Before all eyes in the strongman world turned to the 2024 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contest, ultimately won by three-time WSM Tom Stoltman, from May 1-5, 2024, Adam Roszkowski of Poland was raising a trophy above his head in Budapest.
The 2024 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Hungary contest occurred on April 27, 2024. The single-day contest featured 13 strongmen representing 12 countries clashing through five events: Viking Press, Farmer’s Walk, Car Deadlift, Conan’s Wheel, and Loading Race.
When all was said, done, and lifted, Roszkowski amassed 58 of a possible 65 points to claim the gold over runner-up Frédérick Rhéaume of Canada, who was four points back. Below are the final standings:
2024 Strongman Champions League Hungary Results
- Adam Roszkowski (POL) — 58 points
- Frédérick Rhéaume (CAN) — 54 points
- Péter Juhász (HUN) — 53 points
- Mitch Flowers (GBR) — 45 points
- Andrea Invernizzi (ITA) — 39.5 points
- Kevin Hazeleger (NED) — 38.5 points
- Alex Cristolovean (ROU) — 31.5 points
- Mika Törrö (FIN) — 28 points
- Zdeněk Vávra (CZE) — 25.5 points
- Alex Véró (HUN) — 23 points
- Hristo Muskov (BUL) — 22 points
- Jesper Hansson (SWE) — 20 points
- Damir Stroil (BIH) — 14 points
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2024 Strongman Champions League Hungary Event Results
Below are the results for each of the five contested events in Hungary:
Viking Press
In a test of overhead strength, each strongman was challenged to perform as many overhead presses as possible within the time cap. Juhász jumped out of the gate with the event win, repping out two more reps than his next closest competitors.
- Péter Juhász — 13 reps
- Frédérick Rhéaume — 11 reps (T-second)
- Andrea Invernizzi — 11 reps (T-second)
- Adam Roszkowski — 10 reps
- Mitch Flowers — Eight reps (T-fifth)
- Kevin Hazeleger — Eight reps (T-fifth)
- Alex Cristolovean — Seven reps
- Alex Véró — Five reps
- Damir Stroil — Four reps
- Mika Törrö — Three reps
- Zdeněk Vávra — Two reps (T-11th)
- Hristo Muskov — Two reps (T-11th)
- Jesper Hansson — no lift
Farmer’s Walk
In the fastest possible time, each strongman attempted to farmer’s carry 150 kilograms down a 40-meter course. Grip strength and midline stability proved to be Hazeleger’s forte, as he scored his only event win of the competition.
- Kevin Hazeleger — 20.85 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — 21.72 seconds
- Mitch Flowers — 22.44 seconds
- Zdeněk Vávra — 23.13 seconds
- Frédérick Rhéaume — 23.22 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 23.35 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — 24.25 seconds
- Mika Törrö — 26.31 seconds
- Alex Véró — 27.39 seconds
- Jesper Hansson — 27.40 seconds
- Hristo Muskov — 32 seconds
- Damir Stroil — 34.79 seconds
- Alex Cristolovean — 32.9 meters
Car Deadlift
The Car Deadlift featured a 350-kilogram lift to be performed by each strongman for as many reps as possible within the time cap. Rhéaume and Flowers were triskadekaphiles as they locked out 13 reps each to split first-place points.
- Frédérick Rhéaume — 13 reps (T-first)
- Mitch Flowers — 13 reps (T-first)
- Adam Roszkowski — Nine reps
- Andrea Invernizzi — Eight reps
- Péter Juhász — Seven reps
- Alex Cristolovean — Six reps (T-sixth)
- Hristo Muskov — Six reps (T-sixth)
- Kevin Hazeleger — Five reps (T-eighth)
- Alex Véró — Five reps (T-eighth)
- Damir Stroil — Five reps (T-eighth)
- Zdeněk Vávra — Two reps
- Mika Törrö — One rep
- Jesper Hansson — no lift
Conan’s Wheel
Although Hansson finished second to last in the overall competition, he did not go home without an event win. The Conan’s Wheel was his competition highlight for Hansson, burying the rest of the field with his 90.8-meter distance.
- Jesper Hansson — 90.8 meters
- Adam Roszkowski — 81.5 meters
- Péter Juhász — 62.3 meters
- Frédérick Rhéaume — 60 meters
- Mika Törrö — 59 meters
- Alex Cristolovean — 55 meters
- Hristo Muskov — 49.6 meters
- Kevin Hazeleger — 49 meters
- Zdeněk Vávra — 48.6 meters
- Mitch Flowers — 48.2 meters
- Alex Véró — 37 meters
- Damir Stroil — 32.2 meters
- Andrea Invernizzi — 7.5 meters
Loading Race
Each strongman was tasked with loading six implements in the fastest time possible. Roszkowski made a statement by capping off his title with a closing-event win.
- Adam Roszkowski — Six in 39.33 seconds
- Péter Juhász — Six in 39.84 seconds
- Frédérick Rhéaume — Six in 44.71 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — Six in 73.64 seconds
- Mitch Flowers — Five in 35.70 seconds
- Alex Cristolovean — Five in 48.65 seconds
- Mika Törrö — Five in 51.75 seconds
- Kevin Hazeleger — Five in 54.79 seconds
- Zdeněk Vávra — Four in 24.65 seconds
- Alex Véró — Four in 28.59 seconds
- Jesper Hansson — Four in 44.42 seconds
- Hristo Muskov — Two in 16.11 seconds
- Damir Stroil — Withdrew
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