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2016 Europe's Strongest Man

The 2016 Europe's Strongest Man was held on 2016-07-09 in Leeds, England. 10 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.

Date: July 9, 2016
Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Type: Europe's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Laurence Shahlaei
1st Place

Laurence Shahlaei 🇬🇧

Total Points: 41.0

Events (5 total)

  1. 1. Max Deadlift
  2. 2. Frame Carry
  3. 3. Log Lift
  4. 4. Car Walk
  5. 5. Atlas Stones

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei 🇬🇧 GBR 41.0
2 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 🇮🇸 ISL 38.5
3 Johannes 🇸🇪 SWE 38.5
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 🇵🇱 POL 31.0
5 Terry Hollands 🇬🇧 GBR 29.0
6 Dimitar Savatinov 🇧🇬 BUL 26.0
7 Mark Felix 🇬🇧 GBR 20.5
8 Adam Bishop 🇬🇧 GBR 18.0
9 Marius Lalas 🇱🇹 LTU 15.5
10 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson 🇮🇸 ISL 2.0

Event-by-Event Results

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 5 in 18.16 s 10.0
2 Johannes 5 in 28.13 s 9.0
3 Laurence Shahlaei 5 in 30.80 s 8.0
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 5 in 32.10 s 7.0
5 Dimitar Savatinov 5 in 42.17 s 6.0
6 Adam Bishop 5 in 45.73 s 5.0
7 Mark Felix 4 in 22.45 s 4.0
8 Terry Hollands 3 in 22.34 s 3.0
- Marius Lalas (Withdrew) 0.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Withdrew) 0.0

Car Walk

# Athlete Result Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei 11.05 s 10.0
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 11.56 s 9.0
3 Johannes 13.12 s 8.0
4 Terry Hollands 14.22 s 7.0
5 Mark Felix 15.78 s 6.0
6 Dimitar Savatinov 16.11 s 5.0
7 Adam Bishop 18.12 s 4.0
8 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 18.44 s 3.0
- Marius Lalas (Withdrew) 0.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Withdrew) 0.0

Frame Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei 10.10 s 10.0
2 Johannes 11.05 s 9.0
3 Marius Lalas 11.08 s 8.0
4 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 11.17 s 7.0
5 Terry Hollands 11.51 s 6.0
6 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 12.41 s 5.0
7 Dimitar Savatinov 14.38 s 4.0
8 Mark Felix 14.56 s 3.0
9 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson 16.40 s 2.0
10 Adam Bishop 18.48 s 1.0

Log Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 8 reps 10.0
2 Johannes 5 reps 8.5
2 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 5 reps 8.5
4 Dimitar Savatinov 4 reps 7.0
5 Terry Hollands 3 reps 5.5
5 Laurence Shahlaei 3 reps 5.5
7 Adam Bishop 1 rep 4.0
- Mark Felix 0 reps 0.0
- Marius Lalas (Withdrew) 0.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Withdrew) 0.0

Max Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 440 kg 10.0
2 Terry Hollands 420 kg 7.5
2 Mark Felix 420 kg 7.5
2 Marius Lalas 420 kg 7.5
2 Laurence Shahlaei 420 kg 7.5
6 Johannes 400 kg 4.0
6 Dimitar Savatinov 400 kg 4.0
6 Adam Bishop 400 kg 4.0
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski (No lift) 0.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (No lift) 0.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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