2005 IFSA Strongman World Championships
The 2005 IFSA Strongman World Championships was held on 2005-09-24 in Quebec City, Canada. 16 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.
Events (8 total)
- 1. Super Yoke
- 2. Max Log Lift
- 3. Conan's Wheel
- 4. Deadlift
- 5. Farmer's Walk
- 6. Apollon's Wheels
- 7. Shield Carry
- 8. Atlas Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 🇱🇹 LTU | 103.0 |
| 2 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 🇺🇦 UKR | 96.0 |
| 3 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 🇷🇺 RUS | 93.5 |
| 4 | Andrus Murumets | 🇪🇪 EST | 86.0 |
| 5 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 🇱🇻 LAT | 84.5 |
| 6 | Phil Pfister | 🇺🇸 USA | 82.5 |
| 7 | Vidas Blekaitis | 🇱🇹 LTU | 81.5 |
| 8 | Magnus Samuelsson | 🇸🇪 SWE | 69.0 |
| 9 | Robert Szczepański | 🇵🇱 POL | 67.0 |
| 10 | Travis Ortmayer | 🇺🇸 USA | 64.5 |
| 11 | Geoff Dolan | 🇨🇦 CAN | 54.5 |
| 12 | Karl Gillingham | 🇺🇸 USA | 43.0 |
| 13 | Mark Felix | 🇬🇧 GBR | 42.5 |
| 14 | Igor Pedan | 🇷🇺 RUS | 42.0 |
| 15 | Tomi Lotta | 🇫🇮 FIN | 37.5 |
| 16 | Svend Karlsen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 14.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Apollon's Wheels
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 8 reps | 16.0 |
| 2 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 6 reps | 15.0 |
| 3 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 5 reps | 13.0 |
| 3 | Andrus Murumets | 5 reps | 13.0 |
| 3 | Phil Pfister | 5 reps | 13.0 |
| 6 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 3 reps | 11.0 |
| 7 | Vidas Blekaitis | 2 reps | 9.0 |
| 7 | Travis Ortmayer | 2 reps | 9.0 |
| 7 | Geoff Dolan | 2 reps | 9.0 |
| 10 | Magnus Samuelsson | 1 rep | 6.5 |
| 10 | Igor Pedan | 1 rep | 6.5 |
| - | Tomi Lotta | Withdrew | 0.0 |
| - | Svend Karlsen | Withdrew | 0.0 |
| - | Robert Szczepański | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Karl Gillingham | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Mark Felix | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Ortmayer | 5 in 28.49 s | 16.0 |
| 2 | Magnus Samuelsson | 5 in 31.38 s | 15.0 |
| 3 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 5 in 31.46 s | 14.0 |
| 4 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 5 in 40.99 s | 13.0 |
| 5 | Igor Pedan | 5 in 42.61 s | 12.0 |
| 6 | Phil Pfister | 5 in 43.82 s | 11.0 |
| 7 | Karl Gillingham | 4 in 36.26 s | 10.0 |
| 8 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 4 in 44.88 s | 9.0 |
| 9 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 3 in 26.36 s | 8.0 |
| 10 | Andrus Murumets | 3 in 34.71 s | 7.0 |
| 11 | Geoff Dolan | 2 in 12.29 s | 6.0 |
| 12 | Vidas Blekaitis | 2 in 24.03 s | 5.0 |
| 13 | Mark Felix | 2 in 28.84 s | 4.0 |
| - | Tomi Lotta | Withdrew | 0.0 |
| - | Svend Karlsen | Withdrew | 0.0 |
| - | Robert Szczepański | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidas Blekaitis | 1202 ° | 16.0 |
| 2 | Phil Pfister | 1190 ° | 15.0 |
| 3 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 1182 ° | 14.0 |
| 4 | Robert Szczepański | 1177 ° | 13.0 |
| 5 | Tomi Lotta | 1174 ° | 12.0 |
| 6 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 1156 ° | 11.0 |
| 7 | Magnus Samuelsson | 1080 ° | 10.0 |
| 8 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 1018 ° | 9.0 |
| 9 | Andrus Murumets | 1007 ° | 8.0 |
| 10 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 997 ° | 7.0 |
| 11 | Travis Ortmayer | 976 ° | 6.0 |
| 12 | Karl Gillingham | 946 ° | 5.0 |
| 13 | Geoff Dolan | 820 ° | 4.0 |
| 14 | Igor Pedan | 736 ° | 3.0 |
| 15 | Mark Felix | 620 ° | 2.0 |
| 16 | Svend Karlsen | 609 ° | 1.0 |
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 10 reps | 16.0 |
| 2 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 9 reps | 14.0 |
| 2 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 9 reps | 14.0 |
| 2 | Mark Felix | 9 reps | 14.0 |
| 5 | Robert Szczepański | 7 reps | 11.5 |
| 5 | Karl Gillingham | 7 reps | 11.5 |
| 7 | Vidas Blekaitis | 6 reps | 10.0 |
| 8 | Travis Ortmayer | 5 reps | 8.5 |
| 8 | Geoff Dolan | 5 reps | 8.5 |
| 10 | Andrus Murumets | 4 reps | 7.0 |
| 11 | Tomi Lotta | 3 reps | 5.5 |
| 11 | Phil Pfister | 3 reps | 5.5 |
| 13 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 2 reps | 4.0 |
| 14 | Magnus Samuelsson | 1 rep | 2.5 |
| 14 | Igor Pedan | 1 rep | 2.5 |
| - | Svend Karlsen | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrus Murumets | 63.62 s | 16.0 |
| 2 | Phil Pfister | 45.4 m | 15.0 |
| 3 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 41.4 m | 14.0 |
| 4 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 40.4 m | 13.0 |
| 5 | Mark Felix | 37.7 m | 12.0 |
| 6 | Magnus Samuelsson | 35.2 m | 11.0 |
| 7 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 32.2 m | 10.0 |
| 8 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 29 m | 9.0 |
| 9 | Robert Szczepański | 28.3 m | 8.0 |
| 10 | Vidas Blekaitis | 27.4 m | 7.0 |
| 11 | Karl Gillingham | 26.2 m | 6.0 |
| 12 | Travis Ortmayer | 25 m | 5.0 |
| 13 | Geoff Dolan | 25 m | 4.0 |
| 14 | Igor Pedan | 17.7 m | 3.0 |
| 15 | Tomi Lotta | 12.6 m | 2.0 |
| - | Svend Karlsen | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Max Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 192.5 kg | 16.0 |
| 2 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 190 kg | 15.0 |
| 3 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 175 kg | 14.0 |
| 4 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 170 kg | 12.5 |
| 4 | Vidas Blekaitis | 170 kg | 12.5 |
| 6 | Andrus Murumets | 165 kg | 11.0 |
| 7 | Tomi Lotta | 160 kg | 8.0 |
| 7 | Phil Pfister | 160 kg | 8.0 |
| 7 | Magnus Samuelsson | 160 kg | 8.0 |
| 7 | Geoff Dolan | 160 kg | 8.0 |
| 7 | Igor Pedan | 160 kg | 8.0 |
| 12 | Robert Szczepański | 155 kg | 4.5 |
| 12 | Mark Felix | 155 kg | 4.5 |
| 14 | Travis Ortmayer | 150 kg | 3.0 |
| 15 | Svend Karlsen | 140 kg | 2.0 |
| - | Karl Gillingham | No lift | 0.0 |
Shield Carry
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Szczepański | 100 m | 16.0 |
| 2 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 83.9 m | 15.0 |
| 3 | Magnus Samuelsson | 80.65 m | 14.0 |
| 4 | Travis Ortmayer | 80.6 m | 13.0 |
| 5 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 77.3 m | 12.0 |
| 6 | Andrus Murumets | 76.5 m | 11.0 |
| 7 | Vidas Blekaitis | 76.45 m | 10.0 |
| 8 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 75 m | 9.0 |
| 9 | Phil Pfister | 62.2 m | 8.0 |
| 10 | Geoff Dolan | 60.35 m | 7.0 |
| 11 | Igor Pedan | 58.6 m | 6.0 |
| 12 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 50 m | 4.5 |
| 12 | Karl Gillingham | 50 m | 4.5 |
| 14 | Mark Felix | 40.1 m | 3.0 |
| - | Tomi Lotta | Withdrew | 0.0 |
| - | Svend Karlsen | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 16.15 s | 16.0 |
| 2 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 17.31 s | 15.0 |
| 3 | Robert Szczepański | 18.59 s | 14.0 |
| 4 | Andrus Murumets | 19.72 s | 13.0 |
| 5 | Vidas Blekaitis | 21.21 s | 12.0 |
| 6 | Svend Karlsen | 22.96 s | 11.0 |
| 7 | Tomi Lotta | 25.63 s | 10.0 |
| 8 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 28.83 s | 9.0 |
| 9 | Geoff Dolan | 29.69 s | 8.0 |
| 10 | Phil Pfister | 31.81 s | 7.0 |
| 11 | Karl Gillingham | 37.55 s | 6.0 |
| 12 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 38.75 s | 5.0 |
| 13 | Travis Ortmayer | 41.50 s | 4.0 |
| 14 | Mark Felix | 45.17 s | 3.0 |
| 15 | Magnus Samuelsson | 60.41 s | 2.0 |
| 16 | Igor Pedan | 22.25 m | 1.0 |
See Also
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