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2023 Strongman Champions League World Record Breakers Results — Aivars Šmaukstelis’ Reign Continues

The 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Record Breakers competition occurred on July 29-30, 2023, in Finland. The contest featured 10 of the world’s top strongmen compete across eight events: Machine Pull, Bag Over Bar, Front Hold, Frame Carry, Motor Grader Pull, Deadlift, Hercules Hold, and a Medley.

At the conclusion of the two-day contest, Aivars Šmaukstelis of Latvia emerged victorious to continue his dominant 2023 season in the SCL. Check out the full results below:

2023 SCL World Record Breakers Results

  1. Aivars Šmaukstelis (Latvia) — 71.5 points
  2. Mika Törrö (Finland) — 56.5 points
  3. Kane Francis (UK) — 56 points
  4. Adam Roszkowski (Poland) — 55.5 points
  5. Evans Aryee (Belgium) — 43 points
  6. Péter Juhász (Hungary) — 37.5 points
  7. Valtter Kortelainen (Finland) — 33 points
  8. Justin Kealhofer (USA) — 32 points
  9. Ervin Toots (Estonia) — 30 points
  10. Mikko Annala (Finland) — 24 points

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2023 SCL World Record Breaker Event Results

Below are the results for each of the eight events contested in Finland:

Machine Pull

The Machine Pull tested each strongman’s ability to pull 22,000 kilograms 20 meters in the fastest possible time.

  1. Kane Francis — 33.59 seconds
  2. Aivars Šmaukstelis —  34.03 seconds (T-second)
  3. Adam Roszkowski — 34.03 seconds (T-second)
  4. Valtter Kortelainen — 35.78 seconds
  5. Péter Juhász — 36.43 seconds
  6. Justin Kealhofer — 36.5 seconds
  7. Evans Aryee — 37.75 seconds
  8. Mika Törrö — 37.81 seconds
  9. Mikko Annala — 37.94 seconds
  10. Ervin Toots — 40.16 seconds

Bag Over Bar

The Bag Over Bar was comprised of six implements ranging from 22 to 35 kilograms. Each implement had to be tossed over a 4.2-meter high bar in the fastest time possible.

  1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — Six in 15.35 seconds
  2. Mika Törrö — Six in 17.21 seconds
  3. Adam Roszkowski — Six in 17.31 seconds
  4. Ervin Toots — Six in 27.22 seconds
  5. Evans Aryee — Five in 30.57 seconds
  6. Péter Juhász — Five in 46.27 seconds
  7. Kane Francis — Four in 28.35 seconds
  8. Valtter Kortelainen — Four in 40.72 seconds
  9. Justin Kealhofer — Four in 50.37 seconds
  10. Mikko Annala — Three in 38.13 seconds

Front Hold

The Front Hold was scored for time with a 30-kilogram implement.

  1. Mikko Annala — 41.69 seconds
  2. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 39.75 seconds
  3. Mika Törrö — 39.39 seconds
  4. Justin Kealhofer — 39.19 seconds
  5. Adam Roszkowski — 37.25 seconds
  6. Ervin Toots — 32.94 seconds
  7. Péter Juhász — 29.75 seconds
  8. Evans Aryee — 29.41 seconds
  9. Kane Francis — 28.94 seconds
  10. Valtter Kortelainen — 20 seconds

Frame Carry

Not allowing any drops, the Frame Carry challenged each strongman to move a 320-kilogram frame for max distance in the 60-second time cap.

  1. Kane Francis — 80 meters
  2. Evans Aryee — 79.5 meters
  3. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 67.37 meters
  4. Mika Törrö — 66.5 meters
  5. Adam Roszkowski — 63.35 meters
  6. Péter Juhász — 60.4 meters
  7. Valtter Kortelainen — 60 meters
  8. Justin Kealhofer — 57.5 meters
  9. Ervin Toots — 35.9 meters
  10. Mikko Annala — 22.45 meters

Motor Grader Pull

Down a 15-meter course, each strongman pulled for their fastest possible time within the 75-second time limit.

  1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 33.53 seconds
  2. Mika Törrö — 35.59 seconds
  3. Adam Roszkowski — 37.78 seconds
  4. Valtter Kortelainen — 39.88 seconds
  5. Kane Francis — 41.06 seconds
  6. Péter Juhász — 42.6 seconds
  7. Justin Kealhofer — 46.63 seconds
  8. Evans Aryee — 48.31 seconds
  9. Ervin Toots — 50 seconds
  10. Mikko Annala — six meters

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Deadlift

The Deadlift was for max reps in 60 seconds with 350 kilograms.

  1. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 11 reps
  2. Evans Aryee — 10 reps
  3. Adam Roszkowski — Nine reps
  4. Kane Francis — Eight reps
  5. Justin Kealhofer — Five reps
  6. Mika Törrö — Four reps (T-sixth)
  7. Péter Juhász — Four reps (T-sixth)
  8. Ervin Toots — Two reps
  9. Valtter Kortelainen — One rep
  10. Mikko Annala — no lift

Hercules Hold

  1. Mika Törrö — 48.69 seconds
  2. Kane Francis — 46.05 seconds
  3. Mikko Annala — 43.84 seconds
  4. Aivars Šmaukstelis —  42.19 seconds
  5. Ervin Toots — 39 seconds
  6. Valtter Kortelainen — 38.5 seconds
  7. Justin Kealhofer — 34.75 seconds
  8. Péter Juhász — 30.65 seconds
  9. Evans Aryee — 29.66 seconds
  10. Adam Roszkowski — 29.44 seconds

Medley

  1. Adam Roszkowski — 20.57 seconds
  2. Aivars Šmaukstelis — 20.68 seconds
  3. Kane Francis — 21.90 seconds
  4. Evans Aryee — 23.34 seconds
  5. Mika Törrö — 26.22 seconds
  6. Péter Juhász — 26.31 seconds
  7. Valtter Kortelainen — 28.75 seconds
  8. Ervin Toots — 34.03 seconds
  9. Justin Kealhofer — 39.4 seconds
  10. Mikko Annala — 56 seconds

Šmaukstelis’ next major strongman contest is the 2023 Shaw Classic, scheduled for Aug. 19-20, 2023, in Loveland, CO, where “The Strongest Man on Earth” will be crowned. 

Featured image: @aivars.smaukstelis on Instagram

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