The 2023 England’s Strongest Man (ESM) and 2023 England’s Strongest Woman (ESW) contests were held on Aug. 27, 2023, in Warrington, UK. The contest featured 12 and eight of the country’s top strongmen and strongwomen, respectively. Patrick Haynes emerged victorious among the men, and Naomi Hadley stood atop the podium for the women.
Although the single-day contests were held in tandem, the events were not the same. The 2023 ESM featured the Húsafell Stone, Tyre Super Yoke, Kratos Bar Deadlift for Reps, Anvil Farmer’s Walk, and the Log Ladder. The 2023 ESW featured the Húsafell Stone, Block Press, Max Deadlift, Wolves Pit, and Farmer’s Walk. Below are the results for both contests:
2023 England’s Strongest Man Results
- Patrick Haynes — 46 points
- Andrew Flynn — 45 points
- Max Searby — 43 points
- Paul Smith — 38 points
- Phil Hawxwell — 35.5 points
- Jack Osborn — 30 points
- Lewis Packham — 28.5 points
- Tom Place — 27.5 points
- Josh Norton — 27 points
- Joe Oliver — 26.5 points
- Sam Ashton — 24 points
- Ricky Daly — 16 points
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2023 England’s Strongest Woman Results
- Naomi Hadley — 37.5 points
- Holly Ford — 29 points
- Rachel Greener — 29 points
- Jemma Featherstone — 23.5 points
- Desi Gillespie — 21 points
- Lydia Woodhall — 13.5 points
- Ashley Pinkney — 12.5 points
- Mollie Wagstaff — 10 points
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2023 England’s Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results for each of the five contest events in the men’s contest:
Húsafell Stone
The Húsafell Stone weighed 187 kilograms. Athletes had 75 seconds to carry it as far as possible.
- Patrick Haynes — 89.37 meters
- Andrew Flynn — 62.85 meters
- Tom Place — 60 meters
- Max Searby — 54.68 meters
- Lewis Packham — 54.2 meters
- Sam Ashton — 51.67 meters
- Phil Hawxwell — 45.85 meters
- Joe Oliver — 42.4 meters
- Josh Norton — 41.6 meters
- Ricky Daly — 38.9 meters
- Jack Osborn — 24.2 meters
- Paul Smith — 22.22 meters
Tyre Super Yoke
The yoke weighed 350 kilograms. Each strongman had to walk the yoke two lengths of the 20-meter course as fast as possible. They were allowed to drop the yoke at the turning point halfway.
- Jack Osborn — 33.77 seconds
- Patrick Haynes — 41.96 seconds
- Andrew Flynn — 34.19 seconds
- Phil Hawxwell — 66.23 seconds
- Max Searby — 67.54 seconds
- Paul Smith — 39.75 meters
- Josh Norton — 35.48 meters
- Sam Ashton — 34.35 meters
- Ricky Daly — 34.16 meters
- Lewis Packham — 33 meters
- Tom Place — 31.7 meters
- Joe Oliver — 22.32 meters
Kratos Bar Deadlift for Reps
Each athlete attempted to pull 320 kilograms for as many reps as possible in the 75-second time cap.
- Andrew Flynn — Nine reps
- Paul Smith — Eight reps
- Patrick Haynes — Seven reps
- Max Searby — Six reps
- Lewis Packham — Five reps (T-fifth)
- Joe Oliver — Five reps (T-fifth)
- Phil Hawxwell — Four reps (T-seventh)
- Tom Place — Four reps (T-seventh)
- Jack Osborn — Three reps
- Sam Ashton — One rep
- Josh Norton — no lift
- Ricky Daly — no lift
Anvil Farmer’s Walk
With 50 kilograms, each athlete traversed the 40-meter course in the fastest possible time.
- Patrick Haynes — 13.5 seconds
- Paul Smith — 13.56 seconds
- Joe Oliver — 14.82 seconds
- Phil Hawxwell — 21.43 seconds
- Sam Ashton — 21.83 seconds
- Andrew Flynn — 23.37 seconds
- Josh Norton — 29.29 seconds
- Max Searby — 34.43 seconds
- Ricky Daly — 47.73 seconds
- Lewis Packham — 61.3 seconds
- Jack Osborn — 32.3 meters
- Tom Place — 31.33 meters
Log Ladder
The ladders for this event weighed 100, 120, 140, 160, and 180 kilograms.
- Max Searby — Five in 46.52 seconds
- Josh Norton — Five in 64.28 seconds
- Jack Osborn — Five in 64.36 seconds
- Tom Place — Four in 29.21 seconds
- Paul Smith — Four in 31.99 seconds
- Lewis Packham — Four in 40.37 seconds
- Phil Hawxwell — Four in 40.98 seconds
- Ricky Daly — Four in 63.16 seconds
- Andrew Flynn — Three in 22.11 seconds
- Joe Oliver — Three in 26.61 seconds
- Patrick Haynes — Two in 15.46 seconds
- Sam Ashton — One in 5.39 seconds
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2023 England’s Strongest Woman Event Results
Below are the results for each of the five contest events in the women’s contest:
Húsafell Stone
The Húsafell Stone weighed 100 kilograms. Athletes had 75 seconds to carry it as fast as possible across two 20-meter lengths with a turn halfway.
- Naomi Hadley — 19.7 seconds
- Ashley Pinkney — 21.6 seconds
- Holly Ford — 21.94 seconds
- Rachel Greener — 22.88 seconds
- Desi Gillespie — 23.43 seconds
- Mollie Wagstaff — 31.65 seconds
- Lydia Woodhall — 33.9 seconds
- Jemma Featherstone — 28.4 meters
Block Press
This event was for reps with a 50-kilogram implement.
- Holly Ford — Five reps
- Jemma Featherstone — Four reps
- Ashley Pinkney — Three reps (T-third)
- Naomi Hadley — Three reps (T-third)
- Rachel Greener — One rep (T-fifth)
- Desi Gillespie — One rep (T-fifth)
- Lydia Woodhall — One rep (T-fifth)
- Mollie Wagstaff — no lift
Max Deadlift
The deadlift event was in progressively heavier rounds with the following weights: 140, 160, 180, 200, 210, 220, 230, and 240 kilograms.
- Naomi Hadley — 230 kilograms
- Rachel Greener — 220 kilograms
- Holly Ford — 200 kilograms
- Desi Gillespie — 180 kilograms
- Jemma Featherstone — 160 kilograms (T-fifth)
- Lydia Woodhall — 160 kilograms (T-fifth)
- Mollie Wagstaff — 140 kilograms
- Ashley Pinkney — withdrew
Wolves Pit
- Naomi Hadley
- Rachel Greener
- Jemma Featherstone
- Desi Gillespie
- Holly Ford
- Lydia Woodhall
- Mollie Wagstaff
- Ashley Pinkney — withdrew
Farmer’s Walk
With 85 kilograms, athletes traverse 20 meters in the fastest possible time.
- Naomi Hadley — 9.7 seconds
- Rachel Greener — 11.7 seconds
- Jemma Featherstone — 11.94 seconds
- Holly Ford — 13.44 seconds
- Desi Gillespie — 14.4 seconds
- Mollie Wagstaff — 16.8 seconds
- Lydia Woodhall — 21.45 seconds
- Ashley Pinkney — withdrew
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