2017 Arnold Africa
The 2017 Arnold Africa was held on 2017-05-06 in Sandton, South Africa. 11 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Truck Pull
- 2. Frame Carry
- 3. Max Deadlift
- 4. Super Yoke
- 5. Stone Over Bar
- 6. Log Lift
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 🇵🇱 POL | 52.0 |
| 2 | Jitse Kramer | 🇳🇱 NED | 40.0 |
| 3 | Rauno Heinla | 🇪🇪 EST | 39.0 |
| 4 | Jean-François Caron | 🇨🇦 CAN | 37.5 |
| 5 | Jerry Pritchett | 🇺🇸 USA | 30.0 |
| 6 | Rob Kearney | 🇺🇸 USA | 29.5 |
| 7 | Johan Els | 🇿🇦 RSA | 28.5 |
| 8 | Brendan Page | 🇺🇸 USA | 25.5 |
| 9 | Mateusz Ostaszewski | 🇵🇱 POL | 24.0 |
| 10 | Dimitar Savatinov | 🇧🇬 BUL | 22.0 |
| 11 | Jon Lane | 🇺🇸 USA | 3.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Frame Carry
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | - | 11.0 |
| 2 | Jitse Kramer | - | 10.0 |
| 3 | Mateusz Ostaszewski | - | 9.0 |
| 4 | Brendan Page | - | 8.0 |
| 5 | Johan Els | - | 7.0 |
| 6 | Dimitar Savatinov | - | 6.0 |
| 7 | Jerry Pritchett | - | 5.0 |
| 8 | Jean-François Caron | - | 4.0 |
| 9 | Rob Kearney | - | 3.0 |
| 10 | Rauno Heinla | - | 2.0 |
| - | Jon Lane | - | 0.0 |
Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 2 reps | 6.0 |
| 2 | Rauno Heinla | 1 rep | 5.0 |
| - | Jitse Kramer | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Jean-François Caron | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Jerry Pritchett | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Rob Kearney | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Johan Els | Eliminated | 0.0 |
| - | Brendan Page | Eliminated | 0.0 |
| - | Mateusz Ostaszewski | Eliminated | 0.0 |
| - | Dimitar Savatinov | Eliminated | 0.0 |
| - | Jon Lane | Eliminated | 0.0 |
Max Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Pritchett | 440 kg | 11.0 |
| 2 | Jean-François Caron | 435 kg | 10.0 |
| 3 | Rauno Heinla | 430 kg | 9.0 |
| 4 | Rob Kearney | 420 kg | 8.0 |
| 5 | Dimitar Savatinov | 400 kg | 7.0 |
| 6 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 380 kg | 5.5 |
| 6 | Jitse Kramer | 380 kg | 5.5 |
| 8 | Johan Els | 360 kg | 3.5 |
| 8 | Brendan Page | 360 kg | 3.5 |
| - | Mateusz Ostaszewski | No lift | 0.0 |
| - | Jon Lane | No lift | 0.0 |
Stone Over Bar
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rauno Heinla | 7 reps | 11.0 |
| 2 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 5 reps | 9.5 |
| 2 | Jitse Kramer | 5 reps | 9.5 |
| 4 | Jean-François Caron | 4 reps | 7.5 |
| 4 | Rob Kearney | 4 reps | 7.5 |
| 6 | Johan Els | 3 reps | 6.0 |
| 7 | Brendan Page | 2 reps | 5.0 |
| 8 | Mateusz Ostaszewski | 1 rep | 4.0 |
| - | Jerry Pritchett | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Dimitar Savatinov | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Jon Lane | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | - | 11.0 |
| 2 | Jerry Pritchett | - | 10.0 |
| 3 | Rob Kearney | - | 9.0 |
| 4 | Mateusz Ostaszewski | - | 8.0 |
| 5 | Jitse Kramer | - | 7.0 |
| 6 | Jean-François Caron | - | 6.0 |
| 7 | Rauno Heinla | - | 5.0 |
| 8 | Dimitar Savatinov | - | 4.0 |
| 9 | Brendan Page | - | 3.0 |
| 10 | Jon Lane | - | 2.0 |
| 11 | Johan Els | - | 1.0 |
Truck Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Els | - | 11.0 |
| 2 | Jean-François Caron | - | 10.0 |
| 3 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | - | 9.0 |
| 4 | Jitse Kramer | - | 8.0 |
| 5 | Rauno Heinla | - | 7.0 |
| 6 | Brendan Page | - | 6.0 |
| 7 | Dimitar Savatinov | - | 5.0 |
| 8 | Jerry Pritchett | - | 4.0 |
| 9 | Mateusz Ostaszewski | - | 3.0 |
| 10 | Rob Kearney | - | 2.0 |
| 11 | Jon Lane | - | 1.0 |
See Also
About 2017 Arnold Africa
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