Mitchell Hooper defends his title from 2023 at the Arnold Strongman Classic UK!
It has been an incredible two-year run for Mitchell Hooper and it continued over the weekend. The 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic UK took place over the weekend in Birmingham and Hooper was able to successfully defend his title from last year.
The two-day event consisted of five events. It was a loaded crew that featured Hafthor Bjornsson, Bobby Thompson, and rookie Lucas Hatton. In the end, Hooper earned another gold medal, just two weeks after he was victorious during the Arnold Strongman Classic.
The full event is now complete and a breakdown of the show can be found below.
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2024 Arnold Strongman Classic UK Final Results
- First Place – Mitchell Hooper, 34.5 points
- Second Place – Hafthor Bjornsson, 32.5 points
- Third Place – Lucas Hatton, 24 points
- Fourth Place – Bobby Thompson, 23.5 points
- Fifth Place – Maxime Boudreault, 19 points
- Sixth Place – Oskar Ziolkowski, 16 points
- Seventh Place – Gavin Bilton, 12.5 points
- Eighth Place – Rauno Heinla, 11 points
Day One
Event One – Austrian Oak
The Austrian Oak event gave Strongmen the option of lifting a 195kg or 175kg log. There was a time cap of 90 seconds and competitors would have to lock out as many reps as possible. Of course, any rep with the heavier log would be worth more than those who lifted the lighter one.
Mitchell Hooper began his title defense with a victory, along with Lucas Hatton, finishing with three reps.
- First Place – Mitchell Hooper, 3 reps (195kg, 430lb)
- Second Place – Lucas Hatton, 3 reps (195kg, 430lb)
- Third Place – Bobby Thompson, 2 reps (195kg, 430lb)
- Fourth Place – Maxime Boudreault, 2 reps (175kg, 385lb)
- Fifth Place – Hafthor Bjornsson, 1 rep (175kg, 385lb)
- Sixth Place – Gavin Bilton, 1 rep (175kg, 385lb)
- Seventh Place – Oskar Ziolkowski, No lift
- Eighth Place – Rauno Heinla, No lift
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Event Two – Farmer’s Carry
The Farmer’s Carry required athletes to lift a 181kg (400lb) item in each hand and walk it as far as possible. The person who moved the further was the winner. Hooper earned his second victory of the competition, just edging out Hafthor Bjornsson, with a distance of 29.2 meters.
- First Place – Mitchell Hooper, 29.2 meters
- Second Place – Hafthor Bjornsson, 28.6 meters
- Third Place – Bobby Thompson, 27.1 meters
- Fourth Place – Oskar Ziolkowski, 23.6 meters
- Fifth Place – Lucas Hatton, 17.9 meters
- Sixth Place – Maxime Boudreault, 8.5 meters
- Seventh Place – Gavin Bilton, 8.4 meters
- Eighth Place – Rauno Heinla, 1.1 meters
Day Two
Event Three – Power Medley
The power medley was an event made up of two parts. First, a 454kg Yoke Carry for 15 meters followed by a dumbbell overhead press that increased in weight over three lifts (110kg, 120kg, 130kg). It was a timed event and the person that completed the medley in the fastest time would win.
Lucas Hatton excelled in this event as a rookie. He was the only competitor to complete all four aspects of the medley. Hooper was second, having gone through the Yoke Carry and two out of three dumbbells.
- First Place – Lucas Hatton, 4 in 131.81 seconds
- Second Place – Mitchell Hooper, 3 in 39.78 seconds
- Third Place – Hafthor Bjornsson, 2 in 69.73 seconds
- Fourth Place – Maxime Boudreault, 2 in 106.18 seconds
- Fifth Place – Bobby Thompson, 1 in 21.24 seconds
- Sixth Place – Rauno Heinla, 1 in 28.71 seconds
- Seventh Place – Oskar Ziolkowski, 1 in 37.58 seconds
- Eighth Place – Gavin Bilton, 0
Event Four – Bag Over Bag
Bag over bag was next on the list. Strongmen were asked to toss a bag filled with led with one arm over a beam. This beam was set at a predetermined height and increased each round after a successful throw.
Hafthor Bjornsson currently holds the world record in this event and was expected to be victorious. This was the case as he reached 5.79 meters.
- First Place – Hafthor Bjornsson, 5.79 meters
- T-Second Place – Mitchell Hooper, 5.49 meters
- T-Second Place – Maxime Boudreault, 5.49 meters
- T-Second Place – Oskar Ziolkowski, 5.49 meters
- Fifth Place – Gavin Bilton, 5.18 meters
- Sixth Place – Bobby Thompson, 4.88 meters
- T-Seventh Place – Rauno Heinla, No lift
- T-Seventh Place – Lucas Hatton, No lift
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Event Five – Deadlift
The final event of the Arnold Strongman Classic UK was deadlifts. This was an event that was judged based on reps of 350kg (771.6lbs). Competitors were given a minute to complete as many reps as possible. Bjornsson continued to be one of the elite competitors in this lift, locking out 10 reps to take the victory.
- First Place – Hafthor Bjornsson, 10 reps
- Second Place – Rauno Heinla, 9 reps
- Third Place – Mitchell Hooper, 8 reps
- T-Fourth Place – Bobby Thompson, 7 reps
- T-Fourth Place – Lucas Hatton, 7 reps
- Sixth Place – Oskar Ziolkowski, 3 reps
- Seventh Place – Gavin Bilton, 2 reps
- Eighth Place – Maxime Boudreault, No lift
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