2023 Strongman Champions League Holland Results — Aivars Šmaukstelis is King

Aivars Šmaukstelis continues to display his prowess for gold-medal-worthy performances in the Strongman Champions League (SCL). At the 2023 SCL Holland competition, Šmaukstelis defeated 13 other elite strongmen across six events in the single-day contest.

The Latvian won four of six events and never finished lower than third in the other two. Šmaukstelis amassed 81 of a possible 84 points to defeat silver-medalist Kelvin de Ruiter by 12 points on de Ruiter’s home turf. Check out the full results below:

2023 SCL Holland Results 

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis (Latvia) — 81 points
2. Kelvin de Ruiter (Netherlands) — 69 points
3. Kevin Hazeleger (Netherlands) — 60.5 points
4. Kane Francis (Great Britain) — 59 points
5. Rongo Keene (Australia) — 54.5 points
6. Evans Aryee (Belgium) — 45 points
7. Mika Törrö (Finland) — 33.5 points
8. Kevin de Jong (Netherlands) — 32.5 points
9. Andrea Invernizzi (Italy) — 32.5 points
10. Grzegorz Szymański (Poland) — 31 points
11. Ayyub Mohammad (Germany) — 30 points
12. Kelin Mills (South Africa) — 27.5 points
13. Travis Ortmayer (USA) — 25 points
14. Andy Black (Great Britain) — 14 points

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The six contested events were the Truck Pull, Super Yoke, Farmer’s Walk, Viking Press, Tire Flip, and Atlas Stones. The results of each event are below.

Truck Pull

Athletes had a 60-second window within which to pull a 15,000-kilogram truck down a 25-meter course in the fastest time possible.

1. Kelvin de Ruiter — 31.50 seconds
2. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 34.16 seconds
3. Kelin Mills — 36.44 seconds
4. Kevin de Jong — 37.78 seconds
5. Kevin Hazeleger — 38.66 seconds
6. Rongo Keene — 39.38 seconds
7. Mika Törrö — 42.22 seconds
8. Evans Aryee — 43.03 seconds
9. Ayyub Mohammad — 43.07 seconds
10. Andy Black — 45.44 seconds
11. Grzegorz Szymański — 45.56 seconds
12. Travis Ortmayer — 46.22 seconds
13. Kane Francis — 54.48 seconds
14. Andrea Invernizzi — 59 seconds

Super Yoke

Each strongman traversed a 425-kilogram yoke across a 25-meter course in the fastest time possible.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 10.75 seconds
2. Kelvin de Ruiter — 12.78 seconds
3. Kevin de Jong — 15.16 seconds
4. Kevin Hazeleger — 15.44 seconds
5. Evans Aryee — 15.53 seconds
6. Kelin Mills — 16.34 seconds (T-fifth)
7. Kane Francis — 16.34 seconds (T-fifth)
8. Rongo Keene — 18.31 seconds
9. Ayyub Mohammad — 18.71 seconds
10. Andrea Invernizzi — 29.22 seconds
11. Travis Ortmayer — 41.75 seconds
12. Andy Black — One meter
13. Mika Törrö — no result (no points)
14. Grzegorz Szymański — no result (no points)

Farmer’s Walk

With 150 kilograms in hand, each strongman attempted to travel 40 meters in the fastest possible time.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 18.16 seconds
2. Evans Aryee — 18.63 seconds
3. Kane Francis — 19.09 seconds
4. Kevin Hazeleger — 21.84 seconds
5. Kelvin de Ruiter — 21.91 seconds
6. Rongo Keene — 22.34 seconds
7. Grzegorz Szymański — 22.87 seconds
8. Mika Törrö — 23.90 seconds
9. Andy Black — 24 seconds
10. Andrea Invernizzi — 25.56 seconds
11. Kelin Mills — 26.69 seconds
12. Travis Ortmayer — 31.59 seconds
13. Kevin de Jong — 32.5 meters
14. Ayyub Mohammad — 8.35 meters

Viking Press

For max reps, each strongman Viking Pressed 160 kilograms within the 60-second time cap.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 15 reps
2. Kane Francis — 14 reps (T-second)
3. Rongo Keene — 14 reps (T-second)
4. Kevin Hazeleger — 13 reps (T-fourth)
5. Andrea Invernizzi — 13 reps (T-fourth)
6. Ayyub Mohammad — 13 reps (T-fourth)
7. Kelvin de Ruiter — 12 reps
8. Evans Aryee — 10 reps
9. Mika Törrö — Eight reps
10. Grzegorz Szymański — Seven reps
11. Kevin de Jong — Five reps
12. Kelin Mills — no reps
13. Travis Ortmayer — no reps
14. Andy Black — withdrew

Tire Flip

Athletes had 75 seconds tops to flip a 425-kilogram tire eight times.

1. Mika Törrö — 30.63 seconds
2. Kelvin de Ruiter — 33.44 seconds
3. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 34.04 seconds
4. Kane Francis — 42.22 seconds
5. Grzegorz Szymański — 50.61 seconds
6. Travis Ortmayer — 52.19 seconds
7. Rongo Keene — 52.56 seconds
8. Kevin Hazeleger — Seven flips (T-eighth)
9. Evans Aryee — Seven flips (T-eighth)
10. Andrea Invernizzi — Six flips (T-10th)
11. Kevin de Jong — Six flips (T-10th)
12. Kelin Mills — Five flips
13. Ayyub Mohammad — Four flips
14. Andy Black — withdrew

Atlas Stones

With 90 seconds on the clock, each strongman attempted to load five Atlas Stones weighing 120 to 180 kilograms in the fastest possible time.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Five in 32.03 seconds
2. Kane Francis — Five in 39.90 seconds
3. Kevin Hazeleger — Five in 50.18 seconds
4. Kelvin de Ruiter — Five in 52.97 seconds
5. Mika Törrö — Five in 56.19 seconds
6. Rongo Keene — Four in 54.43 seconds
7. Evans Aryee — Three in 36.61 seconds
8. Andrea Invernizzi — Three in 58.15 seconds
9. Travis Ortmayer — Two in 26.61 seconds
10. Ayyub Mohammad — Two in 49.56 seconds
11. Grzegorz Szymański — One in 39.83 seconds
12. Kevin de Jong — no lift
13. Kelin Mills — no lift
14. Andy Black — withdrew

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