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1999 IFSA Finland Grand Prix
The 1999 IFSA Finland Grand Prix was held on 1999-03-06 in Helsinki, Finland. 14 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Loading Race
- 2. Conan's Wheel
- 3. Viking Press
- 4. Atlas Stones
- 5. Crucifix Hold
- 6. Wheelbarrow Carry
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jouko Ahola | 🇫🇮 FIN | 77.0 |
| 2 | Sami Heinonen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 70.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 66.5 |
| 4 | Juha Tuhkasaari | 🇫🇮 FIN | 64.0 |
| 5 | Magnus Samuelsson | 🇸🇪 SWE | 63.5 |
| 6 | Phil Pfister | 🇺🇸 USA | 52.0 |
| 7 | László Fekete | 🇭🇺 HUN | 51.0 |
| 8 | Heinz Ollesch | 🇩🇪 GER | 37.0 |
| 9 | Wayne Price | 🇿🇦 RSA | 35.0 |
| 10 | Glenn Ross | 🇬🇧 GBR | 34.0 |
| 11 | Matti Uppa | 🇫🇮 FIN | 25.0 |
| 12 | Wout Zijlstra | 🇳🇱 NED | 15.0 |
| 13 | Svend Karlsen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 7.0 |
| 14 | Gary Mitchell | 🇺🇸 USA | 1.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | László Fekete | 5 in 21.13 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Jouko Ahola | 5 in 21.25 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Sami Heinonen | 5 in 23.25 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Janne Virtanen | 5 in 23.38 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Magnus Samuelsson | 5 in 30.86 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Juha Tuhkasaari | 5 in 52.44 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Phil Pfister | 5 in 64.08 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Heinz Ollesch | 4 stones | 7.0 |
| 9 | Glenn Ross | 4 stones | 6.0 |
| 10 | Wayne Price | 3 stones | 5.0 |
| 11 | Wout Zijlstra | 3 stones | 4.0 |
| - | Matti Uppa | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Svend Karlsen | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Gary Mitchell | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jouko Ahola | 830 ° | 14.0 |
| 2 | Juha Tuhkasaari | 740 ° | 13.0 |
| 3 | Sami Heinonen | 530 ° | 12.0 |
| 4 | Janne Virtanen | 494 ° | 11.0 |
| 5 | Matti Uppa | 370 ° | 10.0 |
| 6 | Magnus Samuelsson | 365 ° | 9.0 |
| 7 | László Fekete | 240 ° | 8.0 |
| 8 | Heinz Ollesch | 230 ° | 7.0 |
| 9 | Wayne Price | 165 ° | 6.0 |
| 10 | Glenn Ross | 55 ° | 5.0 |
| 11 | Wout Zijlstra | 25 ° | 4.0 |
| 12 | Phil Pfister | 1 ° | 3.0 |
| - | Svend Karlsen | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Gary Mitchell | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Crucifix Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jouko Ahola | 44.59 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 35.73 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Juha Tuhkasaari | 33.04 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Magnus Samuelsson | 32.01 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | László Fekete | 31.87 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Phil Pfister | 28.01 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Glenn Ross | 26.54 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Sami Heinonen | 26.11 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Heinz Ollesch | 22.67 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Wayne Price | 17.86 s | 5.0 |
| - | Matti Uppa | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Wout Zijlstra | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Svend Karlsen | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Gary Mitchell | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Loading Race
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jouko Ahola | 38.92 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Sami Heinonen | 40.92 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Magnus Samuelsson | 41.11 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Phil Pfister | 41.14 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Juha Tuhkasaari | 41.36 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Matti Uppa | 42.52 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Janne Virtanen | 42.55 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Svend Karlsen | 42.97 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Wayne Price | 45.09 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | László Fekete | 47.37 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Heinz Ollesch | 49.22 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Wout Zijlstra | 50.00 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Glenn Ross | 90.13 s | 2.0 |
| 14 | Gary Mitchell | DNF | 1.0 |
Viking Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Pfister | 16 reps | 14.0 |
| 2 | Sami Heinonen | 15 reps | 13.0 |
| 3 | Jouko Ahola | 14 reps | 12.0 |
| 4 | Juha Tuhkasaari | 12 reps | 11.0 |
| 5 | Janne Virtanen | 11 reps | 9.5 |
| 5 | Magnus Samuelsson | 11 reps | 9.5 |
| 7 | Heinz Ollesch | 10 reps | 8.0 |
| 8 | Glenn Ross | 9 reps | 7.0 |
| 9 | Matti Uppa | 8 reps | 6.0 |
| 10 | Wayne Price | 2 reps | 5.0 |
| 11 | Wout Zijlstra | 1 rep | 4.0 |
| 12 | László Fekete | 0 reps | 3.0 |
| - | Svend Karlsen | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Gary Mitchell | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Wheelbarrow Carry
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 13.26 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Sami Heinonen | 13.37 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Magnus Samuelsson | 13.49 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | László Fekete | 16.85 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Jouko Ahola | 17.72 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Juha Tuhkasaari | 21.66 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Wayne Price | 24.09 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Phil Pfister | 24.84 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Glenn Ross | 39.33 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Heinz Ollesch | No lift | 5.0 |
| - | Matti Uppa | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Wout Zijlstra | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Svend Karlsen | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Gary Mitchell | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Last updated: February 23, 2026
See Also
About 1999 IFSA Finland Grand Prix
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