2014 Europe's Strongest Man

2014 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates9 August 2014
VenueHeadingley Stadium
LocationLeeds
Country United Kingdom
Athletes participating10
Nations participating7
Champion(s)
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
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The 2014 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 9 August 2014 at the Headingley Stadium.[1] This event was part of the 2014 Giants live tour.

Following his back to back victories from 2014 Giants Live Melbourne and the 2014 World's Strongest Viking, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his first Europe's Strongest Man title.[2][3]

Participants

Results of events

Event 1: Max Deadlift

  • Weight: Starting weight 380 kilograms (840 lb)
# Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Eddie Hall[a]  United Kingdom 446 kilograms (983 lb) 10 10
2 Martin Wildauer  Austria 435 kilograms (959 lb) 8.5 8.5
2 Laurence Shahlaei[a]  United Kingdom 435 kilograms (959 lb) 8.5 8.5
4 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 420 kilograms (930 lb) 6 6
4 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden 420 kilograms (930 lb) 6 6
4 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 420 kilograms (930 lb) 6 6
7 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 400 kilograms (880 lb) 3 3
7 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 400 kilograms (880 lb) 3 3
7 Vytautas Lalas[a]  Lithuania 400 kilograms (880 lb) 3 3
10 Mikhail Koklyaev[a]  Russia N/A 0 0
Name Nationality Weight Lifted
Benedikt Magnússon[b]  Iceland 461 kilograms (1,016 lb)
Andy Bolton  United Kingdom 400 kilograms (880 lb)

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Event 2: Super Yoke

  • Weight: 450 kilograms (990 lb)
  • Course Length: 40 metres (130 ft)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden 21.25 s 10 16
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 21.31 s 9 15
3 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 22.75 s 8 11
4 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 22.81 s 7 10
5 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 24.15 s 6 12
6 Martin Wildauer  Austria 24.84 s 5 13.5

[1]

Event 3: Front Hold

  • Weight: 30 kilograms (66 lb)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 50.56 s 10 25
2 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 44.78 s 9 19
3 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 44.28 s 8 19
4 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden 37.22 s 7 23
5 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 35.13 s 6 18
6 Martin Wildauer  Austria 20.40 s 5 18.5

[1]

Event 4: Dumbbell Press

  • Weight: 100 kilograms (220 lb)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 8 reps 10 35
2 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 6 reps 9 28
3 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 5 reps 7.5 26.5
3 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden 5 reps 7.5 30.5
5 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 3 reps 6 24
6 Martin Wildauer  Austria 2 reps 5 23.5

[1]

Event 5: Atlas Stones

  • Weight: 6 stone series ranging from 100–200 kilograms (220–440 lb).
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson[c]  Iceland 6 in 27.05 s 10 45
2 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden 5 in 22.61 s 9 39.5
3 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 5 in 30.18 s 8 36
4 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 5 in 41.29 s 7 31
5 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 4 in 19.99 s 6 32.5
6 Martin Wildauer[d]  Austria 1 in 4.00 s 5 28.5

[1]

Event 6: Loading Race

  • Weight: 2 x barrels and 2 x sacks, each weighing 125 kilograms (276 lb) to be loaded to the pick up truck and the tailgate to be closed.
  • Course Length: 12 metres (39 ft)
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 4 in 38.55 s 10 55
2 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 4 in 48.62 s 9 45
3 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden 4 in 49.50 s 8 47.5
4 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 4 in 59.37 s 7 39.5
5 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 3 in 41.00 s 6 37

[1]

Final results

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 55
2 Johannes Årsjö  Sweden 47.5
3 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 45
4 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 39.5
5 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 37
6 Martin Wildauer  Austria 28.5
7 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 10
8 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 8.5
9 Vytautas Lalas  Lithuania 3
10 Mikhail Koklyaev  Russia 0

[1][4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Mikhail Koklyaev, Eddie Hall, Laurence Shahlaei and Vytautas Lalas sustained injuries in this event and took no further part in the competition.
  2. ^ Benedikt Magnússon who took part only in the Deadlift event as a part of The World Deadlift Championships pulled 461 kilograms (1,016 lb) for a new world record. This lift surpassed his own Powerlifting Deadlift world record of 460.4 kilograms (1,015 lb), thus the strongman Deadlift world record surpassed the powerlifting world record for the first time.
  3. ^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson who was the only athlete to finish all 6 stones established a new world record in the 6 stone x 100–200 kilograms (220–440 lb) Atlas stones run.
  4. ^ Martin Wildauer sustained an injury in this event and couldn't complete the competition.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "2014 Europe's Strongest Man". Strongman Archives. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ O'Kelly, Declan (10 August 2014). "Thor Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2014". Muscle & Fitness. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2014". Strongman.org. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2014". Giants Live. 9 August 2014.
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