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2005 IFSA European Championships
The 2005 IFSA European Championships was held on 2005-07-16 in Riga, Latvia. 17 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.
Events (8 total)
- 1. Farmer's Walk
- 2. Deadlift
- 3. Max Log Lift
- 4. Truck Pull
- 5. Shield Carry
- 6. Super Yoke
- 7. Conan's Wheel
- 8. Atlas Stones
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 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 5 in 28.57 s | 17.0 |
| 2 | Tomi Lotta | 5 in 29.25 s | 16.0 |
| 3 | Andrus Murumets | 5 in 35.83 s | 15.0 |
| 4 | Magnus Samuelsson | 5 in 36.87 s | 14.0 |
| 5 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 5 in 44.31 s | 13.0 |
| 6 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 5 in 46.44 s | 12.0 |
| 7 | Igor Pedan | 4 stones | 11.0 |
| 8 | Jarno Hams | 4 stones | 10.0 |
| 9 | Robert Szczepański | 4 stones | 9.0 |
| 10 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 4 stones | 8.0 |
| 11 | Rene Minkwitz | 4 stones | 7.0 |
| 12 | Oliver Thompson | 4 stones | 6.0 |
| 13 | Oleksandr Pekanov | 4 stones | 5.0 |
| 14 | Svend Karlsen | 3 stones | 4.0 |
| - | Juha-Matti Räsänen | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Grétar Gudmundsson | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Vasyl Virastyuk | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomi Lotta | 1280 ° | 17.0 |
| 2 | Robert Szczepański | 1094 ° | 16.0 |
| 3 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 981 ° | 15.0 |
| 4 | Magnus Samuelsson | 958 ° | 14.0 |
| 5 | Andrus Murumets | 843 ° | 13.0 |
| 6 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 827 ° | 12.0 |
| 7 | Oliver Thompson | 810 ° | 11.0 |
| 8 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 809 ° | 10.0 |
| 9 | Svend Karlsen | 765 ° | 9.0 |
| 10 | Jarno Hams | 720 ° | 8.0 |
| 11 | Igor Pedan | 626 ° | 7.0 |
| 12 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 532 ° | 6.0 |
| 13 | Rene Minkwitz | 450 ° | 5.0 |
| 14 | Oleksandr Pekanov | 432 ° | 4.0 |
| - | Juha-Matti Räsänen | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Grétar Gudmundsson | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Vasyl Virastyuk | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 8 reps | 16.5 |
| 1 | Oleksandr Pekanov | 8 reps | 16.5 |
| 3 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 7 reps | 15.0 |
| 4 | Robert Szczepański | 5 reps | 14.0 |
| 5 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 4 reps | 12.0 |
| 5 | Svend Karlsen | 4 reps | 12.0 |
| 5 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 4 reps | 12.0 |
| 8 | Tomi Lotta | 3 reps | 7.5 |
| 8 | Andrus Murumets | 3 reps | 7.5 |
| 8 | Jarno Hams | 3 reps | 7.5 |
| 8 | Igor Pedan | 3 reps | 7.5 |
| 8 | Oliver Thompson | 3 reps | 7.5 |
| 8 | Rene Minkwitz | 3 reps | 7.5 |
| 14 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 2 reps | 4.0 |
| - | Grétar Gudmundsson | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Vasyl Virastyuk | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Magnus Samuelsson | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrus Murumets | 50.07 s | 17.0 |
| 2 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 55.66 s | 16.0 |
| 3 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | 58.85 s | 15.0 |
| 4 | Robert Szczepański | 65.60 s | 14.0 |
| 5 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 67.35 s | 13.0 |
| 6 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 70.18 s | 12.0 |
| 7 | Svend Karlsen | 73.5 m | 11.0 |
| 8 | Magnus Samuelsson | 71.5 m | 10.0 |
| 9 | Tomi Lotta | 70.4 m | 9.0 |
| 10 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 70.2 m | 8.0 |
| 11 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 69.6 m | 7.0 |
| 12 | Jarno Hams | 55.1 m | 6.0 |
| 13 | Grétar Gudmundsson | 53.1 m | 5.0 |
| 14 | Rene Minkwitz | 50.8 m | 4.0 |
| 15 | Igor Pedan | 50 m | 3.0 |
| 16 | Oleksandr Pekanov | 46.3 m | 2.0 |
| 17 | Oliver Thompson | 43.7 m | 1.0 |
Max Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 202.5 kg | 17.0 |
| 2 | Oleksandr Pekanov | 170 kg | 16.0 |
| 3 | Andrus Murumets | 160 kg | 13.5 |
| 3 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 160 kg | 13.5 |
| 3 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 160 kg | 13.5 |
| 3 | Igor Pedan | 160 kg | 13.5 |
| 7 | Tomi Lotta | 150 kg | 8.5 |
| 7 | Robert Szczepański | 150 kg | 8.5 |
| 7 | Svend Karlsen | 150 kg | 8.5 |
| 7 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 150 kg | 8.5 |
| 7 | Jarno Hams | 150 kg | 8.5 |
| 7 | Rene Minkwitz | 150 kg | 8.5 |
| 13 | Magnus Samuelsson | 140 kg | 4.5 |
| 13 | Oliver Thompson | 140 kg | 4.5 |
| - | Grétar Gudmundsson | (No lift) | 0.0 |
| - | Vasyl Virastyuk | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Juha-Matti Räsänen | (No lift) | 0.0 |
Shield Carry
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrus Murumets | 94.2 m | 17.0 |
| 2 | Robert Szczepański | 92.75 m | 16.0 |
| 3 | Tomi Lotta | 86.32 m | 15.0 |
| 4 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 75.4 m | 14.0 |
| 5 | Magnus Samuelsson | 75 m | 13.0 |
| 6 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 66.65 m | 12.0 |
| 7 | Jarno Hams | 64.95 m | 11.0 |
| 8 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 63.4 m | 10.0 |
| 9 | Svend Karlsen | 56.4 m | 9.0 |
| 10 | Oliver Thompson | 55.15 m | 8.0 |
| 11 | Igor Pedan | 52.63 m | 7.0 |
| 12 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 52.1 m | 6.0 |
| 13 | Grétar Gudmundsson | 47.8 m | 5.0 |
| 14 | Oleksandr Pekanov | 36.2 m | 4.0 |
| 15 | Rene Minkwitz | 33.3 m | 3.0 |
| - | Juha-Matti Räsänen | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Vasyl Virastyuk | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 17.71 s | 17.0 |
| 2 | Svend Karlsen | 20.78 s | 16.0 |
| 3 | Tomi Lotta | 21.54 s | 15.0 |
| 4 | Robert Szczepański | 22.36 s | 14.0 |
| 5 | Oleksandr Pekanov | 25.00 s | 13.0 |
| 6 | Andrus Murumets | 27.84 s | 12.0 |
| 7 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 37.29 s | 11.0 |
| 8 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 45.82 s | 10.0 |
| 9 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 53.81 s | 9.0 |
| 10 | Jarno Hams | 58.54 s | 8.0 |
| 11 | Oliver Thompson | 27.9 m | 7.0 |
| 12 | Igor Pedan | 20.55 m | 6.0 |
| 13 | Rene Minkwitz | 18.85 m | 5.0 |
| 14 | Magnus Samuelsson | 10 m | 4.0 |
| 15 | Grétar Gudmundsson | 1.35 m | 3.0 |
| - | Juha-Matti Räsänen | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Vasyl Virastyuk | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Truck Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomi Lotta | 31.06 s | 17.0 |
| 2 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 31.32 s | 16.0 |
| 3 | Magnus Samuelsson | 33.64 s | 15.0 |
| 4 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 35.12 s | 14.0 |
| 5 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 35.37 s | 13.0 |
| 6 | Jarno Hams | 35.97 s | 12.0 |
| 7 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 36.02 s | 11.0 |
| 8 | Andrus Murumets | 36.19 s | 10.0 |
| 9 | Rene Minkwitz | 36.90 s | 9.0 |
| 10 | Robert Szczepański | 37.07 s | 8.0 |
| 11 | Svend Karlsen | 38.04 s | 7.0 |
| 12 | Oleksandr Pekanov | 41.08 s | 6.0 |
| 13 | Igor Pedan | 41.11 s | 5.0 |
| 14 | Oliver Thompson | 43.81 s | 4.0 |
| 15 | Grétar Gudmundsson | 43.90 s | 3.0 |
| - | Vasyl Virastyuk | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
| - | Juha-Matti Räsänen | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Last updated: March 3, 2026
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