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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

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 6 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place Athlete Total Deadlift Hold Farmer's Walk Keg Toss Max Axle Press Power Stairs Prelim. Score
1 Magnus Samuelsson 🇸🇪 22.0 2.0 89.30 s 2.0 56.31 m 5.0 5.03 m 3.5 160 kg 1.0 45.25 s 8.5
2 Phil Pfister 🇺🇸 24.5 1.0 91.50 s 3.0 53.77 m 4.0 5.18 m 6.0 150 kg 3.0 50.15 s 7.5
3 Svend Karlsen 🇳🇴 36.0 3.0 73.00 s 7.0 29.72 m 11.0 1.5 170 kg 4.0 51.75 s 9.5
4 Karl Gillingham 🇺🇸 40.5 6.0 58.30 s 6.0 43.2 m 1.0 5.33 m 6.0 150 kg 5.0 57.22 s 16.5
5 Brian Schoonveld 🇺🇸 48.0 7.0 52.90 s 1.0 59.21 m 7.0 4.88 m 1.5 170 kg 9.0 110.50 s 22.5
6 Žydrūnas Savickas 🇱🇹 56.0 10.0 38.60 s 9.0 21.36 m 2.5 5.18 m 9.0 145 kg 6.0 58.34 s 19.5
7 Janne Virtanen 🇫🇮 58.5 5.0 66.52 s 4.0 51.64 m 7.0 4.88 m 9.0 145 kg 2.0 46.50 s 31.5
8 Odd Haugen 🇳🇴 66.5 9.0 39.40 s 8.0 28.4 m 9.0 4.57 m 3.5 160 kg 8.0 92.37 s 29.0
9 Ken Brown 🇺🇸 66.5 4.0 69.80 s 5.0 44.78 m 11.0 9.0 145 kg 7.0 72.75 s 30.5
10 Chad Smith 🇺🇸 72.5 11.0 17.80 s 11.0 5.99 m 7.0 4.88 m 6.0 150 kg 12.0 DNF 25.5
11 Chad Coy 🇺🇸 80.5 8.0 51.30 s 10.0 18.64 m 2.5 5.18 m 11.0 140 kg 10.0 DNF 39.0
12 Grant McReynolds 🇨🇦 92.0 12.0 12.0 11.0 12.0 130 kg 11.0 DNF 34.0
13 Magnús Ver Magnússon 🇮🇸 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.0 (Eliminated)
14 Mark Philippi 🇺🇸 43.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 43.5 (Eliminated)
15 Bryan Neese 🇺🇸 46.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 46.5 (Eliminated)
16 Wade Gillingham 🇺🇸 47.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 47.5 (Eliminated)
17 Jan Bártl 🇨🇿 48.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 48.0 (Eliminated)
18 Rastislav Ševcech 🇸🇰 53.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 53.0 (Eliminated)
19 Doug Ahr 🇺🇸 60.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 60.5 (Eliminated)
20 Bruce Tessier 🇺🇸 61.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 61.5 (Eliminated)
21 Mark Keshishian 🇺🇸 64.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 64.0 (Eliminated)
22 James Barientos 🇺🇸 64.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 64.5 (Eliminated)
23 Mike Kromer 🇺🇸 65.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 65.5 (Eliminated)
24 Jaroslav Kopecký 🇨🇿 66.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.5 (Eliminated)
25 Jared Spybrook 🇺🇸 67.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 67.5 (Eliminated)
26 Grant Higa 🇺🇸 68.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 68.5 (Eliminated)
27 Tommy Ingalsbe 🇺🇸 70.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 70.5 (Eliminated)
28 Brian Rehberg 🇺🇸 79.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 79.0 (Eliminated)
29 William Amos 🇺🇸 87.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 87.0 (Eliminated)
30 James V. Fountain III 🇺🇸 89.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 89.0 (Eliminated)

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 Å evcech - 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 Å evcech - 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 Å evcech - 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 Å evcech - 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 Å evcech - 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 Å evcech (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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