2006 Arnold Strongman Classic
The 2006 Arnold Strongman Classic was held on 2006-03-03 in Columbus, Ohio. 10 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Timber Carry
- 2. Weight Throw
- 3. Apollon's Wheels
- 4. Super Yoke
- 5. Max Deadlift
- 6. Dumbbell Press
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 🇱🇹 LTU | 53.5 |
| 2 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 🇺🇦 UKR | 45.0 |
| 3 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 🇷🇺 RUS | 38.5 |
| 4 | Phil Pfister | 🇺🇸 USA | 37.5 |
| 5 | Benedikt Magnússon | 🇮🇸 ISL | 35.5 |
| 6 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 🇵🇱 POL | 35.0 |
| 7 | Brian Siders | 🇺🇸 USA | 32.5 |
| 8 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 🇱🇻 LAT | 23.5 |
| 9 | Dominic Filiou | 🇨🇦 CAN | 15.5 |
| 10 | Glenn Ross | 🇬🇧 GBR | 13.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Apollon's Wheels
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 0-8-8 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 5-0-5 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 5-0-5 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Brian Siders | 0-5-5 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Phil Pfister | 0-5-4 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 0-5-3 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 3-0-2 | 4.0 |
| 8 | Benedikt Magnússon | 0-3-2 | 3.0 |
| 9 | Glenn Ross | 0-2-1 | 2.0 |
| 10 | Dominic Filiou | 0-0-0 | 1.0 |
Dumbbell Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 6 reps | 9.0 |
| 1 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 6 reps | 9.0 |
| 1 | Phil Pfister | 6 reps | 9.0 |
| 4 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 4 reps | 7.0 |
| 5 | Benedikt Magnússon | 1 rep | 5.5 |
| 5 | Brian Siders | 1 rep | 5.5 |
| 7 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 0 reps | 2.5 |
| 7 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 0 reps | 2.5 |
| 7 | Dominic Filiou | 0 reps | 2.5 |
| 7 | Glenn Ross | 0 reps | 2.5 |
Max Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Siders | 448 kg | 10.0 |
| 2 | Benedikt Magnússon | 433 kg | 9.0 |
| 3 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 428 kg | 8.0 |
| 4 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 421 kg | 7.0 |
| 5 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 401 kg | 6.0 |
| 6 | Glenn Ross | 398 kg | 5.0 |
| 7 | Phil Pfister | 393 kg | 4.0 |
| 8 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 391 kg | 3.0 |
| 9 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 389 kg | 2.0 |
| 10 | Dominic Filiou | 355 kg | 1.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 7.50 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 8.07 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 11.40 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 15.22 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Brian Siders | 18.19 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Phil Pfister | 18.30 s | 5.0 |
| 7 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 19.32 s | 4.0 |
| 8 | Benedikt Magnússon | 9.53 m | 3.0 |
| 9 | Dominic Filiou | 8.25 m | 2.0 |
| 10 | Glenn Ross | - | 1.0 |
Timber Carry
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benedikt Magnússon | 11.47 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 22.93 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 9.78 m | 8.0 |
| 4 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 6.91 m | 7.0 |
| 5 | Phil Pfister | 6.63 m | 6.0 |
| 6 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 5.82 m | 5.0 |
| 7 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 3.45 m | 4.0 |
| 8 | Dominic Filiou | 2.84 m | 3.0 |
| 9 | Glenn Ross | 2.06 m | 2.0 |
| 10 | Brian Siders | 1.7 m | 1.0 |
Weight Throw
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 6.25 m | 9.5 |
| 1 | Vasyl Virastyuk | 6.25 m | 9.5 |
| 3 | Phil Pfister | 5.94 m | 7.5 |
| 3 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | 5.94 m | 7.5 |
| 5 | Dominic Filiou | 5.94 m | 6.0 |
| 6 | Benedikt Magnússon | 5.94 m | 5.0 |
| 7 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 5.64 m | 4.0 |
| 8 | Brian Siders | 5.33 m | 3.0 |
| 9 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 5.18 m | 2.0 |
| 10 | Glenn Ross | - | 1.0 |
See Also
About 2006 Arnold Strongman Classic
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