Scotland’s Personal Tom Stoltman Takes Residence Title at 2023 Giants Reside World Tour Finals With Dominant Efficiency 

Occasion Breakdown

Tom Stoltman undoubtedly stole the present with a dominant all-around outing that noticed him safe victories in three of the 5 occasions. Nevertheless, he actually wasn’t the one strongman who shined.

Right here’s an in depth event-by-event breakdown of the 2023 Giants Reside World Tour Finals.

Occasion One: Max Log Raise

The competitors kicked off with a basic strongman occasion that examined the athletes’ upper-body strength and energy. To little shock, Tom Stoltman took house prime honors within the Max Log Raise, changing into the one man to efficiently overhead press a 463-pound (210-kilogram) log. In the meantime, Mitchell Hooper, Pavlo Kordiyaka, Luke Stoltman, and Tyler Cotton every earned 9.5 factors by locking out 440.9 kilos (200 kilograms).

Though he didn’t take part within the general competitors, Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou delivered essentially the most spectacular rep of all of them by urgent 507.1 kilos (230 kilograms) to set the Log Raise World File. Sanou additionally held the earlier file, 504.8 kilos (229 kilograms), which he set on the 2021 version of the competition.

1. Tom Stoltman — 463 kilos (210 kilograms)
2. Mitchell Hooper — 440.9 kilos (200 kilograms)
3. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 440.9 kilos (200 kilograms)
4. Luke Stoltman — 440.9 kilos (200 kilograms)
5. Tyler Cotton — 440.9 kilos (200 kilograms)
6. Mathew Ragg — 410.1 kilos (186 kilograms)
7. Ondřej Fojtů — 410.1 kilos (186 kilograms)
8. Gavin Bilton — 374.8 kilos (170 kilograms)
9. Eddie Williams — 374.8 kilos (170 kilograms)
10. Evans Aryee — 374.8 kilos (170 kilograms)
11. Pa O’Dwyer — No Raise
12. Conor Curran — No Raise

Occasion Two: Sandbag Steeplechase

A staple in Giants Reside competitions, the second occasion required the athletes to select up, carry, and throw two 330.7-pound (150-kilogram) sandbags over a waist-high pole. As if that wasn’t difficult sufficient, they then needed to go round to the opposite facet of the pole, raise the sandbags once more, and cargo them onto a platform.

Proving he had the fitting mixture of brute power and fleet toes, Tom Stoltman took house his second straight victory by finishing the course in slightly below 30 seconds. He narrowly edged out 2023 Europe’s Strongest Man Pavlo Kordiyaka, who completed in second place by simply over half a second.

1. Tom Stoltman — 29.92 seconds
2. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 30.48 seconds
3. Mathew Ragg — 31.41 seconds
4. Luke Stoltman — 33.62 seconds
5. Ondřej Fojtů — 34.44 seconds
6. Mitchell Hooper — 34.63 seconds
7. Conor Curran — 35.30 seconds
8. Gavin Bilton — 36.81 seconds
9. Pa O’Dwyer — 36.84 seconds
10. Tyler Cotton — 37.76 seconds
11. Evans Aryee — 38.22 seconds
12. Eddie Williams — 42.16 seconds

Occasion Three: Axle Deadlift

The third occasion revolved across the good ol’ deadlift. Solely on this case, the burden was loaded onto an axle — a thicker, stiffer, and harder implement to make the most of in comparison with a normal barbell. Opponents needed to carry out as many repetitions as attainable with 771.6 kilos (350 kilograms), and for the primary time on the day, Tom Stoltman didn’t end forward of the pack.

Six-time New Zealand’s Strongest Man Mathew Ragg starred on this deadlift problem, pulling off eight reps and securing the utmost quantity of factors. Total, solely 4 of the 12 opponents accomplished no less than 5 reps.

1. Mathew Ragg — Eight reps
2. Tom Stoltman — Seven reps
3. Mitchell Hooper — Seven reps
4. Gavin Bilton — 5 reps
5. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 4 reps
6. Luke Stoltman — 4 reps
7. Ondřej Fojtů — 4 reps
8. Pa O’Dwyer — 4 reps
9. Eddie Williams — 4 reps
10. Tyler Cotton — Three reps
11. Conor Curran — Three reps
12. Evans Aryee — Withdrew