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1998 Strongest Man Alive

The 1998 Strongest Man Alive was held on 1998-11-08 in St. Louis, Missouri. 10 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.

Date: November 8, 1998
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Type: Strongest Man Alive
Division: Men
Jouko Ahola
1st Place

Jouko Ahola 🇫🇮

Total Points: 66.5

Events (8 total)

  1. 1. Atlas Stones
  2. 2. Max Dumbbell
  3. 3. Crucifix Hold
  4. 4. Arm Over Arm Pull
  5. 5. Deadlift
  6. 6. Truck Pull
  7. 7. Tug of War
  8. 8. Deadlift Hold

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 8 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place Athlete Total Arm Over Arm Pull Atlas Stones Crucifix Hold Deadlift Deadlift Hold Max Dumbbell Truck Pull Tug of War
1 Jouko Ahola 🇫🇮 66.5 10.0 53.09 s 10.0 6 in 22.69 s 10.0 97.53 s 10.0 16 reps 9.0 60.78 s 2.5 73 kg 9.0 27.50 s 6.0 5th
2 Phil Pfister 🇺🇸 59.0 9.0 65.50 s 9.0 6 in 115.81 s 9.0 95.63 s 0.0 0 reps 10.0 74.75 s 8.0 84 kg 10.0 25.60 s 4.0 7th
3 Bryan Neese 🇺🇸 52.5 6.0 18.62 m 5.0 5 in 39.27 s 8.0 92.69 s 6.5 3 reps 8.0 55.72 s 5.0 79 kg 7.0 29.00 s 7.0 4th
4 Whit Baskin 🇺🇸 50.0 5.0 16.56 m 6.0 5 in 38.64 s 5.0 67.72 s 6.5 3 reps 6.0 46.06 s 9.5 88 kg 3.0 33.29 s 9.0 2nd
5 Grant McReynolds 🇨🇦 48.5 2.0 13.89 m 8.0 5 in 27.46 s 2.0 47.47 s 9.0 10 reps 5.0 45.91 s 6.5 79 kg 6.0 29.84 s 10.0 1st
6 Ed Brost 🇨🇦 43.5 3.0 13.94 m 7.0 5 in 27.86 s 6.0 77.75 s 8.0 7 reps 3.0 34.43 s 9.5 88 kg 2.0 35.50 s 5.0 6th
7 Johan Roeloffse 🇿🇦 33.5 8.0 77.92 s 4.0 4 in 15.22 s 1.0 37.26 s 0.0 0 reps 7.0 47.03 s 2.5 73 kg 8.0 27.60 s 3.0 8th
8 Vae Mafuli 🇺🇸 31.0 7.0 22.71 m 3.0 4 in 25.03 s 3.0 56.10 s 0.0 0 reps 4.0 44.44 s 1.0 68 kg 5.0 31.91 s 8.0 3rd
9 Jeff Maddy 🇺🇸 22.5 1.0 4.39 m 1.0 1 in 10.04 s 7.0 86.41 s 0.0 0 reps 1.0 8.00 s 6.5 79 kg 4.0 33.25 s 2.0 9th
10 Patrick Rankin 🇺🇸 18.0 4.0 14.07 m 2.0 4 in 39.06 s 4.0 58.57 s 0.0 0 reps 2.0 26.84 s 4.0 75 kg 1.0 36.69 s 1.0 10th

Event-by-Event Results

Arm Over Arm Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jouko Ahola 53.09 s 10.0
2 Phil Pfister 65.50 s 9.0
3 Johan Roeloffse 77.92 s 8.0
4 Vae Mafuli 22.71 m 7.0
5 Bryan Neese 18.62 m 6.0
6 Whit Baskin 16.56 m 5.0
7 Patrick Rankin 14.07 m 4.0
8 Ed Brost 13.94 m 3.0
9 Grant McReynolds 13.89 m 2.0
10 Jeff Maddy 4.39 m 1.0

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jouko Ahola 6 in 22.69 s 10.0
2 Phil Pfister 6 in 115.81 s 9.0
3 Grant McReynolds 5 in 27.46 s 8.0
4 Ed Brost 5 in 27.86 s 7.0
5 Whit Baskin 5 in 38.64 s 6.0
6 Bryan Neese 5 in 39.27 s 5.0
7 Johan Roeloffse 4 in 15.22 s 4.0
8 Vae Mafuli 4 in 25.03 s 3.0
9 Patrick Rankin 4 in 39.06 s 2.0
10 Jeff Maddy 1 in 10.04 s 1.0

Crucifix Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jouko Ahola 97.53 s 10.0
2 Phil Pfister 95.63 s 9.0
3 Bryan Neese 92.69 s 8.0
4 Jeff Maddy 86.41 s 7.0
5 Ed Brost 77.75 s 6.0
6 Whit Baskin 67.72 s 5.0
7 Patrick Rankin 58.57 s 4.0
8 Vae Mafuli 56.10 s 3.0
9 Grant McReynolds 47.47 s 2.0
10 Johan Roeloffse 37.26 s 1.0

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jouko Ahola 16 reps 10.0
2 Grant McReynolds 10 reps 9.0
3 Ed Brost 7 reps 8.0
4 Bryan Neese 3 reps 6.5
4 Whit Baskin 3 reps 6.5
- Phil Pfister 0 reps 0.0
- Johan Roeloffse 0 reps 0.0
- Vae Mafuli 0 reps 0.0
- Jeff Maddy 0 reps 0.0
- Patrick Rankin 0 reps 0.0

Deadlift Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Phil Pfister 74.75 s 10.0
2 Jouko Ahola 60.78 s 9.0
3 Bryan Neese 55.72 s 8.0
4 Johan Roeloffse 47.03 s 7.0
5 Whit Baskin 46.06 s 6.0
6 Grant McReynolds 45.91 s 5.0
7 Vae Mafuli 44.44 s 4.0
8 Ed Brost 34.43 s 3.0
9 Patrick Rankin 26.84 s 2.0
10 Jeff Maddy 8.00 s 1.0

Max Dumbbell

# Athlete Result Points
1 Whit Baskin 88 kg 9.5
1 Ed Brost 88 kg 9.5
3 Phil Pfister 84 kg 8.0
4 Grant McReynolds 79 kg 6.5
4 Jeff Maddy 79 kg 6.5
6 Bryan Neese 79 kg 5.0
7 Patrick Rankin 75 kg 4.0
8 Jouko Ahola 73 kg 2.5
8 Johan Roeloffse 73 kg 2.5
10 Vae Mafuli 68 kg 1.0

Truck Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Phil Pfister 25.60 s 10.0
2 Jouko Ahola 27.50 s 9.0
3 Johan Roeloffse 27.60 s 8.0
4 Bryan Neese 29.00 s 7.0
5 Grant McReynolds 29.84 s 6.0
6 Vae Mafuli 31.91 s 5.0
7 Jeff Maddy 33.25 s 4.0
8 Whit Baskin 33.29 s 3.0
9 Ed Brost 35.50 s 2.0
10 Patrick Rankin 36.69 s 1.0

Tug of War

# Athlete Result Points
1 Grant McReynolds 1st 10.0
2 Whit Baskin 2nd 9.0
3 Vae Mafuli 3rd 8.0
4 Bryan Neese 4th 7.0
5 Jouko Ahola 5th 6.0
6 Ed Brost 6th 5.0
7 Phil Pfister 7th 4.0
8 Johan Roeloffse 8th 3.0
9 Jeff Maddy 9th 2.0
10 Patrick Rankin 10th 1.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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