The 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World’s Strongest Latino contest occurred on Aug. 2, 2025, in Esposende, Portugal. The contest featured 12 athletes, representing eight countries, battling through five events: Truck Pull, Car Deadlift, Log Lift, Sandbag Toss, and Carry & Drag.
Italy’s Andrea Invernizzi claimed the top of the podium, scoring 52 of a possible 60 points. He bested runner-up Argentina’s Gianluca Ardenghi by five points.
2025 SCL World’s Strongest Latino Results
- Andrea Invernizzi (ITA) — 52 points
- Gianluca Ardenghi (ARG) — 47 points
- Alexandre Hulin (FRA) — 44 points
- Uriel Gutiérrez (MEX) — 43 points
- Flávio Nunes (BRA) — 38.5 points
- Diogo Mota (POR) — 31 points
- Adel Esteves (FRA) — 30 points
- Walid Hammoud (FRA) — 26 points
- Lucas Rogerio (BRA) — 23 points
- Jean-François Dubois (VEN) — 21.5 points
- Juan Ferrer (ESP) — 16 points
- Daniel Aroca (ESP) — Four points
2025 SCL World’s Strongest Latino Event Results
Below are the results for each event contested in Esposende:
Truck Pull
Athletes had one minute to pull the 15,000-kilogram vehicle 20 meters as fast as possible.
- Juan Ferrer — 31.37 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — 31.97 seconds
- Gianluca Ardenghi — 32.19 seconds
- Diogo Mota — 35.13 seconds
- Walid Hammoud — 36.03 seconds
- Jean-François Dubois — 36.38 seconds
- Alexandre Hulin — 36.6 seconds
- Lucas Rogerio — 37.44 seconds
- Flávio Nunes — 38 seconds
- Daniel Aroca — 40.78 seconds
- Uriel Gutiérrez — 45.5 seconds
- Adel Esteves — 49.44 seconds
Car Deadlift
- Uriel Gutiérrez — 10 reps
- Andrea Invernizzi — Eight reps
- Gianluca Ardenghi — Seven reps
- Alexandre Hulin — Six reps
- Lucas Rogerio — Five reps
- Adel Esteves — Four reps
- Diogo Mota — Three reps
- Walid Hammoud — Two reps
- Flávio Nunes — One rep (T-ninth)
- Jean-François Dubois — One rep (T-ninth)
- Juan Ferrer — no lift
- Daniel Aroca — no lift
Log Lift
Each strongman lifted 140 kilograms for reps.
- Andrea Invernizzi — Six reps (T-first)
- Uriel Gutiérrez — Six reps (T-first)
- Flávio Nunes — Six reps (T-first)
- Gianluca Ardenghi — Four reps (T-fourth)
- Alexandre Hulin — Four reps (T-fourth)
- Diogo Mota — Four reps (T-fourth)
- Walid Hammoud — Three reps
- Adel Esteves — Two reps
- Lucas Rogerio — no lift
- Jean-François Dubois — no lift
- Juan Ferrer — no lift
- Daniel Aroca — no lift
Sandbag Toss
The five sandbags weighed 20 to 28 kilograms.
- Andrea Invernizzi — Five in 20.03 seconds
- Alexandre Hulin — Five in 21.35 seconds
- Uriel Gutiérrez — Five in 21.65 seconds
- Flávio Nunes — Four in 29.2 seconds
- Adel Esteves — Four in 46.42 seconds
- Gianluca Ardenghi — Three in 11.95 seconds
- Lucas Rogerio — Three in 23.74 seconds
- Jean-François Dubois — Three in 26.1 seconds
- Walid Hammoud — Three in 27.53 seconds
- Diogo Mota — Three in 50.6 seconds
- Juan Ferrer — One in 10.12 seconds
- Daniel Aroca — no lift
Carry & Drag
- Gianluca Ardenghi — Three in 23.5 seconds
- Flávio Nunes — Three in 24.3 seconds
- Alexandre Hulin — Three in 25.66 seconds
- Adel Esteves — Three in 27.28 seconds
- Uriel Gutiérrez — Three in 27.48 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — Three in 28.24 seconds
- Jean-François Dubois — Three in 30.28 seconds
- Diogo Mota — Three in 34.19 seconds
- Lucas Rogerio — Three in 40.29 seconds
- Walid Hammoud — Three in 40.56 seconds
- Juan Ferrer — Three in 43.15 seconds
- Daniel Aroca — Three in 53.63 seconds
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