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Home » Strongman News » 2023 Strongman Champions League World Finals Results — Oskar Ziółkowski Triumphant

2023 Strongman Champions League World Finals Results — Oskar Ziółkowski Triumphant

Ziółkowski of Poland bested 11 other elite strongmen to claim the title in Sarajevo.

Phil Blechman
Written by Phil Blechman
Last updated on November 20th, 2023

The 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Finals occurred on Nov. 18, 2023, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Twelve of the world’s top strongmen competed in six events: Truck Pull, Deadlift, Farmer’s Walk, Log Lift, Loading Race, and Atlas Stones.

Oskar Ziółkowski of Poland emerged as the overall victor, scoring 67.5 of a possible 72 points. The defending champion, Aivars Šmaukstelis of Latvia, finished as the runner-up with 65 points. Below are the full results:

2023 Strongman Champions League World Finals Results

  1. Oskar Ziółkowski (Poland) — 67.5 points
  2. Aivars Šmaukstelis (Latvia) — 65 points
  3. Kevin Hazeleger (Netherlands) — 60.5 points
  4. Kane Francis (UK) — 56.5 points
  5. Andrea Invernizzi (Italy) — 54 points
  6. Evans Aryee (Ghana) — 52.5 points
  7. Adam Roszkowski (Poland) — 43.5 points
  8. Mika Törrö (Finland) — 36 points
  9. Fatih Karaca (Turkey) — 32.5 points
  10. Damir Stroil (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — 29.5 points
  11. Ervin Toots (Estonia) — 20.5 points
  12. Péter Juhász (Hungary) — 10 points

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2023 SCL World Finals Event Results

Truck Pull

Each strongman attempted the fastest pull time down a 25-meter course with an 18,000-kilogram truck. The time cap was 90 seconds.

  1. Kevin Hazeleger — 41.58 seconds
  2. Oskar Ziółkowski — 46.56 seconds
  3. Fatih Karaca — 52.46 seconds
  4. Mika Törrö — 57.13 seconds
  5. Ervin Toots — 57.53 seconds
  6. Andrea Invernizzi — 57.38 seconds
  7. Adam Roszkowski — 58.06 seconds
  8. Péter Juhász — 70.66 seconds
  9. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 71.41 seconds
  10. Damir Stroil — 73.15 seconds
  11. Evans Aryee — 22 meters
  12. Kane Francis — 18 meters

Car Deadlift

The Car Deadlift was for max reps within the 60-second time cap.

  1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Nine reps
  2. Oskar Ziółkowski — Seven reps (T-second)
  3. Andrea Invernizzi — Seven reps (T-second)
  4. Kane Francis — Five reps (T-fourth)
  5. Evans Aryee — Five reps (T-fourth)
  6. Kevin Hazeleger — Four reps (T-sixth)
  7. Adam Roszkowski — Four reps (T-sixth)
  8. Damir Stroil — Three reps
  9. Ervin Toots — Three reps
  10. Fatih Karaca — One rep
  11. Mika Törrö — no lift
  12. Péter Juhász — no lift

Farmer’s Walk

With 150 kilograms, each athlete traversed the 15-meter course as many times as possible for total distance within the 60-second time cap.

  1. Kevin Hazeleger — 49.2 meters
  2. Andrea Invernizzi — 45 meters (T-second)
  3. Fatih Karaca — 45 meters (T-second)
  4. Oskar Ziółkowski — 42.6 meters
  5. Evans Aryee — 41.88 meters
  6. Damir Stroil — 35 meters
  7. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 34.2 meters
  8. Kane Francis — 31.7 meters
  9. Ervin Toots — 30.86 meters
  10. Mika Törrö — 30 meters
  11. Adam Roszkowski — 27 meters
  12. Péter Juhász — 15 meters

Log Lift

Each strongman had one minute to perform as many reps as possible with 150 kilograms.

  1. Oskar Ziółkowski — Six reps
  2. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Four reps
  3. Kevin Hazeleger — Two reps 
  4. Kane Francis — Two reps
  5. Andrea Invernizzi — One rep
  6. Evans Aryee — Three reps
  7. Adam Roszkowski — Two reps
  8. Mika Törrö — no lift
  9. Fatih Karaca — One rep
  10. Damir Stroil — One rep
  11. Ervin Toots — no lift
  12. Péter Juhász — withdrew

Loading Race

The Loading Race comprised three implements weighing 110, 120, and 130 kilograms, each traversed 10 meters in the fastest time possible.

  1. Kane Francis — Three in 21.75 seconds
  2. Oskar Ziółkowski — Three in 22 seconds
  3. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Three in 23.35 seconds
  4. Adam Roszkowski — Three in 24.46 seconds
  5. Kevin Hazeleger — Three in 27.88 seconds
  6. Mika Törrö — Three in 31.88 seconds
  7. Evans Aryee — Three in 37.89 seconds
  8. Andrea Invernizzi — Three in 46.02 seconds
  9. Damir Stroil — Three in 50.15 seconds
  10. Fatih Karaca — Three in 59.99 seconds
  11. Ervin Toots — withdrew
  12. Péter Juhász — withdrew

Atlas Stones

The five Atlas Stones weighed from 120 to 180 kilograms. Athletes had 90 seconds to load them as quickly as possible.

  1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Five in 17.44 seconds
  2. Oskar Ziółkowski — Five in 19.50 seconds
  3. Kane Francis — Five in 20.28 seconds
  4. Mika Törrö — Five in 25.19 seconds
  5. Kevin Hazeleger — Five in 27.03 seconds
  6. Evans Aryee — Five in 28.81 seconds
  7. Andrea Invernizzi — Five in 48.7 seconds
  8. Adam Roszkowski — Four in 21.26 seconds
  9. Damir Stroil — Four in 47.46 seconds
  10. Fatih Karaca — withdrew
  11. Ervin Toots — withdrew
  12. Péter Juhász — withdrew

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Phil Blechman

About Phil Blechman

Phil is a native New Yorker passionate about storytelling, bodybuilding, and game design. He holds a BFA from Syracuse University.

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