2024 Strongest Man in Iceland Results — Vilius Jokužys Wins

The 2024 Strongest Man in Iceland competition took place on June 1-2 in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It gathered ten of the greatest Strongmen that the Nation has to offer and put them through eight rigorous tests of strength in order to find out who the best of them was. That turned out to be Vilius Jokužys, whose performance got him a well deserved title.

Vilius Jokužys won four out of the eight events, which alone is a mind-blowing achievement. However, he also followed that up with high placements in all other events, which secured him a 6 point lead by the end of the competition.

2024 Strongest Man in Iceland Results

1. Vilius Jokužys — 73.5 points
2. Kristján Níelsson — 67.5 points
3. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 60.5 points
4. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 53.5 points
5. Símon Pétur Kummer — 41.5 points
6. Guðmundur Helgason — 35 points
7. Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 34 points
8. Alexander Andersen — 25.5 points
9. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 20 points
10. Andrej Pelko — 18 points

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Event Recap

Event One — Sandbag Toss

Starting off the 2024 Strongest Man in Iceland, the athletes faced six sandbags ranging in weight from 18 to 28 kilograms. They had to toss as many sandbags as they could in the quickest time possible. The height of the beam was 4.30 meters.

Vilius Jokužys immediately got off to a great start, as he was the only man in the lineup that was able to toss all six sandbags. Moreover, he only needed 39.58 seconds to finish the task, displaying incredible quickness and power. Holmar Örn Jónsson placed second, being the only man on five sandbags, while Kristján Níelsson got third as the fastest man to do four sandbags.

• Vilius Jokužys — 6 in 39.58 seconds
• Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 5 in 30.02 seconds
• Kristján Níelsson — 4 in 24.30 seconds
• Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 4 in 38.52 seconds
• Símon Pétur Kummer — 3 in 27.55 seconds
• Alexander Andersen — 3 in 35.90 seconds
• Guðmundur Helgason — 2 in 17.28 seconds
• Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 2 in 22.49 seconds
• Andrej Pelko — 1 in 7.74 seconds
• Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 1 in 12.24 seconds

Event Two — Front Hold

While quickness was the key in event one, moving onto event two, the athletes had to show off their endurance. So, they picked up a 24-kilogram Hammer and held it in front of them (with straight arms) for as long as they could.

Kristján Níelsson managed to hold off the burning sensation in his muscles for the longest amount of time, ultimately dropping it at the 47.16 second time mark. So, he placed first, less than four seconds ahead of Ólafur Haukur Tómasson, who also had a great performance. Only one other man managed to break the 40 second barrier, and it was none other than Vilius Jokužys.

• Kristján Níelsson — 47.16 seconds
• Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 43.66 seconds
• Vilius Jokužys — 40.23 seconds
• Alexander Andersen — 39.47 seconds
• Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 38.03 seconds
• Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 33.97 seconds
• Guðmundur Helgason — 28.43 seconds
• Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 22.47 seconds
• Andrej Pelko — 21.93 seconds
• Símon Pétur Kummer — 17.27 seconds

Event Three — Medley

The third event was no easier than the first two, as the athletes were tasked with completing a 20-meter Farmer’s Carry with 120-kilogram implements, before performing another 20-meter Yoke Carry with 400 kilograms. Once again, the fastest man to finish the task won.

Continuing his great streak of results, Vilius Jokužys once again found himself in the winning position. He not only finished the event, which the majority of competitors couldn’t, but did so in an amazing time of 27.56 seconds. For reference, the second place finisher, Alexander Andersen, finished with a time of 39.09 seconds. Kristján Níelsson took third, finishing another 12 seconds behind Alexander.

• Vilius Jokužys — 27.56 seconds
• Alexander Andersen — 39.09 seconds
• Kristján Níelsson — 51.35 seconds
• Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 33.14 meters
• Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 28.6 meters
• Símon Pétur Kummer — 25.05 meters
• Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 22.42 meters
• Guðmundur Helgason — 20.8 meters
• Andrej Pelko — 20 meters
• Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 17.08 meters

Event Four — Max Deadlift

Simple but effective, the fourth workout made athletes establish their one-rep max on the Deadlift event. However, the use of the deadlift suit and lifting straps was allowed.

After slowly increasing the weight throughout multiple attempts, both Kristján Níelsson and Hilmar Örn Jónsson found their limit, and it turned out to be 380 kilograms. So, they tied for first place.

Similarly, Vilius Jokužys and Símon Pétur Kummer also went toe-to-toe, and both ended up with a deadlift of 360 kilograms. So, they also had to tie for third-place.

• Kristján Níelsson — 380 kilograms
• Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 380 kilograms
• Vilius Jokužys — 360 kilograms
• Símon Pétur Kummer — 360 kilograms
• Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 320 kilograms
• Alexander Andersen — 300 kilograms
• Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 300 kilograms
• Guðmundur Helgason — 280 kilograms
• Andrej Pelko — 280 kilograms
• Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 280 kilograms

Event Five — Overhead Medley

The fifth event of the 2024 Strongest Man in Iceland was an Overhead Medley, where athletes took on five implements ranging in weight from 70 to 142 kilograms. The time limit for the event was 75 seconds.

Two men stood out in the fifth event, but the better of the two was Kristján Níelsson. Being the only man to successfully lockout all five implements, Nielsson displayed exceptional upper body strength. So, the second place went to Vilius Jokužys, who lifted four implements at impressive speed, but couldn’t get the final one above his head.

• Kristján Níelsson — 5 in 55.05 seconds
• Vilius Jokužys — 4 in 29.45 seconds
• Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 2 in 17.36 seconds
• Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 2 in 30.13 seconds
• Símon Pétur Kummer — 2 in 31.41 seconds
• Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 1 in 9.44 seconds
• Andrej Pelko — 1 in 10.04 seconds
• Guðmundur Helgason — 1 in 10.84 seconds
• Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 1 in 13.80 seconds
• Alexander Andersen — No Lift

Event Six — Vertical Lift

The sixth event of the 2024 Strongest Man in Iceland was an arm-over-arm vertical lift, challenging athletes to pull up the implement in the shortest time possible. The weight of the implement was 120 kilograms, while the set height was 12 meters in total.

Interestingly, no athlete was successful in completing the entire event. Moreover, only one mean performed three quarters of it. That was Vilius Jokužys, as his result came out to 9 meters in just 36.20 seconds. Multiple other men finished their attempt on six meters, so it came down to the time. In turn, Kári Kristófer Elíasson finished in second and Hilmar Örn Jónsson placed third.

• Vilius Jokužys — 9 meters in 36.20 seconds
• Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 6 meters in 23.32 seconds
• Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 6 meters in 23.69 seconds
• Kristján Níelsson — 6 meters in 24.08 seconds
• Símon Pétur Kummer — 6 meters in 24.20 seconds
• Guðmundur Helgason — 6 meters in 37.62 seconds
• Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 3 meters in 19.68 seconds
• Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — No Lift
• Andrej Pelko — No Lift
• Alexander Andersen — No Lift

Event Seven — Truck Pull

The second-to-last competition of the entire event featured a humongous 13,000-kilogram Truck, which the athletes had to pull for a distance of 20 meters. They had a 60-second time limit, but the main goal was to cross the finish line in the shortest time possible.

Vilius Jokužys continued to extend his lead with his fourth event win at the competition. He was challenged by two other athletes, but his time of 26.48 turned out to be just enough for a first-place finish. Guðmundur Helgason had to settle for second-place, finishing just 0.02 seconds behind Vilius. Third place went to Kristján Níelsson, who was less than a second slower than the top two.

• Vilius Jokužys — 26.46 seconds
• Guðmundur Helgason — 26.48 seconds
• Kristján Níelsson — 27.27 seconds
• Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 31.65 seconds
• Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 31.75 seconds
• Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 31.76 seconds
• Símon Pétur Kummer — 33.60 seconds
• Andrej Pelko — 35.63 seconds
• Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 35.96 seconds
• Alexander Andersen — Withdrew

Event Eight — Tire Flip

Finishing up the 2024 Strongest Man in Iceland was another AMRAP (As Many Reps As Possible), but this time on a Tire Flip event. Therefore, the athletes had 75 seconds to flip the 400-kilogram tire until they couldn’t do any more reps.

Kári Kristófer Elíasson won the Tire Flip event with 8 reps at a time of 44.14 seconds, but Vilius Jokužys was still the star of the show. His second-place finish in the final event meant that he was officially the 2024 Strongest Man in Iceland.

• Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 8 in 44.14 seconds
• Vilius Jokužys — 8 in 53.71 seconds
• Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 8 in 58.09 seconds
• Kristján Níelsson — 8 in 73.43 seconds
• Símon Pétur Kummer — 7 in 62.21 seconds
• Guðmundur Helgason — 5 in 63.40 seconds
• Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 4 in 73.63 seconds
• Andrej Pelko — 3 in 45.09 seconds
• Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — No Lift

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Vilius Jokužys took part in three International and six National competitions since he started Strongman in 2021, but this is his first major victory. So, hopefully, this serves as a breakthrough in his career, allowing him to find even more success in future appearances.

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