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2017 UK's Strongest Man

The 2017 UK's Strongest Man was held on 2017-08-04 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 8 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.

Date: August 4, 2017 – August 6, 2017
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Type: UK's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Laurence Shahlaei
1st Place

Laurence Shahlaei 🇬🇧

Total Points: 34.5

Events (5 total)

  1. 1. Dumbbell Press
  2. 2. Silver Dollar Deadlift
  3. 3. Medley
  4. 4. Tug of War
  5. 5. Flag Hoist

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei 🇬🇧 GBR 34.5
2 Tom Stoltman 🇬🇧 GBR 32.5
3 Pa O'Dwyer 🇮🇪 IRL 24.5
4 Phil Roberts 🇬🇧 GBR 22.5
5 Paul Smith 🇬🇧 GBR 20.0
6 Charlie Gough 🇬🇧 GBR 19.0
7 Aaron Page 🇬🇧 GBR 17.0
8 Ryan Reid 🇬🇧 GBR 9.0

Event-by-Event Results

Dumbbell Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei 8 reps 7.5
1 Aaron Page 8 reps 7.5
3 Tom Stoltman 6 reps 5.5
3 Pa O'Dwyer 6 reps 5.5
5 Charlie Gough 5 reps 4.0
6 Paul Smith 4 reps 3.0
7 Phil Roberts 3 reps 2.0
8 Ryan Reid 2 reps 1.0

Flag Hoist

# Athlete Result Points
1 Pa O'Dwyer 5 in 36.64 s 8.0
2 Tom Stoltman 5 in 56.54 s 7.0
3 Phil Roberts 4 in 62.89 s 6.0
4 Laurence Shahlaei 3 in 15.15 s 5.0
5 Charlie Gough 3 in 19.15 s 4.0
6 Ryan Reid 3 in 30.77 s 3.0
7 Paul Smith 2 in 11.13 s 2.0
8 Aaron Page 2 in 19.71 s 1.0

Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei 8.15 m 8.0
2 Tom Stoltman 7.89 m 7.0
3 Phil Roberts 7 m 6.0
4 Aaron Page 4.12 m 5.0
5 Paul Smith 3.1 m 4.0
6 Ryan Reid 2.99 m 3.0
7 Pa O'Dwyer 2.19 m 2.0
8 Charlie Gough 0.38 m 1.0

Silver Dollar Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei 425 kg 6.0
1 Tom Stoltman 425 kg 6.0
1 Pa O'Dwyer 425 kg 6.0
1 Paul Smith 425 kg 6.0
1 Charlie Gough 425 kg 6.0
6 Phil Roberts 400 kg 2.5
6 Aaron Page 400 kg 2.5
- Ryan Reid (No lift) 0.0

Tug of War

# Athlete Result Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei 1st 8.0
2 Tom Stoltman 2nd 7.0
3 Phil Roberts 3rd 6.0
4 Paul Smith 4th 5.0
5 Charlie Gough 5th 4.0
6 Pa O'Dwyer 6th 3.0
7 Ryan Reid 7th 2.0
8 Aaron Page 8th 1.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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