The 2024 Europe’s Strongest Man competition will take place this weekend!
The 2024 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM) competition is scheduled to take place on April 13th in Leeds, England. We are just days away from one of the biggest events of the year and it is a loaded group that will be competing for a championship.
There will be a total of 12 competitors competing over the course of the day in five different events to see who will reign supreme and walk away with a victory.
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2024 Europe’s Strongest Man Lineup
The 12-man group is full of competitors who have been champions all over the world. Below, check out the full roster:
- Gavin Bilton
- Nicolas Cambi
- Shane Flowers
- Ondra Fojtu
- Rauno Heinla
- Konstantine Janashia
- Fredrik Johansson
- Matuesz Kieliszkowski
- Pavlo Kordiyaka
- Oleksii Novikov
- Aivars Smaukstelis
- Luke Stoltman
The lineup for the 2024 Europe’s Strongest Man features 12 of the best competitors from around the world. This includes reigning champion Pavlo Kordiyaka. Aivars Smaukstelis will also return after a third-place finish in England last year.
Kordiyaka headlines a group of three that have won the championship in each of the last three years, joining Oleksii Novikov and Luke Stoltman.
Novikov headlines the event as one of the best Strongmen on the planet. The 2020 World’s Strongest Man champion has finished in the top three in three of the last four competitions. He has great success at this competition as well, finishing as the runner-up in 2021 and 2023 with a victory sandwiched between.
Gavin Bilton will return quickly to competition after finishing second to Tom Stoltman during the 2024 Britain’s Strongest Man. Tom’s brother, Luke Stoltman, will also be in contention in April. He won this title in 2021 and will be one of the favorites again.
All together, the group of 12 men make up a loaded roster that is sure to make some noise in Leeds.
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2024 Europe’s Strongest Man Event List
There will be five events that Strongmen will be asked to go through. They are some of the classics in the sport and will test the strength of the men in many ways. Below, take a look at what to expect:
- Nicol Stones
- Car Walk
- Deadlift Ladder
- Viking Press
- Castle Stones
The competition will feature some of the classic Strongman events. It begins with Nicol Stones and continues with the car walk, where competitors will strap a car on their shoulders and walk for distance.
The deadlift ladder will return to the event. This is where competitors will be asked to deadlift weights that continue to go up over the course of their turn. The Viking Press shows shoulder strength as competitors are asked to press logs for reps. Finally, Castle Stones rounds out the competition. Strongman is known for stone events because of their difficulty to lift due to awkward size and immense weight.
The 2024 Europe’s Strongest Man competition has a chance to be one of the most exciting on deck for this calendar year.
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