The 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Finals occurred on Nov. 18, 2023, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Twelve of the world’s top strongmen competed in six events: Truck Pull, Deadlift, Farmer’s Walk, Log Lift, Loading Race, and Atlas Stones.
Oskar Ziółkowski of Poland emerged as the overall victor, scoring 67.5 of a possible 72 points. The defending champion, Aivars Šmaukstelis of Latvia, finished as the runner-up with 65 points. Below are the full results:
2023 Strongman Champions League World Finals Results
- Oskar Ziółkowski (Poland) — 67.5 points
- Aivars Šmaukstelis (Latvia) — 65 points
- Kevin Hazeleger (Netherlands) — 60.5 points
- Kane Francis (UK) — 56.5 points
- Andrea Invernizzi (Italy) — 54 points
- Evans Aryee (Ghana) — 52.5 points
- Adam Roszkowski (Poland) — 43.5 points
- Mika Törrö (Finland) — 36 points
- Fatih Karaca (Turkey) — 32.5 points
- Damir Stroil (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — 29.5 points
- Ervin Toots (Estonia) — 20.5 points
- Péter Juhász (Hungary) — 10 points
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2023 SCL World Finals Event Results
Truck Pull
Each strongman attempted the fastest pull time down a 25-meter course with an 18,000-kilogram truck. The time cap was 90 seconds.
- Kevin Hazeleger — 41.58 seconds
- Oskar Ziółkowski — 46.56 seconds
- Fatih Karaca — 52.46 seconds
- Mika Törrö — 57.13 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 57.53 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — 57.38 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — 58.06 seconds
- Péter Juhász — 70.66 seconds
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 71.41 seconds
- Damir Stroil — 73.15 seconds
- Evans Aryee — 22 meters
- Kane Francis — 18 meters
Car Deadlift
The Car Deadlift was for max reps within the 60-second time cap.
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Nine reps
- Oskar Ziółkowski — Seven reps (T-second)
- Andrea Invernizzi — Seven reps (T-second)
- Kane Francis — Five reps (T-fourth)
- Evans Aryee — Five reps (T-fourth)
- Kevin Hazeleger — Four reps (T-sixth)
- Adam Roszkowski — Four reps (T-sixth)
- Damir Stroil — Three reps
- Ervin Toots — Three reps
- Fatih Karaca — One rep
- Mika Törrö — no lift
- Péter Juhász — no lift
Farmer’s Walk
With 150 kilograms, each athlete traversed the 15-meter course as many times as possible for total distance within the 60-second time cap.
- Kevin Hazeleger — 49.2 meters
- Andrea Invernizzi — 45 meters (T-second)
- Fatih Karaca — 45 meters (T-second)
- Oskar Ziółkowski — 42.6 meters
- Evans Aryee — 41.88 meters
- Damir Stroil — 35 meters
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 34.2 meters
- Kane Francis — 31.7 meters
- Ervin Toots — 30.86 meters
- Mika Törrö — 30 meters
- Adam Roszkowski — 27 meters
- Péter Juhász — 15 meters
Log Lift
Each strongman had one minute to perform as many reps as possible with 150 kilograms.
- Oskar Ziółkowski — Six reps
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Four reps
- Kevin Hazeleger — Two reps
- Kane Francis — Two reps
- Andrea Invernizzi — One rep
- Evans Aryee — Three reps
- Adam Roszkowski — Two reps
- Mika Törrö — no lift
- Fatih Karaca — One rep
- Damir Stroil — One rep
- Ervin Toots — no lift
- Péter Juhász — withdrew
Loading Race
The Loading Race comprised three implements weighing 110, 120, and 130 kilograms, each traversed 10 meters in the fastest time possible.
- Kane Francis — Three in 21.75 seconds
- Oskar Ziółkowski — Three in 22 seconds
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Three in 23.35 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — Three in 24.46 seconds
- Kevin Hazeleger — Three in 27.88 seconds
- Mika Törrö — Three in 31.88 seconds
- Evans Aryee — Three in 37.89 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — Three in 46.02 seconds
- Damir Stroil — Three in 50.15 seconds
- Fatih Karaca — Three in 59.99 seconds
- Ervin Toots — withdrew
- Péter Juhász — withdrew
Atlas Stones
The five Atlas Stones weighed from 120 to 180 kilograms. Athletes had 90 seconds to load them as quickly as possible.
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Five in 17.44 seconds
- Oskar Ziółkowski — Five in 19.50 seconds
- Kane Francis — Five in 20.28 seconds
- Mika Törrö — Five in 25.19 seconds
- Kevin Hazeleger — Five in 27.03 seconds
- Evans Aryee — Five in 28.81 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — Five in 48.7 seconds
- Adam Roszkowski — Four in 21.26 seconds
- Damir Stroil — Four in 47.46 seconds
- Fatih Karaca — withdrew
- Ervin Toots — withdrew
- Péter Juhász — withdrew
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