2009 East Coast Giant
The 2009 East Coast Giant was held. 9 athletes competed across 11 events were contested.
Events (11 total)
- 1. Arm Over Arm Pull
- 2. Farmer's Walk
- 3. Húsafell Stone
- 4. Distance Throw
- 5. Block Press
- 6. Stone Over Bar
- 7. Elevated Deadlift
- 8. Truck Pull
- 9. Weight Throw
- 10. Max Axle Press
- 11. Natural Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Páll Logason | 🇮🇸 ISL | 89.0 |
| 2 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 85.5 |
| 3 | Úlfur Orri Pétursson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 64.0 |
| 4 | Sturla Ólafsson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 61.0 |
| 5 | Jón Thór Ásgrímsson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 59.5 |
| 6 | Ární Freyr Gestsson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 56.0 |
| 7 | Valgeir Pálsson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 34.0 |
| 8 | Hallgrímur Pálmi Stefánsson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 27.5 |
| 9 | Jónas Karl Jónasson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 18.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Arm Over Arm Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sturla Ólafsson | 40.74 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson | 50.51 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Jón Thór Ásgrímsson | 52.85 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Páll Logason | 56.10 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Valgeir Pálsson | 69.66 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Ární Freyr Gestsson | 78.30 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Hallgrímur Pálmi Stefánsson | 24.7 m | 3.0 |
| 8 | Jónas Karl Jónasson | 23.8 m | 2.0 |
| 9 | Úlfur Orri Pétursson | 17.6 m | 1.0 |
Block Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Páll Logason | 4 implements | 9.0 |
| 2 | Úlfur Orri Pétursson | 2 implements | 8.0 |
| 3 | Sturla Ólafsson | 2 implements | 7.0 |
| 4 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson | 1 implement | 6.0 |
| 5 | Jón Thór Ásgrímsson | 1 implement | 5.0 |
| 6 | Ární Freyr Gestsson | 1 implement | 4.0 |
| 7 | Hallgrímur Pálmi Stefánsson | 1 implement | 3.0 |
| 8 | Valgeir Pálsson | - | 1.5 |
| 8 | Jónas Karl Jónasson | - | 1.5 |
Distance Throw
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson | 7.42 m | 9.0 |
| 2 | Úlfur Orri Pétursson | 7.03 m | 8.0 |
| 3 | Ární Freyr Gestsson | 6.96 m | 7.0 |
| 4 | Páll Logason | 6.92 m | 6.0 |
| 5 | Sturla Ólafsson | 5.81 m | 5.0 |
| 6 | Hallgrímur Pálmi Stefánsson | 5.71 m | 4.0 |
| 7 | Jón Thór Ásgrímsson | 5.35 m | 3.0 |
| 8 | Valgeir Pálsson | 4.92 m | 2.0 |
| 9 | Jónas Karl Jónasson | 4.45 m | 1.0 |
Elevated Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Páll Logason | 350 kg | 9.0 |
| 2 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson | 300 kg | 7.5 |
| 2 | Úlfur Orri Pétursson | 300 kg | 7.5 |
| 4 | Sturla Ólafsson | 260 kg | 5.5 |
| 4 | Jón Thór Ásgrímsson | 260 kg | 5.5 |
| 6 | Ární Freyr Gestsson | 240 kg | 3.0 |
| 6 | Valgeir Pálsson | 240 kg | 3.0 |
| 6 | Jónas Karl Jónasson | 240 kg | 3.0 |
| 9 | Hallgrímur Pálmi Stefánsson | - | 1.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Páll Logason | 58.2 m | 9.0 |
| 2 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson | 57.45 m | 8.0 |
| 3 | Jón Thór Ásgrímsson | 57.14 m | 7.0 |
| 4 | Úlfur Orri Pétursson | 51 m | 6.0 |
| 5 | Sturla Ólafsson | 38.49 m | 5.0 |
| 6 | Ární Freyr Gestsson | 4.7 m | 4.0 |
| 7 | Valgeir Pálsson | 0.9 m | 3.0 |
| 8 | Hallgrímur Pálmi Stefánsson | - | 1.5 |
| 8 | Jónas Karl Jónasson | - | 1.5 |
Húsafell Stone
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson | 100 m | 9.0 |
| 2 | Jón Thór Ásgrímsson | 75 m | 8.0 |
| 3 | Valgeir Pálsson | 59.98 m | 7.0 |
| 4 | Páll Logason | 59.5 m | 6.0 |
| 5 | Ární Freyr Gestsson | 58.7 m | 5.0 |
| 6 | Úlfur Orri Pétursson | 51.65 m | 4.0 |
| 7 | Sturla Ólafsson | 49.75 m | 3.0 |
| 8 | Hallgrímur Pálmi Stefánsson | 44.6 m | 2.0 |
| 9 | Jónas Karl Jónasson | 32 m | 1.0 |
Max Axle Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Páll Logason | 130 kg | 9.0 |
| 2 | Úlfur Orri Pétursson | 120 kg | 7.5 |
| 2 | Ární Freyr Gestsson | 120 kg | 7.5 |
| 4 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson | 110 kg | 5.0 |
| 4 | Sturla Ólafsson | 110 kg | 5.0 |
| 4 | Jón Thór Ásgrímsson | 110 kg | 5.0 |
| 7 | Hallgrímur Pálmi Stefánsson | 100 kg | 3.0 |
| 8 | Valgeir Pálsson | 70 kg | 1.5 |
| 8 | Jónas Karl Jónasson | 70 kg | 1.5 |
Natural Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Páll Logason | 4 in 34.97 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson | 4 in 38.79 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Jón Thór Ásgrímsson | 4 in 58.65 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Sturla Ólafsson | 4 in 66.58 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Úlfur Orri Pétursson | 3 in 32.69 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Ární Freyr Gestsson | 3 in 36.87 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Valgeir Pálsson | 2 in 38.94 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | Hallgrímur Pálmi Stefánsson | 2 in 45.00 s | 2.0 |
| 9 | Jónas Karl Jónasson | - | 1.0 |
Stone Over Bar
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Páll Logason | 8 reps | 9.0 |
| 2 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson | 6 reps | 8.0 |
| 3 | Ární Freyr Gestsson | 3 reps | 7.0 |
| 4 | Úlfur Orri Pétursson | 1 rep | 5.5 |
| 4 | Sturla Ólafsson | 1 rep | 5.5 |
| 6 | Jón Thór Ásgrímsson | - | 2.5 |
| 6 | Valgeir Pálsson | - | 2.5 |
| 6 | Hallgrímur Pálmi Stefánsson | - | 2.5 |
| 6 | Jónas Karl Jónasson | - | 2.5 |
Truck Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Páll Logason | 72.63 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson | 86.02 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Úlfur Orri Pétursson | 18.1 m | 7.0 |
| 4 | Ární Freyr Gestsson | 16.9 m | 6.0 |
| 5 | Jón Thór Ásgrímsson | 15 m | 5.0 |
| 6 | Valgeir Pálsson | 13.6 m | 4.0 |
| 7 | Sturla Ólafsson | 12.9 m | 3.0 |
| 8 | Jónas Karl Jónasson | 11.5 m | 2.0 |
| 9 | Hallgrímur Pálmi Stefánsson | 10.4 m | 1.0 |
Weight Throw
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson | 4.9 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Páll Logason | 4.5 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Sturla Ólafsson | 4.2 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Úlfur Orri Pétursson | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Jón Thór Ásgrímsson | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Ární Freyr Gestsson | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Hallgrímur Pálmi Stefánsson | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Valgeir Pálsson | 3.6 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Jónas Karl Jónasson | 3.6 | 1.5 |
See Also
About 2009 East Coast Giant
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