2022 Europe's Strongest Man

2022 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates	2 April 2022
Venue	First Direct Arena
Location	Leeds
Country	United Kingdom
Athletes participating	12
Nations participating	9
Champion(s)
Oleksii Novikov

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.

Oleksii Novikov won the competition to win his second Europe's Strongest Man title.[1][2]

Participants

•  Luke Stoltman (UK)
•  Pavlo Kordiyaka (UKR)
•  Oleksii Novikov (UKR)
•  Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð (ISL)
•  Rauno Heinla (EST)
•  Pa O'Dwyer (IRE)
•  Konstantine Janashia (GEO)
•  Shane Flowers (UK)
•  Marius Lalas (LIT)
•  Gavin Bilton (UK)
•  Aivars Šmaukstelis (LAT)
•  Kelvin de Ruiter (NED)

Results of events

Event 1: Max Log Lift

#	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

• 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

[1][3]

Event 3: Carry and Drag

• 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

• 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

• 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

#	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

1. 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. "2022 Europe's Strongest Man results". Strongman Archives. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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