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2003 IFSA Ylitornio Challenge

The 2003 IFSA Ylitornio Challenge was held on 2003-06-28 in Ylitornio, Finland. 12 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.

Date: June 28, 2003
Location: Ylitornio, Finland, Finland
Type: IFSA Grand Prix
Division: Men
Mariusz Pudzianowski
1st Place

Mariusz Pudzianowski 🇵🇱

Total Points: 85.0

Events (8 total)

  1. 1. Hercules Hold
  2. 2. Truck Pull
  3. 3. Car Walk
  4. 4. Medley
  5. 5. Atlas Stones
  6. 6. Viking Press
  7. 7. Farmer's Walk
  8. 8. Power Stairs

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 Car Walk Farmer's Walk Hercules Hold Medley Power Stairs Truck Pull Viking Press
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 🇵🇱 85.0 10.0 5 in 17.47 s 8.0 16.94 s 12.0 34.49 s 10.0 53.07 s 12.0 26.47 s 11.0 34.37 s 10.0 28.63 s 12.0 22 reps
2 Janne Virtanen 🇫🇮 75.5 8.0 5 in 21.40 s 9.0 15.30 s 9.0 38.83 s 12.0 59.74 s 8.0 33.54 s 10.0 41.57 s 12.0 25.12 s 7.5 12 reps
3 Vidas Blekaitis 🇱🇹 65.5 6.0 5 in 24.03 s 12.0 10.67 s 6.0 48.44 s 8.0 41.73 s 10.0 32.29 s 4.0 10 stairs 9.0 29.16 s 10.5 14 reps
4 Sjaak Ruska 🇳🇱 59.0 12.0 5 in 16.10 s 5.0 20.61 s 11.0 37.89 s 9.0 50.47 s 5.0 37.47 s 12.0 31.71 s 2.0 34.11 s 3.0 5 reps
5 Travis Lyndon 🇨🇦 58.5 11.0 5 in 16.79 s 6.0 19.75 s 4.0 70.57 m 4.0 34.79 s 4.0 40.90 s 8.0 45.46 s 11.0 28.17 s 10.5 14 reps
5 Andrus Murumets 🇪🇪 58.5 9.0 5 in 20.31 s 7.0 17.01 s 10.0 38.35 s 6.0 37.73 s 6.0 36.43 s 9.0 44.75 s 4.0 32.59 s 7.5 12 reps
7 Ádám Darázs 🇭🇺 57.0 7.0 5 in 22.51 s 10.0 14.16 s 7.0 43.12 s 3.0 32.47 s 11.0 31.53 s 7.0 58.49 s 6.0 31.36 s 6.0 11 reps
8 Matti Uppa 🇫🇮 56.0 5.0 5 in 24.41 s 11.0 12.98 s 8.0 41.00 s 5.0 37.71 s 9.0 33.23 s 6.0 14 stairs 7.0 31.32 s 5.0 9 reps
9 Agris Kazeļņiks 🇱🇻 32.0 0.0 4.0 25.03 s 5.0 53.84 s 1.0 18.70 s 3.0 48.41 s 5.0 11 stairs 5.0 32.58 s 9.0 13 reps
10 Benny Wennberg 🇸🇪 29.0 4.0 3 in 17.40 s 3.0 47.74 s 3.0 60 m 7.0 41.09 s 7.0 33.94 s 0.0 (Withdrew) 1.0 37.49 s 4.0 8 reps
11 Hugo Girard 🇨🇦 19.0 0.0 (Withdrew) 0.0 (Withdrew) 0.0 (Withdrew) 11.0 59.59 s 0.0 (Withdrew) 0.0 (Withdrew) 8.0 29.27 s 0.0 (Withdrew)
12 Simon Sulaiman 🇸🇾 9.0 0.0 (Withdrew) 2.0 53.37 s 0.0 (Withdrew) 2.0 31.04 s 2.0 48.65 s 0.0 (Withdrew) 3.0 33.51 s 0.0 (Withdrew)

Event-by-Event Results

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Sjaak Ruska 5 in 16.10 s 12.0
2 Travis Lyndon 5 in 16.79 s 11.0
3 Mariusz Pudzianowski 5 in 17.47 s 10.0
4 Andrus Murumets 5 in 20.31 s 9.0
5 Janne Virtanen 5 in 21.40 s 8.0
6 Ádám Darázs 5 in 22.51 s 7.0
7 Vidas Blekaitis 5 in 24.03 s 6.0
8 Matti Uppa 5 in 24.41 s 5.0
9 Benny Wennberg 3 in 17.40 s 4.0
- Agris Kazeļņiks - 0.0
- Hugo Girard (Withdrew) 0.0
- Simon Sulaiman (Withdrew) 0.0

Car Walk

# Athlete Result Points
1 Vidas Blekaitis 10.67 s 12.0
2 Matti Uppa 12.98 s 11.0
3 Ádám Darázs 14.16 s 10.0
4 Janne Virtanen 15.30 s 9.0
5 Mariusz Pudzianowski 16.94 s 8.0
6 Andrus Murumets 17.01 s 7.0
7 Travis Lyndon 19.75 s 6.0
8 Sjaak Ruska 20.61 s 5.0
9 Agris Kazeļņiks 25.03 s 4.0
10 Benny Wennberg 47.74 s 3.0
11 Simon Sulaiman 53.37 s 2.0
- Hugo Girard (Withdrew) 0.0

Farmer's Walk

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 34.49 s 12.0
2 Sjaak Ruska 37.89 s 11.0
3 Andrus Murumets 38.35 s 10.0
4 Janne Virtanen 38.83 s 9.0
5 Matti Uppa 41.00 s 8.0
6 Ádám Darázs 43.12 s 7.0
7 Vidas Blekaitis 48.44 s 6.0
8 Agris Kazeļņiks 53.84 s 5.0
9 Travis Lyndon 70.57 m 4.0
10 Benny Wennberg 60 m 3.0
- Hugo Girard (Withdrew) 0.0
- Simon Sulaiman (Withdrew) 0.0

Hercules Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Janne Virtanen 59.74 s 12.0
2 Hugo Girard 59.59 s 11.0
3 Mariusz Pudzianowski 53.07 s 10.0
4 Sjaak Ruska 50.47 s 9.0
5 Vidas Blekaitis 41.73 s 8.0
6 Benny Wennberg 41.09 s 7.0
7 Andrus Murumets 37.73 s 6.0
8 Matti Uppa 37.71 s 5.0
9 Travis Lyndon 34.79 s 4.0
10 Ádám Darázs 32.47 s 3.0
11 Simon Sulaiman 31.04 s 2.0
12 Agris Kazeļņiks 18.70 s 1.0

Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 26.47 s 12.0
2 Ádám Darázs 31.53 s 11.0
3 Vidas Blekaitis 32.29 s 10.0
4 Matti Uppa 33.23 s 9.0
5 Janne Virtanen 33.54 s 8.0
6 Benny Wennberg 33.94 s 7.0
7 Andrus Murumets 36.43 s 6.0
8 Sjaak Ruska 37.47 s 5.0
9 Travis Lyndon 40.90 s 4.0
10 Agris Kazeļņiks 48.41 s 3.0
11 Simon Sulaiman 48.65 s 2.0
- Hugo Girard (Withdrew) 0.0

Power Stairs

# Athlete Result Points
1 Sjaak Ruska 31.71 s 12.0
2 Mariusz Pudzianowski 34.37 s 11.0
3 Janne Virtanen 41.57 s 10.0
4 Andrus Murumets 44.75 s 9.0
5 Travis Lyndon 45.46 s 8.0
6 Ádám Darázs 58.49 s 7.0
7 Matti Uppa 14 stairs 6.0
8 Agris Kazeļņiks 11 stairs 5.0
9 Vidas Blekaitis 10 stairs 4.0
- Benny Wennberg (Withdrew) 0.0
- Hugo Girard (Withdrew) 0.0
- Simon Sulaiman (Withdrew) 0.0

Truck Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Janne Virtanen 25.12 s 12.0
2 Travis Lyndon 28.17 s 11.0
3 Mariusz Pudzianowski 28.63 s 10.0
4 Vidas Blekaitis 29.16 s 9.0
5 Hugo Girard 29.27 s 8.0
6 Matti Uppa 31.32 s 7.0
7 Ádám Darázs 31.36 s 6.0
8 Agris Kazeļņiks 32.58 s 5.0
9 Andrus Murumets 32.59 s 4.0
10 Simon Sulaiman 33.51 s 3.0
11 Sjaak Ruska 34.11 s 2.0
12 Benny Wennberg 37.49 s 1.0

Viking Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 22 reps 12.0
2 Vidas Blekaitis 14 reps 10.5
2 Travis Lyndon 14 reps 10.5
4 Agris Kazeļņiks 13 reps 9.0
5 Janne Virtanen 12 reps 7.5
5 Andrus Murumets 12 reps 7.5
7 Ádám Darázs 11 reps 6.0
8 Matti Uppa 9 reps 5.0
9 Benny Wennberg 8 reps 4.0
10 Sjaak Ruska 5 reps 3.0
- Hugo Girard (Withdrew) 0.0
- Simon Sulaiman (Withdrew) 0.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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