{"id":11839,"date":"2023-04-03T18:59:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T18:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=11839"},"modified":"2023-04-03T19:02:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T19:02:06","slug":"pavlo-kordiyaka-is-the-2023-europes-strongest-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/pavlo-kordiyaka-is-the-2023-europes-strongest-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Pavlo Kordiyaka is the 2023 Europe\u2019s Strongest Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pavlo Kordiyaka is the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/rauno-heinla-withdraws-2023-europes-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229371\">2023 Europe&#8217;s Strongest Man<\/a> (ESM) champion<\/strong>. The Ukrainian strongman prevailed in the 13-athlete contest featuring the strongest active athletes with European lineage. The prestigious competition took place on Apr. 1, 2023, in Leeds, England, and ultimately saw Kordiyaka crowned as its king. <\/p>\n<p><a data-lasso-id=\"229372\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-oleksii-novikov-wins-europes-strongest-man-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Former defending ESM champion<\/a> and fellow Ukrainian countryman <a data-lasso-id=\"229373\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/oleksii-novikov-hummer-tire-deadlift-world-record-goal-600-kilograms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oleksii Novikov<\/a> finished in second place. Novikov was notably <a data-lasso-id=\"229374\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/oleksii-novikov-lat-injury-2023-europes-strongest-man-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nursing a recent minor lat muscle injury<\/a>, and that may have played a part in falling short of defending his title. According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/strongmanarchives.com\/viewAthlete.php?id=190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229512\">Strongman Archives<\/a><\/em>, despite the injury and runner-up result, it is Novikov&#8217;s eighth podium placing in his last nine contests dating back to early 2022. Rounding out this year&#8217;s ESM podium was Latvia&#8217;s Aivars \u0160maukstelis, winner of the 2022 World Strongman Championships (WSC), in third place. It is \u0160maukstelis&#8217; seventh consecutive podium result dating back to August 2022. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqhxaEvIn4Q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqhxaEvIn4Q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqhxaEvIn4Q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by \u041f\u0430\u0432\u043b\u043e \u041a\u043e\u0440\u0434\u0456\u044f\u043a\u0430 (@pavlo_kordiyaka)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229376\">7 Tips to Perfect Your Deadlift Form<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-muscle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229377\">How to Build Muscle: The Training and Diet Guide for Lifters<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 2023 ESM featured five events in this order: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/andrea-thompson-log-lift-world-record-140-kilograms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229378\">Log Press&nbsp;<\/a>Ladder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Load and Push Race<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229379\"><strong>Deadlift<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>for Reps<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/loaded-carry-variations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229380\">Conan\u2019s Wheel<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Castle Stones<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To notch his victory, Kordiyaka won the Log Press Ladder (five lifts in 52.55 seconds), the Load and Push Race (a time of 44.14 seconds), and the Conan&#8217;s Wheel (with a rotation of 1009-degrees; almost three complete revolutions). <strong>That rotation length is a new World Record on the Conan&#8217;s Wheel<\/strong>. Kordiyaka recorded three reps of the 350-kilogram (771.6-pound) <a data-lasso-id=\"229381\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadlift<\/a> in one minute for sixth place. The athlete ranked second on the Castle Stones (an <a data-lasso-id=\"229382\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/rhianon-lovelace-atlas-stone-one-motion-264-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlas Stones<\/a> variation) when he lifted all five in 21.76 seconds. Only \u0160maukstelis fared better (five in 20.47 seconds). <\/p>\n<p>Here are the final standings from the 2023 ESM:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023 Europe&#8217;s Strongest Man Final Standings<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pavlo Kordiyaka (Ukraine)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 57.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov (Ukraine)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 53.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aivars \u0160maukstelis (Latvia)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 51.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eythor-ingolfsson-melsted-2022-rogue-invitational-confirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229383\">Eyth\u00f3r Ing\u00f3lfsson Melsted<\/a> (Iceland)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 45.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-britains-strongest-man-results-adam-bishop-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229384\">Adam Bishop<\/a> (United Kingdom)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 41.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shane Flowers (United Kingdom)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 37 points<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-pa-odwyer-added-2022-giants-live-world-open-and-world-deadlift-championships-roster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229385\">Pa O\u2019Dwyer<\/a> (Ireland)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 36.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/konstantine-janashia-strongman-classic-maxime-boudrealt-replacement-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229386\">Konstantine Janashia<\/a> (Georgia)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 30.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dennis Kohlruss (Germany)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 26 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith (United Kingdom)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 25.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/adam-bishop-withdraws-from-2022-strongman-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229387\">Gavin Bilton<\/a> (United Kingdom)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 17.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-jean-stephen-coraboeuf-log-press-341-pounds-3-reps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229388\">Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf<\/a> (France)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 16.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graham Hicks (United Kingdom)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 8 points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Per <em><a href=\"https:\/\/strongmanarchives.com\/viewAthlete.php?id=1087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"229513\">Strongman Archives<\/a><\/em>, this ESM triumph could arguably be the best of Kordiyaka&#8217;s career to date. The 27-year-old can also boast wins in the 2020 Ukraine&#8217;s Strongest Man (USM), the 2021 Official Strongman Games (OSG), and the 2022 Marijampole International. 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