2016 European Giants
The 2016 European Giants was held on 2016-04-30 in Spielberg, Austria. 9 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.
Events (5 total)
- 1. Super Yoke
- 2. Car Deadlift
- 3. Truck Pull
- 4. Stone Over Bar
- 5. Max Log Lift
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Wildauer | 🇦🇹 AUT | 43.0 |
| 2 | Matjaž Belšak | 🇸🇮 SLO | 41.5 |
| 3 | Ákos Nagy | 🇭🇺 HUN | 30.5 |
| 4 | Andreas Altmann | 🇩🇪 GER | 25.0 |
| 5 | Erik Karácsondi | 🇭🇺 HUN | 17.0 |
| 6 | Reinhard Maier | 🇩🇪 GER | 17.0 |
| 7 | Jiří Tkadlčík | 🇨🇿 CZE | 14.5 |
| 8 | Nemanja Tasić | 🇦🇹 AUT | 13.5 |
| 9 | Franz Moser | 🇦🇹 AUT | 1.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Car Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Wildauer | 16 reps | 9.0 |
| 2 | Matjaž Belšak | 15 reps | 7.5 |
| 2 | Andreas Altmann | 15 reps | 7.5 |
| 4 | Ákos Nagy | 11 reps | 6.0 |
| 5 | Reinhard Maier | 10 reps | 5.0 |
| 6 | Jiří Tkadlčík | 9 reps | 3.5 |
| 6 | Nemanja Tasić | 9 reps | 3.5 |
| - | Erik Karácsondi | 4 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Franz Moser | - | 0.0 |
Max Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matjaž Belšak | 175 kg | 9.0 |
| 2 | Martin Wildauer | 160 kg | 8.0 |
| 3 | Erik Karácsondi | 150 kg | 7.0 |
| 4 | Ákos Nagy | 140 kg | 5.0 |
| 4 | Reinhard Maier | 140 kg | 5.0 |
| 4 | Jiří Tkadlčík | 140 kg | 5.0 |
| 7 | Nemanja Tasić | 130 kg | 3.0 |
| - | Andreas Altmann | - | 0.0 |
| - | Franz Moser | - | 0.0 |
Stone Over Bar
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Wildauer | 6 reps | 9.0 |
| 2 | Matjaž Belšak | 5 reps | 8.0 |
| 3 | Ákos Nagy | 2 reps | 6.5 |
| 3 | Andreas Altmann | 2 reps | 6.5 |
| - | Erik Karácsondi | - | 0.0 |
| - | Reinhard Maier | - | 0.0 |
| - | Jiří Tkadlčík | - | 0.0 |
| - | Nemanja Tasić | - | 0.0 |
| - | Franz Moser | - | 0.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Wildauer | 14.98 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Matjaž Belšak | 15.01 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Andreas Altmann | 16.89 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Ákos Nagy | 19.24 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Nemanja Tasić | 22.18 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Erik Karácsondi | 27.95 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Jiří Tkadlčík | 30.58 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | Reinhard Maier | 32.57 s | 2.0 |
| 9 | Franz Moser | 1 m | 1.0 |
Truck Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matjaž Belšak | 31.70 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Martin Wildauer | 32.92 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Ákos Nagy | 35.36 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Erik Karácsondi | 35.47 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Reinhard Maier | 38.12 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Andreas Altmann | 39.97 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Jiří Tkadlčík | 47.42 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | Nemanja Tasić | 51.85 s | 2.0 |
| - | Franz Moser | - | 0.0 |
See Also
About 2016 European Giants
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