2000 Atlantic Giant
The 2000 Atlantic Giant was held on 2000-09-02. 8 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.
Events (8 total)
- 1. Truck Pull
- 2. Húsafell Stone
- 3. Max Deadlift
- 4. Conan's Wheel
- 5. Natural Stones
- 6. Tire Flip
- 7. Deadlift Hold
- 8. Loading Race
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regin Vágadal | 🇫🇷 FRO | 51.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 49.0 |
| 3 | Magnus Samuelsson | 🇸🇪 SWE | 47.0 |
| 4 | Rene Minkwitz | 🇩🇰 DEN | 42.0 |
| 5 | Torfi | 🇮🇸 ISL | 34.5 |
| 6 | Rob Dixon | 🇬🇧 GBR | 24.0 |
| 7 | László Fekete | 🇭🇺 HUN | 22.0 |
| 8 | Hubert Dörer | 🇦🇹 AUT | 18.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regin Vágadal | 745 ° | 8.0 |
| 2 | Magnus Samuelsson | 710 ° | 7.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 460 ° | 6.0 |
| 4 | Rene Minkwitz | 135 ° | 5.0 |
| 5 | László Fekete | 72 ° | 4.0 |
| 6 | Rob Dixon | 38 ° | 3.0 |
| 7 | Torfi | 20 ° | 2.0 |
| 8 | Hubert Dörer | - | 1.0 |
Deadlift Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torfi | 63.34 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Regin Vágadal | 59.38 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 53.37 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Magnus Samuelsson | 53.02 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Rene Minkwitz | 51.12 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Rob Dixon | 49.53 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | László Fekete | 41.35 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Hubert Dörer | 40.16 s | 1.0 |
Húsafell Stone
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Samuelsson | 16.88 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 17.58 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Regin Vágadal | 18.20 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Rene Minkwitz | 19.36 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Torfi | 20.58 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | László Fekete | 27.11 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Rob Dixon | 29.28 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Hubert Dörer | DNF | 1.0 |
Loading Race
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 33.78 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Magnus Samuelsson | 33.84 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Regin Vágadal | 34.70 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Rene Minkwitz | 37.31 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Hubert Dörer | 39.67 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Rob Dixon | 41.00 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Torfi | 45.53 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | László Fekete | 47.33 s | 1.0 |
Max Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Minkwitz | 400 kg | 8.0 |
| 2 | Torfi | 380 kg | 6.5 |
| 2 | Hubert Dörer | 380 kg | 6.5 |
| 4 | Rob Dixon | 360 kg | 5.0 |
| 5 | Regin Vágadal | 360 kg | 4.0 |
| 6 | Janne Virtanen | 360 kg | 3.0 |
| 7 | Magnus Samuelsson | 340 kg | 2.0 |
| 8 | László Fekete | 300 kg | 1.0 |
Natural Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 5 in 44.67 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Magnus Samuelsson | 4 in 26.54 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Regin Vágadal | 4 in 27.79 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | László Fekete | 4 in 38.94 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Rob Dixon | 4 in 48.30 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Rene Minkwitz | 4 in 56.81 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Torfi | 3 in 21.39 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Hubert Dörer | 2 in 17.26 s | 1.0 |
Tire Flip
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Minkwitz | 28.54 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Regin Vágadal | 32.32 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 34.50 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Magnus Samuelsson | 37.27 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | László Fekete | 45.62 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Rob Dixon | 46.56 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Torfi | 51.52 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Hubert Dörer | 61.30 s | 1.0 |
Truck Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torfi | 28.35 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Regin Vágadal | 30.88 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Magnus Samuelsson | 31.04 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Janne Virtanen | 31.39 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Rene Minkwitz | 32.49 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Hubert Dörer | 34.20 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | László Fekete | 35.49 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Rob Dixon | 35.52 s | 1.0 |
See Also
About 2000 Atlantic Giant
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