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2003 America's Strongest Man

The 2003 America's Strongest Man was held on 2003-08-08 in St. Louis, Missouri. 19 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.

Date: August 8, 2003 – August 9, 2003
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Type: America's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Steve Kirit
1st Place

Steve Kirit 🇺🇸

Total Points: 132.0

Events (8 total)

  1. 1. Axle Press
  2. 2. Conan's Wheel
  3. 3. Deadlift
  4. 4. Max Squat
  5. 5. Medley
  6. 6. Hercules Hold
  7. 7. Atlas Stones
  8. 8. Wheelbarrow Carry

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 8 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place Athlete Total Atlas Stones Axle Press Conan's Wheel Deadlift Hercules Hold Max Squat Medley Wheelbarrow Carry
1 Steve Kirit 🇺🇸 132.0 17.0 4 in 17.96 s 17.0 9 reps 17.0 59.89 m 15.5 7 reps 16.0 20.46 s 17.5 515 kg 16.0 88.69 s 16.0 14.40 s
2 Phil Pfister 🇺🇸 128.5 18.0 5 in 39.13 s 17.0 9 reps 19.0 79.58 m 9.5 4 reps 19.0 31.70 s 13.0 474 kg 15.0 91.80 s 18.0 11.79 s
3 Mark Philippi 🇺🇸 127.0 16.0 4 in 21.28 s 17.0 9 reps 7.0 43.61 m 19.0 9 reps 15.0 18.33 s 19.0 528 kg 17.0 76.85 s 17.0 13.11 s
4 Jesse Marunde 🇺🇸 123.5 15.0 4 in 21.93 s 14.5 8 reps 18.0 71.56 m 6.0 2 reps 18.0 24.60 s 14.0 474 kg 19.0 65.34 s 19.0 11.61 s
5 Don Pope 🇺🇸 106.0 19.0 5 in 35.66 s 14.5 8 reps 15.0 57.20 m 4.0 1 rep 17.0 21.81 s 11.5 442 kg 13.0 113.39 s 12.0 25.86 s
6 Walt Gogola 🇺🇸 104.5 9.0 3 in 33.62 s 12.0 7 reps 14.0 55.14 m 17.5 8 reps 8.0 1.67 s 16.0 497 kg 18.0 73.61 s 10.0 12.88 m
7 Matt Metheney 🇺🇸 103.5 13.0 4 in 46.53 s 12.0 7 reps 13.0 53.82 m 12.5 5 reps 13.0 13.34 s 15.0 497 kg 10.0 39.55 m 15.0 17.19 s
8 Jon Andersen 🇺🇸 98.0 8.0 3 in 35.06 s 19.0 10 reps 12.0 52.55 m 12.5 5 reps 9.0 2.46 s 17.5 515 kg 11.0 41.68 m 9.0 9.93 m
9 Chad Coy 🇺🇸 96.0 14.0 4 in 32.15 s 6.0 5 reps 16.0 58.85 m 9.5 4 reps 14.0 16.02 s 11.5 442 kg 12.0 115.69 s 13.0 18.13 s
10 Chris Doyle 🇺🇸 85.5 12.0 4 in 75.56 s 12.0 7 reps 10.0 48.26 m 7.5 3 reps 10.0 3.91 s 9.0 333 kg 14.0 107.02 s 11.0 47.34 s
11 Nick Courtad 🇺🇸 84.5 11.0 3 in 16.53 s 4.0 4 reps 8.0 46.10 m 17.5 8 reps 12.0 10.95 s 9.0 333 kg 9.0 36.42 m 14.0 17.32 s
12 John Beatty 🇺🇸 78.5 10.0 3 in 23.24 s 9.0 6 reps 11.0 48.89 m 12.5 5 reps 11.0 8.07 s 9.0 333 kg 8.0 32.28 m 8.0 7.16 m
13 Ken Brown 🇺🇸 23.5 0.0 (Eliminated) 6.0 5 reps 2.0 31.50 m 15.5 7 reps 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated)
14 Grant Higa 🇺🇸 19.0 0.0 (Eliminated) 6.0 5 reps 9.0 46.35 m 4.0 1 rep 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated)
15 Art McDermott 🇺🇸 19.0 0.0 (Eliminated) 2.5 2 reps 4.0 37.19 m 12.5 5 reps 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated)
16 Dan Ford 🇺🇸 18.0 0.0 (Eliminated) 9.0 6 reps 5.0 39.75 m 4.0 1 rep 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated)
17 Odd Haugen 🇳🇴 15.0 0.0 (Eliminated) 9.0 6 reps 6.0 40.64 m 0.0 0 reps 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated)
18 Jason Davidson 🇺🇸 13.0 0.0 (Eliminated) 2.5 2 reps 3.0 36.17 m 7.5 3 reps 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated)
19 Whit Baskin 🇺🇸 1.0 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 0 reps 1.0 21.97 m 0.0 0 reps 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated) 0.0 (Eliminated)

Event-by-Event Results

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Don Pope 5 in 35.66 s 19.0
2 Phil Pfister 5 in 39.13 s 18.0
3 Steve Kirit 4 in 17.96 s 17.0
4 Mark Philippi 4 in 21.28 s 16.0
5 Jesse Marunde 4 in 21.93 s 15.0
6 Chad Coy 4 in 32.15 s 14.0
7 Matt Metheney 4 in 46.53 s 13.0
8 Chris Doyle 4 in 75.56 s 12.0
9 Nick Courtad 3 in 16.53 s 11.0
10 John Beatty 3 in 23.24 s 10.0
11 Walt Gogola 3 in 33.62 s 9.0
12 Jon Andersen 3 in 35.06 s 8.0
- Ken Brown (Eliminated) 0.0
- Grant Higa (Eliminated) 0.0
- Art McDermott (Eliminated) 0.0
- Dan Ford (Eliminated) 0.0
- Odd Haugen (Eliminated) 0.0
- Jason Davidson (Eliminated) 0.0
- Whit Baskin (Eliminated) 0.0

Axle Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jon Andersen 10 reps 19.0
2 Steve Kirit 9 reps 17.0
2 Phil Pfister 9 reps 17.0
2 Mark Philippi 9 reps 17.0
5 Jesse Marunde 8 reps 14.5
5 Don Pope 8 reps 14.5
7 Walt Gogola 7 reps 12.0
7 Matt Metheney 7 reps 12.0
7 Chris Doyle 7 reps 12.0
10 John Beatty 6 reps 9.0
10 Dan Ford 6 reps 9.0
10 Odd Haugen 6 reps 9.0
13 Chad Coy 5 reps 6.0
13 Ken Brown 5 reps 6.0
13 Grant Higa 5 reps 6.0
16 Nick Courtad 4 reps 4.0
17 Art McDermott 2 reps 2.5
17 Jason Davidson 2 reps 2.5
- Whit Baskin 0 reps 0.0

Conan's Wheel

# Athlete Result Points
1 Phil Pfister 79.58 m 19.0
2 Jesse Marunde 71.56 m 18.0
3 Steve Kirit 59.89 m 17.0
4 Chad Coy 58.85 m 16.0
5 Don Pope 57.20 m 15.0
6 Walt Gogola 55.14 m 14.0
7 Matt Metheney 53.82 m 13.0
8 Jon Andersen 52.55 m 12.0
9 John Beatty 48.89 m 11.0
10 Chris Doyle 48.26 m 10.0
11 Grant Higa 46.35 m 9.0
12 Nick Courtad 46.10 m 8.0
13 Mark Philippi 43.61 m 7.0
14 Odd Haugen 40.64 m 6.0
15 Dan Ford 39.75 m 5.0
16 Art McDermott 37.19 m 4.0
17 Jason Davidson 36.17 m 3.0
18 Ken Brown 31.50 m 2.0
19 Whit Baskin 21.97 m 1.0

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mark Philippi 9 reps 19.0
2 Walt Gogola 8 reps 17.5
2 Nick Courtad 8 reps 17.5
4 Steve Kirit 7 reps 15.5
4 Ken Brown 7 reps 15.5
6 Matt Metheney 5 reps 12.5
6 Jon Andersen 5 reps 12.5
6 John Beatty 5 reps 12.5
6 Art McDermott 5 reps 12.5
10 Phil Pfister 4 reps 9.5
10 Chad Coy 4 reps 9.5
12 Chris Doyle 3 reps 7.5
12 Jason Davidson 3 reps 7.5
14 Jesse Marunde 2 reps 6.0
15 Don Pope 1 rep 4.0
15 Grant Higa 1 rep 4.0
15 Dan Ford 1 rep 4.0
- Odd Haugen 0 reps 0.0
- Whit Baskin 0 reps 0.0

Hercules Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Phil Pfister 31.70 s 19.0
2 Jesse Marunde 24.60 s 18.0
3 Don Pope 21.81 s 17.0
4 Steve Kirit 20.46 s 16.0
5 Mark Philippi 18.33 s 15.0
6 Chad Coy 16.02 s 14.0
7 Matt Metheney 13.34 s 13.0
8 Nick Courtad 10.95 s 12.0
9 John Beatty 8.07 s 11.0
10 Chris Doyle 3.91 s 10.0
11 Jon Andersen 2.46 s 9.0
12 Walt Gogola 1.67 s 8.0
- Ken Brown (Eliminated) 0.0
- Grant Higa (Eliminated) 0.0
- Art McDermott (Eliminated) 0.0
- Dan Ford (Eliminated) 0.0
- Odd Haugen (Eliminated) 0.0
- Jason Davidson (Eliminated) 0.0
- Whit Baskin (Eliminated) 0.0

Max Squat

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mark Philippi 528 kg 19.0
2 Steve Kirit 515 kg 17.5
2 Jon Andersen 515 kg 17.5
4 Walt Gogola 497 kg 16.0
5 Matt Metheney 497 kg 15.0
6 Jesse Marunde 474 kg 14.0
7 Phil Pfister 474 kg 13.0
8 Don Pope 442 kg 11.5
8 Chad Coy 442 kg 11.5
10 Chris Doyle 333 kg 9.0
10 Nick Courtad 333 kg 9.0
10 John Beatty 333 kg 9.0
- Ken Brown (Eliminated) 0.0
- Grant Higa (Eliminated) 0.0
- Art McDermott (Eliminated) 0.0
- Dan Ford (Eliminated) 0.0
- Odd Haugen (Eliminated) 0.0
- Jason Davidson (Eliminated) 0.0
- Whit Baskin (Eliminated) 0.0

Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jesse Marunde 65.34 s 19.0
2 Walt Gogola 73.61 s 18.0
3 Mark Philippi 76.85 s 17.0
4 Steve Kirit 88.69 s 16.0
5 Phil Pfister 91.80 s 15.0
6 Chris Doyle 107.02 s 14.0
7 Don Pope 113.39 s 13.0
8 Chad Coy 115.69 s 12.0
9 Jon Andersen 41.68 m 11.0
10 Matt Metheney 39.55 m 10.0
11 Nick Courtad 36.42 m 9.0
12 John Beatty 32.28 m 8.0
- Ken Brown (Eliminated) 0.0
- Grant Higa (Eliminated) 0.0
- Art McDermott (Eliminated) 0.0
- Dan Ford (Eliminated) 0.0
- Odd Haugen (Eliminated) 0.0
- Jason Davidson (Eliminated) 0.0
- Whit Baskin (Eliminated) 0.0

Wheelbarrow Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jesse Marunde 11.61 s 19.0
2 Phil Pfister 11.79 s 18.0
3 Mark Philippi 13.11 s 17.0
4 Steve Kirit 14.40 s 16.0
5 Matt Metheney 17.19 s 15.0
6 Nick Courtad 17.32 s 14.0
7 Chad Coy 18.13 s 13.0
8 Don Pope 25.86 s 12.0
9 Chris Doyle 47.34 s 11.0
10 Walt Gogola 12.88 m 10.0
11 Jon Andersen 9.93 m 9.0
12 John Beatty 7.16 m 8.0
- Ken Brown (Eliminated) 0.0
- Grant Higa (Eliminated) 0.0
- Art McDermott (Eliminated) 0.0
- Dan Ford (Eliminated) 0.0
- Odd Haugen (Eliminated) 0.0
- Jason Davidson (Eliminated) 0.0
- Whit Baskin (Eliminated) 0.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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