The respective winners of the 2022 England’s Strongest Man and Woman are strongman Paul Smith and strongwoman Lucy Underdown.

Smith successfully captured the victory within the strength competition by overcoming Andrew Flynn by a single point. Meanwhile, in keeping with recent achievements from training, Underdown won all five events in a dominant performance to notch the second win of her profession. The Ultimate Strongman organizing body facilitated this 12 months’s contest, which took place on August 28, 2022, in Warrington, England.

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Here’s a rundown of the standings for the Men’s portion of the competition:

2022 England’s Strongest Man Rankings

1. Paul Smith — 51 points
2. Andrew Flynn — 50 points
3. Lewis Packham — 46 points
4. Daniel Cave — 40 points
5. Ellis Vine — 35 points
6. Joe Oliver — 29.5 points
7. Mason Fessey — 28 points
8. Josh Norton — 28 points
9. Dean Evans — 25 points
10. Dan Hewson — 23 points
11. Joe Bromiley — 19 points
12. John Ford — 6.5 points

Here’s a rundown of the standings for the Women’s portion of the competition:

2022 England’s Strongest Woman Rankings

1. Lucy Underdown — 40 points
2. Katie Smith — 27 points
3. Shannon Clifford — 24 points
4. Becca Worgan — 23.5 points
5. Chloe Brennan — 22 points
6. Naomi Hadley — 20 points
7. Nadine Guy — 11.5 points
8. Andrea Seed — 5 points

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Men’s Recap

Here’s an summary of how the Men’s competitors fared in each event during their contest portion.

Event One — Farmer’s Walk 

The primary event for the Men was a Farmer’s Walk for time with implements of 150 kilograms (330.7 kilos). Not one of the competitors made it your complete distance. Andrew Flynn had the farthest carry of 27.82 meters, giving him the event victory.  

1. Andrew Flynn — 27.82 meters
2. Paul Smith — 21.22 meters
3. Ellis Vine — 18.25 meters
4. Lewis Packham — 7.53 meters
5. Josh Norton — 7.48 meters
6. Daniel Cave — 7 meters
7. Joe Bromiley — 6.78 meters
8. Dean Evans — 2.29 meters
9. Joe Oliver — 1.35 meters
10. John Ford — Zero meters
11. Mason Fessey — Zero meters
12. Dan Hewson — Zero meters

Event Two — Block Press

In the course of the second event, the athletes had the duty of completing a Block Press with 4 separate implements. The fastest time would win out in a situation with a tie. After a second-place result to start out, Smith took the general lead by completing his presses nearly five seconds ahead of the subsequent best competitor. 

1. Paul Smith — 4 in 52.96 seconds
2. Lewis Packham — 4 in 57.95 seconds
3. Mason Fessey — 4 in 64.58 seconds
4. Andrew Flynn — Three in 48.63 seconds
5. Josh Norton — Three in 53.13 seconds
6. Joe Oliver — Three in 66.64 seconds
7. Dan Hewson — Two in 23.96 seconds
8. Daniel Cave — Two in 28.55 seconds
9. Ellis Vine — Two in 35.34 seconds
10. Dean Evans — One in 12.06 seconds
11. Joe Bromiley — None accomplished
12. John Ford — None accomplished

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Event Three — Tire Flip

The third event of the competition gave the Men’s athletes the duty of flipping a large tire for 30 meters in 75 seconds. Daniel Cave was just one in all two competitors to complete and beat Joe Oliver by fractions of a second for the event win. 

1. Daniel Cave — 74.23 seconds
2. Joe Oliver — 74.95 seconds
3. Paul Smith — 18 meters
4. Andrew Flynn — 18 meters
5. Lewis Packham — 18 meters
6. Mason Fessey — 14 meters
7. Ellis Vine — 12 meters
8. Josh Norton — 12 meters
9. Dan Hewson — 12 meters
10. Dean Evans — 4 meters
11. Joe Bromiley — Two meters
12. John Ford — Two meters

Event 4 — Max Deadlift

The winner of this event was straightforward. Whoever could deadlift probably the most weight with one rep would get the victory. Dean Evans won by being the one athlete to drag at the least 400 kilograms (881.8 kilos). 

1. Dean Evans — 400 kilograms (881.8 kilos)
2. Daniel Cave — 380 kilograms (837.7 kilos)
3. Dan Hewson — 360 kilograms (793.6 kilos)
4. Paul Smith — 360 kilograms (793.6 kilos)
5. Andrew Flynn — 360 kilograms (793.6 kilos)
6. Lewis Packham — 360 kilograms (793.6 kilos)
7. Ellis Vine — 360 kilograms (793.6 kilos)
8. Mason Fessey — 340 kilograms (749.6 kilos)
9. John Ford — 340 kilograms (749.6 kilos)
10. Josh Norton — 340 kilograms (749.6 kilos)
11. Joe Oliver — 320 kilograms (705.5 kilos)
12. Joe Bromiley — 320 kilograms (705.5 kilos)

Event Five — Atlas Stones

In strongman tradition, the Atlas Stones closed the competition. On the time of this text’s publication, it’s unclear how the below results were tabulated. Breaking Muscle will update with all relevant information on the soonest notice. 

1. Andrew Flynn — 12 points
2. Paul Smith — 11 points
3. Joe Bromiley — 10 points
4. Lewis Packham — Nine points
5. Ellis Vine — Eight points
6. Daniel Cave — Five points
7. Joe Oliver — Six points
8. Mason Fessey — Seven points
9. Josh Norton — Three points
10. Dean Evans — Two points
11. Dan Hewson — 4 points
12. John Ford — One point

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Women’s Recap

Here’s an summary of how the Women’s competitors fared in each event during their contest portion.

Event One — Anvil Walk

The Women’s first event was a 25-meter walk with a 50-kilogram (110.2 kilos) anvil. Underdown took charge with the event win and a walk under seven seconds. 

1. Lucy Underdown — 6.63 seconds
2. Shannon Clifford — 7.5 seconds
3. Katie Smith — 10.41 seconds
4. Naomi Hadley — 10.41 seconds
5. Becca Worgan — 10.44 seconds
6. Nadine Guy — 22.71 seconds
7. Chloe Brennan — 42.03 seconds
8. Andrea Seed — 67.9 seconds

Event Two — Max Deadlift

Underdown holds the All-Time Strongwoman World Record deadlift and showed that skill during this event. In an eventual victory, Underdown’s top pull was 10 kilograms (22 kilos) greater than the subsequent best athlete. 

1. Lucy Underdown — 240 kilograms (529.1 kilos)
2. Katie Smith — 230 kilograms (507 kilos)
3. Naomi Hadley — 230 kilograms (507 kilos)
4. Shannon Clifford — 220 kilograms (485 kilos)
5. Chloe Brennan — 200 kilograms (440.9 kilos)
6. Nadine Guy — 200 kilograms (440.9 kilos)
7. Andrea Seed — 180 kilograms (396.8 kilos)
8. Becca Worgan — No successful attempt

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Event Three — Bag Toss Medley

The baggage from the Bag Toss Medley ranged from 10 to 18 kilograms (22 to 39.6 kilos). The fastest finisher was the winner, which was once more Underdown (five in 19.62 seconds). 

1. Lucy Underdown — Five in 19.62 seconds
2. Becca Worgan — 4 in 33.72 seconds
3. Shannon Clifford — 4 in 41.08 seconds
4. Chloe Brennan — Three in 12.73 seconds
5. Naomi Hadley — Three in 20.21 seconds
6. Katie Smith — Three in 33.51 seconds
7. Nadine Guy — Two in 20.62 seconds
8. Andrea Seed — One in 27.39 seconds

Event 4 — Circus Dumbell Press

Note: The complete results for the Women’s Circus Dumbbell Press are unclear presently. Breaking Muscle will update this text as soon as all information is prepared. On the time of this writing, all that is evident is Underdown made it 4 of 4 event wins. 

Event Five — Atlas Stones

The famous Atlas Stones made an appearance because the closing event for the Women. The fifth and last stone weighed 130 kilograms (286.6 kilos). Underdown capped an ideal performance with a fifth event win by lifting all five of her stones in only over 30 seconds. 

1. Lucy Underdown — Five in 30.07 seconds
2. Katie Smith — Five in 35.49 seconds
3. Becca Worgan — 4 in 36.97 seconds
4. Chloe Brennan — 4 in 45.85 seconds
5. Naomi Hadley — 4 in 51.87 seconds
6. Nadine Guy — Three in 19.97 seconds
7. Shannon Clifford — Three in 23.34 seconds
8. Andrea Seed — Two in 33.85 seconds

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In keeping with Strongman Archives, this competition win is the second for Smith over the previous few months. The strongman from the UK won the 2022 UK’s Strongest Man in early June. As for Underdown, after starting her profession with just a few records but no victories, the strongwoman has now won two straight contests. Along with her win in Warrington, Underdown also won the 2022 Britain’s Strongest Woman in mid-August. 

The careers of each athletes proceed to evolve at a promising pace. 

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