The 2023 England’s Strongest Man contest came to a close on Oct. 1, 2023, in Doncaster, England, and Luke Richardson emerged victorious over 11 of his fellow countrymen across five events during the single-day contest.
Scoring 56 of a possible 60 points, Richardson stood atop the podium after finishing in the top two of the Log Lift, Axle Deadlift, Sandbag Steeplechase, Super Yoke, and Power Stairs. Below are the full results:
2023 England’s Strongest Man Results
- Luke Richardson — 56 points
- Kane Francis — 46.5 points
- Patrick Haynes — 46 points
- Paul Smith — 42.5 points
- Andrew Flynn — 37.5 points
- Jack Osborn — 36.5 points
- Mark Felix — 28.5 points
- John Harker — 28 points
- Josh Brown — 19.5 points
- Shane Nye — 19 points
- Ben Glasscock — 15.5 points
- Ben Williams — 11.5 points (withdrew)
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2023 England’s Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results for each of the five contested events in Doncaster, per Strongman Archives:
Log Lift
This event was for reps with a 140-kilogram log.
- Luke Richardson — Nine reps (T-first)
- Jack Osborn — Nine reps (T-first)
- Kane Francis — Eight reps (T-third)
- Paul Smith — Eight reps (T-third)
- Shane Nye — Eight reps (T-third)
- Josh Brown — Seven reps (T-sixth)
- Ben Williams — Seven reps (T-sixth)
- Andrew Flynn — Five reps
- Patrick Haynes — Two reps
- John Harker — One rep (T-10th)
- Ben Glasscock — One rep (T-10th)
- Mark Felix — no lift
Axle Deadlift
Using an axle bar, each strongman attempted to lift 320 kilograms as many times as possible.
- Patrick Haynes — 10 reps
- Luke Richardson — Nine reps (T-second)
- Mark Felix — Nine reps (T-second)
- Paul Smith — Eight reps (T-fourth)
- Andrew Flynn — Eight reps (T-fourth)
- Jack Osborn — Seven reps
- Kane Francis — Six reps (T-seventh)
- John Harker — Six reps (T-seventh)
- Josh Brown — Four reps (T-ninth)
- Shane Nye — Four reps (T-ninth)
- Ben Williams — Four reps (T-ninth)
- Ben Glasscock — Two reps
Sandbag Steeplechase
Author’s note: times for each athlete will be added when they become available.
- Luke Richardson
- Patrick Haynes
- Kane Francis
- Andrew Flynn
- Paul Smith
- John Harker
- Ben Glasscock
- Jack Osborn
- Mark Felix
- Shane Nye
- Ben Williams
- Josh Brown
Super Yoke
- Kane Francis — 10.87 seconds
- Luke Richardson — 10.96 seconds
- Paul Smith — 12.69 seconds
- Andrew Flynn — 14.45 seconds
- Jack Osborn — 15.53 seconds
- Patrick Haynes — 15.81 seconds
- Mark Felix — 17.10 seconds
- Josh Brown — 19.35 seconds
- John Harker — 20.10 seconds
- Ben Glasscock — 35.04 seconds
- Shane Nye — 17.21 meters
- Ben Williams — withdrew
Power Stairs
Each athlete attempted to load the implements up 12 total stairs in the fastest possible time:
- Luke Richardson — 12 in 34.11 seconds
- Kane Francis — 12 in 34.12 seconds
- Patrick Haynes — 12 in 33.94 seconds
- John Harker — 12 in 34.57 seconds
- Mark Felix — 12 in 38.41 seconds
- Paul Smith — 12 in 40.28 seconds
- Andrew Flynn — 12 in 43.69 seconds
- Jack Osborn — 11 in 43.73 seconds
- Josh Brown — 10 in 53.96 seconds
- Ben Glasscock — Eight in 49.10 seconds
- Ben Williams — withdrew
- Shane Nye — Six in 31.96 seconds
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