The 2020 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Harrogate, England from 5–6 September 2020 at the Allerton Castle. This event was held behind closed door due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Defending champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson did not defend his title as in August 2020 he announced his retirement from the sport of strongman. Europe's Strongest Man debutant Luke Richardson won the event, with this being his first major strongman competition victory. Participants
Results of events Event 1: Max Log Lift # Athlete Nation Weight Event Points Overall Points 1 Graham Hicks 12 12 2 Aaron Page 9.5 9.5 2 Jack Forgasc 9.5 9.5 2 Pa O'Dwyer 9.5 9.5 2 Alex Lungu 9.5 9.5 6 Luke Richardson 5.5 5.5 6 Adam Bishop 5.5 5.5 6 Ervin Toots 5.5 5.5 6 Gavin Bilton 5.5 5.5 10 Paul Benton 3 3 — Mark Felix N/A 0 0 — Terry Hollands N/A 0 0
Event 2: Hercules Hold Athlete must stand between and hold on to pillars for as long as possible. # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Mark Felix 1:32.37 12 12 2 Terry Hollands 1:19.88 11 11 3 Luke Richardson 1:14.48 10 15.5 4 Gavin Bilton 59.53 9 14.5 5 Paul Benton 53.71 8 11 6 Aaron Page 50.74 7 16.5 7 Adam Bishop 50.55 6 11.5 8 Jack Forgasc 40.27 5 14.5 9 Pa O'Dwyer 40.11 4 13.5 10 Ervin Toots 38.91 3 8.5 11 Alex Lungu 37.61 2 11.5 12 Graham Hicks 35.60 1 13
Event 3: Hammer Hold Athlete must stand straight and front hold a hammer for as long as possible. # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Luke Richardson 48.41 12 27.5 2 Graham Hicks 48.12 11 24 3 Jack Forgasc 46.61 10 24.5 4 Mark Felix 43.53 9 21 5 Adam Bishop 40.87 8 19.5 6 Ervin Toots 40.53 7 15.5 7 Gavin Bilton 39.72 6 20.5 8 Aaron Page 38.63 5 21.5 9 Pa O'Dwyer 35.63 4 17.5 10 Paul Benton 34.63 3 14 11 Terry Hollands 34.05 2 13 12 Alex Lungu 27.07 1 12.5
Event 4: Loading Race 1 x 120 kilograms (265 lb) anchor, 1 x 150 kilograms (331 lb) barrel, 1 x 150 kilograms (331 lb) sack and 1 x 120 kilograms (265 lb) tire. # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Adam Bishop 4 in 36.90 12 31.5 2 Ervin Toots 4 in 38.00 11 26.5 3 Luke Richardson 4 in 38.35 10 37.5 4 Paul Benton 4 in 39.81 9 23 5 Pa O'Dwyer 4 in 40.76 8 25.5 6 Mark Felix 4 in 46.14 7 28 7 Aaron Page 4 in 46.72 6 27.5 8 Gavin Bilton 4 in 49.27 5 25.5 9 Graham Hicks 4 in 53.51 4 28 10 Jack Forgasc 4 in 1:10.56 3 27.5 11 Terry Hollands 2 in 21.28 2 15 12 Alex Lungu 2 in 50.43 1 13.5
Event 5: Deadlift Weight: for as many repetitions as possible. Time Limit: 60 seconds Notes: This event was completed on an axle bar. The athletes that finished at the last 3 places at the end of day 1 (Paul Benton, Terry Hollands and Alex Lungu) were elimated from the rest of the competition. # Athlete Nation Repetitions Event Points Overall Points 1 Luke Richardson 5 8 45.5 1 Adam Bishop 5 8 39.5 1 Graham Hicks 5 8 36 4 Mark Felix 3 6 34 5 Aaron Page 2 5 32.5 6 Ervin Toots 1 3 29.5 6 Pa O'Dwyer 1 3 28.5 6 Gavin Bilton 1 3 28.5 9 Jack Forgasc 0 0 27.5
Event 6: Stone Press Weight: 100 kilograms (220 lb) atlas stone for as many repetitions as possible. Time Limit 75 seconds. # Athlete Nation Repetitions Event Points Overall Points 1 Aaron Page 7 8.5 41 1 Ervin Toots 7 8.5 38 3 Pa O'Dwyer 6 6.5 35 3 Jack Forgasc 6 6.5 34 5 Adam Bishop 4 4.5 44 5 Gavin Bilton 4 4.5 33 7 Luke Richardson 3 2.5 48 7 Graham Hicks 3 2.5 38.5 9 Mark Felix 0 0 34
Event 7: Nicol Stones Carry Weight: 138 kilograms (304 lb) stone on the right hand and 114 kilograms (251 lb) stone on the left hand for longest distance. Athletes get 10 seconds for a second pick-up after dropping the stones for the first time. # Athlete Nation Distance Event Points Overall Points 1 Adam Bishop 17.32 9 53 2 Mark Felix 17.10 8 42 3 Pa O'Dwyer 10.93 7 42 4 Ervin Toots 9.85 6 44 5 Luke Richardson 9.71 5 53 6 Gavin Bilton 7.88 4 37 7 Graham Hicks 7.82 3 41.5 8 Aaron Page 6.76 2 43 9 Jack Forgasc 2.33 1 35
Event 8: Keg Toss # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Adam Bishop 8 in 36.04 9 62 2 Ervin Toots 8 in 41.29 8 52 3 Luke Richardson 8 in 47.62 7 60 4 Gavin Bilton 8 in 55.80 6 43 5 Graham Hicks 6 in 25.21 5 46.5 6 Aaron Page 6 in 40.44 4 47 7 Pa O'Dwyer 6 in 59.10 3 45 8 Jack Forgasc 2 in 14.00 2 37 9 Mark Felix 2 in 18.49 1 43
Event 9: Atlas Stones Weight: 5 stone series ranging from . # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 1 Luke Richardson 5 in 19.44 9 69 2 Graham Hicks 5 in 20.08 8 54.5 3 Aaron Page 5 in 20.73 7 54 4 Mark Felix 5 in 23.28 6 49 5 Ervin Toots 5 in 23.69 5 57 6 Pa O'Dwyer 5 in 23.87 4 49 7 Gavin Bilton 5 in 24.89 3 46 8 Adam Bishop 5 in 25.08 2 64 9 Jack Forgasc 5 in 55.41 1 38
Final results # Athlete Nation Points Luke Richardson 69 Adam Bishop 64 Ervin Toots 57 4 Graham Hicks 54.5 5 Aaron Page 54 6 Mark Felix 49 6 Pa O'Dwyer 49 8 Gavin Bilton 46 9 Jack Forgasc 38 10 Paul Benton 23 11 Terry Hollands 15 12 Alex Lungu 13.5
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