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2012 Giants Live FitX Melbourne

The 2012 Giants Live FitX Melbourne was held on 2012-03-17 in Melbourne, Australia. 10 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: March 17, 2012 – March 18, 2012
Location: Melbourne, Australia, Australia
Type: Giants Live
Division: Men
Mike Jenkins
1st Place

Mike Jenkins 🇺🇸

Total Points: 58.0

Events (6 total)

  1. 1. Frame Carry
  2. 2. Viking Press
  3. 3. Keg Carry
  4. 4. Deadlift
  5. 5. Hip Lift
  6. 6. Loading Race

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Mike Jenkins 🇺🇸 USA 58.0
2 Nick Best 🇺🇸 USA 44.5
3 Mike Burke 🇺🇸 USA 42.0
4 Eddie Hall 🇬🇧 GBR 38.0
5 Frankie Scheun 🇿🇦 RSA 36.0
6 Gerhard van Staden 🇿🇦 RSA 33.5
7 Eben le Roux 🇦🇺 AUS 29.5
8 Jeremy Hogg 🇳🇿 NZL 19.5
9 Mike Vrljic 🇦🇺 AUS 15.5
10 Jordan Steffens 🇦🇺 AUS 3.5

Event-by-Event Results

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Nick Best 11 reps 10.0
2 Mike Jenkins 8 reps 8.5
2 Eddie Hall 8 reps 8.5
4 Frankie Scheun 7 reps 7.0
5 Eben le Roux 5 reps 6.0
6 Gerhard van Staden 3 reps 5.0
7 Jeremy Hogg 2 reps 4.0
- Mike Burke 0 reps 0.0
- Mike Vrljic 0 reps 0.0
- Jordan Steffens 0 reps 0.0

Frame Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mike Jenkins 29.35 s 10.0
2 Mike Burke 36.13 s 9.0
3 Nick Best 69.00 s 8.0
4 Gerhard van Staden 28 m 7.0
5 Eben le Roux 14.84 m 6.0
6 Jeremy Hogg 12.3 m 5.0
7 Eddie Hall 7.22 m 4.0
8 Frankie Scheun 3.18 m 3.0
9 Mike Vrljic 2.1 m 2.0
- Jordan Steffens - 0.0

Hip Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mike Jenkins 1150 kg 9.5
1 Nick Best 1150 kg 9.5
3 Mike Burke 1050 kg 7.5
3 Eddie Hall 1050 kg 7.5
5 Gerhard van Staden 900 kg 5.0
5 Eben le Roux 900 kg 5.0
5 Jeremy Hogg 900 kg 5.0
8 Frankie Scheun 800 kg 2.5
8 Mike Vrljic 800 kg 2.5
10 Jordan Steffens 600 kg 1.0

Keg Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mike Jenkins 23.13 s 10.0
2 Mike Burke 30.60 s 9.0
3 Frankie Scheun 34.37 s 8.0
4 Nick Best 39.44 s 7.0
5 Gerhard van Staden 47.55 m 6.0
6 Eben le Roux 41.5 m 5.0
7 Jeremy Hogg 37.6 m 4.0
8 Mike Vrljic 37.5 m 3.0
9 Eddie Hall 36.75 m 2.0
10 Jordan Steffens 28.85 m 1.0

Loading Race

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mike Jenkins 5 in 65.00 s 10.0
2 Mike Burke 5 in 85.00 s 9.0
3 Frankie Scheun 4 in 38.80 s 8.0
4 Eddie Hall 4 in 49.10 s 7.0
5 Gerhard van Staden 4 in 55.60 s 6.0
6 Mike Vrljic 4 in 74.00 s 5.0
7 Nick Best 4 in 76.50 s 4.0
8 Eben le Roux 4 in 82.40 s 3.0
- Jeremy Hogg (Withdrew) 0.0
- Jordan Steffens (Withdrew) 0.0

Viking Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mike Jenkins 18 reps 10.0
2 Eddie Hall 17 reps 9.0
3 Mike Burke 13 reps 7.5
3 Frankie Scheun 13 reps 7.5
5 Nick Best 10 reps 6.0
6 Gerhard van Staden 8 reps 4.5
6 Eben le Roux 8 reps 4.5
8 Mike Vrljic 3 reps 3.0
9 Jeremy Hogg 1 rep 1.5
9 Jordan Steffens 1 rep 1.5
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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