Europe's Strongest Man is an annual strength athletics competition which began in 1980. The event is held in various locations throughout Europe, and features exclusively European strongman competitors. Mariusz Pudzianowski holds the record for most wins with six titles. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson holds five titles, while Geoff Capes, Riku Kiri and Žydrūnas Savickas share three titles each.
As of 2010, the Europe's Strongest Man contest has become a part of the Giants Live season of annual grand prix events. The contest serves as a qualifying event for the World's Strongest Man contest, with the top 3 placings qualifying for that year's WSM contest.
Championship breakdown YearChampionRunner-up3rd PlaceLocation1980 Geoff Capes Richard SlaneyBody.Builder.hu suggests that Lars Hedlund came second in 1980 whereas Dave Horne's world of grip names Richard Slaney Vincenz Hortnagl David Webster, Sons of Samson Volume 2 Profiles, page 78 (Ironmind Enterprises), 1981 Lars Hedlund Geoff Capes 1982 Geoff Capes Simon Wulfse Roger Ekstrom 1983 Simon Wulfse Geoff Capes Jón Páll Sigmarsson 1984 Geoff Capes Ab Wolders Rudolf Kuster 1985 Jón Páll Sigmarsson 1986 Jón Páll Sigmarsson 1987 Ab Wolders Geoff Capes Jón Páll Sigmarsson 1988 Jamie Reeves Jón Páll Sigmarsson Mark Higgins 1989 Jamie Reeves Mark Higgins Jón Páll Sigmarsson 1990 Henning Thorsen Ted Van Der Parre Mark Higgins 1991 Gary Taylor & Forbes Cowan Jamie Reeves 1992David Horne's World of Grip names two tournaments in both 1992 and 1994 László Fekete Ilkka Nummisto Markku Suonenvirta 1992 Ted van der Parre Magnús Ver Magnússon & Jamie Reeves 1993 Manfred Hoeberl Gary Taylor Magnús Ver Magnússon 1994David Horne's World of Grip names two tournaments in both 1992 and 1994 Manfred Hoeberl Magnús Ver Magnússon Gary Taylor 1994 Magnús Ver Magnússon 1995 Riku Kiri Jouko Ahola Magnús Ver Magnússon 1996 Riku Kiri Heinz Ollesch Magnús Ver Magnússon 1997 Riku Kiri Magnús Ver Magnússon Berend Veneberg 1998 Jouko Ahola Magnús Ver Magnússon Svend Karlsen 1999 Jouko Ahola Regin Vagadal Magnus Samuelsson 2000 Berend Veneberg Magnus Samuelsson Jarek Dymek 2001 Svend Karlsen Janne Virtanen Magnus Samuelsson 2002 Mariusz Pudzianowski Jarek Dymek Svend Karlsen 2003 Mariusz Pudzianowski Jarek Dymek Raimonds Bergmanis 2004 Mariusz Pudzianowski Tomasz Nowotniak Žydrūnas Savickas 2005 Jarek Dymek Janne Virtanen Mykhailo Starov 2006 colspan="4" 2007 Mariusz Pudzianowski Stoyan Todorchev Sebastian Wenta 2008 Mariusz Pudzianowski Grzegorz Szymański Sławomir Toczek 2009 Mariusz Pudzianowski Krzysztof Radzikowski Mateusz Baron 2010 Žydrūnas Savickas Terry Hollands Mark Felix 2011 colspan=4 2012 Žydrūnas Savickas Vytautas Lalas Laurence Shahlaei 2013 Žydrūnas Savickas Vytautas Lalas Krzysztof Radzikowski2014 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Johannes Arsjo Graham Hicks2015 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Krzysztof Radzikowski Mark Felix & Dainis Zageris2016 Laurence Shahlaei Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson & Johannes Arsjo2017 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Eddie Hall Terry Hollands2018 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Konstantine Janashia Mateusz Kieliszkowski2019 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Mateusz Kieliszkowski Konstantine Janashia2020 Luke Richardson Adam Bishop Ervin Toots 2021 Luke Stoltman Oleksii Novikov Graham Hicks 2022 Oleksii Novikov Luke Stoltman Konstantine Janashia2023 Pavlo Kordiyaka Oleksii Novikov Aivars Šmaukstelis2024 Luke Stoltman Aivars Šmaukstelis Oleksii Novikov2025 Luke Richardson Paddy Haynes Mateusz Kieliszkowski 2026 Ondřej Fojtů Pavlo Kordiyaka Adam Bishop
Most championships No. Name Country Times Years 1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 6 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 5 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 3 Geoff Capes 3 1980, 1982, 1984 Riku Kiri 1995, 1996, 1997 Žydrūnas Savickas 2010, 2012, 2013 4 Jón Páll Sigmarsson 2 1985, 1986 Jamie Reeves 1988, 1989 Manfred Hoeberl 1993, 1994 Jouko Ahola 1998, 1999 Luke Stoltman 2021, 2024 Luke Richardson 2020, 2025
Most podium finishes No.NameTimes 1 Magnus Ver Magnusson 8 2 Geoff Capes 6 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Mariusz Pudzianowski Jón Páll Sigmarsson 6 Jamie Reeves 4 Zydrunas Savickas Oleksii Novikov Jarek Dymek10 Riku Kiri3 Mark Higgins Gary Taylor Jouko Ahola Svend Karlsen Magnus Samuelsson Luke Stoltman Konstantine Janashia Mateusz Kieliszkowski Krzysztof Radzikowski
Championships by country Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 12 12 10 34 8 6 6 20 7 8 7 22 5 4 1 10 4 3 1 8 3 2 1 6 2 3 2 7 2 0 1 3 1 2 3 6 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 2
References
External links Europe's Strongest Man official website David Horne's World of Grip