2017 Europe's Strongest Man

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.

2017 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates1 April 2017
VenueFirst Direct Arena
LocationLeeds
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Athletes participating11
Nations participating5
Champion(s)
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

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

[3]

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

    [3]

    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. [3]

    Final Results

    # Name Nationality Pts
    1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland Iceland 63
    2 Eddie Hall United Kingdom United Kingdom 61
    3 Terry Hollands United Kingdom United Kingdom 48
    4 Konstantine Janashia Georgia (country) Georgia 43.5
    5 Mark Felix United Kingdom United Kingdom 38
    6 Matjaz Belsak Slovenia Slovenia 36.5
    7 Luke Stoltman United Kingdom United Kingdom 30
    8 Laurence Shahlaei United Kingdom United Kingdom 20.5
    9 Raffael Gordzielik Germany Germany 19.5
    10 Dainis Zageris Latvia Latvia 13
    11 Adam Bishop United Kingdom 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". www.floelite.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
    3. Bland, Chris (3 April 2017). "Europe's Strongest Man 2017 Recap - FloElite". www.floelite.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
    4. "Europe's Strongest Man 2017 results".
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