The 2023 UK’s Strongest Man and Strongest Women contests occurred on May 29, 2023, in Nottingham, England. It featured the defending champions in each division — Paul Smith and Rebecca Roberts — defending their titles from the other elite competitors in the field.
Eight strongmen and eight strongwomen competed in the UK’s Strongest Man and UK’s Strongest Woman contests, respectively. Both contests had four different countries represented among their rosters.
2023 UK’s Strongest Man Results
The single-day strongman contest comprised the following five events: Super Yoke, Incline Log Ladder, Silver Dollar Deadlift, Bull Ring, and Power Stairs.
- Paul Smith (ENG) — 33 points
- Matt Dimond (WAL) — 28.5 points
- Callum Crozier (SCO) — 26 points
- Andrew Flynn (ENG) — 23.5 points
- Chris Beetham (SCO) — 20 points
- Louis Jack (SCO) — 19 points
- Cilléin Groom (IRL) — 16 points
- Scott Milne (SCO) — 14 points
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2023 UK’s Strongest Woman Results
The single-day strongwoman contest comprised the following five events: Shield Carry, Block Press, Truck Pull, Max Deadlift, and Bag Over Bar. Check out the results below:
- Rebecca Roberts (WAL) — 38 points
- Lucy Underdown (ENG) — 37 points
- Katie Smith (ENG) — 19 points
- Claire Myler (WAL) — 17 points
- Izzy Tait (SCO) — 16 points
- Sarah Reynolds (IRL) — 13 points
- Gemma Moore (IRL) 12 points
- Nadine Guy (ENG) — Seven points
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UK’s Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results of each event for each contest in Nottingham on May 29:
Super Yoke
The Super Yoke featured a 405-kilogram yoke to be carried 25 meters in the fastest time possible.
- Paul Smith — 23.60 seconds
- Matt Dimond — 25.96 seconds
- Scott Milne — 27.10 seconds
- Cilléin Groom — 27.40 seconds
- Chris Beetham — 31.70 seconds
- Andrew Flynn — 33.30 seconds
- Louis Jack — 36.13 seconds
- Callum Crozier — six meters
Incline Log Ladder
The Incline Log Ladder featured five logs from 100 to 180 kilograms.
- Paul Smith — Five in 71.02 seconds
- Matt Dimond — Five in 73.20 seconds
- Louis Jack — Four in 37.17 seconds
- Chris Beetham — Four in 48.64 seconds
- Callum Crozier — Four in 59.30 seconds
- Andrew Flynn — Three in 22.74 seconds
- Cilléin Groom — Three in 35.04 seconds
- Scott Milne — Three in 38.14 seconds
Silver Dollar Deadlift
- Paul Smith — 470 kilograms
- Callum Crozier — 455 kilograms (T-second)
- Andrew Flynn — 455 kilograms (T-second)
- Matt Dimond — 440 kilograms
- Louis Jack — 400 kilograms
- Chris Beetham — 375 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Cilléin Groom — 375 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Scott Milne — 375 kilograms (T-sixth)
Bull Ring
- Callum Crozier (T-first)
- Matt Dimond (T-first)
- Cilléin Groom
- Andrew Flynn
- Paul Smith
- Louis Jack
- Scott Milne
- Chris Beetham
Power Stairs
Athletes attempted to maneuver two 200-kilogram implements up five steps:
- Chris Beetham — Two in 33.28 seconds
- Callum Crozier — Two in 36.24 seconds
- Andrew Flynn — Two in 36.76 seconds
- Paul Smith — Two in 43.98 seconds
- Louis Jack — Two in 46.82 seconds
- Scott Milne — Two in 70.52 seconds
- Matt Dimond — Two in 87.75 seconds
- Cilléin Groom — Second implement, Three steps
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UK’s Strongest Woman Event Results
Shield Carry
The Shield Carry was a 20-meter carry with 130 kilograms for time.
- Rebecca Roberts — 52.3 meters
- Lucy Underdown — 39.8 meters
- Katie Smith — 35.9 meters
- Gemma Moore — 29.9 meters
- Claire Myler — 21.9 meters
- Nadine Guy — 14.3 meters
- Sarah Reynolds — 12.25 meters
- Izzy Tait — 11.95 meters
Block Press
The Block Press was for max reps with a 70-kilogram implement. Six of the eight competitors score zero reps and, therefore, no points, effectively making the contest a two-athlete competition between Underdown and Roberts.
- Lucy Underdown — Five reps
- Rebecca Roberts — Four reps
- Katie Smith — zero reps
- Claire Myler — zero reps
- Izzy Tait — zero reps
- Sarah Reynolds — zero reps
- Gemma Moore — zero reps
- Nadine Guy — zero reps
Truck Pull
The Truck Pull for time featured a 20-meter course and an 8,000-kilogram truck.
- Rebecca Roberts — 22.69 seconds
- Lucy Underdown — 23.47 seconds
- Claire Myler — 30.37 seconds
- Sarah Reynolds — 33.06 seconds
- Izzy Tait — 35.56 seconds
- Katie Smith — 35.62 seconds
- Nadine Guy — 12.4 meters
- Gemma Moore — 6.8 meters
Max Deadlift
- Lucy Underdown — 305 kilograms
- Rebecca Roberts — 270 kilograms
- Izzy Tait — 260 kilograms
- Claire Myler — 240 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Katie Smith — 240 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Gemma Moore — 240 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Sarah Reynolds — 220 kilograms
- Nadine Guy — 200 kilograms
Bag Over Bar
The Bag Over Bar included five implements from 10 to 18 kilograms over a four-meter bar.
- Rebecca Roberts — Five in 19.61 seconds
- Lucy Underdown — Five in 27.71 seconds
- Katie Smith — Four in 51.56 seconds
- Izzy Tait — Three in 19.44 seconds
- Sarah Reynolds — Three in 20.40 seconds
- Claire Myler — Two in 10.40 seconds
- Gemma Moore — Two in 14.77 seconds
- Nadine Guy — Two in 58.60 seconds
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