Past Steel Bending & Breaking Contests

Steel Shredder
#1, 2017. Open – 1. Simon Stewart (Den) – 2. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 3. Juha Lehtimaki (Fin) – 4. Rob Blair (Eng) – 5. Kevin Collen (USA)
#1, 2017. (Women) – 1. Elizabeth Horne (Eng) – 2. Sumayyah Shalchi (Eng) – 3. Steph Skeggs (Eng)
#1, 2017. (Junior) – 1. Adam Cunningham (Eng) – 2. Millie Cummings (Eng) – 3. Lucy Horne (Eng)
#2, 2017. Open – 1. Simon Stewart (Den) – 2. Lee Cummings (Eng) – 3. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 4. Kirill Vankovich (Belarus) – 5. Zsolt Hornyak (Hungary)
#2, 2017. (Women) – 1. Elizabeth Horne (Eng) – 2. Millie Cummings (Eng) – 3. Lucy Horne (Eng)
#2, 2017. (Junior) – 1. Millie Cummings (Eng) – 2. Lucy Horne (Eng) – 3. Eryn Cummings (Eng)
Overall 2017. Open – 1. Simon Stewart (Den) – 2. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 3. Lee Cummings (Eng)
Overall 2017. (Women) – 1. Elizabeth Horne (Eng) – 2. Millie Cummings (Eng) – 3. Lucy Horne (Eng)
Overall 2017. (Junior) – 1. Millie Cummings (Eng) – 2. Lucy Horne (Eng)
#3, 2018. Open – 1. David Wigren (Sweden) – 2. Don Cummings (USA) – 3. Aldo Alberico (Italy) – 4. Arpad Nagy (Hungary) – 5. Reuben Hughes (Wales)
#3, 2018. (Women) – 1. Elizabeth Horne (Eng) – 2. Patricia Luxner (Austria) – 3. Lucy Horne (Eng)
#3, 2018. (Junior) – 1. Lucy Horne (Eng) – 2. Jonathan Mertz (Germany) – 3. Sally Horne (Eng)
#4, 2019. Open – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. Stan Tomajko (USA) – 3. Don Cummings (USA) – 4. Zsolt Hornyak (Hungary) – 5. Michael Rogowski (USA)
#4, 2019. (Women) – 1. Elizabeth Horne (Eng) – 2. Patricia Luxner (Austria) – 3. Lucy Horne (Eng)
#4, 2019. (Junior) – 1. Lucy Horne (Eng) – 2. Sally Horne (Eng) – 3. Jonathan Mertz (Germany)
King’s Shield, 2019 – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. David Wigren (Sweden) – 3. Don Cummings (USA) – 4. Zsolt Hornyak (Hungary)
#5, 2019. Open – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. Kirill Vankovich (Belarus) – 3. Don Cummings (USA) – 4. David Wigren (Sweden) – 5. Zsolt Hornyak (Hungary)
#5, 2019. (Women) – 1. Elizabeth Horne (Eng) – 2. Lucy Horne (Eng) – 3. Patricia Luxner (Austria)
#5, 2019. (Junior) – 1. Lucy Horne (Eng) – 2. Robat Williams (Wales) – 3. Arthur Hughes (Wales)
#6, 2020. Open – 1. Kirill Vankovich (Belarus) – 2. Don Cummings (USA) – 3. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 4. Jan Heller (Germany) – 5. Hannes Kainz (Austria)
#6, 2020. (Women) – 1. Elizabeth Horne (Eng) – 2. Lucy Horne (Eng) – 3. Patricia Luxner (Austria)
#6, 2020. (Junior) – 1. Lucy Horne (Eng) – 2. Sally Horne (Eng)
#7, 2020. (Pro Top 10) – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. Simon Stewart (Den) – 3. Kirill Vankovich (Belarus)
#7, 2020. (Open Lg 2) – 1. Dan Dring (England) – 2. James Jackson (England) – 3. Kevin Collen (USA)
#7, 2020. (Women) – 1. Elizabeth Horne (Eng) – 2. Lucy Horne (Eng) – 3. Patricia Luxner (Austria)
#7, 2020. (Grapplers) – 1. Abbas Mohamadpor (Iran) – 2. Dan Dring (England) – 3. Kevin Collen (USA)
#8, 2021. (Pro Top 10) – 1. Sirko Petermann (Austria) – 2. Dan Dring (England) – 3. Kirill Vankovich (Belarus)
#8, 2021. (Open Lg 2) – 1. Sirko Petermann (Austria) – 2. Dan Dring (England) – 3. John McNeill (N. Ireland)
#8, 2021. (Women) – 1. Elizabeth Horne (Eng) – 2. Patricia Luxner (Austria)
King’s Shield #2, 2021 – 1. Simon Stewart (Den) – 2. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 3. David Wigren (Sweden) – 4. Kirill Vankovich (Belarus) – 5. David Horne (GB)
#9, 2021. (Open) – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. David Wigren (Sweden) – 3. Kirill Vankovich (Belarus)
#9, 2021. (Women) – 1. Elizabeth Horne (Eng) – 2. Lucy Horne (Eng) – 3. Patricia Luxner (Austria)
#10, 2022. (Open) – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. Simon Stewart (Den) – 3. Cody Christensen (USA)
#10, 2022. (Women) – 1. Elizabeth Horne (Eng) – 2. Patricia Luxner (Austria)
#11, 2022. (Open) – 1. David Wigren (Sweden) – 2. Juha Lehtimaki (Fin) – 3. David Horne (GB)
#11, 2022. (Women) – 1. Patricia Luxner (Austria)
#12, 2024. (Open) – 1. Tom Morris (Eng) – 2. Juha Lehtimaki (Fin) – 3. Cody Christensen (USA)
#12, 2024. (Women) – 1. Elizabeth Horne (Eng)
#13, 2025. (Open) – 1. Tom Morris (Eng) – 2. David Horne (GB) – 3. Michael Rogowski (USA)
#13, 2025. (Women) – 1. Sally Horne (Eng)

Steel Shredder Supermatches
#1, 2019. 1. David Horne (GB) [Ranked #7] – 2. Kirill Vankovich (Belarus) [Ranked #9]
#2, 2019. 1. James Jackson (England) [Ranked #27] – 2. Steffen Knaak (Germany) [Ranked #26]

Steel Shredder – Grapplers Test!
2020. (Men) – 1. Dan Dring (England) – 2. Cody Christensen (USA)
2020. (Women) – 1. Lucy Horne (Eng) – 2. Sally Horne (Eng)
2020. (Junior) – 1. Lucy Horne (Eng) – 2. Sally Horne (Eng) – 3. Caden Christensen (USA)

UK Champion of Steel
2007 – 1. Dave Johnson – 2. Mark Vogels (Holland) – 3. Jim Wylie

“Usain Bolt-off!” (Speed snapping/bending)
Sprint #1, 2020 – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. Dan Dring (England) – 3. David Horne (GB)
Sprint #2, 2020 – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. Dan Dring (England) – 3. David Horne (GB)
Sprint #3, 2020 – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. David Horne (GB) – 3. Dan Dring (England)
Sprint #4, 2020 – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. Dan Dring (England) – 3. David Horne (GB)
Sprint #5, 2020 – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. David Horne (GB) – 3. Dan Dring (England)
Sprint #6, 2021 – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. Josh Goldthorpe (Canada) – 3. Cody Christensen (USA)
Sprint #7, 2021 – 1. Josh Goldthorpe (Canada) – 2. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 3. Simon Stewart (Denmark)
Sprint #8, 2021 – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. Josh Goldthorpe (Canada) – 3. Dave Nisbet (Canada)
Sprint #9, 2021 – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. Simon Stewart (Denmark) – 3. Dave Nisbet (Canada)
Sprint #10, 2021 – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. Simon Stewart (Denmark) – 3. Dave Nisbet (Canada)
Sprint #11, 2022 – 1. David Horne (GB)
Sprint #12, 2024 – 1. Tom Morris (England) – 2. Cody Christensen (USA) – 3. David Horne (GB)

Beyond the Bend Monthly Challenge
2020, Dec – (5/16″ bend) – 1. Delmar Carter (USA) – 2. Martin Kotte (Germany) – 3. Josh Goldthorp (Canada)
2020, Dec – (5/16″ snap) – 1. Simon Stewart (Denmark) – 2. Dan Dring (England) – 3. Josh Goldthorp (Canada)
2021, Jan – (Least hits 5/16′ Grade 5) – 1. Josh Goldthorp (Canada) – 2. Derek Graybill (USA)
2021, Jan – (Least hits Red Nail or Equivalent) – 1. Josh Goldthorp (Canada) – 2. Steffan Knaak (Germany) – 3. Dan Dring (England)
2021, Feb – (Snap 6″ x 1/4″ nail into 3) – 1. David Horne (GB) – 2. Dan Dring (England) – 3. Cody Christensen (USA)

World Bar and Nail Breaking Championships
1957 – 1. Arnold Dyson – 2. Geoff Morris

British Bending & Breaking Champs
1955 (British Nail Breaking Champs) – 1. Harold Cope – 2. Brian Allkin
1957 (World Bar and Nail Breaking Champs) – 1. Arnold Dyson – 2. Geoff Morris
1980 (Champion Nail Bender) – 1. Richard Rickie – 2. Les Holmes
1981 (Champion Nail Bender) – 1. Les Holmes – 2. Richard Rickie
2002 (British Bar Bending Champs) – 1. David Horne – 2. Martin Whittred – 3. Richard Scott
2006 (British Bar Bending Champs) – 1. Gary Hunt – 2. Dave Johnson – 2. Richard Scott
2007 (British Bar Bending Champs) – 1. David Horne & Maxwell Thompson & Dave Johnson
2017 – 1. Reuben Hughes – 2. David Horne – 3. Rob Blair
2024 – 1. David Horne & Austin Seitter (USA) – 3. Tom Morris
2025 – 1. Tom Morris – 2. David Horne – 3. Austin Seitter (USA)
2025 – (Novice) 1. Sally Horne & Sam Horn
2025 – (Women) 1. Sally Horne

Sunderland’s Strongest Man
1934 – 1. George Edwards – 2. Samson Bessford (5 events chosen each. Four steel bending events included)

“The Man with the Iron Grip” – To honour Charles Vansittart
2021 – 1. Reuben Hughes (Wales) – 2. David Horne (GB) – 3. Don Cummings (USA)

Champion Nail Bender
1980 – 1. Richard Rickie – 2. Les Holmes
1981 – 1. Les Holmes – 2. Richard Rickie

There Can Be Only One! (Steel Bending Supermatch)
2007 – 1. David Horne – 2. Stew Killick

Beast in the East steel bending Competition, USA
#1, 2011 – 1. Mike Rinderle – 2. Chad Rickicki – 3. Mike Krahling
#2, 2012 – (H/W) 1. Mike Krahling – 2. Chad Rickicki – 3. E.J. Livesey
#2, 2012 – (L/W) 1. Carl Donati – 2. Andy Thomas – 3. Richard Bean

Michigan Steel Bending & Breaking Champs, USA
2019 – (Overall) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Carl Donati – 3. Andrew Dube
2019 – (Unbraced) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Carl Donati – 3. Andrew Dube
2019 – (Braced & Snapping) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Carl Donati – 3. Andrew Dube
2019 – (Medley) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Carl Donati – 3. Andrew Dube
2020 – (Overall) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Darrin Shallman – 3. Andrew Pantke
2020 – (Unbraced) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Darrin Shallman – 3. Andrew Pantke
2020 – (Braced & Snapping) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Andrew Pantke – 3. Darrin Shallman
2020 – (Medley) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Darrin Shallman – 3. Amir Bayour
2021 – (Overall) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Michael Rogowski – 3. Tom Flesher & Carl Donati
2021 – (Women’s) 1. Hannah Jennings – 2. Bree Stilwell
2021 – (Unbraced) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Gary Stuart – 3. Carl Donati
2021 – (Braced) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Michael Rogowski – 3. Tom Flesher
2021 – (Medley) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Michael Rogowski – 3. Amir Bayour
2022 – (Overall) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Carl Donati – 3. Michael Rogowski
2022 – (Women’s) 1. Hannah Jennings – 2. Bree Stilwell
2022 – (Grappler’s) 1. Amir Bayour – 2. John Mouser – 3. Chris Stilwell
2022 – (Unbraced) 1. Don Cummings – 2. London Schuirmann – 3. Carl Donati & Michael Rogowski
2022 – (Braced) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Michael Rogowski – 3. Tom Flesher
2022 – (Medley) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Carl Donati – 3. Tom Flesher
2023 – (Overall) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Michael Rogowski – 3. London Schuirmann
2023 – (Women’s) 1. Hannah Jennings
2023 – (Grappler’s) 1. John Mouser
2023 – (Unbraced) 1. London Schuirmann – 2. Don Cummings – 3. Michael Rogowski
2023 – (Braced) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Michael Rogowski – 3. Alex Guiha & John Mouser
2023 – (Medley/Snapping) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Michael Rogowski – 3. London Schuirmann

Bay State Bending Bash Competition, USA
#1, 2018 – (Overall) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Carl Donati – 3. Neal Bakerlis
#1, 2018 – (Unbraced) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Carl Donati – 3. Neal Bakerlis
#1, 2018 – (Braced) 1. Don Cummings – 2. Carl Donati – 3. Neal Bakerlis
#1, 2018 – (Endurance) 1. Kevin Collen – 2. Don Cummings – 3. Carl Donati

The Steel Slayer Showdown, USA
2009 – (200lb+) 1. Paul Knight – 2. Mike Krahling – 3. Brad Manion
2009 – (>200lb) 1. Eric Milfeld – 2. Greg Griffin- 3. Alex Graves
2009 – (overall champion) – 1. Eric Milfeld

Austrian Nail Bending Champs
2014 – 1. Hannes Kainz – 2. Robert Spindler – 3. Gruber