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2018 Burn Showdown

The 2018 Burn Showdown was held on 2018-11-16 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. 8 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.

Date: November 16, 2018
Location: Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands
Type: Battle of the North
Division: Men
Laurence Shahlaei
1st Place

Laurence Shahlaei 🇬🇧

Total Points: 36.5

Events (5 total)

  1. 1. Log Lift
  2. 2. Frame Carry
  3. 3. Loading Race
  4. 4. Hercules Hold
  5. 5. Atlas Stones

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 5 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place Athlete Total Atlas Stones Frame Carry Hercules Hold Loading Race Log Lift
1 Laurence Shahlaei 🇬🇧 36.5 8.0 4 in 22.27 s 8.0 11.28 m 8.0 41.59 s 7.0 34.19 s 5.5 6 reps
2 Ryan England 🇬🇧 29.5 5.0 4 in 47.09 s 5.0 7.35 m 6.0 26.75 s 6.0 34.84 s 7.5 7 reps
3 Mikkel Leicht 🇩🇰 29.5 7.0 4 in 23.68 s 4.0 3.85 m 5.0 25.18 s 8.0 33.66 s 5.5 6 reps
4 Bjarni Nielsen 🇫🇷 28.0 6.0 4 in 26.36 s 7.0 11.84 m 7.0 38.34 s 4.0 39.75 s 4.0 5 reps
5 Krzysztof Radzikowski 🇵🇱 17.5 0.0 Withdrew 6.0 8.5 m 2.0 7.66 s 2.0 45.97 s 7.5 7 reps
6 John Wiberg 🇸🇪 16.5 3.0 2 in 7.64 s 3.0 2.85 m 3.0 10.66 s 5.0 37.00 s 2.5 3 reps
7 Kim Ujarak Lorentzen 🇬🇷 13.0 4.0 3 in 64.65 s 2.0 1.75 m 4.0 12.22 s 3.0 44.34 s 0.0 0 reps
8 Vytautas Lalas 🇱🇹 2.5 0.0 Withdrew 0.0 Withdrew 0.0 Withdrew 0.0 Withdrew 2.5 3 reps

Event-by-Event Results

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei 4 in 22.27 s 8.0
2 Mikkel Leicht 4 in 23.68 s 7.0
3 Bjarni Nielsen 4 in 26.36 s 6.0
4 Ryan England 4 in 47.09 s 5.0
5 Kim Ujarak Lorentzen 3 in 64.65 s 4.0
6 John Wiberg 2 in 7.64 s 3.0
- Krzysztof Radzikowski Withdrew 0.0
- Vytautas Lalas Withdrew 0.0

Frame Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei 11.28 m 8.0
2 Bjarni Nielsen 11.84 m 7.0
3 Krzysztof Radzikowski 8.5 m 6.0
4 Ryan England 7.35 m 5.0
5 Mikkel Leicht 3.85 m 4.0
6 John Wiberg 2.85 m 3.0
7 Kim Ujarak Lorentzen 1.75 m 2.0
- Vytautas Lalas Withdrew 0.0

Hercules Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Laurence Shahlaei 41.59 s 8.0
2 Bjarni Nielsen 38.34 s 7.0
3 Ryan England 26.75 s 6.0
4 Mikkel Leicht 25.18 s 5.0
5 Kim Ujarak Lorentzen 12.22 s 4.0
6 John Wiberg 10.66 s 3.0
7 Krzysztof Radzikowski 7.66 s 2.0
- Vytautas Lalas Withdrew 0.0

Loading Race

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mikkel Leicht 33.66 s 8.0
2 Laurence Shahlaei 34.19 s 7.0
3 Ryan England 34.84 s 6.0
4 John Wiberg 37.00 s 5.0
5 Bjarni Nielsen 39.75 s 4.0
6 Kim Ujarak Lorentzen 44.34 s 3.0
7 Krzysztof Radzikowski 45.97 s 2.0
- Vytautas Lalas Withdrew 0.0

Log Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Krzysztof Radzikowski 7 reps 7.5
1 Ryan England 7 reps 7.5
3 Mikkel Leicht 6 reps 5.5
3 Laurence Shahlaei 6 reps 5.5
5 Bjarni Nielsen 5 reps 4.0
6 John Wiberg 3 reps 2.5
6 Vytautas Lalas 3 reps 2.5
- Kim Ujarak Lorentzen 0 reps 0.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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