On Sept. 3, 2022, 13 elite strongmen converged on Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to compete in five events for the 2022 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Bosnia contest. At the conclusion of the single-day competition, Dainis Zageris of Latvia emerged victorious by half a point over the runner-up Rongo Keene of Australia and Roberto Rodriguez of Spain.
The five events were as follows: Truck Pull, Car Deadlift, Farmer’s Walk, Log Lift, and Atlas Stones. Here are the full results below:
2022 Strongman Champions League Bosnia Results
- Dainis Zageris (Latvia) — 51 points
- Rongo Keene (Australia) — 50.5 points
- Roberto Rodríguez (Spain) — 50.5 points
- George Sulaiman (Netherlands) — 48 points
- Kane Francis (UK) — 43 points
- Péter Juhász (Hungary) — 39 points
- Ervin Toots (Estonia) — 37.5 points
- Fatih Karaca (Turkey) — 31 points
- Nemanja Tasić (Austria) — 29.5 points
- Jeremy Hogg (New Zealand) — 26 points
- Tiago Aparecido (Brazil) —21 points
- Marcelo Martínez (Uruguay) — 18 points
- Damir Stroil (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — withdrew
Check out the individual event results below.
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Truck Pull
Rodriguez set the pace in the truck pull, scoring the first-place time in just under 36 seconds. Keene was within a second behind him for second place.
- Roberto Rodríguez — 35.83 seconds
- Rongo Keene — 36.52 seconds
- Fatih Karaca — 38.14 seconds
- Dainis Zageris — 38.72 seconds
- George Sulaiman — 41.20 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 41.92 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 42.22 seconds
- Jeremy Hogg — 44.12 seconds
- Marcelo Martínez — 46.23 seconds
- Nemanja Tasić — 47.72 seconds
- Tiago Aparecido — 50.22 seconds
- Kane Francis — 53.66 seconds
- Damir Stroil — withdrew
Car Deadlift
The Car Deadlift challenged each strongman to lock out as many reps as possible. Zageris scored his first event win, scoring four more reps than the runner-up Sulaiman.
- Dainis Zageris — 15 reps
- George Sulaiman — 11 reps
- Roberto Rodríguez — Eight reps (T-third)
- Rongo Keene — Eight reps (T-third)
- Jeremy Hogg — Seven reps
- Ervin Toots — Six reps (T-sixth)
- Marcelo Martínez — Six reps (T-sixth)
- Kane Francis — Six reps (T-sixth)
- Fatih Karaca — Five reps (T-ninth)
- Nemanja Tasić — Five reps (T-ninth)
- Péter Juhász — Three reps
- Tiago Aparecido — Two reps
- Damir Stroil — withdrew
Farmer’s Walk
The Farmer’s Walk involved strongmen carrying 155 kilograms down a 25-meter course in the fastest possible time. There was a 60-second time cap, but the entire roster finished within 26 seconds.
- Kane Francis — 9.34 seconds
- Roberto Rodríguez — 10.14 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 10.20 seconds
- Nemanja Tasić — 11.42 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 12.03 seconds
- George Sulaiman — 12.94 seconds
- Fatih Karaca — 13 seconds
- Jeremy Hogg — 13.16 seconds
- Tiago Aparecido — 13.20 seconds
- Dainis Zageris — 16.19 seconds
- Rongo Keene — 19.80 seconds
- Marcelo Martínez — 26 seconds
- Damir Stroil — withdrew
Log Lift
With 60 seconds on the clock, each strongman tried to score as many reps as possible with the 140-kilogram log. Zageris scored his second event win of the day with one more rep than runner-up Keene.
- Dainis Zageris — Seven reps
- Rongo Keene — Six reps
- Kane Francis — Four reps (T-third)
- Roberto Rodríguez — Four reps (T-third)
- Péter Juhász — Four reps (T-third)
- George Sulaiman — Four reps (T-third)
- Tiago Aparecido — Four reps (T-third)
- Ervin Toots — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Fatih Karaca — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Nemanja Tasić — Two reps
- Jeremy Hogg — Zero reps
- Marcelo Martínez — Zero reps
- Damir Stroil — withdrew
Atlas Stones
The five Atlas Stones ranged from 120 to 180 kilograms. Each strongman attempted to load all five stones in the fastest time possible with a 75-second time cap.
- Rongo Keene — Four stones, 21.10 seconds
- Kane Francis — Four stones, 23.33 seconds
- Dainis Zageris — Four stones, 23.66 seconds
- George Sulaiman — Four stones, 24.31 seconds
- Péter Juhász — Four stones, 36.23 seconds
- Ervin Toots — Four stones, 50.17 seconds
- Nemanja Tasić — Three stones, 18.15 seconds
- Roberto Rodríguez — Three stones, 19.35 seconds
- Jeremy Hogg — Three stones, 31.60 seconds
- Marcelo Martínez — Three stones, 37.50 seconds
- Fatih Karaca — Two stones, 21.81 seconds
- Tiago Aparecido — Two stones, 39.57 seconds
- Damir Stroil — withdrew
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