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2003 Arnold's Strength Summit

The 2003 Arnold's Strength Summit was held on 2003-02-28 in Columbus, Ohio. 8 athletes competed across 4 events were contested.

Date: February 28, 2003 – March 1, 2003
Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Type: Arnold Strongman Classic
Division: Men
Žydrūnas Savickas
1st Place

Žydrūnas Savickas 🇱🇹

Total Points: 28.5

Events (4 total)

  1. 1. Apollon's Wheels
  2. 2. Max Deadlift
  3. 3. Medicine Ball Toss
  4. 4. Timber Carry

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Žydrūnas Savickas 🇱🇹 LTU 28.5
2 Svend Karlsen 🇳🇴 NOR 26.5
3 Raimonds Bergmanis 🇱🇻 LAT 17.5
4 Mariusz Pudzianowski 🇵🇱 POL 15.5
5 Steve Kirit 🇺🇸 USA 14.5
6 Phil Pfister 🇺🇸 USA 14.0
6 Zdeněk Sedmík 🇨🇿 CZE 14.0
8 Brad Gillingham 🇺🇸 USA 13.5

Event-by-Event Results

Apollon's Wheels

# Athlete Result Points
1 Žydrūnas Savickas 0-4-4 8.0
2 Raimonds Bergmanis 4-0-3 7.0
3 Svend Karlsen 2-1-2 6.0
4 Phil Pfister 0-4-2 5.0
5 Steve Kirit 0-2-0 4.0
6 Mariusz Pudzianowski 0-1-0 2.5
6 Brad Gillingham 0-1-0 2.5
8 Zdeněk Sedmík 0-0-0 1.0

Max Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Brad Gillingham 443 kg 8.0
2 Žydrūnas Savickas 401 kg 7.0
3 Svend Karlsen 396 kg 5.5
3 Zdeněk Sedmík 396 kg 5.5
5 Raimonds Bergmanis 391 kg 3.5
5 Mariusz Pudzianowski 391 kg 3.5
7 Steve Kirit 346 kg 2.0
8 Phil Pfister 336 kg 1.0

Medicine Ball Toss

# Athlete Result Points
1 Svend Karlsen 4.88 m 8.0
2 Žydrūnas Savickas 4.72 m 5.5
2 Mariusz Pudzianowski 4.72 m 5.5
2 Steve Kirit 4.72 m 5.5
2 Zdeněk Sedmík 4.72 m 5.5
6 Raimonds Bergmanis 4.27 m 2.0
6 Phil Pfister 4.27 m 2.0
6 Brad Gillingham 4.27 m 2.0

Timber Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Žydrūnas Savickas 7.96 s 8.0
2 Svend Karlsen 12.75 s 7.0
3 Phil Pfister 7.19 m 6.0
4 Raimonds Bergmanis 3.56 m 5.0
5 Mariusz Pudzianowski 1.8 m 4.0
6 Steve Kirit 1.63 m 3.0
7 Zdeněk Sedmík 0.41 m 2.0
8 Brad Gillingham - 1.0
Last updated: March 3, 2026

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