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2009 Fortissimus
The 2009 Fortissimus was held on 2009-06-27 in Montmagny, Canada. 14 athletes competed across 10 events were contested.
Events (10 total)
- 1. Power Stairs
- 2. Super Yoke
- 3. Deadlift
- 4. Overhead Medley
- 5. Atlas Stones
- 6. Loading Race
- 7. Back Lift
- 8. Farmer's Walk
- 9. Cyr Dumbbell
- 10. Natural Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 🇱🇹 LTU | 124.5 |
| 2 | Derek Poundstone | 🇺🇸 USA | 118.0 |
| 3 | Brian Shaw | 🇺🇸 USA | 106.5 |
| 4 | Travis Ortmayer | 🇺🇸 USA | 94.0 |
| 5 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 🇷🇺 RUS | 87.0 |
| 6 | Phil Pfister | 🇺🇸 USA | 82.0 |
| 7 | Andrus Murumets | 🇪🇪 EST | 74.0 |
| 8 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 🇨🇦 CAN | 73.5 |
| 9 | Terry Hollands | 🇬🇧 GBR | 55.5 |
| 10 | Mark Felix | 🇬🇧 GBR | 54.0 |
| 11 | Christian Savoie | 🇨🇦 CAN | 49.0 |
| 12 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 🇱🇻 LAT | 47.0 |
| 13 | Jimmy Marku | 🇬🇧 GBR | 32.0 |
| 14 | Derek Boyer | 🇦🇺 AUS | 24.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Shaw | 6 in 54.78 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Phil Pfister | 5 in 29.59 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Derek Poundstone | 5 in 32.50 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Andrus Murumets | 5 in 43.78 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 5 in 44.81 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 5 in 44.96 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Travis Ortmayer | 5 in 46.66 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Terry Hollands | 5 in 51.52 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 5 in 59.58 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 4 in 26.65 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Mark Felix | 4 in 29.84 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Christian Savoie | 4 in 34.24 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Derek Boyer | 2 in 43.52 s | 2.0 |
| - | Jimmy Marku | No lift | 0.0 |
Back Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 1209 kg | 13.5 |
| 1 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 1209 kg | 13.5 |
| 3 | Derek Poundstone | 1109 kg | 11.0 |
| 3 | Brian Shaw | 1109 kg | 11.0 |
| 3 | Travis Ortmayer | 1109 kg | 11.0 |
| 6 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 1009 kg | 8.0 |
| 6 | Christian Savoie | 1009 kg | 8.0 |
| 6 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 1009 kg | 8.0 |
| 9 | Phil Pfister | 909 kg | 6.0 |
| - | Andrus Murumets | No lift | 0.0 |
| - | Terry Hollands | No lift | 0.0 |
| - | Mark Felix | No lift | 0.0 |
| - | Jimmy Marku | No lift | 0.0 |
| - | Derek Boyer | No lift | 0.0 |
Cyr Dumbbell
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 7 in 37.19 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Travis Ortmayer | 7 in 54.50 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Andrus Murumets | 6 in 38.14 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 6 in 52.08 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Brian Shaw | 6 in 57.70 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Phil Pfister | 6 in 61.61 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Derek Poundstone | 6 in 63.33 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 6 in 84.78 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Terry Hollands | 4 in 32.62 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Jimmy Marku | 4 in 79.06 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 4 in 85.55 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Christian Savoie | 3 in 21.68 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Mark Felix | 3 in 25.07 s | 2.0 |
| - | Derek Boyer | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Felix | 13 reps | 14.0 |
| 2 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 11 reps | 13.0 |
| 3 | Derek Poundstone | 10 reps | 12.0 |
| 4 | Jimmy Marku | 9 reps | 11.0 |
| 5 | Travis Ortmayer | 7 reps | 10.0 |
| 6 | Brian Shaw | 6 reps | 8.5 |
| 6 | Terry Hollands | 6 reps | 8.5 |
| 8 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 5 reps | 7.0 |
| 9 | Derek Boyer | 4 reps | 6.0 |
| 10 | Phil Pfister | 3 reps | 4.0 |
| 10 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 3 reps | 4.0 |
| 10 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 3 reps | 4.0 |
| 13 | Christian Savoie | 2 reps | 2.0 |
| - | Andrus Murumets | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Poundstone | 38.08 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Andrus Murumets | 40.59 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Mark Felix | 41.38 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Phil Pfister | 47.48 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Travis Ortmayer | 58.49 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Brian Shaw | 69.46 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 71.91 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Christian Savoie | 54.2 m | 7.0 |
| 9 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 49.5 m | 6.0 |
| 10 | Terry Hollands | 49.4 m | 5.0 |
| 11 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 49.25 m | 4.0 |
| 12 | Derek Boyer | 30.6 m | 3.0 |
| 13 | Jimmy Marku | 30 m | 2.0 |
| 14 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 17.1 m | 1.0 |
Loading Race
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Poundstone | 8 in 59.13 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 8 in 68.50 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Brian Shaw | 8 in 69.56 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 8 in 72.66 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Phil Pfister | 8 in 87.71 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Terry Hollands | 8 in 88.91 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Christian Savoie | 7 in 61.97 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Travis Ortmayer | 7 in 62.87 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Mark Felix | 7 in 62.90 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Andrus Murumets | 7 in 64.02 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 7 in 86.31 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Jimmy Marku | 6 + 11 m | 3.0 |
| 13 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 6 in 66.30 s | 2.0 |
| 14 | Derek Boyer | 1 in 5.00 s | 1.0 |
Natural Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 3 in 18.59 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Derek Poundstone | 3 in 30.25 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Brian Shaw | 3 in 31.80 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 3 in 40.28 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 3 in 48.05 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Phil Pfister | 3 in 51.46 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Mark Felix | 3 in 64.25 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Christian Savoie | 3 in 75.17 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Andrus Murumets | 2 in 14.00 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 2 in 28.91 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Travis Ortmayer | 2 in 29.59 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Terry Hollands | 1 in 12.13 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Jimmy Marku | 1 in 13.06 s | 2.0 |
| - | Derek Boyer | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Overhead Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 3 in 29.36 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Travis Ortmayer | 2 in 20.92 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Andrus Murumets | 2 in 21.80 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Brian Shaw | 2 in 21.96 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Derek Poundstone | 2 in 26.41 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 2 in 27.62 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 2 in 32.77 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Phil Pfister | 2 in 36.94 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 1 in 5.81 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Jimmy Marku | 1 in 28.30 s | 5.0 |
| - | Terry Hollands | No lift | 0.0 |
| - | Mark Felix | No lift | 0.0 |
| - | Christian Savoie | No lift | 0.0 |
| - | Derek Boyer | No lift | 0.0 |
Power Stairs
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 15 in 42.07 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 15 in 50.35 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Derek Poundstone | 15 in 52.58 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Travis Ortmayer | 15 in 56.54 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Brian Shaw | 15 in 58.98 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Christian Savoie | 15 in 61.48 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Phil Pfister | 15 in 63.19 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Andrus Murumets | 15 in 73.60 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 14 in 72.18 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Mark Felix | 14 in 72.70 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Terry Hollands | 12 in 68.61 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Jimmy Marku | 11 in 37.58 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 11 in 42.05 s | 2.0 |
| 14 | Derek Boyer | 11 in 61.03 s | 1.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 18.00 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Terry Hollands | 19.41 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Derek Poundstone | 19.66 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Derek Boyer | 22.50 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 23.25 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Brian Shaw | 23.28 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Andrus Murumets | 23.57 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Travis Ortmayer | 24.56 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Louis-Philippe Jean | 25.59 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Phil Pfister | 25.97 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 53.97 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Mark Felix | 64.69 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Christian Savoie | 71.90 s | 2.0 |
| 14 | Jimmy Marku | 16.85 m | 1.0 |
Last updated: March 3, 2026
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