2026 Strongman Champions League Holland Results: Luke Richardson Wins in Thrilling Five-Event Battle
Luke Richardson continued his impressive return to elite strongman competition by capturing the 2026 Strongman Champions League Holland title on June 21 in Winterswijk, Netherlands. The British strongman relied on remarkable consistency throughout the five-event contest, finishing in the top three in four of the five disciplines to secure the overall victory with 52 points.
Adam Roszkowski pushed Richardson all the way to the final event, finishing just 1.5 points behind after winning both the Sandbag Toss and Atlas Stones. Evans Nana Aryee rounded out the podium thanks to an event win in the Frame Carry and several other strong performances throughout the day.
2026 Strongman Champions League Holland Overall Results
1. Luke Richardson — 52 points
- Adam Roszkowski — 50.5 points
- Evans Nana Aryee — 42.5 points
- Kevin Hazeleger — 41.5 points
- Jesper Hansson — 38 points
- Patrick Eibel — 36 points
- Péter Juhász — 32 points
- Brian Kichton — 29.5 points
- Mika Törrö — 23 points
- Luca Heijster — 15 points
- Johan Langhorst — 13 points
- Guus Palmer — 2 points
Event One: Truck Pull (18,000 kg)
Competitors kicked off the contest by pulling an 18,000-kilogram (approx 40,000 lbs) truck over a 25-meter course. Jesper Hansson edged Kevin Hazeleger in one of the closest finishes of the day.
1. Jesper Hansson — 26.53 s
- Kevin Hazeleger — 26.91 s
- Mika Törrö — 28.10 s
- Evans Nana Aryee — 28.59 s
- Luke Richardson — 29.03 s
- Adam Roszkowski — 29.88 s
- Patrick Eibel — 30.09 s
- Brian Kichton — 30.69 s
- Péter Juhász — 31.28 s
- Johan Langhorst — 31.59 s
- Guus Palmer — 33.19 s
- Luca Heijster — 35.03 s
Event Two: Dumbbell Press (90 kg)
The second event challenged athletes to complete as many repetitions as possible with a 90-kilogram dumbbell in 75 seconds. Richardson claimed his first event victory with nine reps.
1. Luke Richardson — 9 reps
T-2. Evans Nana Aryee — 8 reps
T-2. Adam Roszkowski — 8 reps
- Patrick Eibel — 6 reps
T-5. Kevin Hazeleger — 5 reps
T-5. Brian Kichton — 5 reps
- Péter Juhász — 3 reps
- Luca Heijster — 2 reps
T-9. Jesper Hansson — 0 reps
T-9. Mika Törrö — 0 reps
T-9. Johan Langhorst — 0 reps
- Guus Palmer — Withdrew
Event Three: Sandbag Toss
The third event tested speed, coordination, and explosiveness as athletes tossed six sandbags weighing 20 to 30 kilograms over a 4.3-meter beam. Adam Roszkowski dominated the event, finishing more than three seconds ahead of the field to tighten the race for the overall title.
1. Adam Roszkowski — 6 bags in 14.55 s
- Luke Richardson — 6 bags in 17.55 s
- Brian Kichton — 6 bags in 18.68 s
- Péter Juhász — 6 bags in 19.20 s
- Johan Langhorst — 5 bags in 17.68 s
- Jesper Hansson — 5 bags in 22.27 s
- Patrick Eibel — 5 bags in 33.64 s
- Kevin Hazeleger — 5 bags in 57.67 s
- Evans Nana Aryee — 4 bags in 12.27 s
- Mika Törrö — 4 bags in 19.68 s
- Luca Heijster — 4 bags in 39.08 s
- Guus Palmer — Withdrew
Event Four: Frame Carry (300 kg)
The penultimate event challenged competitors to carry a 300-kilogram frame for maximum distance within 60 seconds. Evans Nana Aryee was the only athlete to eclipse the 70-meter mark, earning a valuable event victory.
1. Evans Nana Aryee — 72.9 m
- Jesper Hansson — 69.4 m
- Luke Richardson — 67.4 m
- Adam Roszkowski — 65.8 m
- Kevin Hazeleger — 60.0 m
- Péter Juhász — 58.4 m
- Patrick Eibel — 56.1 m
- Mika Törrö — 50.2 m
- Brian Kichton — 49.2 m
- Luca Heijster — 40.0 m
- Johan Langhorst — 20.0 m
- Guus Palmer — Withdrew
Event Five: Atlas Stones
The competition concluded with one of strongman’s signature events, the Atlas Stones, featuring five stones ranging from 120 to 200 kilograms. Roszkowski earned another event victory, but Richardson’s runner-up finish secured the overall championship.
1. Adam Roszkowski — 5 stones in 31.90 s
- Luke Richardson — 5 stones in 35.24 s
- Kevin Hazeleger — 5 stones in 37.27 s
- Patrick Eibel — 5 stones in 54.39 s
- Jesper Hansson — 5 stones in 59.26 s
- Evans Nana Aryee — 5 stones in 60.24 s
- Péter Juhász — 4 stones in 29.17 s
- Mika Törrö — 4 stones in 30.90 s
- Luca Heijster — 3 stones in 53.73 s
- Brian Kichton — 2 stones in 17.39 s
- Johan Langhorst — Withdrew
- Guus Palmer — Withdrew
Luke Richardson Continues His Comeback
Richardson has battled multiple serious injuries over the past several years, but his 2026 campaign continues to show why he has long been regarded as one of the sport’s brightest talents. His consistency across all five events in Holland proved to be the deciding factor, allowing him to fend off a late charge from Roszkowski and capture another international title. With several Strongman Champions League contests still remaining this season, Richardson appears to be building momentum at exactly the right time.
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