The 2025 Englandโs Strongest Man (ESM) contest occurred on July 20 in York, England. The single-day contest featured 12 athletes competing through five events to crown a champion: Deadlift Ladder, Shield Carry, Super Yoke, Log Lift, and Sandbag Medley.
When all was lifted and loaded, 2025 Worldโs Strongest Man (WSM) fifth-place finisher Paddy Haynes scored the overall gold, earning 50 of a possible 60 points. Haynes is riding a wave of momentum on his third-place finish from the 2025 Strongman Classic on July 5.
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2025 Englandโs Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results for each of the five events contested in York:
Deadlift Ladder
- Graham Hicks โ Four in 22.84 seconds
- Ryan Bennett โ Four in 33.46 seconds
- Andrew Flynn โ Four in 34.51 seconds
- Paddy Haynes โ Four in 37.24 seconds
- Ben Glasscock โ Four in 37.56 seconds
- Kane Francis โ Four in 38.13 seconds
- Jack Osborn โ Three in 18.6 seconds
- Paul Smith โ Three in 21.16 seconds
- Zack Hill โ Three in 34.89 seconds
- Dan McNicholas โ Three in 37.02 seconds
- Dean Mason โ Two in 30.2 seconds
- Tom Owens โ Two in 30.48 seconds
Shield Carry
- Paddy Haynes โ 77.94 meters
- Andrew Flynn โ 60 meters
- Ben Glasscock โ 56.45 meters
- Paul Smith โ 46.95 meters
- Kane Francis โ 44.16 meters
- Dan McNicholas โ 42.96 meters
- Zack Hill โ 41.77 meters
- Dean Mason โ 39.48 meters
- Tom Owens โ 37.68 meters
- Graham Hicks โ 30.25 meters
- Ryan Bennett โ 29.96 meters
- Jack Osborn โ 22.63 meters
Super Yoke
- Paddy Haynes โ 12.47 seconds
- Kane Francis โ 14.02 seconds
- Andrew Flynn โ 14.67 seconds
- Jack Osborn โ 15.67 seconds
- Graham Hicks โ 16.33 seconds
- Paul Smith โ 16.89 seconds
- Ryan Bennett โ 20.58 seconds
- Ben Glasscock โ 25.77 seconds
- Zack Hill โ 35.1 seconds
- Dan McNicholas โ 45.65 seconds
- Dean Mason โ 57.73 seconds
- Tom Owens โ 15.29 meters
Log Lift
- Jack Osborn โ Nine reps
- Andrew Flynn โ Six reps (T-second)
- Kane Francis โ Six reps (T-second)
- Ben Glasscock โ Six reps (T-second)
- Paul Smith โ Six reps (T-second)
- Paddy Haynes โ Five reps (T-sixth)
- Graham Hicks โ Five reps (T-sixth)
- Ryan Bennett โ Five reps (T-sixth)
- Zack Hill โ Four reps
- Dan McNicholas โ no lift
- Tom Owens โ no lift
- Dean Mason โ no lift
Sandbag Medley
- Paddy Haynes โ Four in 32.22 seconds
- Ben Glasscock โ Four in 35.65 seconds
- Kane Francis โ Four in 36.71 seconds
- Andrew Flynn โ Four in 36.83 seconds
- Zack Hill โ Four in 38.66 seconds
- Ryan Bennett โ Four in 44.33 seconds
- Paul Smith โ Four in 60.09 seconds
- Tom Owens โ Four in 62.97 seconds
- Graham Hicks โ Three in 30.46 seconds
- Dan McNicholas โ Three in 39.73 seconds
- Jack Osborn โ Three in 43.84 seconds
- Dean Mason โ Three in 58.9 seconds
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