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2017 Australia's Strongest Man

The 2017 Australia's Strongest Man was held on 2017-10-01 in Melbourne, Australia. 7 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.

Date: October 1, 2017
Location: Melbourne, Australia, Australia
Type: Australia's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Eddie Williams
1st Place

Eddie Williams 🇦🇺

Total Points: 47.5

Events (8 total)

  1. 1. Super Yoke
  2. 2. Max Log Lift
  3. 3. Power Stairs
  4. 4. Truck Pull
  5. 5. Overhead Medley
  6. 6. Fingal's Fingers
  7. 7. Deadlift Hold
  8. 8. Atlas Stones

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Eddie Williams 🇦🇺 AUS 47.5
2 Vernon van Schalkwyk 🇦🇺 AUS 40.5
3 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf 🇦🇺 AUS 39.5
4 Matthew Selves 🇦🇺 AUS 28.5
5 Tyson Morrissy 🇦🇺 AUS 28.0
6 Thomas Wren 🇦🇺 AUS 21.0
7 Luke Addison 🇦🇺 AUS 19.0

Event-by-Event Results

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Tyson Morrissy 4 in 28.80 s 7.0
2 Eddie Williams 4 in 30.10 s 6.0
3 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf 4 in 54.70 s 5.0
4 Vernon van Schalkwyk 4 in 56.60 s 4.0
5 Matthew Selves 3 in 49.50 s 3.0
6 Luke Addison 2 in 15.70 s 2.0
7 Thomas Wren 2 in 22.80 s 1.0

Deadlift Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Eddie Williams 59.56 s 7.0
2 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf 31.92 s 6.0
3 Vernon van Schalkwyk 31.01 s 5.0
4 Matthew Selves 25.85 s 4.0
5 Tyson Morrissy 23.15 s 3.0
6 Luke Addison 18.56 s 2.0
7 Thomas Wren 17.75 s 1.0

Fingal's Fingers

# Athlete Result Points
1 Eddie Williams 5 reps 7.0
2 Vernon van Schalkwyk 4 reps 6.0
3 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf 3 reps 4.5
3 Thomas Wren 3 reps 4.5
5 Matthew Selves 2 reps 3.0
6 Tyson Morrissy 1 rep 1.5
6 Luke Addison 1 rep 1.5

Max Log Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf 170 kg 7.0
2 Vernon van Schalkwyk 160 kg 5.5
2 Matthew Selves 160 kg 5.5
4 Eddie Williams 150 kg 3.5
4 Thomas Wren 150 kg 3.5
6 Tyson Morrissy 130 kg 1.5
6 Luke Addison 130 kg 1.5

Overhead Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf 4 in 40.11 s 7.0
2 Matthew Selves 4 in 79.21 s 6.0
3 Eddie Williams 3 in 18.42 s 5.0
4 Vernon van Schalkwyk 3 in 19.52 s 4.0
5 Tyson Morrissy 3 in 28.38 s 3.0
6 Thomas Wren 3 in 46.31 s 2.0
7 Luke Addison 2 in 15.29 s 1.0

Power Stairs

# Athlete Result Points
1 Eddie Williams 36.00 s 7.0
2 Tyson Morrissy 36.31 s 6.0
3 Vernon van Schalkwyk 36.72 s 5.0
4 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf 43.60 s 4.0
5 Luke Addison 47.69 s 3.0
6 Thomas Wren 62.62 s 2.0
7 Matthew Selves 90.00 s 1.0

Super Yoke

# Athlete Result Points
1 Luke Addison 13.25 s 7.0
2 Vernon van Schalkwyk 14.19 s 6.0
3 Eddie Williams 15.57 s 5.0
4 Tyson Morrissy 18.26 s 4.0
5 Matthew Selves 24.19 s 3.0
6 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf 11.55 m 2.0
7 Thomas Wren 10.29 m 1.0

Truck Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Eddie Williams 29.81 s 7.0
2 Thomas Wren 34.03 s 6.0
3 Vernon van Schalkwyk 36.91 s 5.0
4 Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf 38.37 s 4.0
5 Matthew Selves 39.56 s 3.0
6 Tyson Morrissy 42.46 s 2.0
7 Luke Addison 58.43 s 1.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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