The 2024 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Africa contest occurred on Nov. 2, 2024, in Cape Town, South Africa. The competition featured 12 strongmen representing nine countries clashing through five events: Max Deadlift, Farmer’s Walk, Truck Pull, Log Lift, and Sandbag Toss.
At the conclusion of the single-day contest, Rayno Nel of South Africa emerged victorious scoring 56 of a possible 60 points.
2024 Strongman Champions League Africa Results
- Rayno Nel (RSA) — 56 points
- Evans Nana Aryee (GHA) — 44 points
- Adam Roszkowski (POL) — 42.5 points
- Brian Kichton (USA) — 38 points
- Kelin Mills (RSA) — 32 points
- Patrick Eibel (GER) — 31.5 points
- George Sulaiman (NED) — 30.5 points
- Kane Francis (UK) — 28 points
- Armand Goosen (RSA) — 27 points
- Péter Juhász (HUN) — 22 points
- Dean Shelley (RSA) — 17.5 points
- Majaya David Mberi (ZAM) — 15 points
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2024 Strongman Champions League Africa Event Results
Max Deadlift
- Rayno Nel — 480 kilograms (T-first)
- George Sulaiman — 480 kilograms (T-first)
- Evans Nana Aryee — 440 kilograms (T-third)
- Adam Roszkowski — 440 kilograms (T-third)
- Brian Kichton — 440 kilograms (T-third)
- Kelin Mills — 440 kilograms (T-third)
- Patrick Eibel — 440 kilograms (T-third)
- Kane Francis — 440 kilograms (T-third)
- Dean Shelley — 440 kilograms (T-third)
- Armand Goosen — 400 kilograms
- Péter Juhász — no lift
- Majaya David Mberi — no lift
Farmer’s Walk
Athletes traversed 40 meters with 150 kilograms in the fastest possible time:
- Rayno Nel — 17.59 seconds
- Evans Nana Aryee — 20.26 seconds
- Armand Goosen — 23.53 seconds
- Patrick Eibel — 27.37 seconds
- Brian Kichton — 29.57 seconds
- Majaya David Mberi — 38 meters
- Adam Roszkowski — 37.5 meters
- Kelin Mills — 36.6 meters
- George Sulaiman — 34.2 meters
- Péter Juhász — 32 meters
- Kane Francis — 20 meters
- Dean Shelley — 14 meters
Truck Pull
Each strongman had one minute to pull the vehicle 20 meters.
- Rayno Nel — 23.82 seconds
- Kelin Mills — 27.13 seconds
- Armand Goosen — 27.88 seconds
- Brian Kichton — 28.11 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — 28.37 seconds
- Evans Nana Aryee — 29.05 seconds
- Patrick Eibel — 29.52 seconds
- George Sulaiman — 26.91 seconds
- Majaya David Mberi — 30.29 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 31.04 seconds
- Dean Shelley — 31.66 seconds
- Kane Francis — 33.16 seconds
Log Lift
With 60 seconds on the clock, each competitor cleaned and pressed 150 kilograms for reps.
- Rayno Nel — Seven reps (T-first)
- Adam Roszkowski — Seven reps (T-first)
- Evans Nana Aryee — Six reps
- Brian Kichton — Five reps (T-fourth)
- Kelin Mills — Five reps (T-fourth)
- Péter Juhász — Five reps (T-fourth)
- Kane Francis — Four reps
- Patrick Eibel — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Dean Shelley — Three reps (T-eighth)
- George Sulaiman — Two reps
- Armand Goosen — no lift
- Majaya David Mberi — no lift
Sandbag Toss
Four implements weighing 100, 120, 140, and 160 kilograms were tossed over a bar in the fastest time possible within the 75-second time cap.
- Kane Francis — Four in 18.64 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — Four in 18.69 seconds
- Evans Nana Aryee — Four in 19.13 seconds
- Rayno Nel — Four in 19.22 seconds
- Péter Juhász — Four in 19.47 seconds
- Brian Kichton — Four in 20.40 seconds
- Patrick Eibel — Four in 22.14 seconds
- Armand Goosen — Four in 23.13 seconds
- Majaya David Mberi — Four in 24.4 seconds
- Dean Shelley — Four in 24.82 seconds
- Kelin Mills — Four in 26.81 seconds
- George Sulaiman — Four in 28.93 seconds
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