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2008 Globe's Strongest Man
The 2008 Globe's Strongest Man was held on 2008-06-15 in Moscow, Russia. 12 athletes competed across 7 events were contested.
Events (7 total)
- 1. Farmer's Walk
- 2. Truck Pull
- 3. Kettlebell Press
- 4. Deadlift Hold
- 5. Medley
- 6. Power Stairs
- 7. Atlas Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoyan Todorchev | 🇧🇬 BUL | 71.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 64.0 |
| 3 | Elbrus Nigmatullin | 🇷🇺 RUS | 52.5 |
| 4 | Vidas Blekaitis | 🇱🇹 LTU | 50.5 |
| 5 | Tarmo Mitt | 🇪🇪 EST | 50.0 |
| 6 | Karl Gillingham | 🇺🇸 USA | 48.0 |
| 7 | Sebastian Wenta | 🇵🇱 POL | 47.5 |
| 8 | Mark Felix | 🇬🇧 GBR | 44.0 |
| 9 | Mikhail Sidorychev | 🇷🇺 RUS | 39.0 |
| 10 | Boris Haraldsson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 33.0 |
| 11 | Rolands Gulbis | 🇱🇻 LAT | 24.5 |
| 12 | Sergey Ryumin | 🇧🇾 BLR | 16.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoyan Todorchev | 5 in 17.71 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Mark Felix | 5 in 17.80 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Sebastian Wenta | 5 in 18.33 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Tarmo Mitt | 5 in 18.70 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Karl Gillingham | 5 in 20.80 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Mikhail Sidorychev | 5 in 25.25 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Janne Virtanen | 5 in 27.20 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Boris Haraldsson | 5 in 44.90 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Vidas Blekaitis | 5 in 48.80 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Elbrus Nigmatullin | 4 stones | 2.5 |
| 10 | Rolands Gulbis | 4 stones | 2.5 |
| 12 | Sergey Ryumin | 2 stones | 1.0 |
Deadlift Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoyan Todorchev | 43.23 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Karl Gillingham | 37.80 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 37.00 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Tarmo Mitt | 35.60 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Vidas Blekaitis | 32.17 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Mark Felix | 29.51 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Rolands Gulbis | 28.05 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Sergey Ryumin | 27.91 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Elbrus Nigmatullin | 27.07 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Boris Haraldsson | 26.46 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Mikhail Sidorychev | 14.57 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Sebastian Wenta | 12.36 s | 1.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoyan Todorchev | 53.75 m | 12.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 46.85 m | 11.0 |
| 3 | Tarmo Mitt | 31.84 m | 10.0 |
| 4 | Mark Felix | 30.7 m | 9.0 |
| 5 | Elbrus Nigmatullin | 30.64 m | 8.0 |
| 6 | Vidas Blekaitis | 26.1 m | 7.0 |
| 7 | Sergey Ryumin | 26.01 m | 6.0 |
| 8 | Karl Gillingham | 22.3 m | 5.0 |
| 9 | Sebastian Wenta | 17.45 m | 4.0 |
| 10 | Boris Haraldsson | 16.27 m | 3.0 |
| 11 | Mikhail Sidorychev | 10.1 m | 2.0 |
| 12 | Rolands Gulbis | 10 m | 1.0 |
Kettlebell Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidas Blekaitis | 9 reps | 11.5 |
| 1 | Sebastian Wenta | 9 reps | 11.5 |
| 3 | Mikhail Sidorychev | 7 reps | 10.0 |
| 4 | Boris Haraldsson | 6 reps | 9.0 |
| 5 | Elbrus Nigmatullin | 4 reps | 8.0 |
| 6 | Stoyan Todorchev | 2 reps | 7.0 |
| 7 | Janne Virtanen | 1 rep | 5.0 |
| 7 | Karl Gillingham | 1 rep | 5.0 |
| 7 | Mark Felix | 1 rep | 5.0 |
| - | Tarmo Mitt | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Rolands Gulbis | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Sergey Ryumin | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoyan Todorchev | 40.00 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Mikhail Sidorychev | 41.54 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | 44.00 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Elbrus Nigmatullin | 48.63 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Sebastian Wenta | 50.80 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Vidas Blekaitis | 50.98 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Rolands Gulbis | 52.08 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Karl Gillingham | 56.41 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Tarmo Mitt | 60.71 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Mark Felix | 69.10 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Boris Haraldsson | 3 flips | 2.0 |
| 12 | Sergey Ryumin | 1 flip | 1.0 |
Power Stairs
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elbrus Nigmatullin | 24.92 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 25.02 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Stoyan Todorchev | 25.22 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Sebastian Wenta | 28.20 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Tarmo Mitt | 29.10 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Karl Gillingham | 29.43 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Rolands Gulbis | 30.00 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Mikhail Sidorychev | 30.10 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Mark Felix | 32.31 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Boris Haraldsson | 32.60 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Sergey Ryumin | 33.15 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Vidas Blekaitis | 34.48 s | 1.0 |
Truck Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidas Blekaitis | 24.81 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Janne Virtanen | 26.89 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Tarmo Mitt | 27.13 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Elbrus Nigmatullin | 27.68 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Boris Haraldsson | 28.02 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Karl Gillingham | 28.82 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Stoyan Todorchev | 29.50 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Mark Felix | 32.07 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Sebastian Wenta | 35.18 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Rolands Gulbis | 0.1 m | 3.0 |
| 11 | Mikhail Sidorychev | 0.07 m | 2.0 |
| 12 | Sergey Ryumin | 0.05 m | 1.0 |
Last updated: February 23, 2026
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