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.
Events (8 total)
- 1. Atlas Stones
- 2. Max Dumbbell
- 3. Crucifix Hold
- 4. Arm Over Arm Pull
- 5. Deadlift
- 6. Truck Pull
- 7. Tug of War
- 8. Deadlift Hold
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jouko Ahola | 🇫🇮 FIN | 66.5 |
| 2 | Phil Pfister | 🇺🇸 USA | 59.0 |
| 3 | Bryan Neese | 🇺🇸 USA | 52.5 |
| 4 | Whit Baskin | 🇺🇸 USA | 50.0 |
| 5 | Grant McReynolds | 🇨🇦 CAN | 48.5 |
| 6 | Ed Brost | 🇨🇦 CAN | 43.5 |
| 7 | Johan Roeloffse | 🇿🇦 RSA | 33.5 |
| 8 | Vae Mafuli | 🇺🇸 USA | 31.0 |
| 9 | Jeff Maddy | 🇺🇸 USA | 22.5 |
| 10 | Patrick Rankin | 🇺🇸 USA | 18.0 |
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 |
See Also
About 1998 Strongest Man Alive
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