Andrea Invernizzi wins gold in Spain!
The 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World’s Strongest Latino contest occurred on Aug. 2, 2025, in Esposende, Portugal. The contest featured 12 athletes, representing eight countries, battling through five events: Truck Pull, Car Deadlift, Log Lift, Sandbag Toss, and Carry & Drag.
Italy’s Andrea Invernizzi claimed the top of the podium, scoring 52 of a possible 60 points. He bested runner-up Argentina’s Gianluca Ardenghi by five points.
2025 SCL World’s Strongest Latino Results
- Andrea Invernizzi (ITA) — 52 points
- Gianluca Ardenghi (ARG) — 47 points
- Alexandre Hulin (FRA) — 44 points
- Uriel Gutiérrez (MEX) — 43 points
- Flávio Nunes (BRA) — 38.5 points
- Diogo Mota (POR) — 31 points
- Adel Esteves (FRA) — 30 points
- Walid Hammoud (FRA) — 26 points
- Lucas Rogerio (BRA) — 23 points
- Jean-François Dubois (VEN) — 21.5 points
- Juan Ferrer (ESP) — 16 points
- Daniel Aroca (ESP) — Four points
2025 SCL World’s Strongest Latino Event Results
Below are the results for each event contested in Esposende:
Truck Pull
Athletes had one minute to pull the 15,000-kilogram vehicle 20 meters as fast as possible.
- Juan Ferrer — 31.37 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — 31.97 seconds
- Gianluca Ardenghi — 32.19 seconds
- Diogo Mota — 35.13 seconds
- Walid Hammoud — 36.03 seconds
- Jean-François Dubois — 36.38 seconds
- Alexandre Hulin — 36.6 seconds
- Lucas Rogerio — 37.44 seconds
- Flávio Nunes — 38 seconds
- Daniel Aroca — 40.78 seconds
- Uriel Gutiérrez — 45.5 seconds
- Adel Esteves — 49.44 seconds
Car Deadlift
- Uriel Gutiérrez — 10 reps
- Andrea Invernizzi — Eight reps
- Gianluca Ardenghi — Seven reps
- Alexandre Hulin — Six reps
- Lucas Rogerio — Five reps
- Adel Esteves — Four reps
- Diogo Mota — Three reps
- Walid Hammoud — Two reps
- Flávio Nunes — One rep (T-ninth)
- Jean-François Dubois — One rep (T-ninth)
- Juan Ferrer — no lift
- Daniel Aroca — no lift
Log Lift
Each strongman lifted 140 kilograms for reps.
- Andrea Invernizzi — Six reps (T-first)
- Uriel Gutiérrez — Six reps (T-first)
- Flávio Nunes — Six reps (T-first)
- Gianluca Ardenghi — Four reps (T-fourth)
- Alexandre Hulin — Four reps (T-fourth)
- Diogo Mota — Four reps (T-fourth)
- Walid Hammoud — Three reps
- Adel Esteves — Two reps
- Lucas Rogerio — no lift
- Jean-François Dubois — no lift
- Juan Ferrer — no lift
- Daniel Aroca — no lift
Sandbag Toss
The five sandbags weighed 20 to 28 kilograms.
- Andrea Invernizzi — Five in 20.03 seconds
- Alexandre Hulin — Five in 21.35 seconds
- Uriel Gutiérrez — Five in 21.65 seconds
- Flávio Nunes — Four in 29.2 seconds
- Adel Esteves — Four in 46.42 seconds
- Gianluca Ardenghi — Three in 11.95 seconds
- Lucas Rogerio — Three in 23.74 seconds
- Jean-François Dubois — Three in 26.1 seconds
- Walid Hammoud — Three in 27.53 seconds
- Diogo Mota — Three in 50.6 seconds
- Juan Ferrer — One in 10.12 seconds
- Daniel Aroca — no lift
Carry & Drag
- Gianluca Ardenghi — Three in 23.5 seconds
- Flávio Nunes — Three in 24.3 seconds
- Alexandre Hulin — Three in 25.66 seconds
- Adel Esteves — Three in 27.28 seconds
- Uriel Gutiérrez — Three in 27.48 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — Three in 28.24 seconds
- Jean-François Dubois — Three in 30.28 seconds
- Diogo Mota — Three in 34.19 seconds
- Lucas Rogerio — Three in 40.29 seconds
- Walid Hammoud — Three in 40.56 seconds
- Juan Ferrer — Three in 43.15 seconds
- Daniel Aroca — Three in 53.63 seconds
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