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2004 U105 Strongman World Championships
The 2004 U105 Strongman World Championships was held on 2004-11-27 in Imatra, Finland. 12 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.
Events (8 total)
- 1. Truck Pull
- 2. Max Log Lift
- 3. Farmer's Walk
- 4. Conan's Wheel
- 5. Crucifix Hold
- 6. Hercules Hold
- 7. Wheelbarrow Carry
- 8. Atlas Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Hartikainen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 84.5 |
| 2 | Jyrki Rantanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 79.0 |
| 3 | Aki Katajamäki | 🇫🇮 FIN | 76.5 |
| 4 | Darren Sadler | 🇬🇧 GBR | 71.0 |
| 5 | Danny Andersson | 🇸🇪 SWE | 64.5 |
| 6 | Sergiy Konyushok | 🇺🇦 UKR | 52.0 |
| 7 | Māris Rozentāls | 🇱🇻 LAT | 39.5 |
| 8 | Willie Wessels | 🇺🇸 USA | 36.0 |
| 9 | Wayne Arnburg | 🇨🇦 CAN | 34.0 |
| 9 | Stefan Weiermann | 🇦🇹 AUT | 34.0 |
| 11 | Lars Erik Nilsen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 28.0 |
| 12 | René Trage | 🇩🇪 GER | 22.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jyrki Rantanen | 5 in 31.06 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Janne Hartikainen | 5 in 35.84 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Aki Katajamäki | 5 in 48.22 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Danny Andersson | 4 in 23.74 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Wayne Arnburg | 4 in 27.52 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Lars Erik Nilsen | 4 in 31.30 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Willie Wessels | 3 in 16.30 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Māris Rozentāls | 3 in 18.68 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Darren Sadler | 2 in 10.52 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Stefan Weiermann | 2 in 12.96 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | René Trage | 2 in 14.05 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Sergiy Konyushok | 1 in 6.02 s | 1.0 |
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Hartikainen | 50.43 m | 12.0 |
| 2 | Jyrki Rantanen | 48.65 m | 11.0 |
| 3 | Darren Sadler | 46.64 m | 10.0 |
| 4 | Aki Katajamäki | 44.81 m | 9.0 |
| 5 | Danny Andersson | 40.10 m | 8.0 |
| 6 | Sergiy Konyushok | 23.48 m | 7.0 |
| 7 | Stefan Weiermann | 22.74 m | 6.0 |
| 8 | Māris Rozentāls | 15.92 m | 5.0 |
| 9 | Wayne Arnburg | 13.84 m | 4.0 |
| 10 | Lars Erik Nilsen | 13.35 m | 3.0 |
| 11 | Willie Wessels | 3.04 m | 2.0 |
| - | René Trage | - | 0.0 |
Crucifix Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Hartikainen | 37.25 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Darren Sadler | 34.94 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Jyrki Rantanen | 32.88 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Sergiy Konyushok | 30.57 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Danny Andersson | 29.88 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Lars Erik Nilsen | 25.72 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Māris Rozentāls | 25.44 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Stefan Weiermann | 25.38 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Aki Katajamäki | 24.60 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Willie Wessels | 24.41 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | René Trage | 21.40 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Wayne Arnburg | 18.66 s | 1.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Hartikainen | 21.67 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Jyrki Rantanen | 22.83 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Darren Sadler | 23.07 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Wayne Arnburg | 24.35 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Aki Katajamäki | 25.28 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Danny Andersson | 26.23 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Māris Rozentāls | 26.53 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Sergiy Konyushok | 28.13 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Stefan Weiermann | 33.40 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Willie Wessels | 34.63 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Lars Erik Nilsen | 44.49 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | René Trage | 34.12 m | 1.0 |
Hercules Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aki Katajamäki | 34.57 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Jyrki Rantanen | 33.63 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Janne Hartikainen | 29.38 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Sergiy Konyushok | 22.38 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Willie Wessels | 20.63 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Darren Sadler | 15.53 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | René Trage | 13.97 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Stefan Weiermann | 12.50 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Danny Andersson | 9.72 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Māris Rozentāls | 8.41 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Wayne Arnburg | 2.44 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Lars Erik Nilsen | 2.00 s | 1.0 |
Max Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aki Katajamäki | 160 kg | 12.0 |
| 2 | Darren Sadler | 150 kg | 11.0 |
| 3 | Danny Andersson | 145 kg | 9.5 |
| 3 | Māris Rozentāls | 145 kg | 9.5 |
| 5 | Janne Hartikainen | 140 kg | 7.0 |
| 5 | Sergiy Konyushok | 140 kg | 7.0 |
| 5 | Willie Wessels | 140 kg | 7.0 |
| 8 | Jyrki Rantanen | 130 kg | 5.0 |
| 9 | Wayne Arnburg | 120 kg | 3.0 |
| 9 | Stefan Weiermann | 120 kg | 3.0 |
| 9 | René Trage | 120 kg | 3.0 |
| - | Lars Erik Nilsen | (No lift) | 0.0 |
Truck Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Andersson | 25.60 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Jyrki Rantanen | 26.12 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Aki Katajamäki | 26.72 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Janne Hartikainen | 27.63 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Darren Sadler | 27.65 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Wayne Arnburg | 27.75 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Lars Erik Nilsen | 28.56 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Sergiy Konyushok | 28.75 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | René Trage | 29.63 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Stefan Weiermann | 30.03 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Māris Rozentāls | 30.56 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Willie Wessels | 30.78 s | 1.0 |
Wheelbarrow Carry
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Hartikainen | 14.15 s | 11.5 |
| 1 | Aki Katajamäki | 14.15 s | 11.5 |
| 3 | Darren Sadler | 14.37 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Sergiy Konyushok | 14.97 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Jyrki Rantanen | 15.13 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Danny Andersson | 15.53 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Willie Wessels | 17.12 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Stefan Weiermann | 18.73 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | René Trage | 22.31 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Māris Rozentāls | 31.25 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Lars Erik Nilsen | 3.57 m | 2.0 |
| - | Wayne Arnburg | - | 0.0 |
Last updated: February 23, 2026
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