2016 Europe's Strongest Man

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

Results of events[edit]

Event 1: Max Deadlift[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 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  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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