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2017 Arnold Strongman Classic

The 2017 Arnold Strongman Classic was held on 2017-03-03 in Columbus, Ohio. 10 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.

Date: March 3, 2017 – March 4, 2017
Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Type: Arnold Strongman Classic
Division: Men
Brian Shaw
1st Place

Brian Shaw 🇺🇸

Total Points: 47.5

Events (5 total)

  1. 1. Bale Tote
  2. 2. Timber Carry
  3. 3. Max Deadlift
  4. 4. Sandbag Toss
  5. 5. Austrian Oak

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Brian Shaw 🇺🇸 USA 47.5
2 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 🇮🇸 ISL 41.5
3 Jerry Pritchett 🇺🇸 USA 39.5
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 🇵🇱 POL 31.0
5 Mikhail Shivlyakov 🇷🇺 RUS 29.0
6 Vytautas Lalas 🇱🇹 LTU 25.0
7 Dimitar Savatinov 🇧🇬 BUL 22.5
8 Martins Licis 🇺🇸 USA 20.5
9 Zach Hadge 🇺🇸 USA 12.5
10 Krzysztof Radzikowski 🇵🇱 POL 3.0

Event-by-Event Results

Austrian Oak

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 3 reps, 195 kg 10.0
2 Brian Shaw 2 reps, 195 kg 8.5
2 Jerry Pritchett 2 reps, 195 kg 8.5
4 Mikhail Shivlyakov 1 rep, 195 kg 6.5
4 Dimitar Savatinov 1 rep, 195 kg 6.5
6 Vytautas Lalas 2 reps, 175 kg 5.0
7 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 1 rep, 175 kg 4.0
8 Martins Licis No lift 2.5
8 Zach Hadge No lift 2.5
- Krzysztof Radzikowski Withdrew 0.0

Bale Tote

# Athlete Result Points
1 Brian Shaw 14.87 s (710 kg) 10.0
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 21.47 s (710 kg) 9.0
3 Jerry Pritchett 22.56 s (710 kg) 8.0
4 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 28.65 s (710 kg) 6.5
4 Mikhail Shivlyakov 28.65 s (710 kg) 6.5
6 Martins Licis 3.78 m (710 kg) 5.0
7 Dimitar Savatinov 3.33 m (710 kg) 4.0
8 Vytautas Lalas 2.11 m (710 kg) 3.0
9 Krzysztof Radzikowski 18.51 s (590 kg) 2.0
10 Zach Hadge 0.36 m (590 kg) 1.0

Max Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Brian Shaw 449 kg 10.0
2 Jerry Pritchett 447 kg 9.0
3 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 438 kg 8.0
4 Vytautas Lalas 420 kg 7.0
5 Martins Licis 410 kg 6.0
6 Mikhail Shivlyakov 406 kg 5.0
7 Dimitar Savatinov 400 kg 4.0
8 Zach Hadge 370 kg 3.0
9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 367 kg 2.0
- Krzysztof Radzikowski Withdrew 0.0

Sandbag Toss

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 41 kg 10.0
2 Brian Shaw 39 kg 9.0
3 Mikhail Shivlyakov 36 kg 8.0
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 32 kg 7.0
5 Jerry Pritchett 27 kg 6.0
6 Vytautas Lalas 23 kg 4.0
6 Dimitar Savatinov 23 kg 4.0
6 Zach Hadge 23 kg 4.0
9 Martins Licis - 2.0
- Krzysztof Radzikowski Withdrew 0.0

Timber Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Brian Shaw 22.48 s 10.0
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 22.82 s 9.0
3 Jerry Pritchett 11.13 m 8.0
4 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 10.57 m 7.0
5 Vytautas Lalas 10.24 m 6.0
6 Martins Licis 7.42 m 5.0
7 Dimitar Savatinov 5.82 m 4.0
8 Mikhail Shivlyakov 5.13 m 3.0
9 Zach Hadge 1.55 m 2.0
10 Krzysztof Radzikowski - 1.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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