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1997 European Open

The 1997 European Open was held. 13 athletes competed across 7 events were contested.

Date: Date unknown
Location: Location unknown
Type: European Open
Division: Men
Riku Kiri
1st Place

Riku Kiri 🇫🇮

Total Points: 72.0

Events (7 total)

  1. 1. Keg Toss
  2. 2. Crucifix Hold
  3. 3. Max Log Lift
  4. 4. Atlas Stones
  5. 5. Truck Pull
  6. 6. Max Deadlift
  7. 7. Power Stairs

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Riku Kiri 🇫🇮 FIN 72.0
2 Gerrit Badenhorst 🇿🇦 RSA 67.0
3 Magnús Ver Magnússon 🇮🇸 ISL 66.0
4 Berend Veneberg 🇳🇱 NED 65.5
5 Paul Smeets 🇳🇱 NED 58.0
6 Heinz Ollesch 🇩🇪 GER 51.0
7 Jamie Reeves 🇬🇧 GBR 49.5
8 Regin Vágadal 🇫🇷 FRO 46.5
9 Bill Lyndon 🇦🇺 AUS 42.5
10 László Fekete 🇭🇺 HUN 34.5
11 Harold Collins 🇺🇸 USA 33.5
12 Ted van der Parre 🇳🇱 NED 29.0
13 Bill Pittuck 🇬🇧 GBR 15.0

Event-by-Event Results

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 László Fekete 4 in 17.76 s 13.0
2 Riku Kiri 4 in 19.75 s 12.0
3 Magnús Ver Magnússon 4 in 20.64 s 11.0
4 Berend Veneberg 4 in 22.64 s 10.0
5 Paul Smeets 4 in 24.47 s 9.0
6 Gerrit Badenhorst 4 in 24.80 s 8.0
7 Jamie Reeves 4 in 30.68 s 7.0
8 Heinz Ollesch - 6.0
9 Regin Vágadal - 5.0
10 Bill Lyndon 3 in 24.59 s 4.0
11 Harold Collins - 3.0
12 Ted van der Parre 2 in 19.50 s 2.0
13 Bill Pittuck - 1.0

Crucifix Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Berend Veneberg 57.95 s 13.0
2 Harold Collins 55.85 s 12.0
3 Jamie Reeves 55.05 s 11.0
4 Paul Smeets 42.34 s 10.0
5 Ted van der Parre 42.06 s 9.0
6 Regin Vágadal 38.99 s 8.0
7 Bill Lyndon 38.04 s 7.0
8 Magnús Ver Magnússon 36.69 s 6.0
9 László Fekete 32.24 s 5.0
10 Gerrit Badenhorst 31.41 s 4.0
11 Riku Kiri 30.82 s 3.0
12 Heinz Ollesch 30.40 s 2.0
13 Bill Pittuck 13.14 s 1.0

Keg Toss

# Athlete Result Points
1 Riku Kiri 5.7 m 13.0
2 Magnús Ver Magnússon 5 m 12.0
3 Jamie Reeves 5 m 11.0
4 Regin Vágadal 5 m 10.0
5 Ted van der Parre 5 m 9.0
6 Gerrit Badenhorst 5 m 8.0
7 Bill Lyndon 5 m 7.0
8 Heinz Ollesch 4.5 m 6.0
9 Paul Smeets 4.5 m 5.0
10 Harold Collins 4.5 m 4.0
11 Berend Veneberg - 2.0
11 László Fekete - 2.0
11 Bill Pittuck - 2.0

Max Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Riku Kiri 540 kg 13.0
2 Magnús Ver Magnússon 520 kg 12.0
3 Gerrit Badenhorst 480 kg 10.5
3 Berend Veneberg 480 kg 10.5
5 Bill Pittuck 440 kg 9.0
6 Regin Vágadal 420 kg 8.0
7 Bill Lyndon 400 kg 7.0
8 Paul Smeets 400 kg 6.0
9 Heinz Ollesch 400 kg 5.0
10 László Fekete 380 kg 3.5
10 Harold Collins 380 kg 3.5
12 Jamie Reeves 300 kg 2.0
- Ted van der Parre (Withdrew) 0.0

Max Log Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Gerrit Badenhorst 160 kg 12.5
1 Jamie Reeves 160 kg 12.5
3 Berend Veneberg 155 kg 11.0
4 Heinz Ollesch 150 kg 10.0
5 Paul Smeets 150 kg 9.0
6 Riku Kiri 145 kg 8.0
7 Harold Collins 145 kg 7.0
8 Magnús Ver Magnússon 140 kg 6.0
9 Regin Vágadal 140 kg 4.5
9 Bill Lyndon 140 kg 4.5
11 László Fekete 130 kg 3.0
12 Ted van der Parre 120 kg 2.0
13 Bill Pittuck - 1.0

Power Stairs

# Athlete Result Points
1 Riku Kiri 18 stairs 13.0
2 Gerrit Badenhorst 18 stairs 12.0
3 Magnús Ver Magnússon 18 stairs 11.0
4 Berend Veneberg 17 stairs 10.0
5 Heinz Ollesch 16 stairs 9.0
6 Paul Smeets 15 stairs 8.0
7 Bill Lyndon - 7.0
8 Regin Vágadal 13 stairs 6.0
9 László Fekete - 5.0
10 Jamie Reeves 12 stairs 4.0
- Harold Collins (Withdrew) 0.0
- Ted van der Parre (Withdrew) 0.0
- Bill Pittuck (Withdrew) 0.0

Truck Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Heinz Ollesch 27.37 m 13.0
2 Gerrit Badenhorst 28.05 m 12.0
3 Paul Smeets 28.25 m 11.0
4 Riku Kiri 29.33 m 10.0
5 Berend Veneberg 29.86 m 9.0
6 Magnús Ver Magnússon 31.83 m 8.0
7 Ted van der Parre 31.87 m 7.0
8 Bill Lyndon 32.2 m 6.0
9 Regin Vágadal 34.17 m 5.0
10 Harold Collins 34.58 m 4.0
11 László Fekete 36.26 m 3.0
12 Jamie Reeves 36.86 m 2.0
13 Bill Pittuck 39.23 m 1.0
Last updated: February 22, 2026

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