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2017 U105 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

The 2017 U105 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships was held on 2017-03-03 in Columbus, Ohio. 10 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: March 3, 2017 – March 4, 2017
Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Type: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships
Division: Men
Kevin Faires
1st Place

Kevin Faires 🇺🇸

Total Points: 21.5

Events (6 total)

  1. 1. Barrel Lift
  2. 2. Super Yoke
  3. 3. Deadlift
  4. 4. Axle Press
  5. 5. Atlas Stones
  6. 6. Medley

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Kevin Faires 🇺🇸 USA 21.5
2 Jiří Tkadlčík 🇨🇿 CZE 19.7
3 Evgeny Gavrilenko 🇷🇺 RUS 18.0
4 Blake Louwrens 🇿🇦 RSA 14.5
5 Dhanni Moar 🇬🇧 GBR 12.1
6 Tommy Sharp 🇺🇸 USA 12.1
7 Grzegorz Łaniewski 🇵🇱 POL 10.8
8 Volodymyr Reksha 🇺🇦 UKR 10.3
9 Rob Ward 🇬🇧 GBR 10.1
10 Ryan Largay 🇺🇸 USA 9.3

Event-by-Event Results

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Kevin Faires 5 in 21.65 s 4.0
2 Jiří Tkadlčík 5 in 36.66 s 3.0
3 Evgeny Gavrilenko 4 in 45.21 s 2.0
4 Blake Louwrens 1 in 4.96 s 1.0
- Dhanni Moar (Eliminated) 0.0
- Tommy Sharp (Eliminated) 0.0
- Grzegorz Łaniewski (Eliminated) 0.0
- Volodymyr Reksha (Eliminated) 0.0
- Rob Ward (Eliminated) 0.0
- Ryan Largay (Eliminated) 0.0

Axle Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Evgeny Gavrilenko 7 reps 3.9
1 Dhanni Moar 7 reps 3.9
3 Jiří Tkadlčík 6 reps 3.7
4 Kevin Faires 5 reps 3.6
4 Tommy Sharp 5 reps 3.6
6 Blake Louwrens 4 reps 3.3
7 Grzegorz Łaniewski 3 reps 2.9
8 Rob Ward 2 reps 2.5
8 Ryan Largay 2 reps 2.5
- Volodymyr Reksha 0 reps 0.0

Barrel Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jiří Tkadlčík 6 reps 3.7
1 Tommy Sharp 6 reps 3.7
1 Volodymyr Reksha 6 reps 3.7
4 Evgeny Gavrilenko 5 reps 3.0
4 Grzegorz Łaniewski 5 reps 3.0
4 Rob Ward 5 reps 3.0
7 Kevin Faires 4 reps 2.1
7 Blake Louwrens 4 reps 2.1
7 Dhanni Moar 4 reps 2.1
7 Ryan Largay 4 reps 2.1

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Kevin Faires 13 reps 3.9
1 Jiří Tkadlčík 13 reps 3.9
3 Blake Louwrens 11 reps 3.6
4 Evgeny Gavrilenko 10 reps 3.3
4 Dhanni Moar 10 reps 3.3
6 Ryan Largay 9 reps 3.0
7 Grzegorz Łaniewski 8 reps 2.7
7 Volodymyr Reksha 8 reps 2.7
7 Rob Ward 8 reps 2.7
10 Tommy Sharp 7 reps 2.3

Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Kevin Faires 17.63 s 4.0
2 Evgeny Gavrilenko 18.16 s 3.0
3 Jiří Tkadlčík 19.34 s 2.0
4 Blake Louwrens 28.41 s 1.0
- Dhanni Moar (Eliminated) 0.0
- Tommy Sharp (Eliminated) 0.0
- Grzegorz Łaniewski (Eliminated) 0.0
- Volodymyr Reksha (Eliminated) 0.0
- Rob Ward (Eliminated) 0.0
- Ryan Largay (Eliminated) 0.0

Super Yoke

# Athlete Result Points
1 Volodymyr Reksha 8.34 s 4.0
2 Kevin Faires 9.05 s 3.9
3 Blake Louwrens 10.03 s 3.5
4 Jiří Tkadlčík 10.12 s 3.4
5 Evgeny Gavrilenko 11.50 s 2.8
6 Dhanni Moar 11.75 s 2.7
7 Tommy Sharp 11.85 s 2.6
8 Grzegorz Łaniewski 12.06 s 2.3
9 Rob Ward 12.28 s 2.1
10 Ryan Largay 12.47 s 1.7
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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