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2009 Giants Live Mohegan Sun

The 2009 Giants Live Mohegan Sun was held on 2009-05-17 in Uncasville, Connecticut. 12 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: May 17, 2009
Location: Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Type: Giants Live
Division: Men
Derek Poundstone
1st Place

Derek Poundstone 🇺🇸

Total Points: 59.0

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Derek Poundstone 🇺🇸 USA 59.0
2 Travis Ortmayer 🇺🇸 USA 52.0
3 Brian Shaw 🇺🇸 USA 39.0
4 Louis-Philippe Jean 🇨🇦 CAN 38.0
5 Johannes 🇸🇪 SWE 33.5
6 Mikhail Koklyaev 🇷🇺 RUS 28.0
7 Mark Felix 🇬🇧 GBR 24.5
8 Terry Hollands 🇬🇧 GBR 22.5
9 Sebastian Wenta 🇵🇱 POL 13.5
10 Boris Haraldsson 🇮🇸 ISL 12.0
11 Jimmy Marku 🇬🇧 GBR 7.0
12 Gerard Benderoth 🇺🇸 USA 3.0

Event-by-Event Results

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Travis Ortmayer 5 in 26.18 s 8.0
2 Derek Poundstone 4 in 24.33 s 7.0
3 Mikhail Koklyaev 4 in 26.21 s 6.0
4 Brian Shaw 4 in 27.55 s 5.0
5 Louis-Philippe Jean 4 in 42.59 s 4.0
6 Johannes 3 in 20.39 s 3.0
7 Mark Felix 3 in 20.92 s 2.0
8 Terry Hollands 3 in 23.27 s 1.0
- Sebastian Wenta (Eliminated) 0.0
- Boris Haraldsson (Eliminated) 0.0
- Jimmy Marku (Eliminated) 0.0
- Gerard Benderoth (Eliminated) 0.0

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Derek Poundstone 20 reps 8.0
2 Travis Ortmayer 17 reps 6.5
2 Louis-Philippe Jean 17 reps 6.5
4 Mark Felix 16 reps 5.0
5 Brian Shaw 14 reps 3.0
5 Mikhail Koklyaev 14 reps 3.0
5 Terry Hollands 14 reps 3.0
8 Johannes 5 reps 1.0
- Sebastian Wenta (Eliminated) 0.0
- Boris Haraldsson (Eliminated) 0.0
- Jimmy Marku (Eliminated) 0.0
- Gerard Benderoth (Eliminated) 0.0

Frame Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Derek Poundstone 21.95 s 12.0
2 Brian Shaw 25.75 s 11.0
3 Travis Ortmayer 27.83 s 10.0
4 Mark Felix 31.20 s 9.0
5 Louis-Philippe Jean 23.06 m 8.0
6 Terry Hollands 20.57 m 7.0
7 Mikhail Koklyaev 18.47 m 6.0
8 Johannes 16.43 m 5.0
9 Jimmy Marku 9.98 m 4.0
10 Boris Haraldsson 9.83 m 3.0
11 Gerard Benderoth 3.89 m 2.0
12 Sebastian Wenta 1.7 m 1.0

Log Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Derek Poundstone 9 reps 8.0
2 Travis Ortmayer 6 reps 6.0
2 Louis-Philippe Jean 6 reps 6.0
2 Johannes 6 reps 6.0
5 Brian Shaw 4 reps 3.5
5 Mikhail Koklyaev 4 reps 3.5
7 Mark Felix 3 reps 1.5
7 Terry Hollands 3 reps 1.5
- Sebastian Wenta (Eliminated) 0.0
- Boris Haraldsson (Eliminated) 0.0
- Jimmy Marku (Eliminated) 0.0
- Gerard Benderoth (Eliminated) 0.0

Max Axle Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Derek Poundstone 188 kg 12.0
2 Travis Ortmayer 186 kg 10.5
2 Johannes 186 kg 10.5
4 Brian Shaw 176 kg 7.5
4 Louis-Philippe Jean 176 kg 7.5
4 Mikhail Koklyaev 176 kg 7.5
4 Sebastian Wenta 176 kg 7.5
8 Boris Haraldsson 166 kg 5.0
- Mark Felix (No lift) 0.0
- Terry Hollands (No lift) 0.0
- Jimmy Marku (No lift) 0.0
- Gerard Benderoth (No lift) 0.0

Shield Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Derek Poundstone 81 m 12.0
2 Travis Ortmayer 77.85 m 11.0
3 Terry Hollands 77.19 m 10.0
4 Brian Shaw 76 m 9.0
5 Johannes 55.52 m 8.0
6 Mark Felix 54.79 m 7.0
7 Louis-Philippe Jean 51.1 m 6.0
8 Sebastian Wenta 49.56 m 5.0
9 Boris Haraldsson 40.84 m 4.0
10 Jimmy Marku 36.2 m 3.0
11 Mikhail Koklyaev 33.6 m 2.0
12 Gerard Benderoth 15.24 m 1.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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