	0m 29.06	11	32
2	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	0m 35.66	10	24
3	Eddie Hall	United Kingdom	0m 36.88	9	29
4	Konstantine Janashia	Georgia	0m 37.46	8	22.5
5	Laurence Shahlaei	United Kingdom	0m 38.51	7	20.5
6	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	0m 40.19	6	15
7	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	0m 42.27	5	12
8	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	0m 44.86	4	21
9	Dainis Zageris	Latvia	0m 53.85	3	7
10	Raffael Gordzielik	Germany	1m 02.13	2	7

^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson established a new world record with his performance. ^[3]

Event 4: Deadlift[edit]

• Weight: 362.5 kilograms (799 lb) for as many repetitions as possible.
• Time Limit: 60 seconds

#	Name	Nationality	Repetitions	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Eddie Hall	United Kingdom	10	11	40
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	8	10	42
3	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	7	9	21
4	Konstantine Janashia	Georgia	6	8	30.5
5	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	5	7	31
6	Dainis Zageris	Latvia	4	6	13
7	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	3	4.5	25.5
7	Raffael Gordzielik	Germany	3	4.5	11.5
9	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	1	3	18
10	Laurence Shahlaei	United Kingdom	N/A	0	20.5

^ Dainis Zageris sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

^ Laurence Shahlaei sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition. ^[3]

Event 5: Car Walk[edit]

• Weight: 450 kilograms (990 lb)
• Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)

#	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Eddie Hall	United Kingdom	0m 12.51	11	51
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	0m 12.84	10	52
3	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	0m 14.08	9	40
4	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	0m 16.11	8	29
5	Konstantine Janashia	Georgia	0m 16.91	7	37.5
6	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	0m 17.46	6	31.5
7	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	0m 20.23	5	23
8	Raffael Gordzielik	Germany	0m 21.58	4	15.5

^[3]

Event 6: Atlas Stones[edit]

• Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 120–200 kilograms (260–440 lb).

#	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	5 in 0m 17.54	11	63
2	Eddie Hall	United Kingdom	5 in 0m 23.81	10	61
3	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	5 in 0m 30.68	9	38
4	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	5 in 0m 42.64	8	48
5	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	5 in 0m 42.70	7	30
6	Konstantine Janashia	Georgia	4 in 0m 20.55	6	43.5
7	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	4 in 0m 28.84	5	36.5
8	Raffael Gordzielik	Germany	4 in 0m 51.17	4	19.5

^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson's 17 seconds stone run with the heavy stone set is the current 120–200 kilograms (260–440 lb) Atlas stones world record.

^[3]

Final results[edit]

#	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	63
2	Eddie Hall	United Kingdom	61
3	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	48
4	Konstantine Janashia	Georgia	43.5
5	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	38
6	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	36.5
7	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	30
8	Laurence Shahlaei	United Kingdom	20.5
9	Raffael Gordzielik	Germany	19.5
10	Dainis Zageris	Latvia	13
11	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	6

^[4][3]

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