Strongman Champions League
| 2015 | |
.png) The official logo of the Strongman Champions League | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Various international locations |
| Month played | multiple grand prix events held throughout the year |
| Established | 2008 |
| Format | Multi-event competition |
| Purse | varies |
| Current champion | |
 Krzysztof Radzikowski[1] | |
The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, with several grand prix events throughout the year and the Strongman Champions League overall champion title going to the overall winner at the end of the season. The competitors include some of the top athletes in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Krzysztof Radzikowski, Travis Ortmayer, Nick Best, Mikhail Koklyaev, Ervin Katona, Andrus Murumets, Laurence Shahlaei, Vytautas Lalas and Terry Hollands. Initially in close partnership with IFSA, it quickly asserted its independence and has acted as a unifying force in the world of strength athletics, bringing together athletes from IFSA with those affiliated to the World's Strongest Man circuit, and having close cooperation with other major events such as Fortissimus. In 2012, SCL began co-promoting the new Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe contest which will become part of the annual SCL season of events.
History
The Strongman Champions League was developed by Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert, longtime strongman promoters, with major contests to their credit worldwide, and was launched in 2008. Kinnunen & Mostert described SCL as "a new episode in strongman".[2]
"A complete series of 10–12 competitions, that will take place all over the world, but most of the competitions will be held in Europe. The very best champions, referees and their organizers will be the guarantee of a great new, fresh excitement in Strongman sport. The competition venues are the best which each country can offer and it will include the country's own traditional elements."[2] As well as citing that all points will be accumulated for a Champions League Winner at the end of the year, the organisers also explicitly stated that "Rules will be done officially as and that "The top 3 will be directly placed in the World Championships".[2] Mostert also said "All together we think that this is a perfect platform of competitions that will lead to another great World Championship.".[2]
Thus, IFSA were inextricably linked at the inception of the league. IFSA, however, were in reportedly dire financial straits towards the end of that year. By December, Mostert distanced the league from the ailing governing body and explicitly said that the Strongman Champions League had nothing to do with IFSA. He told IronMind "We have our own logo, we have our own brand, we do our own competitions."[3] Its own website was launched shortly afterwards.
The league organisers had originally reported that Champions League competitions "will be televised and spread all over the world and they released a list of venues that had been organised in advance. In the harsh economic climate of 2008, the league was not immune to the effects, and the league did have to cancel some venues, but unlike with the IFSA, the vast majority of the competitions still took place. In 2008, the SCL had 45 top strength athletes competing, representing more than 20 countries.[4]
Fortissimus Cooperation
In 2008 Paul Ohl stated that the Strongman Champions League was one of three organisations that had made an agreement with Fortissimus in order to unite the world strength community, the others being the American Strongman Corporation, and the Aussiepower organization. Within the agreement, Fortissimus, the competition that confers the title of "Strongest Man on the Planet", guaranteed that the winner of the America's Strongest Man title would be granted a slot in Fortissimus from 2009, as would the winner of the Australia's Strongest Man title. The agreement with the Strongman Champions League went further, stating that the top three athletes would have guaranteed places and in return the top Canadian athletes would have guaranteed selected participation in the Champions League.[5] This later went further, guaranteeing the SCL its top five athletes would have places.[4] The agreement was reemphasised in a joint statement from Marcel Mostert and Paul Ohl in early 2009.[4]
2009 and links with WSM
The 2009 programme was planned with ten major contests on schedule. In addition, feeder contests were introduced, one happening in Spain in December 2008 and a further event in Germany called the FIBO Strongman Classic in April 2009. The best two athletes from this FIBO classic 2009 edition were guaranteed into the Champions League, and it was postulated that this German event would be promoted to full SCL status in 2010.
The Strongman Champions League importantly made further progress in acting as a fundamental part of a unifying movement for world strength athletics by making plans to help get its athletes to the 2009 World's Strongest Man contest. Mostert stated that "The top 5 SCL athletes will have places in the Giants Live tour for qualifying at World's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009". In addition, he also stated that wild cards for the WSM will include SCL athletes. He went on to say that "Finally we made it all possible again that all the athletes have chances to qualify for the WSM, which means in my opinion the WSM will have the strongest field ever in her history!". He went on to thank TWI/IMG and Giants Live for their part in making these possibilities. This was groundbreaking because for a number of years prior to this, the athletes under the IFSA had been banned by the federation from entering WSM (since the IFSA fell out of favour with TWI). Likewise, the athletes invited to participate in WSM were not invited to participate in IFSA events. Some competitions bridged the divide, such as the Arnold Strongman Classic and more recently Fortissimus, but neither had the history or gravitas, or indeed popular appeal of the iconic World's Strongest Man. The IFSA athletes, with the demise of the IFSA finances, almost all competed in SCL from 2008. This deal, along with the Fortissimus deal before it, united strongman in a way it had not been since 2004.
The 2009 season began properly on 9 May, with the Strongman Champions League Serbia. Finland followed on 16 May,[6] with Slovakia and the Netherlands in June.
Results
List of SCL Season Champions
| Year | Athlete | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Zydrunas Savickas |  Lithuania |
| 2009 | Andrus Murumets |  Estonia |
| 2010 | Terry Hollands |  United Kingdom |
| 2011 | Ervin Katona |  Serbia |
| 2012 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania[1] |
| 2013 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland |
| 2014 | Martin Wildauer |  Austria |
| 2015 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland |
2008
| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Latvia | Žydrūnas Savickas |  Travis Ortmayer | Agris Kazelniks | March 22, 2008 |
| Serbia | Žydrūnas Savickas | Ervin Katona | Andrus Murumets | May 10, 2008 |
 Netherlands | Žydrūnas Savickas | Andrus Murumets | Travis Ortmayer | June 1, 2008 |
 Bulgaria | Andrus Murumets | Žydrūnas Savickas | Ervin Katona | June 21, 2008 |
| Lithuania | Žydrūnas Savickas | Vidas Blekaitis | Saulius Brusokas | August 2, 2008 |
 Romania | Žydrūnas Savickas | Ervin Katona |  Oleksandr Lashyn | August 16, 2008 |
 Finland |  Mikhail Koklyaev | Žydrūnas Savickas | Ervin Katona | August 29, 2008 |
| Overall placings[8] | Žydrūnas Savickas 130 points | Ervin Katona 72 points | Agris Kazelniks 60 points |
2009
| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | Mikhail Koklyaev | Andrus Murumets | Travis Ortmayer | May 9, 2009[9] |
| Finland | Andrus Murumets | Vidas Blekaitis | Martin Wildauer | May 16–17, 2009[10] |
 Slovakia | Andrus Murumets | Terry Hollands | Alexander Klyushev | June 7, 2009[11] |
| Netherlands | Mikhail Koklyaev | Agris Kazelniks | Richard van der Linden | June 14, 2009[12] |
 Spain | Ervin Katona | Andrus Murumets | .svg.png){kind=small} Jimmy Laureys | October 10, 2009[13][14] |
 England | Žydrūnas Savickas | Mark Felix | Andrus Murumets | October 18, 2009[15] |
 Hungary | Žydrūnas Savickas | Andrus Murumets | Ervin Katona | October 29, 2009[14][16] |
| Kiev, Ukraine | Žydrūnas Savickas | Travis Ortmayer | Agris Kazelniks | November 14, 2009[16][17] |
| Overall placings[18] | Andrus Murumets 105 points | Agris Kazelniks 68 points | Žydrūnas Savickas 60 points |
2009 Qualifiers
The Strongman Champions League introduced qualifying competitions for 2009. From these competitions, the top two were guaranteed places in the SCL. The first qualifier was run in Los Barrios, Spain. The second was the FIBO Classic in Germany.
| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Spanish International Challenge | Jarno Hams | Ervin Katona | Steve MacDonald | December 2008[19] |
 Germany | Travis Ortmayer | Martin Wildauer | Igor Werner | April 2009[20] |
2010
| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuusamo, Lapland Finland | Zydrunas Savickas | Terry Hollands | Konstiantyn Ilin | March 21, 2010[21] |
| Germany | Mikhail Koklyaev | Terry Hollands | Travis Ortmayer | April 24, 2010[21] |
| Ideapark, Finland | Mikhail Koklyaev | Terry Hollands | Travis Ortmayer | May 16, 2010[22] |
 Limerick, Ireland | Zydrunas Savickas/ Terry Hollands tie | Agris Kazelniks | June 6, 2010[23] | |
| Sofia, Bulgaria | Ervin Katona |  Johannes Arsjo | Terry Hollands | June 13, 2010[24] |
| Netherlands | Travis Ortmayer | Mikhail Koklyaev | Ervin Katona | June 20, 2010[25] |
| Serbia | Ervin Katona | Agris Kazelniks | Gabor Fargacs | August 29, 2010[26] |
| Slovakia | Ervin Katona | Terry Hollands | Konstiantyn Ilin | October 9, 2010[27] |
| Kiev, Ukraine | Sergey Romanchuk | Agris Kazelniks | Mikhail Koklyaev | December 18, 2010[28] |
| Overall placings[28] | Terry Hollands 132 points | Ervin Katona 106 points | Mikhail Koklyaev 98 points | |
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norway |  Hafthor Bjornsson | Krzysztof Radzikowski |  Jean-François Caron | Jan. 31,2015 |
| Germany | Krzysztof Radzikowski |  Matjaz Belsak | Jean-François Caron | Apr.11,2015 |
| Holland | Grzegorz Szymanski | Zydrunas Savickas | Dainis Zageris | June 6, 2015 |
| Finland | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Zydrunas Savickas | Rauno Heinla | June 13, 2015 |
| Bulgaria | Hafthor Bjornsson | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Stojan Todorchev | June 20, 2015 |
| Latvia | Dainis Zageris | Oskars Martuzans | Krzysztof Radzikowski | June 27, 2015 |
 Croatia | Hafthor Bjornsson | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Stojan Todorchev | Aug.29,2015 |
| Poland | Grzegorz Szymanski | Dainis Zageris | Krzysztof Radzikowski | September 6, 2015 |
| Austria | Marius Lalas | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Matjaz Belsak | September 12, 2015 |
| Romania | Dainis Zageris | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Alex Moonen | September 21, 2015 |
| Lithuania | Marius Lalas | Grzegorz Szymanski | Jean-François Caron | Oct.4,2015 |
 Portugal | Jean-François Caron | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Bjorn Solvang | Oct.10,2015 |
 Martinique | Dainis Zageris | Jean-François Caron | Matjaz Belsak | Oct.25,2015 |
 Turkey | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Dainis Zageris | Alex Moonen | Dec.5,2015 |
| Overall placing | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Dainis Zageris | Jean-François Caron |
SCL North American Championships
In 2012, SCL announced the first ever SCL North American Championships to be held in Warwick Ontario, Canada from July 5–8, 2012.[84] The contest took place over 4 days and consisted of 10 events, with athletes from USA and Canada, with 5 athletes from each country.[84] The event was organized by SCL in association with the Festival Hommes Forts-Warwick along with co-organizer Jean Fréchette.[84] The event also featured an amateur, semi-pro and a strongwoman competition.[84]
2012
Dates: July 5–8, 2012[85]
Warwick, Quebec, Canada 
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis-Philippe Jean | | 81 |
| 2 | Christian Savoie | | 76 |
| 3 | Nick Best | | 73 |
| 4 | Dave Ostlund | | 57.5 |
| 5 | Adam Scherr | | 57.5 |
| 6 | Jacki Ouellet | | 54 |
| 7 | Paul Vaillancourt | | 42.5 |
| 8 | Steve Schmidt | | 42 |
| 9 | Simon Boudreau | | 37.5 |
| 10 | Joel Dircks | | 27 |
2013
Dates: July 5–7, 2013[86]
Warwick, Quebec, Canada
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Burke | | 89 |
| 2 | Louis-Phillipe Jean | | 87 |
| 3 | Christian Savoie | | 73 |
| 4 | Jason Bergmann | | 67 |
| 5 | Karl Gillingham | | 54 |
| 6 | Luke Skaarup | | 53 |
| 7 | Paul Vaillancourt | | 44 |
| 8 | Steve Schmidt | | 41 |
| 9 | Maxime Boudreault | | 35 |
| 10 | Joel Dircks | | 31 |
| 11 | Scott Cummine | | 28 |
| 12 | Dale Schumaker | | 17 |
2014
Dates: July 4–6, 2014[87]
Warwick, Quebec, Canada
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Shaw | | 85.5 |
| 2 | Jean-François Caron | | 74 |
| 3 | Jason Bergmann | | 61 |
| 4 | Luke Skaarup | | 54.5 |
| 5 | Josh Thigpen | | 54 |
| 6 | Ben Ruckstuhl | | 52 |
| 7 | Nick Best | | 51 |
| 8 | Paul Vaillancourt | | 45.5 |
| 9 | Dimitar Savatinov | | 44.5 |
| 10 | Maxime Boudreault | | 43 |
| 11 | Dale Schumaker | | 20 |
| 12 | Christian Savoie | | 18* injured (tore both patella's on 2nd event) |
105kg Strongman World Championships
The 105 kg Strongman World Championships was created by Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert, the founders of the Strongman Champions League in 2004. The contest includes only athletes weighing 105 kg (231 lbs.) and under, and SCL has stated that it intends to hold the 105 kg Strongman World Championships every 2 years.[88]
2007
In 2007 the World Championships were held in China, with 17 athletes from 16 different countries participated in the event. The competitions consisted of 10 events over the course of 1 week.[88]
Dates: December 2007
China 
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Hartikainen | | 143.5 |
| 2 | Alvidas Brazdzius | | 133.5 |
| 3 | Maris Rosenthals | | 129 |
| 4 | Sergi Konyushok | | 124.5 |
| 5 | Zdravko Zanev | | 123 |
| 6 | Gert Gorsanov | | 108 |
| 7 | Jason Scheepers |  | 99.5 |
| 8 | Danny Andersson | | 98.5 |
| 9 | Piotr Piechowiak | | 93 |
| 10 | Kevin Nowack | | 93 |
| 11 | Fouad Hsaini | | 85.5 |
| 12 | Janos Kezler | | 74.5 |
| 13 | Gerhard Trawöger | | 66.5 |
| 14 | Patrick Baboumian | | 64 |
| 15 | Robert Scott | | 40.5 |
| 16 | Min Hyogun | .svg.png){kind=small} | 26,5 |
| 17 | Papp Gyula | | 22 |
2009
In 2009 and 2010 the contest was held in Kiev, Ukraine during the same weekend as the SCL Finals, with co-organizers Vladimir & Olena Kiba from the Ukrainian Federation of Strength Athletes (UFSA).[88][89]
Dates: November 14, 2009
Kiev, Ukraine
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitaliy Gerasimov | | 70 |
| 2 | Mikhailo Melnikov | | 68 |
| 3 | Marius Lalas | | 64 |
| 4 | Gert Gorshanov | | 63 |
| 5 | Aleksander Mantserov | | 58 |
| 6 | Justin Blake | | 37 |
| 7 | Alexey Vishnitsky | | 34.5 |
| 8 | Maris Blumfelds | | 34 |
| 9 | Patrick Baboumian | | 31 |
| 10 | Paul Wood | | 25.5 |
| 11 | Josef Masaryk | | 17 |
| 12 | Rami Koski | | 9 |
2010
Dates: December 18, 2010[90]
Kiev, Ukraine
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitaliy Gerasimov | | 55 |
| 2 | Aleksander Mantserov | | 54 |
| 3 | Topi Fryfeld | | 35.5 |
| 4 | Oleksander Krivchenkov | | 34.5 |
| 5 | Alexey Vishnitsky | | 31.5 |
| 6 | Rori Scheepers | | 31 |
| 7 | Tomas Haijnal | | 25.5 |
| 8 | Harri Peltomaa | | 25 |
| 9 | Maris Blumfeld | | 9 |
| 10 | Ladislav Zsemlye | | 7 |
2013
Dates: July 28, 2013[91]
Kiev, Ukraine
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Kelsey | | 60 |
| 2 | Oleksandre Kryvchenkov | | 56.5 |
| 3 | Marcin Sedwicki | | 53.5 |
| 4 | Mykhailo Hodyakov | | 39.0 |
| 5 | Dalius Ziminskas | | 38.0 |
| 6 | Sean Demarinis | | 37.0 |
| 7 | Vidar Daae Vikoyr | | 34.5 |
| 8 | Johnny Wasisko | | 33.5 |
World Log Lift Championships
In its inaugural year, the Strongman Champions League introduced the World Log Lift Championships. The event had been a staple of strongman competitions since the early 1980s. Beginning with the 1980 World's Strongest Man contest, Bill Kazmaier hoisted 157 kg to win the event and set a world record. Over eight years Kazmaier increased the record to 170 kg. Jamie Reeves, winner of the 1989 World's Strongest Man contest, managed 177 kg in 1989, and 180 kg at the 1992 World Mighty Man contest in Johannesburg, South Africa.
It was ten years before 2001 World's Strongest Man winner Svend Karlsen set a new record of 185 kg at the Strongman Super Series event in Sweden. In 2003, Hugo Girard set a new record at the Strongman Super Series event in Canada with 186 kg. In 2004, Zydrunas Savickas set a new record of 188 kg, and Raimunds Bergmanis brought the record up to 190 kg at the Strongman Super Series event in Moscow.
Zydrunas Savickas began his long reign over the log lift world record starting in 2005, bringing it up to 200 kg in Hungary, and then again at the 2005 IFSA European Championships in Riga, Latvia with 202.5 kg. Savickas set another new record in 2006, bringing it up to 205 kg.
In 2008 Savickas broke the record twice more, with marks of 207.5 kg and 210 kg. Savickas set yet another world record of 212.5 kg at the 2009 Log Lift World Championships.
Zydrunas set another world record of 215 kg, set at the 2011 SCL Finals in Sarajevo, Bosnia on Feb. 7, 2012, and another world record of 216 kg by Savickas and was set at the 2012 Europe's Strongest Man contest in Leeds, England on June 23, 2012.[92] Savickas set yet another world record of 217.5 kg at the SCL Holland event in Zevenaar, the Netherlands on June 30, 2012.[44]
Savickas' final world record in 2012 of 220 kg was set during the finals of the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest which he eventually won, marking his third WSM title.[93] This marked Savickas' tenth consecutive log lift world record.
In 2013, Savickas set another world record at the 2013 Europe's Strongest Man in Leeds, England with a lift of 221 kg. The current world record was set by Savickas at the 2013 Log Lift World Championships with a lift of 222.5 kg.
Log Lift World Record Progression
| Year | Name | Log Weight | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Bill Kazmaier | 157 kg | USA |
| 1981 | Bill Kazmaier | 163.5 kg | USA |
| 1987 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | 165 kg | Iceland |
| 1988 | Bill Kazmaier | 170 kg | Hungary |
| 1989 | Jamie Reeves | 177 kg | Iceland |
| 1992 | Jamie Reeves | 180 kg | South Africa |
| 2002 | Svend Karlsen | 185 kg | Sweden |
| 2003 | Hugo Girard | 186 kg | Canada |
| 2004 | Zydrunas Savickas | 188 kg | Ukraine |
| 2004 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 190 kg | Russia |
| 2005 | Zydrunas Savickas | 200 kg | Hungary |
| 2005 | Zydrunas Savickas | 202.5 kg | Latvia |
| 2006 | Zydrunas Savickas | 205 kg | Netherlands |
| 2008 | Zydrunas Savickas | 207.5 kg | Netherlands |
| 2008 | Zydrunas Savickas | 210 kg | Lithuania |
| 2009 | Zydrunas Savickas | 212.5 kg | Lithuania |
| 2012 | Zydrunas Savickas | 215 kg |  Sarajevo |
| 2012 | Zydrunas Savickas | 216 kg | England |
| 2012 | Zydrunas Savickas | 217.5 kg | Netherlands |
| 2012 | Zydrunas Savickas | 220 kg | USA |
| 2013 | Zydrunas Savickas | 221 kg | England |
| 2013 | Zydrunas Savickas | 222.5 kg | Lithuania |
| 2014 | Zydrunas Savickas | 223 kg |  Brazil |
| 2014 | Zydrunas Savickas | 227 kg | Poland |
| 2015 | Zydrunas Savickas | 228 kg | Brazil |
- Source of results:[94]
2008
Zydrunas Savickas entered the 2008 Log Lift World Championships as the clear favorite, and intended to set a new record with 212.5 kg.[95] Savickas' competitors included Mikhail Koklyaev, Ervin Katona, Sebastian Wenta, Oleksandr Lashyn, Tobias Ide, Agris Kazelniks, Oleksandr Pekanaov, Krzysztof Radzikowski and Saulius Brusokas.[95]
The competition, held in Lithuania, saw each lift judged by three officials similar to Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting. The referees were Strongman Champions League founders Ilkka Kinnunen, Marcel Mostert and Latvian weighlifter Viktors Ščerbatihs, who had won the bronze medal in the +105 kg superheavyweight class at the recent Beijing Olympics. One of the strongest contenders, Oleksandr Pekanov, who had a personal best of 190 kg missed his opener of 180 kg three times. However, a number of other athletes came away with personal records, and two National Records were set. Zydrunas Savickas missed his world record attempt of 212.5 kg, but won the championships with his lift of 200 kg.[96]
Results
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zydrunas Savickas |
200 kg (missed 212.5 kg for a new world record) |
| 2 | Mikhail Koklyaev |
195 kg (NR) |
| 3 | Oleksandr Lashyn |
195 kg |
| 4 | Sebastian Wenta |
195 kg |
| 5 | Krzysztof Radzikowski |
180 kg |
| 6 | Ervin Katona |
180 kg (NR) |
| 7 | Agris Kazelniks |
170 kg |
| 8 | Saulius Brusokas |
160 kg |
| 9 | Tobias Ide |
160 kg |
- Source of results:[97]
2009
The championships took place in Kaunas, Lithuania on November 21, 2009.
Results
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zydrunas Savickas |
212.5 kg (WR) |
| 2 | Krzysztof Radzikowski |
195 kg (NR) |
| 3 | Vidas Blekaitis |
190 kg |
| 4 | Ervin Katona |
180 kg |
| 5 | Saulius Brusokas |
170 kg |
| 6 | Agris Kazelniks |
165 kg |
| 7 | Marys Leitis |
165 kg |
| 8 | Aleksandr Mantserov |
160 kg |
| 9 | Dainis Zageris |
150 kg |
- Source of results:[98]
2010
The Log Lift Championships were not held in 2010, and was moved up to February 2011 to kick off the 2011 season of SCL.[99]
2011
The 2011 World Log Lift Championships were held in Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania on Feb. 12, 2011 to kick off the 2011 SCL season.[99] Key competitors were reigning champion Zydrunas Savickas, Vidas Blekaitis and Vytautas Lalas who finished in the top 3 places respectively, with Zavickas winning his 3rd straight log lift title. There were 12 athletes in total, 3 athletes failed their opening weight on all 3 attempts.[100] The event was broadcast live on Eurosport.[101]
Results
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zydrunas Savickas |
192.5 kg (missed 215 kg for a new world record)[100] |
| 2 | Vidas Blekaitis |
190 kg |
| 3 | Vytautas Lalas |
185 kg |
| 4 | Patrick Baboumian |
185 kg (NR) |
| 5 | Ervin Katona |
185 kg (NR) |
| 6 |  Warrick Brant |
182.5 kg (NR) |
| 7 | Bjørn Andrè Solvang |
175 kg |
| 8 | Agris Kazelniks |
175 kg |
| 9 | Marshall White |
170 kg |
2012
The 2012 World Log Lift Championships were held in Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania on Sunday Oct. 7, 2012.[102] The contest took place in the same venue and during the same weekend as the first annual SCL Savickas Classic contest.[52]
Official start list
- Zydrunas Savickas – 3 time defending log lift world champion, World record holder 220 kg[102]
- Krzysztof Radzikowski – 2nd place 2009, Polish national record holder 210 kg
- Mikhail Koklyaev— 2nd place 2008, Russian national record holder 200 kg
- Vytautas Lalas – 3rd place 2011
- Vidas Blekaitis – 2nd place 2011, 3rd place 2009
- Ervin Katona— Serbian national record holder 185 kg
- Etienne Smit
- Jean-François Caron
- Agris Kazelniks
- Johannes Arsjo
- Alex Moonen
- Juha-Matti Jarvi
Results
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zydrunas Savickas |
210 kg[52] |
| 2 | Krzysztof Radzikowski |
207.5 kg |
| 3 | Vytautas Lalas |
205 kg |
| 4 | Vidas Blekaitis |
200 kg |
| 5 | Mikhail Koklyaev |
200 kg (NR) |
| 6 | Johannes Arsjo |
185 kg |
| 7 | Jean-François Caron |
170 kg |
| 8 | Ervin Katona |
170 kg |
| 9 | Alex Moonen |
170 kg |
| 10 | Juha-Matti Jarvi |
170 kg |
| X | Ettiene Smit |
Failed all 3 attempts |
2013
The 2013 World Log Lift Championships were held in Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania on Saturday October 19, 2013. Savickas set a new world record with a lift of 222.5 kg.[103]
2014–2015
The 2014 Arnold Strongman Brazil were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday April 26, 2014. Savickas set a new world record loglift with a lift of 223. kg.
The 2014 Giants live Poland were held in Dolina Charlotty, Poland on Friday May 9, 2014. Savickas set a new world record loglift with a lift of 227. kg.
The 2014 Arnold Strongman Classic were held in Colombus in Ohio, USA on Saturday Mars 1, 2014. Savickas set a new world record Tire deadlift with a lift of 524. kg.
The 2014 Europe strongest man on Saturday August 9, 2014. Benedikt Magnusson set a new record deadlift with a lift of 461. kg.
The 2015 Arnold Classic Australia in April 2015. Eddy Hall set a new record deadlift with a lift of 462. kg.
The 2015 Europe's strongest man in July 2015. Eddy Hall set a new record deadlift with a lift of 463. kg.
Results
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zydrunas Savickas |
222.5 kg (WR) |
| 2 | Vidas Blekaitis |
205 kg |
| 3 | Krzysztof Radzikowski |
200 kg |
| 4 | Dainis Zageris |
185 kg |
| 5 | Matt Wanat |
180 kg |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Zydrunas Savickas Wins SCL Final and 2012 Season Championships
- 1 2 3 4 Strongman Champions League by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D., 2009 IronMind, Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- ↑ Strongman Champions League: Independent of IFSA, New Website by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. 2009 IronMind, Tuesday, December 9, 2008
- 1 2 3 FORTISSIMUS - Strongman Champions League: Cooperation and Joint Statement by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. 2009 IronMind, Tuesday, January 13, 2009
- ↑ Fortissimus Enters Agreement with Strongman Champions League, the American Strongman Corporation and Aussiepower by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. 2009 IronMind Friday, May 16, 2008
- ↑ Strongman Champions League: Season Starting at FIBO . . . Feeding into WSM by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D., IronMind
- 1 2 IFSA Strongman Champions League
- ↑ rankings 2008
- ↑ Ironmind Report - SCL Serbia 2009
- ↑ Ironmind Report - SCL Finland 2009
- ↑ Ironmind Report - SCL Slovakia 2009
- ↑ Ironmind Report - SCL Holland 2009
- ↑ Ervin Katona Wins Strongman Champions League - Spain from Ironmind, Oct 10 2009
- 1 2 Ironmind Report - Confirming SCL dates
- ↑ Oct 19 2009, Zydrunas Savickas Wins Strongman Championships League - London from Ironmind
- 1 2 Zydrunas Savickas Wins Strongman Champions League - Hungary, Ironmind, Nov 3rd 2009
- ↑ Andrus Murumets Wins the Overall 2009 Strongman Champions League Title, Ironmind, Nov 17th 2009
- ↑ Rankings 2009
- ↑ Strongman Champions League: Spanish International Challenge by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. 2009 IronMind, Saturday, December 13, 2008
- ↑ Travis Ortmayer Wins at FIBO by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. 2009 IronMind, Monday, April 27, 2009
- 1 2 Results 2010
- ↑ Misha Koklyaev Wins SCL - Finland
- ↑ Zydrunas Savickas AND Terry Hollands Win SCL Ireland
- ↑ Ervin Katona: Serbian Strongman Scores Steamy Success at SCL in Sofia
- ↑ Travis Ortmayer Wins Strongman Champions League - Holland
- ↑ Strongman Champions League: Ervin Katona Wins Again
- ↑ Ervin Katona Wins Strongman Champions League - Slovakia
- 1 2 Terry Hollands is the 2010 SCL Champion
- ↑ Strongman in the Arctic: Zydrunas Savickas Wins the IceMan
- ↑ Zydrunas Savickas Wins SCL GERMANY (FIBO POWER)
- ↑ Ervin Katona Wins Strongman Champions League Serbia
- ↑ Laurence Shahlaei Debuts in Strongman Champions League and Wins
- ↑ Vitautas Lalas Wins SCL-Finland
- ↑ Laurence Shahlaei On a Roll: Wins SCL-Holland
- ↑ Ervin Katona Wins SCL Bulgaria
- ↑ Ervin Katona Wins the SCL Canary Islands
- ↑ Konstiantyn Ilin Wins SCL Slovakia
- ↑ Zydrunas Savickas Wins SCL–Canada
- ↑ Zydrunas Savickas and Jean-Francois Caron 1-2 Again
- 1 2 Ervin Katona Wins SCL World Championships
- ↑ Zydrunas Savickas Wins Iceman III
- ↑ Scl Fibo: Big Z Rules
- ↑ Ervin Katona Wins SCL–Serbia
- 1 2 SCL Holland: World Record, Dutch Record in the Log Lift
- ↑ SCL Shanghai Cup: Savickas Conquers China
- ↑ CL Portugal: Zydrunas Savickas Crushes the Field
- ↑ Zydrunas Savickas Wins SCL–Finland
- ↑ Misha Koklaev and Zydrunas Savickas Tie at SCL-Poland
- ↑ Misha Koklyaev Wins SCL–Russia
- ↑ Zydrunas Savickas in Top Shape at SCL-Gibralter
- ↑ Rafal Koblarz Wins SCL Bulgaria
- 1 2 3 Zydrunas Savickas Double Victory in Lithuania
- ↑ Zydrunas Savickas Wins SCL Spain/Arnold-Europe
- ↑ http://www.strongmancl.com/website2010/index.php/strongman-cl/results/2012
- ↑ Rankings 2012
- ↑ SCL Iceman Kuusamo Lapland 2013 - Ruka.fi
- ↑ Vytautas Lalas wins the SCL/FIBO Fit X
- ↑ Ervin Katona Wins the SCL Serbia in Close Battle
- ↑ “Thor” Wins SCL Latvia 2013 . . . New Latvian, Estonian Strongman Stars
- ↑ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Jun/Krzysztof_Radzikowski_Wins_in_Czech_SCL_Leader.html
- ↑ SCL–Holland: Zydrunas Savickas Gets First Win in 2013 and “Thor” Gets a World Record
- ↑ Zydrunas Savickas Wins SCL China
- ↑ Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins SCL Portugal
- ↑ Ervin Katona Wins Inaugural SCL Truck Pull World Championships
- ↑ Ervin Katona wins MHP Strongman Champions League Hungary
- ↑ Lauri Nami wins SCL Slovakia
- ↑ Zydrunas Savickas Wins SCL Russia, Mike Burke is Second
- ↑ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Sep/Krzysztof_Radzikowski_Wins_SCL_Poland_Zydrunas_Savickas_is_Second.html
- ↑ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Oct/SCL_Gibraltar-Savickas_Wins_Radzikowski_Leads_Series.html
- ↑ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Oct/Meelis_Peil_Wins_SCL_Estonia.html
- ↑ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Oct/Zydrunas_Savickas_Wins_MHP_SCL_Lithuania.html
- 1 2 3 Agenda 2013
- ↑ SCL MARTINIQUE 2014 - Ruka.fi
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- ↑ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2014/Jun/.html
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- ↑ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2014/Sep/
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2014/Oct/
- 1 2 3 4 SCL Canada 2012: Format, Start List Announced
- ↑ L.P. Jean Wins Festival Hommes Forts Warwick
- ↑ Mike Burke Wins Festival Hommes Forts Warwick
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- 1 2 3 CHINA 2007
- ↑ UKRAINE 2009
- ↑ Vitaliy Gerasimov Defends his 105-kg Strongman Title
- ↑ World’s Strongest Man under 105kg
- ↑ Zydrunas Savickas Wins Europe’s Strongest Man
- ↑ WSM Finals: Zydrunas Savickas Breaks Log Lift World Record
- ↑ Log Lift Federation - History
- 1 2 Strongman Champions League: World Log Lift Championships, by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. 2009 IronMind, Friday, November 14, 2008
- ↑ More on the Strongman Champions League World Log Lift Championships by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. 2009 IronMind, Tuesday, November 18, 2008
- ↑ Log Lift Federation - Champion title goes to Z.Savickas
- ↑ Log Lift Federation - Eurocom Europe Log Lift championship 2009
- 1 2 Strongman Champions League: More for 2011
- 1 2 Lithuania Sweeps Log Lift World Championships
- ↑ SCL Announces 2011 Log Lift World Championships
- 1 2 SCL Gets Ready for the Savickas Strongman Classic
- ↑ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Oct/Zydrunas_Savickas_Breaks_Log_Lift_World_Record.html
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