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Home » Strongman News » 2025 Irish Strength Cup Results

2025 Irish Strength Cup Results

Alex Feri scored gold in Claregalway!

Phil Blechman
Written by Phil Blechman
Last updated on July 23rd, 2025

The 2025 Irish Stength Cup (ISC) occurred in Calregalway, Ireland, on July 19, 2025. The contest featured 11 athletes representing six countries competing through six events: Log Lift, Sangbag Toss, Max Deadlift, Front Hold, Calregalway Stone Lift, and Loading Race.

Alex Feri of the UK was awarded the overall gold atop the podium thanks to his 58-of-a-possible-66-point performance. His rank was separated by a single point over runner-up, fellow countryman, Tom Place.

2025 Irish Stength Cup Results

  1. Alex Feri (UK) — 58 points
  2. Tom Place (UK) — 57 points
  3. Dawid Pakulski (POL) — 55 points
  4. Ruairí O’Hagan (IRL) — 54.5 points
  5. Jamie Kleiman (SCO) — 37.5 points
  6. Luke Sperduti (WAL) — 36 points
  7. Liam Sheils (IRL) — 28.5 points
  8. Timothée Lechner (FRA) — 19.5 points
  9. Jamie McNamara (IRL) — 10 points (withdrew)
  10. Dean Doyle (IRL) — Eight points (withdrew)
  11. Dillon Doyle (IRL) — Seven points (withdrew)
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2025 Irish Stength Cup Event Results

Below are the results for each event contested in Claregalway:

Log Lift

Athletes attempted max reps with either 120 or 150 kilograms. A single rep with the heavier log outranked any number of reps with the lighter log.

  1. Alex Feri — Six reps, 150 kilograms
  2. Tom Place — Five reps, 150 kilograms
  3. Dawid Pakulski — Four reps, 150 kilograms (T-third)
  4. Ruairí O’Hagan — Four reps, 150 kilograms (T-third)
  5. Luke Sperduti — Three reps, 150 kilograms (T-third)
  6. Jamie Kleiman — One rep, 150 kilograms
  7. Liam Sheils — Two reps, 120 kilograms
  8. Timothée Lechner — no lift
  9. Jamie McNamara — no lift
  10. Dean Doyle — no lift
  11. Dillon Doyle — no lift

Sangbag Toss

Each athlete had 45 seconds to convert five implements weighing 22 to 30 kilograms.

  1. Dawid Pakulski — Five in 15.57 seconds
  2. Alex Feri — Five in 17.32 seconds
  3. Tom Place — Five in 17.63 seconds
  4. Ruairí O’Hagan — Five in 19.01 seconds
  5. Luke Sperduti — Five in 30.09 seconds
  6. Dean Doyle — Five in 35.59 seconds
  7. Jamie McNamara — Four in 14.98 seconds
  8. Jamie Kleiman — Four in 31.73 seconds
  9. Timothée Lechner — Three in 12.67 seconds
  10. Liam Sheils — Two in 8.24 seconds
  11. Dillon Doyle — Two in 13.85 seconds

Max Deadlift

Athletes established their max Silver Dollar Deadlift; an 18-inch partial pull.

  1. Ruairí O’Hagan — 450 kilograms
  2. Tom Place — 425 kilograms
  3. Alex Feri — 400 kilograms
  4. Dawid Pakulski — 375 kilograms (T-fourth)
  5. Jamie Kleiman — 375 kilograms (T-fourth)
  6. Luke Sperduti — 350 kilograms (T-sixth)
  7. Timothée Lechner — 350 kilograms (T-sixth)
  8. Jamie McNamara — 350 kilograms (T-sixth)
  9. Liam Sheils — 325 kilograms (T-ninth)
  10. Dean Doyle — 325 kilograms (T-ninth)
  11. Dillon Doyle — 325 kilograms (T-ninth)

Front Hold

Each strongman established their max hold with a 25-kilogram hammer.

  1. Tom Place — 71.87 seconds
  2. Ruairí O’Hagan — 65.07 seconds
  3. Alex Feri — 61.45 seconds
  4. Liam Sheils — 52.63 seconds
  5. Dawid Pakulski — 51.94 seconds
  6. Jamie Kleiman — 47.38 seconds
  7. Dillon Doyle — 42.26 seconds
  8. Luke Sperduti — 42.01 seconds
  9. Timothée Lechner — 32.63 seconds
  10. Jamie McNamara — withdrew
  11. Dean Doyle — withdrew

Calregalway Stone Lift

  1. Dawid Pakulski
  2. Ruairí O’Hagan
  3. Tom Place
  4. Alex Feri
  5. Liam Sheils
  6. Luke Sperduti
  7. Jamie Kleiman
  8. Timothée Lechner
  9. Jamie McNamara — withdrew
  10. Dean Doyle — withdrew
  11. Dillon Doyle — withdrew

Loading Race

Athletes raced to load three implements weighing 120, 130, and 140 kilograms.

  1. Alex Feri — Three in 28.31 seconds
  2. Dawid Pakulski — Three in 31.32 seconds
  3. Jamie Kleiman — Three in 34.63 seconds
  4. Tom Place — Three in 35.1 seconds
  5. Ruairí O’Hagan — Three in 36.01 seconds
  6. Luke Sperduti — Three in 41.63 seconds
  7. Liam Sheils — Two in 30.98 seconds (T-seventh)
  8. Timothée Lechner — Two in 30.98 seconds (T-seventh)
  9. Jamie McNamara — withdrew
  10. Dean Doyle — withdrew
  11. Dillon Doyle — withdrew

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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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