The 2025 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM) contest occurred in Leeds, England, on April 5, 2025. The single-day contest featured 12 athletes representing eight countries, including defending champion Luke Stoltman, battling through five events: Overhead Medley, Shield Carry, Carry & Drag, Deadlift, and Atlas Stones.
Luke Richardson of Great Britain scored the overall win with 51 of a possible 60 points. He was joined on the podium by runner-up Paddy Haynes and Mateusz Kieliszkowski, wearing bronze.
2025 Europe’s Strongest Man Results
- Luke Richardson — 51 points
- Paddy Haynes — 47.5 points
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — 46.5 points
- Ondřej Fojtů — 46 points
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 34.5 points
- Andrew Flynn — 29 points
- Rauno Heinla — 27.5 points
- Pa O’Dwyer — 25.5 points
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 21.5 points
- Nicolas Cambi — 20 points
- Luke Stoltman — 20 points
- Gavin Bilton — 18 points
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2025 Europe’s Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results of each of the five events contested in Leeds:
Overhead Medley
With 75 seconds each, strongmen lifted eight implements for two reps each: 90 kilogram dumbbell, 150-kilogram safe, 150-kilogram axle and a 150-kilogram log.
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — Eight in 62.09 seconds
- Ondřej Fojtů — Eight in 64.96 seconds
- Luke Richardson — Eight in 66.1 seconds
- Luke Stoltman — Six in 60.77 seconds
- Gavin Bilton — Six in 73.94 seconds
- Nicolas Cambi — Five in 38.41 seconds
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Three in 41.44 seconds
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — Three in 44.53 seconds
- Paddy Haynes — Two in 18.86 seconds
- Pa O’Dwyer — Two in 19.78 seconds
- Andrew Flynn — Two in 38.99 seconds
- Rauno Heinla — no lift
Shield Carry
Each strongman carried a 200-kilogram shield for distance.
- Paddy Haynes — 89.99 meters
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 61.84 meters
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — 56.82 meters
- Luke Richardson — 56.1 meters
- Andrew Flynn — 51.04 meters
- Ondřej Fojtů — 49.44 meters
- Luke Stoltman — 47.49 meters
- Gavin Bilton — 41.12 meters
- Pa O’Dwyer — 33 meters
- Rauno Heinla — 29.49 meters
- Nicolas Cambi — 26.38 meters
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 23.12 meters
Carry & Drag
With one minute on the clock, athletes had to carry a 125-kilogram anvil and drag a 350-kilogram chain for 20 meters each.
- Luke Richardson — 22.58 seconds (T-first)
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — 22.58 seconds (T-first)
- Ondřej Fojtů — 25.08 seconds
- Paddy Haynes — 26.85 seconds
- Andrew Flynn — 26.89 seconds
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 27.1 seconds
- Pa O’Dwyer — 27.6 seconds
- Luke Stoltman — 28.19 seconds
- Nicolas Cambi — 29.1 seconds
- Rauno Heinla — 30.96 seconds
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 31.15 seconds
- Gavin Bilton — 39.22 seconds
Deadlift
Each strongman had one minute to max rep 350 kilograms with an axle bar.
- Paddy Haynes — Eight reps (T-first)
- Rauno Heinla — Eight reps (T-first)
- Ondřej Fojtů — Six reps
- Luke Richardson — Five reps (T-fourth)
- Pa O’Dwyer — Five reps (T-fourth)
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — Four reps (T-sixth)
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Four reps (T-sixth)
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Andrew Flynn — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Nicolas Cambi — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Gavin Bilton — One rep
- Luke Stoltman — withdrew
Atlas Stones
Each strongman lifted five stones weighing 120 to 200 kilograms as fast as possible.
- Luke Richardson — Five in 25.96 seconds
- Paddy Haynes — Five in 26.34 seconds
- Rauno Heinla — Five in 28.44 seconds
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — Four in 17.03 seconds
- Ondřej Fojtů — Four in 18.88 seconds
- Andrew Flynn — Four in 20.82 seconds
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Four in 21.73 seconds
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — Four in 22.78 seconds
- Pa O’Dwyer — Four in 31.49 seconds
- Nicolas Cambi — Three in 31.65 seconds
- Gavin Bilton — Two in 10.13 seconds
- Luke Stoltman — withdrew
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