# 2016 Europe's Strongest Man

The 2016 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Leeds, England on 9 July 2016 at the First Direct Arena. This event was part of the 2016 Giants live tour.
Laurence Shahlaei won the competition defeating the defending champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.

## Participants

* Terry Hollands (UK)
* Marius Lalas (LIT)
* Laurence Shahlaei (UK)
* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (ISL)
* Johannes Årsjö (SWE)
* Mark Felix (UK)
* Mateusz Kieliszkowski (POL)
* Adam Bishop (UK)
* Vytautas Lalas (LIT)
* Stefan Solvi Petursson (ISL)

## 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.
| # | Name | Nationality | Weight Lifted | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 440 kilograms (970 lb) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 420 kilograms (930 lb) | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 420 kilograms (930 lb) | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 420 kilograms (930 lb) | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 420 kilograms (930 lb) | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Johannes Arsjo | Sweden | 400 kilograms (880 lb) | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Dimitar Savatinov | Bulgaria | 400 kilograms (880 lb) | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 400 kilograms (880 lb) | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Stefan Solvi Petursson | Iceland | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | Eddie Hall | United Kingdom | 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) | - | - |
| N/A | Benedikt Magnússon | Iceland | 465 kilograms (1,025 lb) | - | - |
| N/A | Jerry Pritchett | United States | 465 kilograms (1,025 lb) | - | - |

### Event 2: Frame Carry

* Weight: 440 kilograms (970 lb)
* Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 0m 10.10 | 10 | 17.5 |
| 2 | Johannes Arsjo | Sweden | 0m 11.05 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 0m 11.08 | 8 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 0m 11.17 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 0m 11.51 | 6 | 13.5 |
| 6 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 0m 12.41 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Dimitar Savatinov | Bulgaria | 0m 14.38 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 0m 14.56 | 3 | 10.5 |
| 9 | Stefan Solvi Petursson | Iceland | 0m 16.40 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 0m 18.48 | 1 | 5 |
^ Marius Lalas sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.
^ Stefan Solvi Petursson sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

### Event 3: Log Lift

* Weight: 160 kilograms (350 lb) for as many repetitions as possible.
* Time Limit: 75 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Repetitions | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 8 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Johannes Arsjo | Sweden | 5 | 8.5 | 21.5 |
| 2 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 5 | 8.5 | 25.5 |
| 4 | Dimitar Savatinov | Bulgaria | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 3 | 5.5 | 23 |
| 5 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 3 | 5.5 | 19 |
| 7 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |

### Event 4: Car Walk

* Weight: 440 kilograms (970 lb)
* Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 0m 11.05 | 10 | 33 |
| 2 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 0m 11.56 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Johannes Arsjo | Sweden | 0m 13.12 | 8 | 29.5 |
| 4 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 0m 14.22 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 0m 15.78 | 6 | 16.5 |
| 6 | Dimitar Savatinov | Bulgaria | 0m 16.11 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 0m 18.12 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 0m 18.44 | 3 | 28.5 |

### Event 5: Atlas Stones

* Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 140–200 kilograms (310–440 lb).
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 5 in 0m 18.16 | 10 | 38.5 |
| 2 | Johannes Arsjo | Sweden | 5 in 0m 28.13 | 9 | 38.5 |
| 3 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 5 in 0m 30.80 | 8 | 41 |
| 4 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 5 in 0m 32.10 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Dimitar Savatinov | Bulgaria | 5 in 0m 42.17 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 5 in 0m 45.73 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 4 in 0m 22.45 | 4 | 20.5 |
| 8 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 3 in 0m 22.34 | 3 | 29 |

## Final results

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 41 |
| 2 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 38.5 |
| 2 | Johannes Arsjo | Sweden | 38.5 |
| 4 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 31 |
| 5 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 29 |
| 6 | Dimitar Savatinov | Bulgaria | 26 |
| 7 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 20.5 |
| 8 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 18 |
| 9 | Marius Lalas | Lithuania | 15.5 |
| 10 | Stefan Solvi Petursson | Iceland | 2 |