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2018 Europe's Strongest Man

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2018 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates7 April 2018
VenueFirst Direct Arena
LocationLeeds
Country United Kingdom
Athletes participating10
Nations participating6
Champion(s)
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
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The 2018 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 7 April 2018 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2018 Giants live tour.

Reigning champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his fourth Europe's Strongest Man title.[1]

Participants

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Results of events

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Event 1: Max Log Lift

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  • 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 213 kilograms (470 lb) 10 10
2 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 200 kilograms (440 lb) 7.5 7.5
2 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 200 kilograms (440 lb) 7.5 7.5
2 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 200 kilograms (440 lb) 7.5 7.5
2 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 200 kilograms (440 lb) 7.5 7.5
6 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 190 kilograms (420 lb) 5 5
7 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 175 kilograms (386 lb) 3.5 3.5
7 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 175 kilograms (386 lb) 3.5 3.5
9 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom N/A 0 0
9 Mark Felix  United Kingdom N/A 0 0
N/A Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 213 kilograms (470 lb) - -
N/A Cheick Sanou  Burkina Faso 213 kilograms (470 lb) - -
N/A Rob Kearney  United States 200 kilograms (440 lb) - -
N/A Robert Oberst  United States 190 kilograms (420 lb) - -

Event 2: Deadlift

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  • Weight: 380 kilograms (840 lb) for as many repetitions as possible.
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
  • Notes: This was completed on an axle deadlift bar.
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 6 10 20
2 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 5 8.5 16
2 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 5 8.5 12
4 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 4 7 14.5
5 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 3 4.5 12
5 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 3 4.5 12
5 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 3 4.5 9.5
5 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 3 4.5 4.5
9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 1 1.5 5
9 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 1 1.5 1.5

Event 3: Farmer's Walk

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  • Weight: 160 kilograms (350 lb) per hand.
  • Course Length: 40 metres (130 ft)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 0m 19.90 10 15
2 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 0m 22.13 9 10.5
3 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 0m 22.88 8 20
4 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 0m 23.77 7 23
5 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 0m 26.67 6 26
6 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 0m 45.72 5 9.5
7 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 38.68 metres (126.9 ft) 4 16
8 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 29.60 metres (97.1 ft) 3 12.5
9 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 28.40 metres (93.2 ft) 2 16.5
10 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 20.00 metres (65.62 ft) 1 13

^ Krzysztof Radzikowski sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

^ Vytautas Lalas sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 4: Car Walk

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  • Weight: 450 kilograms (990 lb)
  • Course Length: 20 metres (66 ft)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 0m 11.22 10 25
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 0m 13.22 9 35
3 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 0m 14.71 8 24.5
4 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 0m 16.20 7 27
5 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 0m 18.07 6 16.5
6 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 0m 20.95 5 28
7 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 0m 22.40 4 13.5
8 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 7.32 metres (24.0 ft) 3 15.5

Event 5: Atlas Stones

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  • Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 120–200 kilograms (260–440 lb).
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 5 in 0m 24.62 10 35
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 5 in 0m 34.13 9 44
3 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 5 in 0m 36.14 8 36
4 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 57.75 7 23.5
5 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 4 in 0m 22.27 6 33
6 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 4 in 0m 31.19 5 20.5
7 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 4 in 0m 31.21 4 17.5
8 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 3 in 0m 15.00 3 27.5

Final results

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 44
2 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 36
3 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 35
4 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 33
5 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 27.5
6 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 23.5
7 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 20.5
8 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 17.5
9 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 16
10 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 13

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References

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  1. ^ Tao, David (8 April 2018). "Hafthor Bjornsson Wins 2018 Europe's Strongest Man". BarBend. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2018 results". Giants Live.
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