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2016 Australia's Strongest Man

The 2016 Australia's Strongest Man was held on 2016-11-27 in Melbourne, Australia. 6 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: November 27, 2016
Location: Melbourne, Australia, Australia
Type: Australia's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Rongo Keene
1st Place

Rongo Keene 🇦🇺

Total Points: 29.5

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 6 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place Athlete Total Arm Over Arm Pull Atlas Stones Deadlift Log Lift Super Yoke Truck Pull
1 Rongo Keene 🇦🇺 29.5 2.0 33.63 s 4.0 3 in 71.59 s 6.0 11 reps 5.5 5 reps 6.0 11.02 s 6.0 25.47 s
2 Tyson Morrissy 🇦🇺 26.0 6.0 28.88 s 6.0 3 in 14.14 s 5.0 9 reps 0.0 0 reps 4.0 28.00 s 5.0 28.08 s
3 Travis Wieck 🇦🇺 19.5 3.0 33.28 s 1.0 2 in 8.17 s 4.0 8 reps 3.5 3 reps 5.0 18.17 s 3.0 29.93 s
4 Vernon van Schalkwyk 🇦🇺 18.5 5.0 30.59 s 5.0 3 in 26.68 s 2.0 6 reps 3.5 3 reps 2.0 42.12 s 1.0 32.02 s
5 Marc Wells 🇦🇺 18.0 4.0 31.78 s 2.0 2 in 8.03 s 3.0 7 reps 2.0 1 rep 3.0 28.04 s 4.0 29.03 s
6 Luke Reynolds 🇦🇺 13.5 1.0 34.13 s 3.0 2 in 6.97 s 1.0 3 reps 5.5 5 reps 1.0 12.1 m 2.0 31.04 s

Event-by-Event Results

Arm Over Arm Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Tyson Morrissy 28.88 s 6.0
2 Vernon van Schalkwyk 30.59 s 5.0
3 Marc Wells 31.78 s 4.0
4 Travis Wieck 33.28 s 3.0
5 Rongo Keene 33.63 s 2.0
6 Luke Reynolds 34.13 s 1.0

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Tyson Morrissy 3 in 14.14 s 6.0
2 Vernon van Schalkwyk 3 in 26.68 s 5.0
3 Rongo Keene 3 in 71.59 s 4.0
4 Luke Reynolds 2 in 6.97 s 3.0
5 Marc Wells 2 in 8.03 s 2.0
6 Travis Wieck 2 in 8.17 s 1.0

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Rongo Keene 11 reps 6.0
2 Tyson Morrissy 9 reps 5.0
3 Travis Wieck 8 reps 4.0
4 Marc Wells 7 reps 3.0
5 Vernon van Schalkwyk 6 reps 2.0
6 Luke Reynolds 3 reps 1.0

Log Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Rongo Keene 5 reps 5.5
1 Luke Reynolds 5 reps 5.5
3 Travis Wieck 3 reps 3.5
3 Vernon van Schalkwyk 3 reps 3.5
5 Marc Wells 1 rep 2.0
- Tyson Morrissy 0 reps 0.0

Super Yoke

# Athlete Result Points
1 Rongo Keene 11.02 s 6.0
2 Travis Wieck 18.17 s 5.0
3 Tyson Morrissy 28.00 s 4.0
4 Marc Wells 28.04 s 3.0
5 Vernon van Schalkwyk 42.12 s 2.0
6 Luke Reynolds 12.1 m 1.0

Truck Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Rongo Keene 25.47 s 6.0
2 Tyson Morrissy 28.08 s 5.0
3 Marc Wells 29.03 s 4.0
4 Travis Wieck 29.93 s 3.0
5 Luke Reynolds 31.04 s 2.0
6 Vernon van Schalkwyk 32.02 s 1.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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