2016 Europe's Strongest Man

The 2016 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 9 July 2016 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2016 Giants live tour.

2016 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates	9 July 2016
Venue	First Direct Arena
Location	Leeds
Country	United Kingdom
Athletes participating	10
Nations participating	6
Champion(s)
Laurence Shahlaei
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Laurence Shahlaei won the competition defeating the defending champion Hafþór Björnsson.^[1][2]

Participants

•  Terry Hollands (UK)
•  Marius Lalas (LTU)
•  Laurence Shahlaei (UK)
•  Hafþór Björnsson (ISL)
•  Johannes Årsjö (SWE)
•  Mark Felix (UK)
•  Mateusz Kieliszkowski (POL)
•  Adam Bishop (UK)
•  Vytautas Lalas (LTU)
•  Stefan Solvi Petursson (ISL)

Results of events

Event 1: Max Deadlift

• Notes: A number of athletes were invited to take part in this event only and therefore they did not score points.

#	Athlete	Nation	Weight	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Hafþór Björnsson	Iceland	440 kilograms (970 lb)	10	10
2	Laurence Shahlaei	United Kingdom	420 kilograms (930 lb)	7.5	7.5
2	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	420 kilograms (930 lb)	7.5	7.5
2	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	420 kilograms (930 lb)	7.5	7.5
2	Marius Lalas	Lithuania	420 kilograms (930 lb)	7.5	7.5
6	Johannes Arsjo	Sweden	400 kilograms (880 lb)	4	4
6	Dimitar Savatinov	Bulgaria	400 kilograms (880 lb)	4	4
6	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	400 kilograms (880 lb)	4	4
9	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	N/A	0	0
9	Stefan Solvi Petursson	Iceland	N/A	0	0

Athlete	Nation	Weight
Eddie Hall	United Kingdom	500 kilograms (1,100 lb)
Benedikt Magnússon	Iceland	465 kilograms (1,025 lb)
Jerry Pritchett	United States	465 kilograms (1,025 lb)

Event 2: Frame Carry

• Weight: 440 kilograms (970 lb)
• Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Laurence Shahlaei	United Kingdom	10.10	10	17.5
2	Johannes Arsjo	Sweden	11.05	9	13
3	Marius Lalas[a]	Lithuania	11.08	8	15.5
4	Hafþór Björnsson	Iceland	11.17	7	17
5	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	11.51	6	13.5
6	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	12.41	5	5
7	Dimitar Savatinov	Bulgaria	14.38	4	8
8	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	14.56	3	10.5
9	Stefan Solvi Petursson[b]	Iceland	16.40	2	2
10	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	18.48	1	5

1. Marius Lalas sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.
2. Stefan Solvi Petursson sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 3: Log Lift

• Weight: 160 kilograms (350 lb) for as many repetitions as possible.
• Time Limit: 75 seconds

#	Athlete	Nation	Repetitions	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	8	10	15
2	Johannes Arsjo	Sweden	5	8.5	21.5
2	Hafþór Björnsson	Iceland	5	8.5	25.5
4	Dimitar Savatinov	Bulgaria	4	7	15
5	Laurence Shahlaei	United Kingdom	3	5.5	23
5	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	3	5.5	19
7	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	1	4	9
8	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	0	0	10.5

Event 4: Car Walk

• Weight: 440 kilograms (970 lb)
• Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Laurence Shahlaei	United Kingdom	11.05	10	33
2	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	11.56	9	24
3	Johannes Arsjo	Sweden	13.12	8	29.5
4	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	14.22	7	26
5	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	15.78	6	16.5
6	Dimitar Savatinov	Bulgaria	16.11	5	20
7	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	18.12	4	13
8	Hafþór Björnsson	Iceland	18.44	3	28.5

Event 5: Atlas Stones

• Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 140–200 kilograms (310–440 lb).

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Hafþór Björnsson	Iceland	5 in 18.16	10	38.5
2	Johannes Arsjo	Sweden	5 in 28.13	9	38.5
3	Laurence Shahlaei	United Kingdom	5 in 30.80	8	41
4	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	5 in 32.10	7	31
5	Dimitar Savatinov	Bulgaria	5 in 42.17	6	26
6	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	5 in 45.73	5	18
7	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	4 in 22.45	4	20.5
8	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	3 in 22.34	3	29

Final results

#	Athlete	Nation	Points
	Laurence Shahlaei	United Kingdom	41
	Hafþór Björnsson	Iceland	38.5
	Johannes Arsjo	Sweden	38.5
4	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	31
5	Terry Hollands	United Kingdom	29
6	Dimitar Savatinov	Bulgaria	26
7	Mark Felix	United Kingdom	20.5
8	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	18
9	Marius Lalas	Lithuania	15.5
10	Stefan Solvi Petursson	Iceland	2
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