The 2016 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in
Leeds
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,
England
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on 9 July 2016 at the
First Direct Arena
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The arena o ...
. This event was part of the 2016
Giants live
Giants Live was created in 2009 as the official Tour that qualifies strongmen to compete in the annual World's Strongest Man contest. At each Grand Prix, up to twelve international strongmen come together and compete over six events. The top three ...
tour.
Laurence Shahlaei
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won the competition defeating the defending champion
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (; transliterated as Hafthor in English, born 26 November 1988), is an Icelandic professional strongman, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all time. He is the first and only person ...
.
Participants
Results of events
Event 1: Max Deadlift
*Notes: A number of athletes were invited to take part in this event only and therefore they did not score points.
Event 2: Frame Carry
*Weight:
*Course Length:
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Marius Lalas sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.
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Stefan Solvi Petursson
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sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.
Event 3: Log Lift
*Weight: for as many repetitions as possible.
*Time Limit: 75 seconds
Event 4: Car Walk
*Weight:
*Course Length:
Event 5: Atlas Stones
*Weight: 5 stone series ranging from .
Final Results
References
External links
{{Europe's Strongest Man
Competitions in the United Kingdom
Europe's Strongest Man