2018 Imatra Strongman Showdown
The 2018 Imatra Strongman Showdown was held on 2018-06-30 in Imatra, Finland. 8 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Super Yoke
- 2. Farmer's Walk
- 3. Front Hold
- 4. Deadlift
- 5. Viking Press
- 6. Atlas Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 🇱🇻 LAT | 46.0 |
| 2 | Marko Remlik | 🇪🇪 EST | 35.0 |
| 3 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 🇪🇪 EST | 29.5 |
| 4 | Jesse Matilainen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 28.0 |
| 5 | Mika Törrö | 🇫🇮 FIN | 25.5 |
| 6 | Niko Vesterinen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 25.0 |
| 7 | Matti Lehikoinen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 18.0 |
| 8 | Harri Granqvist | 🇫🇮 FIN | 5.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 5 in 40.90 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Marko Remlik | 5 in 80.53 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Mika Törrö | 4 in 41.28 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Niko Vesterinen | 4 in 45.22 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 4 in 67.97 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Jesse Matilainen | 4 in 82.25 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Matti Lehikoinen | 3 in 67.33 s | 2.0 |
| - | Harri Granqvist | 0 stones | 0.0 |
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 5 reps (365 kg) | 8.0 |
| 2 | Jesse Matilainen | 4 reps (365 kg) | 7.0 |
| 3 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 1 rep (365 kg) | 5.5 |
| 3 | Mika Törrö | 1 rep (365 kg) | 5.5 |
| 5 | Marko Remlik | 4 reps (335 kg) | 4.0 |
| 6 | Matti Lehikoinen | 3 reps (335 kg) | 3.0 |
| - | Niko Vesterinen | 0 reps (335 kg) | 0.0 |
| - | Harri Granqvist | 0 reps (335 kg) | 0.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 19.24 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 21.37 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Marko Remlik | 21.83 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Jesse Matilainen | 23.21 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Niko Vesterinen | 36.73 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Mika Törrö | 37.87 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Matti Lehikoinen | 49.19 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Harri Granqvist | 6 m | 1.0 |
Front Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niko Vesterinen | 35.80 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Mika Törrö | 35.65 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 34.20 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 33.48 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Marko Remlik | 31.64 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Matti Lehikoinen | 25.85 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Harri Granqvist | 23.32 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Jesse Matilainen | 15.93 s | 1.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 14.59 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Marko Remlik | 16.18 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Jesse Matilainen | 17.87 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 19.82 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Niko Vesterinen | 13.57 m | 4.0 |
| 6 | Matti Lehikoinen | 10.36 m | 3.0 |
| 7 | Mika Törrö | 3.04 m | 2.0 |
| 8 | Harri Granqvist | 1.73 m | 1.0 |
Viking Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 14 reps | 8.0 |
| 2 | Marko Remlik | 13 reps | 7.0 |
| 3 | Jesse Matilainen | 7 reps | 6.0 |
| 4 | Matti Lehikoinen | 6 reps | 5.0 |
| 5 | Niko Vesterinen | 5 reps | 4.0 |
| 6 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 4 reps | 3.0 |
| 7 | Mika Törrö | 3 reps | 2.0 |
| 8 | Harri Granqvist | 2 reps | 1.0 |
See Also
About 2018 Imatra Strongman Showdown
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