The Strongman Champions League consists of 16 competitions that take place throughout the year. Well, the time finally came for the 2023 Strongman Champions League World Finals to take place in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital on November 17-18. The finals consisted of five events and featured 12 athletes who put up impressive results throughout the entire season. In the end, Oskar Ziółkowski was crowned the 2023 Strongman Champions League Champion.
Oskar Ziółkowski’s title claim was never in doubt, since he put up incredible performances throughout all five events. His lowest finish was a fourth-place finish, meaning that he was in the top three in all other events.
Aivars Šmaukstelis had a brilliant 2023 SCL season, which brought him some bonus points. However, he also dropped some points during the 2023 Strongman Champions League World Finals, which cost him the title. It was still enough for a silver medal ahead of Kevin Hazeleger.
2023 Strongman Champions League World Finals Results
- Oskar Ziółkowski — 67.5 points
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 65 points
- Kevin Hazeleger — 60.5 points
- Kane Francis — 56.5 points
- Andrea Invernizzi — 54 points
- Evans Aryee — 52.5 points
- Adam Roszkowski —43.5 points
- Mika Törrö — 36 points
- Fatih Karaca — 32.5 points
- Damir Stroil — 29.5 points
- Ervin Toots — 20.5 points
- Péter Juhász — 10 points
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Event One — Truck Pull
The first event was the only one that took place on November 17th, and it was none other than the Truck Pull. Despite the cloudy weather and a slightly wet surface, the athletes were strapped to an 18,000-kilogram (39,683-pound) Truck. They then had to pull it for a distance of 25 meters, but were given only 90 seconds to complete the event.
The majority of men managed to complete the Truck Pull within the given time limit, so they were ranked based on time. Kevin Hazeleger was the quickest out of the bunch, with a final time of 41.58 seconds.
Oskar Ziółkowski finished five seconds after Kevin and took second place, while Fatih Karaca crossed the line another six seconds after Oskar.
- Kevin Hazeleger — 41.58 s
- Oskar Ziółkowski — 46.56 s
- Fatih Karaca — 52.46 s
- Mika Törrö — 57.13 s
- Andrea Invernizzi — 57.38 s
- Ervin Toots — 57.53 s
- Adam Roszkowski — 58.06 s
- Péter Juhász — 70.66 s
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 71.41 s
- Damir Stroil — 73.15 s
- Evans Aryee — 22 m
- Kane Francis — 18 m
Event Two — Car Deadlift
The second event of the 2023 Strongman Champions League World Finals opened up the second day of competition. In this event, the athletes had to perform a Car Deadlift for as many repetitions as possible. The time limit was 60 seconds, while the weight was not revealed.
Aivars Šmaukstelis secured the top spot with a mind-blowing nine deadlift repetitions, which turned out to be quite a dominant performance compared to the others. He even had some “breathing room”, as no athlete was even able to lock out eight reps.
Oskar Ziółkowski and Andrea Invernizzi battled for second place, and neither of them wanted to accept anything less. So they pushed themselves to the limits and both ended up locking out seven repetitions. Consequently, they shared the second-place finish and the points that come with it.
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 9 reps
- Oskar Ziółkowski — 7 reps
- Andrea Invernizzi — 7 reps
- Evans Aryee — 5 reps
- Kane Francis — 5 reps
- Kevin Hazeleger — 4 reps
- Adam Roszkowski — 4 reps
- Ervin Toots — 3 reps
- Damir Stroil — 3 reps
- Fatih Karaca — 1 rep
- Mika Törrö — 0 reps
- Péter Juhász — 0 reps
Event Three — Farmer’s Walk
The third event of the 2023 Strongman Champions League World Finals was the Farmer’s Walk for distance. Meaning that the athletes had to grab and carry 150-kilogram (330.7-pound) implements for the longest distance possible. However, they had to be quick, as they only had 60 seconds to do so.
Kevin Hazeleger took his second event win of the competition with a final distance of 49.2 meters (161-feet 5-inches). The Farmer’s implements were very long, meaning they were hard to control. However, Kevin did not have many problems, which is evident by his result.
Andrea Invernizzi was involved in yet another tie for second place, but with Fatih Karaca this time. Each of them established the max distance of exactly 45 meters (147-feet 7-inches), meaning they had to share the points.
- Kevin Hazeleger — 49.2 m
- Andrea Invernizzi — 45 m
- Fatih Karaca — 45 m
- Oskar Ziółkowski — 42.6 m
- Evans Aryee — 41.88 m
- Damir Stroil — 35 m
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 34.2 m
- Kane Francis — 31.7 m
- Ervin Toots — 30.86 m
- Mika Törrö — 30 m
- Adam Roszkowski — 27 m
- Péter Juhász — 15 m
Event Four — Log Lift
The second-to-last event of the 2023 Strongman Champions League World Finals was the Log Lift for as many repetitions as possible. All athletes performed the event with a 150-kilogram (330.7-pound) Log and had 60 seconds at their disposal.
Oskar Ziółkowski finally got his first event win near the very end of the competition, and he claimed it in an impressive fashion. The overhead press has always been one of the toughest lifts, so to see Oskar lock out six repetitions with 150 kilograms (330.7 pounds) was mind-blowing.
Aivars Šmaukstelis was not able to put any pressure on Oskar, but his four repetitions were enough to outperform all of the remaining athletes. Evans Aryee rounded up the top three with a three-rep performance.
- Oskar Ziółkowski — 6 reps
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 4 reps
- Evans Aryee — 3 reps
- Kevin Hazeleger — 2 reps
- Kane Francis — 2 reps
- Adam Roszkowski — 2 reps
- Andrea Invernizzi — 1 reps
- Fatih Karaca — 1 rep
- Damir Stroil — 1 rep
- Mika Törrö — 0 reps
- Ervin Toots — 0 reps
- Péter Juhász — Withdrew
Event Five — Loading Race
The final event that the athletes had to perform at the 2023 Strongman Champions League was the Loading Race. It consisted of three progressively heavier implements, all of which had to be carried for 10 meters and then loaded onto a platform.
First Implement: 110-kg (242.5-lb)
Second Implement: 120-kg (264.5-lb)
Third Implement: 130-kg (286.5-lb)
Although it was an incredibly tight event overall, the most notable duel happened between Kane Francis and Oskar Ziółkowski. The two men were looking to win the event, but only one could be successful. It ended up being Kane with a time of 21.75 seconds, meaning Oskar had to settle for second despite being just 0.25 seconds slower.
Aivars Šmaukstelis took third after narrowly outperforming Adam Roszkowski as well. The Latvian Strongman put up a time of 23.35 seconds.
- Kane Francis — 3 in 21.75 s
- Oskar Ziółkowski — 3 in 22.00 s
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 3 in 23.35 s
- Adam Roszkowski — 3 in 24.46 s
- Kevin Hazeleger — 3 in 27.88 s
- Mika Törrö — 3 in 31.88 s
- Evans Aryee — 3 in 37.89 s
- Andrea Invernizzi — 3 in 46.02 s
- Damir Stroil — 3 in 50.15 s
- Fatih Karaca — 3 in 59.99 s
- Ervin Toots — Withdrew
Bonus Points Collected Over 2023 Season
Seeing how this competition was the final of a season-long contest as well, each athlete received bonus points based on their performances from the past 15 Strongman Champions League shows. Here is how the additional points were distributed.
Note: The additional points were added to the athlete’s overall point tally.
- Kane Francis — 12 points
- Evans Aryee — 11 points
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 10 points
- Andrea Invernizzi — 9 points
- Mika Törrö — 8 points
- Adam Roszkowski — 7 points
- Kevin Hazeleger — 6 points
- Ervin Toots — 5 points
- Péter Juhász — 4 points
- Oskar Ziółkowski — 3 points
- Damir Stroil — 2 points
- Fatih Karaca — 1 point
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Oskar Ziółkowski had an unforgettable 2023 season, as he first took the win at the Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships. Just a few months later, Oskar also won the 2023 OSG European Championships. Now, he added another prestigious title to his resume at the 2023 Strongman Champions League World Finals. So, it is clear that Oskar is currently one of the strongest men in the world, and we might see him soon at even bigger Strongman competitions.
Published: 19 November, 2023 | 9:49 AM EDT
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