The 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Record Breakers competition occurred on July 29-30, 2023, in Finland. The contest featured 10 of the world’s top strongmen compete across eight events: Machine Pull, Bag Over Bar, Front Hold, Frame Carry, Motor Grader Pull, Deadlift, Hercules Hold, and a Medley.
At the conclusion of the two-day contest, Aivars Šmaukstelis of Latvia emerged victorious to continue his dominant 2023 season in the SCL. Check out the full results below:
2023 SCL World Record Breakers Results
- Aivars Šmaukstelis (Latvia) — 71.5 points
- Mika Törrö (Finland) — 56.5 points
- Kane Francis (UK) — 56 points
- Adam Roszkowski (Poland) — 55.5 points
- Evans Aryee (Belgium) — 43 points
- Péter Juhász (Hungary) — 37.5 points
- Valtter Kortelainen (Finland) — 33 points
- Justin Kealhofer (USA) — 32 points
- Ervin Toots (Estonia) — 30 points
- Mikko Annala (Finland) — 24 points
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2023 SCL World Record Breaker Event Results
Below are the results for each of the eight events contested in Finland:
Machine Pull
The Machine Pull tested each strongman’s ability to pull 22,000 kilograms 20 meters in the fastest possible time.
- Kane Francis — 33.59 seconds
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 34.03 seconds (T-second)
- Adam Roszkowski — 34.03 seconds (T-second)
- Valtter Kortelainen — 35.78 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 36.43 seconds
- Justin Kealhofer — 36.5 seconds
- Evans Aryee — 37.75 seconds
- Mika Törrö — 37.81 seconds
- Mikko Annala — 37.94 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 40.16 seconds
Bag Over Bar
The Bag Over Bar was comprised of six implements ranging from 22 to 35 kilograms. Each implement had to be tossed over a 4.2-meter high bar in the fastest time possible.
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Six in 15.35 seconds
- Mika Törrö — Six in 17.21 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — Six in 17.31 seconds
- Ervin Toots — Six in 27.22 seconds
- Evans Aryee — Five in 30.57 seconds
- Péter Juhász — Five in 46.27 seconds
- Kane Francis — Four in 28.35 seconds
- Valtter Kortelainen — Four in 40.72 seconds
- Justin Kealhofer — Four in 50.37 seconds
- Mikko Annala — Three in 38.13 seconds
Front Hold
The Front Hold was scored for time with a 30-kilogram implement.
- Mikko Annala — 41.69 seconds
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 39.75 seconds
- Mika Törrö — 39.39 seconds
- Justin Kealhofer — 39.19 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — 37.25 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 32.94 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 29.75 seconds
- Evans Aryee — 29.41 seconds
- Kane Francis — 28.94 seconds
- Valtter Kortelainen — 20 seconds
Frame Carry
Not allowing any drops, the Frame Carry challenged each strongman to move a 320-kilogram frame for max distance in the 60-second time cap.
- Kane Francis — 80 meters
- Evans Aryee — 79.5 meters
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 67.37 meters
- Mika Törrö — 66.5 meters
- Adam Roszkowski — 63.35 meters
- Péter Juhász — 60.4 meters
- Valtter Kortelainen — 60 meters
- Justin Kealhofer — 57.5 meters
- Ervin Toots — 35.9 meters
- Mikko Annala — 22.45 meters
Motor Grader Pull
Down a 15-meter course, each strongman pulled for their fastest possible time within the 75-second time limit.
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 33.53 seconds
- Mika Törrö — 35.59 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — 37.78 seconds
- Valtter Kortelainen — 39.88 seconds
- Kane Francis — 41.06 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 42.6 seconds
- Justin Kealhofer — 46.63 seconds
- Evans Aryee — 48.31 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 50 seconds
- Mikko Annala — six meters
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Deadlift
The Deadlift was for max reps in 60 seconds with 350 kilograms.
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 11 reps
- Evans Aryee — 10 reps
- Adam Roszkowski — Nine reps
- Kane Francis — Eight reps
- Justin Kealhofer — Five reps
- Mika Törrö — Four reps (T-sixth)
- Péter Juhász — Four reps (T-sixth)
- Ervin Toots — Two reps
- Valtter Kortelainen — One rep
- Mikko Annala — no lift
Hercules Hold
- Mika Törrö — 48.69 seconds
- Kane Francis — 46.05 seconds
- Mikko Annala — 43.84 seconds
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 42.19 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 39 seconds
- Valtter Kortelainen — 38.5 seconds
- Justin Kealhofer — 34.75 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 30.65 seconds
- Evans Aryee — 29.66 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — 29.44 seconds
Medley
- Adam Roszkowski — 20.57 seconds
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 20.68 seconds
- Kane Francis — 21.90 seconds
- Evans Aryee — 23.34 seconds
- Mika Törrö — 26.22 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 26.31 seconds
- Valtter Kortelainen — 28.75 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 34.03 seconds
- Justin Kealhofer — 39.4 seconds
- Mikko Annala — 56 seconds
Šmaukstelis’ next major strongman contest is the 2023 Shaw Classic, scheduled for Aug. 19-20, 2023, in Loveland, CO, where “The Strongest Man on Earth” will be crowned.
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