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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.
Events (8 total)
- 1. Hercules Hold
- 2. Truck Pull
- 3. Car Walk
- 4. Medley
- 5. Atlas Stones
- 6. Viking Press
- 7. Farmer's Walk
- 8. Power Stairs
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 🇵🇱 POL | 85.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 75.5 |
| 3 | Vidas Blekaitis | 🇱🇹 LTU | 65.5 |
| 4 | Sjaak Ruska | 🇳🇱 NED | 59.0 |
| 5 | Travis Lyndon | 🇨🇦 CAN | 58.5 |
| 5 | Andrus Murumets | 🇪🇪 EST | 58.5 |
| 7 | Ádám Darázs | 🇭🇺 HUN | 57.0 |
| 8 | Matti Uppa | 🇫🇮 FIN | 56.0 |
| 9 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 🇱🇻 LAT | 32.0 |
| 10 | Benny Wennberg | 🇸🇪 SWE | 29.0 |
| 11 | Hugo Girard | 🇨🇦 CAN | 19.0 |
| 12 | Simon Sulaiman | 🇸🇾 SYR | 9.0 |
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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