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2009 Canada's Strongest Man
The 2009 Canada's Strongest Man was held on 2009-08-22 in Quebec City, Canada. 12 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.
Events (8 total)
- 1. Arm Over Arm Pull
- 2. Deadlift
- 3. Power Stairs
- 4. Atlas Stones
- 5. Deadlift Hold
- 6. Tire Flip
- 7. Viking Press
- 8. Medley
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Savoie | 🇨🇦 CAN | 88.0 |
| 2 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 🇨🇦 CAN | 81.0 |
| 3 | Jean-François Caron | 🇨🇦 CAN | 80.5 |
| 4 | Mike Saunders | 🇨🇦 CAN | 62.0 |
| 5 | Franky Bonneau | 🇨🇦 CAN | 53.5 |
| 6 | Grant Connors | 🇨🇦 CAN | 52.5 |
| 7 | John Moerike | 🇨🇦 CAN | 48.5 |
| 8 | Luke Skaarup | 🇨🇦 CAN | 37.5 |
| 9 | Scott Cummine | 🇨🇦 CAN | 36.5 |
| 10 | John Dungey | 🇨🇦 CAN | 30.0 |
| 11 | Chris Harper | 🇨🇦 CAN | 24.0 |
| 12 | Paul Vaillancourt | 🇨🇦 CAN | 18.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Arm Over Arm Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Savoie | 33.01 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Chris Harper | 34.39 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Mike Saunders | 34.62 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Scott Cummine | 34.83 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 34.84 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Jean-François Caron | 35.67 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | John Moerike | 35.81 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Paul Vaillancourt | 35.90 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Grant Connors | 39.85 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | John Dungey | 41.97 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Luke Skaarup | 42.44 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Franky Bonneau | 46.33 s | 1.0 |
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Savoie | 4 in 24.88 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Jean-François Caron | 4 in 34.72 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Mike Saunders | 4 in 38.19 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 4 in 40.26 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | John Moerike | 4 in 49.27 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Grant Connors | 3 in 19.14 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | John Dungey | 3 in 33.44 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Chris Harper | 2 in 12.97 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Franky Bonneau | 2 in 15.76 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Luke Skaarup | 2 in 16.87 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Scott Cummine | 2 in 19.41 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Paul Vaillancourt | 1 in 4.70 s | 1.0 |
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Savoie | 8 reps | 11.0 |
| 1 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 8 reps | 11.0 |
| 1 | Jean-François Caron | 8 reps | 11.0 |
| 4 | Franky Bonneau | 2 reps | 8.5 |
| 4 | Luke Skaarup | 2 reps | 8.5 |
| 6 | Mike Saunders | 1 rep | 5.5 |
| 6 | Grant Connors | 1 rep | 5.5 |
| 6 | John Moerike | 1 rep | 5.5 |
| 6 | Paul Vaillancourt | 1 rep | 5.5 |
| - | Scott Cummine | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | John Dungey | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Chris Harper | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Deadlift Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Connors | 99.77 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Jean-François Caron | 81.03 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 78.36 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Franky Bonneau | 64.86 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Christian Savoie | 61.33 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Luke Skaarup | 57.71 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Mike Saunders | 51.01 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | John Dungey | 43.44 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | John Moerike | 39.09 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Scott Cummine | 38.84 s | 3.0 |
| - | Chris Harper | (No lift) | 0.0 |
| - | Paul Vaillancourt | (No lift) | 0.0 |
Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-François Caron | 63.35 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Christian Savoie | 65.04 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 69.58 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Franky Bonneau | 88.77 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Scott Cummine | 21.72 m | 8.0 |
| 6 | John Moerike | 20.09 m | 7.0 |
| 7 | Mike Saunders | 18.11 m | 6.0 |
| 8 | Grant Connors | 17.25 m | 5.0 |
| 9 | Luke Skaarup | 14.1 m | 4.0 |
| 10 | John Dungey | 10.39 m | 3.0 |
| 11 | Chris Harper | 6.4 m | 2.0 |
| 12 | Paul Vaillancourt | - | 1.0 |
Power Stairs
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Savoie | 67.24 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 74.10 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Jean-François Caron | 14 stairs | 9.5 |
| 3 | Mike Saunders | 14 stairs | 9.5 |
| 5 | Franky Bonneau | 9 stairs | 7.0 |
| 5 | John Moerike | 9 stairs | 7.0 |
| 5 | Luke Skaarup | 9 stairs | 7.0 |
| 8 | Grant Connors | 7 stairs | 4.5 |
| 8 | Paul Vaillancourt | 7 stairs | 4.5 |
| 10 | Scott Cummine | 6 stairs | 3.0 |
| 11 | John Dungey | 5 stairs | 2.0 |
| 12 | Chris Harper | 5 stairs | 1.0 |
Tire Flip
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Savoie | 58.64 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Jean-François Caron | 68.06 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 28.35 m | 10.0 |
| 4 | Mike Saunders | 28.14 m | 9.0 |
| 5 | John Moerike | 25.91 m | 8.0 |
| 6 | Franky Bonneau | 24 m | 7.0 |
| 7 | John Dungey | 23.72 m | 6.0 |
| 8 | Chris Harper | 21.11 m | 5.0 |
| 9 | Grant Connors | 19.05 m | 3.5 |
| 9 | Scott Cummine | 19.05 m | 3.5 |
| 11 | Luke Skaarup | 18.92 m | 2.0 |
| 12 | Paul Vaillancourt | 11.61 m | 1.0 |
Viking Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 13 reps | 12.0 |
| 2 | Grant Connors | 11 reps | 11.0 |
| 3 | Christian Savoie | 8 reps | 10.0 |
| 4 | Jean-François Caron | 7 reps | 8.0 |
| 4 | Franky Bonneau | 7 reps | 8.0 |
| 4 | Scott Cummine | 7 reps | 8.0 |
| 7 | Mike Saunders | 6 reps | 6.0 |
| 8 | John Dungey | 3 reps | 5.0 |
| 9 | Luke Skaarup | 2 reps | 4.0 |
| 10 | John Moerike | 1 rep | 3.0 |
| - | Chris Harper | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Paul Vaillancourt | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Last updated: February 23, 2026
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