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2023 Britain's Strongest Man

The 2023 Britain's Strongest Man was held on 2023-01-28 in Sheffield, England. 12 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.

Date: January 28, 2023
Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Type: Britain's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Adam Bishop
1st Place

Adam Bishop 🇬🇧

Total Points: 53.5

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Adam Bishop 🇬🇧 GBR 53.5
2 Gavin Bilton 🇬🇧 GBR 50.0
3 Graham Hicks 🇬🇧 GBR 48.0
4 Paul Smith 🇬🇧 GBR 43.0
5 Kane Francis 🇬🇧 GBR 36.0
6 Andy Black 🇬🇧 GBR 35.5
7 Mark Felix 🇬🇧 GBR 32.0
8 Ryan Bennett 🇬🇧 GBR 29.0
9 Louis Jack 🇬🇧 GBR 23.5
10 Zake Muluzi 🇬🇧 GBR 17.5
11 Cilléin Groom 🇮🇪 IRL 17.0
12 Shane Flowers 🇬🇧 GBR 1.0

Event-by-Event Results

Car Walk

# Athlete Result Points
1 Adam Bishop 17.16 s 12.0
2 Paul Smith 18.46 s 11.0
3 Graham Hicks 19.66 s 10.0
4 Mark Felix 21.03 s 9.0
5 Gavin Bilton 24.35 s 8.0
6 Ryan Bennett 26.25 s 7.0
7 Kane Francis 34.54 s 6.0
8 Andy Black 38.64 s 5.0
9 Cilléin Groom 49.53 s 4.0
10 Louis Jack 52.46 s 2.5
10 Zake Muluzi 52.46 s 2.5
- Shane Flowers (Withdrew) 0.0

Deadlift Ladder

# Athlete Result Points
1 Adam Bishop 5 in 28.09 s 12.0
2 Graham Hicks 5 in 31.79 s 11.0
3 Gavin Bilton 5 in 48.35 s 10.0
4 Andy Black 5 in 55.46 s 9.0
5 Mark Felix 4 in 22.59 s 8.0
6 Paul Smith 4 in 31.66 s 7.0
7 Kane Francis 4 in 40.29 s 6.0
8 Louis Jack 3 in 19.46 s 5.0
9 Zake Muluzi 3 in 23.63 s 4.0
10 Ryan Bennett 3 in 32.50 s 3.0
11 Cilléin Groom 3 in 38.18 s 2.0
12 Shane Flowers 2 in 10.23 s 1.0

Loading Race

# Athlete Result Points
1 Adam Bishop 4 in 39.09 s 12.0
2 Gavin Bilton 4 in 40.08 s 11.0
3 Paul Smith 4 in 41.60 s 10.0
4 Andy Black 4 in 41.65 s 9.0
5 Kane Francis 4 in 42.51 s 8.0
6 Graham Hicks 4 in 43.64 s 7.0
7 Cilléin Groom 4 in 44.61 s 6.0
8 Louis Jack 4 in 45.90 s 5.0
9 Mark Felix 4 in 49.84 s 4.0
10 Ryan Bennett 4 in 52.08 s 3.0
11 Zake Muluzi 4 in 64.27 s 2.0
- Shane Flowers (Withdrew) 0.0

Power Stairs

# Athlete Result Points
1 Adam Bishop 15 in 36.65 s 12.0
2 Gavin Bilton 15 in 47.35 s 11.0
3 Graham Hicks 15 in 52.99 s 10.0
4 Mark Felix 15 in 57.19 s 9.0
5 Kane Francis 14 in 55.37 s 8.0
6 Andy Black 14 in 57.66 s 7.0
7 Ryan Bennett 14 in 57.83 s 6.0
8 Zake Muluzi 11 in 43.32 s 5.0
9 Louis Jack 11 in 50.79 s 4.0
10 Paul Smith 9 in 29.27 s 3.0
11 Cilléin Groom 9 in 33.82 s 2.0
- Shane Flowers (Withdrew) 0.0

Viking Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Paul Smith 13 reps 12.0
2 Gavin Bilton 12 reps 10.0
2 Graham Hicks 12 reps 10.0
2 Ryan Bennett 12 reps 10.0
5 Kane Francis 10 reps 8.0
6 Louis Jack 9 reps 7.0
7 Adam Bishop 8 reps 5.5
7 Andy Black 8 reps 5.5
9 Zake Muluzi 6 reps 4.0
10 Cilléin Groom 5 reps 3.0
11 Mark Felix 1 rep 2.0
- Shane Flowers (Withdrew) 0.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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