2025 M50+ OSG European Championships
The 2025 M50+ OSG European Championships was held on 2025-08-02 in York, England. 12 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.
Events (5 total)
- 1. Deadlift
- 2. Log Lift
- 3. Sandbag Toss
- 4. Super Yoke
- 5. Sandbag Steeplechase
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Birchmore | 🇬🇧 GBR | 53.5 |
| 2 | Mark Felix | 🇬🇧 GBR | 53.5 |
| 3 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 🇱🇹 LTU | 51.0 |
| 4 | Stefan Bergqvist | 🇸🇪 SWE | 41.0 |
| 5 | Ivan Murphy | 🇬🇧 GBR | 31.0 |
| 6 | Scott Lansdowne | 🇬🇧 GBR | 31.0 |
| 7 | Alan O'Connor | 🇬🇧 GBR | 29.0 |
| 8 | Ben France | 🇬🇧 GBR | 28.5 |
| 9 | John Else | 🇬🇧 GBR | 15.0 |
| 10 | Andrew Burns | 🇬🇧 GBR | 13.5 |
| 11 | Gareth Barber | 🇬🇧 GBR | 11.0 |
| 12 | George Netherway | 🇬🇧 GBR | 6.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Felix | 14 reps | 12.0 |
| 2 | Richard Birchmore | 13 reps | 11.0 |
| 3 | Scott Lansdowne | 12 reps | 10.0 |
| 4 | Ben France | 11 reps | 9.0 |
| 5 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 10 reps | 8.0 |
| 6 | Alan O'Connor | 6 reps | 7.0 |
| 7 | Stefan Bergqvist | 5 reps | 6.0 |
| 8 | Ivan Murphy | 4 reps | 4.5 |
| 8 | Andrew Burns | 4 reps | 4.5 |
| 10 | John Else | 3 reps | 3.0 |
| - | Gareth Barber | - | 0.0 |
| - | George Netherway | - | 0.0 |
Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 12 reps | 12.0 |
| 2 | Richard Birchmore | 8 reps | 10.5 |
| 2 | Mark Felix | 8 reps | 10.5 |
| 4 | Stefan Bergqvist | 7 reps | 9.0 |
| 5 | Ivan Murphy | 3 reps | 7.5 |
| 5 | Ben France | 3 reps | 7.5 |
| - | Scott Lansdowne | - | 0.0 |
| - | Alan O'Connor | - | 0.0 |
| - | John Else | - | 0.0 |
| - | Andrew Burns | - | 0.0 |
| - | Gareth Barber | - | 0.0 |
| - | George Netherway | - | 0.0 |
Sandbag Steeplechase
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Birchmore | 4 in 34.51 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Mark Felix | 4 in 39.59 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Alan O'Connor | 4 in 44.40 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 4 in 59.87 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Stefan Bergqvist | 4 in 63.03 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Scott Lansdowne | 3 in 41.88 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Ivan Murphy | 2 in 18.29 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | John Else | 2 in 19.25 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Gareth Barber | 2 in 22.42 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Andrew Burns | 2 in 22.70 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | George Netherway | 2 in 30.88 s | 2.0 |
| - | Ben France | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Sandbag Toss
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben France | 5 in 14.35 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 5 in 14.41 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Richard Birchmore | 5 in 15.75 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Stefan Bergqvist | 5 in 18.04 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Mark Felix | 5 in 19.59 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Scott Lansdowne | 5 in 23.43 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Alan O'Connor | 5 in 26.91 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Ivan Murphy | 5 in 54.60 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Andrew Burns | 4 in 24.49 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Gareth Barber | 3 in 17.35 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | John Else | 3 in 21.40 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | George Netherway | 1 in 7.17 s | 1.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Felix | 14.36 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 15.16 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Richard Birchmore | 17.22 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Stefan Bergqvist | 18.21 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Ivan Murphy | 32.65 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Scott Lansdowne | 35.66 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Alan O'Connor | 36.37 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | John Else | 23.78 m | 5.0 |
| 9 | Gareth Barber | 22.28 m | 4.0 |
| 10 | George Netherway | 18.15 m | 3.0 |
| 11 | Andrew Burns | 16.5 m | 2.0 |
| - | Ben France | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
See Also
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