2008 Britain's Strongest Man
The 2008 Britain's Strongest Man was held on 2008-06-12 in Minehead, England. 8 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Farmer's Walk
- 2. Car Flip
- 3. Log Lift
- 4. Train Pull
- 5. Wrestling
- 6. Atlas Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Marku | 🇬🇧 GBR | 40.5 |
| 2 | Terry Hollands | 🇬🇧 GBR | 35.0 |
| 3 | Mark Felix | 🇬🇧 GBR | 34.5 |
| 4 | Laurence Shahlaei | 🇬🇧 GBR | 33.5 |
| 5 | Mark Westaby | 🇬🇧 GBR | 24.0 |
| 6 | Oliver Thompson | 🇬🇧 GBR | 21.0 |
| 7 | Eddy Ellwood | 🇬🇧 GBR | 10.0 |
| 8 | Darren Sadler | 🇬🇧 GBR | 8.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Felix | 5 in 28.63 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Terry Hollands | 5 in 33.38 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Laurence Shahlaei | 4 in 37.02 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Jimmy Marku | 1 in 10.26 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Mark Westaby | 1 in 14.20 s | 4.0 |
| - | Oliver Thompson | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Eddy Ellwood | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Darren Sadler | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Car Flip
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Marku | 31.16 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Terry Hollands | 35.63 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Laurence Shahlaei | 36.87 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Mark Felix | 42.69 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Mark Westaby | 43.97 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Oliver Thompson | 44.44 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Darren Sadler | 45.56 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Eddy Ellwood | 53.13 s | 1.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurence Shahlaei | 24.90 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Mark Felix | 25.16 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Jimmy Marku | 32.75 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Mark Westaby | 37.97 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Eddy Ellwood | 54.75 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Terry Hollands | 56.69 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Oliver Thompson | 68.10 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Darren Sadler | 44.9 m | 1.0 |
Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Thompson | 9 reps | 7.5 |
| 1 | Jimmy Marku | 9 reps | 7.5 |
| 3 | Mark Felix | 8 reps | 5.5 |
| 3 | Darren Sadler | 8 reps | 5.5 |
| 5 | Laurence Shahlaei | 7 reps | 4.0 |
| 6 | Terry Hollands | 6 reps | 3.0 |
| 7 | Mark Westaby | 5 reps | 2.0 |
| - | Eddy Ellwood | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Train Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Marku | 51.43 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Terry Hollands | 53.63 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Mark Felix | 56.16 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Laurence Shahlaei | 56.18 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Oliver Thompson | 57.12 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Eddy Ellwood | 62.06 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Mark Westaby | 64.96 s | 2.0 |
| - | Darren Sadler | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Wrestling
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Hollands | 1st | 8.0 |
| 2 | Mark Westaby | 2nd | 7.0 |
| 3 | Jimmy Marku | 3rd | 6.0 |
| 4 | Laurence Shahlaei | 4th | 4.5 |
| 4 | Oliver Thompson | 4th | 4.5 |
| 6 | Mark Felix | 6th | 3.0 |
| 7 | Eddy Ellwood | 7th | 2.0 |
| - | Darren Sadler | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
See Also
About 2008 Britain's Strongest Man
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