2005 Saarijärvi Open
The 2005 Saarijärvi Open was held on 2005-06-18 in Saarijärvi, Finland. 12 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.
Events (5 total)
- 1. Arm Over Arm Pull
- 2. Crucifix Hold
- 3. Farmer's Walk
- 4. Log Lift
- 5. Loading Race
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jani Kolehmainen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 46.0 |
| 2 | Mika Mattila | 🇫🇮 FIN | 40.5 |
| 3 | Juhani Pakkala | 🇫🇮 FIN | 35.5 |
| 4 | Ville Vihola | 🇫🇮 FIN | 32.5 |
| 5 | Marko Laitinen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 30.0 |
| 6 | Jarmo Hirvi | 🇫🇮 FIN | 28.5 |
| 7 | Kai Pasanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 27.0 |
| 8 | Kirmo Varvikko | 🇫🇮 FIN | 21.0 |
| 9 | Juha-Matti Järvi | 🇫🇮 FIN | 14.0 |
| 10 | Jarno Kirselä | 🇫🇮 FIN | 12.0 |
| 11 | Marko Susi | 🇫🇮 FIN | 10.5 |
| 12 | Henri Peiponen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 8.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Arm Over Arm Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Mattila | 59.04 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Kai Pasanen | 75.69 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Marko Laitinen | 96.03 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Juhani Pakkala | 171.38 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Ville Vihola | 10.4 m | 8.0 |
| 6 | Jani Kolehmainen | 10 m | 7.0 |
| 7 | Marko Susi | 9.2 m | 6.0 |
| 8 | Kirmo Varvikko | 8.7 m | 5.0 |
| 9 | Juha-Matti Järvi | 8.5 m | 4.0 |
| 10 | Jarno Kirselä | 5.95 m | 3.0 |
| 11 | Henri Peiponen | 5.9 m | 2.0 |
| 12 | Jarmo Hirvi | 5.75 m | 1.0 |
Crucifix Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarmo Hirvi | 42.19 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Jani Kolehmainen | 38.47 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Mika Mattila | 35.42 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Juha-Matti Järvi | 35.25 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Kirmo Varvikko | 33.73 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Juhani Pakkala | 31.53 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Ville Vihola | 30.10 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Kai Pasanen | 23.99 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Marko Laitinen | 22.63 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Marko Susi | 22.16 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Jarno Kirselä | 21.15 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Henri Peiponen | 6.00 s | 1.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jani Kolehmainen | 24.3 m | 12.0 |
| 2 | Mika Mattila | 22.6 m | 11.0 |
| 3 | Jarmo Hirvi | 16.7 m | 10.0 |
| 4 | Marko Laitinen | 7.2 m | 9.0 |
| 5 | Ville Vihola | 4.75 m | 8.0 |
| 6 | Jarno Kirselä | 1.9 m | 7.0 |
| 7 | Juhani Pakkala | 1.7 m | 6.0 |
| 8 | Henri Peiponen | 1.5 m | 5.0 |
| 9 | Kai Pasanen | 0.4 m | 4.0 |
| 10 | Kirmo Varvikko | 0.25 m | 3.0 |
| 11 | Marko Susi | - | 1.5 |
| 12 | Juha-Matti Järvi | - | 1.0 |
Loading Race
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jani Kolehmainen | 55.23 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Juhani Pakkala | 66.58 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Marko Laitinen | 68.24 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Kai Pasanen | 69.84 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Ville Vihola | 72.85 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Mika Mattila | 79.33 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Kirmo Varvikko | 2 implements | 2.0 |
| 8 | Jarmo Hirvi | 1 implement | 1.0 |
| - | Juha-Matti Järvi | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Jarno Kirselä | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Marko Susi | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Henri Peiponen | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jani Kolehmainen | 12 reps | 8.0 |
| 2 | Juhani Pakkala | 10 reps | 6.5 |
| 2 | Ville Vihola | 10 reps | 6.5 |
| 4 | Mika Mattila | 9 reps | 4.5 |
| 4 | Jarmo Hirvi | 9 reps | 4.5 |
| 6 | Kirmo Varvikko | 5 reps | 3.0 |
| 7 | Kai Pasanen | 4 reps | 2.0 |
| 8 | Marko Laitinen | 1 rep | 1.0 |
| - | Juha-Matti Järvi | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Jarno Kirselä | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Marko Susi | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Henri Peiponen | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
See Also
About 2005 Saarijärvi Open
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