Strongman Update

[nate225]

Just thought I'd do a little update on Strongman stuff from around the traps ('scuse the pun!).

* WSM Qualifiers ongoing with Giants Live Poland just having taken place. Results were:

1. Radzikowski


2. Jenkins


3. Baron


4. Bjornsson


5. Hollands and Kawal
 (tie)

7. Nagy


8. Forsman

9. Gardner


10.Curletto

Mike Jenkins (USA), who some here know, along with Radzikowski and Baron qualify for WSM. Icelandic strongman Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, coached by Magnus Ver Magnusson, gained a wildcard entry to WSM. This guys a freak at 22 years old - 6'9" and 192kg!

* American Strongman Corporation had its US Championships. Dionne Wessells runs good comps and the field looked pretty sharp. The Texas Stoneman took this one out with other results as follows:

1. Travis Ortmayer

2. Dave Ostlund

3. Mike Burke

4. Vincent Urbank

5. Josh Thigpen

6. Carl Foemmel

7. Scott Weech

8. Brad Dunn

9. Justin Warren

10. Ryan Bakke

11. Ryan Bracewell

12. Andrew Palmer

13. John Conner

* The Ukrainian Federation of Strength Athletes is holding the World Strongman Fest 2011, which features U105 teams battle, Giants Live Comp and Worlds Strongest Lady comp. Leigh Holland-Keen from Aussie will be competing there for those that know her & Lance.

Competitor / event details are:

Giants Live

Events:

1. Truck pull (ladder)

2. Conan's Wheel

3. Dumbbell (95 kg)

4. Timber Walk (350 kg)

5. Manhood Stone or 200 or 238kg)

6. Squat (370kg)

Competitors:

1. Mark Felix (Great Britain)

2. Juhha Matti Jarvi (Finland)

3 Sergii Romanchuk (Ukraine)

4. Paul Pirjul (Romania)

5. Gerhard van Staden (South Africa)

6. Arild Haugen (Norway)

7. Aleksandr Berzukh (Ukraine)

8. Alex Moonen (Holland)

9. Denis Dubrovskiy (Ukraine)

World Strongest Lady 2011

Events:

1. Truck Pull 8-10 mt 25 m (for time)

2. Farmer’s Walk 2x80kg 25+25 m (for time)

3. Yoke 230-250 kg 25 m (for time)

4. Pole push 1x1

5. Apollon's Axle 70 kg for reps (1 minute)

6. Hercules Pillars (Hercules hold) approx 100 kg per hand

7. Manhood Stone 120 kg or 90 kg for reps in 60 sec

8. Squat 220 kg for reps (60 sec)

Competitors:

1. Gemma Taylor (Gemma Taylor)

2. Thora Thorsteinsdottir (Iceland)

3. Christina Renee Lafex (USA)

4. Leigh Holland-Keen (Australia)

5. Marina Kegelyova (Russia)

6. Nina Gerya (Ukraine)

7. Kaati Luoto (Finland)

8. Anett von der Weppen (Germany)

Ukraine vs. USA (105 kg, 4x4 team)

Events:

1. Arm-Over-Arm (27 mt car, 4 athletes, 20 m)

2. Dumbbell (4 athletes, 80 kg/4 min)

3. Sudan Walk (900 kg 40m, 4 athletes)

4. Log Lift (3 athletes, 300 kg/reps, 60 sec)

5. Tug of War (4 athletes x 4 meters)

6. Manhood Stone (4 athletes, 170 kg, 125 cm)

7. Squat (3 athletes, 320 kg, 60 sec each)

USA team

1. Andy Deck;

2. Dave Mihalov;

3. Sean Demarinis;

4. Doug Madewell

* Closer to home we have the North Shores Strongest Man Comp on this Saturday, and it looks like Big Boys Toys will have another epic Strongman event in late November.

Nate

[nate225]

Travis the Viking! :grin: