Strongman Tim Daglish Wins the 2022 England’s Strongest Man U80KG

On June 12, 2022, strongman Tim Daglish won the 2022 England’s Strongest Man U80KG, which took place in the Kaos Strength Gym in Preston, UK. Josh Lancaster and Richard Molnar finished in second and third place, respectively.

While Lancaster didn’t come out on top, he set a new U80KG Monster Dumbbell World Record by pressing 100 kilograms (220.5 pounds) overhead. (A monster dumbbell is a loadable and adjustable dumbbell thicker than its traditional cousin.) 

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Here are the complete final results for the top-10 competitors in the 2022 England’s Strongest Man U80Kg:

2022 England’s Strongest Man U80KG | Top 10 Finishers & Scorecard

1. Tim Daglish
2. Josh Lancaster 
3. Richard Molnar 
4. Joe Daglish 
5. Tommy Chivers 
6. Thomas Hulme 
7. Connor Cowens 
8. Andrew Keys 
9. Matt Whalley
10. Lewis Blackwood 

A P.E. teacher by trade in England, Daglish continues to add to a growing noteworthy strength resume.

Among some of his more prominent achievements, Daglish is the reigning 2021 Britain’s Strongest Man U80KG Champion — which he won last summer. In addition, he also attained a first-place result in the 2021 Official Strongman World Deadlift Championships U80KG. Daglish won that competition by lifting a 230-kilogram (507 pounds) axle bar deadlift for 13 unbroken repetitions. 

2022 England’s Strongest Man U80KG | Recap

Here’s how each of the Men’s U80KG competitors fared across the competition’s five main events in the Axle Clean & Press, Axle Deadlift, Farmer’s Walk, Sandbag Toss, and Sandbag Carry.

Event 1 — Axle Clean & Press

In the Axle Clean & Press, athletes had the task of cleaning and pressing a 120-kilogram (264.5-pound) axle bar for reps. On average, each competitor was lifting 1.5X their body weight in this event. With six reps, Tommy Chivers won the event. Five separate athletes — Daglish, Lancaster, Thomas Hulme, Lewis Blackwood, and Matt Nice — tied for second with four reps each. 

Event 2 — Axle Deadlift

The second event saw the athletes deadlift an axle barbell, 15-inches off of the ground, loaded with 255 kilograms (562.2 pounds) for reps. Third-place finisher Richard Molnar won the Axle Deadlift with a staggering 18 reps. Daglish (17 reps) and Blackwood (15 reps) rounded out the top three. 

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Event 3 — Farmer’s Walk

A staple of many strongman events, the Farmer’s Walk asked the athletes to lift different 100-kilogram (220.5-pound) implements three times back and forth and carry them for a total distance of 45 meters. Chivers once again won when he finished with a time of 16.85 seconds. 

Event 4 — Sandbag Toss

The sandbags in the Sandbag Toss ranged from 13.5 kilograms (29.7 pounds) to 22.5 kilograms (49.6 pounds). The athletes had to toss the sandbags over a frame that was 4.3 meters (14.1 feet) high. Brothers Tim and Joe Daglish came in first and second, respectively, while Hulme came in third place. These three athletes were the only competitors to each successfully toss at least four bags. 

Event 5 — Sandbag Carry

In the final main event of the competition, the athletes had to carry a 100-kilogram (220.5-pound) sandbag for max distance. There was no time limit or timer. Eighth-place finisher Andrew Keys won his only event of the contest when he took the sandbag 210 meters (688 feet). 

After the dust settled on the 2022 England’s Strongest Man U80KG, Daglish and the other seven athletes in the top eight obtained automatic qualification for the 2022 Britain’s Strongest Man U80KG. That competition will take place on July 24, 2022, in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

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