2017 Europe's Strongest Man

2017 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates1 April 2017
VenueFirst Direct Arena
LocationLeeds
Country United Kingdom
Athletes participating11
Nations participating5
Champion(s)
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
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The 2017 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 1 April 2017 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2017 Giants live tour.

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his third Europe's Strongest Man title.[1][2][3]

Participants

Results of events

Event 1: Bus Pull

  • Weight: 8,000 kilograms (18,000 lb)
  • Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 0m 32.52 11 11
2 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 19.57 metres (64.2 ft) 10 10
3 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 19.15 metres (62.8 ft) 9 9
4 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 18.65 metres (61.2 ft) 8 8
5 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 18.47 metres (60.6 ft) 7 7
6 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 17.18 metres (56.4 ft) 6 6
7 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 16.55 metres (54.3 ft) 5 5
8 Dainis Zageris  Latvia 16.40 metres (53.8 ft) 4 4
9 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 16.25 metres (53.3 ft) 3 3
10 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 15.31 metres (50.2 ft) 2 2
11 Raffael Gordzielik  Germany 14.65 metres (48.1 ft) 1 1

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Event 2: Max Axle Press

# Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 216 kilograms (476 lb) 11 20
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 206 kilograms (454 lb) 10 21
3 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 200 kilograms (440 lb) 9 17
4 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 180 kilograms (400 lb) 7.5 14.5
4 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 180 kilograms (400 lb) 7.5 13.5
6 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 160 kilograms (350 lb) 4 14
6 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 160 kilograms (350 lb) 4 9
6 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 160 kilograms (350 lb) 4 7
6 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 160 kilograms (350 lb) 4 6
6 Raffael Gordzielik  Germany 160 kilograms (350 lb) 4 5
11 Dainis Zageris  Latvia N/A 0 4

^ Eddie Hall established a new world record with his performance.

^ Adam Bishop sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition. [3]

Event 3: Flip and Drag

  • Weight: 4 x 450 kilograms (990 lb) tyre flips, 1 x anchor drag
  • Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 0m 29.06 11 32
2 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 0m 35.66 10 24
3 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 0m 36.88 9 29
4 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 0m 37.46 8 22.5
5 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 0m 38.51 7 20.5
6 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 0m 40.19 6 15
7 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 0m 42.27 5 12
8 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 0m 44.86 4 21
9 Dainis Zageris  Latvia 0m 53.85 3 7
10 Raffael Gordzielik  Germany 1m 02.13 2 7

^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson established a new world record with his performance. [3]

Event 4: Deadlift

  • Weight: 362.5 kilograms (799 lb) for as many repetitions as possible.
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 10 11 40
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 8 10 42
3 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 7 9 21
4 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 6 8 30.5
5 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 5 7 31
6 Dainis Zageris  Latvia 4 6 13
7 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 3 4.5 25.5
7 Raffael Gordzielik  Germany 3 4.5 11.5
9 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 1 3 18
10 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom N/A 0 20.5

^ Dainis Zageris sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

^ Laurence Shahlaei sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition. [3]

Event 5: Car Walk

  • Weight: 450 kilograms (990 lb)
  • Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 0m 12.51 11 51
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 0m 12.84 10 52
3 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 0m 14.08 9 40
4 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 0m 16.11 8 29
5 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 0m 16.91 7 37.5
6 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 0m 17.46 6 31.5
7 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 0m 20.23 5 23
8 Raffael Gordzielik  Germany 0m 21.58 4 15.5

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Event 6: Atlas Stones

  • Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 120–200 kilograms (260–440 lb).
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 5 in 0m 17.54 11 63
2 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 23.81 10 61
3 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 30.68 9 38
4 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 42.64 8 48
5 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 42.70 7 30
6 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 4 in 0m 20.55 6 43.5
7 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 4 in 0m 28.84 5 36.5
8 Raffael Gordzielik  Germany 4 in 0m 51.17 4 19.5

^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson's 17 seconds stone run with the heavy stone set is the current 120–200 kilograms (260–440 lb) Atlas stones world record.

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Final results

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 63
2 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 61
3 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 48
4 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 43.5
5 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 38
6 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 36.5
7 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 30
8 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 20.5
9 Raffael Gordzielik  Germany 19.5
10 Dainis Zageris  Latvia 13
11 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 6

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References

  1. ^ Bland, Christo (5 April 2017). "The Best (and Worst) Performances at the 2017 Europe's Strongest Man". BarBend. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ Hammer, Armen (1 April 2017). "Hafthor "The Mountain" Bjornsson Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2017! - FloElite". FloElite. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Bland, Chris (3 April 2017). "Europe's Strongest Man 2017 Recap - FloElite". FloElite. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Europe's Strongest Man 2017 results". Giants Live.
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