2020 Europe's Strongest Man

The 2020 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Harrogate, England from 5–6 September 2020 at the Allerton Castle. This event was held behind closed door due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates5-6 September 2020
VenueAllerton Castle
LocationHarrogate
Country United Kingdom
Athletes participating12 (Day 1)
9 (Day 2)
Nations participating5 (Day 1)
4 (Day 2)
Champion(s)
United Kingdom Luke Richardson
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Defending champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson did not defend his title as in August 2020 he announced his retirement from the sport of strongman. Europe's Strongest Man debutant Luke Richardson won the event, with this being his first major strongman competition victory.[1][2]

Participants

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Results of events

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Event 1: Max Log Lift

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# Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 220 kilograms (490 lb) 12 12
2 Aaron Page   United Kingdom 180 kilograms (400 lb) 9.5 9.5
2 Jack Forgasc   Hungary 180 kilograms (400 lb) 9.5 9.5
2 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 180 kilograms (400 lb) 9.5 9.5
2 Alex Lungu   Romania 180 kilograms (400 lb) 9.5 9.5
6 Luke Richardson   United Kingdom 170 kilograms (370 lb) 5.5 5.5
6 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 170 kilograms (370 lb) 5.5 5.5
6 Ervin Toots   Estonia 170 kilograms (370 lb) 5.5 5.5
6 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 170 kilograms (370 lb) 5.5 5.5
10 Paul Benton   United Kingdom 150 kilograms (330 lb) 3 3
12 Mark Felix   United Kingdom N/A 0 0
12 Terry Hollands   United Kingdom N/A 0 0

Event 2: Hercules Hold

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  • Athlete must stand between and hold on to 160 kilograms (350 lb) pillars for as long as possible.
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 1m 32.37 12 12
2 Terry Hollands   United Kingdom 1m 19.88 11 11
3 Luke Richardson   United Kingdom 1m 14.48 10 15.5
4 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 59.53 9 14.5
5 Paul Benton   United Kingdom 53.71 8 11
6 Aaron Page   United Kingdom 50.74 7 16.5
7 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 50.55 6 11.5
8 Jack Forgasc   Hungary 40.27 5 14.5
9 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 40.11 4 13.5
10 Ervin Toots   Estonia 38.91 3 8.5
11 Alex Lungu   Romania 37.61 2 11.5
12 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 35.60 1 13

^ Mark Felix's time of 1m 32.37 is a new World Record.

Event 3: Hummer Hold

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  • Athlete must stand straight and front hold a 35 kilograms (77 lb) hummer for as long as possible.
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Luke Richardson   United Kingdom 48.41 12 27.5
2 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 48.12 11 24
3 Jack Forgasc   Hungary 46.61 10 24.5
4 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 43.53 9 21
5 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 40.87 8 19.5
6 Ervin Toots   Estonia 40.53 7 15.5
7 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 39.72 6 20.5
8 Aaron Page   United Kingdom 38.63 5 21.5
9 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 35.63 4 17.5
10 Paul Benton   United Kingdom 34.63 3 14
11 Terry Hollands   United Kingdom 34.05 2 13
12 Alex Lungu   Romania 27.07 1 12.5

Event 4: Loading Race

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  • 1 x 120 kilograms (265 lb) anchor, 1 x 150 kilograms (331 lb) barrel, 1 x 150 kilograms (331 lb) sack and 1 x 120 kilograms (265 lb) tire.
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 4 in 36.90 12 31.5
2 Ervin Toots   Estonia 4 in 38.00 11 26.5
3 Luke Richardson   United Kingdom 4 in 38.35 10 37.5
4 Paul Benton   United Kingdom 4 in 39.81 9 23
5 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 4 in 40.76 8 25.5
6 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 4 in 46.14 7 28
7 Aaron Page   United Kingdom 4 in 46.72 6 27.5
8 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 4 in 49.27 5 25.5
9 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 4 in 53.51 4 28
10 Jack Forgasc   Hungary 4 in 1m 10.56 3 27.5
11 Terry Hollands   United Kingdom 2 in 21.28 2 15
12 Alex Lungu   Romania 2 in 50.43 1 13.5

Event 5: Deadlift

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  • Weight: 350 kilograms (770 lb) for as many repetitions as possible.
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
  • Notes: This event was completed on an axle bar.
  • The athletes that finished at the last 3 places at the end of day 1 (Paul Benton, Terry Hollands and Alex Lungu) were elimated from the rest of the competition.
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Luke Richardson   United Kingdom 5 8 45.5
1 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 5 8 39.5
1 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 5 8 36
4 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 3 6 34
5 Aaron Page   United Kingdom 2 5 32.5
6 Ervin Toots   Estonia 1 3 29.5
6 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 1 3 28.5
6 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 1 3 28.5
9 Jack Forgasc   Hungary 0 0 27.5

Event 6: Stone Press

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  • Weight: 100 kilograms (220 lb) atlas stone for as many repetitions as possible.
  • Time Limit 75 seconds.
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Aaron Page   United Kingdom 7 8.5 41
1 Ervin Toots   Estonia 7 8.5 38
3 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 6 6.5 35
3 Jack Forgasc   Hungary 6 6.5 34
5 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 4 4.5 44
5 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 4 4.5 33
7 Luke Richardson   United Kingdom 3 2.5 48
7 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 3 2.5 38.5
9 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 0 0 34

Event 7: Nicol Stones Carry

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  • Weight: 138 kilograms (304 lb) stone on the right hand and 114 kilograms (251 lb) stone on the left hand for longest distance.
  • Athletes get 10 seconds for a second pick-up after dropping the stones for the first time.
# Name Nationality Distance (m) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 17.32 9 53
2 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 17.10 8 42
3 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 10.93 7 42
4 Ervin Toots   Estonia 9.85 6 44
5 Luke Richardson   United Kingdom 9.71 5 53
6 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 7.88 4 37
7 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 7.82 3 41.5
8 Aaron Page   United Kingdom 6.76 2 43
9 Jack Forgasc   Hungary 2.33 1 35

Event 8: Keg Toss

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# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 8 in 36.04 9 62
2 Ervin Toots   Estonia 8 in 41.29 8 52
3 Luke Richardson   United Kingdom 8 in 47.62 7 60
4 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 8 in 55.80 6 43
5 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 6 in 25.21 5 46.5
6 Aaron Page   United Kingdom 6 in 40.44 4 47
7 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 6 in 59.10 3 45
8 Jack Forgasc   Hungary 2 in 14.00 2 37
9 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 2 in 18.49 1 43

Event 9: Atlas Stones

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  • Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 100–180 kilograms (220–400 lb).
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Luke Richardson   United Kingdom 5 in 19.44 9 69
2 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 5 in 20.08 8 54.5
3 Aaron Page   United Kingdom 5 in 20.73 7 54
4 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 5 in 23.28 6 49
5 Ervin Toots   Estonia 5 in 23.69 5 57
6 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 5 in 23.87 4 49
7 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 5 in 24.89 3 46
8 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 5 in 25.08 2 64
9 Jack Forgasc   Hungary 5 in 55.41 1 38

Final results

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Luke Richardson   United Kingdom 69
2 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 64
3 Ervin Toots   Estonia 57
4 Graham Hicks   United Kingdom 54.5
5 Aaron Page   United Kingdom 54
7 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 49
6 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 49
8 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 46
9 Jack Forgasc   Hungary 38
10 Paul Benton   United Kingdom 23
11 Terry Hollands   United Kingdom 15
12 Alex Lungu   Romania 13.5

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References

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  1. ^ Lockridge, Roger (7 September 2020). "Luke Richardson Wins 2020 Europe's Strongest Man". BarBend. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ Odrljin, Goran (6 September 2020). "Luke Richardson Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2020". Fitness Volt. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ "The Future is NOW! Europe's Strongest Man 2020 Results". Giants Live.
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