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2007 Viking Power Challenge

The 2007 Viking Power Challenge was held on 2007-07-07 in Gol, Norway. 12 athletes competed across 7 events were contested.

Date: July 7, 2007
Location: Gol, Norway, Norway
Type: Strongman Super Series
Division: Men
Mariusz Pudzianowski
1st Place

Mariusz Pudzianowski 🇵🇱

Total Points: 72.5

Events (7 total)

  1. 1. Super Yoke
  2. 2. Tire Flip
  3. 3. Viking Press
  4. 4. Max Deadlift
  5. 5. Crucifix Hold
  6. 6. Farmer's Walk
  7. 7. Atlas Stones

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 🇵🇱 POL 72.5
2 Jarosław Dymek 🇵🇱 POL 67.0
3 Magnus Samuelsson 🇸🇪 SWE 66.0
4 Terry Hollands 🇬🇧 GBR 63.0
5 Janne Virtanen 🇫🇮 FIN 59.0
6 Karl Gillingham 🇺🇸 USA 56.0
7 Espen Aune 🇳🇴 NOR 30.5
8 Richard Skog 🇳🇴 NOR 27.0
9 Boris Haraldsson 🇮🇸 ISL 12.0
10 Mark Felix 🇬🇧 GBR 10.0
11 Rene Minkwitz 🇩🇰 DEN 9.5
12 Odd Haugen 🇳🇴 NOR 6.5

Event-by-Event Results

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Magnus Samuelsson 4 in 26.33 s 12.0
2 Terry Hollands 4 in 34.41 s 11.0
3 Janne Virtanen 4 in 35.74 s 10.0
4 Mariusz Pudzianowski 4 in 41.69 s 9.0
5 Karl Gillingham 4 in 70.24 s 8.0
6 Jarosław Dymek 2 in 15.61 s 7.0
- Espen Aune (Eliminated) 0.0
- Richard Skog (Eliminated) 0.0
- Boris Haraldsson (Eliminated) 0.0
- Mark Felix (Eliminated) 0.0
- Rene Minkwitz (Eliminated) 0.0
- Odd Haugen (Eliminated) 0.0

Crucifix Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Magnus Samuelsson 43.45 s 12.0
2 Janne Virtanen 39.88 s 11.0
3 Jarosław Dymek 36.38 s 10.0
4 Karl Gillingham 33.66 s 9.0
5 Mariusz Pudzianowski 31.41 s 8.0
6 Terry Hollands 22.38 s 7.0
7 Espen Aune 20.59 s 6.0
8 Richard Skog 19.52 s 5.0
- Boris Haraldsson (Eliminated) 0.0
- Mark Felix (Eliminated) 0.0
- Rene Minkwitz (Eliminated) 0.0
- Odd Haugen (Eliminated) 0.0

Farmer's Walk

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 24.81 s 12.0
2 Janne Virtanen 30.06 s 11.0
3 Magnus Samuelsson 30.74 s 10.0
4 Karl Gillingham 33.34 s 9.0
5 Jarosław Dymek 53.27 s 8.0
6 Terry Hollands 2.62 m 7.0
- Espen Aune (Eliminated) 0.0
- Richard Skog (Eliminated) 0.0
- Boris Haraldsson (Eliminated) 0.0
- Mark Felix (Eliminated) 0.0
- Rene Minkwitz (Eliminated) 0.0
- Odd Haugen (Eliminated) 0.0

Max Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 310 kg 11.5
1 Terry Hollands 310 kg 11.5
3 Jarosław Dymek 282 kg 10.0
4 Magnus Samuelsson 250 kg 7.5
4 Janne Virtanen 250 kg 7.5
4 Karl Gillingham 250 kg 7.5
4 Espen Aune 250 kg 7.5
- Richard Skog (No lift) 0.0
- Boris Haraldsson (Eliminated) 0.0
- Mark Felix (Eliminated) 0.0
- Rene Minkwitz (Eliminated) 0.0
- Odd Haugen (Eliminated) 0.0

Super Yoke

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski 9.40 s 12.0
2 Terry Hollands 10.59 s 11.0
3 Jarosław Dymek 12.06 s 10.0
4 Espen Aune 12.88 s 9.0
5 Richard Skog 13.85 s 8.0
6 Karl Gillingham 14.60 s 7.0
7 Mark Felix 14.67 s 6.0
8 Janne Virtanen 15.34 s 5.0
9 Odd Haugen 16.32 s 4.0
10 Magnus Samuelsson 16.53 s 3.0
11 Rene Minkwitz 19.03 s 2.0
12 Boris Haraldsson 22.08 s 1.0

Tire Flip

# Athlete Result Points
1 Magnus Samuelsson 35.21 s 12.0
2 Terry Hollands 36.33 s 11.0
3 Jarosław Dymek 37.63 s 10.0
4 Mariusz Pudzianowski 38.00 s 9.0
5 Richard Skog 48.56 s 8.0
6 Janne Virtanen 49.06 s 7.0
7 Karl Gillingham 61.00 s 6.0
8 Rene Minkwitz 65.32 s 5.0
9 Espen Aune 4 flips 3.5
9 Boris Haraldsson 4 flips 3.5
11 Mark Felix 3 flips 1.5
11 Odd Haugen 3 flips 1.5

Viking Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jarosław Dymek 20 reps 12.0
2 Mariusz Pudzianowski 17 reps 11.0
3 Magnus Samuelsson 12 reps 9.5
3 Karl Gillingham 12 reps 9.5
5 Janne Virtanen 11 reps 7.5
5 Boris Haraldsson 11 reps 7.5
7 Richard Skog 10 reps 6.0
8 Terry Hollands 9 reps 4.5
8 Espen Aune 9 reps 4.5
10 Mark Felix 8 reps 2.5
10 Rene Minkwitz 8 reps 2.5
12 Odd Haugen 6 reps 1.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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