2023 Ultimate Strongman World Championships & Strongest Nation Results

The 2023 Ultimate Strongman World Championships (USWC) contest occurred on Sept. 23, 2023, in Fulda, Germany, and featured five divisions: Men’s U105KG, Masters Men’s U105KG, Men’s U90KG, Women’s U82KG, and Women’s U63KG. Additionally, the 2023 Ultimate Strongman World’s Strongest Nation, with teams comprised of Men’s U105KG athletes, occurred one day later on Sept. 24, 2023.

Each division competed in five events across the single-day contest: Giant Dumbbell for Reps, Car Deadlift, Farmer’s Walk, Húsafell Stone Carry, and Atlas Stones.

2023 Ultimate Strongman World Championships Results

Below are the full results for each of the five individual divisions:

Men’s U105KG

1. Emanuel Pescari (Austria) — 105 points
2. Przemyslaw Marczewski (Poland) — 95.5 points
3. Thomas Owens (England) — 90.5 points
4. Nicholas Hein (USA) — 87 points
5. Matthew McKeegan (Ireland) — 85 points
6. Nobert Švarc (Czech Republic) — 81.5 points
7. Matt Williams (Wales) — 80 points
8. Benjamin Machala (Slovakia) — 77 points
9. Ruben Van Kreij (Netherlands) — 66.5 points
10. Tim Hruby (Germany) — 54 points
11. Lucas Ferjanc (Slovakia) — 53 points
12. Joey Henraath (Netherlands) — 53 points
13. Erin Spoiala (Austria) — 46 points
14. Csaba Kontas (Hungary) — 43.5 points
15. Jayson Woods (New Zealand) — 40.5 points
16. Michael O’Connor (USA) — 37.5 points
17. Chris Gjerlevsen (Denmark) — 37.5 points
18. Christoph Carle (Germany) — 37 points
19. Thomas Steinacker (Austria) — 36.5 points
20. Ryan Naylor (UK) — 36 points
21. Lukas Scheer (Austria) — 36 points
22. Christopher Harrison (England) — 30.5 points
23. Kasper Bekken (Norway) — 21 points

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Masters Men’s U105KG

1. Johnny Wasiczko (USA) — 16.5 points
2. Christian Janke (Germany) — 13.5 points
3. Chris Kolenberg (Netherlands) — 10.5 points
4. Serhii Kapustin (Ukraine) — 7.5 points

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Men’s U90KG

1. Filip Zajicek (Czech Republic) — 40 points
2. Volker Bauer (Germany) — 37.5 points
3. Szymon Peplinski (Poland) — 34 points
4. Richard Stout (USA) — 31.5 points
5. Benjamin Donin (France) — 30.5 points
6. Stefan Schüssler (Germany) — 27 points
7. Radoslav Ferjanc (Slovakia) — 22 points
8. William Clarke (England) — 22 points
9. Hannes Drescher (Germany) — 19.5 points
10. Pavlo Ishchenko (Ukraine) — Four points

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Women’s U82KG

1. Sina Schramme (Germany) — 10 points
2. Jessica Neues (Germany) — Five points

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Women’s U63KG

1. Sammy Mayhew (Scotland) — 25.5 points
2. Joelle Pecci (USA) — 24.5 points
3. Emma Wilson (UK) — 22 points
4. Liudmyla Tsivun (Ukraine) — 11 points
5. Yvonne Kleinjohann (Germany) — 8.5 points
6. Heidi Lehmann (Germany) — 3.5 points

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2023 Ultimate Strongman World’s Strongest Nation Results

1. Ukraine — 34 points
2. Czech Republic — 25.5 points
3. France — 22 points
4. Germany — 19.5 points
5. England — 15 points
6. Austria — 15 points
7. Denmark — Nine points

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2023 Ultimate Strongman World Championships Event Results

Below are the results for each of the contested events for each division:

Men’s U105KG — Giant Dumbbell for Reps

Athletes chose to lift either 90 or 75 kilograms for as many reps as possible. A single rep of the former trumped any number of reps with the latter:

1. Nicholas Hein — Eight reps, 90 kilograms
2. Matthew McKeegan — Seven reps, 90 kilograms (T-seconds)
3. Emanuel Pescari — Seven reps, 90 kilograms (T-seconds)
4. Przemyslaw Marczewski — Seven reps, 90 kilograms (T-seconds)
5. Benjamin Machala — Five reps, 90 kilograms (T-fifth)
6. Tim Hruby — Five reps, 90 kilograms (T-fifth)
7. Michael O’Connor — Five reps, 90 kilograms (T-fifth)
8. Ruben Van Kreij — Four reps, 90 kilograms (T-eighth)
9. Thomas Owens — Four reps, 90 kilograms (T-eighth)
10. Nobert Švarc — Four reps, 90 kilograms (T-eighth)
11. Matt Williams — Three reps, 90 kilograms
12. Lucas Ferjanc — One rep, 90 kilograms (T-12th)
13. Erin Spoiala — One rep, 90 kilograms (T-12th)
14. Christopher Harrison — One rep, 90 kilograms (T-12th)
15. Thomas Steinacker — Six reps, 75 kilograms 
16. Joey Henraath — Five reps, 75 kilograms
17. Jayson Woods — Three reps, 75 kilograms
18. Christoph Carle — Two reps, 75 kilograms
19. Chris Gjerlevsen — One rep, 75 kilograms (T-19th)
20. Lukas Scheer — One rep, 75 kilograms (T-19th)
21. Csaba Kontas — no lift
22. Ryan Naylor — no lift
23. Kasper Bekken — no lift

Men’s U105KG — Car Deadlift

Each athlete established their one-rep max. There was no time limit.

1. Emanuel Pescari — 455 kilograms (T-first)
2. Thomas Owens — 455 kilograms (T-first)
3. Przemyslaw Marczewski — 435 kilograms (T-third)
4. Matt Williams — 435 kilograms (T-third)
5. Michael O’Connor — 435 kilograms (T-third)
6. Christopher Harrison — 435 kilograms (T-third)
7. Nicholas Hein — 415 kilograms (T-seventh)
8. Matthew McKeegan — 415 kilograms (T-seventh)
9. Erin Spoiala — 415 kilograms (T-seventh)
10. Csaba Kontas — 395 kilograms (T-10th)
11. Nobert Švarc — 395 kilograms (T-10th)
12. Chris Gjerlevsen — 395 kilograms (T-10th)
13. Benjamin Machala — 395 kilograms (T-10th)
14. Ruben Van Kreij — 395 kilograms (T-10th)
15. Lucas Ferjanc — 370 kilograms (T-15th)
16. Joey Henraath — 370 kilograms (T-15th)
17. Jayson Woods — 370 kilograms (T-15th)
18. Thomas Steinacker — 370 kilograms (T-15th)
19. Ryan Naylor — 370 kilograms (T-15th)
20. Christoph Carle — 345 kilograms (T-20th)
21. Lukas Scheer — 345 kilograms (T-20th)
22. Kasper Bekken — 345 kilograms (T-20th)
23. Tim Hruby — 315 kilograms

Men’s U105KG — Farmer’s Walk

Each athlete walked either 130 or 150 kilograms for two lengths down a 20-meter course:

1. Lucas Ferjanc — 28.57 seconds, 150 kilograms
2. Emanuel Pescari — 30.1 seconds, 150 kilograms
3. Ryan Naylor — 31.09 seconds, 150 kilograms
4. Nobert Švarc — 33.19 seconds, 150 kilograms
5. Thomas Owens — 38.72 seconds, 150 kilograms
6. Matthew McKeegan — 42.85 seconds, 150 kilograms
7. Tim Hruby — 29.15 meters, 150 kilograms
8. Przemyslaw Marczewski — 27.8 meters, 150 kilograms
9. Christoph Carle — 24.7 meters, 150 kilograms
10. Benjamin Machala — 24.3 meters, 150 kilograms
11. Lukas Scheer — 23.7 meters, 150 kilograms
12. Nicholas Hein — 23.6 meters, 150 kilograms
13. Matt Williams — 20 meters, 150 kilograms (T-13th)
14. Jayson Woods — 20 meters, 150 kilograms (T-13th)
15. Joey Henraath — 21.28 seconds, 130 kilograms
16. Ruben Van Kreij — 22.05 seconds, 130 kilograms
17. Chris Gjerlevsen — 40 meters, 130 kilograms
18. Thomas Steinacker — 38.1 meters, 130 kilograms
19. Kasper Bekken — 23.3 meters, 130 kilograms
20. Erin Spoiala — no lift
21. Csaba Kontas — no lift
22. Christopher Harrison — no lift
23. Michael O’Connor — no lift

Men’s U105KG — Húsafell Stone Carry

The stone weighed 175 kilograms and was carried for distance up and down a 20-meter course.

1. Nicholas Hein — 68.9 meters
2. Nobert Švarc — 62.4 meters (T-second)
3. Matt Williams — 62.4 meters (T-second)
4. Przemyslaw Marczewski — 61.9 meters
5. Erin Spoiala — 58.6 meters
6. Tim Hruby — 55.6 meters
7. Emanuel Pescari — 52.6 meters
8. Csaba Kontas — 48.7 meters
9. Thomas Owens — 44.21 meters
10. Benjamin Machala — 43.1 meters
11. Kasper Bekken — 40.2 meters
12. Lucas Ferjanc — 40.1 meters
13. Matthew McKeegan — 40 meters
14. Joey Henraath — 27.2 meters
15. Ruben Van Kreij — 22.6 meters
16. Ryan Naylor — 20 meters
17. Lukas Scheer — 15 meters
18. Thomas Steinacker — 14.7 meters
19. Jayson Woods — 14.2 meters
20. Chris Gjerlevsen — 11.9 meters
21. Christoph Carle — no lift
22. Michael O’Connor — withdrew
23. Christopher Harrison — withdrew

Men’s U105KG — Atlas Stones

Athletes chose to lift either 160 or 180 kilograms for reps. One lift with the latter weight trumped any number of lifts with the former weight.

1. Emanuel Pescari — Four reps, 180 kilograms (T-first)
2. Ruben Van Kreij — Four reps, 180 kilograms (T-first)
3. Przemyslaw Marczewski — Three reps, 180 kilograms (T-second)
4. Thomas Owens — Three reps, 180 kilograms (T-second)
5. Matthew McKeegan — Three reps, 180 kilograms (T-second)
6. Benjamin Machala — Three reps, 180 kilograms (T-second)
7. Joey Henraath — Three reps, 180 kilograms (T-second)
8. Matt Williams — Two reps, 180 kilograms (T-eighth)
9. Csaba Kontas — Two reps, 180 kilograms (T-eighth)
10. Nicholas Hein — One rep, 180 kilograms (T-10th)
11. Nobert Švarc — One rep, 180 kilograms (T-10th)
12. Christoph Carle — One rep, 180 kilograms (T-10th)
13. Jayson Woods — Four reps, 160 kilograms
14. Chris Gjerlevsen — Three reps, 160 kilograms
15. Thomas Steinacker — One rep, 160 kilograms (T-15th)
16. Lukas Scheer — One rep, 160 kilograms (T-15th)
17. Tim Hruby — no lift
18. Lucas Ferjanc — no lift
19. Erin Spoiala — no lift
20. Ryan Naylor — no lift
21. Kasper Bekken — no lift
22. Michael O’Connor — withdrew
23. Christopher Harrison — withdrew

Masters Men’s U105KG — Giant Dumbbell for Reps

Athletes lifted 80 or 65 kilograms. A single lift with the former weight ousted any number of reps with the latter.

1. Christian Janke — One rep, 80 kilograms
2. Johnny Wasiczko — Four reps, 65 kilograms
3. Serhii Kapustin — One rep, 65 kilograms
4. Chris Kolenberg — no attempt

Masters Men’s U105KG — Car Deadlift

Athletes established their one-rep max:

1. Johnny Wasiczko — 360 kilograms (T-first)
2. Christian Janke — 360 kilograms (T-first)
3. Chris Kolenberg — 320 kilograms (T-third)
4. Serhii Kapustin — 320 kilograms (T-third)

Masters Men’s U105KG — Farmer’s Walk

Athletes carried 120 or 135 kilograms for 40 meters as fast as possible in 60 seconds. Attempts with the heavier weight ranked higher than the lower weight.

1. Chris Kolenberg — 30.73 seconds, 135 meters
2. Christian Janke — 36.55 meters, 135 kilograms
3. Johnny Wasiczko — 36 meters, 135 kilograms
4. Serhii Kapustin — 25.7 meters, 120 kilograms

Masters Men’s U105KG — Húsafell Stone Carry

Athletes carried 150 kilograms for distance:

1. Johnny Wasiczko — 59.3 meters
2. Christian Janke — 50.6 meters
3. Chris Kolenberg — 49.1 meters
4. Serhii Kapustin — 31.8 meters

Masters Men’s U105KG — Atlas Stones

Athletes lifted 140 or 160 kilograms onto a 1.2-meter platform for reps in 60 seconds. Heavier weight trumped any reps with the lighter weight:

1. Johnny Wasiczko — Three reps, 160 kilograms
2. Chris Kolenberg — Two reps, 140 kilograms
3. Serhii Kapustin — One rep, 140 kilograms
4. Christian Janke — no lift

Men’s 90KG — Giant Dumbbell for Reps

Athletes lifted 65 or 80 kilograms for reps. Heavier weight outranked lighter weight.

1. Szymon Peplinski — Eight reps, 80 kilograms
2. Volker Bauer — Seven reps, 80 kilograms
3. Benjamin Donin — Six reps, 80 kilograms
4. Richard Stout — Four reps, 80 kilograms (T-fourth)
5. Stefan Schüssler — Four reps, 80 kilograms (T-fourth)
6. Filip Zajicek — Four reps, 80 kilograms (T-fourth)
7. Radoslav Ferjanc — Two reps, 80 kilograms (T-seventh)
8. Hannes Drescher — Two reps, 80 kilograms (T-seventh)
9. William Clarke — no lift
10. Pavlo Ishchenko — no lift

Men’s 90KG — Car Deadlift

Athletes established their one-rep max:

1. Benjamin Donin — 420 kilograms
2. Volker Bauer — 400 kilograms
3. Szymon Peplinski — 380 kilograms
4. Richard Stout — 360 kilograms
5. Filip Zajicek — 340 kilograms (T-fifth)
6. William Clarke — 340 kilograms (T-fifth)
7. Hannes Drescher — 320 kilograms (T-seventh)
8. Stefan Schüssler — 320 kilograms (T-seventh)
9. Pavlo Ishchenko — 320 kilograms (T-seventh)
10. Radoslav Ferjanc — 300 kilograms 

Men’s 90KG — Farmer’s Walk

Athletes carried 120 or 135 kilograms for 40 meters as fast as possible. Heavier carries outranked lighter carries:

1. Richard Stout — 24.5 seconds, 135 kilograms
2. Filip Zajicek — 29.28 seconds, 135 kilograms
3. William Clarke — 32.16 seconds, 135 kilograms
4. Szymon Peplinski — 32.19 seconds, 135 kilograms
5. Stefan Schüssler — 32.29 seconds, 135 kilograms
6. Benjamin Donin — 38.56 seconds, 135 kilograms
7. Hannes Drescher — 34.8 meters, 135 kilograms
8. Volker Bauer — 32.25 meters, 135 kilograms
9. Radoslav Ferjanc — 20.6 meters, 135 kilograms
10. Pavlo Ishchenko — 20.5 meters, 120 kilograms

Men’s 90KG — Húsafell Stone Carry

Athletes carried 150 kilograms for distance:

1. Filip Zajicek — 100 meters
2. Szymon Peplinski — 80 meters
3. Radoslav Ferjanc — 76.9 meters
4. Volker Bauer — 73.2 meters
5. Hannes Drescher — 64 meters
6. William Clarke — 60 meters (T-sixth)
7. Stefan Schüssler — 60 meters (T-sixth)
8. Richard Stout —  49.9 meters
9. Benjamin Donin — 45.7 meters
10. Pavlo Ishchenko — no lift

Men’s 90KG — Atlas Stones

Athletes lifted 140 or 160 kilograms for reps. Heavier stone lifts trounced lighter stone lifts:

1. Filip Zajicek — Six reps, 160 kilograms (T-first)
2. Volker Bauer — Six reps, 160 kilograms (T-first)
3. Stefan Schüssler — Four reps, 160 kilograms (T-third)
4. Radoslav Ferjanc — Four reps, 160 kilograms (T-third)
5. Richard Stout — Three reps, 160 kilograms (T-fifth)
6. Benjamin Donin — Three reps, 160 kilograms (T-fifth)
7. William Clarke — Two reps, 160 kilograms
8. Hannes Drescher — One rep, 140 kilograms
9. Szymon Peplinski — no lift
10. Pavlo Ishchenko — no lift

Women’s U82KG — Giant Dumbbell for Reps

Athletes chose to lift either 45 or 55 kilograms. The heavier weight outranked the lighter weight. Both athletes chose the lighter weight and a single rep made the difference:

1. Sina Schramme — Two reps, 45 kilograms
2. Jessica Neues — One rep, 45 kilograms

Women’s U82KG — Car Deadlift

Athletes established their one-rep max deadlift:

1. Sina Schramme — 250 kilograms
2. Jessica Neues — 240 kilograms

Women’s U82KG — Farmer’s Walk

Both athletes had the option to walk 40 meters with 100 kilograms but decided to take the lighter weight of 80 kilograms:

1. Sina Schramme — 23.28 seconds, 80 kilograms
2. Jessica Neues — 26.56 seconds, 80 kilograms

Women’s U82KG — Húsafell Stone Carry

The stone weighed 115 kilograms and was carried for distance:

1. Sina Schramme — 60 meters
2. Jessica Neues — 29.3 meters

Women’s U82KG — Atlas Stones

Both athletes chose the lighter weight, 110 kilograms, instead of 130 kilograms, to lift for reps:

1. Sina Schramme — Four reps, 110 kilograms
2. Jessica Neues — One rep, 110 kilograms

Women’s U63KG — Giant Dumbbell for Reps

Athletes lifted either 35 or 45 kilograms for reps; heavier weight ousted lighter weight rank-wise:

1. Joelle Pecci — One rep, 45 kilograms
2. Sammy Mayhew — Seven reps, 35 kilograms
3. Emma Wilson — Four reps, 35 kilograms
4. Yvonne Kleinjohann — Three reps, 35 kilograms (T-fourth)
5. Heidi Lehmann — Three reps, 35 kilograms (T-fourth)
6. Liudmyla Tsivun — One rep, 35 kilograms

Women’s U63KG — Car Deadlift

Each athlete established their one-rep max:

1. Liudmyla Tsivun — 250 kilograms
2. Emma Wilson — 240 kilograms
3. Sammy Mayhew — 230 kilograms (T-third)
4. Joelle Pecci —  230 kilograms (T-third)
5. Yvonne Kleinjohann — no lift
6. Heidi Lehmann — no lift

Women’s U63KG — Farmer’s Walk

Athletes walked 60 or 80 kilograms for 40 meters in the fastest time possible. The heavier load outranked the lighter load:

1. Sammy Mayhew — 26.58 seconds, 80 kilograms
2. Emma Wilson — 30.01 seconds, 80 kilograms
3. Joelle Pecci — 32 seconds, 80 kilograms
4. Yvonne Kleinjohann — 28.3 meters, 80 kilograms
5. Liudmyla Tsivun — 27.2 meters, 80 kilograms
6. Heidi Lehmann — 26.1 meters, 80 kilograms

Women’s U63KG — Húsafell Stone Carry

Athletes carried the 95 kilogram stone as far as possible:

1. Joelle Pecci — 91.2 meters
2. Sammy Mayhew — 66 meters
3. Emma Wilson — 32.2 meters
4. Liudmyla Tsivun — no lift
5. Yvonne Kleinjohann — no lift
6. Heidi Lehmann — no lift

Women’s U63KG — Atlas Stones

Athletes chose to lift 90 or 110 kilograms for reps within 60 seconds. The heavier stone outranked the lighter stone for any number of reps.

1. Sammy Mayhew — Four reps, 110 kilograms
2. Joelle Pecci — Two reps, 110 kilograms
3. Emma Wilson — Three reps, 90 kilograms
4. Yvonne Kleinjohann — Two reps, 90 kilograms
5. Liudmyla Tsivun — One rep, 90 kilograms
6. Heidi Lehmann — no lift

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2023 Ultimate Strongman World’s Strongest Nation Event Results

Below are the results for each of the five events contested:

Giant Dumbbell for Reps

Teams had three minutes to lift a 90-kilogram dumbbell for as many reps as possible:

1. Ukraine — 19 reps
2. France —  11 reps
3. Czech Republic —  10 reps (T-third)
4. Germany — 10 reps (T-third)
5. Austria — Nine reps
6. England — Five reps
7. Denmark — One rep

Farmer’s Walk

Each team carried 130 kilograms for sixth 20-meter lengths with drops and turns at the end of each length:

1. Ukraine — 83 seconds
2. Czech Republic — 107 seconds
3. Germany — 98 seconds
4. France — 77 seconds
5. Austria — 111.5 meters
6. England — 99 meters
7. Denmark — 75.6 meters

Weight for Height

The weights tossed were 18, 20, 22, 24 (x2), 26 (x2), 28 (x2), and 30 kilograms:

1. Ukraine — Seven in 48 seconds
2. England — Seven in 90 seconds
3. Czech Republic — Six (x2) in 90 seconds
4. Germany — Six (x1) in 90 seconds (T-fourth)
5. Austria — Six (x1) in 90 seconds (T-fourth)
6. Denmark — Six (x1) in seconds (T-fourth)
7. France — Five (x2) in 90 seconds

Loading Race

The Loading Race comprised 100, 90, 140, 100, 90, and 160-kilogram implements, in that order, down a 15-meter course.

1. Ukraine — Six in 84 seconds
2. Czech Republic — Six in 96 seconds
3. France —  Five in 120 seconds (T-third)
4. Germany — Five in 120 seconds (T-third)
5. England — Five in 120 seconds (T-third)
6. Austria — Five in 120 seconds (T-third)
7. Denmark —Five in 120 seconds (T-third)

Deadlift/Log/Stone Medley

The Medley involved each team deadlifting 270 kilograms, pressing 160 kilograms, and Stone lifting 125 kilograms for 20 reps each:

1. Ukraine — 20 in 60 seconds
2. Czech Republic — 17 in 60 seconds
3. France — 15 in 60 seconds
4. Germany — 13 in 60 seconds
5. Austria — 12 in 60 seconds
6. England — 11 in 60 seconds
7. Denmark — Six in 60 seconds

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