2021 Europe's Strongest Man

The 2021 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 4 September 2021 at the First Direct Arena.^[1] This event was part of the 2021 Giants live tour.

2021 Europe's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates	4 September 2021
Venue	First Direct Arena
Location	Leeds
Country	United Kingdom
Athletes participating	10
Nations participating	6
Champion(s)
Luke Stoltman
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Defending champion Luke Richardson did not take part in the competition as he was recovering from an injury with Luke Stoltman winning the competition.^[2][3]

Participants

•  Luke Stoltman (UK)
•  Graham Hicks (UK)
•  Oleksii Novikov (UKR)
•  Marius Lalas (LTU)
•  Rauno Heinla (EST)
•  Pa O'Dwyer (IRL)
•  Adam Bishop (UK)
•  Ervin Toots (EST)
•  Johnny Hansson (SWE)
•  Gavin Bilton (UK)

Results of events

Event 1: Max Log Lift

• Notes: Starting weight was 180 kilograms (400 lb).

#	Athlete	Nation	Weight	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	195 kilograms (430 lb)	9.5	9.5
1	Graham Hicks	United Kingdom	195 kilograms (430 lb)	9.5	9.5
3	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	180 kilograms (400 lb)	8	8
—	Marius Lalas	Lithuania	N/A	0	0
—	Rauno Heinla	Estonia	N/A	0	0
—	Pa O'Dwyder	Ireland	N/A	0	0
—	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	N/A	0	0
—	Ervin Toots	Estonia	N/A	0	0
—	Johnny Hansson	Sweden	N/A	0	0
—	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	N/A	0	0
[3]

Event 2: Shield Carry

• Weight: 200 kilograms (440 lb) for longest distance possible.

#	Athlete	Nation	Distance	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Marius Lalas	Lithuania	54.20	10	10
2	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	42.20	9	18.5
3	Ervin Toots	Estonia	37.70	8	8
4	Rauno Heinla	Estonia	37.05	7	7
5	Pa O'Dwyder	Ireland	34.65	6	6
6	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	32.10	5	5
7	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	27.65	4	12
8	Graham Hicks	United Kingdom	27.40	3	12.5
9	Johnny Hansson	Sweden	22.30	2	2
10	Adam Bishop[a]	United Kingdom	7.45	1	1
[3]

1. Adam Bishop sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 3: Deadlift

• Weight: 360 kilograms (790 lb) for as many repetitions as possible.
• Time Limit: 60 seconds
• Notes: This event was completed on an axle bar.

#	Athlete	Nation	Repetitions	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Rauno Heinla	Estonia	9	10	17
2	Graham Hicks	United Kingdom	8	9	21.5
3	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	6	7	19
3	Marius Lalas	Lithuania	6	7	17
3	Pa O'Dwyder	Ireland	6	7	13
6	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	5	5	10
7	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	3	4	22.5
8	Ervin Toots	Estonia	2	3	11
9	Johnny Hansson	Sweden	0	0	2
[3]

Event 4: Car Walk

• Weight: 450 kilograms (990 lb)
• Course Length: 20 metres (66 ft)

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	11.19	10	29
2	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	13.59	9	31.5
3	Pa O'Dwyder	Ireland	16.07	8	21
4	Marius Lalas	Lithuania	16.79	7	24
5	Johnny Hansson	Sweden	20.60	6	8
6	Rauno Heinla	Estonia	22.84	5	22
7	Ervin Toots	Estonia	24.91	4	15
8	Graham Hicks	United Kingdom	25.76	3	24.5
9	Gavin Bilton[a]	United Kingdom	7.73 metres (25.4 ft)	2	12
[3]

1. Gavin Bilton sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 5: Atlas Stones

• Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 100–180 kilograms (220–400 lb).

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	5 in 18.74	10	39
2	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	5 in 20.58	9	40.5
3	Rauno Heinla	Estonia	5 in 21.20	8	30
4	Pa O'Dwyder	Ireland	5 in 22.23	7	28
5	Graham Hicks	United Kingdom	5 in 22.42	6	30.5
6	Ervin Toots	Estonia	5 in 23.50	5	20
7	Marius Lalas	Lithuania	5 in 24.76	4	28
8	Johnny Hansson	Sweden	5 in 48.01	3	11
[3]

Final results

#	Athlete	Nation	Points
	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	40.5
	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	39
	Graham Hicks	United Kingdom	30.5
4	Rauno Heinla	Estonia	30
5	Pa O'Dwyder	Ireland	28
6	Marius Lalas	Lithuania	28
7	Ervin Toots	Estonia	20
8	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	12
9	Johnny Hansson	Sweden	11
10	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	1
[3][4]