2022 Europe's Strongest Man

The 2022 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 2 April 2022 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2022 Giants live tour.

2022 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates2 April 2022
VenueFirst Direct Arena
LocationLeeds
Country United Kingdom
Athletes participating12
Nations participating9
Champion(s)
Ukraine Oleksii Novikov
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Oleksii Novikov won the competition to win his second Europe's Strongest Man title.[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 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 218 kilograms (481 lb) 12 12
2 Oleksii Novikov   Ukraine 185 kilograms (408 lb) 10 10
2 Pavlo Kordiyaka   Ukraine 185 kilograms (408 lb) 10 10
2 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 185 kilograms (408 lb) 10 10
5 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 170 kilograms (370 lb) 6.5 6.5
5 Shane Flowers   United Kingdom 170 kilograms (370 lb) 6.5 6.5
5 Marius Lalas   Lithuania 170 kilograms (370 lb) 6.5 6.5
5 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 170 kilograms (370 lb) 6.5 6.5
9 Aivars Šmaukstelis   Latvia Latvia No lift 0 0
9 Kelvin de Ruiter   Netherlands No lift 0 0
9 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland No lift 0 0
9 Rauno Heinla   Estonia No lift 0 0

[1][3]

Event 2: Deadlift ladder

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  • Weight: 5 bar ladder from 300–400 kilograms (660–880 lb)
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 4 in 35.04 12 18.5
2 Rauno Heinla   Estonia 4 in 39.49 11 11
3 Oleksii Novikov   Ukraine 4 in 41.92 10 20
4 Marius Lalas   Lithuania 4 in 48.2 9 15.5
5 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 4 in 55.21 8 20
6 Shane Flowers   United Kingdom 4 in 1m 1.03 7 13.5
7 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 3 in 28.7 6 6
8 Aivars Šmaukstelis   Latvia Latvia 3 in 29.23 5 5
9 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 3 in 32.2 4 14
10 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 3 in 38.4 3 9.5
11 Kelvin de Ruiter   Netherlands 3 in 40.5 2 2
12 Pavlo Kordiyaka   Ukraine 3 in 48.76 1 11

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Event 3: Carry and Drag

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  • Weight: 120 kilograms (260 lb) anchor and chain drag
  • Course Length: 20 metres (66 ft)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Oleksii Novikov   Ukraine 26.26 12 32
2 Kelvin de Ruiter   Netherlands 26.50 11 13
3 Shane Flowers   United Kingdom 27.45 10 23.5
4 Pavlo Kordiyaka   Ukraine 28.13 9 20
5 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 28.40 8 28
6 Aivars Šmaukstelis   Latvia Latvia 29.03 7 12
7 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 29.54 6 12
8 Marius Lalas   Lithuania 30.11 5 20.5
9 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 33.51 4 18
10 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 35.28 3 21.5
11 Rauno Heinla   Estonia 35.87 2 13
12 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 42.22 1 10.5

^ Rauno Heinla sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition. [1][3]

Event 4: Power Stairs

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  • Weight: 4 implements weighing 200 kilograms (440 lb), 210 kilograms (460 lb), 225 kilograms (496 lb) and 250 kilograms (550 lb) have to be lifted up 3 stairs each
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Aivars Šmaukstelis   Latvia Latvia 27.20 12 24
2 Pavlo Kordiyaka   Ukraine 28.09 11 31
3 Shane Flowers   United Kingdom 29.27 10 33.5
4 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 30.10 9 37
5 Oleksii Novikov   Ukraine 30.25 8 40
6 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 31.05 7 28.5
7 Marius Lalas   Lithuania 32.67 6 26.5
8 Kelvin de Ruiter   Netherlands 35.56 5 18
9 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 40.16 4 16
10 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 48.35 3 21
11 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 51.81 2 12.5

[1][3]

Event 5: 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 Oleksii Novikov   Ukraine 5 in 20.44 12 52
2 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 5 in 20.69 11 48
3 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 5 in 24.02 10 38.5
4 Aivars Šmaukstelis   Latvia Latvia 5 in 24.34 9 33
5 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 5 in 25.02 8 29
6 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 5 in 25.28 7 19.5
7 Pavlo Kordiyaka   Ukraine 5 in 25.31 6 37
8 Kelvin de Ruiter   Netherlands 5 in 30.60 5 23
9 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 5 in 31.23 4 20
10 Shane Flowers   United Kingdom 4 in 17.06 3 36.5
11 Marius Lalas   Lithuania 4 in 17.98 2 28.5

[1][3]

Final results

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Oleksii Novikov   Ukraine 52
2 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 48
3 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 38.5
4 Pavlo Kordiyaka   Ukraine 37
5 Shane Flowers   United Kingdom 36.5
6 Aivars Šmaukstelis   Latvia 33
7 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 29
8 Marius Lalas   Lithuania 28.5
9 Kelvin de Ruiter   Netherlands 23
10 Pa O'Dwyer   Ireland 20
11 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 19.5
12 Rauno Heinla   Estonia 13

[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Lockridge, Roger (2 April 2022). "Strongman Oleksii Novikov Wins 2022 Europe's Strongest Man Contest". BarBend. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ Blechman, Phil (7 February 2022). "2022 Europe's Strongest Man Official Roster Released". BarBend. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "2022 Europe's Strongest Man results". Strongman Archives. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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