The 2023 World’s Strongest Nation (WSN) contest occurred on Oct. 18, 2023, at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. It featured a rematch from the 2022 edition of the competition between team leaders Martins Licis at the helm for the USA versus Eddie Hall leading the charge for Team UK. After seven events — Team Power Stairs, Tug-of-War, Wrecking Ball Hold, Head-to-Head Circus Dumbbell, Head-to-Head Axle Deadlift, Team Farmer’s Carry, and Team Sandbag Steeplechase — Licis and Team USA were crowned the victors, avenging their loss to Hall and Team UK in 2022.
2023 World’s Strongest Nation Rosters and Results
Below are the Team rosters and results, followed by the individual event results:
Team USA
Martins Licis — Team Captain
Evan Singleton
Kevin Faires
Spenser Remick
Gabi Dixson
Inez Carrasquillo
Nadia Stowers
Erin Murray
Rob Kearney
Team UK
Eddie Hall
Tom Stoltman
Luke Stoltman
Mark Felix
Gavin Bilton
Donna Moore
Lucy Underdown
Rebecca Roberts
Andrea Thompson
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2023 World’s Strongest Nation Event Results
Below are the results for each of the seven contested events in Liverpool, England:
Team Sandbag Steeplechase
Evan Singleton — 17.56 seconds
Gavin Bilton — 17.66 seconds
Luke Stoltman — 18 seconds
Tom Stoltman — 18.12 seconds
Inez Carrasquillo — 18.19 seconds
Inez Carrasquillo — 18.20 seconds*
Erin Murray — 19.59 seconds
Rebecca Roberts — 19.99 seconds
Kevin Faires — 20.44 seconds
Spenser Remick — 21.39 seconds
Rob Kearney — 21.39 seconds
Nadia Stowers — 22.63 seconds
Donna Moore — 24.43 seconds
Mark Felix — 29.63 seconds
Lucy Underdown — 32.47 seconds
Andrea Thompson — 33.57 seconds
First — Team USA — 2:39.39
Second — Team UK — 3:13.87
*Carrasquillo ran the event twice in place of Gabi Dixson
Farmer’s Carry
Evan Singleton — 18.19 seconds
Tom Stoltman — 19.94 seconds
Luke Stoltman — 20.11 seconds
Kevin Faires — 20.36 seconds
Rebecca Roberts — 20.87 seconds
Martins Licis — 21.12 seconds
Gabi Dixson — 21.48 seconds
Inez Carrasquillo — 21.68 seconds
Andrea Thompson — 21.87 seconds
Spenser Remick — 23.26 seconds
Erin Murray — 24.65 seconds
Gavin Bilton — 25.17 seconds
Lucy Underdown — 26.55 seconds
Mark Felix — 26.61 seconds
Nadia Stowers — 32.53 seconds
Donna Moore — 34.25 seconds
First — Team USA — 3:04.90
Second — Team UK — 3:13.65
Head-to-Head Axle Deadlift
Lucy Underdown — 13 reps
Gabi Dixson — 10 reps
Andrea Thompson — Eight reps
Nadia Stowers — Six reps
Gavin Bilton (T-fifth) — Four reps
Rob Kearney (T-fifth) — Four reps
Evan Singleton (T-seventh) — Three reps
Tom Stoltman (T-seventh) — Three reps
First — Team UK — 28 reps
Second — Team USA — 23 reps
Head-to-Head Circus Dumbbell
Evan Singleton — Seven reps
Andrea Thompson — Six reps (T-second)
Rob Kearney — Six reps (T-second)
Luke Stoltman — Six reps (T-second)
Inez Carrasquillo — Five resp
Donna Moore — Four reps (T-sixth)
Nadia Stowers — Four reps (T-sixth)
Gavin Bilton — Three reps
First — Team USA — 22 reps
Second — Team UK — 19 reps
Wrecking Ball Hold
Kevin Faires — 113 seconds
Mark Felix — 97.38 seconds
Evan Singleton — 75.99 seconds
Gavin Bilton — 62.02 seconds
Rebecca Roberts — 57.47 seconds
Lucy Underdown — 46.43 seconds
Nadia Stowers — 46.10 seconds
Gabi Dixson — 6.84 seconds
First — Team UK — 4:23.30
Second — Team USA — 4:01.84
Tug-of-War
This event was scored in rounds:
Round One — UK def. USA
Round Two — UK def. USA
Round Three — UK def. USA
First — Team UK — Three wins
Second — Team USA — Zero wins
Team Power Stairs
Team USA def. Team UK
The 2023 WSN concluded the 2023 Giants Live season. The next strongman contest is the Official Strongman Games in West Virginia, USA, on Dec. 1-3, 2023.
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