2005 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix
The 2005 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix was held on 2005-08-10 in Uncasville, Connecticut. 12 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Farmer's Walk
- 2. Axle Press
- 3. Atlas Stones
- 4. Squat Lift
- 5. Deadlift Hold
- 6. Medley
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 🇵🇱 POL | 54.0 |
| 2 | Jessen Paulin | 🇨🇦 CAN | 43.5 |
| 3 | Don Pope | 🇺🇸 USA | 42.5 |
| 4 | Josh Thigpen | 🇺🇸 USA | 39.0 |
| 5 | Janne Virtanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 38.5 |
| 6 | Steve MacDonald | 🇺🇸 USA | 25.5 |
| 7 | Kevin Nee | 🇺🇸 USA | 21.0 |
| 8 | Carl Waitoa | 🇳🇿 NZL | 19.0 |
| 9 | Chad Coy | 🇺🇸 USA | 13.5 |
| 10 | Dave Ostlund | 🇺🇸 USA | 11.0 |
| 11 | Odd Haugen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 9.0 |
| 12 | Dominic Filiou | 🇨🇦 CAN | 8.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessen Paulin | 6 in 33.78 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Josh Thigpen | 6 in 34.81 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 6 in 40.40 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Don Pope | 6 in 48.07 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Kevin Nee | 5 in 28.21 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Janne Virtanen | 5 in 30.11 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Steve MacDonald | 5 in 36.71 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Dave Ostlund | 5 in 38.48 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Odd Haugen | 5 in 41.98 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Chad Coy | 5 in 53.71 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Carl Waitoa | 3 in 19.25 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Dominic Filiou | 3 in 31.40 s | 1.0 |
Axle Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 8 reps | 12.0 |
| 2 | Don Pope | 5 reps | 10.5 |
| 2 | Josh Thigpen | 5 reps | 10.5 |
| 4 | Steve MacDonald | 4 reps | 8.5 |
| 4 | Chad Coy | 4 reps | 8.5 |
| 6 | Jessen Paulin | 3 reps | 6.5 |
| 6 | Dominic Filiou | 3 reps | 6.5 |
| 8 | Carl Waitoa | 2 reps | 5.0 |
| 9 | Janne Virtanen | 1 rep | 3.0 |
| 9 | Kevin Nee | 1 rep | 3.0 |
| 9 | Dave Ostlund | 1 rep | 3.0 |
| - | Odd Haugen | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Deadlift Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | 46.40 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Jessen Paulin | 41.15 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 39.69 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Don Pope | 39.37 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Steve MacDonald | 38.31 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Carl Waitoa | 33.39 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Josh Thigpen | 29.69 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Kevin Nee | 25.59 s | 1.0 |
| - | Chad Coy | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Dave Ostlund | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Odd Haugen | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Dominic Filiou | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 19.96 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Jessen Paulin | 24.61 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 21.96 m | 10.0 |
| 4 | Carl Waitoa | 17.9 m | 9.0 |
| 5 | Josh Thigpen | 17.6 m | 8.0 |
| 6 | Don Pope | 17.21 m | 7.0 |
| 7 | Kevin Nee | 13.7 m | 6.0 |
| 8 | Odd Haugen | 13.34 m | 5.0 |
| 9 | Steve MacDonald | 7.3 m | 4.0 |
| 10 | Dave Ostlund | 6.2 m | 3.0 |
| 11 | Chad Coy | 5.3 m | 2.0 |
| 12 | Dominic Filiou | 5.13 m | 1.0 |
Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 38.06 s | 6.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 47.11 s | 5.0 |
| 3 | Don Pope | 47.21 s | 4.0 |
| 4 | Jessen Paulin | 53.90 s | 3.0 |
| 5 | Josh Thigpen | DNF | 2.0 |
| 6 | Steve MacDonald | DNF | 1.0 |
| - | Kevin Nee | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Carl Waitoa | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Chad Coy | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Dave Ostlund | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Odd Haugen | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Dominic Filiou | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
Squat Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 10 reps | 8.0 |
| 2 | Don Pope | 9 reps | 7.0 |
| 3 | Josh Thigpen | 7 reps | 5.5 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 7 reps | 5.5 |
| 5 | Jessen Paulin | 5 reps | 4.0 |
| 6 | Kevin Nee | 3 reps | 3.0 |
| 7 | Steve MacDonald | 2 reps | 2.0 |
| - | Carl Waitoa | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Chad Coy | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Dave Ostlund | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Odd Haugen | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Dominic Filiou | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
See Also
About 2005 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix
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