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2015 Giants Live Viking Challenge

The 2015 Giants Live Viking Challenge was held on 2015-06-07 in Grindavík, Iceland. 12 athletes competed across 7 events were contested.

Date: June 7, 2015
Location: Grindavík, Iceland, Iceland
Type: Giants Live
Division: Men
Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson
1st Place

Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 🇮🇸

Total Points: 75.0

Events (7 total)

  1. 1. Super Yoke
  2. 2. Truck Pull
  3. 3. Wheelbarrow Carry
  4. 4. Cross Carry
  5. 5. Deadlift
  6. 6. Log Lift
  7. 7. Stone Over Bar

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 7 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place Athlete Total Cross Carry Deadlift Log Lift Stone Over Bar Super Yoke Truck Pull Wheelbarrow Carry
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 🇮🇸 75.0 12.0 40 m 12.0 400 kg 10.0 150 kg 7.0 2 reps 11.0 15.22 s 11.0 38.03 s 12.0 17.42 s
2 Mark Felix 🇬🇧 67.5 10.0 27.7 m 11.0 380 kg 5.5 140 kg 11.0 4 reps 10.0 16.32 s 10.0 39.39 s 10.0 18.45 s
3 Martins Licis 🇺🇸 54.5 8.0 24.4 m 3.0 320 kg 5.5 140 kg 12.0 5 reps 5.0 55.21 s 12.0 37.84 s 9.0 19.23 s
4 Rafał Kobylarz 🇵🇱 53.5 5.0 15.28 m 10.0 360 kg 5.5 140 kg 7.0 2 reps 12.0 14.03 s 6.0 41.46 s 8.0 21.50 s
5 Derek DeVaughan 🇺🇸 47.5 4.0 12.8 m 7.0 340 kg 10.0 150 kg 4.5 1 rep 8.0 19.01 s 7.0 40.65 s 7.0 21.79 s
6 Dennis Kohlruss 🇩🇪 43.5 6.0 20 m 3.0 320 kg 10.0 150 kg 9.5 3 reps 4.0 21.85 m 9.0 39.68 s 2.0 17.55 m
6 Georg Rúnar Ögmundsson 🇮🇸 43.5 11.0 28.58 m 1.0 300 kg 1.0 120 kg 9.5 3 reps 7.0 26.55 s 8.0 40.44 s 6.0 23.18 s
8 John Posen 🇺🇸 44.0 3.0 10.75 m 7.0 340 kg 5.5 140 kg 4.5 1 rep 9.0 18.51 s 4.0 44.40 s 11.0 18.03 s
9 Ari Gunnarsson 🇮🇸 41.0 7.0 22.3 m 3.0 320 kg 12.0 160 kg 7.0 2 reps 3.0 14.9 m 5.0 43.50 s 4.0 17.8 m
10 Úlfur Orri Pétursson 🇮🇸 30.0 9.0 25 m 7.0 340 kg 2.0 130 kg 2.0 0 reps 2.0 13.3 m 3.0 48.35 s 5.0 44.74 s
11 Rob Frampton 🇬🇧 24.5 1.0 7.0 340 kg 5.5 140 kg 2.0 0 reps 6.0 36.10 s 2.0 48.70 s 1.0
12 Scott Cummine 🇨🇦 21.5 2.0 2.1 m 7.0 340 kg 5.5 140 kg 2.0 0 reps 1.0 12.15 m 1.0 49.13 s 3.0 17.65 m

Event-by-Event Results

Cross Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 40 m 12.0
2 Georg Rúnar Ögmundsson 28.58 m 11.0
3 Mark Felix 27.7 m 10.0
4 Úlfur Orri Pétursson 25 m 9.0
5 Martins Licis 24.4 m 8.0
6 Ari Gunnarsson 22.3 m 7.0
7 Dennis Kohlruss 20 m 6.0
8 Rafał Kobylarz 15.28 m 5.0
9 Derek DeVaughan 12.8 m 4.0
10 John Posen 10.75 m 3.0
11 Scott Cummine 2.1 m 2.0
12 Rob Frampton - 1.0

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 400 kg 12.0
2 Mark Felix 380 kg 11.0
3 Rafał Kobylarz 360 kg 10.0
4 Derek DeVaughan 340 kg 7.0
4 John Posen 340 kg 7.0
4 Úlfur Orri Pétursson 340 kg 7.0
4 Rob Frampton 340 kg 7.0
4 Scott Cummine 340 kg 7.0
9 Martins Licis 320 kg 3.0
9 Dennis Kohlruss 320 kg 3.0
9 Ari Gunnarsson 320 kg 3.0
12 Georg Rúnar Ögmundsson 300 kg 1.0

Log Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Ari Gunnarsson 160 kg 12.0
2 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 150 kg 10.0
2 Derek DeVaughan 150 kg 10.0
2 Dennis Kohlruss 150 kg 10.0
5 Mark Felix 140 kg 5.5
5 Martins Licis 140 kg 5.5
5 Rafał Kobylarz 140 kg 5.5
5 John Posen 140 kg 5.5
5 Rob Frampton 140 kg 5.5
5 Scott Cummine 140 kg 5.5
11 Úlfur Orri Pétursson 130 kg 2.0
12 Georg Rúnar Ögmundsson 120 kg 1.0

Stone Over Bar

# Athlete Result Points
1 Martins Licis 5 reps 12.0
2 Mark Felix 4 reps 11.0
3 Dennis Kohlruss 3 reps 9.5
3 Georg Rúnar Ögmundsson 3 reps 9.5
5 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 2 reps 7.0
5 Rafał Kobylarz 2 reps 7.0
5 Ari Gunnarsson 2 reps 7.0
8 Derek DeVaughan 1 rep 4.5
8 John Posen 1 rep 4.5
10 Úlfur Orri Pétursson 0 reps 2.0
10 Rob Frampton 0 reps 2.0
10 Scott Cummine 0 reps 2.0

Super Yoke

# Athlete Result Points
1 Rafał Kobylarz 14.03 s 12.0
2 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 15.22 s 11.0
3 Mark Felix 16.32 s 10.0
4 John Posen 18.51 s 9.0
5 Derek DeVaughan 19.01 s 8.0
6 Georg Rúnar Ögmundsson 26.55 s 7.0
7 Rob Frampton 36.10 s 6.0
8 Martins Licis 55.21 s 5.0
9 Dennis Kohlruss 21.85 m 4.0
10 Ari Gunnarsson 14.9 m 3.0
11 Úlfur Orri Pétursson 13.3 m 2.0
12 Scott Cummine 12.15 m 1.0

Truck Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Martins Licis 37.84 s 12.0
2 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 38.03 s 11.0
3 Mark Felix 39.39 s 10.0
4 Dennis Kohlruss 39.68 s 9.0
5 Georg Rúnar Ögmundsson 40.44 s 8.0
6 Derek DeVaughan 40.65 s 7.0
7 Rafał Kobylarz 41.46 s 6.0
8 Ari Gunnarsson 43.50 s 5.0
9 John Posen 44.40 s 4.0
10 Úlfur Orri Pétursson 48.35 s 3.0
11 Rob Frampton 48.70 s 2.0
12 Scott Cummine 49.13 s 1.0

Wheelbarrow Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 17.42 s 12.0
2 John Posen 18.03 s 11.0
3 Mark Felix 18.45 s 10.0
4 Martins Licis 19.23 s 9.0
5 Rafał Kobylarz 21.50 s 8.0
6 Derek DeVaughan 21.79 s 7.0
7 Georg Rúnar Ögmundsson 23.18 s 6.0
8 Úlfur Orri Pétursson 44.74 s 5.0
9 Ari Gunnarsson 17.8 m 4.0
10 Scott Cummine 17.65 m 3.0
11 Dennis Kohlruss 17.55 m 2.0
12 Rob Frampton - 1.0
Last updated: March 3, 2026

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