2001 Holland Grand Prix
The 2001 Holland Grand Prix was held on 2001-05-20. 9 athletes competed across 7 events were contested.
Events (7 total)
- 1. Load & Drag
- 2. Hercules Hold
- 3. Power Stairs
- 4. Tire Flip
- 5. Farmer's Walk
- 6. Arm Over Arm Pull
- 7. Atlas Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wout Zijlstra | 🇳🇱 NED | 52.0 |
| 2 | Magnus Samuelsson | 🇸🇪 SWE | 49.0 |
| 3 | Svend Karlsen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 47.0 |
| 4 | Janne Virtanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 43.0 |
| 5 | Hugo Girard | 🇨🇦 CAN | 39.0 |
| 6 | Martin Muhr | 🇩🇪 GER | 30.0 |
| 7 | Derek Boyer | 🇦🇺 AUS | 29.0 |
| 8 | László Fekete | 🇭🇺 HUN | 17.0 |
| 9 | Jarosław Dymek | 🇵🇱 POL | 3.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Arm Over Arm Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wout Zijlstra | 28.12 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Magnus Samuelsson | 28.50 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 30.70 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Svend Karlsen | 31.14 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Hugo Girard | 31.65 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Derek Boyer | 31.85 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Martin Muhr | 36.77 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | László Fekete | 36.98 s | 2.0 |
| - | Jarosław Dymek | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wout Zijlstra | 4 in 22.40 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Magnus Samuelsson | 4 in 23.41 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Svend Karlsen | 4 in 30.25 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Janne Virtanen | 4 in 33.85 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Martin Muhr | 4 in 37.17 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | László Fekete | 4 in 37.54 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Hugo Girard | 4 in 40.04 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | Derek Boyer | 3 in 17.00 s | 2.0 |
| - | Jarosław Dymek | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Samuelsson | 67.73 m | 9.0 |
| 2 | Wout Zijlstra | 63.46 m | 8.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 58.25 m | 7.0 |
| 4 | Derek Boyer | 53.42 m | 6.0 |
| 5 | Svend Karlsen | 52.92 m | 5.0 |
| 6 | Hugo Girard | 50.41 m | 4.0 |
| 7 | László Fekete | 28.6 m | 3.0 |
| 8 | Martin Muhr | 12 m | 2.0 |
| - | Jarosław Dymek | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Hercules Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Girard | 52.93 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 51.37 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Derek Boyer | 50.31 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Wout Zijlstra | 48.14 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Svend Karlsen | 47.76 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Magnus Samuelsson | 45.74 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Martin Muhr | 44.30 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | László Fekete | 39.78 s | 2.0 |
| - | Jarosław Dymek | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Load & Drag
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Samuelsson | 48.53 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Svend Karlsen | 51.54 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Wout Zijlstra | 52.62 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Hugo Girard | 56.23 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Martin Muhr | 63.92 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Derek Boyer | 67.28 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Jarosław Dymek | 70.16 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | Janne Virtanen | 76.46 s | 2.0 |
| 9 | László Fekete | DNF | 1.0 |
Power Stairs
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Muhr | 50.45 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Wout Zijlstra | 51.23 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Svend Karlsen | 52.63 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Magnus Samuelsson | 17 stairs | 5.0 |
| 4 | Janne Virtanen | 17 stairs | 5.0 |
| 4 | Hugo Girard | 17 stairs | 5.0 |
| 7 | László Fekete | 15 stairs | 3.0 |
| 8 | Derek Boyer | 12 stairs | 2.0 |
| - | Jarosław Dymek | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Tire Flip
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svend Karlsen | 22.53 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 23.42 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Hugo Girard | 25.25 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Magnus Samuelsson | 29.87 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Wout Zijlstra | 31.11 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Derek Boyer | 31.81 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Martin Muhr | 32.62 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | László Fekete | 55.94 s | 2.0 |
| - | Jarosław Dymek | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
See Also
About 2001 Holland Grand Prix
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