2025 Strongman Champions League Latvia Results

The 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Latvia contest occurred on May 3, 2025, in Riga, Latvia. Twelve strongmen representing 10 countries competed in five events through the single-day competition: Truck Pull, Log Lift, Sandbag Toss, Loading Race, and Atlas Stones.

Aivars Šmaukstelis claimed the gold in his home country, scoring 53 of a possible 60 points. He was joined on the podium by silver medalist Audrius Jokūbaitis of Lithuania and bronze medalist Patrick Eibel of Germany.

2025 SCL Latvia Results

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis (LAT) — 53 points
2. Audrius Jokūbaitis (LTU) — 47.5 points
3. Patrick Eibel (GER) — 41.5 points
4. Péter Juhász (HUN) — 39.5 points
5. Māris Krievelis (LAT) — 36.5 points
6. Didzis Zariņš (LAT) — 34 points
7. Jesper Hansson (SWE) — 31 points
8. Kelvin de Ruiter (NED) — 30.5 points
9. Kevin Faires (USA) — 27.5 points
10. Ervin Toots (EST) — 15.5 points (withdrew)
11. Tuomas Lindroos (FIN) — 15 points
12. Jakub Szczechowski (POL) — 11.5 points (withdrew)

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2025 SCL Latvia Event Results

Below are the results for each of the five events contested in Riga:

Truck Pull

The course spanned 20 meters, and each strongman was allotted a 60-second time cap.

1. Audrius Jokūbaitis — 28.22 seconds
2. Patrick Eibel — 31.03 seconds
3. Kelvin de Ruiter — 32.41 seconds
4. Jesper Hansson — 32.81 seconds
5. Kevin Faires — 33.47 seconds
6. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 33.84 seconds
7. Jakub Szczechowski — 34.81 seconds (T-seventh)
8. Māris Krievelis — 34.81 seconds (T-seventh)
9. Didzis Zariņš — 35.16 seconds
10. Péter Juhász — 39.22 seconds
11. Ervin Toots — 40.88 seconds
12. Tuomas Lindroos — 44.63 seconds

Log Lift

This event was for reps with 150 kilograms in one-minute heats.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Nine reps
2. Māris Krievelis — Eight reps
3. Didzis Zariņš — Seven reps
4. Patrick Eibel — Six reps (T-fourth)
5. Kevin Faires — Six reps (T-fourth)
6. Péter Juhász — Five reps (T-sixth)
7. Audrius Jokūbaitis — Five reps (T-sixth)
8. Tuomas Lindroos — Four reps
9. Kelvin de Ruiter — Three reps (T-ninth)
10. Ervin Toots — Three reps (T-ninth)
11. Jesper Hansson — no lift
12. Jakub Szczechowski — no lift

Sandbag Toss

Each athlete tossed six implements weighing 20 to 30 kilograms over a 4.3-meter bar within their one-minute time cap.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Six in 17.79 seconds
2. Péter Juhász — Six in 18.2 seconds
3. Patrick Eibel — Six in 19.14 seconds
4. Audrius Jokūbaitis — Six in 24.83 seconds
5. Jesper Hansson — Six in 36.7 seconds
6. Ervin Toots — Six in 45.79 seconds
7. Jakub Szczechowski — Six in 53.58 seconds
8. Kelvin de Ruiter — Five in 18.95 seconds
9. Didzis Zariņš — Five in 19.95 seconds
10. Māris Krievelis — Four in 13.33 seconds
11. Kevin Faires — Four in 18.91 seconds
12. Tuomas Lindroos — Three in 13.29 seconds

Loading Race

Each athlete was tasked to load four implements within the one-minute time cap.

1. Péter Juhász — Three in 23.94 seconds
2. Audrius Jokūbaitis — Three in 24.16 seconds
3. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Three in 25.62 seconds
4. Māris Krievelis — Three in 26.04 seconds
5. Patrick Eibel — Three in 27.6 seconds
6. Kelvin de Ruiter — Three in 30.07 seconds
7. Kevin Faires — Three in 30.81 seconds
8. Didzis Zariņš — Three in 32.47 seconds
9. Jesper Hansson — Three in 32.5 seconds
10. Ervin Toots — Three in 50.85 seconds
11. Tuomas Lindroos — Two in 50 seconds
12. Jakub Szczechowski — no lift

Atlas Stones

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Six in 48.14 seconds
2. Didzis Zariņš — Six in 55.42 seconds
3. Jesper Hansson — Six in 69.07 seconds
4. Audrius Jokūbaitis — Five in 44.54 seconds
5. Māris Krievelis — Five in 53.45 seconds
6. Péter Juhász — Five in 54.51 seconds
7. Tuomas Lindroos — Four in 43.11 seconds
8. Kelvin de Ruiter — Four in 46.63 seconds
9. Patrick Eibel — Four in 48.85 seconds
10. Kevin Faires — Three in 36.32 seconds
11. Ervin Toots — withdrew
12. Jakub Szczechowski — withdrew

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