2023 Strongman Champions League Serbia Results — Gavin Bilton Claims Gold

The 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Serbia contest occurred on May 20 in Zrenjanin, Serbia. Thirteen strongmen from around the globe converged on the competition site to battle through five events in the single-day contest, where Gavin Bilton of the UK emerged victorious.

The five events contested were the Truck Pull, the Farmer’s Walk for time, the Viking Press for reps, the Hercules Hold, and the Super Yoke. The full results according to Strength Results are below:

2023 SCL Serbia Results

1. Gavin Bilton (UK) — 56 points
2. Fatih Karaca (TUR) — 52.5 points
3. Kelvin de Ruiter (NED) — 49 points
4. Andrea Invernizzi (ITA) — 46 points
5. Peter Juhasz (HUN) — 44.5 points
6. Evans Nana (BEL) — 37 points
7. Nemanja Tasic (SRB) — 36 points
8. Dado Stroil (BIH) — 35.5 points
9. Jarkko Mehtälä (FIN) — 34.5 points
10. Jonathan Cotton (USA) — 23 points
11. Hristo Muskov (BUL) — 20 points
12. Andy Black (UK) — Five points
13. Ervin Toots (EST) — One point

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Truck Pull

The Truck Pull event challenged each strongman to pull a 15,000-kilogram truck down the 20-meter course in the fastest time possible within the 60-second cap.

1. Fatih Karaca — 20 meters in 30.46 seconds
2. Kelvin de Ruiter — 20 meters in 30.47 seconds
3. Gavin Bilton — 20 in 35.35 seconds
4. Andrea Invernizzi — 20 meters in 36.37 seconds
5. Dado Stroil — 20 meters in 36.4 seconds
6. Evans Nana — 20 meters in 36.56 seconds
7. Hristo Muskov — 20 meters in 39.18 seconds
8. Jarkko Mehtälä — 20 in 39.25 seconds
9. Andy Black — 20 meters in 39.3 seconds
10. Jonathan Cotton — 20 meters in 47.39 seconds
11. Peter Juhasz — 20 meters in 54.87 seconds (T-11th)
12. Nemanja Tasic — 20 meters in 54.87 seconds (T-11th)
13. Ervin Toots — 20 meters in 57.81 seconds

Farmer’s Walk

The Farmer’s Walk event tested each strongman’s fastest possible time with 150 kilograms down a 25-meter course. Athletes traversed the course, dropped the implements, turned, lifted the implements again, and raced back down the course.

1. Peter Juhasz — 50 meters in 23.69 seconds
2. Fatih Karaca — 50 meters in 26.25 seconds
3. Kelvin de Ruiter — 50 meters in 26.84 seconds
4. Andrea Invernizzi — 50 meters in 30.84 seconds
5. Gavin Bilton — 50 meters in 33.53 seconds
6. Evans Nana — 50 meters in 34.63 seconds
7. Hristo Muskov — 50 meters in 48.4 seconds
8. Dado Stroil — 47.1 meters in 60 seconds
9. Jonathan Cotton — 46.3 meters in 60 seconds
10. Nemanja Tasic — 42 meters in 60 seconds
11. Jarkko Mehtälä — 25 meters in 60 seconds
12. Andy Black — withdrew
13. Ervin Toots — withdrew

Viking Press

The Viking Press event challenged each strongman to lift 160 kilograms for as many reps as possible within the 60-second time cap.

1. Gavin Bilton — 13 reps
2. Andrea Invernizzi — 12 reps
3. Peter Juhasz — 11 reps
4. Fatih Karaca — 10 reps (T-fourth)
5. Jarkko Mehtälä — 10 reps (T-fourth)
6. Kelvin de Ruiter — Nine reps
7. Evans Nana — Six reps
8. Nemanja Tasic — Five reps (T-eighth)
9. Dado Stroil — Five reps (T-eighth)
10. Jonathan Cotton — Four reps
11. Hristo Muskov — zero reps
12. Andy Black — withdrew
13. Ervin Toots — withdrew

Hercules Hold

The Hercules Hold utilized implements totaling 150 kilograms. Each athlete attempted to sustain them for the longest possible time.

1. Gavin Bilton — 36.62 seconds
2. Fatih Karaca — 28.31 seconds
3. Nemanja Tasic — 28.09 seconds
4. Kelvin de Ruiter — 26.18 seconds
5. Andrea Invernizzi — 25.28 seconds
6. Dado Stroil — 22.09 seconds
7. Peter Juhasz — 18.87 seconds
8. Jonathan Cotton — 14.03 seconds
9. Evans Nana — 10.58 seconds
10. Jarkko Mehtälä — 3.73 seconds
11. Hristo Muskov — 1.62 seconds
12. Andy Black — withdrew
13. Ervin Toots — withdrew

Super Yoke

For the Super Yoke event, each strongman carried the 425-kilogram yoke down a 25-meter course in the fastest possible time within the 60-second time cap.

1. Nemanja Tasic — 25 meters in 16.25 seconds
2. Jarkko Mehtälä — 25 meters in 17.03 seconds
3. Peter Juhasz — 25 meters in 18.26 seconds
4. Gavin Bilton — 25 meters in 19.51 seconds
5. Evans Nana — 25 meters in 19.68 seconds
6. Kelvin de Ruiter — 25 meters in 19.98 seconds
7. Dado Stroil — 25 meters in 23.66 seconds
8. Fatih Karaca — 25 meters in 24.59 seconds
9. Andrea Invernizzi — 25 meters in 28.68 seconds
10. Jonathan Cotton — 25 meters in 42.87 seconds
11. Hristo Muskov — 25 meters in 52.35 seconds
12. Andy Black — withdrew
13. Ervin Toots — withdrew

Bilton’s overall victory was a testament to his consistency throughout the contest. Through five events, he never ranked lower than fifth and scored two event wins in the Viking Press and Hercules Hold. According to Strongman Archives, the 2023 SCL Serbia event was his fourth SCL appearance and his first win.