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2023 England's Strongest Man

The 2023 England's Strongest Man was held on 2023-10-01 in Doncaster, England. 12 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.

Date: October 1, 2023
Location: Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
Type: England's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Luke Richardson
1st Place

Luke Richardson 🇬🇧

Total Points: 56.0

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 5 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place Athlete Total Deadlift Log Lift Power Stairs Sandbag Steeplechase Super Yoke
1 Luke Richardson 🇬🇧 56.0 10.5 9 reps 11.5 9 reps 11.0 12 in 34.11 s 12.0 11.0 10.96 s
2 Kane Francis 🇬🇧 46.5 5.5 6 reps 9.0 8 reps 10.0 12 in 34.12 s 10.0 12.0 10.87 s
3 Paddy Haynes 🇬🇧 46.0 12.0 10 reps 4.0 2 reps 12.0 12 in 33.94 s 11.0 7.0 15.81 s
4 Paul Smith 🇬🇧 42.5 8.5 8 reps 9.0 8 reps 7.0 12 in 40.28 s 8.0 10.0 12.69 s
5 Andrew Flynn 🇬🇧 37.5 8.5 8 reps 5.0 5 reps 6.0 12 in 43.69 s 9.0 9.0 14.45 s
6 Jack Osborn 🇬🇧 36.5 7.0 7 reps 11.5 9 reps 5.0 11 in 43.73 s 5.0 8.0 15.53 s
7 Mark Felix 🇬🇧 28.5 10.5 9 reps 0.0 0 reps 8.0 12 in 38.41 s 4.0 6.0 17.10 s
8 John Harker 🇬🇧 28.0 5.5 6 reps 2.5 1 rep 9.0 12 in 34.57 s 7.0 4.0 20.10 s
9 Josh Brown 🇬🇧 19.5 3.0 4 reps 6.5 7 reps 4.0 10 in 53.96 s 1.0 5.0 19.35 s
10 Shane Nye 🇬🇧 19.0 3.0 4 reps 9.0 8 reps 2.0 6 in 31.96 s 3.0 2.0 17.21 m
11 Ben Glasscock 🇬🇧 15.5 1.0 2 reps 2.5 1 rep 3.0 8 in 49.10 s 6.0 3.0 35.04 s
12 Ben Williams 🇬🇧 11.5 3.0 4 reps 6.5 7 reps 0.0 (Withdrew) 2.0 0.0 (Withdrew)

Event-by-Event Results

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Paddy Haynes 10 reps 12.0
2 Mark Felix 9 reps 10.5
2 Luke Richardson 9 reps 10.5
4 Paul Smith 8 reps 8.5
4 Andrew Flynn 8 reps 8.5
6 Jack Osborn 7 reps 7.0
7 John Harker 6 reps 5.5
7 Kane Francis 6 reps 5.5
9 Josh Brown 4 reps 3.0
9 Shane Nye 4 reps 3.0
9 Ben Williams 4 reps 3.0
12 Ben Glasscock 2 reps 1.0

Log Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jack Osborn 9 reps 11.5
1 Luke Richardson 9 reps 11.5
3 Paul Smith 8 reps 9.0
3 Shane Nye 8 reps 9.0
3 Kane Francis 8 reps 9.0
6 Josh Brown 7 reps 6.5
6 Ben Williams 7 reps 6.5
8 Andrew Flynn 5 reps 5.0
9 Paddy Haynes 2 reps 4.0
10 John Harker 1 rep 2.5
10 Ben Glasscock 1 rep 2.5
- Mark Felix 0 reps 0.0

Power Stairs

# Athlete Result Points
1 Paddy Haynes 12 in 33.94 s 12.0
2 Luke Richardson 12 in 34.11 s 11.0
3 Kane Francis 12 in 34.12 s 10.0
4 John Harker 12 in 34.57 s 9.0
5 Mark Felix 12 in 38.41 s 8.0
6 Paul Smith 12 in 40.28 s 7.0
7 Andrew Flynn 12 in 43.69 s 6.0
8 Jack Osborn 11 in 43.73 s 5.0
9 Josh Brown 10 in 53.96 s 4.0
10 Ben Glasscock 8 in 49.10 s 3.0
11 Shane Nye 6 in 31.96 s 2.0
- Ben Williams (Withdrew) 0.0

Sandbag Steeplechase

# Athlete Result Points
1 Luke Richardson - 12.0
2 Paddy Haynes - 11.0
3 Kane Francis - 10.0
4 Andrew Flynn - 9.0
5 Paul Smith - 8.0
6 John Harker - 7.0
7 Ben Glasscock - 6.0
8 Jack Osborn - 5.0
9 Mark Felix - 4.0
10 Shane Nye - 3.0
11 Ben Williams - 2.0
12 Josh Brown - 1.0

Super Yoke

# Athlete Result Points
1 Kane Francis 10.87 s 12.0
2 Luke Richardson 10.96 s 11.0
3 Paul Smith 12.69 s 10.0
4 Andrew Flynn 14.45 s 9.0
5 Jack Osborn 15.53 s 8.0
6 Paddy Haynes 15.81 s 7.0
7 Mark Felix 17.10 s 6.0
8 Josh Brown 19.35 s 5.0
9 John Harker 20.10 s 4.0
10 Ben Glasscock 35.04 s 3.0
11 Shane Nye 17.21 m 2.0
- Ben Williams (Withdrew) 0.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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