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1995 World's Strongest Viking

The 1995 World's Strongest Viking was held. 11 athletes competed across 10 events were contested.

Date: Date unknown
Location: Location unknown
Type: IFSA Grand Prix
Division: Men
Heinz Ollesch
1st Place

Heinz Ollesch 🇩🇪

Total Points: 80.0

Events (10 total)

  1. 1. Log Lift
  2. 2. Power Stairs
  3. 3. Carry & Drag
  4. 4. Barrel Lift
  5. 5. Loading Race
  6. 6. Max Deadlift
  7. 7. Arm Over Arm Pull
  8. 8. Hercules Hold
  9. 9. Shoulder Press
  10. 10. Farmer's Walk

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 10 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place Athlete Total Arm Over Arm Pull Barrel Lift Carry & Drag Farmer's Walk Hercules Hold Loading Race Log Lift Max Deadlift Power Stairs Shoulder Press
1 Heinz Ollesch 🇩🇪 80.0 11.0 7.0 10.0 11.0 4.0 10.0 8.5 6.0 6.0 6.5
2 Flemming Rasmussen 🇩🇰 74.5 7.0 10.0 11.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 8.5 6.0 11.0 11.0
3 Torfi 🇮🇸 73.5 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 9.0 4.0 3.5 8.5 9.0 9.5
4 Ilkka Kinnunen 🇫🇮 72.0 9.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 11.0 3.5 6.0 3.0 6.5
5 Bill Pittuck 🇬🇧 65.0 5.0 4.5 6.0 10.0 6.0 8.0 8.5 8.5 2.0 6.5
6 Berend Veneberg 🇳🇱 61.5 2.0 11.0 2.0 6.0 10.0 3.0 3.5 11.0 10.0 3.0
7 Eric Johannesen 🇩🇰 57.5 4.0 9.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 8.5 3.5 5.0 6.5
8 Bo Mortensen 🇩🇰 57.0 6.0 4.5 3.0 8.0 7.0 5.0 3.5 10.0 7.0 3.0
9 Magnus Samuelsson 🇸🇪 48.0 10.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 11.0 9.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 3.0
10 Colin Cox 🇳🇿 46.5 3.0 3.0 7.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 8.5 3.5 4.0 9.5
11 Magnús Ver Magnússon 🇮🇸 16.5 0.0 (Withdrew) 0.0 (Withdrew) 0.0 (Withdrew) 0.0 (Withdrew) 0.0 (Withdrew) 0.0 (Withdrew) 8.5 0.0 (Withdrew) 8.0 0.0 (Withdrew)

Event-by-Event Results

Arm Over Arm Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Heinz Ollesch - 11.0
2 Magnus Samuelsson - 10.0
3 Ilkka Kinnunen - 9.0
4 Torfi - 8.0
5 Flemming Rasmussen - 7.0
6 Bo Mortensen - 6.0
7 Bill Pittuck - 5.0
8 Eric Johannesen - 4.0
9 Colin Cox - 3.0
10 Berend Veneberg - 2.0
- Magnús Ver Magnússon (Withdrew) 0.0

Barrel Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Berend Veneberg - 11.0
2 Flemming Rasmussen - 10.0
3 Eric Johannesen - 9.0
4 Heinz Ollesch - 7.0
4 Torfi - 7.0
4 Ilkka Kinnunen - 7.0
7 Bill Pittuck - 4.5
7 Bo Mortensen - 4.5
9 Colin Cox - 3.0
10 Magnus Samuelsson - 2.0
- Magnús Ver Magnússon (Withdrew) 0.0

Carry & Drag

# Athlete Result Points
1 Flemming Rasmussen - 11.0
2 Heinz Ollesch - 10.0
3 Ilkka Kinnunen - 9.0
4 Torfi - 8.0
5 Colin Cox - 7.0
6 Bill Pittuck - 6.0
7 Eric Johannesen - 5.0
8 Magnus Samuelsson - 4.0
9 Bo Mortensen - 3.0
10 Berend Veneberg - 2.0
- Magnús Ver Magnússon (Withdrew) 0.0

Farmer's Walk

# Athlete Result Points
1 Heinz Ollesch - 11.0
2 Bill Pittuck - 10.0
3 Ilkka Kinnunen - 9.0
4 Bo Mortensen - 8.0
5 Torfi - 7.0
6 Berend Veneberg - 6.0
7 Magnus Samuelsson - 5.0
8 Eric Johannesen - 4.0
9 Colin Cox - 3.0
10 Flemming Rasmussen - 2.0
- Magnús Ver Magnússon (Withdrew) 0.0

Hercules Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Magnus Samuelsson - 11.0
2 Berend Veneberg - 10.0
3 Torfi - 9.0
4 Ilkka Kinnunen - 8.0
5 Bo Mortensen - 7.0
6 Bill Pittuck - 6.0
7 Eric Johannesen - 5.0
8 Heinz Ollesch - 4.0
9 Colin Cox - 3.0
10 Flemming Rasmussen - 2.0
- Magnús Ver Magnússon (Withdrew) 0.0

Loading Race

# Athlete Result Points
1 Ilkka Kinnunen - 11.0
2 Heinz Ollesch - 10.0
3 Magnus Samuelsson - 9.0
4 Bill Pittuck - 8.0
5 Eric Johannesen - 7.0
6 Flemming Rasmussen - 6.0
7 Bo Mortensen - 5.0
8 Torfi - 4.0
9 Berend Veneberg - 3.0
10 Colin Cox - 2.0
- Magnús Ver Magnússon (Withdrew) 0.0

Log Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Heinz Ollesch - 8.5
1 Flemming Rasmussen - 8.5
1 Bill Pittuck - 8.5
1 Eric Johannesen - 8.5
1 Colin Cox - 8.5
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon - 8.5
7 Torfi - 3.5
7 Ilkka Kinnunen - 3.5
7 Berend Veneberg - 3.5
7 Bo Mortensen - 3.5
11 Magnus Samuelsson - 1.0

Max Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Berend Veneberg - 11.0
2 Bo Mortensen - 10.0
3 Torfi - 8.5
3 Bill Pittuck - 8.5
5 Heinz Ollesch - 6.0
5 Flemming Rasmussen - 6.0
5 Ilkka Kinnunen - 6.0
8 Eric Johannesen - 3.5
8 Colin Cox - 3.5
10 Magnus Samuelsson - 2.0
- Magnús Ver Magnússon (Withdrew) 0.0

Power Stairs

# Athlete Result Points
1 Flemming Rasmussen - 11.0
2 Berend Veneberg - 10.0
3 Torfi - 9.0
4 Magnús Ver Magnússon - 8.0
5 Bo Mortensen - 7.0
6 Heinz Ollesch - 6.0
7 Eric Johannesen - 5.0
8 Colin Cox - 4.0
9 Ilkka Kinnunen - 3.0
10 Bill Pittuck - 2.0
11 Magnus Samuelsson - 1.0

Shoulder Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Flemming Rasmussen - 11.0
2 Torfi - 9.5
2 Colin Cox - 9.5
4 Heinz Ollesch - 6.5
4 Ilkka Kinnunen - 6.5
4 Bill Pittuck - 6.5
4 Eric Johannesen - 6.5
8 Berend Veneberg - 3.0
8 Bo Mortensen - 3.0
8 Magnus Samuelsson - 3.0
- Magnús Ver Magnússon (Withdrew) 0.0
Last updated: February 22, 2026

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