2002 Northeast Strongman Showdown
The 2002 Northeast Strongman Showdown was held on 2002-02-16 in Wilmington, Massachusetts. 15 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.
Events (5 total)
- 1. Prelim. Score
- 2. Atlas Stones
- 3. Conan's Wheel
- 4. Arm Over Arm Pull
- 5. Deadlift
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Gillingham | 🇺🇸 USA | 32.5 |
| 2 | Svend Karlsen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 36.0 |
| 3 | Jesse Marunde | 🇺🇸 USA | 60.5 |
| 3 | Phil Pfister | 🇺🇸 USA | 60.5 |
| 5 | Jarosław Dymek | 🇵🇱 POL | 61.0 |
| 6 | Charley Kaptur | 🇺🇸 USA | 69.5 |
| 6 | Travis Lyndon | 🇨🇦 CAN | 69.5 |
| 8 | Steve Kirit | 🇺🇸 USA | 70.5 |
| 9 | Odd Haugen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 71.5 |
| 10 | Shawn Smith | 🇺🇸 USA | 81.5 |
| 11 | Wade Gillingham | 🇺🇸 USA | 82.0 |
| 12 | Jared Spybrook | 🇺🇸 USA | 88.0 |
| 13 | Walt Gogola | 🇺🇸 USA | 90.0 |
| 14 | Heinz Ollesch | 🇩🇪 GER | 91.0 |
| 15 | Bryan Neese | 🇺🇸 USA | 92.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Arm Over Arm Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Gogola | 81.84 s | 15.0 |
| 2 | Shawn Smith | 80.13 s | 14.0 |
| 3 | Jesse Marunde | 42.68 s | 13.0 |
| 4 | Jared Spybrook | 41.59 s | 12.0 |
| 5 | Steve Kirit | 40.53 s | 11.0 |
| 6 | Bryan Neese | 39.34 s | 10.0 |
| 7 | Odd Haugen | 38.75 s | 9.0 |
| 8 | Heinz Ollesch | 35.60 s | 8.0 |
| 9 | Charley Kaptur | 33.00 s | 7.0 |
| 10 | Wade Gillingham | 32.91 s | 6.0 |
| 11 | Travis Lyndon | 30.84 s | 5.0 |
| 12 | Phil Pfister | 29.72 s | 4.0 |
| 13 | Karl Gillingham | 29.57 s | 3.0 |
| 14 | Svend Karlsen | 29.12 s | 2.0 |
| 15 | Jarosław Dymek | 28.84 s | 1.0 |
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Neese | 1 stone | 15.0 |
| 2 | Jarosław Dymek | 3 in 27.66 s | 14.0 |
| 3 | Jesse Marunde | 3 in 23.56 s | 13.0 |
| 4 | Jared Spybrook | 4 in 72.41 s | 12.0 |
| 5 | Heinz Ollesch | 4 in 41.19 s | 11.0 |
| 6 | Walt Gogola | 4 in 35.37 s | 10.0 |
| 7 | Wade Gillingham | 4 in 23.97 s | 9.0 |
| 8 | Charley Kaptur | 5 in 68.93 s | 8.0 |
| 9 | Shawn Smith | 5 in 63.35 s | 7.0 |
| 10 | Odd Haugen | 5 in 54.00 s | 6.0 |
| 11 | Steve Kirit | 5 in 45.00 s | 5.0 |
| 12 | Phil Pfister | 5 in 40.88 s | 4.0 |
| 13 | Travis Lyndon | 5 in 31.85 s | 3.0 |
| 14 | Svend Karlsen | 5 in 27.05 s | 2.0 |
| 15 | Karl Gillingham | 5 in 25.97 s | 1.0 |
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Neese | 1c | 15.0 |
| 2 | Steve Kirit | 3c | 14.0 |
| 3 | Heinz Ollesch | 8c | 13.0 |
| 4 | Walt Gogola | 10c | 12.0 |
| 5 | Charley Kaptur | 12c | 11.0 |
| 6 | Shawn Smith | 13c | 10.0 |
| 7 | Odd Haugen | 14c3'0" | 9.0 |
| 8 | Jesse Marunde | 14c6'3" | 8.0 |
| 9 | Jared Spybrook | 14c6'9" | 7.0 |
| 10 | Wade Gillingham | 15c | 6.0 |
| 11 | Travis Lyndon | 20c | 5.0 |
| 12 | Svend Karlsen | 21c | 4.0 |
| 13 | Karl Gillingham | 22c0'7" | 3.0 |
| 14 | Jarosław Dymek | 22c1'5" | 2.0 |
| 15 | Phil Pfister | 27c | 1.0 |
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley Kaptur | 0 reps | 13.5 |
| 1 | Wade Gillingham | 0 reps | 13.5 |
| 1 | Heinz Ollesch | 0 reps | 13.5 |
| 1 | Bryan Neese | 0 reps | 13.5 |
| 5 | Travis Lyndon | 6 reps | 11.0 |
| 6 | Phil Pfister | 7 reps | 10.0 |
| 7 | Jared Spybrook | 9 reps | 9.0 |
| 8 | Steve Kirit | 10 reps | 7.5 |
| 8 | Odd Haugen | 10 reps | 7.5 |
| 10 | Jesse Marunde | 12 reps | 6.0 |
| 11 | Walt Gogola | 13 reps | 5.0 |
| 12 | Shawn Smith | 14 reps | 4.0 |
| 13 | Karl Gillingham | 15 reps | 3.0 |
| 14 | Svend Karlsen | 16 reps | 2.0 |
| 15 | Jarosław Dymek | 20 reps | 1.0 |
Prelim. Score
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Spybrook | - | 48.0 |
| 1 | Walt Gogola | - | 48.0 |
| 3 | Wade Gillingham | - | 47.5 |
| 4 | Shawn Smith | - | 46.5 |
| 5 | Travis Lyndon | - | 45.5 |
| 5 | Heinz Ollesch | - | 45.5 |
| 7 | Jarosław Dymek | - | 43.0 |
| 8 | Phil Pfister | - | 41.5 |
| 9 | Odd Haugen | - | 40.0 |
| 10 | Bryan Neese | - | 38.5 |
| 11 | Steve Kirit | - | 33.0 |
| 12 | Charley Kaptur | - | 30.0 |
| 13 | Svend Karlsen | - | 26.0 |
| 14 | Karl Gillingham | - | 22.5 |
| 15 | Jesse Marunde | - | 20.5 |
See Also
About 2002 Northeast Strongman Showdown
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