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2000 American Showdown

The 2000 American Showdown was held on 2000-07-22 in St. Louis, Missouri. 16 athletes competed.

Date: July 22, 2000
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Type: National Strength Athletics Association
Division: Men
Brian Schoonveld
1st Place

Brian Schoonveld 🇺🇸

Total Points: 71.0

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Brian Schoonveld 🇺🇸 USA 71.0
2 Phil Pfister 🇺🇸 USA 67.5
3 Whit Baskin 🇺🇸 USA 67.5
4 Johnny Perry 🇺🇸 USA 64.0
5 Odd Haugen 🇳🇴 NOR 61.5
6 Ken Brown 🇺🇸 USA 46.0
7 Chad Smith 🇺🇸 USA 44.5
8 Karl Gillingham 🇺🇸 USA 44.5
9 Chad Coy 🇺🇸 USA 43.0
10 Tom Shields 🇺🇸 USA 35.0
11 Patrick Rankin 🇺🇸 USA 32.0
12 John Beatty 🇺🇸 USA 28.0
13 Bryan Neese 🇺🇸 USA 27.5
14 Shawn Smith 🇺🇸 USA 24.5
15 Vae Mafuli 🇺🇸 USA 13.0
15 Mark Keshishian 🇺🇸 USA 11.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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About 2000 American Showdown

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