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Europe's Strongest Man

Europe's Strongest Man is an annual strength athletics competition which began in 1980. The event is held in various locations throughout Europe, and features exclusively European strongman competitors. Mariusz Pudzianowski holds the record for most wins with 6 titles. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson holds 5 titles, Geoff Capes, Riku Kiri, Žydrūnas Savickas each hold 3 titles & Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Jamie Reeves, Manfred Hoeberl, Jouko Ahola, Luke Stoltman each hold 2 titles.[1] As of 2010, the Europe's Strongest Man contest has become a part of the Giants Live season of annual grand prix events. The contest serves as a qualifying event for the World's Strongest Man contest, with the top 3 placings qualifying for that year's WSM contest.

Europe's Strongest Man
Tournament information
LocationLeeds, England
Established1980
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Scotland Luke Stoltman
Most recent tournament
2024 Europe's Strongest Man

Championship breakdown

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Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
1980   Geoff Capes   Richard Slaney[2]   Vincenz Hortnagl   London, United Kingdom[3]
1981   Lars Hedlund   Geoff Capes   Sweden
1982   Geoff Capes   Simon Wulfse   Roger Ekstrom   Amsterdam, Netherlands[3]
1983   Simon Wulfse   Geoff Capes   Jón Páll Sigmarsson   Arnhem, Netherlands
1984   Geoff Capes   Ab Wolders   Rudolf Kuster   Marken, Netherlands
1985   Jón Páll Sigmarsson   Iceland
1986   Jón Páll Sigmarsson   Portugal
1987   Ab Wolders   Geoff Capes   Jón Páll Sigmarsson   Netherlands
1988   Jamie Reeves   Jón Páll Sigmarsson   Mark Higgins   Netherlands
1989   Jamie Reeves   Mark Higgins   Jón Páll Sigmarsson   Iceland
1990   Henning Thorsen   Ted Van Der Parre   Mark Higgins   Denmark
1991   Gary Taylor &   Forbes Cowan (tied)   Jamie Reeves   United Kingdom
1992[4]   László Fekete   Ilkka Nummisto   Markku Suonenvirta   Budapest, Hungary
1992   Ted van der Parre   Magnús Ver Magnússon &   Jamie Reeves (tied)   Denmark
1993   Manfred Hoeberl   Gary Taylor   Magnús Ver Magnússon   Norway
1994[4]   Magnús Ver Magnússon
1994   Manfred Hoeberl   Magnús Ver Magnússon   Gary Taylor   France
1995   Riku Kiri   Jouko Ahola   Magnús Ver Magnússon   Heide, Germany
1996   Riku Kiri   Heinz Ollesch   Magnús Ver Magnússon   Helsinki, Finland
1997   Riku Kiri   Magnús Ver Magnússon   Berend Veneberg   Hardenburg, Netherlands
1998   Jouko Ahola   Magnús Ver Magnússon   Svend Karlsen   Finland
1999   Jouko Ahola   Regin Vagadal   Magnus Samuelsson   Faroe Islands
2000   Berend Veneberg   Magnus Samuelsson   Jarek Dymek   Sevenum, Netherlands
2001   Svend Karlsen   Janne Virtanen   Magnus Samuelsson   Helsinki, Finland
2002   Mariusz Pudzianowski   Jarek Dymek   Svend Karlsen   Gdynia, Poland
2003   Mariusz Pudzianowski   Jarek Dymek   Raimonds Bergmanis   Sandomierz, Poland
2004   Mariusz Pudzianowski   Tomasz NowotniakNote 1   Žydrūnas SavickasNote 1   Jelenia Góra, Poland
2005   Jarek Dymek   Janne Virtanen   Mykhailo Starov   Płock, Poland
2006 Event not held
2007   Mariusz Pudzianowski   Stoyan Todorchev   Sebastian Wenta   Łódź, Poland
2008   Mariusz Pudzianowski   Grzegorz Szymański   Sławomir Toczek   Szczecinek, Poland
2009   Mariusz Pudzianowski   Krzysztof Radzikowski   Mateusz Baron   Bartoszyce, Poland
2010   Žydrūnas Savickas   Terry Hollands   Mark Felix   London, United Kingdom
2011 Event not held
2012[5]   Žydrūnas Savickas   Vytautas Lalas   Laurence Shahlaei   Leeds, United Kingdom
2013[6]   Žydrūnas Savickas   Vytautas Lalas   Krzysztof Radzikowski   Leeds, United Kingdom
2014[7]   Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Johannes Arsjo   Graham Hicks   Leeds, United Kingdom
2015[8]   Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Krzysztof Radzikowski   Mark Felix &   Dainis Zageris   Leeds, United Kingdom
2016[9]   Laurence Shahlaei   Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson &   Johannes Arsjo (tied)   Leeds, United Kingdom
2017[10]   Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Eddie Hall   Terry Hollands   Leeds, United Kingdom
2018[11]   Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Konstantine Janashia   Mateusz Kieliszkowski   Leeds, United Kingdom
2019[12]   Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Mateusz Kieliszkowski   Konstantine Janashia   Leeds, United Kingdom
2020[13]   Luke Richardson   Adam Bishop   Ervin Toots   Harrogate, United Kingdom
2021[14]   Luke Stoltman   Oleksii Novikov   Graham Hicks   Leeds, United Kingdom
2022[15]   Oleksii Novikov   Luke Stoltman   Konstantine Janashia   Leeds, United Kingdom
2023[16]   Pavlo Kordiyaka   Oleksii Novikov   Aivars Šmaukstelis   Leeds, United Kingdom
2024   Luke Stoltman   Aivars Šmaukstelis   Oleksii Novikov   Leeds, United Kingdom
Notes
  1. All names from either Dave Horne's world of grip or Body.Builder.hu Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine except those specified by Note 1

Multiple champions

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Name Country Times Years
Mariusz Pudzianowski   Poland 6 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson   Iceland 5 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Geoff Capes   England 3 1980, 1982, 1984
Riku Kiri   Finland 3 1995, 1996, 1997
Žydrūnas Savickas   Lithuania 3 2010, 2012, 2013
Jón Páll Sigmarsson   Iceland 2 1985, 1986
Jamie Reeves   England 2 1988, 1989
Jouko Ahola   Finland 2 1998, 1999
Manfred Hoeberl   Austria 2 1993, 1994
Luke Stoltman   Scotland 2 2021, 2024

Championships by country

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Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
  Iceland 8 6 6 20
  England 7 9 8 24
  Poland 7 8 6 21
  Finland 5 4 1 10
  Netherlands 4 3 1 8
  Lithuania 3 2 1 6
  Scotland 3 1 0 4
  Ukraine 2 2 2 6
  Austria 2 0 1 3
  Sweden 1 2 3 6
  Wales 1 1 1 3
  Norway 1 0 2 3
  Hungary 1 0 0 1
  Denmark 1 0 0 1
  Georgia 0 1 2 3
  Germany 0 1 1 2

References

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  1. ^ David Horne (May 7, 2010). "David Horne's World of Grip". David Horne. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  2. ^ Body.Builder.hu Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine suggests that Lars Hedlund came second in 1980 whereas Dave Horne's world of grip names Richard Slaney
  3. ^ a b David Webster, Sons of Samson Volume 2 Profiles, page 78 (Ironmind Enterprises), ISBN 0-926888-06-4
  4. ^ a b David Horne's World of Grip names two tournaments in both 1992 and 1994
  5. ^ "Žydrūnas Savickas Wins Europe's Strongest Man". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  6. ^ "The Worlds Strongest Man Qualifying Tour". Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  7. ^ O'Kelly, Declan (19 August 2014). "Thor Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2014". Muscle and Fitness. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man + World Deadlift Championships 2015 Results". FloElite. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2016". Giants Live. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2017". Giants Live. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2018". Giants Live. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  12. ^ "The Mountain Wins Europe's Strongest Man". Fitness Volt. 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  13. ^ "Luke Richardson Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2020". Fitness Volt. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  14. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2021". Giants Live. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  15. ^ Lockridge, Roger (2 April 2022). "Oleksii Novikov wins 2022 Europe's Strongest Man". BarBend. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2023". Giants Live. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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