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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.

Date: September 16, 2017 – September 17, 2017
Location: Katowice, Poland, Poland
Type: Arnold Series Qualifier
Division: Men
Matjaž Belšak
1st Place

Matjaž Belšak 🇸🇮

Total Points: 64.5

Events (10 total)

  1. 1. Farmer's Walk
  2. 2. Log Lift
  3. 3. Medley
  4. 4. Hercules Hold
  5. 5. Conan's Wheel
  6. 6. Truck Pull
  7. 7. Max Deadlift
  8. 8. Front Hold
  9. 9. Super Yoke
  10. 10. Atlas Stones

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 10 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place Athlete Total Atlas Stones Conan's Wheel Farmer's Walk Front Hold Hercules Hold Log Lift Max Deadlift Medley Super Yoke Truck Pull
1 Matjaž Belšak 🇸🇮 64.5 6.0 5 in 36.26 s 8.0 640 ° 4.0 15.93 s 3.0 7.31 s 6.0 10.56 s 8.0 7 reps 7.5 380 kg 7.0 40.27 s 6.0 13.5 m 9.0 11.8 m
2 Dainis Zageris 🇱🇻 62.0 4.0 5 in 46.95 s 6.5 630 ° 3.0 17.14 s 8.0 27.85 s 7.0 11.27 s 5.5 6 reps 9.0 400 kg 6.0 42.81 s 7.0 14.5 m 6.0 5.6 m
3 Vidas Blekaitis 🇱🇹 61.0 5.0 5 in 46.75 s 6.5 630 ° 5.0 12.54 s 9.0 29.77 s 2.0 1.78 s 8.0 7 reps 7.5 380 kg 2.0 63.21 s 8.0 16 m 8.0 7 m
4 Jimmy Paquet 🇨🇦 61.0 7.0 5 in 33.85 s 9.0 685 ° 7.0 11.95 s 7.0 27.56 s 8.0 11.98 s 3.5 4 reps 6.0 360 kg 8.0 38.81 s 4.0 4 m 1.5 1.5 m
5 Maxime Boudreault 🇨🇦 58.0 8.0 5 in 33.46 s 3.0 440 ° 9.0 9.80 s 0.0 9.0 14.18 s 8.0 7 reps 3.0 320 kg 9.0 38.74 s 2.0 1.6 m 7.0 6.8 m
6 Spenser Remick 🇺🇸 49.0 2.0 4 in 41.70 s 4.5 560 ° 8.0 11.29 s 4.0 9.31 s 5.0 8.68 s 3.5 4 reps 5.0 340 kg 3.0 49.01 s 9.0 57.69 s 5.0 3 m
7 Josh Thigpen 🇺🇸 38.5 9.0 5 in 30.12 s 2.0 75 ° 2.0 18.40 s 5.0 16.24 s 4.0 7.36 s 1.5 3 reps 3.0 320 kg 5.0 45.10 s 3.0 2.6 m 4.0 2.9 m
8 Casey Garrison 🇺🇸 29.5 3.0 4 in 39.64 s 4.5 560 ° 1.0 45.84 s 6.0 17.21 s 0.0 0.00 s 1.5 3 reps 3.0 320 kg 4.0 47.07 s 5.0 6.7 m 1.5 1.5 m
9 Krzysztof Radzikowski 🇵🇱 18.5 0.0 (Withdrew) 0.0 6.0 12.17 s 0.0 (Withdrew) 3.0 7.14 s 5.5 6 reps 0.0 (Withdrew) 1.0 65.68 s 0.0 (Withdrew) 3.0 1.6 m

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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