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2001 Strong Riga 800
The 2001 Strong Riga 800 was held on 2001-08-18 in Riga, Latvia. 13 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Truck Pull
- 2. Max Log Lift
- 3. Car Deadlift
- 4. Crucifix Hold
- 5. Conan's Wheel
- 6. Loading Race
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 🇱🇻 LAT | 64.0 |
| 2 | Mykola Melnikov | 🇺🇦 UKR | 59.5 |
| 3 | Tarmo Mitt | 🇪🇪 EST | 59.0 |
| 4 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 🇺🇦 UKR | 52.5 |
| 5 | Raivis Vidzis | 🇱🇻 LAT | 51.5 |
| 6 | Gendrutis Mockunas | 🇱🇹 LTU | 39.0 |
| 7 | Vyacheslav Maksyuta | 🇷🇺 RUS | 38.0 |
| 8 | Igor Gerdel | 🇱🇻 LAT | 35.5 |
| 9 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 34.0 |
| 10 | Guntars Kusiņš | 🇱🇻 LAT | 32.5 |
| 11 | Oleg Dudkin | 🇱🇻 LAT | 27.5 |
| 12 | Aleksandrs Vohmjanin | 🇱🇻 LAT | 21.0 |
| 13 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 🇱🇻 LAT | 20.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Car Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raivis Vidzis | 39 reps | 13.0 |
| 2 | Vyacheslav Maksyuta | 36 reps | 12.0 |
| 3 | Mykola Melnikov | 28 reps | 11.0 |
| 4 | Igor Gerdel | 23 reps | 10.0 |
| 5 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 20 reps | 9.0 |
| 6 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 19 reps | 8.0 |
| 7 | Gendrutis Mockunas | 18 reps | 7.0 |
| 8 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 17 reps | 5.5 |
| 8 | Tarmo Mitt | 17 reps | 5.5 |
| 10 | Oleg Dudkin | 16 reps | 4.0 |
| 11 | Aleksandrs Vohmjanin | 14 reps | 3.0 |
| 12 | Guntars Kusiņš | 5 reps | 2.0 |
| 13 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 3 reps | 1.0 |
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarmo Mitt | 1090 ° | 13.0 |
| 2 | Gendrutis Mockunas | 720 ° | 12.0 |
| 3 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 676 ° | 11.0 |
| 4 | Raivis Vidzis | 542 ° | 10.0 |
| 5 | Mykola Melnikov | 434 ° | 9.0 |
| 6 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 409 ° | 8.0 |
| 7 | Guntars Kusiņš | 358 ° | 7.0 |
| 8 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 335 ° | 6.0 |
| 9 | Vyacheslav Maksyuta | 306 ° | 5.0 |
| 10 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 292 ° | 4.0 |
| 11 | Aleksandrs Vohmjanin | 170 ° | 3.0 |
| 12 | Igor Gerdel | 105 ° | 2.0 |
| 13 | Oleg Dudkin | 50 ° | 1.0 |
Crucifix Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 47.91 s | 13.0 |
| 2 | Vyacheslav Maksyuta | 42.65 s | 12.0 |
| 3 | Tarmo Mitt | 40.37 s | 11.0 |
| 4 | Mykola Melnikov | 40.30 s | 10.0 |
| 5 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 38.19 s | 9.0 |
| 6 | Guntars Kusiņš | 33.68 s | 8.0 |
| 7 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 31.03 s | 7.0 |
| 8 | Gendrutis Mockunas | 30.34 s | 6.0 |
| 9 | Aleksandrs Vohmjanin | 29.34 s | 5.0 |
| 10 | Igor Gerdel | 29.13 s | 4.0 |
| 11 | Raivis Vidzis | 29.08 s | 3.0 |
| 12 | Oleg Dudkin | 12.37 s | 2.0 |
| 13 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 9.06 s | 1.0 |
Loading Race
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarmo Mitt | 4 in 20.83 s | 13.0 |
| 2 | Gendrutis Mockunas | 4 in 21.44 s | 12.0 |
| 3 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 4 in 21.47 s | 11.0 |
| 4 | Raivis Vidzis | 4 in 22.79 s | 10.0 |
| 5 | Mykola Melnikov | 4 in 25.08 s | 9.0 |
| 6 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 4 in 25.59 s | 8.0 |
| 7 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 4 in 36.28 s | 7.0 |
| 8 | Igor Gerdel | 4 in 39.37 s | 6.0 |
| 9 | Guntars Kusiņš | 4 in 43.23 s | 5.0 |
| 10 | Aleksandrs Vohmjanin | 4 in 51.89 s | 4.0 |
| 11 | Vyacheslav Maksyuta | 4 in 62.52 s | 3.0 |
| 12 | Oleg Dudkin | 1 in 12.94 s | 2.0 |
| - | Juha-Matti Räsänen | - | 0.0 |
Max Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 170 kg | 13.0 |
| 2 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 160 kg | 12.0 |
| 3 | Guntars Kusiņš | 150 kg | 10.5 |
| 3 | Oleg Dudkin | 150 kg | 10.5 |
| 5 | Raivis Vidzis | 150 kg | 8.5 |
| 5 | Mykola Melnikov | 150 kg | 8.5 |
| 7 | Vyacheslav Maksyuta | 140 kg | 6.0 |
| 7 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 140 kg | 6.0 |
| 7 | Aleksandrs Vohmjanin | 140 kg | 6.0 |
| 10 | Igor Gerdel | 130 kg | 3.5 |
| 10 | Tarmo Mitt | 130 kg | 3.5 |
| 12 | Gendrutis Mockunas | 120 kg | 2.0 |
| - | Agris Kazeļņiks | - | 0.0 |
Truck Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarmo Mitt | 35.05 s | 13.0 |
| 2 | Mykola Melnikov | 36.65 s | 12.0 |
| 3 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 39.52 s | 11.0 |
| 4 | Igor Gerdel | 42.99 s | 10.0 |
| 5 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 43.73 s | 9.0 |
| 6 | Oleg Dudkin | 44.86 s | 8.0 |
| 7 | Raivis Vidzis | 45.44 s | 7.0 |
| 8 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 45.77 s | 6.0 |
| 9 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 18.55 m | 5.0 |
| - | Gendrutis Mockunas | - | 0.0 |
| - | Vyacheslav Maksyuta | - | 0.0 |
| - | Guntars Kusiņš | - | 0.0 |
| - | Aleksandrs Vohmjanin | - | 0.0 |
Last updated: February 23, 2026
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