2020 Europe's Strongest Man

2020 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates5-6 September 2020
VenueAllerton Castle
LocationHarrogate
Country United Kingdom
Athletes participating12 (Day 1)
9 (Day 2)
Nations participating5 (Day 1)
4 (Day 2)
Champion(s)
United Kingdom Luke Richardson
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The 2020 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Harrogate, England from 5–6 September 2020 at the Allerton Castle. This event was held behind closed door due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Defending champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson did not defend his title as in August 2020 he announced his retirement from the sport of strongman. Europe's Strongest Man debutant Luke Richardson won the event, with this being his first major strongman competition victory.[1][2]

Participants

Results of events

Event 1: Max Log Lift

# Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 220 kilograms (490 lb) 12 12
2 Aaron Page  United Kingdom 180 kilograms (400 lb) 9.5 9.5
2 Jack Forgasc  Hungary 180 kilograms (400 lb) 9.5 9.5
2 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 180 kilograms (400 lb) 9.5 9.5
2 Alex Lungu  Romania 180 kilograms (400 lb) 9.5 9.5
6 Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 170 kilograms (370 lb) 5.5 5.5
6 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 170 kilograms (370 lb) 5.5 5.5
6 Ervin Toots  Estonia 170 kilograms (370 lb) 5.5 5.5
6 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 170 kilograms (370 lb) 5.5 5.5
10 Paul Benton  United Kingdom 150 kilograms (330 lb) 3 3
12 Mark Felix  United Kingdom N/A 0 0
12 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom N/A 0 0

Event 2: Hercules Hold

  • Athlete must stand between and hold on to 160 kilograms (350 lb) pillars for as long as possible.
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 1m 32.37 12 12
2 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 1m 19.88 11 11
3 Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 1m 14.48 10 15.5
4 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 59.53 9 14.5
5 Paul Benton  United Kingdom 53.71 8 11
6 Aaron Page  United Kingdom 50.74 7 16.5
7 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 50.55 6 11.5
8 Jack Forgasc  Hungary 40.27 5 14.5
9 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 40.11 4 13.5
10 Ervin Toots  Estonia 38.91 3 8.5
11 Alex Lungu  Romania 37.61 2 11.5
12 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 35.60 1 13

^ Mark Felix's time of 1m 32.37 is a new World Record.

Event 3: Hummer Hold

  • Athlete must stand straight and front hold a 35 kilograms (77 lb) hummer for as long as possible.
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 48.41 12 27.5
2 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 48.12 11 24
3 Jack Forgasc  Hungary 46.61 10 24.5
4 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 43.53 9 21
5 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 40.87 8 19.5
6 Ervin Toots  Estonia 40.53 7 15.5
7 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 39.72 6 20.5
8 Aaron Page  United Kingdom 38.63 5 21.5
9 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 35.63 4 17.5
10 Paul Benton  United Kingdom 34.63 3 14
11 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 34.05 2 13
12 Alex Lungu  Romania 27.07 1 12.5

Event 4: Loading Race

  • 1 x 120 kilograms (265 lb) anchor, 1 x 150 kilograms (331 lb) barrel, 1 x 150 kilograms (331 lb) sack and 1 x 120 kilograms (265 lb) tire.
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 4 in 36.90 12 31.5
2 Ervin Toots  Estonia 4 in 38.00 11 26.5
3 Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 4 in 38.35 10 37.5
4 Paul Benton  United Kingdom 4 in 39.81 9 23
5 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 4 in 40.76 8 25.5
6 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 4 in 46.14 7 28
7 Aaron Page  United Kingdom 4 in 46.72 6 27.5
8 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 4 in 49.27 5 25.5
9 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 4 in 53.51 4 28
10 Jack Forgasc  Hungary 4 in 1m 10.56 3 27.5
11 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 2 in 21.28 2 15
12 Alex Lungu  Romania 2 in 50.43 1 13.5

Event 5: Deadlift

  • Weight: 350 kilograms (770 lb) for as many repetitions as possible.
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
  • Notes: This event was completed on an axle bar.
  • The athletes that finished at the last 3 places at the end of day 1 (Paul Benton, Terry Hollands and Alex Lungu) were elimated from the rest of the competition.
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 5 8 45.5
1 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 5 8 39.5
1 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 5 8 36
4 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 3 6 34
5 Aaron Page  United Kingdom 2 5 32.5
6 Ervin Toots  Estonia 1 3 29.5
6 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 1 3 28.5
6 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 1 3 28.5
9 Jack Forgasc  Hungary 0 0 27.5

Event 6: Stone Press

  • Weight: 100 kilograms (220 lb) atlas stone for as many repetitions as possible.
  • Time Limit 75 seconds.
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Aaron Page  United Kingdom 7 8.5 41
1 Ervin Toots  Estonia 7 8.5 38
3 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 6 6.5 35
3 Jack Forgasc  Hungary 6 6.5 34
5 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 4 4.5 44
5 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 4 4.5 33
7 Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 3 2.5 48
7 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 3 2.5 38.5
9 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 0 0 34

Event 7: Nicol Stones Carry

  • Weight: 138 kilograms (304 lb) stone on the right hand and 114 kilograms (251 lb) stone on the left hand for longest distance.
  • Athletes get 10 seconds for a second pick-up after dropping the stones for the first time.
# Name Nationality Distance (m) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 17.32 9 53
2 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 17.10 8 42
3 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 10.93 7 42
4 Ervin Toots  Estonia 9.85 6 44
5 Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 9.71 5 53
6 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 7.88 4 37
7 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 7.82 3 41.5
8 Aaron Page  United Kingdom 6.76 2 43
9 Jack Forgasc  Hungary 2.33 1 35

Event 8: Keg Toss

# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 8 in 36.04 9 62
2 Ervin Toots  Estonia 8 in 41.29 8 52
3 Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 8 in 47.62 7 60
4 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 8 in 55.80 6 43
5 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 6 in 25.21 5 46.5
6 Aaron Page  United Kingdom 6 in 40.44 4 47
7 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 6 in 59.10 3 45
8 Jack Forgasc  Hungary 2 in 14.00 2 37
9 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 2 in 18.49 1 43

Event 9: Atlas Stones

  • Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 100–180 kilograms (220–400 lb).
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 5 in 19.44 9 69
2 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 5 in 20.08 8 54.5
3 Aaron Page  United Kingdom 5 in 20.73 7 54
4 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 5 in 23.28 6 49
5 Ervin Toots  Estonia 5 in 23.69 5 57
6 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 5 in 23.87 4 49
7 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 5 in 24.89 3 46
8 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 5 in 25.08 2 64
9 Jack Forgasc  Hungary 5 in 55.41 1 38

Final results

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 69
2 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 64
3 Ervin Toots  Estonia 57
4 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 54.5
5 Aaron Page  United Kingdom 54
7 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 49
6 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 49
8 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 46
9 Jack Forgasc  Hungary 38
10 Paul Benton  United Kingdom 23
11 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 15
12 Alex Lungu  Romania 13.5

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References

  1. ^ Lockridge, Roger (7 September 2020). "Luke Richardson Wins 2020 Europe's Strongest Man". BarBend. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ Odrljin, Goran (6 September 2020). "Luke Richardson Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2020". Fitness Volt. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ "The Future is NOW! Europe's Strongest Man 2020 Results". Giants Live.
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