2018 U105 Strongman World Championships
The 2018 U105 Strongman World Championships was held on 2018-08-05 in Liperi, Finland. 12 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.
Events (5 total)
- 1. Prelim. Score
- 2. Deadlift
- 3. Front Hold
- 4. Sled Pull
- 5. Loading Race
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Māris Krievelis | 🇱🇻 LAT | 57.0 |
| 2 | Paavo Paaso | 🇫🇮 FIN | 49.0 |
| 3 | Volodymyr Reksha | 🇺🇦 UKR | 45.0 |
| 4 | Darin Heltemes | 🇺🇸 USA | 41.0 |
| 5 | Mikko Annala | 🇫🇮 FIN | 34.0 |
| 6 | Jukka Järvinen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 34.0 |
| 7 | Jonni Manson | 🇬🇧 GBR | 29.0 |
| 8 | Aki Sahanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 27.0 |
| 9 | Jarrad Lewis | 🇬🇧 GBR | 23.0 |
| 10 | Jayson Woods | 🇳🇿 NZL | 17.0 |
| 11 | Nikita Nizhnik | 🇧🇾 BLR | 14.0 |
| 12 | Hannu Lankinen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 14.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Māris Krievelis | 16 reps | 12.0 |
| 2 | Darin Heltemes | 14 reps | 11.0 |
| 3 | Jonni Manson | 11 reps | 10.0 |
| 4 | Paavo Paaso | 8 reps | 9.0 |
| 5 | Jukka Järvinen | 7 reps | 8.0 |
| 6 | Aki Sahanen | 6 reps | 6.0 |
| 6 | Jarrad Lewis | 6 reps | 6.0 |
| 6 | Volodymyr Reksha | 6 reps | 6.0 |
| 9 | Jayson Woods | 1 rep | 4.0 |
| - | Mikko Annala | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Nikita Nizhnik | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Hannu Lankinen | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Front Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paavo Paaso | 49.75 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Mikko Annala | 45.41 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Māris Krievelis | 41.19 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Aki Sahanen | 41.12 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Volodymyr Reksha | 39.95 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Jarrad Lewis | 39.37 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Hannu Lankinen | 34.88 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Jukka Järvinen | 34.07 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Darin Heltemes | 31.16 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Jonni Manson | 26.27 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Nikita Nizhnik | 24.90 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Jayson Woods | 21.09 s | 1.0 |
Loading Race
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Māris Krievelis | 4 in 44.12 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Paavo Paaso | 4 in 46.06 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Jonni Manson | 4 in 47.56 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Darin Heltemes | 4 in 48.68 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Volodymyr Reksha | 4 in 54.55 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Nikita Nizhnik | 4 in 55.47 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Mikko Annala | 4 in 55.53 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Jayson Woods | 4 in 62.50 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Jukka Järvinen | 4 in 67.00 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Jarrad Lewis | 4 in 68.47 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Hannu Lankinen | 4 in 76.06 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Aki Sahanen | 3 sacks | 1.0 |
Prelim. Score
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volodymyr Reksha | 1st | 12.0 |
| 2 | Māris Krievelis | 2nd | 11.0 |
| 3 | Mikko Annala | 3rd | 10.0 |
| 4 | Jukka Järvinen | 4th | 9.0 |
| 5 | Paavo Paaso | 5th | 8.0 |
| 6 | Darin Heltemes | 6th | 7.0 |
| 7 | Jarrad Lewis | 7th | 6.0 |
| 8 | Aki Sahanen | 8th | 5.0 |
| 9 | Jonni Manson | 9th | 4.0 |
| 10 | Hannu Lankinen | 10th | 3.0 |
| 11 | Jayson Woods | 11th | 2.0 |
| 12 | Nikita Nizhnik | 12th | 1.0 |
Sled Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Māris Krievelis | 22.27 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Volodymyr Reksha | 27.44 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Darin Heltemes | 28.05 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Paavo Paaso | 28.91 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Jukka Järvinen | 31.35 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Mikko Annala | 31.79 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Aki Sahanen | 35.62 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Jayson Woods | 37.82 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Nikita Nizhnik | 39.66 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Hannu Lankinen | 42.38 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Jonni Manson | 44.47 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Jarrad Lewis | 54.69 s | 1.0 |
See Also
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