2002 World Muscle Power Classic
The 2002 World Muscle Power Classic was held on 2002-06-16 in Aberdeen, Scotland. 9 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.
Events (8 total)
- 1. Super Yoke
- 2. Deadlift
- 3. Viking Press
- 4. McGlashen Stones
- 5. Arm Over Arm Pull
- 6. Conan's Wheel
- 7. Hercules Hold
- 8. Medley
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svend Karlsen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 65.0 |
| 2 | Hugo Girard | 🇨🇦 CAN | 62.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 52.0 |
| 4 | Brian Schoonveld | 🇺🇸 USA | 41.5 |
| 5 | Odd Haugen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 36.5 |
| 6 | Jarosław Dymek | 🇵🇱 POL | 31.0 |
| 7 | Gary Mitchell | 🇺🇸 USA | 24.0 |
| 8 | Alec Paterson | 🇬🇧 GBR | 21.0 |
| 9 | Martin Muhr | 🇩🇪 GER | 11.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Arm Over Arm Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Girard | 23.03 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Svend Karlsen | 26.38 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 28.66 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Alec Paterson | 30.50 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Gary Mitchell | 30.90 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Odd Haugen | 31.06 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Jarosław Dymek | 38.65 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | Brian Schoonveld | 39.65 s | 2.0 |
| - | Martin Muhr | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svend Karlsen | 480 ° | 9.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 450 ° | 8.0 |
| 3 | Jarosław Dymek | 360 ° | 7.0 |
| 4 | Odd Haugen | 270 ° | 6.0 |
| 5 | Hugo Girard | 180 ° | 4.5 |
| 5 | Brian Schoonveld | 180 ° | 4.5 |
| 7 | Gary Mitchell | 120 ° | 3.0 |
| 8 | Alec Paterson | - | 2.0 |
| - | Martin Muhr | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Girard | 37 reps | 9.0 |
| 2 | Svend Karlsen | 34 reps | 8.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 31 reps | 7.0 |
| 4 | Brian Schoonveld | 29 reps | 6.0 |
| 5 | Martin Muhr | 27 reps | 5.0 |
| 6 | Jarosław Dymek | 25 reps | 4.0 |
| 7 | Odd Haugen | 21 reps | 3.0 |
| 8 | Gary Mitchell | 19 reps | 2.0 |
| 9 | Alec Paterson | 8 reps | 1.0 |
Hercules Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 33.33 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Hugo Girard | 29.31 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Svend Karlsen | 22.22 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Odd Haugen | 21.14 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Brian Schoonveld | 10.63 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Jarosław Dymek | 7.07 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Gary Mitchell | 6.19 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | Alec Paterson | 1.59 s | 2.0 |
| - | Martin Muhr | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
McGlashen Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Girard | 5 in 45.95 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Svend Karlsen | 4 in 41.24 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Gary Mitchell | 3 in 27.07 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Alec Paterson | 3 in 35.69 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Brian Schoonveld | 3 in 55.45 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Odd Haugen | 3 in 65.39 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Jarosław Dymek | 2 in 21.29 s | 3.0 |
| - | Janne Virtanen | - | 0.0 |
| - | Martin Muhr | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svend Karlsen | 50.50 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 58.34 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Hugo Girard | 60.00 s | 6.5 |
| 3 | Odd Haugen | 60.00 s | 6.5 |
| 5 | Brian Schoonveld | 79.92 s | 5.0 |
| - | Jarosław Dymek | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Gary Mitchell | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Alec Paterson | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Martin Muhr | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svend Karlsen | 13.91 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 15.62 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Hugo Girard | 18.50 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Brian Schoonveld | 19.07 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Martin Muhr | 20.85 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Jarosław Dymek | 21.38 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Odd Haugen | 29.06 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | Alec Paterson | 22.71 m | 2.0 |
| 9 | Gary Mitchell | 19.81 m | 1.0 |
Viking Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Girard | 15 reps | 9.0 |
| 2 | Brian Schoonveld | 14 reps | 8.0 |
| 3 | Svend Karlsen | 9 reps | 7.0 |
| 4 | Jarosław Dymek | 8 reps | 6.0 |
| 5 | Janne Virtanen | 7 reps | 5.0 |
| 6 | Odd Haugen | 5 reps | 4.0 |
| 7 | Gary Mitchell | 4 reps | 3.0 |
| 8 | Alec Paterson | 3 reps | 2.0 |
| 9 | Martin Muhr | 0 reps | 1.0 |
See Also
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