# 2022 Europe's Strongest Man

The 2022 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 2 April 2022 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2022 Giants live tour.
Oleksii Novikov won the competition to win his second Europe's Strongest Man title.

## Participants

* Luke Stoltman (UK)
* Pavlo Kordiyaka (UKR)
* Oleksii Novikov (UKR)
* Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð (ISL)
* Rauno Heinla (EST)
* Pa O'Dwyer (IRE)
* Konstantine Janashia (GEO)
* Shane Flowers (UK)
* Marius Lalas (LIT)
* Gavin Bilton (UK)
* Aivars Šmaukstelis (LAT)
* Kelvin de Ruiter (NED)

## Results of events
### Event 1: Max Log Lift

| # | Name | Nationality | Weight Lifted | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 218 kilograms (481 lb) | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 185 kilograms (408 lb) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 185 kilograms (408 lb) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð | Iceland | 185 kilograms (408 lb) | 10 | 10 |
| 5 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 170 kilograms (370 lb) | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Shane Flowers | United Kingdom | 170 kilograms (370 lb) | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 170 kilograms (370 lb) | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Gavin Bilton | United Kingdom | 170 kilograms (370 lb) | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia Latvia | No lift | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kelvin de Ruiter | Netherlands | No lift | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Pa O'Dwyer | Ireland | No lift | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | No lift | 0 | 0 |

### Event 2: Deadlift ladder

* Weight: 5 bar ladder from 300–400 kilograms (660–880 lb)
* Time Limit: 75 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 4 in 35.04 | 12 | 18.5 |
| 2 | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | 4 in 39.49 | 11 | 11 |
| 3 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 4 in 41.92 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 4 in 48.2 | 9 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 4 in 55.21 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Shane Flowers | United Kingdom | 4 in 1m 1.03 | 7 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Pa O'Dwyer | Ireland | 3 in 28.7 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia Latvia | 3 in 29.23 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð | Iceland | 3 in 32.2 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Gavin Bilton | United Kingdom | 3 in 38.4 | 3 | 9.5 |
| 11 | Kelvin de Ruiter | Netherlands | 3 in 40.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 3 in 48.76 | 1 | 11 |

### Event 3: Carry and Drag

* Weight: 120 kilograms (260 lb) anchor and chain drag
* Course Length: 20 metres (66 ft)
* Time Limit: 60 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 26.26 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 | Kelvin de Ruiter | Netherlands | 26.50 | 11 | 13 |
| 3 | Shane Flowers | United Kingdom | 27.45 | 10 | 23.5 |
| 4 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 28.13 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 28.40 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia Latvia | 29.03 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Pa O'Dwyer | Ireland | 29.54 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 30.11 | 5 | 20.5 |
| 9 | Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð | Iceland | 33.51 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 35.28 | 3 | 21.5 |
| 11 | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | 35.87 | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | Gavin Bilton | United Kingdom | 42.22 | 1 | 10.5 |
^ Rauno Heinla sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

### Event 4: Power Stairs

* Weight: 4 implements weighing 200 kilograms (440 lb), 210 kilograms (460 lb), 225 kilograms (496 lb) and 250 kilograms (550 lb) have to be lifted up 3 stairs each
* Time Limit: 60 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia Latvia | 27.20 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 28.09 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Shane Flowers | United Kingdom | 29.27 | 10 | 33.5 |
| 4 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 30.10 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 30.25 | 8 | 40 |
| 6 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 31.05 | 7 | 28.5 |
| 7 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 32.67 | 6 | 26.5 |
| 8 | Kelvin de Ruiter | Netherlands | 35.56 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Pa O'Dwyer | Ireland | 40.16 | 4 | 16 |
| 10 | Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð | Iceland | 48.35 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Gavin Bilton | United Kingdom | 51.81 | 2 | 12.5 |

### Event 5: Atlas Stones

* Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 100–180 kilograms (220–400 lb).
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 5 in 20.44 | 12 | 52 |
| 2 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 5 in 20.69 | 11 | 48 |
| 3 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 5 in 24.02 | 10 | 38.5 |
| 4 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia Latvia | 5 in 24.34 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð | Iceland | 5 in 25.02 | 8 | 29 |
| 6 | Gavin Bilton | United Kingdom | 5 in 25.28 | 7 | 19.5 |
| 7 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 5 in 25.31 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | Kelvin de Ruiter | Netherlands | 5 in 30.60 | 5 | 23 |
| 9 | Pa O'Dwyer | Ireland | 5 in 31.23 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Shane Flowers | United Kingdom | 4 in 17.06 | 3 | 36.5 |
| 11 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 4 in 17.98 | 2 | 28.5 |

## Final results

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 52 |
| 2 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 48 |
| 3 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 38.5 |
| 4 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 37 |
| 5 | Shane Flowers | United Kingdom | 36.5 |
| 6 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | 33 |
| 7 | Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð | Iceland | 29 |
| 8 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 28.5 |
| 9 | Kelvin de Ruiter | Netherlands | 23 |
| 10 | Pa O'Dwyer | Ireland | 20 |
| 11 | Gavin Bilton | United Kingdom | 19.5 |
| 12 | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | 13 |