Here are the full results from the 2023 Britain’s Strongest Man!
The 2023 Britain’s Strongest Man competition was held on Jan. 26, giving some elite strongmen a chance to grab the title. There was a total of five events that took place over the course of the day and it was Adam Bishop who proved victorious in the end.
Bishop claimed his second title at the event, also winning back in 2020. Gavin Bilton finished second while Graham Hicks was third.
Below, check out the full breakdown of the event.
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2023 Britain’s Strongest Man Final Point Standings
- First Place – Adam Bishop: 53.5 points
- Second Place – Gavin Bilton: 50 points
- Third Place – Graham Hicks: 48 points
- Fourth Place – Paul Smith: 43 points
- Fifth Place – Kane Francis: 35 points
- Sixth Place- Andy Black: 34.5 points
- Seventh Place – Mark Felix: 32 points
- Eighth Place – Ryan Bennett: 31 points
- Ninth Place – Louis Jack: 23.5 points
- 10th Place – Zake Muluzi: 17.5 points
- 11th Place – Cillein Groom: 17 points
- Withdrawn – Shane Flowers: 1 point
2023 Britain’s Strongest Man: Full Event Recap
Deadlift Ladder
The deadlift ladder was the first event of the day. It required competitors to perform deadlifts with the weight going up in weight down the line. Bishop completed all five lifts in the quickest time, finishing three seconds ahead of Hicks.
- Adam Bishop – 5 in 28.09s
- Graham Hicks – 5 in 31.79s
- Gavin Bilton – 5 in 48.35s
- Andy Black – 5 in 55.46s
- Mark Felix – 4 in 22.59s
- Paul Smith – 4 in 31.66s
- Kane Francis – 4 in 40.29s
- Louis Jack – 3 in 19.46s
- Zake Muluzi – 3 in 23.63s
- Ryan Bennett – 3 in 32.50s
- Cilléin Groom – 3 in 38.18
- Shane Flowers – 2 in 10.23s
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Car Walk
The car walk is a classic Strongman competition. Athletes stepped in a specialized car and were required to pick it up and walk the course in the fastest time. Bishop earned his second victory by competing the walk 1.3 seconds ahead of Paul Smith.
- Adam Bishop – 17.16 s
- Paul Smith – 18.46s
- Graham Hicks – 19.66s
- Mark Felix – 21.03s
- Gavin Bilton – 24.35s
- Ryan Bennett – 26.25s
- Kane Francis – 34.54s
- Andy Black – 38.64s
- Cilléin Groom – 49.53s
- Louis Jack – 52.46s
- Zake Muluzi – 52.46s
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Viking Press
The Viking Press is a shoulder strength test as competitors fought to complete the most reps with the weight. Smith was victorious by completing 13 reps, which was one better than Hicks, Bilton, and Ryan Bennett.
- Paul Smith – 13 reps
- Graham Hicks – 12 reps
- Gavin Bilton – 12 reps
- Ryan Bennett – 12 reps
- Kane Francis – 10 reps
- Louis Jack – 9 reps
- Adam Bishop – 8 reps
- Andy Black – 8 reps
- Zake Muluzi – 6 reps
- Cilléin Groom – 5 reps
- Mark Felix – 1 rep
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Loading Race
The loading race is exactly how it sounds. Strongmen were timed to see how fast they could load objects onto their platforms. Bishop finished all four in the quickest time, which was one second ahead of Bilton.
- Adam Bishop – 4 in 39.09s
- Gavin Bilton – 4 in 40.08s
- Paul Smith – 4 in 41.60s
- Andy Black – 4 in 41.65s
- Kane Francis – 4 in 42.51s
- Cilléin Groom – 4 in 44.61s
- Louis Jack – 4 in 45.80s
- Mark Felix – 4 in 49.84s
- Ryan Bennett – 4 in 52.10s
- Zake Muluzi – 3 in 39.45s
- Graham Hicks – 4 in 43.70s
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Power Stairs
The power starts was the final event. Competitors were required to carry different objects of different weights up a flight of stairs. The top four competitors finished 15 objects but Bishop earned his third victory by finishing in the quickest time.
- Adam Bishop – 15 in 36.65s
- Gavin Bilton – 15 in 47.35s
- Graham Hicks – 15 in 52.99s
- Mark Felix – 15 in 57.19s
- Andy Black – 14 in 57.66s
- Kane Francis – 14 in 55.37s
- Ryan Bennett – 14 in 57.83s
- Louis Jack – 11 in 50.79s
- Zake Muluzi – 11 in 43.32s
- Paul Smith – 9 in 29.27s
- Cilléin Groom – 9 in 33.82s
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