1982 Britain's Strongest Man

The 1982 Britain's Strongest Man was held. 8 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.

Date: Date unknown

Location: Location unknown

Type: Britain's Strongest Man

Division: Men

1st Place

Richard Slaney 🇬🇧

Total Points: 47.0

Events (8 total)

1. Train Pull
2. Loading Race
3. Dinnie Stone
4. Bar Bend
5. Dumbbell Press
6. Arm Wrestling
7. Front Hold
8. Wrestling

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 8 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place	Athlete	Total	Arm Wrestling	Bar Bend	Dinnie Stone	Dumbbell Press	Front Hold	Loading Race	Train Pull	Wrestling
1	Richard Slaney 🇬🇧	47.0	6.0	8.0	8.0 14.80 s	6.0 25 reps	5.0 31.70 s	8.0 42.30 s	4.0	2.0
2	Hamish Davidson 🇬🇧	41.0	6.0	7.0	3.0 6.62 m	5.0 24 reps	3.0 29.50 s	4.0 52.20 s	8.0 40.50 s	5.0
3	Errol Carnegie 🇬🇧	40.0	7.0	5.0	7.0 18.20 s	3.0	6.0 32.30 s	3.0 55.50 s	3.0	6.0
3	Andy Drzewiecki 🇬🇧	40.0	4.0	4.0	2.0 4.14 m	7.0 36 reps	8.0 45.00 s	7.0 43.40 s	0.0	8.0
3	Peter Welch 🇬🇧	40.0	8.0	6.0	6.0 21.50 s	4.0	7.0 32.40 s	6.0 48.90 s	0.0	3.0
6	Sulby Prince 🇬🇧	34.0	4.0	3.0	5.0 14.79 m	8.0 45 reps	4.0 30.60 s	5.0 49.90 s	1.0	4.0
7	Alan Taylor 🇬🇧	19.0	1.0	1.0	4.0 9.7 m	2.0	2.0 15.60 s	1.0	7.0 51.40 s	1.0
8	John Sedge 🇬🇧	18.0	2.0	2.0	1.0 4.1 m	1.0	1.0 13.10 s	2.0 60.90 s	2.0	7.0

Event-by-Event Results

Arm Wrestling

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Peter Welch	-	8.0
2	Errol Carnegie	-	7.0
3	Richard Slaney	-	6.0
3	Hamish Davidson	-	6.0
5	Andy Drzewiecki	-	4.0
5	Sulby Prince	-	4.0
7	John Sedge	-	2.0
8	Alan Taylor	-	1.0

Bar Bend

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Richard Slaney	-	8.0
2	Hamish Davidson	-	7.0
3	Peter Welch	-	6.0
4	Errol Carnegie	-	5.0
5	Andy Drzewiecki	-	4.0
6	Sulby Prince	-	3.0
7	John Sedge	-	2.0
8	Alan Taylor	-	1.0

Dinnie Stone

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Richard Slaney	14.80 s	8.0
2	Errol Carnegie	18.20 s	7.0
3	Peter Welch	21.50 s	6.0
4	Sulby Prince	14.79 m	5.0
5	Alan Taylor	9.7 m	4.0
6	Hamish Davidson	6.62 m	3.0
7	Andy Drzewiecki	4.14 m	2.0
8	John Sedge	4.1 m	1.0

Dumbbell Press

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Sulby Prince	45 reps	8.0
2	Andy Drzewiecki	36 reps	7.0
3	Richard Slaney	25 reps	6.0
4	Hamish Davidson	24 reps	5.0
5	Peter Welch	-	4.0
6	Errol Carnegie	-	3.0
7	Alan Taylor	-	2.0
8	John Sedge	-	1.0

Front Hold

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Andy Drzewiecki	45.00 s	8.0
2	Peter Welch	32.40 s	7.0
3	Errol Carnegie	32.30 s	6.0
4	Richard Slaney	31.70 s	5.0
5	Sulby Prince	30.60 s	4.0
6	Hamish Davidson	29.50 s	3.0
7	Alan Taylor	15.60 s	2.0
8	John Sedge	13.10 s	1.0

Loading Race

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Richard Slaney	42.30 s	8.0
2	Andy Drzewiecki	43.40 s	7.0
3	Peter Welch	48.90 s	6.0
4	Sulby Prince	49.90 s	5.0
5	Hamish Davidson	52.20 s	4.0
6	Errol Carnegie	55.50 s	3.0
7	John Sedge	60.90 s	2.0
8	Alan Taylor	-	1.0

Train Pull

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Hamish Davidson	40.50 s	8.0
2	Alan Taylor	51.40 s	7.0
3	Richard Slaney	-	4.0
4	Errol Carnegie	-	3.0
5	John Sedge	-	2.0
6	Sulby Prince	-	1.0
-	Andy Drzewiecki	-	0.0
-	Peter Welch	-	0.0

Wrestling

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Andy Drzewiecki	-	8.0
2	John Sedge	-	7.0
3	Errol Carnegie	-	6.0
4	Hamish Davidson	-	5.0
5	Sulby Prince	-	4.0
6	Peter Welch	-	3.0
7	Richard Slaney	-	2.0
8	Alan Taylor	-	1.0

Last updated: February 22, 2026

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