Scotland’s Own Tom Stoltman Takes Home Title at 2023 Giants Live World Tour Finals With Dominant Performance 

Event Breakdown

Tom Stoltman certainly stole the show with a dominant all-around outing that saw him secure wins in three of the five events. However, he certainly wasn’t the only strong man who shone.

Here’s a detailed event-by-event breakdown of the 2023 Giants Live World Tour Finals.

Event One: Maximum Log Lift

The competition began with a classic strongman event that tested the athletes’ upper body strength and power. To little surprise, Tom Stoltman took home top honors in the Max Log Lift, becoming the only man to successfully lift a 210 kilogram (463 lb) log. Meanwhile, Mitchell Hooper, Pavlo Kordiyaka, Luke Stoltman and Tyler Cotton each earned 9.5 points by blocking 440.9 pounds (200 kilograms).

Although he did not participate in the all-around competition, Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou performed the most impressive repetition of all by pressing 507.1 pounds (230 kilograms) to set the log lifting world record. Sanou also held the previous record, 504.8 pounds (229 kilograms), which he set in the 2021 edition of the contest.

1. Tom Stoltman – 463 pounds (210 kilograms)
2. Mitchell Hooper — 440.9 pounds (200 kilograms)
3. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 440.9 pounds (200 kilograms)
4. Lucas Stoltman — 440.9 pounds (200 kilograms)
5. tyler cotton — 440.9 pounds (200 kilograms)
6. Matthew Ragg — 410.1 pounds (186 kilograms)
7. Ondřej Fojtů — 410.1 pounds (186 kilograms)
8. Gavin Bilton — 374.8 pounds (170 kilograms)
9. Eddie Williams — 374.8 pounds (170 kilograms)
10. Evans Aryee — 374.8 pounds (170 kilograms)
11. Pa O’Dwyer – Without elevator
12. Conor Curran – Without elevator

Event Two: Sandbag Obstacle Course

A staple at Giants Live competitions, the second event required athletes to pick up, carry and throw two 330.7-pound (150-kilogram) sandbags over a waist-high pole. As if that wasn’t enough of a challenge, they had to go around the pole, lift the sandbags again, and load them onto a platform.

Proving that he had the right combination of brute strength and quick feet, Tom Stoltman took home his second consecutive victory by completing the course in just under 30 seconds.. He narrowly edged out Europe’s 2023 Strongest Man, Pavlo Kordiyaka, who finished second by just over half a second.

1. Tom Stoltman — 29.92 seconds
2. Pavlo Kordiyaka – 30.48 seconds
3. Matthew Ragg – 31.41 seconds
4. Lucas 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

Event Three: Axle Deadlift

The third event revolved around the old deadlift. Only in this case, the weight was loaded onto an axle, a thicker, stiffer, and more difficult to use implement compared to a standard bar. Competitors had to perform as many repetitions as possible with 771.6 pounds (350 kilograms) and, for the first time in the day, Tom Stoltman did not finish ahead of the rest.

Mathew Ragg, six times New Zealand’s strongest man, starred in this deadlift challenge, performing eight repetitions and ensuring the maximum number of points. Overall, only four of the 12 competitors completed at least five repetitions.

1. Matthew Ragg — Eight repetitions
2. Tom Stoltman — Seven repetitions
3. Mitchell Hooper — Seven repetitions
4. Gavin Bilton — Five repetitions
5. Pavlo Kordiyaka — Four repetitions
6. Lucas Stoltman — Four repetitions
7. Ondřej Fojtů — Four repetitions
8. Pa O’Dwyer — Four repetitions
9. Eddie Williams — Four repetitions
10. tyler cotton — Three repetitions
11. Conor Curran — Three repetitions
12. Evans Aryee – He retired