Update: the competition is over and the final events in – for a full score breakdown please go to the bottom of the page.
Whilst the Worlds’ eyes are on China and this year’s World’s Strongest Man there’s another (almost as equally as important) competition going on in Belfast, Northern Ireland – UK’s Strongest Man. After all, it does feature WSM competitor Eddie Hall who flew back from China, via Scotland, to compete – good effort!
The competition is a three day extravaganza, with today (Thursday) being the first day of events. If you aren’t familiar with the structure, the athletes are split into two groups – Group A and Group B – and compete across two days. Each day, the bottom two strongmen in each group are cut. On Saturday, the scoresheets are wiped and the remaining athletes are combined for one almighty final showdown.
Standings after day 1:
Group A
- Tom Shaw – 26.5 points
- Ed Hall – 22 points
- Adam Bishop – 20.5 points
- Johnny Kelly – 19.5 points
- Pat O’Dwyer 19.5 points
- Nathan Lleyn – 14 points
- Mark Hunter – 14 points *eliminated*
- Lewis Mitchell – 4 points *eliminated*
Group B
- Ben Kelsey – 22 points
- Luke Stoltman – 21 points
- Mick Brown – 20 points
- Simon Johnston – 19 points
- Nicky Whelan – 19 points
- Dan Gannon – 16 points
- Wayne Smith – 16 points *eliminated*
- Kelvin Gardener – 8 points *eliminated*
Standings after day 2:
Day 2 and the points in each group have been reset. The event’s today have been arm over arm, husafell stone and hercules hold. The last event of the day, powerstairs, has been postponed due to rain, but the standings thus far are:
Group A
- Ed Hall – 15 points
- Tom Shaw – 14 points
- Johnny Kelly – 10 points
- Pat O’Dwyer – 9 points
- Adam Bishop – 7 points
- Nathan Lleyn – 7 points
Group B
- Luke Stoltman – 17 points
- Ben Kelsey – 15 points
- Simon Johnston – 12 points
- Nicky Whelan – 8 points
- Dan Gannon – 8 points
- Mick Brown – 3 points
As it stands, it looks like Adam Bishop, Nathan Lleyn, Mick Brown and one of Nicky Whelan or Dan Gannon are going to get cut before Saturday’s final. Let’s see whether they can pull it back tomorrow morning when the powerstairs will decide who makes the final.
Our apologies if some of the names are a little wonky… hopefully you know who we’re referring to!
UK’s Strongest Man 2013 – Full Results:
Day 1 Group A
Event 1 Railway Walk Super Yoke
| Name | Time/Distance | Place | Points |
| Nathan Llewellyn | 15.90 m | 5 | 4 |
| Jonathan Kelly | 18.20 m | 4 | 5 |
| Pat O’Dwyer | 6.10 m | 6 | 3 |
| Tom Shaw | 35.16 sec | 1 | 8 |
| Adam Bishop | 37.37 sec | 2 | 7 |
| Lewis Mitchell | 3.37 m | 8 | 1 |
| Mark Hunter | 3.57 m | 7 | 2 |
| Ed Hall | 45.25 sec | 3 | 6 |
Event 2 Monster Behind the Neck Axle Press
| Name | Weight | Place | Points | Overall |
| Lewis Mitchell | – | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Hunter | 170kg | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Pat O’Dwyer | 185kg | 2 | 6.5 | 9.5 |
| Nathan Llewellyn | – | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jonathan Kelly | 185kg | 2 | 6.5 | 11.5 |
| Ed Hall | 190kg | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| Adam Bishop | 160kg | 5 | 3.5 | 10.5 |
| Tom Shaw | 160kg | 5 | 3.5 | 11.5 |
Event 3 Strongman Scrum
| Name | Weight | Place | Points | Overall |
| Ed Hall | – | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| Tom Shaw | – | 2 | 7 | 18.5 |
| Nathan Llewellyn | – | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Adam Bishop | – | 4 | 5 | 15.5 |
| Mark Hunter | – | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Pat O’Dwyer | – | 6 | 3 | 12.5 |
| Jonathan Kelly | – | 7 | 2 | 13.5 |
| Lewis Mitchell | – | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Event 4 Stones of Strength
1st 100kg, 2nd 115kg, 3rd 130kg, 4th 145kg, 5th 160kg
| Name | Stone & Time | Place | Points | Overall |
| Lewis Mitchell | 2nd – 21.69 secs | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Nathan Llewellyn | 3rd -20.98 secs | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| Mark Hunter | 3rd – 37.09 secs | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| Pat O’Dwyer | 4th – 27.28 secs | 2 | 7 | 19.5 |
| Jonathan Kelly | 4th 28.40 secs | 3 | 6 | 19.5 |
| Adam Bishop | 4th 40.54 secs | 4 | 5 | 20.5 |
| Tom Shaw | 5th 42.75 secs | 1 | 8 | 26.5 |
| Ed Hall | – | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Day 1 Group B
Event 1 Railway Walk Super Yoke
| Name | Time/Distance | Place | Points |
| Nicky Whelan | 11.35m | 6 | 3 |
| Ben Kelsey | 23.04sec | 1 | 8 |
| Luke Stoltman | 17.94m | 3 | 6 |
| Wayne Smith | 10m | 7 | 2 |
| Mick Brown | 12.45m | 5 | 4 |
| Dan Gannon | 42.66sec | 2 | 7 |
| Kelvin Gardner | 7.62m | 8 | 1 |
| Simon Johnston | 14.96m | 4 | 5 |
Event 2 Monster Behind the Neck Axle Press
| Name | Weight | Place | Points | Overall |
| Kelvin Gardner | 150kg | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Smith | 185kg | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Nicky Whelan | 160kg | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Mick Brown | 170kg | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Simon Johnston | 170kg | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Luke Stoltman | 170kg | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Dan Gannon | 140kg | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Ben Kelsey | 200kg | 1 | 8 | 16 |
Event 3 Strongman Scrum
| Name | Weight | Place | Points | Overall |
| Nicky Whelan | – | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| Mick Brown | – | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| Ben Kelsey | – | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Kelvin Gardner | – | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Wayne Smith | – | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| Simon Johnston | – | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| Luke Stoltman | – | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| Dan Gannon | – | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Event 4 Stones of Strength
1st 100kg, 2nd 115kg, 3rd 130kg, 4th 145kg, 5th 160kg
| Name | Stone & Time | Place | Points | Overall |
| Kelvin Gardener | – | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dan Gannon | 5th – 61.50 secs | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| Wayne Smith | 3rd – 25.12 secs | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| Simon Johnston | 5th – 63.25 secs | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Luke Stoltman | 5th – 57.31 secs | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| Nicky Whelan | 4th – 29.33 secs | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| Mick Brown | 4th – 37.41 secs | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| Ben Kelsey | – | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Day 2 Group B
Event 5 Arm Over Arm Rope Pull of a Truck
| Name | Time/Distance | Place | Points |
| Dan Gannon | 39.71 secs | 5 | 2 |
| Simon Johnston | 36.13 secs | 2 | 5 |
| Nicky Whelan | 39.00 secs | 4 | 3 |
| Mick Brown | 18m 80 cms | 6 | 1 |
| Luke Stoltman | 33.51 secs | 1 | 6 |
| Ben Kelsey | 38.32 secs | 3 | 4 |
Event 6 Husefell Stone
| Name | Distance | Place | Points | Overall |
| Mick Brown | 14.08m | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Gannon | 46.10m | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Nicky Whelan | 31.73m | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Ben Kelsey | 49.40m | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Simon Johnston | 36.59m | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Luke Stoltman | 48.46m | 2 | 5 | 11 |
Event 7 Hercules Hold for Time
| Name | Time | Place | Points | Overall |
| Mick Brown | 18.99 secs | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Nicky Shelan | 33.70 secs | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Simon Johnston | 34.32 secs | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Dan Gannon | 32.91 secs | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Luke Stoltman | 32.91 secs | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| Ben Kelsey | 35.86 secs | 2 | 5 | 15 |
Event 8 Power Stairs
| Name | Block 1 | Block2 | Block3 | Place | Points | Overall |
| Mick Brown | – | – | Step 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Nicky Whelan | 5th – 61.50 secs | – | 44.86 Step 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| Dan Gannon | 3rd – 25.12 secs | – | 72.94 Step 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| Simon Johnston | Step 2 | – | – | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Ben Kelsey | Step1 | – | – | 5 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| Luke Stoltman | Step 1 | – | – | 5 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
FINAL UK Strongest Man 2013
Event 1 Strongman Steeple Chase
| Name | Time/Distance | Place | Points |
| Pat O’Dwyer | 50.94 secs | 7 | 2 |
| Jonathan Kelly | 31.31 secs | 2 | 7 |
| Simon Johston | 58.57 secs | 8 | 1 |
| Nicky Whelan | 36.06 secs | 4 | 5 |
| Tom Shaw | 43.97 secs | 6 | 3 |
| Ed Hall | 36.31 secs | 5 | 4 |
| Luke Stoltman | 34.19 secs | 3 | 6 |
| Ben Kelsey | 30.78 secs | 1 | 8 |
Event 2 Monster Log for Reps
| Name | Reps | Place | Points | Overall |
| Simon Johnston | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Pat O’Dywer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Hall | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| Nicky Whelan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Luke Stoltman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jonathan Kelly | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| Ben Kelsey | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
Event 3 Car Roll
| Name | Time | Place | Points | Overall |
| Pat O’Dwyer | 25.09 secs | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Shaw | 21.11 secs | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Nicky Whelan | 21.59 secs | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| Luke Stoltman | 23.35 secs | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Simon Johnston | 28.78 secs | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Ben Kelsey | 23.08 secs | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| Ed Hall | 19.38 secs | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| Jonathan Kelly | 24.89 secs | 6 | 3 | 18 |
Event 4 Deadlift for Maximum
| Name | Weight | Place | Points | Overall |
| Simon Johnston | 350kg | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| Pat O’Dwyer | 320kg | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Jonathan Kelly | 340kg | 4 | 4.5 | 22.5 |
| Luke Stoltman | 320kg | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Ben Kelsey | 340kg | 4 | 4.5 | 23.5 |
| Nicky Whelan | 320kg | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Tom Shaw | 355kg | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| Ed Hall | 360kg | 1 | 8 | 27 |
Event 5 Stone for Reps
| Name | Reps | Place | Points | Overall |
| Pat O’Dwyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Luke Stoltman | 1 | 6 | 2.5 | 14.5 |
| Nicky Whelan | 4 | 2 | 6.5 | 19.5 |
| Simon Johnston | 2 | 4 | 4.5 | 17.5 |
| Tom Shaw | 2 | 4 | 4.5 | 21.5 |
| Jonathan Kelly | 1 | 6 | 2.5 | 25 |
| Ben Kelsey | 4 | 2 | 6.5 | 30 |
| Ed Hall | 5 | 1 | 8 | 35 |
Overall Placings
- Ed Hall – 35 points
- Ben Kelsey – 30 points
- Jonathan Kelly – 25 points
- Tom Shaw – 21.5 points
- Nicky Whelan – 19.5 points
- Simon Johnston – 17.5 points
- Luke Stoltman – 14.5 points
- Pat O’Dwyer – 6 points
