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Home » Strongman News » Rayno Nel Wins 2024 Strongman Champions League Holland

Rayno Nel Wins 2024 Strongman Champions League Holland

Nel defeated 13 other elite strongman to stand atop the podium.

Phil Blechman
Written by Phil Blechman
Last updated on June 26th, 2024

The 2024 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Holland contest occurred on June 22, 2024, in Groenlo, Netherlands. 14 strongmen representing 11 countries clashed in six events comprising the single-day contest. The events included the Truck Pull, Log Lift, Loading Race, Conan’s Wheel, Farmer’s Walk, and Atlas Stones.

Rayno Nel of South Africa emerged victorious with an eight-point gap between him and runner-up Aivars Šmaukstelis of Latvia. The full results are below:

2024 Strongman Champions League Holland Results

  1. Rayno Nel (RSA) — 79.5 points
  2. Aivars Šmaukstelis (LAT) — 71.5 points
  3. George Sulaiman (NED) — 65 points
  4. Evans Nana Aryee (GHA) — 64.5 points
  5. Kevin Hazeleger (NED) — 53.5 points
  6. Oskar Ziółkowski (POL) — 43.5 points
  7. Ilya Khazov (CYP) — 36 points
  8. Dennis Kohlruss (GER) — 35 points
  9. Kelvin de Ruiter (NED) — 34 points (withdrew after Conan’s Wheel)
  10. Ervin Toots (EST) — 32 points
  11. Angelo van der Pas (NED) — 31.5 points
  12. Mika Törrö (FIN) — 30 points
  13. Andrea Invernizzi (ITA) — 29 points
  14. Morgan Hill (USA) — 20 points

[Related: 2024 Austria’s Strongest Man Results — Jan Trettenbrein Atop the Podium]

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[Related: 2024 U105 Strongman World Championships Results — Jiří Tkadlčík Triumphs]

2024 Strongman Champions League Holland Event Results

Below are the results for each of the six contested events in Groenlo:

Truck Pull

The truck weighed 16,000 kilograms. Each strongman had 60 seconds to pull it 25 meters s fast as possible.

  1. Rayno Nel — 33.34 seconds
  2. Kelvin de Ruiter — 33.72 seconds
  3. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 37.99 seconds
  4. Kevin Hazeleger — 38.47 seconds
  5. George Sulaiman — 39.38 seconds
  6. Andrea Invernizzi — 39.5 seconds
  7. Ilya Khazov — 39.68 seconds
  8. Mika Törrö — 40.4 seconds
  9. Evans Nana Aryee — 42.69 seconds
  10. Angelo van der Pas — 43.44 seconds
  11. Ervin Toots — 43.88 seconds
  12. Oskar Ziółkowski — 44.5 seconds
  13. Dennis Kohlruss — 53.04 seconds
  14. Morgan Hill — 7.5 meters

Log Lift

Each strongman attempted to lift a 140-kilogram for max reps.

  1. Rayno Nel — Eight reps (T-first)
  2. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Eight reps (T-first)
  3. Evans Nana Aryee — Seven reps (T-third)
  4. Kevin Hazeleger — Seven reps (T-third)
  5. Oskar Ziółkowski — Seven reps (T-third)
  6. Angelo van der Pas — Seven reps (T-third)
  7. Andrea Invernizzi — Six reps (T-seventh)
  8. George Sulaiman — Six reps (T-seventh)
  9. Dennis Kohlruss — Six reps (T-seventh)
  10. Ilya Khazov — Five reps (T-10th)
  11. Kelvin de Ruiter — Five reps (T-10th)
  12. Ervin Toots — Five reps (T-10th)
  13. Mika Törrö — no lift
  14. Morgan Hill — no lift

Loading Race

The course measured nine meters. Each strongman loaded three implements as quickly as possible in the 60-second time limit.

  1. Rayno Nel — Three in 17.63 seconds
  2. Evans Nana Aryee — Three in 18.69 seconds
  3. George Sulaiman — Three in 19.23 seconds
  4. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Three in 19.83 seconds
  5. Kelvin de Ruiter — Three in 19.99 seconds
  6. Oskar Ziółkowski — Three in 20.27 seconds
  7. Ervin Toots — Three in 21.13 seconds
  8. Kevin Hazeleger — Three in 21.54 seconds
  9. Dennis Kohlruss — Three in 23 seconds
  10. Mika Törrö — Three in 23.19 seconds
  11. Ilya Khazov — Three in 23.68 seconds
  12. Morgan Hill — Three in 24.09 seconds
  13. Andrea Invernizzi — Three in 24.72 seconds
  14. Angelo van der Pas — Three in 29.5 seconds

Conan’s Wheel

  1. Rayno Nel — 978°
  2. George Sulaiman — 880°
  3. Evans Nana Aryee — 732°
  4. Dennis Kohlruss — 731°
  5. Oskar Ziółkowski — 728°
  6. Ervin Toots — 679°
  7. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 652°
  8. Kelvin de Ruiter — 592°
  9. Kevin Hazeleger — 589°
  10. Ilya Khazov — 577°
  11. Mika Törrö — 559°
  12. Morgan Hill — 422°
  13. Angelo van der Pas — 386°
  14. Andrea Invernizzi — 53°

Farmer’s Walk

Each strongman attempted to carry 150 kilograms across 40 meters as fast as possible within 60 seconds.

  1. Rayno Nel — 17.07 seconds
  2. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 20.81 seconds
  3. George Sulaiman — 22.46 seconds
  4. Evans Nana Aryee — 20.99 seconds
  5. Kevin Hazeleger — 21.06 seconds
  6. Angelo van der Pas — 25.88 seconds
  7. Mika Törrö — 27.71 seconds
  8. Andrea Invernizzi — 28.66 seconds
  9. Oskar Ziółkowski — 29.06 seconds
  10. Ervin Toots — 29.34 seconds
  11. Morgan Hill — 34.16 seconds
  12. Ilya Khazov — 18.25 meters
  13. Dennis Kohlruss — 4.35 meters
  14. Kelvin de Ruiter — withdrew

Atlas Stones

The strongmen were tasked to hoist five stones weighing 120 to 200 kilograms within the 90-second time cap.

  1. Rayno Nel — Five in 47.72 seconds
  2. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Five in 28.37 seconds
  3. George Sulaiman — Five in 32.28 seconds
  4. Evans Nana Aryee — Five in 37.72 seconds
  5. Kevin Hazeleger — Four in 22.23 seconds
  6. Oskar Ziółkowski — Four in 36.86 seconds
  7. Ilya Khazov — Five in 37 seconds
  8. Dennis Kohlruss — Four in 34.61 seconds
  9. Ervin Toots — Four in 58.71 seconds
  10. Angelo van der Pas — Four in 37.05 seconds
  11. Mika Törrö — Four in 35.12 seconds
  12. Andrea Invernizzi — Four in 40.30 seconds
  13. Morgan Hill — Five in 50.46 seconds
  14. Kelvin de Ruiter — withdrew

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Featured image: @raynonel on Instagram

Phil Blechman

About Phil Blechman

Phil is a native New Yorker passionate about storytelling, bodybuilding, and game design. He holds a BFA from Syracuse University.

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