Europe's Strongest Man

Europe's Strongest Man
Tournament information
LocationLeeds, England
Established1980
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Czech Republic Ondřej Fojtů
Most recent tournament
2026 Europe's Strongest Man

Europe's Strongest Man is an annual strength athletics competition which began in 1980. The event is held in various locations throughout Europe, and features exclusively European strongman competitors. Mariusz Pudzianowski holds the record for most wins with six titles. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson holds five titles, while Geoff Capes, Riku Kiri and Žydrūnas Savickas share three titles each.

As of 2010, the Europe's Strongest Man contest has become a part of the Giants Live season of annual grand prix events. The contest serves as a qualifying event for the World's Strongest Man contest, with the top 3 placings qualifying for that year's WSM contest.

Championship breakdown

Year Champion Runner-up 3rd Place Location
1980United Kingdom Geoff CapesUnited Kingdom Richard Slaney[1]Austria Vincenz HortnaglUnited Kingdom London, United Kingdom[2]
1981Sweden Lars HedlundUnited Kingdom Geoff Capes(To be confirmed)Sweden Sweden
1982United Kingdom Geoff CapesNetherlands Simon WulfseSweden Roger EkstromNetherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands[2]
1983Netherlands Simon WulfseUnited Kingdom Geoff CapesIceland Jón Páll SigmarssonNetherlands Arnhem, Netherlands
1984United Kingdom Geoff CapesNetherlands Ab WoldersGermany Rudolf KusterNetherlands Marken, Netherlands
1985Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)Iceland Iceland
1986Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)Portugal Portugal
1987Netherlands Ab WoldersUnited Kingdom Geoff CapesIceland Jón Páll SigmarssonNetherlands Netherlands
1988United Kingdom Jamie ReevesIceland Jón Páll SigmarssonUnited Kingdom Mark HigginsNetherlands Netherlands
1989United Kingdom Jamie ReevesUnited Kingdom Mark HigginsIceland Jón Páll SigmarssonIceland Iceland
1990Denmark Henning ThorsenNetherlands Ted Van Der ParreUnited Kingdom Mark HigginsDenmark Denmark
1991United Kingdom Gary Taylor & United Kingdom Forbes CowanUnited Kingdom Jamie ReevesUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
1992[3]Hungary László FeketeFinland Ilkka NummistoFinland Markku SuonenvirtaHungary Budapest, Hungary
1992Netherlands Ted van der ParreIceland Magnús Ver Magnússon & United Kingdom Jamie ReevesDenmark Denmark
1993Austria Manfred HoeberlUnited Kingdom Gary TaylorIceland Magnús Ver MagnússonNorway Norway
1994[3]Austria Manfred HoeberlIceland Magnús Ver MagnússonUnited Kingdom Gary TaylorFrance France
1994Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
1995Finland Riku KiriFinland Jouko AholaIceland Magnús Ver MagnússonGermany Heide, Germany
1996Finland Riku KiriGermany Heinz OlleschIceland Magnús Ver MagnússonFinland Helsinki, Finland
1997Finland Riku KiriIceland Magnús Ver MagnússonNetherlands Berend VenebergNetherlands Hardenburg, Netherlands
1998Finland Jouko AholaIceland Magnús Ver MagnússonNorway Svend KarlsenFinland Finland
1999Finland Jouko AholaFaroe Islands Regin VagadalSweden Magnus SamuelssonFaroe Islands Faroe Islands
2000Netherlands Berend VenebergSweden Magnus SamuelssonPoland Jarek DymekNetherlands Sevenum, Netherlands
2001Norway Svend KarlsenFinland Janne VirtanenSweden Magnus SamuelssonFinland Helsinki, Finland
2002Poland Mariusz PudzianowskiPoland Jarek DymekNorway Svend KarlsenPoland Gdynia, Poland
2003Poland Mariusz PudzianowskiPoland Jarek DymekLatvia Raimonds BergmanisPoland Sandomierz, Poland
2004Poland Mariusz PudzianowskiPoland Tomasz NowotniakLithuania Žydrūnas SavickasPoland Jelenia Góra, Poland
2005Poland Jarek DymekFinland Janne VirtanenUkraine Mykhailo StarovPoland Płock, Poland
2006Event not held
2007Poland Mariusz PudzianowskiBulgaria Stoyan TodorchevPoland Sebastian WentaPoland Łódź, Poland
2008Poland Mariusz PudzianowskiPoland Grzegorz SzymańskiPoland Sławomir ToczekPoland Szczecinek, Poland
2009Poland Mariusz PudzianowskiPoland Krzysztof RadzikowskiPoland Mateusz BaronPoland Bartoszyce, Poland
2010Lithuania Žydrūnas SavickasUnited Kingdom Terry HollandsUnited Kingdom Mark FelixUnited Kingdom London, United Kingdom
2011Event not held
2012[4]Lithuania Žydrūnas SavickasLithuania Vytautas LalasUnited Kingdom Laurence ShahlaeiUnited Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2013[5]Lithuania Žydrūnas SavickasLithuania Vytautas LalasPoland Krzysztof Radzikowski
2014[6]Iceland Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonSweden Johannes ArsjoUnited Kingdom Graham Hicks
2015[7]Iceland Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonPoland Krzysztof RadzikowskiUnited Kingdom Mark Felix & Latvia Dainis Zageris
2016[8]United Kingdom Laurence ShahlaeiIceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson & Sweden Johannes Arsjo
2017[9]Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson United Kingdom Eddie Hall United Kingdom Terry Hollands
2018[10]Iceland Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonGeorgia (country) Konstantine Janashia Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski
2019[11]Iceland Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonPoland Mateusz Kieliszkowski Georgia (country) Konstantine Janashia
2020[12]United Kingdom Luke RichardsonUnited Kingdom Adam Bishop Estonia Ervin TootsUnited Kingdom Harrogate, United Kingdom
2021[13]United Kingdom Luke StoltmanUkraine Oleksii Novikov United Kingdom Graham HicksUnited Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom
2022[14]Ukraine Oleksii NovikovUnited Kingdom Luke Stoltman Georgia (country) Konstantine Janashia
2023[15]Ukraine Pavlo KordiyakaUkraine Oleksii Novikov Latvia Aivars Šmaukstelis
2024[16]United Kingdom Luke StoltmanLatvia Aivars ŠmaukstelisUkraine Oleksii Novikov
2025[17]United Kingdom Luke RichardsonUnited Kingdom Paddy HaynesPoland Mateusz Kieliszkowski
2026Czech Republic Ondřej FojtůUkraine Pavlo KordiyakaUnited Kingdom Adam Bishop

Most championships

No. Name Country Times Years
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski  Poland 6 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 5 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
3 Geoff Capes  United Kingdom 3 1980, 1982, 1984
Riku Kiri  Finland 1995, 1996, 1997
Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 2010, 2012, 2013
4 Jón Páll Sigmarsson  Iceland 2 1985, 1986
Jamie Reeves  United Kingdom 1988, 1989
Manfred Hoeberl  Austria 1993, 1994
Jouko Ahola  Finland 1998, 1999
Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 2021, 2024
Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 2020, 2025

Most podium finishes

No. Name Times
1 Iceland Magnus Ver Magnusson 8
2 United Kingdom Geoff Capes 6
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski
Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson
6 United Kingdom Jamie Reeves 4
Lithuania Zydrunas Savickas
Ukraine Oleksii Novikov
Poland Jarek Dymek
10 Finland Riku Kiri 3
United Kingdom Mark Higgins
United Kingdom Gary Taylor
Finland Jouko Ahola
Norway Svend Karlsen
Sweden Magnus Samuelsson
United Kingdom Luke Stoltman
Georgia (country) Konstantine Janashia
Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski
Poland Krzysztof Radzikowski

Championships by country

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
 United Kingdom12121034
 Iceland86620
 Poland78722
 Finland54110
 Netherlands4318
 Lithuania3216
 Ukraine2327
 Austria2013
 Sweden1236
 Norway1023
 Hungary1001
 Denmark1001
 Czech Republic1001
 Georgia0123
 Germany0112

References

  1. ↑ Body.Builder.hu Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine suggests that Lars Hedlund came second in 1980 whereas Dave Horne's world of grip names Richard Slaney
  2. 1 2 David Webster, Sons of Samson Volume 2 Profiles, page 78 (Ironmind Enterprises), ISBN 0-926888-06-4
  3. 1 2 David Horne's World of Grip names two tournaments in both 1992 and 1994
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  17. ↑ Tabakovic, Vedad (5 April 2025). "2025 Europe's Strongest Man Results — Luke Richardson Wins". Fitness Volt. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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