2024 SCL World Record Breakers Results — Aivars Šmaukstelis Atop the Podium

The 2024 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Record Breakers contest occurred in Finland on June 29-30. Twelve of the globe’s elite strongmen competed in seven events: Truck Pull, Front Hold, Frame Carry, Tractor Pull, Shield Carry, Sandbag Toss, and Loading Race.

Aivars Šmaukstelis emerged as the overall champion with 72 points of a possible 84 points. He won two of seven events and finished outside the top three only once — an eighth-place finish in the Frame Carry. Check out the full results below:

2024 SCL World Record Breakers Results

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis (LAT) — 72 points
2. Mika Törrö (FIN) — 64 points
3. Evans Nana Aryee (GHA) — 59 points
4. Jesse Pynnönen (FIN) — 57 points
5. Brian Kichton (USA) — 52 points
6. Jakub Szczechowski (POL) — 47 points
7. Andrea Invernizzi (ITA) — 41 points
8. Ilya Khazov (CYP) — 40 points
9. Heikki Pohjonen (FIN) — 40 points
10. Ervin Toots (EST) — 31 points
11. Simon Pratte (CAN) — 27 points
12. Mitch Flowers (GBR) — 16 points

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2024 SCL World Record Breakers Event Results

Below are the results for each of the seven contested events in Finland:

Truck Pull

With a 26,000-kilogram truck in tow, each strongman traversed a 20-meter course in the fastest time possible.

1. Jesse Pynnönen — 40.78 seconds
2. Heikki Pohjonen — 48.32 seconds
3. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 49.56 seconds
4. Andrea Invernizzi — 50.16 seconds
5. Ilya Khazov — 54.19 seconds
6. Mika Törrö — 56.81 seconds
7. Brian Kichton — 56.88 seconds
8. Evans Nana Aryee — 56.97 seconds
9. Ervin Toots — 58.47 seconds
10. Simon Pratte — 63.53 seconds
11. Jakub Szczechowski — 69.19 seconds
12. Mitch Flowers — 5.13 meters

Front Hold

Strongmen established their max times with a 25-kilogram implement.

1. Ilya Khazov — 45.12 seconds
2. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 40.44 seconds
3. Heikki Pohjonen — 39.59 seconds
4. Brian Kichton — 38.35 seconds
5. Andrea Invernizzi — 36.41 seconds
6. Mika Törrö — 35.88 seconds
7. Evans Nana Aryee — 35.03 seconds
8. Jesse Pynnönen — 33.34 seconds
9. Jakub Szczechowski — 32.37 seconds
10. Ervin Toots — 31.84 seconds
11. Mitch Flowers — 31.03 seconds
12. Simon Pratte — 31 seconds

Frame Carry

Racing down a 25-meter course as fast as possible, each strongman carried 360 kilograms.

1. Andrea Invernizzi — 24.91 meters
2. Mika Törrö — 22 meters
3. Evans Nana Aryee — 20 meters
4. Brian Kichton — 19.25 meters
5. Jakub Szczechowski — 10.35 meters
6. Jesse Pynnönen — 8.9 meters
7. Ervin Toots — 4.98 meters
8. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 4.75 meters
9. Heikki Pohjonen — 3.33 meters
10. Simon Pratte — 3.23 meters
11. Ilya Khazov — 2.1 meters
12. Mitch Flowers — 2.03 meters

Tractor Pull

Each strongman attempted to pull the 18,000-kilogram tractor down the 20-meter course as quickly as possible.

1. Jesse Pynnönen — 22.63 seconds
2. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 23.34 seconds
3. Mika Törrö — 23.94 seconds
4. Brian Kichton — 25.09 seconds
5. Heikki Pohjonen — 25.34 seconds
6. Evans Nana Aryee —25.78 seconds
7. Andrea Invernizzi — 25.81 seconds
8. Jakub Szczechowski — 27.94 seconds
9. Ilya Khazov — 28.53 seconds
10. Ervin Toots — 28.65 seconds
11. Simon Pratte — 34.37 seconds
12. Mitch Flowers — 51.28 seconds

Shield Carry

With a 160-kilogram shield in their arms, each strongman traversed the 40-meter course with 60 seconds on the clock to establish their farthest distance.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 20 seconds
2. Evans Nana Aryee — 20.07 seconds
3. Jakub Szczechowski — 21.65 seconds
4. Jesse Pynnönen — 22.5 seconds
5. Mika Törrö — 22.62 seconds
6. Ervin Toots — 22.72 seconds
7. Simon Pratte — 22.88 seconds
8. Brian Kichton — 23.81 seconds
9. Ilya Khazov — 27.28 seconds
10. Heikki Pohjonen — 39.21 seconds
11. Andrea Invernizzi — 40.16 seconds
12. Mitch Flowers — 39.8 meters

Sandbag Toss

Each strongman was tasked with tossing six implements weighing 22 to 35 kilograms over a 4.3-meter bar.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Six in 15.16 seconds
2. Jakub Szczechowski — Six in 19.56 seconds
3. Evans Nana Aryee — Six in 23.94 seconds
4. Mika Törrö — Six in 27.61 seconds
5. Brian Kichton — Six in 31.25 seconds
6. Ervin Toots — Six in 35.56 seconds
7. Mitch Flowers — Five in 18.14 seconds
8. Ilya Khazov — Five in 31.17 seconds
9. Simon Pratte — Five in 35.04 seconds
10. Jesse Pynnönen — Five in 40.10 seconds
11. Andrea Invernizzi — Three in 14.58 seconds
12. Heikki Pohjonen — Three in 18.32 seconds

Loading Race

Each strongman had four implements to load within the 60-second time cap.

1. Mika Törrö — Four in 16.09 seconds
2. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Four in 16.91 seconds
3. Evans Nana Aryee — Four in 16.93 seconds
4. Jesse Pynnönen — Four in 18.47 seconds
5. Simon Pratte — Four in 19.34 seconds
6. Jakub Szczechowski — Four in 21.94 seconds
7. Brian Kichton — Four in 22.1 seconds
8. Ilya Khazov — Four in 22.5 seconds
9. Mitch Flowers — Four in 22.72 seconds
10. Heikki Pohjonen — Four in 23.68 seconds
11. Andrea Invernizzi — Four in 26.75 seconds
12. Ervin Toots — Four in 27.28 seconds

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