2001 Torniolaakson Vahvin Mies
The 2001 Torniolaakson Vahvin Mies was held on 2001-07-21 in Ylitornio, Finland. 9 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Bus Pull
- 2. Hercules Hold
- 3. Car Hold
- 4. Medley
- 5. Farmer's Walk
- 6. Power Stairs
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 54.0 |
| 2 | Martin Muhr | 🇩🇪 GER | 47.0 |
| 3 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 42.0 |
| 4 | Harri Simonen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 38.0 |
| 5 | Juha-Pekka Aitala | 🇫🇮 FIN | 36.0 |
| 6 | Mika Hiltunen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 33.0 |
| 7 | Kimmo Jussila | 🇫🇮 FIN | 29.0 |
| 8 | Jani Tuulasvuo | 🇫🇮 FIN | 24.0 |
| 9 | Håkan Petschler | 🇸🇪 SWE | 21.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Bus Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 4.68 m | 10.0 |
| 2 | Jani Tuulasvuo | 4.6 m | 9.0 |
| 3 | Harri Simonen | 4.08 m | 8.0 |
| 4 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 2.16 m | 7.0 |
| 5 | Juha-Pekka Aitala | 1.43 m | 6.0 |
| 6 | Håkan Petschler | 1.2 m | 5.0 |
| 7 | Kimmo Jussila | 1.07 m | 4.0 |
| 8 | Martin Muhr | 0.6 m | 3.0 |
| 9 | Mika Hiltunen | 0.54 m | 2.0 |
Car Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Muhr | 45.20 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 43.30 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Mika Hiltunen | 36.40 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 31.90 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Kimmo Jussila | 24.40 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Juha-Pekka Aitala | 21.20 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Håkan Petschler | 18.00 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Harri Simonen | 15.70 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Jani Tuulasvuo | - | 2.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 83.55 m | 10.0 |
| 2 | Martin Muhr | 78.2 m | 9.0 |
| 3 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 55.5 m | 8.0 |
| 4 | Mika Hiltunen | 51.32 m | 7.0 |
| 5 | Kimmo Jussila | 29.75 m | 6.0 |
| 6 | Juha-Pekka Aitala | 28.9 m | 5.0 |
| 7 | Håkan Petschler | 22.4 m | 4.0 |
| 8 | Harri Simonen | 21.3 m | 3.0 |
| 9 | Jani Tuulasvuo | 20.7 m | 2.0 |
Hercules Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harri Simonen | 55.50 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Juha-Pekka Aitala | 49.30 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Kimmo Jussila | 46.70 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Martin Muhr | 44.90 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Janne Virtanen | 44.10 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Mika Hiltunen | 37.90 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Jani Tuulasvuo | 33.90 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 32.70 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Håkan Petschler | 31.90 s | 2.0 |
Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 31.10 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 31.30 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Martin Muhr | 35.20 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Harri Simonen | 38.80 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Mika Hiltunen | 53.50 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Juha-Pekka Aitala | 82.30 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Håkan Petschler | 15.7 m | 4.0 |
| 8 | Jani Tuulasvuo | 7.17 m | 3.0 |
| 9 | Kimmo Jussila | 6.05 m | 2.0 |
Power Stairs
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Muhr | 17.79 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 17.90 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 18.20 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Harri Simonen | 20.70 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Juha-Pekka Aitala | 21.10 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Mika Hiltunen | 21.48 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Jani Tuulasvuo | 27.27 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Kimmo Jussila | 33.90 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Håkan Petschler | 41.50 s | 2.0 |
See Also
About 2001 Torniolaakson Vahvin Mies
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