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 Björnsson

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 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)
# Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points
1 Hafþór Björnsson  Iceland 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
[3]

Event 2: Max Axle Press

# Athlete Nation Weight Event Points Overall Points
1 Eddie Hall[a]  United Kingdom 216 kilograms (476 lb) 11 20
2 Hafþór 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[b]  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
[3]
  1. ^ Eddie Hall established a new world record with his performance.
  2. ^ Adam Bishop sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 3: Flip and Drag

  • Weight: 4 x 450 kilograms (990 lb) tyre flips, 1 x anchor drag
  • Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
# Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points
1 Hafþór Björnsson[a]  Iceland 29.06 11 32
2 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 35.66 10 24
3 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 36.88 9 29
4 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 37.46 8 22.5
5 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 38.51 7 20.5
6 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 40.19 6 15
7 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 42.27 5 12
8 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 44.86 4 21
9 Dainis Zageris  Latvia 53.85 3 7
10 Raffael Gordzielik  Germany 1:02.13 2 7
[3]
  1. ^ Hafþór Björnsson established a new world record with his performance.

Event 4: Deadlift

  • Weight: 362.5 kilograms (799 lb) for as many repetitions as possible.
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Athlete Nation Repetitions Event Points Overall Points
1 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 10 11 40
2 Hafþór 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[a]  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[b]  United Kingdom N/A 0 20.5
[3]
  1. ^ ^ Dainis Zageris sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.
  2. ^ Laurence Shahlaei sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 5: Car Walk

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

Event 6: Atlas Stones

  • Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 120–200 kilograms (260–440 lb).
# Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points
1 Hafþór Björnsson[a]  Iceland 5 in 17.54 11 63
2 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 5 in 23.81 10 61
3 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 5 in 30.68 9 38
4 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 5 in 42.64 8 48
5 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 5 in 42.70 7 30
6 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 4 in 20.55 6 43.5
7 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 4 in 28.84 5 36.5
8 Raffael Gordzielik  Germany 4 in 51.17 4 19.5
[3]
  1. ^ Hafþór Björnsson's 17 seconds stone run with the heavy stone set is the current 120–200 kilograms (260–440 lb) Atlas stones world record.

Final results

# Athlete Nation Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hafþór Björnsson  Iceland 63
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 61
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
[4][3]

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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