2002 Austria's Strongest Man
The 2002 Austria's Strongest Man was held. 10 athletes competed across 12 events were contested.
Events (12 total)
- 1. Car Pull
- 2. Hip Lift
- 3. Farmer's Walk
- 4. Tire Flip
- 5. Keg Press
- 6. Power Stairs
- 7. Cable Drum Push
- 8. Loading Race
- 9. Car Hold
- 10. Conan's Wheel
- 11. Duck Walk
- 12. Medley
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 🇦🇹 AUT | 107.0 |
| 2 | Markus Stark | 🇦🇹 AUT | 86.5 |
| 3 | Karl Bauer | 🇦🇹 AUT | 86.0 |
| 4 | Christian Urbanc | 🇦🇹 AUT | 66.5 |
| 5 | Johann Kriechbaum | 🇦🇹 AUT | 57.0 |
| 6 | Thomas Wegscheider | 🇦🇹 AUT | 54.5 |
| 7 | Oliver Gratzer | 🇦🇹 AUT | 54.0 |
| 8 | Thomas Schuster | 🇦🇹 AUT | 51.0 |
| 9 | Robert Möbius | 🇦🇹 AUT | 47.0 |
| 10 | Stefan Weiermann | 🇦🇹 AUT | 44.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Cable Drum Push
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 7 reps | 10.0 |
| 2 | Robert Möbius | 6 reps | 9.0 |
| 3 | Thomas Wegscheider | 5 reps | 8.0 |
| 4 | Markus Stark | 4 reps | 7.0 |
| 5 | Thomas Schuster | 2 reps | 5.0 |
| 5 | Karl Bauer | 2 reps | 5.0 |
| 7 | Oliver Gratzer | 2 reps | 3.0 |
| - | Stefan Weiermann | - | 0.0 |
| - | Christian Urbanc | - | 0.0 |
| - | Johann Kriechbaum | - | 0.0 |
Car Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johann Kriechbaum | 67.91 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Thomas Wegscheider | 62.17 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Stefan Weiermann | 60.49 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Karl Bauer | 58.21 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Thomas Schuster | 57.72 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Christian Urbanc | 56.88 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 48.87 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Markus Stark | 47.68 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Oliver Gratzer | 47.50 s | 2.0 |
| 10 | Robert Möbius | 32.29 s | 1.0 |
Car Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 19.12 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Thomas Wegscheider | 20.59 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Markus Stark | 20.86 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Karl Bauer | 21.81 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Robert Möbius | 24.78 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Oliver Gratzer | 26.26 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Johann Kriechbaum | 27.13 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Christian Urbanc | 27.50 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Thomas Schuster | 30.03 s | 2.0 |
| 10 | Stefan Weiermann | 38.36 s | 1.0 |
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markus Stark | 17.33 m | 10.0 |
| 2 | Stefan Weiermann | 14.90 m | 9.0 |
| 3 | Christian Urbanc | 13.18 m | 8.0 |
| 4 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 12.75 m | 7.0 |
| 5 | Karl Bauer | 9 m | 6.0 |
| 6 | Oliver Gratzer | 8.70 m | 5.0 |
| 7 | Robert Möbius | 7.27 m | 4.0 |
| 8 | Johann Kriechbaum | 3.45 m | 3.0 |
| 9 | Thomas Wegscheider | 3.24 m | 2.0 |
| 10 | Thomas Schuster | 0.87 m | 1.0 |
Duck Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 15.12 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Markus Stark | 15.92 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Karl Bauer | 15.93 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Christian Urbanc | 16.93 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Stefan Weiermann | 20.03 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Robert Möbius | 21.73 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Thomas Schuster | 23.39 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Oliver Gratzer | 26.50 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Johann Kriechbaum | 33.94 s | 2.0 |
| 10 | Thomas Wegscheider | 98.32 s | 1.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 9.43 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Markus Stark | 10.31 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Christian Urbanc | 11.21 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Karl Bauer | 11.43 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Oliver Gratzer | 12.57 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Thomas Schuster | 15.25 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Thomas Wegscheider | 15.43 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Johann Kriechbaum | 17.47 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Robert Möbius | 20.21 s | 2.0 |
| 10 | Stefan Weiermann | 20.79 s | 1.0 |
Hip Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Wegscheider | 800 kg | 10.0 |
| 2 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 800 kg | 9.0 |
| 3 | Christian Urbanc | 750 kg | 7.5 |
| 3 | Oliver Gratzer | 750 kg | 7.5 |
| 5 | Karl Bauer | 700 kg | 6.0 |
| 6 | Thomas Schuster | 700 kg | 5.0 |
| 7 | Markus Stark | 700 kg | 4.0 |
| 8 | Robert Möbius | 700 kg | 3.0 |
| 9 | Johann Kriechbaum | 650 kg | 2.0 |
| 10 | Stefan Weiermann | 650 kg | 1.0 |
Keg Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 17 reps | 10.0 |
| 2 | Karl Bauer | 16 reps | 9.0 |
| 3 | Oliver Gratzer | 15 reps | 8.0 |
| 4 | Johann Kriechbaum | 14 reps | 7.0 |
| 5 | Markus Stark | 12 reps | 6.0 |
| 6 | Thomas Schuster | 11 reps | 5.5 |
| 6 | Robert Möbius | 11 reps | 5.5 |
| 8 | Stefan Weiermann | 10 reps | 2.0 |
| 8 | Christian Urbanc | 10 reps | 2.0 |
| 8 | Thomas Wegscheider | 10 reps | 2.0 |
Loading Race
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 27.43 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Karl Bauer | 33.46 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Christian Urbanc | 41.41 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Thomas Schuster | 15 m | 4.5 |
| 4 | Robert Möbius | 15 m | 4.5 |
| 4 | Stefan Weiermann | 15 m | 4.5 |
| 4 | Markus Stark | 15 m | 4.5 |
| 4 | Thomas Wegscheider | 15 m | 4.5 |
| 4 | Oliver Gratzer | 15 m | 4.5 |
| 10 | Johann Kriechbaum | 7.6 m | 1.0 |
Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 24.60 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Karl Bauer | 34.10 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Johann Kriechbaum | 36.50 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Markus Stark | 56.60 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Christian Urbanc | 66.60 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Thomas Schuster | 78.10 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Robert Möbius | 2 implements | 3.0 |
| 7 | Thomas Wegscheider | 2 implements | 3.0 |
| 7 | Oliver Gratzer | 2 implements | 3.0 |
| 10 | Stefan Weiermann | 1 implement | 1.0 |
Power Stairs
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markus Stark | 14.28 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 14.67 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Karl Bauer | 16.00 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Johann Kriechbaum | 18.63 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Christian Urbanc | 19.28 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Thomas Schuster | 22.65 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Stefan Weiermann | 24.36 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Oliver Gratzer | 39.35 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Robert Möbius | 41.73 s | 2.0 |
| 10 | Thomas Wegscheider | 65.84 s | 1.0 |
Tire Flip
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johann Kriechbaum | 13.83 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Markus Stark | 14.21 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 15.61 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Stefan Weiermann | 17.00 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Christian Urbanc | 17.75 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Karl Bauer | 18.61 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Oliver Gratzer | 22.93 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Thomas Schuster | 28.10 s | 3.0 |
| 9 | Robert Möbius | 28.14 s | 2.0 |
| 10 | Thomas Wegscheider | 2 flips | 1.0 |
See Also
About 2002 Austria's Strongest Man
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