2022 Strongman Champions League Gibraltar Results — Aivars Šmaukstelis Unstoppable

The 2022 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Gibraltar contest occurred on Sept. 30, 2022, in its namesake location. The contest featured nine elite strongmen battling across five events in the single-day competition. When all was said and done, Aivars Šmaukstelis of Latvia claimed his third SCL title of 2023.

The five events were the Truck Pull, the Deadlift, the Log Lift, the Wheelbarrow Carry, and the Atlas Stones. Here are the full results below:

2022 Strongman Champions League Gibraltar Results

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis (Latvia) — 38 points
2. Kane Francis (UK) — 35 points
3. Roberto Rodríguez (Spain) — 26 points
4. Kelvin de Ruiter (Netherlands) — 25 points
5. Sebastian Kurek (Poland) — 23.5 points
6. Evans Aryee (Belgium) — 22 points
7. Gavin Bilton (UK) — 21.5 points
8. Mika Törrö (Finland) — 18.5 points
9. Andrea Invernizzi (Italy) — 15.5 points

Šmaukstelis won three of the five events and placed second in a fourth, finishing with 38 of a possible 45 points. Check out individual event recaps below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Truck Pull

1. Kelvin de Ruiter — 21.44 seconds
2. Kane Francis — 23.44 seconds
3. Roberto Rodríguez —  23.72 seconds
4. Mika Törrö — 25.63 seconds
5. Sebastian Kurek — 26.12 seconds
6. Gavin Bilton — 27.44 seconds
7. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 29 seconds
8. Evans Aryee — 35.94 seconds
9. Andrea Invernizzi — 38.03 seconds

Deadlift

1. Sebastian Kurek — 22 reps
2. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 21 reps
3. Evans Aryee — 20 reps
4. Kelvin de Ruiter — 19 reps (T-fourth)
5. Kane Francis — 19 reps (T-fourth)
6. Roberto Rodríguez — 15 reps
7. Andrea Invernizzi — 13 reps
8. Gavin Bilton — 10 reps
9. Mika Törrö — Two reps

Log Lift

The log weighed 140 kilograms and each athlete was given 60 seconds to complete as many reps as possible.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Six reps
2. Andrea Invernizzi — Five reps (T-second)
3. Gavin Bilton — Five reps (T-second)
4. Sebastian Kurek — Four reps (T-fourth)
5. Kane Francis — Four reps (T-fourth)
6. Roberto Rodríguez — Three reps
7. Evans Aryee — Two reps
8. Kelvin de Ruiter — One rep (T-eighth)
9. Mika Törrö — One rep (T-eighth)

Wheelbarrow Carry

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 13.75 seconds
2. Kane Francis — 15.81 seconds
3. Roberto Rodríguez — 17.56 seconds
4. Kelvin de Ruiter — 19.81 seconds
5. Evans Aryee — 22.28 seconds
6. Mika Törrö — 23.09 seconds
7. Andrea Invernizzi — 23.66 seconds
8. Sebastian Kurek — 24.53 seconds
9. Gavin Bilton — 25.94 seconds

Atlas Stones

The Atlas Stones consisted of five implements ranging in weight from 125 to 185 kilograms. Each athlete had 75 seconds to complete all five stones.

1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Five in 21.66 seconds
2. Kane Francis — Five in 22.37 seconds
3. Gavin Bilton — Five in 26.47 seconds
4. Mika Törrö — Five in 32.58 seconds
5. Evans Aryee — Five in 44.94 seconds
6. Roberto Rodríguez — Five in 51.87 seconds
7. Kelvin de Ruiter — Five in 57.85 seconds
8. Sebastian Kurek — Four in 34.46 seconds
9. Andrea Invernizzi — Four in 49.70 seconds

Featured image: @aivars.smaukstelis on Instagram