2023 Strongman Champions League Holland Results

Who won the 2023 Strongman Champions League Holland?

The 2023 Strongman Champions League Holland results are in. 14 strongman athletes took part in the competition which featured 6 events. Ultimately it would be Latvian native Aivars Šmaukstelis who would emerge victorious at the strongman competition.

The Strongman Champions League (SCL) features the best of the best in the sport. The 14 athletes taking part in the competition hail from all over the world and came together to prove their strength. Aivars Šmaukstelis would ultimately stand head and shoulders above the other world-class athletes. The Latvian strongman has once again proven that he’s one of the best in the world. Šmaukstelis earned 81 out of 84 possible points at the competition, showcasing his dominance.

While Kelvin de Ruiter and Kevin Hazeleger, who came in second and third respectively, tried their best to keep up with the front-runner, Aivars Šmaukstelis proved too impressive at this show leaving his competition in the dust. Below are the placing results for the 2023 SCL Holland show.

2023 SCL Holland Results 

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis (Latvia) — 81 points
2. Kelvin de Ruiter (Netherlands) — 69 points
3. Kevin Hazeleger (Netherlands) — 60.5 points
4. Kane Francis (Great Britain) — 59 points
5. Rongo Keene (Australia) — 54.5 points
6. Evans Aryee (Belgium) — 45 points
7. Mika Törrö (Finland) — 33.5 points
8. Kevin de Jong (Netherlands) — 32.5 points
9. Andrea Invernizzi (Italy) — 32.5 points
10. Grzegorz Szymański (Poland) — 31 points
11. Ayyub Mohammad (Germany) — 30 points
12. Kelin Mills (South Africa) — 27.5 points
13. Travis Ortmayer (USA) — 25 points
14. Andy Black (Great Britain) — 14 points

The list of the above 14 competitors took part in 6 different events which included the Truck Pull, Super Yoke, Farmer’s Walk, Viking Press, Tire Flip, and Atlas Stones. 

Below is a list of the events and the results.

Truck Pull

Athletes had to pull a 15,000 KG truck down a 25-meter course for the fastest time possible in a 60-second time limit. This is one of the two events that Aivars Šmaukstelis did not get the top result.

1. Kelvin de Ruiter — 31.50 seconds
2. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 34.16 seconds
3. Kelin Mills — 36.44 seconds
4. Kevin de Jong — 37.78 seconds
5. Kevin Hazeleger — 38.66 seconds
6. Rongo Keene — 39.38 seconds
7. Mika Törrö — 42.22 seconds
8. Evans Aryee — 43.03 seconds
9. Ayyub Mohammad — 43.07 seconds
10. Andy Black — 45.44 seconds
11. Grzegorz Szymański — 45.56 seconds
12. Travis Ortmayer — 46.22 seconds
13. Kane Francis — 54.48 seconds
14. Andrea Invernizzi — 59 seconds

Super Yoke

Each strongman hefted a 425 KG yoke across a 25-meter course for the fastest time.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 10.75 seconds
2. Kelvin de Ruiter — 12.78 seconds
3. Kevin de Jong — 15.16 seconds
4. Kevin Hazeleger — 15.44 seconds
5. Evans Aryee — 15.53 seconds
6. Kelin Mills — 16.34 seconds (T-fifth)
7. Kane Francis — 16.34 seconds (T-fifth)
8. Rongo Keene — 18.31 seconds
9. Ayyub Mohammad — 18.71 seconds
10. Andrea Invernizzi — 29.22 seconds
11. Travis Ortmayer — 41.75 seconds
12. Andy Black — One meter
13. Mika Törrö — no result (no points)
14. Grzegorz Szymański — no result (no points)

Farmer’s Walk

With 150 KG in each hand, each strongman is tasked to travel 40 meters for the fastest time.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 18.16 seconds
2. Evans Aryee — 18.63 seconds
3. Kane Francis — 19.09 seconds
4. Kevin Hazeleger — 21.84 seconds
5. Kelvin de Ruiter — 21.91 seconds
6. Rongo Keene — 22.34 seconds
7. Grzegorz Szymański — 22.87 seconds
8. Mika Törrö — 23.90 seconds
9. Andy Black — 24 seconds
10. Andrea Invernizzi — 25.56 seconds
11. Kelin Mills — 26.69 seconds
12. Travis Ortmayer — 31.59 seconds
13. Kevin de Jong — 32.5 meters
14. Ayyub Mohammad — 8.35 meters

Viking Press

Each strongman Viking Pressed 160 KG within a 60-second time limit.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 15 reps
2. Kane Francis — 14 reps (T-second)
3. Rongo Keene — 14 reps (T-second)
4. Kevin Hazeleger — 13 reps (T-fourth)
5. Andrea Invernizzi — 13 reps (T-fourth)
6. Ayyub Mohammad — 13 reps (T-fourth)
7. Kelvin de Ruiter — 12 reps
8. Evans Aryee — 10 reps
9. Mika Törrö — Eight reps
10. Grzegorz Szymański — Seven reps
11. Kevin de Jong — Five reps
12. Kelin Mills — no reps
13. Travis Ortmayer — no reps
14. Andy Black — withdrew

Tire Flip

Athletes had to flip a 425 KG tire eight times within a 75-second time limit.

1. Mika Törrö — 30.63 seconds
2. Kelvin de Ruiter — 33.44 seconds
3. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 34.04 seconds
4. Kane Francis — 42.22 seconds
5. Grzegorz Szymański — 50.61 seconds
6. Travis Ortmayer — 52.19 seconds
7. Rongo Keene — 52.56 seconds
8. Kevin Hazeleger — Seven flips (T-eighth)
9. Evans Aryee — Seven flips (T-eighth)
10. Andrea Invernizzi — Six flips (T-10th)
11. Kevin de Jong — Six flips (T-10th)
12. Kelin Mills — Five flips
13. Ayyub Mohammad — Four flips
14. Andy Black — withdrew

Atlas Stones

Within a 90-second time limit, each strongman attempted to load five Atlas Stones weighing 120 to 180 KG in the fastest time possible.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Five in 32.03 seconds
2. Kane Francis — Five in 39.90 seconds
3. Kevin Hazeleger — Five in 50.18 seconds
4. Kelvin de Ruiter — Five in 52.97 seconds
5. Mika Törrö — Five in 56.19 seconds
6. Rongo Keene — Four in 54.43 seconds
7. Evans Aryee — Three in 36.61 seconds
8. Andrea Invernizzi — Three in 58.15 seconds
9. Travis Ortmayer — Two in 26.61 seconds
10. Ayyub Mohammad — Two in 49.56 seconds
11. Grzegorz Szymański — One in 39.83 seconds
12. Kevin de Jong — no lift
13. Kelin Mills — no lift
14. Andy Black — withdrew

 

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