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2023 Europe's Strongest Man

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2023 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates1 April 2023
VenueFirst Direct Arena
LocationLeeds
Country United Kingdom
Athletes participating13
Nations participating7
Champion(s)
Ukraine Pavlo Kordiyaka
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The 2023 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 1 April 2023 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2023 Giants live tour.

Pavlo Kordiyaka won the competition with his fellow countryman Oleksii Novikov finishing in second place.[1][2]

Participants

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Results of events

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Event 1: Log Ladder

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  • Weight: 5 log ladder from 120–180 kilograms (260–400 lb)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Pavlo Kordiyaka  Ukraine 5 in 52.55 13 13
2 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 4 in 38.35 12 12
3 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð  Iceland 4 in 40.98 11 11
4 Aivars Šmaukstelis  Latvia 4 in 43.58 10 10
5 Paul Smith  United Kingdom 3 in 27.83 9 9
6 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 3 in 29.09 8 8
7 Dennis Kohlruss  Germany 3 in 30.66 7 7
8 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 3 in 33.51 6 6
9 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 3 in 33.54 5 5
10 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf  France 3 in 37.27 4 4
11 Shane Flowers  United Kingdom 2 in 12.20 3 3
12 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 2 in 14.41 2 2
13 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 2 in 17.01 1 1

^ After this event Graham Hicks withdrew due to illness and took no further part in the competition.[1][3]

Event 2: Load & Push

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  • 1 x Anvil, 1 x Sandbag, 1x Tyre placed at various points along the course to be carried and placed in a wheelbarrow which is then to be pushed to the other end of the course
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Pavlo Kordiyaka  Ukraine 44.14 13 26
2 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 46.07 12 24
3 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 49.80 11 12
4 Aivars Šmaukstelis  Latvia 50.26 10 20
5 Shane Flowers  United Kingdom 50.94 9 12
6 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 51.75 8 13
7 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 52.19 7 9
8 Paul Smith  United Kingdom 52.69 6 15
9 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 54.36 5 11
10 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð  Iceland 54.89 4 15
11 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf  France 55.39 3 7
12 Dennis Kohlruss  Germany 62.54 2 9

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Event 3: Deadlift

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  • Weight: 350 kilograms (770 lb)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 9 12.5 36.5
1 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 9 12.5 24.5
3 Aivars Šmaukstelis  Latvia 7 10.5 30.5
3 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 7 10.5 19.5
5 Shane Flowers  United Kingdom 6 8.5 20.5
5 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð  Iceland 6 8.5 23.5
7 Pavlo Kordiyaka  Ukraine 3 6.5 32.5
7 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 3 6.5 17.5
9 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 2 4.5 17.5
9 Dennis Kohlruss  Germany 2 4.5 13.5
11 Paul Smith  United Kingdom 1 2.5 17.5
11 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf  France 1 2.5 9.5

^ After this event Gavin Bilton withdrew and took no further part in the competition.[1][3]

Event 4: Conan's Wheel

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  • Athletes walk in circles holding the handle of the wheel that is loaded with an ATV for the longest distance.
  • Note: Distance is measured in degrees
# Name Nationality Distance Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Pavlo Kordiyaka  Ukraine 1009° 13 45.5
2 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 897° 12 48.5
3 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð  Iceland 760° 11 34.5
4 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 733° 10 29.5
5 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 731° 9 33.5
6 Aivars Šmaukstelis  Latvia 710° 8 38.5
7 Shane Flowers  United Kingdom 640° 6.5 27
7 Dennis Kohlruss  Germany 640° 6.5 20
9 Paul Smith  United Kingdom 582° 5 22.5
10 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 363° 4 21.5
11 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf  France 173° 3 12.5

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Event 5: Atlas Stones

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  • Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 100–180 kilograms (220–400 lb)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Aivars Šmaukstelis  Latvia 5 in 20.47 13 51.5
2 Pavlo Kordiyaka  Ukraine 5 in 21.76 12 57.5
3 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð  Iceland 5 in 22.10 11 45.5
4 Shane Flowers  United Kingdom 5 in 22.73 10 37
5 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 5 in 23.69 9 30.5
6 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 5 in 26.32 8 41.5
7 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 5 in 30.6 7 36.5
8 Dennis Kohlruss  Germany 5 in 40.50 6 26
9 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 4 in 18.00 5 53.5
10 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf  France 4 in 31.15 4 16.5
11 Paul Smith  United Kingdom 2 in 15.7 3 25.5

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Final results

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Pavlo Kordiyaka  Ukraine 57.5
2 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 53.5
3 Aivars Šmaukstelis  Latvia 51.5
4 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð  Iceland 45.5
5 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 41.5
6 Shane Flowers  United Kingdom 37
7 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 36.5
8 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 30.5
9 Dennis Kohlruss  Germany 26
10 Paul Smith  United Kingdom 25.5
11 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 17.5
12 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf  France 16.5
13 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 8

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Lockridge, Roger (4 April 2023). "Pavlo Kordiyaka Wins 2023 Europe's Strongest Man". BarBend. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ Zeglinski, Robert (14 March 2023). "2023 Europe's Strongest Man Events Revealed". Breaking Muscle. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Tabakovic, Vedad (2 April 2023). "2023 Europe's Strongest Man Results - Pavlo Kordiyaka Takes The Title". Fitness Volt. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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Preceded by Europe's Strongest Man Succeeded by
2024 Europe's Strongest Man