The 2024 UK’s Strongest Man was one of the contests held from June 7-9 in Cardiff, Wales. Eight of the UK’s strongest athletes competed in a single day of competition through five events: Truck Pull, Tire Flip, Dumbbell Press, Deadlift Hold, and Stones of Strength.
Paul Smith of England entered as the defending champion and left the arena as the three-time UK’s Strongest Man (he also won the 2022 edition). Smith secured 38 of a possible 40 points en route to the top of the podium.
2024 UK’s Strongest Man Results
Paul Smith (ENG) — 38 points
Louis Jack (SCO) — 34 points
Andrew Flynn (ENG) — 28 points
Shaun Diver (IRL) — 24 points
Matt Dimond (WAL) — 17 points
Chris Beetham (SCO) — 15 points
Cilléin Groom (IRL) — Nine points
Stephen Jackson (SCO) — Five points
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2024 UK’s Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results of the five events featured in Cardiff:
Truck Pull
Each strongman received a single attempt to pull the 15,000-kilogram vehicle down the 20-meter course as fast as possible within 75 seconds.
Paul Smith — 36.36 seconds
Matt Dimond — 36.67 seconds
Andrew Flynn — 36.89 seconds
Louis Jack — 37.98 seconds
Cilléin Groom — 40.29 seconds
Shaun Diver — 41.98 seconds
Chris Beetham — 43.40 seconds
Stephen Jackson — 43.50 seconds
Tire Flip
Each athlete had 75 seconds to flip the 435-kilogram tire.
Louis Jack — Four in 28.48 seconds
Paul Smith — Three in 64.42 seconds
Shaun Diver — Two in 60.35 seconds
Andrew Flynn — Two in 72.52 seconds
Cilléin Groom — One in 64.09 seconds
Matt Dimond — no lift
Chris Beetham — no lift
Stephen Jackson — no lift
Dumbbell Press
With 75 seconds on the clock, each strongman attempted max reps with a 90-kilogram dumbbell.
Paul Smith — Nine reps
Louis Jack — Seven reps
Andrew Flynn — Six reps
Shaun Diver — Five reps
Chris Beetham — Four reps
Matt Dimond — One rep
Cilléin Groom — no lift
Stephen Jackson — no lift
Deadlift Hold
Each strongman attempted to hold 300 kilograms for time.
Paul Smith — 63.91 seconds
Shaun Diver — 60.73 seconds
Louis Jack — 55.68 seconds
Andrew Flynn — 50.82 seconds
Chris Beetham — 41.52 seconds
Matt Dimond — 37.12 seconds
Stephen Jackson — 30.53 seconds
Cilléin Groom — no lift
Stones of Strength
Five stones weighing 100 to 160 kilograms had to be loaded as fast as possible within 75 seconds.
Louis Jack — Five in 28.34 seconds
Paul Smith — Five in 28.8 seconds
Andrew Flynn — Five in 28.9 seconds
Chris Beetham — Five in 30.92 seconds
Matt Dimond — Four in 25.74 seconds
Shaun Diver — Three in 17.72 seconds
Stephen Jackson — Two in 24.55 seconds
Cilléin Groom — One in 14 seconds
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