# 2021 Europe's Strongest Man

The 2021 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 4 September 2021 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2021 Giants live tour.
Defending champion Luke Richardson did not take part in the competition as he was recovering from an injury with Luke Stoltman winning the competition.

## Participants

* Luke Stoltman (UK)
* Graham Hicks (UK)
* Oleksii Novikov (UKR)
* Marius Lalas (LIT)
* Rauno Heinla (EST)
* Pa O'Dwyer (IRE)
* Adam Bishop (UK)
* Ervin Toots (EST)
* Johnny Hansson (SWE)
* Gavin Bilton (UK)

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

| # | Name | Nationality | Weight Lifted | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 195 kilograms (430 lb) | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 195 kilograms (430 lb) | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 180 kilograms (400 lb) | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Pa O'Dwyder | Ireland | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ervin Toots | Estonia | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Johnny Hansson | Sweden | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gavin Bilton | United Kingdom | N/A | 0 | 0 |

### Event 2: Shield Carry

* Weight: 200 kilograms (440 lb) for longest distance possible.
| # | Name | Nationality | Distance (m) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 54.20 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 42.20 | 9 | 18.5 |
| 3 | Ervin Toots | Estonia | 37.70 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | 37.05 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Pa O'Dwyder | Ireland | 34.65 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Gavin Bilton | United Kingdom | 32.10 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 27.65 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 27.40 | 3 | 12.5 |
| 9 | Johnny Hansson | Sweden | 22.30 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 7.45 | 1 | 1 |
^ Adam Bishop sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

### Event 3: Deadlift

* Weight: 360 kilograms (790 lb) for as many repetitions as possible.
* Time Limit: 60 seconds
* Notes: This event was completed on an axle bar.
| # | Name | Nationality | Repetitions | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | 9 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 8 | 9 | 21.5 |
| 3 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Pa O'Dwyder | Ireland | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Gavin Bilton | United Kingdom | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 3 | 4 | 22.5 |
| 8 | Ervin Toots | Estonia | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Johnny Hansson | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Event 4: Car Walk

* Weight: 450 kilograms (990 lb)
* Course Length: 20 metres (66 ft)
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (s) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 11.19 | 10 | 29 |
| 2 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 13.59 | 9 | 31.5 |
| 3 | Pa O'Dwyder | Ireland | 16.07 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 16.79 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Johnny Hansson | Sweden | 20.60 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | 22.84 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Ervin Toots | Estonia | 24.91 | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 25.76 | 3 | 24.5 |
| 9 | Gavin Bilton | United Kingdom | DNF 7.73 metres (25.4 ft) | 2 | 12 |
^ Gavin Bilton sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

### Event 5: Atlas Stones

* Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 100–180 kilograms (220–400 lb).
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (s) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 5 in 18.74 | 10 | 39 |
| 2 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 5 in 20.58 | 9 | 40.5 |
| 3 | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | 5 in 21.20 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Pa O'Dwyder | Ireland | 5 in 22.23 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 5 in 22.42 | 6 | 30.5 |
| 6 | Ervin Toots | Estonia | 5 in 23.50 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 5 in 24.76 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Johnny Hansson | Sweden | 5 in 48.01 | 3 | 11 |

## Final results

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 40.5 |
| 2 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 39 |
| 3 | Graham Hicks | United Kingdom | 30.5 |
| 4 | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | 30 |
| 5 | Pa O'Dwyder | Ireland | 28 |
| 6 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 28 |
| 7 | Ervin Toots | Estonia | 20 |
| 8 | Gavin Bilton | United Kingdom | 12 |
| 9 | Johnny Hansson | Sweden | 11 |
| 10 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 1 |