2002 IFSA Turkey Grand Prix
The 2002 IFSA Turkey Grand Prix was held on 2002-05-18 in Istanbul, Turkey. 12 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.
Events (5 total)
- 1. Max Log Lift
- 2. Farmer's Walk
- 3. Crucifix Hold
- 4. Power Stairs
- 5. Atlas Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Total | Atlas Stones | Crucifix Hold | Farmer's Walk | Max Log Lift | Power Stairs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen 🇫🇮 | 55.0 | 12.0 5 stones | 10.0 54.15 s | 12.0 80 m | 11.0 155 kg | 10.0 50.59 s |
| 2 | Wout Zijlstra 🇳🇱 | 45.0 | 10.0 4 stones | 7.0 38.01 s | 11.0 73.2 m | 9.0 145 kg | 8.0 69.73 s |
| 3 | Bernd Kerschbaumer 🇦🇹 | 38.5 | 6.0 3 stones | 9.0 48.43 s | 5.0 42.33 m | 6.5 145 kg | 12.0 46.34 s |
| 4 | Rene Minkwitz 🇩🇰 | 37.0 | 8.0 3 stones | 6.0 37.09 s | 6.0 44 m | 10.0 145 kg | 7.0 71.29 s |
| 5 | Gerrit Badenhorst 🇿🇦 | 36.0 | 7.0 3 stones | 1.0 28.67 s | 7.0 49.12 m | 12.0 165 kg | 9.0 58.26 s |
| 6 | Martin Muhr 🇩🇪 | 36.0 | 11.0 4 stones | 3.0 29.65 s | 10.0 69.15 m | 1.0 115 kg | 11.0 46.96 s |
| 7 | Heinz Ollesch 🇩🇪 | 33.0 | 9.0 4 stones | 4.0 32.89 s | 9.0 60.4 m | 5.0 135 kg | 6.0 16 stairs |
| 8 | Ireneusz Kuraś 🇵🇱 | 29.5 | 5.0 2 stones | 11.0 55.15 s | 3.0 26.15 m | 6.5 145 kg | 4.0 12 stairs |
| 9 | Tibor Mészáros ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º | 24.0 | 1.0 0 stones | 2.0 29.41 s | 8.0 53.6 m | 8.0 145 kg | 5.0 13 stairs |
| 10 | Ersin Kuruel 🇹🇷 | 22.0 | 4.0 2 stones | 8.0 48.03 s | 4.0 38.8 m | 4.0 135 kg | 2.0 9 stairs |
| 11 | Ziya Demircan 🇹🇷 | 20.5 | 3.0 2 stones | 12.0 56.49 s | 2.0 21.1 m | 2.5 125 kg | 1.0 8 stairs |
| 12 | Aaron Marsa 🇪🇸 | 13.5 | 2.0 1 stone | 5.0 34.82 s | 1.0 10.55 m | 2.5 125 kg | 3.0 10 stairs |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 5 stones | 12.0 |
| 2 | Martin Muhr | 4 stones | 11.0 |
| 3 | Wout Zijlstra | 4 stones | 10.0 |
| 4 | Heinz Ollesch | 4 stones | 9.0 |
| 5 | Rene Minkwitz | 3 stones | 8.0 |
| 6 | Gerrit Badenhorst | 3 stones | 7.0 |
| 7 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 3 stones | 6.0 |
| 8 | Ireneusz KuraÅ› | 2 stones | 5.0 |
| 9 | Ersin Kuruel | 2 stones | 4.0 |
| 10 | Ziya Demircan | 2 stones | 3.0 |
| 11 | Aaron Marsa | 1 stone | 2.0 |
| 12 | Tibor Mészáros | 0 stones | 1.0 |
Crucifix Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ziya Demircan | 56.49 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Ireneusz KuraÅ› | 55.15 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 54.15 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 48.43 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Ersin Kuruel | 48.03 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Wout Zijlstra | 38.01 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Rene Minkwitz | 37.09 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Aaron Marsa | 34.82 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Heinz Ollesch | 32.89 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Martin Muhr | 29.65 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Tibor Mészáros | 29.41 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Gerrit Badenhorst | 28.67 s | 1.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 80 m | 12.0 |
| 2 | Wout Zijlstra | 73.2 m | 11.0 |
| 3 | Martin Muhr | 69.15 m | 10.0 |
| 4 | Heinz Ollesch | 60.4 m | 9.0 |
| 5 | Tibor Mészáros | 53.6 m | 8.0 |
| 6 | Gerrit Badenhorst | 49.12 m | 7.0 |
| 7 | Rene Minkwitz | 44 m | 6.0 |
| 8 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 42.33 m | 5.0 |
| 9 | Ersin Kuruel | 38.8 m | 4.0 |
| 10 | Ireneusz KuraÅ› | 26.15 m | 3.0 |
| 11 | Ziya Demircan | 21.1 m | 2.0 |
| 12 | Aaron Marsa | 10.55 m | 1.0 |
Max Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerrit Badenhorst | 165 kg | 12.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 155 kg | 11.0 |
| 3 | Rene Minkwitz | 145 kg | 10.0 |
| 4 | Wout Zijlstra | 145 kg | 9.0 |
| 5 | Tibor Mészáros | 145 kg | 8.0 |
| 6 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 145 kg | 6.5 |
| 6 | Ireneusz KuraÅ› | 145 kg | 6.5 |
| 8 | Heinz Ollesch | 135 kg | 5.0 |
| 9 | Ersin Kuruel | 135 kg | 4.0 |
| 10 | Ziya Demircan | 125 kg | 2.5 |
| 10 | Aaron Marsa | 125 kg | 2.5 |
| 12 | Martin Muhr | 115 kg | 1.0 |
Power Stairs
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | 46.34 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Martin Muhr | 46.96 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 50.59 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Gerrit Badenhorst | 58.26 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Wout Zijlstra | 69.73 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Rene Minkwitz | 71.29 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Heinz Ollesch | 16 stairs | 6.0 |
| 8 | Tibor Mészáros | 13 stairs | 5.0 |
| 9 | Ireneusz KuraÅ› | 12 stairs | 4.0 |
| 10 | Aaron Marsa | 10 stairs | 3.0 |
| 11 | Ersin Kuruel | 9 stairs | 2.0 |
| 12 | Ziya Demircan | 8 stairs | 1.0 |
Last updated: February 23, 2026
See Also
About 2002 IFSA Turkey Grand Prix
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