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2017 Arnold Series Qualifier
The 2017 Arnold Series Qualifier was held on 2017-09-16 in Katowice, Poland. 9 athletes competed across 10 events were contested.
Events (10 total)
- 1. Farmer's Walk
- 2. Log Lift
- 3. Medley
- 4. Hercules Hold
- 5. Conan's Wheel
- 6. Truck Pull
- 7. Max Deadlift
- 8. Front Hold
- 9. Super Yoke
- 10. Atlas Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matjaž Belšak | 🇸🇮 SLO | 64.5 |
| 2 | Dainis Zageris | 🇱🇻 LAT | 62.0 |
| 3 | Vidas Blekaitis | 🇱🇹 LTU | 61.0 |
| 4 | Jimmy Paquet | 🇨🇦 CAN | 61.0 |
| 5 | Maxime Boudreault | 🇨🇦 CAN | 58.0 |
| 6 | Spenser Remick | 🇺🇸 USA | 49.0 |
| 7 | Josh Thigpen | 🇺🇸 USA | 38.5 |
| 8 | Casey Garrison | 🇺🇸 USA | 29.5 |
| 9 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 🇵🇱 POL | 18.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Thigpen | 5 in 30.12 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Maxime Boudreault | 5 in 33.46 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Jimmy Paquet | 5 in 33.85 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Matjaž Belšak | 5 in 36.26 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Vidas Blekaitis | 5 in 46.75 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Dainis Zageris | 5 in 46.95 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Casey Garrison | 4 in 39.64 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | Spenser Remick | 4 in 41.70 s | 2.0 |
| - | Krzysztof Radzikowski | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Paquet | 685 ° | 9.0 |
| 2 | Matjaž Belšak | 640 ° | 8.0 |
| 3 | Dainis Zageris | 630 ° | 6.5 |
| 3 | Vidas Blekaitis | 630 ° | 6.5 |
| 5 | Spenser Remick | 560 ° | 4.5 |
| 5 | Casey Garrison | 560 ° | 4.5 |
| 7 | Maxime Boudreault | 440 ° | 3.0 |
| 8 | Josh Thigpen | 75 ° | 2.0 |
| - | Krzysztof Radzikowski | - | 0.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Boudreault | 9.80 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Spenser Remick | 11.29 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Jimmy Paquet | 11.95 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 12.17 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Vidas Blekaitis | 12.54 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Matjaž Belšak | 15.93 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Dainis Zageris | 17.14 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | Josh Thigpen | 18.40 s | 2.0 |
| 9 | Casey Garrison | 45.84 s | 1.0 |
Front Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidas Blekaitis | 29.77 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Dainis Zageris | 27.85 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Jimmy Paquet | 27.56 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Casey Garrison | 17.21 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Josh Thigpen | 16.24 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Spenser Remick | 9.31 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Matjaž Belšak | 7.31 s | 3.0 |
| - | Maxime Boudreault | - | 0.0 |
| - | Krzysztof Radzikowski | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Hercules Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Boudreault | 14.18 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Jimmy Paquet | 11.98 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Dainis Zageris | 11.27 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Matjaž Belšak | 10.56 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Spenser Remick | 8.68 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Josh Thigpen | 7.36 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 7.14 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | Vidas Blekaitis | 1.78 s | 2.0 |
| - | Casey Garrison | 0.00 s | 0.0 |
Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matjaž Belšak | 7 reps | 8.0 |
| 1 | Vidas Blekaitis | 7 reps | 8.0 |
| 1 | Maxime Boudreault | 7 reps | 8.0 |
| 4 | Dainis Zageris | 6 reps | 5.5 |
| 4 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 6 reps | 5.5 |
| 6 | Jimmy Paquet | 4 reps | 3.5 |
| 6 | Spenser Remick | 4 reps | 3.5 |
| 8 | Josh Thigpen | 3 reps | 1.5 |
| 8 | Casey Garrison | 3 reps | 1.5 |
Max Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dainis Zageris | 400 kg | 9.0 |
| 2 | Matjaž Belšak | 380 kg | 7.5 |
| 2 | Vidas Blekaitis | 380 kg | 7.5 |
| 4 | Jimmy Paquet | 360 kg | 6.0 |
| 5 | Spenser Remick | 340 kg | 5.0 |
| 6 | Maxime Boudreault | 320 kg | 3.0 |
| 6 | Josh Thigpen | 320 kg | 3.0 |
| 6 | Casey Garrison | 320 kg | 3.0 |
| - | Krzysztof Radzikowski | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Boudreault | 38.74 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Jimmy Paquet | 38.81 s | 8.0 |
| 3 | Matjaž Belšak | 40.27 s | 7.0 |
| 4 | Dainis Zageris | 42.81 s | 6.0 |
| 5 | Josh Thigpen | 45.10 s | 5.0 |
| 6 | Casey Garrison | 47.07 s | 4.0 |
| 7 | Spenser Remick | 49.01 s | 3.0 |
| 8 | Vidas Blekaitis | 63.21 s | 2.0 |
| 9 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 65.68 s | 1.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spenser Remick | 57.69 s | 9.0 |
| 2 | Vidas Blekaitis | 16 m | 8.0 |
| 3 | Dainis Zageris | 14.5 m | 7.0 |
| 4 | Matjaž Belšak | 13.5 m | 6.0 |
| 5 | Casey Garrison | 6.7 m | 5.0 |
| 6 | Jimmy Paquet | 4 m | 4.0 |
| 7 | Josh Thigpen | 2.6 m | 3.0 |
| 8 | Maxime Boudreault | 1.6 m | 2.0 |
| - | Krzysztof Radzikowski | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Truck Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matjaž Belšak | 11.8 m | 9.0 |
| 2 | Vidas Blekaitis | 7 m | 8.0 |
| 3 | Maxime Boudreault | 6.8 m | 7.0 |
| 4 | Dainis Zageris | 5.6 m | 6.0 |
| 5 | Spenser Remick | 3 m | 5.0 |
| 6 | Josh Thigpen | 2.9 m | 4.0 |
| 7 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 1.6 m | 3.0 |
| 8 | Jimmy Paquet | 1.5 m | 1.5 |
| 8 | Casey Garrison | 1.5 m | 1.5 |
Last updated: March 3, 2026
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