The 2022 Sweden’s Strongest Man contest took place on Nov. 5, 2022, in Växjö, Sweden. Ten of the nation’s top athletes converged to compete across six events to earn the title of their country’s strongest man.
After those six events — Max Log Lift, Frame Carry, Deadlift, Car Walk, Dumbbell Medley, and Natural Stones — Andreas Ståhlberg emerged victorious over his nine countrymen to claim the crown with 46.5 points out of a possible 60.
Check out the results below:
2022 Sweden’s Strongest Man Results
- Andreas Ståhlberg — 46.5 points
- Johnny Hansson — 43 points
- Joachim Kvick — 42 points
- Fredrik Johansson — 39.5 points
- David Ebbeke — 35 points
- Fredrik Svensson — 34.5 points
- Harley Andersson — 31.5 points
- Jacob Larsson — 27 points
- Anton Wasser — 15.5 points
- Stefan Bergqvist — 7.5 points
Below is a breakdown of each of the six events and their results.
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Max Log Lift
This was a typical Max Log Lift event, with each strongman lifting the same weight each round. The heaviest press was awarded first-place points, and only Kvick was locked out 190 kilograms.
- Joachim Kvick — 190 kilograms
- Johnny Hansson — 180 kilogramas
- Andreas Ståhlberg — 175 kilograms
- David Ebbeke — 170 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Fredrik Svensson — 170 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Harley Andersson — 170 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Fredrik Johansson — 160 kilograms (T-seventh)
- Anton Wasser — 160 kilograms (T-seventh)
- Jacob Larsson — No lift
- Stefan Bergqvist — No lift
Frame Carry
The Frame Carry was 370 kilograms, and athletes had 60 seconds to traverse the 30-meter course in the fastest time possible. Ultimately, no one on the roster crossed the finish line, but Ståhlberg traveled the farthest.
- Andreas Ståhlberg — 27.5 meters
- Fredrik Johansson — 23.1 meters
- David Ebbeke — 15 meters
- Harley Andersson — 14 meters
- Johnny Hansson — 9.8 meters
- Jacob Larsson — 4.7 meters
- Joachim Kvick — 1.35 meters
- Fredrik Svensson — One meter
- Stefan Bergqvist — 0.45 meters
- Anton Wasser — No lift
Deadlift
This event was for max reps with a 350-kilogram deadlift. Each athlete had a 60-second time limit.
- Fredrik Johansson — Seven reps
- Andreas Ståhlberg — Six reps (T-second)
- Fredrik Svensson — Six reps (T-second)
- Jacob Larsson — Four reps
- David Ebbeke — Three reps (T-fifth)
- Johnny Hansson — Three reps (T-fifth)
- Joachim Kvick — Three reps (T-fifth)
- Harley Andersson — Two reps (T-eighth)
- Stefan Bergqvist — Two reps (T-eighth)
- Anton Wasser — No reps
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Car Walk
The Car Walk tasted each strongman to move the 350-kilogram vehicle down the 15-meter course in the fastest time possible, with a 60-second time cap. The majority of the roster blitzed the course, with Hansson winning with a 14-second run.
- Johnny Hansson — 14 seconds
- Fredrik Johansson — 15.10 seconds
- Harley Andersson — 15.31 seconds
- Fredrik Svensson — 17.63 seconds
- Andreas Ståhlberg — 19.06 seconds
- Jacob Larsson — 19.53 seconds
- Joachim Kvick — 19.81 seconds
- David Ebbeke — 41.97 seconds
- Stefan Bergqvist — 12.5 meters
- Anton Wasser — 12.3 meters
Dumbbell Medley
The Dumbbell Medley consisted of five dumbbells ranging from 70 to 110 kilograms. None of the athletes converted all five dumbbells, but Kvick scored four in sub-30 seconds to claim first place.
- Joachim Kvick — Four in 29.44 seconds
- Johnny Hansson — Four in 36.68 seconds
- Fredrik Johansson — Four in 36.91 seconds
- David Ebbeke — Four in 41.54 seconds
- Anton Wasser — Four in 46.09 seconds
- Harley Andersson — Four in 70.35 seconds
- Andreas Ståhlberg — Three in 26.40 seconds
- Jacob Larsson — Three in 32.13 seconds
- Fredrik Svensson — Two in 12.50 seconds
- Stefan Bergqvist — Two in 21.87 seconds
Natural Stones
The Natural Stones event only involved three implements. They ranged from 140 to 175 kilograms, and athletes had a time cap of 90-seconds. Only Ståhlberg converted all three stones to win the event and the contest.
- Andreas Ståhlberg — Three in 50.72 seconds
- Joachim Kvick — Two in 36.44 seconds
- Fredrik Svensson — Two in 37.31 seconds
- Jacob Larsson — Two in 47.50 seconds
- David Ebbeke — Two in 50.87 seconds
- Anton Wasser — One plus 0.3 meters
- Johnny Hansson — One in 9.32 seconds
- Harley Andersson — One in 13.25 seconds
- Fredrik Johansson — No lift
- Stefan Bergqvist — No lift
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