The World Log Lift Championships (sometimes referred to as World Log Lift Challenge) is an annual competition featuring strength athletes from all over the world, competing exclusively in the log clean and press. Created initially as part of the Strongman Champions League, it has since been part of Giants Live and the championship has been present in both series, Giants Live running one version of the championship and the World Log Lift Federation taking over the Strongman Champions League's variant of the championship.
In its inaugural year, the Strongman Champions League introduced the World Log Lift Championships. The event had been a staple of strongman competitions since the early 1980s. Beginning with the 1980 World's Strongest Man contest, where Bill Kazmaier hoisted 157 kg (346 lb) to win the event and set a world record. Over eight years Kazmaier increased the record to 170 kg (370 lb). Jamie Reeves, winner of the 1989 World's Strongest Man contest, managed 177 kg (390 lb) in 1989, and 180 kg (400 lb) at the 1992 World Mighty Man contest in Johannesburg, South Africa..
It was ten years before 2001 World's Strongest Man winner Svend Karlsen set a new record of 185 kg (408 lb) at the Strongman Super Series event in Sweden. In 2003, Hugo Girard set a new record at the Strongman Super Series event in Canada with 186 kg (410 lb). In 2004, Žydrūnas Savickas set a new record of 188 kg (414 lb), and Raimunds Bergmanis brought the record up to 190 kg (420 lb) at the Strongman Super Series event in Moscow.
Savickas began his long reign over the log lift world record starting in 2005, bringing it up to 200 kg (440 lb) in Hungary, and then again at the 2005 IFSA European Championships in Riga, Latvia with 202.5 kg (446 lb). Savickas set another new record in 2006, bringing it up to 205 kg (452 lb).
In 2008 Savickas broke the record twice more, with marks of 207.5 kg (457 lb) kg and 210 kg (460 lb). Savickas set yet another world record of 212.5 kg (468 lb) at the 2009 World Log Lift Championship.
Savickas had a banner year of world records in 2012. He set records of 215 kg (474 lb) at the 2011 SCL Finals in Sarajevo, Bosnia on 7 February 2012, 216 kg at the 2012 Europe's Strongest Man contest in Leeds, England on 23 June, and yet another world record of 217.5 kg (480 lb) at the SCL Holland event in Zevenaar, Netherlands on 30 June 2012. Savickas' final world record of 2012 was 220 kg (490 lb), set during the finals of the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest which he eventually won, marking his third WSM title, and his tenth consecutive log lift world record.
In 2013, Savickas set another world record at the 2013 Europe's Strongest Man in Leeds, England with a lift of 221 kg (487 lb). Savickas' last world record was 228 kg (503 lb), set in 2015 in Brazil, marking his sixteenth break of the world record.
The current world record is 230 kg (507 lb) set by Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou at the 2023 World Log Lift Championship, part of the Giants Live World Tour Finals in Glasgow, Scotland.
Champion | Country | Times | Years |
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Žydrūnas Savickas | ![]() |
7 | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 GL, 2018 WLLF |
Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | ![]() |
4 | 2018 GL, 2019 GL, 2022 GL, 2023 |
Graham Hicks | ![]() |
3 | 2015 GL, 2017, 2021 |
Vidas Blekaitis | ![]() |
2 | 2015 WLLF, 2016 |
Eddie Hall | ![]() |
2 | 2015 GL, 2018 GL |
Luke Stoltman | ![]() |
2 | 2021, 2022 GL |
# | Weight | Competitor | Event | World Record? |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 230 kg (510 lb) |
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2023 World Log Lift Championships (![]() |
Yes |
2 | 229 kg (505 lb) |
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2021 Giants Live World Tour Finals (![]() |
Yes |
3 | 228 kg (503 lb) |
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2015 Arnold Strongman Classic Brazil (![]() |
Yes |
4 | 227 kg (500 lb) |
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2014 Giants Live Poland (![]() |
Yes |
5 | 223 kg (492 lb) |
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2014 Arnold Strongman Classic Brazil (![]() |
Yes |
6 | 222.5 kg (491 lb) |
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2013 World Log Lift Championships (![]() |
Yes |
7 | 221 kg (487 lb) |
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2013 Europe's Strongest Man (![]() |
Yes |
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2020 WUS Feats of Strength Event 16 (![]() |
No | ||
9 | 220 kg (490 lb) |
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2012 World's Strongest Man (![]() |
Yes |
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2019 World Log Lift Championships (![]() |
No | ||
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2020 Europe's Strongest Man (![]() |
No |
# | Weight | Competitor | Year | Record Set |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 230 kg (510 lb) |
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2023 | World Record |
2 | 222.5 kg (491 lb) |
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2013 | World Record |
3 | 220 kg (490 lb) |
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2019 | Burkinabé Record |
4 | 218 kg (481 lb) |
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2022 | - |
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- | |||
6 | 215 kg (474 lb) |
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2018 (WLLF) | - |
9 | 214 kg (472 lb) |
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2019 (GL) | American Record |
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English Record | |||
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- | |||
10 | 213 kg (470 lb) |
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2018 (GL) | English Record |
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Burkinabé Record | |||
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Icelandic Record |
Region | Weight | Athlete | Nation | Year set |
---|---|---|---|---|
Africa | 230 kg (510 lb) | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou |
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2023 |
Asia-Pacific | 207.5 kg (457 lb) | Rongo Keene |
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2019 |
Europe | 228 kg (503 lb) | Žydrūnas Savickas |
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2015 |
North, Central America and Caribbean | 217.5 kg (480 lb) | Bobby Thompson 1 |
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2021 |
South America | 182.5 kg (402 lb) | Marcos Ferrari |
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2016 |
1 Cheick Sanou, who is a Canadian citizen, has the heaviest lift for this region at 230 kg (510 lb), but is not listed as he has declared for Burkina Faso.
NOTE: When competitors finish on the same weight, the results are sorted by the competitors' body weights with the lightest being given a higher position.
Zydrunas Savickas entered the 2008 Log Lift World Championships as the clear favorite, and intended to set a new record with 212.5 kg (468 lb). [1] Savickas' competitors included Mikhail Koklyaev, Ervin Katona, Sebastian Wenta, Oleksandr Lashyn, Tobias Ide, Agris Kazelniks, Oleksandr Pekanaov, Krzysztof Radzikowski and Saulius Brusokas. [1]
The competition, held in Lithuania, saw each lift judged by three officials similar to Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting. The referees were Strongman Champions League founders Ilkka Kinnunen, Marcel Mostert and Latvian weighlifter Viktors Ščerbatihs, who had won the bronze medal in the +105 kg (231 lb) superheavyweight class at the recent Beijing Olympics. One of the strongest contenders, Oleksandr Pekanov, who had a personal best of 190 kg (420 lb) missed his opener of 180 kg (400 lb) three times. However, a number of other athletes came away with personal records, and two National Records were set. Zydrunas Savickas missed his world record attempt of 212.5 kg (468 lb), but won the championships with his lift of 200 kg (440 lb). [2]
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
2 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
2 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
2 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
5 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
6 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
7 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
8 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
9 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
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Mikhail Koklyaev | 195 kg (430 lb) |
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Sebastian Wenta | 195 kg (430 lb) |
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Ervin Katona | 180 kg (400 lb) |
The championships took place in Kaunas, Lithuania on 21 November 2009.
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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212.5 kg (468 lb) |
2 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
3 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
4 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
5 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
6 |
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165 kg (364 lb) |
7 |
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165 kg (364 lb) |
8 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
9 |
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150 kg (330 lb) |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
World | Žydrūnas Savickas | 212.5 kg (468 lb) |
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Žydrūnas Savickas | 212.5 kg (468 lb) |
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Krzysztof Radzikowski | 195 kg (430 lb) |
The Log Lift Championships were not held in 2010, and was moved up to February 2011 to kick off the 2011 season of SCL. [5]
The 2011 World Log Lift Championships were held in Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania on 12 February 2011 to kick off the 2011 SCL season. [5] Key competitors were reigning champion Zydrunas Savickas, Vidas Blekaitis and Vytautas Lalas who finished in the top 3 places respectively, with Zavickas winning his 3rd straight log lift title. There were 12 athletes in total, 3 athletes failed their opening weight on all 3 attempts. [6] The event was broadcast live on Eurosport. [7]
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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192.5 kg (424 lb) [6] |
2 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
3 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
3 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
3 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
6 |
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182.5 kg (402 lb) |
7 |
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175 kg (386 lb) |
8 |
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175 kg (386 lb) |
9 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
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Patrick Baboumian | 185 kg (408 lb) |
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Ervin Katona | 185 kg (408 lb) |
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Warrick Brant | 182.5 kg (402 lb) |
The 2012 World Log Lift Championships were held in Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania on Sunday 7 October 2012. [8]
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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210 kg (460 lb) |
2 |
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207.5 kg (457 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) (NR) |
6 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
7 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
8 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
9 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
10 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
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Mikhail Koklyaev | 200 kg (440 lb) |
The 2013 World Log Lift Championships were held in Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania on Saturday 19 October 2013. Savickas set a new world record with a lift of 222.5 kg (491 lb). [9]
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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222.5 kg (491 lb) |
2 |
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205 kg (452 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
4 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
5 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
World | Žydrūnas Savickas | 222.5 kg (491 lb) |
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Žydrūnas Savickas | 222.5 kg (491 lb) |
The 2015 World Log Lift Championships were held at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, England on 14 February 2015. Savickas attempted to set a new world record with a lift of 228 kg (503 lb) but narrowly failed. [10]
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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211 kg (465 lb) |
1 |
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211 kg (465 lb) |
1 |
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211 kg (465 lb) |
4 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
5 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
6 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
7 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
8 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
9 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
10 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
11 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
12 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
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Graham Hicks | 211 kg (465 lb) |
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Eddie Hall | 211 kg (465 lb) |
The 2016 World Log Lift Championships were held at the SCL Lithuania event in Vilnius. [11]
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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202.5 kg (446 lb) |
1 |
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202.5 kg (446 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
4 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
5 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
6 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
7 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
8 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
9 |
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182.5 kg (402 lb) |
10 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
11 |
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175 kg (386 lb) |
12 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
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Marcos Ferrari | 182.5 kg (402 lb) |
The 2017 World Log Lift Championships were held at the SCL Lithuania event in Vilnius. [12]
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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192.5 kg (424 lb) |
2 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
2 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
4 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
5 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
6 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
7 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
8 |
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167 kg (368 lb) |
9 |
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165 kg (364 lb) |
10 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
11 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
12 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
The 2018 World Log Lift Championships were held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, as the opening event for Europe's Strongest Man. Two strongmen attempted to set a new world record with a lift of | 230 kg (510 lb) but both failed.
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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213 kg (470 lb) |
1 |
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213 kg (470 lb) |
1 |
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213 kg (470 lb) |
4 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
5 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
6 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
7 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
8 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
9 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
10 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
11 |
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175 kg (386 lb) |
12 |
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175 kg (386 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
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Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 213 kg (470 lb) |
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Eddie Hall | 213 kg (470 lb) |
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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | 213 kg (470 lb) |
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Konstantine Janashia | 200 kg (440 lb) |
In 2019, there were two World Log Lift Championships, the first of which was held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, again, as the opening event for Europe's Strongest Man. Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou attempted to set a new world record with a lift of 229 kg (505 lb) but narrowly failed. [13] The second championship was run by the World Log Lift Federation in Lithuania
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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220 kg (490 lb) |
2 |
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214 kg (472 lb) |
2 |
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214 kg (472 lb) |
2 |
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214 kg (472 lb) |
5 |
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203 kg (448 lb) |
6 |
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203 kg (448 lb) |
7 |
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203 kg (448 lb) |
8 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
9 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
10 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
11 |
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175 kg (386 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
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Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 220 kg (490 lb) |
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Graham Hicks | 214 kg (472 lb) |
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Rob Kearney | 214 kg (472 lb) |
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Konstantine Janashia | 203 kg (448 lb) |
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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207.5 kg (457 lb) |
2 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
2 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
2 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
5 |
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192.5 kg (424 lb) |
6 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
7 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
8 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
9 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
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Rongo Keene | 207.5 kg (457 lb) |
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František Piros | 200 kg (440 lb) |
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Jared Leask | 200 kg (440 lb) |
World Junior | Oleg Pylypiak | 185 kg (408 lb) |
The 2021 World Log Lift Championships were held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, as the opening event for Europe's Strongest Man. [14]
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
1 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
3 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
The 2022 World Log Lift Championships were held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, as the opening event for Europe's Strongest Man.
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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218 kg (481 lb) |
1 |
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218 kg (481 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
4 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
5 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
6 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
7 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
8 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
9 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
10 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
The 2023 World Log Lift Championships were held at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, as the opening event for the Giants Live World Tour Finals.
# | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
1 |
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230 kg (510 lb) |
2 |
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210 kg (460 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
7 |
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186 kg (410 lb) |
8 |
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186 kg (410 lb) |
9 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
10 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
11 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
---|---|---|
World | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 230 kg (510 lb) |
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Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 230 kg (510 lb) |
The World Log Lift Championships (sometimes referred to as World Log Lift Challenge) is an annual competition featuring strength athletes from all over the world, competing exclusively in the log clean and press. Created initially as part of the Strongman Champions League, it has since been part of Giants Live and the championship has been present in both series, Giants Live running one version of the championship and the World Log Lift Federation taking over the Strongman Champions League's variant of the championship.
In its inaugural year, the Strongman Champions League introduced the World Log Lift Championships. The event had been a staple of strongman competitions since the early 1980s. Beginning with the 1980 World's Strongest Man contest, where Bill Kazmaier hoisted 157 kg (346 lb) to win the event and set a world record. Over eight years Kazmaier increased the record to 170 kg (370 lb). Jamie Reeves, winner of the 1989 World's Strongest Man contest, managed 177 kg (390 lb) in 1989, and 180 kg (400 lb) at the 1992 World Mighty Man contest in Johannesburg, South Africa..
It was ten years before 2001 World's Strongest Man winner Svend Karlsen set a new record of 185 kg (408 lb) at the Strongman Super Series event in Sweden. In 2003, Hugo Girard set a new record at the Strongman Super Series event in Canada with 186 kg (410 lb). In 2004, Žydrūnas Savickas set a new record of 188 kg (414 lb), and Raimunds Bergmanis brought the record up to 190 kg (420 lb) at the Strongman Super Series event in Moscow.
Savickas began his long reign over the log lift world record starting in 2005, bringing it up to 200 kg (440 lb) in Hungary, and then again at the 2005 IFSA European Championships in Riga, Latvia with 202.5 kg (446 lb). Savickas set another new record in 2006, bringing it up to 205 kg (452 lb).
In 2008 Savickas broke the record twice more, with marks of 207.5 kg (457 lb) kg and 210 kg (460 lb). Savickas set yet another world record of 212.5 kg (468 lb) at the 2009 World Log Lift Championship.
Savickas had a banner year of world records in 2012. He set records of 215 kg (474 lb) at the 2011 SCL Finals in Sarajevo, Bosnia on 7 February 2012, 216 kg at the 2012 Europe's Strongest Man contest in Leeds, England on 23 June, and yet another world record of 217.5 kg (480 lb) at the SCL Holland event in Zevenaar, Netherlands on 30 June 2012. Savickas' final world record of 2012 was 220 kg (490 lb), set during the finals of the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest which he eventually won, marking his third WSM title, and his tenth consecutive log lift world record.
In 2013, Savickas set another world record at the 2013 Europe's Strongest Man in Leeds, England with a lift of 221 kg (487 lb). Savickas' last world record was 228 kg (503 lb), set in 2015 in Brazil, marking his sixteenth break of the world record.
The current world record is 230 kg (507 lb) set by Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou at the 2023 World Log Lift Championship, part of the Giants Live World Tour Finals in Glasgow, Scotland.
Champion | Country | Times | Years |
---|---|---|---|
Žydrūnas Savickas | ![]() |
7 | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 GL, 2018 WLLF |
Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | ![]() |
4 | 2018 GL, 2019 GL, 2022 GL, 2023 |
Graham Hicks | ![]() |
3 | 2015 GL, 2017, 2021 |
Vidas Blekaitis | ![]() |
2 | 2015 WLLF, 2016 |
Eddie Hall | ![]() |
2 | 2015 GL, 2018 GL |
Luke Stoltman | ![]() |
2 | 2021, 2022 GL |
# | Weight | Competitor | Event | World Record? |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 230 kg (510 lb) |
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2023 World Log Lift Championships (![]() |
Yes |
2 | 229 kg (505 lb) |
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2021 Giants Live World Tour Finals (![]() |
Yes |
3 | 228 kg (503 lb) |
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2015 Arnold Strongman Classic Brazil (![]() |
Yes |
4 | 227 kg (500 lb) |
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2014 Giants Live Poland (![]() |
Yes |
5 | 223 kg (492 lb) |
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2014 Arnold Strongman Classic Brazil (![]() |
Yes |
6 | 222.5 kg (491 lb) |
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2013 World Log Lift Championships (![]() |
Yes |
7 | 221 kg (487 lb) |
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2013 Europe's Strongest Man (![]() |
Yes |
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2020 WUS Feats of Strength Event 16 (![]() |
No | ||
9 | 220 kg (490 lb) |
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2012 World's Strongest Man (![]() |
Yes |
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2019 World Log Lift Championships (![]() |
No | ||
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2020 Europe's Strongest Man (![]() |
No |
# | Weight | Competitor | Year | Record Set |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 230 kg (510 lb) |
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2023 | World Record |
2 | 222.5 kg (491 lb) |
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2013 | World Record |
3 | 220 kg (490 lb) |
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2019 | Burkinabé Record |
4 | 218 kg (481 lb) |
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2022 | - |
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- | |||
6 | 215 kg (474 lb) |
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2018 (WLLF) | - |
9 | 214 kg (472 lb) |
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2019 (GL) | American Record |
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English Record | |||
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- | |||
10 | 213 kg (470 lb) |
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2018 (GL) | English Record |
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Burkinabé Record | |||
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Icelandic Record |
Region | Weight | Athlete | Nation | Year set |
---|---|---|---|---|
Africa | 230 kg (510 lb) | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou |
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2023 |
Asia-Pacific | 207.5 kg (457 lb) | Rongo Keene |
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2019 |
Europe | 228 kg (503 lb) | Žydrūnas Savickas |
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2015 |
North, Central America and Caribbean | 217.5 kg (480 lb) | Bobby Thompson 1 |
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2021 |
South America | 182.5 kg (402 lb) | Marcos Ferrari |
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2016 |
1 Cheick Sanou, who is a Canadian citizen, has the heaviest lift for this region at 230 kg (510 lb), but is not listed as he has declared for Burkina Faso.
NOTE: When competitors finish on the same weight, the results are sorted by the competitors' body weights with the lightest being given a higher position.
Zydrunas Savickas entered the 2008 Log Lift World Championships as the clear favorite, and intended to set a new record with 212.5 kg (468 lb). [1] Savickas' competitors included Mikhail Koklyaev, Ervin Katona, Sebastian Wenta, Oleksandr Lashyn, Tobias Ide, Agris Kazelniks, Oleksandr Pekanaov, Krzysztof Radzikowski and Saulius Brusokas. [1]
The competition, held in Lithuania, saw each lift judged by three officials similar to Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting. The referees were Strongman Champions League founders Ilkka Kinnunen, Marcel Mostert and Latvian weighlifter Viktors Ščerbatihs, who had won the bronze medal in the +105 kg (231 lb) superheavyweight class at the recent Beijing Olympics. One of the strongest contenders, Oleksandr Pekanov, who had a personal best of 190 kg (420 lb) missed his opener of 180 kg (400 lb) three times. However, a number of other athletes came away with personal records, and two National Records were set. Zydrunas Savickas missed his world record attempt of 212.5 kg (468 lb), but won the championships with his lift of 200 kg (440 lb). [2]
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
2 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
2 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
2 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
5 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
6 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
7 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
8 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
9 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
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Mikhail Koklyaev | 195 kg (430 lb) |
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Sebastian Wenta | 195 kg (430 lb) |
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Ervin Katona | 180 kg (400 lb) |
The championships took place in Kaunas, Lithuania on 21 November 2009.
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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212.5 kg (468 lb) |
2 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
3 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
4 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
5 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
6 |
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165 kg (364 lb) |
7 |
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165 kg (364 lb) |
8 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
9 |
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150 kg (330 lb) |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
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World | Žydrūnas Savickas | 212.5 kg (468 lb) |
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Žydrūnas Savickas | 212.5 kg (468 lb) |
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Krzysztof Radzikowski | 195 kg (430 lb) |
The Log Lift Championships were not held in 2010, and was moved up to February 2011 to kick off the 2011 season of SCL. [5]
The 2011 World Log Lift Championships were held in Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania on 12 February 2011 to kick off the 2011 SCL season. [5] Key competitors were reigning champion Zydrunas Savickas, Vidas Blekaitis and Vytautas Lalas who finished in the top 3 places respectively, with Zavickas winning his 3rd straight log lift title. There were 12 athletes in total, 3 athletes failed their opening weight on all 3 attempts. [6] The event was broadcast live on Eurosport. [7]
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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192.5 kg (424 lb) [6] |
2 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
3 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
3 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
3 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
6 |
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182.5 kg (402 lb) |
7 |
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175 kg (386 lb) |
8 |
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175 kg (386 lb) |
9 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
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Patrick Baboumian | 185 kg (408 lb) |
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Ervin Katona | 185 kg (408 lb) |
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Warrick Brant | 182.5 kg (402 lb) |
The 2012 World Log Lift Championships were held in Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania on Sunday 7 October 2012. [8]
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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210 kg (460 lb) |
2 |
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207.5 kg (457 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) (NR) |
6 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
7 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
8 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
9 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
10 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
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Mikhail Koklyaev | 200 kg (440 lb) |
The 2013 World Log Lift Championships were held in Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania on Saturday 19 October 2013. Savickas set a new world record with a lift of 222.5 kg (491 lb). [9]
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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222.5 kg (491 lb) |
2 |
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205 kg (452 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
4 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
5 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
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World | Žydrūnas Savickas | 222.5 kg (491 lb) |
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Žydrūnas Savickas | 222.5 kg (491 lb) |
The 2015 World Log Lift Championships were held at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, England on 14 February 2015. Savickas attempted to set a new world record with a lift of 228 kg (503 lb) but narrowly failed. [10]
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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211 kg (465 lb) |
1 |
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211 kg (465 lb) |
1 |
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211 kg (465 lb) |
4 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
5 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
6 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
7 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
8 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
9 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
10 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
11 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
12 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
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Graham Hicks | 211 kg (465 lb) |
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Eddie Hall | 211 kg (465 lb) |
The 2016 World Log Lift Championships were held at the SCL Lithuania event in Vilnius. [11]
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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202.5 kg (446 lb) |
1 |
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202.5 kg (446 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
4 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
5 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
6 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
7 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
8 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
9 |
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182.5 kg (402 lb) |
10 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
11 |
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175 kg (386 lb) |
12 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
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Marcos Ferrari | 182.5 kg (402 lb) |
The 2017 World Log Lift Championships were held at the SCL Lithuania event in Vilnius. [12]
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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192.5 kg (424 lb) |
2 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
2 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
4 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
5 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
6 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
7 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
8 |
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167 kg (368 lb) |
9 |
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165 kg (364 lb) |
10 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
11 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
12 |
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160 kg (350 lb) |
The 2018 World Log Lift Championships were held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, as the opening event for Europe's Strongest Man. Two strongmen attempted to set a new world record with a lift of | 230 kg (510 lb) but both failed.
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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213 kg (470 lb) |
1 |
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213 kg (470 lb) |
1 |
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213 kg (470 lb) |
4 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
5 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
6 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
7 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
8 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
9 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
10 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
11 |
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175 kg (386 lb) |
12 |
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175 kg (386 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
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Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 213 kg (470 lb) |
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Eddie Hall | 213 kg (470 lb) |
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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | 213 kg (470 lb) |
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Konstantine Janashia | 200 kg (440 lb) |
In 2019, there were two World Log Lift Championships, the first of which was held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, again, as the opening event for Europe's Strongest Man. Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou attempted to set a new world record with a lift of 229 kg (505 lb) but narrowly failed. [13] The second championship was run by the World Log Lift Federation in Lithuania
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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220 kg (490 lb) |
2 |
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214 kg (472 lb) |
2 |
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214 kg (472 lb) |
2 |
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214 kg (472 lb) |
5 |
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203 kg (448 lb) |
6 |
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203 kg (448 lb) |
7 |
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203 kg (448 lb) |
8 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
9 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
10 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
11 |
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175 kg (386 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
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Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 220 kg (490 lb) |
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Graham Hicks | 214 kg (472 lb) |
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Rob Kearney | 214 kg (472 lb) |
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Konstantine Janashia | 203 kg (448 lb) |
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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207.5 kg (457 lb) |
2 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
2 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
2 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
5 |
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192.5 kg (424 lb) |
6 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
7 |
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190 kg (420 lb) |
8 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
9 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
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Rongo Keene | 207.5 kg (457 lb) |
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František Piros | 200 kg (440 lb) |
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Jared Leask | 200 kg (440 lb) |
World Junior | Oleg Pylypiak | 185 kg (408 lb) |
The 2021 World Log Lift Championships were held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, as the opening event for Europe's Strongest Man. [14]
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
1 |
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195 kg (430 lb) |
3 |
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180 kg (400 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
The 2022 World Log Lift Championships were held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, as the opening event for Europe's Strongest Man.
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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218 kg (481 lb) |
1 |
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218 kg (481 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
4 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
5 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
6 |
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185 kg (408 lb) |
7 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
8 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
9 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
10 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
The 2023 World Log Lift Championships were held at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, as the opening event for the Giants Live World Tour Finals.
# | Name | Log Weight |
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1 |
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230 kg (510 lb) |
2 |
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210 kg (460 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
3 |
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200 kg (440 lb) |
7 |
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186 kg (410 lb) |
8 |
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186 kg (410 lb) |
9 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
10 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
11 |
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170 kg (370 lb) |
X |
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No lift |
X |
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No lift |
Nation | Name | Log Weight |
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World | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 230 kg (510 lb) |
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Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 230 kg (510 lb) |