2014_Europe's_Strongest_Man
2014 Europe's Strongest Man
Strongman competition in Leeds, England
The 2014 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 9 August 2014 at the Headingley Stadium.[1] This event was part of the 2014 Giants live tour.
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2014 Europe's Strongest Man | |
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Competition information | |
Dates | 9 August 2014 |
Venue | Headingley Stadium |
Location | Leeds |
Country | United Kingdom |
Athletes participating | 10 |
Nations participating | 7 |
Champion(s) | |
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | |
← 2013 |
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Following his back to back victories from 2014 Giants Live Melbourne and the 2014 World's Strongest Viking, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his first Europe's Strongest Man title.[2][3]
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (ISL)
- Eddie Hall (UK)
- Martin Wildauer (AUT)
- Laurence Shahlaei (UK)
- Johannes Årsjö (SWE)
- Mark Felix (UK)
- Krzysztof Radzikowski (POL)
- Graham Hicks (UK)
- Vytautas Lalas (LIT)
- Mikhail Koklyaev (RUS)
Event 1: Max Deadlift
- Weight: Starting weight 380 kilograms (840 lb)
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# | Name | Nationality | Weight Lifted | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
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1 | Eddie Hall[lower-alpha 1] | United Kingdom | 446 kilograms (983 lb) | 10 | 10 |
2 | Martin Wildauer | Austria | 435 kilograms (959 lb) | 8.5 | 8.5 |
2 | Laurence Shahlaei[lower-alpha 1] | United Kingdom | 435 kilograms (959 lb) | 8.5 | 8.5 |
4 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 420 kilograms (930 lb) | 6 | 6 |
4 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 420 kilograms (930 lb) | 6 | 6 |
4 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 420 kilograms (930 lb) | 6 | 6 |
7 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 400 kilograms (880 lb) | 3 | 3 |
7 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 400 kilograms (880 lb) | 3 | 3 |
7 | Vytautas Lalas[lower-alpha 1] | Lithuania | 400 kilograms (880 lb) | 3 | 3 |
10 | Mikhail Koklyaev[lower-alpha 1] | Russia | N/A | 0 | 0 |
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Name | Nationality | Weight Lifted |
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Benedikt Magnússon[lower-alpha 2] | Iceland | 461 kilograms (1,016 lb) |
Andy Bolton | United Kingdom | 400 kilograms (880 lb) |
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Event 2: Super Yoke
- Weight: 450 kilograms (990 lb)
- Course Length: 40 metres (130 ft)
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# | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
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1 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 21.25 s | 10 | 16 |
2 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 21.31 s | 9 | 15 |
3 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 22.75 s | 8 | 11 |
4 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 22.81 s | 7 | 10 |
5 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 24.15 s | 6 | 12 |
6 | Martin Wildauer | Austria | 24.84 s | 5 | 13.5 |
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Event 3: Front Hold
- Weight: 30 kilograms (66 lb)
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# | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
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1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 50.56 s | 10 | 25 |
2 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 44.78 s | 9 | 19 |
3 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 44.28 s | 8 | 19 |
4 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 37.22 s | 7 | 23 |
5 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 35.13 s | 6 | 18 |
6 | Martin Wildauer | Austria | 20.40 s | 5 | 18.5 |
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Event 4: Dumbbell Press
- Weight: 100 kilograms (220 lb)
- Time Limit: 60 seconds
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# | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
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1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 8 reps | 10 | 35 |
2 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 6 reps | 9 | 28 |
3 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 5 reps | 7.5 | 26.5 |
3 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 5 reps | 7.5 | 30.5 |
5 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 3 reps | 6 | 24 |
6 | Martin Wildauer | Austria | 2 reps | 5 | 23.5 |
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Event 5: Atlas Stones
- Weight: 6 stone series ranging from 100–200 kilograms (220–440 lb).
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# | Name | Nationality | Repetitions | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
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1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson[lower-alpha 3] | Iceland | 6 in 27.05 s | 10 | 45 |
2 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 5 in 22.61 s | 9 | 39.5 |
3 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 5 in 30.18 s | 8 | 36 |
4 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 5 in 41.29 s | 7 | 31 |
5 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 4 in 19.99 s | 6 | 32.5 |
6 | Martin Wildauer[lower-alpha 4] | Austria | 1 in 4.00 s | 5 | 28.5 |
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Event 6: Loading Race
- Weight: 2 x barrels and 2 x sacks, each weighing 125 kilograms (276 lb) to be loaded to the pick up truck and the tailgate to be closed.
- Course Length: 12 metres (39 ft)
- Time Limit: 75 seconds
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# | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
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1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 4 in 38.55 s | 10 | 55 |
2 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 4 in 48.62 s | 9 | 45 |
3 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 4 in 49.50 s | 8 | 47.5 |
4 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 4 in 59.37 s | 7 | 39.5 |
5 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 3 in 41.00 s | 6 | 37 |
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# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 55 |
2 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 47.5 |
3 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 45 |
4 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 39.5 |
5 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 37 |
6 | Martin Wildauer | Austria | 28.5 |
7 | Eddie Hall | United Kingdom | 10 |
8 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 8.5 |
9 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 3 |
10 | Mikhail Koklyaev | Russia | 0 |
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- Mikhail Koklyaev, Eddie Hall, Laurence Shahlaei and Vytautas Lalas sustained injuries in this event and took no further part in the competition.
- Benedikt Magnússon who took part only in the Deadlift event as a part of The World Deadlift Championships pulled 461 kilograms (1,016 lb) for a new world record. This lift surpassed his own Powerlifting Deadlift world record of 460.4 kilograms (1,015 lb), thus the strongman Deadlift world record surpassed the powerlifting world record for the first time.
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson who was the only athlete to finish all 6 stones established a new world record in the 6 stone x 100–200 kilograms (220–440 lb) Atlas stones run.
- Martin Wildauer sustained an injury in this event and couldn't complete the competition.
- "2014 Europe's Strongest Man". Strongman Archives. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- O'Kelly, Declan (10 August 2014). "Thor Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2014". Muscle & Fitness. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- "Europe's Strongest Man 2014". Strongman.org. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- "Europe's Strongest Man 2014". Giants Live. 9 August 2014.
Preceded by 2013 Europe's Strongest Man |
Europe's Strongest Man | Succeeded by |