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2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic Full Results — Evan Singleton Wins
The 2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic took place on July 8th 2023 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. It was undoubtedly one of the biggest competitions of the year, featuring two WSM champions and nine more elite Strongman athletes. Lasting only one day, the Strongman Classic consisted of five events, after which Evan Singleton was crowned as the champion.
Evan Singleton was consistently good throughout the entire competition, but he secured the title in the final moments of the competition. He finished in the top three across all five events, while his rivals had at least one event in which they dropped a significant amount of points. So, Evan only jumped to first place on the final event, the Atlas Stones.
Tom Stoltman finished in second place, just 0.5 points behind Evan Singleton. Although the victory was almost his, he fell short and took home the silver medal.
The man who spent the most time in the lead, Mitchell Hooper, dropped down to third-place after a relatively bad performance on the Atlas Stones. It seemed like it would be smooth sailing for Hooper after three events, but the momentum quickly shifted on the final two events.
Gavin Bilton was also supposed to be competing as a replacement for Pavlo Nakonechnyy, but he could not make it to the competition because of an unspecified family emergency.
2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic Lineup
Evan Singleton (USA) — 47 points
Tom Stoltman (Scotland) — 46.5 points
Mitchell Hooper (Canada) — 43 points
Trey Mitchell (USA) — 33.5 points
Eddie Williams (Australia) — 32 points
Luke Stoltman (Scotland) — 28 points
Spenser Remick (USA) — 27 points
Pavlo Kordiyaka (Ukraine) — 22.5 points
Kevin Faires (USA) — 22 points
Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou (Burkina Faso) — 19 points
Rongo Keene (Australia) — 5.5 points
Related: 2023 UK’s Strongest Woman & Man Results — Rebecca Roberts & Paul Smith Take Gold
Event One — Nicol Stone Carry
The Nicol Stones are one of the legendary events in Strongman, as the athletes have to carry one in each hand for the maximum distance possible. The heavier stone weighs 138 kilograms (304 pounds), while the lighter stone weighs 114 kilograms (251 pounds). However, the handles for each stone are just simple metal rings which cause a lot of pain for anyone performing the event.
We got to see Eddie Williams set a Nicol Stone Carry World Record in the first event of the 2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic, as four men beat the previous mark of 24 meters set by Kevin Faires at the 2023 Giants Live World Tour Finals. However, out of the four that outperformed the record, Eddie Williams of Australia carried it the furthest, dropping the stones at a length of 31.66 meters.
Eddie Williams — 31.66 m
Mitchell Hooper — 26.66 m
Evan Singleton — 25.25 m
Kevin Faires — 24.82 m
Tom Stoltman — 20.87 m
Luke Stoltman — 19.53 m
Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou — 17.34 m
Pavlo Kordiyaka — 16.14 m
Rongo Keene — 12.5 m
Spenser Remick — 6.95 m
Trey Mitchell — 5.73 m
Event Two — Super Yoke
The second event of the 2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic was the Super Yoke, which weighed 1,000 pounds (453.6 kilograms). This implement was carried for a distance of 20 meters, with the athletes racing to get the quickest time.
The 2023 WSM, Mitchell Hooper, did not let anyone get close to him in the Super Yoke event, as he was the only man to break the 10-second barrier. The next quickest man was Evan Singleton, who finished 2.35 seconds behind Hooper. Tom Stoltman finished in third with a time of 12.21 seconds
Mitchell Hooper — 9.84 s
Evan Singleton — 12.19 s
Tom Stoltman — 12.21 s
Pavlo Kordiyaka — 13.42 s
Spenser Remick — 14.45 s
Luke Stoltman — 14.87 s
Eddie Williams — 15.36 s
Trey Mitchell — 17.47 s
Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou — 20.11 s
Kevin Faires — 20.16 s
Rongo Keene — 31.20 s
Event Three — Deadlift
The third event of the 2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic featured a Deadlift for reps event. While there were many options, the organizers opted to use an axle barbell and load it with 360 kilograms (793.7 pounds). Then, the athletes had to perform as many reps as possible.
Mitchell “The Moose” Hooper claimed his second event win of the day and set up a decent foundation for himself going into the final two events. He was the only man to perform seven repetitions, which earned him the max 11 points possible.
Finishing behind Hooper was the 2021 & 2022 WSM, Tom Stoltman with six reps. The third place was then shared by two US representatives, Trey Mitchell, and Evan Singleton, as they both locked out five reps.
Rongo Keene had to pull out from the competition after the deadlift event, with his doctors determining that it was best for him to withdraw since he was suffering from illness.
Mitchell Hooper — 7 reps
Tom Stoltman — 6 reps
Evan Singleton — 5 reps
Trey Mitchell — 5 reps
Eddie Williams — 3 reps
Luke Stoltman — 3 reps
Kevin Faires — 3 reps
Spenser Remick — 2 reps
Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou — 2 reps
Pavlo Kordiyaka — 1 rep
Rongo Keene — 1 rep
Event Four — Viking Press
The penultimate event of the competition was the Viking Press, a well known piece of equipment in Strongman made to perform a standing shoulder press. The weight of the Viking Press was 150 kilograms (330.7 pounds), with the goal being to perform as many reps as possible.
Trey Mitchell walked out onto the stage and performed 18 repetitions on the Viking Press for a new World Record.
This event also saw Evan Singleton and Tom Stoltman tie for second with 17 reps each. This was extremely important for both, as they narrowed the distance in points between them and Mitchell Hooper who got 3.5 points less than them.
Iron Biby withdrew after this event for unknown reasons, but he was seen limping away after the Viking Press.
Trey Mitchell — 18 reps
Tom Stoltman — 17 reps
Evan Singleton — 17 reps
Spenser Remick — 15 reps
Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou — 15 reps
Mitchell Hooper — 14 reps
Pavlo Kordiyaka — 13 reps
Luke Stoltman — 11 reps
Kevin Faires — 9 reps
Eddie Williams — 7 reps
Event Five — Castle Stones
The final event in the 2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic was the Castle Stones. The athletes were tasked with lifting and placing five progressively heavier stones on their platforms, ranging from 120 kilograms (264.5 pounds) to 200 kilograms (440 pounds).
Although heat and humidity made the Castle Stones event much harder for everyone, Tom Stoltman still put up a mind-blowing time of 20.29 seconds for all five stones. This secured him the maximum points and made him jump from third to second place overall.
Evan Singleton was the most surprising athlete on the Castle Stones, as he was the only other man apart from Tom to complete all five. This put him in first place overall, as he finished with 0.5 points more than Tom overall.
Mitchell Hooper only got three stones, failing to grip the fourth stone. This might be due to multiple reasons, but it looked like his tacky (glue placed on forearms) got less effective due to the heat in the arena.
Tom Stoltman — 5 in 20.29 s
Evan Singleton — 5 in 25.18 s
Trey Mitchell — 4 in 22.21 s
Eddie Williams — 4 in 25.75 s
Spenser Remick — 4 in 27.47 s
Luke Stoltman — 3 in 12.80 s
Mitchell Hooper — 3 in 16.19 s
Pavlo Kordiyaka — 3 in 23.07 s
Kevin Faires — 1 in 25.40 s
Related: Strongman Evan Singleton Discusses Mental Health With Eddie Hall: ‘I’ve Tried To Kill Myself More Than Once’
Evan Singleton has been excelling as a Strongman this year, having competed twice and put up incredible performances both times. Back in April, Evan made it to the WSM Finals for the first time ever and placed fifth overall. Now, he added another International victory to his resume, making it his fourth overall. He has finally reached his peak shape after years of falling just short. So, hopefully he will ride the momentum and continue contending for the biggest titles in the sport.
Published: 8 July, 2023 | 5:10 PM EDT
Evan Singleton Makes An 855-Pound Deadlift Look Easy For A Double
Evan Singleton is healthy and back to moving some huge weight in the gym.
Evan Singleton suffered a bicep tear in 2020 that kept him out of action for quite some time. It looks as though “T-Rex” is back to full strength and he recently showed it off with some massive deadlifts. Singleton completed two reps of an 855-pound deadlift and made it look easy.
Singleton joined Nick Best for a training session where the two were moving some serious weight. He stepped up to the bar with a lifting belt, knee sleeves, and wrist straps. The plates had to be secured with resistance bands because of the number on each side. Singleton not only completed two reps, he did it with relative ease.
“I can’t express how much I love training with nick. The man is such an inspiration and it’s seriously humbling hearing so e of the kind and motivational words he says to me. They’re appreciated more than you know and I’ll take them all to heart. Thank you so much nick for inviting me out here.P.s. again, the hype up is real and not for the cameras. Proof that I’m kinda hitting g my head really hard lol. Haven’t busted myself open in a while.”
Evan Singleton is not preparing for any competitions in the upcoming months. He is still putting the finishing touches on gaining his regular strength back. Singleton is scheduled to appear at the 2022 World’s Strongest Man competition, which will take place from May 24-29 in Sacramento.
Since bursting onto the scene in 2018, Singleton has won three major competitions. He is a former professional wrestler who got a late start in powerlifting. It is clear that he has elite strength and is a threat at each competition. His career began at the 2018 Giants Live North American Open. Singleton won his first major show at this event in 2019.
In 2021, Singleton had his best year winning the Arnold Strongman Classic UK and Giants Live World Open.
Evan Singleton will not compete until the WSM competition but he will attempt to break the Circus Dumbbell world record at the Clash on the Coast Record Breakers on April 22. This is a chance for Singleton to gain some momentum heading into the summer months.
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2021 Arnold Strongman Classic UK Results: Evan Singleton Wins Inaugural Event
Evan Singleton narrowly defeated Oleskii Novikov to take home the title.
The Arnold Sports Festival UK took place over the weekend in Birmingham, England. The weekend began with Nathan De Asha taking home the prize in Men’s Open during the bodybuilding contest and it ended with Evan Singleton winning the inaugural 2021 Arnold Strongman Classic UK.
A group of the best competitors in the world put on a show in England that will keep this event as a must-watch over the years. Singleton narrowly defeated former World’s Strongest Man Oleksii Novikov, who finished second. Trey Mitchell took him the bronze in the competition.
There were a total of five events that took place for competitors to take part in. Below, you can find a full breakdown of the final standings and event-by-event coverage.
2021 Arnold Strongman Classic UK Results
First Place – Evan Singleton — 42 points
Second Place – Oleksii Novikov — 42 points
Third Place – Trey Mitchell — 36.5 points*
Fourth Place – J.F. Caron — 36.5 points
Fifth Place – Mark Felix — 28 points
Sixth Place – Andy Black — 25 points
Seventh Place – Nedzmin Ambeskovic — 19 points
Eighth Place – Pa O’Dwyer — 14 points
Ninth Place – Luke Stoltman — Four points
Tenth Place – Tom Stoltman — Three points
Singleton was named the winner after coming out on top in the tie-breaker. Luke Stoltman withdrew after the first event and his brother, Tom, was out just one event later.
Hercules Hold
Mark Felix — 81.62 seconds
Evan Singleton — 78.11 seocnds
JF Caron — 74.27 seconds
The Hercules hold was the first event of the competition. Mark Felix is known as the best in this event and he was able to take home the win here. Felix currently holds the world record in the Hercules hold of one minute and 32 seconds.
Frame Carry
Oleksii Novikov — 7.35 seconds
Evan Singleton — 8.50 seconds
Mark Felix — 9.75 seconds
The frame carry tested which competitor could carry 400kg (881lb) a distance of 20 meters in the fastest time. Novikov used his impressive grip and brute strength to win this event by over one second.
Axle Bar Deadlift for Reps
Oleksii Novikov — Eight reps
Trey Mitchell — Seven reps
Evan Singleton — Five reps
JF Caron — Five reps
Nedzmin Ambeskovic — Five reps
Up next, the athletes were given 60 seconds to deadlift 360kg (793.4lb) for as many reps as possible in the time given. Novikov won his second-straight event besting Mitchell by a single rep. This is where it looked like Novikov might win the 2021 Arnold Strongman Classic UK.
Dumbbell Press
Oleksii Novikov — Eight reps
Evan Singleton — Seven reps
Trey Mitchell — Six reps
JF Caron — Six reps
Novikov won another event in the dumbbell press and this is one where he holds the world record. Novikov pressed the 100kg (220.5lb) weight eight times to take home the victory. Singleton finished just one behind and remained alive in the competition.
Atlas Stones
Andy Black — Five stones in 18.28 seconds
Trey Mitchell — Five stones in 18.41 seconds
Evan Singleton — Five stones in 19.44 seconds
Neither Singleton or Novikov finished first in the event but they still led in points. Andy Black completed all five stones in 18.28 seconds. Singleton finished third at 19.44 seconds but this was still one second faster than Novikov. Because of the tiebreaker being the final event, Singleton was named the winner after his head-to-head victory over Novikov.
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Evan Singleton Wins 2021 World Open Championship (Full Results)
Evan Singleton came out on top in England against some other major competitors in the World.
The 2021 World Open and World Deadlift Championship took place on Aug. 14 in Manchester, England. Giants Live hosted the event for strongman competitors to earn qualification to the 2022 World’s Strongest Man. In the end, it was Evan Singleton who was crowned champion.
Singleton stood at the top of the podium as Adam Bishop finished as the runner-up and 2020’s World’s Strongest Man Oleksii Novikov came in third place. The top three finishers in the competition earned qualification to the 2022 World’s Strongest Man. For Bishop, this was his chance. Singleton and Novikov already qualified by finishing as the top two in the 2021 Strongman Classic.
Evan Singleton earned 43 points while Bishop finished with 40.5 and Novikov earned 39.5. Singleton won two of the five events at the competition.
It began with a stellar performance in the Carry and Drag Medley. Singleton logged a time of 27.38 seconds. Next, it was the Viking Press that was dominated by Singleton. He pressed 160kg (352lb) 12 times. Singleton turned in other strong performances by finishing tied for second in the Max Deadlift and third in the Castle Stones.
Evan Singleton will look to continue to gain momentum heading into the World’s Strongest man, which will take place in Sacramento. Below is the full breakdown of the five events at the World Open.
Full Results
Final
First Place – Evan Singleton, 43 points
Second Place – Adam Bishop, 40.5 points
Third Place – Oleksii Novikov, 39.5 points
Fourth Place – Pavlo Nakonechnyy, 29.5 points
Fifth Place – Gabriela Peña, 26 points
Sixth Place – Gavin Bilton, 21.5 points
Seventh Place – Andy Black, 20 points
Eighth Place – Rauno Heinla, 19 points
Ninth Place – Mikhail Shivlyakov, 18.5 points
Tenth Place – Ivan Makarov, 17.5 points
Max Deadlift
First Place – Ivan Makarov, 475 kilograms
Second Place (tie) – Nedzmin Ambeskovic, 453.5 kilograms
Second Place (tie) – Adam Bishop, 453.5 kilograms
Second Place (tie) – Evan Singleton, 453.5 kilograms
Second Place (tie) – Oleksii Novikov, 453.5 kilograms
Second Place (tie) – Gabriel Peña, 453.5 kilograms
Second Place (tie) – Pavlo Nakonechnyy, 453.5 kilograms
Eighth Place (tie) – Mikhail Shivlyakov, 425 kilograms
Eighth Place (tie) – Rauno Heinla, 425 kilograms
Eighth Place (tie) – Andy Black, 425 kilograms
Carry and Drag
First Place – Evan Singleton, 27.38 seconds
Second Place – Adam Bishop, 31.17 seconds
Third Place – Oleksii Novikov, 31.59 seconds
Fourth Place – Andy Black, 36.05 seconds
Fifth Place – Pavlo Nakonechnyy, 36.91 seconds
Sixth Place – Mikhail Shivlyakov, 40.66 seconds
Seventh Place – Gabriel Peña, 33.4 meters
Eighth Place – Ivan Makarov, 29.2 meters
Ninth Place – Gavin Bilton, 24.1 meters
Tenth Place – Rauno Heinla, 22 meters
Viking Press
First Place – Evan Singleton, 12 reps
Second Place (tie) – Adam Bishop, 11 reps
Second Place (tie) – Oleksii Novikov, 11 reps
Fourth Place – Gavin Bilton, 10 reps
Fifth Place (tie) – Pavlo Nakonechnyy, 9 reps
Fifth Place (tie) – Rauno Heinla, 9 reps
Seventh Place – Mikhail Shivlyakov, 8 reps
Eighth Place (tie) – Ivan Makarov, 4 reps
Eighth Place (tie) – Andy Black, 4 reps
Tenth Place – Gabriel Peña, 1 rep
Hammer Hold
First Place – Gabriel Peña, 46.85 seconds
Second Place – Oleksii Novikov, 43.93 seconds
Third Place – Evan Singleton, 41.91 seconds
Fourth Place – Rauno Heinla , 36.91 seconds
Fifth Place – Adam Bishop, 35.85 seconds
Sixth Place – Mikhail Shivlyakov, 32.46 seconds
Seventh Place – Gavin Bilton, 29.95 seconds
Eighth Place – Andy Black, 27.26 seconds
Ninth Place – Pavlo Nakonechnyy, 27.00 seconds
Tenth Place – Ivan Makarov, 20.38 seconds
Castle Stones
First Place – Adam Bishop, 18.81 seconds
Second Place – Pavlo Nakonechnyy, 19.75 seconds
Third Place – Evan Singleton, 20.1 seconds
Fourth Place – Oleksii Novikov, 20.9 seconds
Fifth Place – Gavin Bilton, 22.76 seconds
Sixth Place – Andy Black, 24.28 seconds
Seventh Place – Gabriel Peña, 25.96 seconds
Eighth Place – Rauno Heinla, 28.72 seconds
Ninth Place – Mikhail Shivlyakov, 29.76 seconds
Tenth Place – Ivan Makarov, 4 in 48.4 seconds
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Oleksii Novikov Bounces Back, Wins 2021 Giants Live Strongman Classic
Oleksii Novikov gets back to his winning ways at the 2021 Giants Live Strongman Classic.
2020 World’s Strongest Man Oleksii Novikov made a return to action, picking up a victory at the 2021 Giants Live Strongman Classic. After issuing in a less than ideal performance at the 2021 World’s Strongest Man, Novikov was able to once again assert himself in the strongman rankings with this major win.
Taking place at the legendary Royal Albert Hall in London, England, the 2021 Giants Live Strongman Classic featured some of the best of the best in the sport. Namely 2020 World’s Strongest Man Oleksii Novikov took part and won the show.
After being knocked out of the 2021 World’s Strongest Man early, Oleksii Novikov needed a big win to show that he was still one of the strongest on the planet. Novikov was riding a huge wave of momentum after his showing at the 2020 WSM. It was halted a bit after his performance at the 2021 show.
That said, Oleksii Novikov on cue again proved that he still has the potential to be the future of strongman. He went to battle against fellow impressive strongman competitors Evan Singleton and Cheick “Irom Biby” Sanou who took second and third respectively. The three strongman showcased some pretty impressive strength at the show.
WOW what a venue what a show !!!Well done to all the athletes but HUGE congratulations to the podium winners1st place @novikov_strong_wsm ?2nd place @evan_trex_strongman3rd place @ironbiby
Below are the final point standings for the 2021 Giants Live Strongman Classic.
2021 Giants Live Strongman Classic Final Point Standings:
Oleksii Novikov: 44.5 points
Evan Singleton: 43 points
Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou: 37.5 points
Adam Bishop: 33 points
Tom Stoltman: 30 points
Luke Stoltman: 27.5 points
Laurence Shahlaei: 25 points
Gavin Bilton: 22.5 points
Pat O’Dwyer: 21.5 points
Aivars Smaukstelis: 21 points
Mark Felix: 9 points
This was a great win for Oleksii Novikov, a much needed one indeed. Now that he’s back to his winning ways, Novikov has proven he’s a man to keep your eyes on in the future.
What do you think of Oleksii Novikov and his victory at the 2021 Giants Live Strongman Classic?
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