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2002 Europe's Strongest Man

The 2002 Europe's Strongest Man was held on 2002-07-27 in Gdynia, Poland. 10 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: July 27, 2002
Location: Gdynia, Poland, Poland
Type: Europe's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Mariusz Pudzianowski
1st Place

Mariusz Pudzianowski 🇵🇱

Total Points: 59.0

Events (6 total)

  1. 1. Tire Flip
  2. 2. Block Carry
  3. 3. Viking Press
  4. 4. Conan's Wheel
  5. 5. Medley
  6. 6. Power Stairs

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 🇵🇱 POL 59.0
2 Jarosław Dymek 🇵🇱 POL 48.0
3 Svend Karlsen 🇳🇴 NOR 44.0
4 Janne Virtanen 🇫🇮 FIN 40.0
5 Martin Muhr 🇩🇪 GER 34.0
6 Jarno Hams 🇳🇱 NED 28.5
7 Žydrūnas Savickas 🇱🇹 LTU 24.5
8 Rene Minkwitz 🇩🇰 DEN 23.5
9 Raivis Vidzis 🇱🇻 LAT 15.0
10 Glenn Ross 🇬🇧 GBR 13.5

Event-by-Event Results

Block Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 80 m 10.0
2 Janne Virtanen 67.46 m 9.0
3 Žydrūnas Savickas 67.3 m 8.0
4 Jarosław Dymek 60 m 7.0
5 Jarno Hams 58.03 m 6.0
6 Svend Karlsen 56.04 m 5.0
7 Martin Muhr 52.67 m 4.0
8 Rene Minkwitz 43.4 m 3.0
9 Raivis Vidzis 32.6 m 2.0
10 Glenn Ross 31.71 m 1.0

Conan's Wheel

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 1380 ° 10.0
2 Svend Karlsen 1125 ° 9.0
3 Jarosław Dymek 1120 ° 8.0
4 Janne Virtanen 1090 ° 7.0
5 Jarno Hams 1070 ° 6.0
6 Martin Muhr 1035 ° 5.0
7 Raivis Vidzis 1030 ° 4.0
8 Glenn Ross 785 ° 3.0
9 Rene Minkwitz 715 ° 2.0
10 Žydrūnas Savickas 465 ° 1.0

Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 25.81 s 10.0
2 Janne Virtanen 26.12 s 9.0
3 Martin Muhr 27.14 s 8.0
4 Jarosław Dymek 27.47 s 7.0
5 Svend Karlsen 27.72 s 6.0
6 Rene Minkwitz 27.85 s 5.0
7 Jarno Hams 28.60 s 4.0
8 Žydrūnas Savickas 30.34 s 3.0
9 Raivis Vidzis 31.87 s 2.0
10 Glenn Ross 38.18 s 1.0

Power Stairs

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 24.69 s 10.0
2 Martin Muhr 27.31 s 9.0
3 Svend Karlsen 30.78 s 8.0
4 Jarosław Dymek 33.53 s 7.0
5 Janne Virtanen 35.22 s 6.0
6 Rene Minkwitz 35.85 s 5.0
7 Jarno Hams 38.06 s 4.0
8 Žydrūnas Savickas 38.84 s 3.0
9 Raivis Vidzis 57.50 s 2.0
10 Glenn Ross 86.53 s 1.0

Tire Flip

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 25.02 s 10.0
2 Jarosław Dymek 28.26 s 9.0
3 Svend Karlsen 30.36 s 8.0
4 Martin Muhr 30.40 s 7.0
5 Janne Virtanen 30.53 s 6.0
6 Žydrūnas Savickas 30.87 s 5.0
7 Rene Minkwitz 31.58 s 4.0
8 Raivis Vidzis 31.96 s 3.0
9 Jarno Hams 37.30 s 2.0
10 Glenn Ross 41.26 s 1.0

Viking Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jarosław Dymek 18 reps 10.0
2 Mariusz Pudzianowski 17 reps 9.0
3 Svend Karlsen 16 reps 8.0
4 Jarno Hams 14 reps 6.5
4 Glenn Ross 14 reps 6.5
6 Žydrūnas Savickas 12 reps 4.5
6 Rene Minkwitz 12 reps 4.5
8 Janne Virtanen 11 reps 3.0
9 Raivis Vidzis 8 reps 2.0
10 Martin Muhr 2 reps 1.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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