Here is a recording of the 2012 Log Lift World Championships.
The Event took place in Vilnius, Lithuania on Sunday Oct. 7, 2012 during the same weekend as the first annual SCL Savickas Classic.
Zydrunas Savickas won with 210kg. He went for a World Record at 221kg, but missed his attempt.
By the way, look how the Log Lift World Records progressed over time.
Results:
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zydrunas Savickas | 210 kg |
| 2 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 207.5 kg |
| 3 | Vytautas Lalas | 205 kg |
| 4 | Vidas Blekaitis | 200 kg |
| 5 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 200 kg (NR) |
| 6 | Johannes Arsjo | 185 kg |
| 7 | Jean-Francois Caron | 170 kg |
| 8 | Ervin Katona | 170 kg |
| 9 | Alex Moonen | 170 kg |
| 10 | Juha-Matti Jarvi | 170 kg |
| X | Ettiene Smit | Failed all 3 attempts |
Thanks to Adam for submitting this.
I think the log lift has soared because only recently have their been full time pro strongmen. Kaz was a powerlifter. Svend was a bodybuilder. Most came from other strength sports where they built a base but only picked up strongman recently in their lives. Big Z has been kicking ass in the sport of strongman for well over a decade. So in addition to being uber strong he’s also got an unprecedented level of mastery for the movements specific to strongman.