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 currently holds the record for most wins with 6 titles. Zydrunas Savickas, Geoff Capes, Riku Kiri each hold three titles, while Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson holds 5 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
2020
Tournament information
LocationLeeds, England
Established1980
FormatMulti-event competition
Pursevaries
Current champion
Luke Richardson

Championship breakdown

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
1980 Geoff Capes Richard Slaney[2] Vincenz Hortnagl London[3]
1981 Lars Hedlund Geoff Capes Sweden
1982 Geoff Capes Simon Wulfse Roger Ekstrom Amsterdam[3]
1983 Simon Wulfse Geoff Capes Jón Páll Sigmarsson Holland
1984 Geoff Capes Ab Wolders Rudolf Kuster Marken[3]
1985 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Iceland
1986 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Portugal
1987 Ab Wolders Geoff Capes Jón Páll Sigmarsson Holland
1988 Jamie Reeves Jón Páll Sigmarsson Mark Higgins Holland
1989 Jamie Reeves Mark Higgins Jón Páll Sigmarsson Iceland
1990 Henning Thorsen Ted Van Der Parre Mark Higgins Denmark
1991 Gary Taylor/ Forbes Cowan Jamie Reeves Ted Van Der Parre England
1992[4] László Fekete Ilkka Nummisto Markku Suonenvirta
1992 Ted van der Parre Magnús Ver Magnússon & Jamie Reeves (tied) Gary Taylor 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 Germany
1996 Riku Kiri Heinz Ollesch Magnús Ver Magnússon Finland
1997 Riku Kiri Magnús Ver Magnússon Berend Veneberg Holland
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
2001 Svend Karlsen Janne Virtanen Magnus Samuelsson Helsinki
2002 Mariusz Pudzianowski Jarek Dymek Svend Karlsen Gdynia
2003 Mariusz Pudzianowski Jarek Dymek Raimonds Bergmanis Sandomierz
2004 Mariusz Pudzianowski Tomasz NowotniakNote 1 Žydrūnas SavickasNote 1 Jelenia Góra
2005 Jarek Dymek Janne Virtanen Michael Starov Płock
2006Event not held
2007 Mariusz Pudzianowski Stoyan Todorchev Sebastian Wenta Łódź
2008 Mariusz Pudzianowski Grzegorz Szymański Sławomir Toczek Szczecinek
2009 Mariusz Pudzianowski Krzysztof Radzikowski Mateusz Baron Bartoszyce
2010
Giants Live tour
Zydrunas Savickas Terry Hollands Mark Felix Wembley Arena, London
2011Event not held
2012
Giants Live tour[5]
Zydrunas Savickas Vytautas Lalas Laurence Shahlaei Leeds, England
2013
Giants Live tour[6]
Zydrunas Savickas Vytautas Lalas Krzysztof Radzikowski Leeds, England
2014 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Johannes Arsjo Graham Hicks Leeds, England
2015 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Krzysztof Radzikowski Mark Felix & Dainis Zageris (tied) Leeds, England
2016 Laurence Shahlaei Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

/ Johannes Arsjo

Leeds, England
2017 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Eddie Hall Terry Hollands Leeds, England
2018 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Konstantine Janashia Mateusz Kieliszkowski Leeds, England
2019 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson [7] Mateusz Kieliszkowski Konstantine Janashia Leeds, England
2020 Luke Richardson [8] Adam Bishop Ervin Toots Harrogate, England
Notes
  1. All names from either Dave Horne's world of grip or Body.Builder.hu except those specified by Note 1

Championships by country

Country Titles
 Iceland8
 Poland7
 England7
 Finland5
 Netherlands4
 Lithuania3
 Austria2
 Scotland1
 Wales1
 Hungary1
 Norway1
 Denmark1
 Sweden1

Repeat champions

Champion Times
Mariusz Pudzianowski6
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson5
Zydrunas Savickas3
Geoff Capes3
Riku Kiri3
Jamie Reeves2
Jouko Ahola2
Jón Páll Sigmarsson2
Manfred Hoeberl2

References

  1. David Horne (May 7, 2010). "David Horne's World of Grip". David Horne. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  2. Body.Builder.hu suggests that Lars Hedlund came second in 1980 whereas Dave Horne's world of grip names Richard Slaney
  3. David Webster, Sons of Samson Volume 2 Profiles, page 78 (Ironmind Enterprises), ISBN 0-926888-06-4
  4. David Horne's World of Grip names two tournaments in both 1992 and 1994
  5. http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Jun/Zydrunas_Savickas_Wins_Europexs_Strongest_Man.html
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "The Mountain Wins Europe's Strongest Man". Fitness Volt. 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  8. "Luke Richardson Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2020". Fitness Volt. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
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