The 2025 UK’s Strongest Man Contest occurred in Nottingham, England, on June 29, 2025. The single-day contest featured eight strongmen from England, Scotland, and Wales competing in five events: Max Car Squat, Tire Flip, Incline Log Press, Deadlift Ladder, and Loading Race.
2025 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) competitor Andrew Flynn scored the overall gold by 1.5 points over runner-up Chris Beetham. Flynn achieved 34.5 of a possible 40 points.
2025 UK’s Strongest Man Results
- Andrew Flynn (ENG) — 34.5 points
- Chris Beetham (SCO) — 33 points
- Paul Smith (ENG) — 32 points
- Dean Mason (ENG) — 25 points
- Jacob Brooke (WAL) — 19.5 points
- William Jones (WAL) — 13.5 points
- Jamie Nelson (WAL) — 10.5 points
- Scott Fraser (SCO) — Eight points
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2025 UK’s Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results for each event contested in Nottingham:
Max Car Squat
Athletes established their max squat.
- Paul Smith — 330 kilograms
- Andrew Flynn — 320 kilograms (T-second)
- Chris Beetham — 320 kilograms (T-second)
- Jacob Brooke — 320 kilograms (T-second)
- Dean Mason — 280 kilograms
- William Jones — 250 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Jamie Nelson — 250 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Scott Fraser — no lift
Tire Flip
Each strongman had 75 seconds to perform nine flips with a 350-kilogram tire as fast as they could.
- Andrew Flynn — 32.52 seconds
- Chris Beetham — 33.79 seconds
- Paul Smith — 35.84 seconds
- Jacob Brooke — 40.6 seconds
- Scott Fraser — 41.16 seconds
- William Jones — 41.88 seconds
- Dean Mason — 44.09 seconds
- Jamie Nelson — 45.92 seconds
Incline Log Press
Athletes had 75 seconds to press 150 kilograms for reps.
- Chris Beetham — 10 reps
- Dean Mason — Nine reps
- Paul Smith — Seven reps
- Andrew Flynn — Five reps (T-fourth)
- Jacob Brooke — Five reps (T-fourth)
- Jamie Nelson — Four reps
- William Jones — no lift
- Scott Fraser — no lift
Deadlift Ladder
Strongmen were given 75 seconds to deadlift six barbells weighing 280 to 380 kilograms in the fastest possible time.
- Andrew Flynn — Six in 69.28 seconds
- Dean Mason — Four in 58.46 seconds
- Paul Smith — Three in 14.88 seconds
- Chris Beetham — Three in 28.15 seconds
- William Jones — Three in 33.09 seconds
- Scott Fraser — Three in 36.75 seconds
- Jacob Brooke — Three in 38.37 seconds
- Jamie Nelson — Two in 26.89 seconds
Loading Race
Each strongman had 75 seconds to load five implements weighing 90 to 130 kilograms as fast as possible.
- Andrew Flynn — Five in 53.66 seconds
- Chris Beetham — Five in 59.87 seconds
- Paul Smith — Four in 45.39 seconds
- Dean Mason — Four in 51.93 seconds
- William Jones — Four in 56.9 seconds
- Jamie Nelson — Four in 59.47 seconds
- Jacob Brooke — Four in 64.43 seconds
- Scott Fraser — Three in 35 seconds
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