2020 Europe's Strongest Man

The 2020 Europe's Strongest Man was a strongman competition that took place in Harrogate, England from 5–6 September 2020 at the Allerton Castle. This event was held behind closed door due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Defending champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson did not defend his title as in August 2020 he announced his retirement from the sport of strongman. Europe's Strongest Man debutant Luke Richardson won the event, with this being his first major strongman competition victory.

Results of events

Event 2: Hercules Hold

Athlete must stand between and hold on to pillars for as long as possible.

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Mark Felix		1:32.37	12	12
2	Terry Hollands		1:19.88	11	11
3	Luke Richardson		1:14.48	10	15.5
4	Gavin Bilton		59.53	9	14.5
5	Paul Benton		53.71	8	11
6	Aaron Page		50.74	7	16.5
7	Adam Bishop		50.55	6	11.5
8	Jack Forgasc		40.27	5	14.5
9	Pa O'Dwyer		40.11	4	13.5
10	Ervin Toots		38.91	3	8.5
11	Alex Lungu		37.61	2	11.5
12	Graham Hicks		35.60	1	13

Event 3: Hammer Hold

Athlete must stand straight and front hold a hammer for as long as possible.

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Luke Richardson		48.41	12	27.5
2	Graham Hicks		48.12	11	24
3	Jack Forgasc		46.61	10	24.5
4	Mark Felix		43.53	9	21
5	Adam Bishop		40.87	8	19.5
6	Ervin Toots		40.53	7	15.5
7	Gavin Bilton		39.72	6	20.5
8	Aaron Page		38.63	5	21.5
9	Pa O'Dwyer		35.63	4	17.5
10	Paul Benton		34.63	3	14
11	Terry Hollands		34.05	2	13
12	Alex Lungu		27.07	1	12.5

Event 4: Loading Race

1 x 120 kilograms anchor, 1 x 150 kilograms barrel, 1 x 150 kilograms sack and 1 x 120 kilograms tire.

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Adam Bishop		4 in 36.90	12	31.5
2	Ervin Toots		4 in 38.00	11	26.5
3	Luke Richardson		4 in 38.35	10	37.5
4	Paul Benton		4 in 39.81	9	23
5	Pa O'Dwyer		4 in 40.76	8	25.5
6	Mark Felix		4 in 46.14	7	28
7	Aaron Page		4 in 46.72	6	27.5
8	Gavin Bilton		4 in 49.27	5	25.5
9	Graham Hicks		4 in 53.51	4	28
10	Jack Forgasc		4 in 1:10.56	3	27.5
11	Terry Hollands		2 in 21.28	2	15
12	Alex Lungu		2 in 50.43	1	13.5

Event 5: Deadlift

Weight: for as many repetitions as possible.Time Limit: 60 secondsNotes: This event was completed on an axle bar.

The athletes that finished at the last 3 places at the end of day 1 were elimated from the rest of the competition.

#	Athlete	Nation	Repetitions	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Luke Richardson		5	8	45.5
1	Adam Bishop		5	8	39.5
1	Graham Hicks		5	8	36
4	Mark Felix		3	6	34
5	Aaron Page		2	5	32.5
6	Ervin Toots		1	3	29.5
6	Pa O'Dwyer		1	3	28.5
6	Gavin Bilton		1	3	28.5
9	Jack Forgasc		0	0	27.5

Event 6: Stone Press

Weight: 100 kilograms atlas stone for as many repetitions as possible.Time Limit 75 seconds.

#	Athlete	Nation	Repetitions	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Aaron Page		7	8.5	41
1	Ervin Toots		7	8.5	38
3	Pa O'Dwyer		6	6.5	35
3	Jack Forgasc		6	6.5	34
5	Adam Bishop		4	4.5	44
5	Gavin Bilton		4	4.5	33
7	Luke Richardson		3	2.5	48
7	Graham Hicks		3	2.5	38.5
9	Mark Felix		0	0	34

Event 7: Nicol Stones Carry

Weight: 138 kilograms stone on the right hand and 114 kilograms stone on the left hand for longest distance.

Athletes get 10 seconds for a second pick-up after dropping the stones for the first time.

#	Athlete	Nation	Distance	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Adam Bishop		17.32	9	53
2	Mark Felix		17.10	8	42
3	Pa O'Dwyer		10.93	7	42
4	Ervin Toots		9.85	6	44
5	Luke Richardson		9.71	5	53
6	Gavin Bilton		7.88	4	37
7	Graham Hicks		7.82	3	41.5
8	Aaron Page		6.76	2	43
9	Jack Forgasc		2.33	1	35

Event 9: Atlas Stones

Weight: 5 stone series ranging from.

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Luke Richardson		5 in 19.44	9	69
2	Graham Hicks		5 in 20.08	8	54.5
3	Aaron Page		5 in 20.73	7	54
4	Mark Felix		5 in 23.28	6	49
5	Ervin Toots		5 in 23.69	5	57
6	Pa O'Dwyer		5 in 23.87	4	49
7	Gavin Bilton		5 in 24.89	3	46
8	Adam Bishop		5 in 25.08	2	64
9	Jack Forgasc		5 in 55.41	1	38