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2020 Europe's Strongest Man

{{Infobox individual strongman competition

| competition_name = 2020 Europe's Strongest Man

| dates = 5-6 September 2020

| venue = Allerton Castle

| location = Harrogate

| country = {{flagcountry|UK}}

| athletes participating = 12 (Day 1)
9 (Day 2)

| nations participating = 5 (Day 1)
4 (Day 2)

| winner = {{flagicon|UK}} Luke Richardson

| prev = 2019

| next = 2021

}}

The 2020 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Harrogate, England from 5–6 September 2020 at the Allerton Castle. This event was held behind closed door due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Defending champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson did not defend his title as in August 2020 he announced his retirement from the sport of strongman. Europe's Strongest Man debutant Luke Richardson won the event, with this being his first major strongman competition victory.{{cite news |last=Lockridge |first=Roger |title=Luke Richardson Wins 2020 Europe’s Strongest Man |url=https://barbend.com/luke-richardson-2020-europes-strongest-man/ |work=BarBend |access-date=17 September 2023 |date=7 September 2020}}{{cite news |last=Odrljin |first=Goran |title=Luke Richardson Wins Europe's Strongest Man 2020 |url=https://fitnessvolt.com/luke-richardson-esm-2020/ |work=Fitness Volt |access-date=17 September 2023 |date=6 September 2020}}

Participants

{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|

  • {{flagathlete|Graham Hicks|UK}}
  • {{flagathlete|Aaron Page|UK}}
  • {{flagathlete|Jack Forgasc|HUN}}
  • {{flagathlete|Pa O'Dwyer|IRE}}
  • {{flagathlete|Alex Lungu|ROM}}
  • {{flagathlete|Luke Richardson|UK}}
  • {{flagathlete|Adam Bishop|UK}}
  • {{flagathlete|Ervin Toots|EST}}
  • {{flagathlete|Gavin Bilton|UK}}
  • {{flagathlete|Paul Benton|UK}}
  • {{flagathlete|Mark Felix|UK}}
  • {{flagathlete|Terry Hollands|UK}}

}}

Results of events

=Event 1: Max Log Lift=

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! Name

! Nationality

! Weight Lifted

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| {{convert|220|kg}}

| 12

| 12

2

| Aaron Page

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| {{convert|180|kg}}

| 9.5

| 9.5

2

| Jack Forgasc

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

| {{convert|180|kg}}

| 9.5

| 9.5

2

| Pa O'Dwyer

| {{flagcountry|IRE}}

| {{convert|180|kg}}

| 9.5

| 9.5

2

| Alex Lungu

| {{flagcountry|ROU}}

| {{convert|180|kg}}

| 9.5

| 9.5

6

| Luke Richardson

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| {{convert|170|kg}}

| 5.5

| 5.5

6

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| {{convert|170|kg}}

| 5.5

| 5.5

6

| Ervin Toots

| {{flagcountry|EST}}

| {{convert|170|kg}}

| 5.5

| 5.5

6

| Gavin Bilton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| {{convert|170|kg}}

| 5.5

| 5.5

10

| Paul Benton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| {{convert|150|kg}}

| 3

| 3

12

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| N/A

| 0

| 0

12

| Terry Hollands

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| N/A

| 0

| 0

=Event 2: Hercules Hold=

  • Athlete must stand between and hold on to {{convert|160|kg|}} pillars for as long as possible.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 1m 32.37

| 12

| 12

2

| Terry Hollands

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 1m 19.88

| 11

| 11

3

| Luke Richardson

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 1m 14.48

| 10

| 15.5

4

| Gavin Bilton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 59.53

| 9

| 14.5

5

| Paul Benton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 53.71

| 8

| 11

6

| Aaron Page

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 50.74

| 7

| 16.5

7

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 50.55

| 6

| 11.5

8

| Jack Forgasc

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

| 40.27

| 5

| 14.5

9

| Pa O'Dwyer

| {{flagcountry|IRE}}

| 40.11

| 4

| 13.5

10

| Ervin Toots

| {{flagcountry|EST}}

| 38.91

| 3

| 8.5

11

| Alex Lungu

| {{flagcountry|ROU}}

| 37.61

| 2

| 11.5

12

| Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 35.60

| 1

| 13

^ Mark Felix's time of 1m 32.37 is a new World Record.

=Event 3: Hammer Hold=

  • Athlete must stand straight and front hold a {{convert|35|kg|}} hammer for as long as possible.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Luke Richardson

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 48.41

| 12

| 27.5

2

| Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 48.12

| 11

| 24

3

| Jack Forgasc

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

| 46.61

| 10

| 24.5

4

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 43.53

| 9

| 21

5

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 40.87

| 8

| 19.5

6

| Ervin Toots

| {{flagcountry|EST}}

| 40.53

| 7

| 15.5

7

| Gavin Bilton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 39.72

| 6

| 20.5

8

| Aaron Page

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 38.63

| 5

| 21.5

9

| Pa O'Dwyer

| {{flagcountry|IRE}}

| 35.63

| 4

| 17.5

10

| Paul Benton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 34.63

| 3

| 14

11

| Terry Hollands

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 34.05

| 2

| 13

12

| Alex Lungu

| {{flagcountry|ROU}}

| 27.07

| 1

| 12.5

=Event 4: Loading Race=

  • 1 x 120 kilograms (265 lb) anchor, 1 x 150 kilograms (331 lb) barrel, 1 x 150 kilograms (331 lb) sack and 1 x 120 kilograms (265 lb) tire.

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! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 4 in 36.90

| 12

| 31.5

2

| Ervin Toots

| {{flagcountry|EST}}

| 4 in 38.00

| 11

| 26.5

3

| Luke Richardson

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 4 in 38.35

| 10

| 37.5

4

| Paul Benton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 4 in 39.81

| 9

| 23

5

| Pa O'Dwyer

| {{flagcountry|IRE}}

| 4 in 40.76

| 8

| 25.5

6

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 4 in 46.14

| 7

| 28

7

| Aaron Page

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 4 in 46.72

| 6

| 27.5

8

| Gavin Bilton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 4 in 49.27

| 5

| 25.5

9

| Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 4 in 53.51

| 4

| 28

10

| Jack Forgasc

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

| 4 in 1m 10.56

| 3

| 27.5

11

| Terry Hollands

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 2 in 21.28

| 2

| 15

12

| Alex Lungu

| {{flagcountry|ROU}}

| 2 in 50.43

| 1

| 13.5

=Event 5: Deadlift=

  • Weight: {{convert|350|kg|}} for as many repetitions as possible.
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
  • Notes: This event was completed on an axle bar.
  • The athletes that finished at the last 3 places at the end of day 1 (Paul Benton, Terry Hollands and Alex Lungu) were elimated from the rest of the competition.

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! Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Luke Richardson

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5

| 8

| 45.5

1

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5

| 8

| 39.5

1

| Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5

| 8

| 36

4

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 3

| 6

| 34

5

| Aaron Page

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 2

| 5

| 32.5

6

| Ervin Toots

| {{flagcountry|EST}}

| 1

| 3

| 29.5

6

| Pa O'Dwyer

| {{flagcountry|IRE}}

| 1

| 3

| 28.5

6

| Gavin Bilton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 1

| 3

| 28.5

9

| Jack Forgasc

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

| 0

| 0

| 27.5

=Event 6: Stone Press=

  • Weight: 100 kilograms (220 lb) atlas stone for as many repetitions as possible.
  • Time Limit 75 seconds.

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! Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Aaron Page

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 7

| 8.5

| 41

1

| Ervin Toots

| {{flagcountry|EST}}

| 7

| 8.5

| 38

3

| Pa O'Dwyer

| {{flagcountry|IRE}}

| 6

| 6.5

| 35

3

| Jack Forgasc

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

| 6

| 6.5

| 34

5

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 4

| 4.5

| 44

5

| Gavin Bilton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 4

| 4.5

| 33

7

| Luke Richardson

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 3

| 2.5

| 48

7

| Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 3

| 2.5

| 38.5

9

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 0

| 0

| 34

=Event 7: Nicol Stones Carry=

  • Weight: 138 kilograms (304 lb) stone on the right hand and 114 kilograms (251 lb) stone on the left hand for longest distance.
  • Athletes get 10 seconds for a second pick-up after dropping the stones for the first time.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Distance (m)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 17.32

| 9

| 53

2

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 17.10

| 8

| 42

3

| Pa O'Dwyer

| {{flagcountry|IRE}}

| 10.93

| 7

| 42

4

| Ervin Toots

| {{flagcountry|EST}}

| 9.85

| 6

| 44

5

| Luke Richardson

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 9.71

| 5

| 53

6

| Gavin Bilton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 7.88

| 4

| 37

7

| Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 7.82

| 3

| 41.5

8

| Aaron Page

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 6.76

| 2

| 43

9

| Jack Forgasc

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

| 2.33

| 1

| 35

=Event 8: Keg Toss=

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 8 in 36.04

| 9

| 62

2

| Ervin Toots

| {{flagcountry|EST}}

| 8 in 41.29

| 8

| 52

3

| Luke Richardson

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 8 in 47.62

| 7

| 60

4

| Gavin Bilton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 8 in 55.80

| 6

| 43

5

| Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 6 in 25.21

| 5

| 46.5

6

| Aaron Page

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 6 in 40.44

| 4

| 47

7

| Pa O'Dwyer

| {{flagcountry|IRE}}

| 6 in 59.10

| 3

| 45

8

| Jack Forgasc

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

| 2 in 14.00

| 2

| 37

9

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 2 in 18.49

| 1

| 43

=Event 9: Atlas Stones=

  • Weight: 5 stone series ranging from {{convert|100|–|180|kg}}.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Luke Richardson

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5 in 19.44

| 9

| 69

2

| Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5 in 20.08

| 8

| 54.5

3

| Aaron Page

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5 in 20.73

| 7

| 54

4

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5 in 23.28

| 6

| 49

5

| Ervin Toots

| {{flagcountry|EST}}

| 5 in 23.69

| 5

| 57

6

| Pa O'Dwyer

| {{flagcountry|IRE}}

| 5 in 23.87

| 4

| 49

7

| Gavin Bilton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5 in 24.89

| 3

| 46

8

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5 in 25.08

| 2

| 64

9

| Jack Forgasc

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

| 5 in 55.41

| 1

| 38

Final results

class="wikitable"
#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:gold;"

| 1

| Luke Richardson

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 69

style="background:silver;"

| 2

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 64

style="background:#c96;"

|3

| Ervin Toots

| {{flagcountry|EST}}

| 57

4

| Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 54.5

5

| Aaron Page

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 54

7

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 49

6

| Pa O'Dwyer

| {{flagcountry|IRE}}

| 49

8

| Gavin Bilton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 46

9

| Jack Forgasc

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

| 38

10

| Paul Benton

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 23

11

| Terry Hollands

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 15

12

| Alex Lungu

| {{flagcountry|ROU}}

| 13.5

{{cite web |title=The Future is NOW! Europe's Strongest Man 2020 Results |url=https://www.giants-live.com/news/esm2020-results |website=Giants Live}}

References

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External links

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