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
Dates	1 April 2017
Venue	First Direct Arena
Location	Leeds
Country	United Kingdom
Athletes participating	11
Nations participating	5
Champion(s)
Hafþór Björnsson
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Hafþór Björnsson won his third Europe's Strongest Man title.^[1][2][3]

Participants

•  Terry Hollands (UK)
•  Eddie Hall (UK)
•  Laurence Shahlaei (UK)
•  Hafþór Björnsson (ISL)
•  Matjaz Belsak (SLO)
•  Mark Felix (UK)
•  Konstantine Janashia (GEO)
•  Adam Bishop (UK)
•  Dainis Zageris (LAT)
•  Raffael Gordzielik (GER)
•  Luke Stoltman (UK)

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
	Hafþór Björnsson	Iceland	63
	Eddie Hall	United Kingdom	61
	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]