The 2023 Scotland’s Strongest Man & Woman competitions took place on July 2nd at the Grangemouth Stadium, in Scotland. In total, it gathered 12 men and eight women who battled for the title of Scotland’s greatest. Being a one day competition, the men and women took part in five events each. In the end, Louis Jack won the title for the third time, while Izzy Tait came out victorious among the women for the first time.
2023 Scotland’s Strongest Man Leaderboards
The 2023 Scotland’s Strongest Man competition began in a sour way for Louis Jack, but he quickly caught up to Chris Beetham, the overall winner at the time. Louis then won the last event and overtook Beetham in the final moments of the competition to take the title.
- Louis Jack — 54 points
- Chris Beetham — 53 points
- Callum Crozier — 50 points
- Stephen Jackson — 36 points
- Lee Walker — 32.5 points
- Connor Monaghan — 32 points
- Scott Milne — 29 points
- Liam Goldie — 23 points
- Peej Greenhough — 23 points
- Leon Patterson — 14.5 points
- Robert McMillan — 13 points
- Mikey Wilson — 4 points
2023 Scotland’s Strongest Woman Leaderboard
The women’s class was quite different from the man’s one since Izzy Tait did not encounter much resilience from her rivals. She won the title with 4.5 points more than the second-place finisher Laura Baxter.
- Izzy Tait — 37 points
- Laura Baxter — 32.5 points
- Hayley Black — 23 points
- Steffi Murray — 20.5 points
- Sammy Mayhew — 20.5 points
- Anastasia Papas — 17.5 points
- Dianne Gaughan — 14.5 points
- Rosslyn Cole — 13.5 points
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Men’s Event Recap
Duck Walk For Time
The first event of the 2023 Scotland’s Strongest Man competition challenged the men to perform a duck walk with a 200-kilogram (440-pound) implement. The length of the course was 60 meters, while the time limit was 75 seconds.
Only one man, Chris Beetham, completed the entire course in the allotted time, so he won the event, with other competitors ranked based on the longest distance covered. Callum Crozier finished second after crossing 53 meters, with Scott Milne crossing 52.5 meters to finish in third.
- Chris Beetham — 60 meters in 74.59 seconds
- Callum Crozier — 53 meters
- Scott Milne — 52.5 meters
- Stephen Jackson — 49.6 meters
- Louis Jack — 47.96 meters
- Leon Patterson — 44.2 meters
- Robert McMillan — 43.7 meters
- Connor Monaghan — 43.42 meters.
- Mikey Wilson — 43.4 meters
- Liam Goldie — 30.2 meters
- Lee Walker — 30 meters
- Peej Greenhough — 27.2 meters
Car Deadlift For Reps
Two athletes at a time performed the Car Deadlift for repetitions while facing one another. The objective was to complete as many reps as possible while lifting the car, which weighed 310 kilograms (683.4 pounds).
With so many outstanding deadlifters on the team, the battle for first place was tight. However, Callum Crozier’s 14 reps were enough to secure him the maximum points. Scott Milne got extremely close with 13 reps, with third place going to Louis Jack with 11 reps.
- Callum Crozier — 14 reps
- Scott Milne — 13 reps
- Louis Jack — 11 reps
- Chris Beetham — 10 reps
- Connor Monaghan — 8 reps
- Robert McMillan — 7 reps
- Stephen Jackson — 6 reps
- Lee Walker — 5 reps (Tied-eighth)
- Leon Patterson — 5 reps (Tied-eighth)
- Peej Greenhough — 3 reps
- Liam Goldie — No lift
- Mikey Wilson — (Withdrew)
Block Press Medley
Four metal blocks weighing 80-90-100-110 kilograms were placed in front of the athletes and the goal was to complete as many of them in the shortest time possible.
Only two men finished all four blocks, Louis Jack and Chris Beetham. However, Louis was much quicker, finishing 32 seconds faster than Chris.
- Louis Jack — Four in 42.72 seconds
- Chris Beetham — Four in 74.86 seconds
- Callum Crozier — Three in 64.14 seconds
- Peej Greenhough — Two in 26.89 seconds
- Scott Milne — Two in 34.01 seconds
- Lee Walker — Two in 37.37 seconds
- Connor Monaghan — Two in 48.06 seconds
- Liam Goldie — Two in 75 seconds
- Stephen Jackson — One in 14.91 seconds
- Leon Patterson — One in 40.45 seconds
- Robert McMillan — withdrew
Truck Push
The objective of the penultimate event at the 2023 Scotland’s Strongest Man was to push an 8,000-kilogram (17,637-pound) truck for a distance of 20 meters and then pull it back for another 20 meters. The time limit was 75 seconds.
No one completed the event, but Louis Jack covered the most distance with a result of 31.7 meters. Lee Walker and Chris Beetham had a close battle for second, with Lee only crossing 0.4 meters more to place higher.
Unfortunately, this event also saw Scott Milne and Leon Patterson injure their Achilles tendons, which caused them to withdraw.
- Louis Jack — 31.7 meters
- Lee Walker — 24.8 meters
- Chris Beetham — 24.4 meters
- Liam Goldie — 23.6 meters
- Stephen Jackson — 20.8 meters
- Callum Crozier — 20.74 meters
- Connor Monaghan — 20.4 meters
- Peej Greenhough — 16.28 meters
- Scott Milne — Withdrew
- Leon Patterson — Withdrew
Atlas Stone Medley
The final event of the 2023 Scotland’s Strongest Man competition was the classic Atlas Stones. Featuring a series of stones weighing 110-115-130-145-160 kilograms, the competitors raced to lift them as fast as possible.
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Louis Jack was absolutely incredible in the final event, finishing all five stones in just 21.18 seconds. While performing the Atlas Stones at the same time as Louis, his direct rival for the title, Chris Beetham, finished 30 seconds later.
- Louis Jack — Five in 21.18 seconds
- Chris Beetham — Five in 51.05 seconds
- Callum Crozier — Four in 18.09 seconds
- Stephen Jackson — Four in 24.06 seconds
- Lee Walker — Four in 25.01 seconds
- Connor Monaghan — Four in 31.77 seconds
- Liam Goldie — Four in 40.71 seconds
- Peej Greenhough — Three in 23.12 seconds
Women’s Event Recap
Duck Walk For Time
The first event of the 2023 Scotland’s Strongest Woman competition was the same as the men’s, but they used a lighter implement weighing 100 kilograms (220 pounds).
Only Laura Baxter, the 2022 champion, completed the entire 60 meters and even finished 25 seconds before the time limit ran out. Izzy Tait came in second, having carried the implement for 53 meters. Hayley Black got 8 meters less and finished in third.
- Laura Baxter — 60 meters in 51.36 seconds
- Izzy Tait — 53 meters
- Hayley Black — 45 meters
- Sammy Mayhew — 43.35 meters
- Rosslyn Cole — 43.3 meters
- Anastasia Papas — 39.74 meters
- Steffi Murray — 37.5 meters
- Dianne Gaughan — 29.03 meters
Deadlift For Max
One of the most simple events came in next at the 2023 Scotland’s Strongest Woman, as the women had to deadlift as much weight as possible. The only pieces of additional equipment allowed apart from the basics were lifting straps.
Laura Baxter hoped to get her second event win of the day, but Izzy Tait spoiled her plans with a humongous 250-kilogram deadlift. Laura’s max came out to 240 kilograms, meaning she finished in second.
- Izzy Tait — 250 kilograms
- Laura Baxter — 240 kilograms
- Hayley Black — 200 kilograms
- Steffi Murray — 200 kilograms
- Dianne Gaughan — 200 kilograms
- Rosslyn Cole — 200 kilograms
- Sammy Mayhew — 180 kilograms
- Anastasia Papas — 180 kilograms
Log Lift For Reps
With a 70-kilogram (154-pound) metal log in front of them, the women attempted to perform as many reps as possible in a 75-second time limit for the third event of the 2023 Scotland’s Strongest Woman.
Izzy Tait was mind-blowingly dominant in this event, completing 18 reps while her closest rival, Steffi Murray, locked out 11 repetitions. In addition, with Laura Baxter finishing in fifth place, Izzy built up a sizable lead in the overall leaderboards.
- Izzy Tait — 18 reps
- Steffi Murray — 11 reps
- Dianne Gaughan — 9 reps
- Sammy Mayhew — 8 reps
- Laura Baxter — 7 reps (Tied-fifth)
- Hayley Black — 7 reps (Tied-fifth)
- Rosslyn Cole — 3 reps
- Anastasia Papas — No lift
HorneTop Hold For Time
The penultimate event of the 2023 Scotland’s Strongest Woman competition was a true test of grip. The women gripped one implement in each hand and held it for as long as possible.
Anastasia Papas displayed her incredible strength and endurance by holding the implements for 90.03 seconds. For reference, Izzy Tait finished second, having held the same implements for 29 seconds less than Anastasia.
- Anastasia Papas — 90.03 seconds
- Izzy Tait — 61.37 seconds
- Laura Baxter — 58.41 seconds
- Hayley Black — 49.83 seconds
- Steffi Murray — 48.82 seconds
- Sammy Mayhew — 27.98 seconds
- Rosslyn Cole — 21.78 seconds
- Dianne Gaughan — 18.4 seconds
Atlas Stone Medley
The final event of the women’s class was also identical to the men’s with the only difference being a lighter set of Atlas Stones. For women, they weighed 70-85-100-115-130 kilograms.
Laura Baxter won the final event with confidence, but it was way too late to disrupt Izzy Tait’s title charge. Izzy finished in second place with a time 20 seconds slower than Laura’s, which was enough for her to get the crown of 2023 Scotland’s Strongest Woman.
- Laura Baxter — Five in 29.77 seconds
- Izzy Tait — Five in 49.3 seconds
- Sammy Mayhew — Four in 22.9 seconds
- Anastasia Papas — Four in 25.11 seconds
- Hayley Black — Four in 28.29 seconds
- Steffi Murray — Four in 50.08 seconds
- Dianne Gaughan — Four in 68.49 seconds
- Rosslyn Cole — Three in 34.6 seconds
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The 2023 Scotland’s Strongest Man & Woman competitions were among the best yet, with a variety of amazing athletes in both divisions. We got to see some impressive feats of strength, close battles, and more thrilling moments. Unfortunately, some injuries were also reported, but that’s to be expected when you’re a Strongman or a Strongwoman.
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