2000 Beauty and the Beast
The 2000 Beauty and the Beast was held on 2000-05-28 in Honolulu, Hawaii. 12 athletes competed across 7 events were contested.
Events (7 total)
- 1. Prelim. Score
- 2. Trolley Pull
- 3. Max Log Lift
- 4. Conan's Wheel
- 5. Hercules Hold
- 6. Keg Toss
- 7. Power Stairs
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 98.5 |
| 2 | Svend Karlsen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 96.8 |
| 3 | Heinz Ollesch | 🇩🇪 GER | 87.0 |
| 4 | Phil Pfister | 🇺🇸 USA | 86.0 |
| 5 | Mark Philippi | 🇺🇸 USA | 83.5 |
| 6 | Karl Gillingham | 🇺🇸 USA | 77.0 |
| 7 | Whit Baskin | 🇺🇸 USA | 73.0 |
| 8 | Odd Haugen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 62.8 |
| 9 | Jan Bártl | 🇨🇿 CZE | 62.3 |
| 10 | Derek Boyer | 🇦🇺 AUS | 59.3 |
| 11 | Brian Schoonveld | 🇺🇸 USA | 58.0 |
| 12 | Chad Coy | 🇺🇸 USA | 39.3 |
Event-by-Event Results
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Pfister | 232'4" | 12.0 |
| 2 | Svend Karlsen | 222'0" | 11.0 |
| 3 | Derek Boyer | 191'5" | 10.0 |
| 4 | Janne Virtanen | 188'0" | 9.0 |
| 5 | Whit Baskin | 167'8" | 8.0 |
| 6 | Karl Gillingham | 162'7" | 7.0 |
| 7 | Heinz Ollesch | 133'0" | 6.0 |
| 8 | Mark Philippi | 128'0" | 5.0 |
| 9 | Odd Haugen | 127'8" | 4.0 |
| 10 | Chad Coy | 102'0" | 3.0 |
| 11 | Brian Schoonveld | 97'7" | 2.0 |
| 12 | Jan Bártl | 40'6" | 1.0 |
Hercules Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Bártl | 29.99 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Karl Gillingham | 24.63 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 23.19 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Brian Schoonveld | 18.50 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Phil Pfister | 17.22 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Mark Philippi | 16.62 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Derek Boyer | 15.77 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Svend Karlsen | 14.43 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Whit Baskin | 14.09 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Heinz Ollesch | 8.67 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Chad Coy | 8.36 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Odd Haugen | 4.35 s | 1.0 |
Keg Toss
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Philippi | 5.49 m | 12.0 |
| 2 | Whit Baskin | 5.33 m | 11.0 |
| 3 | Karl Gillingham | 5.33 m | 10.0 |
| 4 | Svend Karlsen | 5.33 m | 9.0 |
| 5 | Phil Pfister | 5.18 m | 7.5 |
| 5 | Janne Virtanen | 5.18 m | 7.5 |
| 7 | Heinz Ollesch | 5.18 m | 5.5 |
| 7 | Jan Bártl | 5.18 m | 5.5 |
| 9 | Odd Haugen | 4.88 m | 3.0 |
| 9 | Derek Boyer | 4.88 m | 3.0 |
| 9 | Chad Coy | 4.88 m | 3.0 |
| 12 | Brian Schoonveld | 4.57 m | 1.0 |
Max Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz Ollesch | 170 kg | 12.0 |
| 2 | Svend Karlsen | 165 kg | 11.0 |
| 3 | Mark Philippi | 165 kg | 10.0 |
| 4 | Whit Baskin | 160 kg | 9.0 |
| 5 | Brian Schoonveld | 160 kg | 8.0 |
| 6 | Janne Virtanen | 155 kg | 7.0 |
| 7 | Phil Pfister | 150 kg | 6.0 |
| 8 | Derek Boyer | 145 kg | 5.0 |
| 9 | Odd Haugen | 145 kg | 4.0 |
| 10 | Jan Bártl | 145 kg | 3.0 |
| 11 | Karl Gillingham | 135 kg | 1.5 |
| 11 | Chad Coy | 135 kg | 1.5 |
Power Stairs
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 35.09 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Svend Karlsen | 39.07 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Heinz Ollesch | 41.31 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Mark Philippi | 55.13 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Karl Gillingham | 59.84 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Odd Haugen | 74.77 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Phil Pfister | 76.00 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Jan Bártl | 78.78 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Derek Boyer | 15 stairs | 4.0 |
| 10 | Chad Coy | 13 stairs | 3.0 |
| 11 | Brian Schoonveld | 8 stairs | 2.0 |
| 12 | Whit Baskin | 6 stairs | 1.0 |
Prelim. Score
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | - | 42.0 |
| 2 | Svend Karlsen | - | 40.8 |
| 3 | Heinz Ollesch | - | 40.5 |
| 4 | Mark Philippi | - | 38.5 |
| 5 | Odd Haugen | - | 37.8 |
| 6 | Phil Pfister | - | 34.5 |
| 7 | Karl Gillingham | - | 32.5 |
| 8 | Whit Baskin | - | 32.0 |
| 8 | Brian Schoonveld | - | 32.0 |
| 10 | Jan Bártl | - | 30.8 |
| 11 | Derek Boyer | - | 28.3 |
| 12 | Chad Coy | - | 25.8 |
Trolley Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Pfister | 24.97 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 25.88 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Heinz Ollesch | 26.90 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Svend Karlsen | 27.09 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Whit Baskin | 30.47 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Karl Gillingham | 30.78 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Odd Haugen | 31.12 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Jan Bártl | 31.30 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Brian Schoonveld | 31.95 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Derek Boyer | 32.53 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Mark Philippi | 32.70 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Chad Coy | 24.49 m | 1.0 |
See Also
About 2000 Beauty and the Beast
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