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2005 IFSA European Championships

Date: July 16, 2005 – July 17, 2005
Location: Riga, Latvia, Latvia
Type: IFSA Grand Prix
Division: Men
Žydrūnas Savickas
1st Place

Žydrūnas Savickas 🇱🇹

Total Points: 122.0

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Žydrūnas Savickas 🇱🇹 LTU 122.0
2 Tomi Lotta 🇫🇮 FIN 105.0
3 Andrus Murumets 🇪🇪 EST 105.0
4 Raimonds Bergmanis 🇱🇻 LAT 101.0
5 Robert Szczepański 🇵🇱 POL 99.5
6 Mikhail Koklyaev 🇷🇺 RUS 89.5
7 Svend Karlsen 🇳🇴 NOR 76.5
8 Magnus Samuelsson 🇸🇪 SWE 74.5
9 Agris Kazeļņiks 🇱🇻 LAT 74.5
10 Jarno Hams 🇳🇱 NED 71.0
11 Oleksandr Pekanov 🇺🇦 UKR 66.5
12 Igor Pedan 🇷🇺 RUS 60.0
13 Oliver Thompson 🇬🇧 GBR 49.0
14 Rene Minkwitz 🇩🇰 DEN 49.0
15 Juha-Matti Räsänen 🇫🇮 FIN 19.0
16 Grétar Gudmundsson 🇮🇸 ISL 16.0
17 Vasyl Virastyuk 🇺🇦 UKR 13.0
Last updated: March 3, 2026

About 2005 IFSA European Championships

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