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2003 Viking Challenge

The 2003 Viking Challenge was held on 2003-03-29 in Miami, Florida. 10 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.

Date: March 29, 2003
Location: Miami, Florida, United States
Type: Viking Challenge
Division: Men
Juha-Matti Räsänen
1st Place

Juha-Matti Räsänen 🇫🇮

Total Points: 31.0

Events (8 total)

  1. 1. Húsafell Stone
  2. 2. Keg Toss
  3. 3. Tire Flip
  4. 4. Atlas Stones
  5. 5. Arm Over Arm Pull
  6. 6. Medley
  7. 7. Squat Lift
  8. 8. Pole Push

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Juha-Matti Räsänen 🇫🇮 FIN 31.0
2 Phil Pfister 🇺🇸 USA 33.5
3 Don Pope 🇺🇸 USA 34.0
4 Gregor Edmunds 🇬🇧 GBR 38.0
5 Jesse Marunde 🇺🇸 USA 38.0
6 Heinz Ollesch 🇩🇪 GER 40.0
7 Steve Kirit 🇺🇸 USA 41.5
8 Walt Gogola 🇺🇸 USA 58.5
9 Torfi 🇮🇸 ISL 62.5
10 Flemming Rasmussen 🇩🇰 DEN 63.0

Event-by-Event Results

Arm Over Arm Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Torfi 18.59 m 10.0
2 Walt Gogola 20.57 m 9.0
3 Flemming Rasmussen 24.08 m 8.0
4 Steve Kirit 85.65 s 7.0
5 Jesse Marunde 59.00 s 6.0
6 Heinz Ollesch 46.47 s 5.0
7 Juha-Matti Räsänen 35.26 s 4.0
8 Phil Pfister 33.75 s 3.0
9 Don Pope 31.85 s 2.0
10 Gregor Edmunds 31.83 s 1.0

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Torfi 3 in 24.68 s 10.0
2 Walt Gogola 3 in 15.61 s 9.0
3 Flemming Rasmussen 3 in 15.34 s 8.0
4 Heinz Ollesch 4 in 21.90 s 7.0
5 Jesse Marunde 5 in 78.23 s 6.0
6 Steve Kirit 5 in 28.74 s 5.0
7 Juha-Matti Räsänen 5 in 27.33 s 4.0
8 Gregor Edmunds 5 in 25.16 s 3.0
9 Don Pope 5 in 24.38 s 2.0
10 Phil Pfister 5 in 22.59 s 1.0

Húsafell Stone

# Athlete Result Points
1 Don Pope 3.66 m 10.0
2 Torfi 9.14 m 9.0
3 Heinz Ollesch 40.54 m 8.0
4 Walt Gogola 41.76 m 7.0
5 Juha-Matti Räsänen 49.68 m 6.0
6 Flemming Rasmussen 52.43 m 5.0
7 Jesse Marunde 54.25 m 4.0
8 Phil Pfister 60.66 m 3.0
9 Steve Kirit 63.86 m 2.0
10 Gregor Edmunds 67.06 m 1.0

Keg Toss

# Athlete Result Points
1 Gregor Edmunds - 10.0
2 Torfi 5.18 m 9.0
3 Heinz Ollesch 5.18 m 7.0
3 Steve Kirit 5.18 m 7.0
3 Flemming Rasmussen 5.18 m 7.0
6 Phil Pfister 5.79 m 5.0
7 Walt Gogola 5.79 m 4.0
8 Jesse Marunde 6.10 m 3.0
9 Juha-Matti Räsänen 6.10 m 2.0
10 Don Pope 6.40 m 1.0

Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Steve Kirit - 9.5
1 Flemming Rasmussen - 9.5
3 Walt Gogola 113.60 s 8.0
4 Don Pope 108.18 s 7.0
5 Torfi 98.75 s 6.0
6 Gregor Edmunds 88.32 s 5.0
7 Heinz Ollesch 87.37 s 4.0
8 Jesse Marunde 85.71 s 3.0
9 Juha-Matti Räsänen 67.03 s 2.0
10 Phil Pfister 59.99 s 1.0

Pole Push

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jesse Marunde 5th 10.0
2 Phil Pfister 4th 7.0
2 Don Pope 4th 7.0
2 Steve Kirit 4th 7.0
2 Walt Gogola 4th 7.0
2 Flemming Rasmussen 4th 7.0
7 Juha-Matti Räsänen 3rd 3.5
7 Gregor Edmunds 3rd 3.5
9 Torfi 2nd 2.0
10 Heinz Ollesch 1st 1.0

Squat Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Phil Pfister 349 kg 8.5
1 Gregor Edmunds 349 kg 8.5
1 Torfi 349 kg 8.5
1 Flemming Rasmussen 349 kg 8.5
5 Juha-Matti Räsänen 374 kg 5.5
5 Walt Gogola 374 kg 5.5
7 Don Pope 433 kg 3.0
7 Jesse Marunde 433 kg 3.0
7 Steve Kirit 433 kg 3.0
10 Heinz Ollesch 460 kg 1.0

Tire Flip

# Athlete Result Points
1 Flemming Rasmussen 16.459 m 10.0
2 Walt Gogola 82.60 s 9.0
3 Torfi 59.80 s 8.0
4 Heinz Ollesch 52.27 s 7.0
5 Gregor Edmunds 40.66 s 6.0
6 Phil Pfister 39.44 s 5.0
7 Juha-Matti Räsänen 38.91 s 4.0
8 Jesse Marunde 38.06 s 3.0
9 Don Pope 37.75 s 2.0
10 Steve Kirit 36.72 s 1.0
Last updated: March 3, 2026

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