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2001 Beauty and the Beast

The 2001 Beauty and the Beast was held on 2001-06-02 in Honolulu, Hawaii. 30 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: June 2, 2001
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Type: Beauty and the Beast
Division: Men
Magnus Samuelsson
1st Place

Magnus Samuelsson 🇸🇪

Total Points: 22.0

Events (6 total)

  1. 1. Prelim. Score
  2. 2. Max Axle Press
  3. 3. Farmer's Walk
  4. 4. Keg Toss
  5. 5. Deadlift Hold
  6. 6. Power Stairs

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Magnus Samuelsson 🇸🇪 SWE 22.0
2 Phil Pfister 🇺🇸 USA 24.5
3 Svend Karlsen 🇳🇴 NOR 36.0
4 Karl Gillingham 🇺🇸 USA 40.5
5 Brian Schoonveld 🇺🇸 USA 48.0
6 Žydrūnas Savickas 🇱🇹 LTU 56.0
7 Janne Virtanen 🇫🇮 FIN 58.5
8 Odd Haugen 🇳🇴 NOR 66.5
9 Ken Brown 🇺🇸 USA 66.5
10 Chad Smith 🇺🇸 USA 72.5
11 Chad Coy 🇺🇸 USA 80.5
12 Grant McReynolds 🇨🇦 CAN 92.0
13 Magnús Ver Magnússon 🇮🇸 ISL 40.0
14 Mark Philippi 🇺🇸 USA 43.5
15 Bryan Neese 🇺🇸 USA 46.5
16 Wade Gillingham 🇺🇸 USA 47.5
17 Jan Bártl 🇨🇿 CZE 48.0
18 Rastislav Ševcech 🇸🇰 SVK 53.0
19 Doug Ahr 🇺🇸 USA 60.5
20 Bruce Tessier 🇺🇸 USA 61.5
21 Mark Keshishian 🇺🇸 USA 64.0
22 James Barientos 🇺🇸 USA 64.5
23 Mike Kromer 🇺🇸 USA 65.5
24 Jaroslav Kopecký 🇨🇿 CZE 66.5
25 Jared Spybrook 🇺🇸 USA 67.5
26 Grant Higa 🇺🇸 USA 68.5
27 Tommy Ingalsbe 🇺🇸 USA 70.5
28 Brian Rehberg 🇺🇸 USA 79.0
29 William Amos 🇺🇸 USA 87.0
30 James V. Fountain III 🇺🇸 USA 89.0

Event-by-Event Results

Deadlift Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Grant McReynolds - 12.0
2 Chad Smith 17.80 s 11.0
3 Žydrūnas Savickas 38.60 s 10.0
4 Odd Haugen 39.40 s 9.0
5 Chad Coy 51.30 s 8.0
6 Brian Schoonveld 52.90 s 7.0
7 Karl Gillingham 58.30 s 6.0
8 Janne Virtanen 66.52 s 5.0
9 Ken Brown 69.80 s 4.0
10 Svend Karlsen 73.00 s 3.0
11 Magnus Samuelsson 89.30 s 2.0
12 Phil Pfister 91.50 s 1.0
- Magnús Ver Magnússon - 0.0
- Mark Philippi - 0.0
- Bryan Neese - 0.0
- Wade Gillingham - 0.0
- Jan Bártl - 0.0
- Rastislav Ševcech - 0.0
- Doug Ahr - 0.0
- Bruce Tessier - 0.0
- Mark Keshishian - 0.0
- James Barientos - 0.0
- Mike Kromer - 0.0
- Jaroslav Kopecký - 0.0
- Jared Spybrook - 0.0
- Grant Higa - 0.0
- Tommy Ingalsbe - 0.0
- Brian Rehberg - 0.0
- William Amos - 0.0
- James V. Fountain III - 0.0

Farmer's Walk

# Athlete Result Points
1 Grant McReynolds - 12.0
2 Chad Smith 5.99 m 11.0
3 Chad Coy 18.64 m 10.0
4 Žydrūnas Savickas 21.36 m 9.0
5 Odd Haugen 28.4 m 8.0
6 Svend Karlsen 29.72 m 7.0
7 Karl Gillingham 43.2 m 6.0
8 Ken Brown 44.78 m 5.0
9 Janne Virtanen 51.64 m 4.0
10 Phil Pfister 53.77 m 3.0
11 Magnus Samuelsson 56.31 m 2.0
12 Brian Schoonveld 59.21 m 1.0
- Magnús Ver Magnússon - 0.0
- Mark Philippi - 0.0
- Bryan Neese - 0.0
- Wade Gillingham - 0.0
- Jan Bártl - 0.0
- Rastislav Ševcech - 0.0
- Doug Ahr - 0.0
- Bruce Tessier - 0.0
- Mark Keshishian - 0.0
- James Barientos - 0.0
- Mike Kromer - 0.0
- Jaroslav Kopecký - 0.0
- Jared Spybrook - 0.0
- Grant Higa - 0.0
- Tommy Ingalsbe - 0.0
- Brian Rehberg - 0.0
- William Amos - 0.0
- James V. Fountain III - 0.0

Keg Toss

# Athlete Result Points
1 Svend Karlsen - 11.0
1 Ken Brown - 11.0
1 Grant McReynolds - 11.0
4 Odd Haugen 4.57 m 9.0
5 Brian Schoonveld 4.88 m 7.0
5 Janne Virtanen 4.88 m 7.0
5 Chad Smith 4.88 m 7.0
8 Magnus Samuelsson 5.03 m 5.0
9 Phil Pfister 5.18 m 4.0
10 Žydrūnas Savickas 5.18 m 2.5
10 Chad Coy 5.18 m 2.5
12 Karl Gillingham 5.33 m 1.0
- Magnús Ver Magnússon - 0.0
- Mark Philippi - 0.0
- Bryan Neese - 0.0
- Wade Gillingham - 0.0
- Jan Bártl - 0.0
- Rastislav Ševcech - 0.0
- Doug Ahr - 0.0
- Bruce Tessier - 0.0
- Mark Keshishian - 0.0
- James Barientos - 0.0
- Mike Kromer - 0.0
- Jaroslav Kopecký - 0.0
- Jared Spybrook - 0.0
- Grant Higa - 0.0
- Tommy Ingalsbe - 0.0
- Brian Rehberg - 0.0
- William Amos - 0.0
- James V. Fountain III - 0.0

Max Axle Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Grant McReynolds 130 kg 12.0
2 Chad Coy 140 kg 11.0
3 Žydrūnas Savickas 145 kg 9.0
3 Janne Virtanen 145 kg 9.0
3 Ken Brown 145 kg 9.0
6 Phil Pfister 150 kg 6.0
6 Karl Gillingham 150 kg 6.0
6 Chad Smith 150 kg 6.0
9 Magnus Samuelsson 160 kg 3.5
9 Odd Haugen 160 kg 3.5
11 Svend Karlsen 170 kg 1.5
11 Brian Schoonveld 170 kg 1.5
- Magnús Ver Magnússon - 0.0
- Mark Philippi - 0.0
- Bryan Neese - 0.0
- Wade Gillingham - 0.0
- Jan Bártl - 0.0
- Rastislav Ševcech - 0.0
- Doug Ahr - 0.0
- Bruce Tessier - 0.0
- Mark Keshishian - 0.0
- James Barientos - 0.0
- Mike Kromer - 0.0
- Jaroslav Kopecký - 0.0
- Jared Spybrook - 0.0
- Grant Higa - 0.0
- Tommy Ingalsbe - 0.0
- Brian Rehberg - 0.0
- William Amos - 0.0
- James V. Fountain III - 0.0

Power Stairs

# Athlete Result Points
1 Chad Smith DNF 12.0
2 Grant McReynolds DNF 11.0
3 Chad Coy DNF 10.0
4 Brian Schoonveld 110.50 s 9.0
5 Odd Haugen 92.37 s 8.0
6 Ken Brown 72.75 s 7.0
7 Žydrūnas Savickas 58.34 s 6.0
8 Karl Gillingham 57.22 s 5.0
9 Svend Karlsen 51.75 s 4.0
10 Phil Pfister 50.15 s 3.0
11 Janne Virtanen 46.50 s 2.0
12 Magnus Samuelsson 45.25 s 1.0
- Magnús Ver Magnússon - 0.0
- Mark Philippi - 0.0
- Bryan Neese - 0.0
- Wade Gillingham - 0.0
- Jan Bártl - 0.0
- Rastislav Ševcech - 0.0
- Doug Ahr - 0.0
- Bruce Tessier - 0.0
- Mark Keshishian - 0.0
- James Barientos - 0.0
- Mike Kromer - 0.0
- Jaroslav Kopecký - 0.0
- Jared Spybrook - 0.0
- Grant Higa - 0.0
- Tommy Ingalsbe - 0.0
- Brian Rehberg - 0.0
- William Amos - 0.0
- James V. Fountain III - 0.0

Prelim. Score

# Athlete Result Points
1 James V. Fountain III (Eliminated) 89.0
2 William Amos (Eliminated) 87.0
3 Brian Rehberg (Eliminated) 79.0
4 Tommy Ingalsbe (Eliminated) 70.5
5 Grant Higa (Eliminated) 68.5
6 Jared Spybrook (Eliminated) 67.5
7 Jaroslav Kopecký (Eliminated) 66.5
8 Mike Kromer (Eliminated) 65.5
9 James Barientos (Eliminated) 64.5
10 Mark Keshishian (Eliminated) 64.0
11 Bruce Tessier (Eliminated) 61.5
12 Doug Ahr (Eliminated) 60.5
13 Rastislav Ševcech (Eliminated) 53.0
14 Jan Bártl (Eliminated) 48.0
15 Wade Gillingham (Eliminated) 47.5
16 Bryan Neese (Eliminated) 46.5
17 Mark Philippi (Eliminated) 43.5
18 Magnús Ver Magnússon (Eliminated) 40.0
19 Chad Coy - 39.0
20 Grant McReynolds - 34.0
21 Janne Virtanen - 31.5
22 Ken Brown - 30.5
23 Odd Haugen - 29.0
24 Chad Smith - 25.5
25 Brian Schoonveld - 22.5
26 Žydrūnas Savickas - 19.5
27 Karl Gillingham - 16.5
28 Svend Karlsen - 9.5
29 Magnus Samuelsson - 8.5
30 Phil Pfister - 7.5
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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