The 2024 Scotland’s Strongest Man competition took place on July 7th in Grangemouth, United Kingdom. It featured an insanely strong lineup of 16 athletes, gathering only the finest of what the nation has to offer. So, after a full day of tense and exciting battles, Chris Beetham managed to clinch the title.
Chris Beetham came into the 2024 Scotland’s Strongest Man filled with ambition, but knew that he was going to face a massive challenge. Namely, he has had to settle for second place in both 2022 and 2023. However, Chris found more success in his third year now, having managed to beat the former 3x champion, Louis Jack. It was a very tight battle between the two, as Beetham took the title due to just a one-point lead.
2024 Scotland’s Strongest Man Results
- Chris Beetham — 71 points
- Louis Jack — 70 points
- Scott Fraser — 62.5 points
- Liam Goldie — 53.5 points
- Liam Kelly — 45 points
- Scott Milne — 45 points
- Ronald Young — 45 points
- Gavin Bruce — 43.5 points
- Stephen Jackson — 38 points
- Lee Walker — 33.5 points
- Peej Greenhough — 28 points
- Boab Hamilton — 28 points
- Douglas Black — 28 points
- Mitchell Wyllie — 28 points
- Rob Crockett — 27.5 points
- Connor Monaghan — 20.5 points
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Event Recap
Event One — Cerberus Sack Carry
For the first event of the 2024 Scotland’s Strongest Man competition, the athletes faced a Sack Carry. It was a Husafell shaped sandbag weighing 125 kilograms (275.6 pounds), and the goal was to carry it for a distance of 90 meters in the shortest time possible. The time limit for the event was 75 seconds.
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Scott Fraser proved to be an absolute monster in the carry event, practically running with the implement in his hands. His final time turned out to be 33.55 seconds, which gave him the event win at the start of the competition.
Connor Monaghan also had an incredible performance, crossing the finish line less than two seconds behind Fraser. Chris Beetham finished in third place as the only other man to break the 40-second barrier.
- Scott Fraser — 33.55 seconds
- Connor Monaghan — 35.31 seconds
- Chris Beetham — 39.36 seconds
- Gavin Bruce — 41.1 seconds
- Liam Goldie — 42.58 seconds
- Ronald Young — 44.71 seconds
- Mitchell Wyllie — 58.17 seconds
- Liam Kelly — 85.1 meters
- Lee Walker — 79.94 meters
- Louis Jack — 68.4 meters
- Douglas Black — 66.84 meters
- Peej Greenhough — 62.7 meters
- Stephen Jackson — 57.78 meters
- Scott Milne — 55.3 meters
- Boab Hamilton — 50.18 meters
- Rob Crockett — 38.84 meters
Event Two — Deadlift
Being one of the staple exercises in Strongman, the Deadlift was the second event of the 2024 Scotland’s Strongest Man competition. It weighed 300 kilograms (661.4 pounds) and tasked athletes with performing as many reps as possible within the time limit of 75 seconds.
Coming off a relatively bad result on event one, the defending champion Louis Jack knew that he had to give it his all on the deadlifts in order to remain in contention for the title. Well, his eight repetitions were enough to secure him the event win and improve his overall standings.
Chris Beetham did not allow Louis to make up a large number of points on him, as his seven reps on the deadlift meant that he finished in second place. Scott Milne wrapped up the top three with one rep less than Beetham.
- Louis Jack — 8 reps
- Chris Beetham — 7 reps
- Scott Milne — 6 reps
- Scott Fraser — 5 reps
- Liam Goldie — 5 reps
- Ronald Young — 4 reps
- Stephen Jackson — 4 reps
- Boab Hamilton — 4 reps
- Gavin Bruce — 3 reps
- Rob Crockett — 3 reps
- Connor Monaghan — 2 reps
- Lee Walker — 2 reps
- Mitchell Wyllie — 1 reps
- Douglas Black — 1 reps
- Peej Greenhough — 1 reps
- Liam Kelly — No Lift
Event Three — Bag Toss Medley
The midway point of the competition featured a Bag Toss Medley event. It consisted of five bags, ranging in weight from 20-kg (44-lb) to 28-kg (61.7-lb). Consequently, the athletes had the task of picking up and throwing each of the bags in the shortest time possible.
Louis Jack used the momentum and secured his second consecutive event win. Despite the wet conditions on the day, he found his footing and displayed impressive agility and power. In turn, he finished the event in just 22.09 seconds.
Liam Kelly was the closest man to beating Jack, but even he finished 2.5 seconds behind him. So, Kelly took second place, while third place went to Chris Beetham with a time of 29.28 seconds.
- Louis Jack — 5 in 22.09 seconds
- Liam Kelly — 5 in 24.53 seconds
- Chris Beetham — 5 in 29.28 seconds
- Gavin Bruce — 5 in 32.17 seconds
- Scott Fraser — 5 in 36.46 seconds
- Stephen Jackson — 5 in 56.88 seconds
- Douglas Black — 4 in 19.05 seconds
- Scott Milne — 4 in 36.5 seconds
- Ronald Young — 4 in 52.32 seconds
- Lee Walker — 3 in 21.85 seconds
- Boab Hamilton — 3 in 27.82 seconds
- Liam Goldie — 3 in 28.41 seconds
- Peej Greenhough — 2 in 24.3 seconds
- Rob Crockett — 2 in 25.07 seconds
- Mitchell Wyllie — 2 in 57 seconds
- Connor Monaghan — Withdrew
Event Four — Press Medley
The penultimate event of the 2024 Scotland’s Strongest Man competition was a Press Medley, which consisted of five implements. Those implements varied both in weight and in shape, making this event very complicated. The time cap for the event was 75 seconds.
First Implement: 90-kg (198.4-lb) Block
Second Implement: 130-kg (286.6-lb) Axle
Third Implement: 140-kg (308.6-lb) Log
Fourth Implement: 60-kg (132.3-lb) Kettlebell
Fifth Implement: 90-kg (198.4-lb) Dumbbell
Chris Beetham asserted his dominance in the fourth event, proving just how much more advanced his upper body strength is compared to everyone else. He was the only man to finish all five implements and, in fact, needed just 66.7 seconds to do so.
While the winner of the event was clear, the battle for second place was as tight as it could be since Louis Jack and Ronald Young both finished four implements. However, Jack ended up taking second place, having beaten Young by just 0.27 seconds.
- Chris Beetham — 5 in 66.7 seconds
- Louis Jack — 4 in 69.76 seconds
- Ronald Young — 4 in 70.03 seconds
- Peej Greenhough — 2 in 18.6 seconds
- Scott Milne — 2 in 31.27 seconds
- Rob Crockett — 2 in 32.24 seconds
- Liam Kelly — 2 in 49.11 seconds
- Liam Goldie — 2 in 69.24 seconds
- Scott Fraser — 1 in 11.67 seconds
- Stephen Jackson — 1 in 17.65 seconds
- Gavin Bruce — 1 in 42.73 seconds
- Mitchell Wyllie — 1 in 52.3 seconds
- Douglas Black — No Lift
- Lee Walker — No Lift
- Boab Hamilton — No Lift
Event Five — Stones of Strength
The final event of the 2024 Scotland’s Strongest Man competitions was ‘Stones of Strength’. Featuring a set of five progressively heavier stones, this event challenged the athletes with picking up and loading each stone onto its respective platform. The stones ranged from 100-kg (220.5-lb) to 160-kg (352.7-lb).
Just three men managed to complete all five stones, but their finishing times were not close at all. So, Louis Jack won the event with a time of 24.85 seconds, while Liam Goldie took second with 37.87 seconds. Moreover, Scott Fraser placed third with a time of 53.18 seconds.
Chris Beetham did exactly what he needed to take the win overall, finishing in fifth place by lifting four stones in 26.12 seconds.
- Louis Jack — 5 in 24.85 seconds
- Liam Goldie — 5 in 37.87 seconds
- Scott Fraser — 5 in 53.18 seconds
- Lee Walker — 4 in 24.22 seconds
- Chris Beetham — 4 in 26.12 seconds
- Liam Kelly — 4 in 27.17 seconds
- Boab Hamilton — 4 in 35.57 seconds
- Douglas Black — 4 in 36.32 seconds
- Mitchell Wyllie — 4 in 50 seconds
- Scott Milne — 3 in 13.8 seconds
- Stephen Jackson — 3 in 15.09 seconds
- Rob Crockett — 3 in 15.95 seconds
- Gavin Bruce — 3 in 20.56 seconds
- Peej Greenhough — 2 in 13.3 seconds
- Ronald Young — 2 in 22.02 seconds
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Chris Beetham has just been competing for a few years at the higher level of Strongman, so he has yet to make some significant International appearances. However, that is likely to change now that he has been crowned Scotland’s Strongest Man.
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