2019 Strongman Winner

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Hafthor Bjornsson of Iceland won the Arnold Strongman Classic title for the third straight year with another dominating performance at the 2020 Arnold Sports Festival. The event also serves as the Arnold Pro Strongman World Championship.

Winner Of 2019 Strongman

Bjornsson was competing in the Arnold Strongman Classic for the 10th straight year. He won the title in 2019 and 2018 after finishing second in 2017 and fifth in 2016. He also won World’s Strongest Man in 2018.

Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland finished in second place after a third place showing in 2019. Martins Licis of Los Angeles, the current World’s Strongest Man who finished second in Columbus last year, was third.

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Bjornsson, who is best known in some circles as the actor who played “The Mountain” on Game Of Thrones, dominated with two first-place finishes, one second-place and one third-place among the first five events. Bjornsson won Bag Over Bar and the ROGUE Elephant Bar Deadlift while placing second in the Trial By Stone and third in the Wheel of Pain. Bjornsson won the Elephant Bar Deadlift with a pull of 1,026 pounds.

In Cyr Strategic Challenge, the final event contested during the Arnold Classic, Bjornsson needed only one rep at 280 pounds to secure his third straight Arnold Strongman Classic title. He added one rep at 300 pounds for good measure.

Kieliszkowski won an impressive three of the first five events (Trial By Stone, Wheel Of Pain and Timber Carry) but was hampered by an 8th-place finish in the Elephant Bar Deadlift. In the Cyr Strategic Challenge, Kieliszkowski brought the crowd to its feet with a world-record 320-pound lift after opening at 300 pounds.For the victory, Bjornsson received congratulations from Arnold Schwarzenegger, $72,000, and the Louis Cyr Trophy. Kieliszkowski earned $22,000 for finishing second.

The Arnold Pro Strongman World Series features qualifying events at Arnold Sports Festival events and select stand-alone competitions around the world, with winners advancing to compete in the Arnold Pro Strongman World Series Championship at the Arnold Sports Festival.

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2020 Arnold Pros Strongman Final Results

  • 1st place (52.5 points): Hafthor Bjornsson of Iceland, $72,000
  • 2nd place (50.5): Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland, $22,000
  • 3rd place (36.5): Martins Licis of Los Angeles, $17,000
  • 4th place (33): Jean-Francois Caron of Canada, $12,000
  • 5th place (31): Oleksii Novikov of Ukraine, $10,000
  • 6th place (29), tie: Mikhail Shivlyakov of Russia, $6,500 and Rob Kearney of Easthampton, Mass., $6,500
  • 8th place (27): Jerry Pritchett of Phoenix, Ariz., $4,000.
  • 9th place (24): Bobby Thompson of Fredericksburg, Virginia $3,000.
  • 10th place (17.5): Matjaz Belsak of Estonia, $2,000.

The 2020 Arnold Strongman Classic was contested over two days in five events: Trial By Stone, Bag Over Bar, Wheel Of Pain, ROGUE Elephant Bar Deadlift, Timber Carry and Cyr Strategic Challenge.

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2019 Arnold Strongman Classic
Host cityColumbus, United States
WinnerHafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Nations participating8
Athletes participating10

The 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic was a strongman contest that took place in Ohio, Columbus from 1–2 March 2019 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The Arnold Strongman Classic is the finale of the Arnold Strongman Tour and is seen as one of the biggest and most prestigious strongmen events on the circuit.

Qualifying[edit]

To qualify for the Arnold Strongman Classic athletes have to either win a sanctioned event on the Arnold Classic Tour or gain enough points to be invited through a wildcard system. Athletes that qualified and their method for qualification are as follows:[1]

NameNationalityMethod of Qualification
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson2018 Arnold Strongman Classic Champion
Rauno Heinla2018 Arnold Classic Australia Champion
Oleksii Novikov2018 Arnold Amateur World Champion
Mikhail Shivlyakov2018 Arnold Classic South America Champion
JF Caron2018 Arnold Classic Africa Champion
Brian Shaw2018 Arnold Pro Strongman Forts Warwick Champion
Martins Licis2018 Arnold Classic Europe Champion
Mateusz KieliszkowskiWild Card 25 points
Jerry PritchettWild Card 25 points
Matjaz BelsakWild Card 25 points

Event Results[edit]

Event 1: Elephant Bar Deadlift[edit]

  • Weight: Starting weight was 340 kilograms (750 lb).
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds per lift
  • Notes: 3 lifts per athlete, weights to be submitted before each round.
#NameNationalityWeight LiftedEvent PtsOverall Pts
1Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonIceland474 kilograms (1,045 lb)1010
2Brian ShawUnited States463 kilograms (1,021 lb)99
3Jerry PritchettUnited States442 kilograms (974 lb)7.57.5
3Mikhail ShivlyakovRussia442 kilograms (974 lb)7.57.5
5Martins LicisUnited States440 kilograms (970 lb)66
6Rauno HeinlaEstonia431 kilograms (950 lb)55
7Matjaz BelsakSlovenia404 kilograms (891 lb)44
8Mateusz KieliszkowskiPoland395 kilograms (871 lb)33
9Oleksii NovikovUkraine381 kilograms (840 lb)22
10JF CaronCanadaN/A11

^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson's lift of 474 kilograms (1,045 lb) is a new world record for the elephant deadlift bar.[2]

^ JF Caron sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

^ Brian Shaw sustained an injury in this event however he completed all further events in the competition.

Event 2: Husafell Stone Carry[edit]

  • Weight: 186 kilograms (410 lb) for max distance.
  • Time Limit: 2 Minutes
  • Notes: This is not the actual Husafell Stone but a replica produced by Rogue Fitness.
#NameNationalityDistanceEvent PtsOverall Pts
1Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonIceland66.725 metres (218.91 ft)1020
2Oleksii NovikovUkraine64.465 metres (211.50 ft)911
3Rauno HeinlaEstonia58.902 metres (193.25 ft)813
4Martins LicisUnited States57.023 metres (187.08 ft)713
5Mateusz KieliszkowskiPoland55.498 metres (182.08 ft)69
6Matjaz BelsakSlovenia55.067 metres (180.67 ft)59
7Mikhail ShivlyakovRussia40.385 metres (132.50 ft)411.5
8Brian ShawUnited States31.724 metres (104.08 ft)312
9Jerry PritchettUnited States29.083 metres (95.42 ft)29.5

Event 3: Wheel of Pain[edit]

  • Weight: 9,072 kilograms (20,000 lb) for max distance.
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds.
#NameNationalityDistanceEvent PtsOverall Pts
1Martins LicisUnited States36.499 metres (119.75 ft)1023
2Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonIceland36.347 metres (119.25 ft)929
3Oleksii NovikovUkraine34.442 metres (113.00 ft)819
4Matjaz BelsakSlovenia32.156 metres (105.50 ft)716
5Mikhail ShivlyakovRussia31.394 metres (103.00 ft)617.5
6Rauno HeinlaEstonia31.318 metres (102.75 ft)518
7Mateusz KieliszkowskiPoland30.937 metres (101.50 ft)413
8Brian ShawUnited States28.956 metres (95.00 ft)315
9Jerry PritchettUnited States23.394 metres (76.75 ft)211.5

Event 4: Austrian Oak[edit]

  • Weight: 175 kilograms (386 lb) Light log. 195 kilograms (430 lb) Heavy log. For max repetitions.
  • Time Limit: 90 Seconds
  • Notes: Repetitions on the heavy log gain more points than repetitions on the light log. * Denote repetitions on the light log.

Who Won Strongman 2019

Strongman
#NameNationalityRepetitionsEvent PtsOverall Pts
1Mateusz KieliszkowskiPoland28.521.5
1Mikhail ShivlyakovRussia28.526
1Martins LicisUnited States28.531.5
1Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonIceland28.537.5
5Brian ShawUnited States1621
6Rauno HeinlaEstonia2*4.522.5
6Matjaz BelsakSlovenia2*4.520.5
8Jerry PritchettUnited States1*311.5
9Oleksii NovikovUkraine0019

^ Oleksii Novikov sustained an injury in this event however he completed the remaining event.

Event 5: Stone to Shoulder[edit]

  • Weight: 186 kilograms (410 lb) For max repetitions.
  • Time Limit: 2 Minutes 30 seconds.
  • Notes: Athletes were awarded for getting the stone to their lap or torso but not completing the full repetition.
#NameNationalityRepetitionsEvent PtsOverall Pts
1Mateusz KieliszkowskiPoland51031.5
2Martins LicisUnited States2940.5
3Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonIceland17.545
3Matjaz BelsakSlovenia17.528
5Oleksii NovikovUkraine0 (Lap)625
6Mikhail ShivlyakovRussia04.530.5
6Rauno HeinlaEstonia04.527

^ Brian Shaw did not take part in this event because of an injury he sustained earlier in the competition.

2019 Strongman Winner

^ Jerry Pritchett did not take part in this event because of an injury.

World Strongman 2019 Winner

Final Standings[edit]

#NameNationalityPts
1Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonIceland45
2Martins LicisUnited States40.5
3Mateusz KieliszkowskiPoland31.5
4Mikhail ShivlyakovRussia30.5
5Matjaz BelsakSlovenia28
6Rauno HeinlaEstonia27
7Oleksii NovikovUkraine25
8Brian ShawUnited States21
9Jerry PritchettUnited States14.5
10JF CaronCanada1

References[edit]

  1. ^Beck, Kalle (October 3, 2018). '2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Qualified Athletes'. Starting Strongman. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. ^Sacca, Paul. 'Hafþór Björnsson sets new elephant bar deadlift record'. Fitness Volt. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  3. ^'2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 1'. www.youtube.com.
  4. ^'2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 2'. www.youtube.com.
  5. ^'2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 3'. www.youtube.com.
  6. ^'2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 4'. www.youtube.com.
  7. ^'2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 5'. www.youtube.com.
  8. ^'2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Final Results'. Fitness Volt. March 3, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
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