2012 Giants Live Hungary
The 2012 Giants Live Hungary was held on 2012-06-17 in Budapest, Hungary. 12 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Bus Pull
- 2. Viking Press
- 3. Super Yoke
- 4. Deadlift
- 5. Weight Throw
- 6. Loading Race
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ákos Nagy | 🇭🇺 HUN | 51.5 |
| 2 | Jack McIntosh | 🇬🇧 GBR | 47.0 |
| 3 | Josh Thigpen | 🇺🇸 USA | 46.5 |
| 4 | Tomi Lotta | 🇫🇮 FIN | 39.0 |
| 5 | Chris Gearing | 🇬🇧 GBR | 34.5 |
| 6 | Alex Moonen | 🇳🇱 NED | 30.5 |
| 7 | Gábor Hrozik | 🇭🇺 HUN | 30.0 |
| 8 | Péter Puzsér | 🇸🇰 SVK | 29.5 |
| 9 | James Rude | 🇺🇸 USA | 20.5 |
| 10 | Patrik Baboumian | 🇩🇪 GER | 16.0 |
| 11 | Marc van der Haer | 🇿🇦 RSA | 9.5 |
| 12 | Radojica Marinković | 🇷🇸 SRB | 8.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Bus Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Moonen | 20.91 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Ákos Nagy | 21.13 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Josh Thigpen | 21.24 s | 9.5 |
| 3 | Tomi Lotta | 21.24 s | 9.5 |
| 5 | Jack McIntosh | 21.50 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Marc van der Haer | 21.68 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | James Rude | 21.86 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Péter Puzsér | 21.90 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Gábor Hrozik | 21.94 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Chris Gearing | 21.98 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Patrik Baboumian | 23.22 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Radojica Marinković | 29.50 s | 1.0 |
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gearing | 6 reps | 12.0 |
| 2 | Ákos Nagy | 5 reps | 11.0 |
| 3 | Jack McIntosh | 4 reps | 9.5 |
| 3 | Péter Puzsér | 4 reps | 9.5 |
| 5 | Gábor Hrozik | 3 reps | 8.0 |
| 6 | Josh Thigpen | 1 rep | 6.5 |
| 6 | Patrik Baboumian | 1 rep | 6.5 |
| - | Tomi Lotta | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Alex Moonen | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | James Rude | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Marc van der Haer | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Radojica Marinković | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Loading Race
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack McIntosh | 3 in 29.61 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Tomi Lotta | 3 in 32.05 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Josh Thigpen | 3 in 32.20 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Alex Moonen | 3 in 36.25 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Péter Puzsér | 3 in 40.05 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Ákos Nagy | 3 in 41.00 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Gábor Hrozik | 3 in 42.37 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Chris Gearing | 1 in 60.00 s | 1.0 |
| - | James Rude | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Patrik Baboumian | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Marc van der Haer | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Radojica Marinković | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gearing | 22.35 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Ákos Nagy | 24.28 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | James Rude | 24.40 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Jack McIntosh | 29.04 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Péter Puzsér | 29.05 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Tomi Lotta | 31.06 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Patrik Baboumian | 33.65 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Josh Thigpen | 36.72 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Gábor Hrozik | 52.86 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Radojica Marinković | 29.5 m | 3.0 |
| 11 | Alex Moonen | 28.15 m | 2.0 |
| 12 | Marc van der Haer | - | 1.0 |
Viking Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Thigpen | 16 reps | 11.5 |
| 1 | Alex Moonen | 16 reps | 11.5 |
| 3 | Tomi Lotta | 14 reps | 10.0 |
| 4 | Ákos Nagy | 13 reps | 8.5 |
| 4 | Jack McIntosh | 13 reps | 8.5 |
| 6 | Chris Gearing | 10 reps | 6.5 |
| 6 | Gábor Hrozik | 10 reps | 6.5 |
| 8 | James Rude | 9 reps | 4.5 |
| 8 | Radojica Marinković | 9 reps | 4.5 |
| 10 | Péter Puzsér | 8 reps | 3.0 |
| 11 | Patrik Baboumian | 7 reps | 1.5 |
| 11 | Marc van der Haer | 7 reps | 1.5 |
Weight Throw
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Thigpen | 5 m | 8.0 |
| 2 | Ákos Nagy | 4.8 m | 7.0 |
| 3 | Tomi Lotta | 4.6 m | 5.5 |
| 3 | Gábor Hrozik | 4.6 m | 5.5 |
| 5 | Jack McIntosh | 4.35 m | 4.0 |
| - | Chris Gearing | - | 0.0 |
| - | Alex Moonen | - | 0.0 |
| - | Péter Puzsér | - | 0.0 |
| - | James Rude | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Patrik Baboumian | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Marc van der Haer | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
| - | Radojica Marinković | (Eliminated) | 0.0 |
See Also
About 2012 Giants Live Hungary
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