Evan Singleton’s comeback wins gold!
The 2025 Giants Live Strongman Classic (GLSC) occurred on July 5, 2025, in London, England. The single-day contest featured 12 athletes representing six countries competing through five events: Log Medley, Hercules Hold, Frame Carry, Deadlift, and Atlas Stones.
Evan Singleton of the USA scored the overall win over runner-up Jaco Schoonwinkel by 1.5 points. Paddy Haynes rounded out the podium. Singleton defeated the reigning 2025 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Rayno Nel, who ranked fourth overall, and 2023 WSM champion Mitchell Hooper, who ranked tied for seventh with Nick Guardione.
Singleton’s win marked a triumphant rebound from his biceps injury sustained at the 2025 WSM contest.
2025 Giants Live Strongman Classic Results
- Evan Singleton (USA) — 46.5 points
- Jaco Schoonwinkel (RSA) — 45 points
- Paddy Haynes (UK) — 44 points
- Rayno Nel (RSA) — 37 points
- Lucas Hatton (USA) — 35 points
- Trey Mitchell (USA) — 35 points
- Nick Guardione (USA) — 31.5 points
- Mitchell Hooper (CAN) — 31.5 points
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski (POL) — 30 points
- Ben Glasscock (UK) — 20.5 points
- Pavlo Kordiyaka (UKR) — 20 points
- Spenser Remick (USA) — 11 points (withdrew)
2025 Giants Live Strongman Classic Event Results
Below are the results for each of the events contested in London:
Log Medley
- Lucas Hatton — Five in 37.71 seconds
- Evan Singleton — Five in 42.77 seconds
- Trey Mitchell — Five in 43.22 seconds
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — Five in 45.25 seconds
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — Four in 32.79 seconds
- Jaco Schoonwinkel — Four in 33.34 seconds
- Mitchell Hooper — Four in 34.97 seconds
- Nick Guardione — Four in 35.78 seconds
- Spenser Remick — Four in 40.44 seconds
- Rayno Nel — Three in 21.44 seconds
- Paddy Haynes — Three in 31.03 seconds
- Ben Glasscock — Two in 17.5 seconds
Hercules Hold
- Evan Singleton — 71.39 seconds
- Nick Guardione — 70.04 seconds
- Jaco Schoonwinkel — 67.7 seconds
- Paddy Haynes — 67.6 seconds
- Mitchell Hooper — 66.38 seconds
- Rayno Nel — 66.54 seconds
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — 62.57 seconds
- Trey Mitchell — 60.54 seconds
- Ben Glasscock — 56.65 seconds
- Spenser Remick — 55.85 seconds
- Lucas Hatton — 50.1 seconds
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 49.3 seconds
Frame Carry
- Evan Singleton — 9.13 seconds
- Jaco Schoonwinkel — 9.61 seconds
- Paddy Haynes — 9.66 seconds
- Nick Guardione — 10.21 seconds
- Rayno Nel — 10.59 seconds
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — 11.09 seconds
- Mitchell Hooper — 11.21 seconds
- Spenser Remick — 15.7 seconds
- Lucas Hatton — 17.25 meters
- Ben Glasscock — 13 meters
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 3.5 meters
- Trey Mitchell — no lift
Deadlift
- Evan Singleton — Seven reps
- Jaco Schoonwinkel — Six reps
- Paddy Haynes — Eight reps
- Rayno Nel — Six reps
- Lucas Hatton — Six reps
- Trey Mitchell — 10 reps
- Nick Guardione — Five reps
- Mitchell Hooper — Seven reps
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — One rep
- Ben Glasscock — Five reps
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — Four reps
- Spenser Remick — withdrew
Atlas Stones
- Paddy Haynes — Five in 22.88 seconds
- Rayno Nel — Five in 24.46 seconds
- Jaco Schoonwinkel — Five in 24.73 seconds
- Lucas Hatton — Five in 25.68 seconds
- Ben Glasscock — Five in 26.49 seconds
- Trey Mitchell — Five in 28.03 seconds
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — Five in 29.7 seconds
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — Five in 34.59 seconds
- Evan Singleton — Four in 19.61 seconds
- Mitchell Hooper — Four in 24.65 seconds
- Nick Guardione — Four in 32.29 seconds
- Spenser Remick — withdrew
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