2018 Europe's Strongest Man
{{Short description|Competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox individual strongman competition
| competition_name = 2018 Europe's Strongest Man
| dates = 7 April 2018
| venue = First Direct Arena
| location = Leeds
| country = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| athletes participating = 10
| nations participating = 6
| winner = {{flagicon|ISL}} Hafþór Björnsson
| prev = 2017
| next = 2019
}}
The 2018 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 7 April 2018 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2018 Giants live tour.
Reigning champion Hafþór Björnsson won his fourth Europe's Strongest Man title.{{cite news |last=Tao |first=David |title=Hafthor Bjornsson Wins 2018 Europe's Strongest Man |url=https://barbend.com/2018-europes-strongest-man-results/ |work=BarBend |access-date=17 September 2023 |date=8 April 2018}}
Participants
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- {{Flag athlete|Terry Hollands|UK}}
- {{Flag athlete|Graham Hicks|UK}}
- {{Flag athlete|Mateusz Kieliszkowski|POL}}
- {{Flag athlete|Hafþór Björnsson|ISL}}
- {{Flag athlete|Matjaz Belsak|SLO}}
- {{Flag athlete|Mark Felix|UK}}
- {{Flag athlete|Konstantine Janashia|GEO}}
- {{Flag athlete|Zydrunas Savickas|LTU}}
- {{Flag athlete|Vytautas Lalas|LTU}}
- {{Flag athlete|Luke Stoltman|UK}}
}}
Results of events
=Event 1: Max Log Lift=
- Notes: A number of athletes were invited to take part in this event only and therefore they did not score points.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 70%;" |
| scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | #
!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Weight !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |
|---|
| 1
| align=left | Hafþór Björnsson | align=left | {{ISL}} | {{convert|213|kg |
| 10
| 10
|-
| 2
| align=left | Konstantine Janashia
| align=left | {{GEO}}
| {{convert|200|kg|}}
| 7.5
| 7.5
|-
| 2
| align=left | Zydrunas Savickas
| align=left | {{LTU}}
| {{convert|200|kg|}}
| 7.5
| 7.5
|-
| 2
| align=left | Graham Hicks
| align=left | {{GBR}}
| {{convert|200|kg|}}
| 7.5
| 7.5
|-
| 2
| align=left | Krzysztof Radzikowski
| align=left | {{POL}}
| {{convert|200|kg|}}
| 7.5
| 7.5
|-
| 6
| align=left | Matjaz Belsak
| align=left | {{SLO}}
| {{convert|190|kg|}}
| 5
| 5
|-
| 7
| align=left | Mateusz Kieliszkowski
| align=left | {{POL}}
| {{convert|175|kg|}}
| 3.5
| 3.5
|-
| 7
| align=left | Vytautas Lalas
| align=left | {{LTU}}
| {{convert|175|kg|}}
| 3.5
| 3.5
|-
| —
| align=left | Terry Hollands
| align=left | {{GBR}}
| N/A
| 0
| 0
|-
| —
| align=left | Mark Felix
| align=left | {{GBR}}
| N/A
| 0
| 0
|}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 50%;" |
| scope="col"| Athlete
!scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Weight |
|---|
| align=left | Eddie Hall
| align=left | {{GBR}} | {{convert|213|kg |
|-
| align=left | Cheick Sanou
| align=left | {{BUR}}
| {{convert|213|kg|}}
|-
| align=left | Rob Kearney
| align=left | {{USA}}
| {{convert|200|kg|}}
|-
| align=left | Robert Oberst
| align=left | {{USA}}
| {{convert|190|kg|}}
|}
=Event 2: Deadlift=
- Weight: {{convert|380|kg|}} for as many repetitions as possible.
- Time Limit: 60 seconds
- Notes: This was completed on an axle deadlift bar.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 70%;" |
| scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | #
!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Repetitions !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |
|---|
| 1
| align=left | Hafþór Björnsson | align=left | {{ISL}} | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 2
| align=left | Konstantine Janashia | align=left | {{GEO}} | 5 | 8.5 | 16 |
| 2
| align=left | Vytautas Lalas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 5 | 8.5 | 12 |
| 4
| align=left | Graham Hicks | align=left | {{GBR}} | 4 | 7 | 14.5 |
| 5
| align=left | Zydrunas Savickas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 3 | 4.5 | 12 |
| 5
| align=left | Krzysztof Radzikowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 3 | 4.5 | 12 |
| 5
| align=left | Matjaz Belsak | align=left | {{SLO}} | 3 | 4.5 | 9.5 |
| 5
| align=left | Mark Felix | align=left | {{GBR}} | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 9
| align=left | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 1 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 9
| align=left | Terry Hollands | align=left | {{GBR}} | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
=Event 3: Farmer's Walk=
- Weight: {{convert|160|kg|}} per hand.
- Course Length: {{convert|40|m|}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 70%;" |
| scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | #
!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Time !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |
|---|
| 1
| align=left | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 19.90 | 10 | 15 |
| 2
| align=left | Terry Hollands | align=left | {{GBR}} | 22.13 | 9 | 10.5 |
| 3
| align=left | Zydrunas Savickas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 22.88 | 8 | 20 |
| 4
| align=left | Konstantine Janashia | align=left | {{GEO}} | 23.77 | 7 | 23 |
| 5
| align=left | Hafþór Björnsson | align=left | {{ISL}} | 26.67 | 6 | 26 |
| 6
| align=left | Mark Felix | align=left | {{GBR}} | 45.72 | 5 | 9.5 |
| 7
| align=left | Krzysztof Radzikowski{{efn|Krzysztof Radzikowski sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.}} | align=left | {{POL}} | {{convert|38.68|m |
| 4
| 16
|-
| 8
| align=left | Matjaz Belsak
| align=left | {{SLO}}
| {{convert|29.60|m|}}
| 3
| 12.5
|-
| 9
| align=left | Graham Hicks
| align=left | {{GBR}}
| {{convert|28.40|m|}}
| 2
| 16.5
|-
| 10
| align=left | Vytautas Lalas{{efn|Vytautas Lalas sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.}}
| align=left | {{LTU}}
| {{convert|20.00|m|}}
| 1
| 13
|}
{{notelist}}
=Event 4: Car Walk=
- Weight: {{convert|450|kg|}}
- Course Length: {{convert|20|m|}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 70%;" |
| scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | #
!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Time !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |
|---|
| 1
| align=left | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 11.22 | 10 | 25 |
| 2
| align=left | Hafþór Björnsson | align=left | {{ISL}} | 13.22 | 9 | 35 |
| 3
| align=left | Graham Hicks | align=left | {{GBR}} | 14.71 | 8 | 24.5 |
| 4
| align=left | Zydrunas Savickas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 16.20 | 7 | 27 |
| 5
| align=left | Terry Hollands | align=left | {{GBR}} | 18.07 | 6 | 16.5 |
| 6
| align=left | Konstantine Janashia | align=left | {{GEO}} | 20.95 | 5 | 28 |
| 7
| align=left | Mark Felix | align=left | {{GBR}} | 22.40 | 4 | 13.5 |
| 8
| align=left | Matjaz Belsak | align=left | {{SLO}} | {{convert|7.32|m |
| 3
| 15.5
|}
=Event 5: Atlas Stones=
- Weight: 5 stone series ranging from {{convert|120|–|200|kg}}.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 70%;" |
| scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | #
!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Time !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |
|---|
| 1
| align=left | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 5 in 24.62 | 10 | 35 |
| 2
| align=left | Hafþór Björnsson | align=left | {{ISL}} | 5 in 34.13 | 9 | 44 |
| 3
| align=left | Konstantine Janashia | align=left | {{GEO}} | 5 in 36.14 | 8 | 36 |
| 4
| align=left | Terry Hollands | align=left | {{GBR}} | 5 in 57.75 | 7 | 23.5 |
| 5
| align=left | Zydrunas Savickas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 4 in 22.27 | 6 | 33 |
| 6
| align=left | Matjaz Belsak | align=left | {{SLO}} | 4 in 31.19 | 5 | 20.5 |
| 7
| align=left | Mark Felix | align=left | {{GBR}} | 4 in 31.21 | 4 | 17.5 |
| 8
| align=left | Graham Hicks | align=left | {{GBR}} | 3 in 15.00 | 3 | 27.5 |
Final results
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| scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | #
!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Points |
|---|
| {{Gold1}}
| align=left | Hafþór Björnsson | align=left | {{ISL}} | 44 |
| {{Silver2}}
| align=left | Konstantine Janashia | align=left | {{GEO}} | 36 |
| {{Bronze3}}
| align=left | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 35 |
| 4
| align=left | Zydrunas Savickas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 33 |
| 5
| align=left | Graham Hicks | align=left | {{GBR}} | 27.5 |
| 6
| align=left | Terry Hollands | align=left | {{GBR}} | 23.5 |
| 7
| align=left | Matjaz Belsak | align=left | {{SLO}} | 20.5 |
| 8
| align=left | Mark Felix | align=left | {{GBR}} | 17.5 |
| 9
| align=left | Krzysztof Radzikowski | align=left | {{POL}} | 16 |
| 10
| align=left | Vytautas Lalas | align=left | {{LTU}} | 13 |
| class="sortbottom"
| colspan="4" | {{cite web |title=Europe's Strongest Man 2018 results |url=https://barbend.com/2018-europes-strongest-man-results/ |website=Giants Live}} |
References
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