2019 Arnold Africa
The 2019 Arnold Africa was held on 2019-05-18 in Sandton, South Africa. 13 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Max Deadlift
- 2. Farmer's Walk
- 3. Truck Pull
- 4. Super Yoke
- 5. Stone Over Bar
- 6. Log Lift
Results
| Place | Athlete | Total | Farmer's Walk | Log Lift | Max Deadlift | Stone Over Bar | Super Yoke | Truck Pull |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksii Novikov 🇺🇦 | 64.0 | 11.0 9.75 s | 12.0 3 reps | 11.0 420 kg | 13.0 5 reps | 12.0 21.97 s | 5.0 28.90 s |
| 2 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski 🇵🇱 | 62.5 | 12.0 8.37 s | 13.0 4 reps | 4.5 380 kg | 8.0 1 rep | 13.0 21.72 s | 12.0 23.50 s |
| 3 | Jerry Pritchett 🇺🇸 | 60.5 | 8.0 11.24 s | 11.0 2 reps | 12.5 430 kg | 8.0 1 rep | 11.0 25.19 s | 10.0 26.62 s |
| 4 | Mikhail Shivlyakov 🇷🇺 | 49.5 | 6.0 15.94 s | 9.5 1 rep | 8.0 400 kg | 10.0 2 reps | 5.0 13.15 m | 11.0 26.16 s |
| 5 | Evan Singleton 🇺🇸 | 49.0 | 13.0 8.09 s | 9.5 1 rep | 4.5 380 kg | 0.0 0 reps | 9.0 37.82 s | 13.0 22.87 s |
| 6 | Mohammed Ezatpour 🇮🇷 | 40.0 | 9.0 10.54 s | 0.0 0 reps | 8.0 400 kg | 11.0 3 reps | 10.0 36.00 s | 2.0 35.41 s |
| 7 | Jitse Kramer 🇳🇱 | 39.0 | 4.0 25.72 s | 0.0 Eliminated | 8.0 400 kg | 12.0 4 reps | 7.0 18.2 m | 8.0 27.00 s |
| 8 | Matjaž Belšak 🇸🇮 | 38.0 | 5.0 21.15 s | 0.0 Eliminated | 10.0 410 kg | 8.0 1 rep | 8.0 39.06 s | 7.0 27.10 s |
| 9 | Rauno Heinla 🇪🇪 | 25.5 | 1.0 0.5 m | 0.0 Eliminated | 12.5 430 kg | 0.0 0 reps | 6.0 14.2 m | 6.0 28.31 s |
| 10 | Kevin Faires 🇺🇸 | 20.5 | 10.0 10.31 s | 0.0 Eliminated | 4.5 380 kg | 0.0 0 reps | 2.0 4.3 m | 4.0 30.25 s |
| 11 | Anthony Fuhrman 🇺🇸 | 16.5 | 7.0 14.28 s | 0.0 Eliminated | 4.5 380 kg | 0.0 0 reps | 4.0 11.8 m | 1.0 39.09 s |
| 12 | Luke Reynolds 🇦🇺 | 15.0 | 3.0 12 m | 0.0 Eliminated | 0.0 No lift | 0.0 0 reps | 3.0 10.9 m | 9.0 26.91 s |
| 13 | Pa O'Dwyer 🇮🇪 | 8.0 | 2.0 11.06 m | 0.0 Eliminated | 2.0 360 kg | 0.0 0 reps | 1.0 0.5 m | 3.0 31.44 s |
Event-by-Event Results
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Singleton | 8.09 s | 13.0 |
| 2 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 8.37 s | 12.0 |
| 3 | Oleksii Novikov | 9.75 s | 11.0 |
| 4 | Kevin Faires | 10.31 s | 10.0 |
| 5 | Mohammed Ezatpour | 10.54 s | 9.0 |
| 6 | Jerry Pritchett | 11.24 s | 8.0 |
| 7 | Anthony Fuhrman | 14.28 s | 7.0 |
| 8 | Mikhail Shivlyakov | 15.94 s | 6.0 |
| 9 | Matjaž Belšak | 21.15 s | 5.0 |
| 10 | Jitse Kramer | 25.72 s | 4.0 |
| 11 | Luke Reynolds | 12 m | 3.0 |
| 12 | Pa O'Dwyer | 11.06 m | 2.0 |
| 13 | Rauno Heinla | 0.5 m | 1.0 |
Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 4 reps | 13.0 |
| 2 | Oleksii Novikov | 3 reps | 12.0 |
| 3 | Jerry Pritchett | 2 reps | 11.0 |
| 4 | Mikhail Shivlyakov | 1 rep | 9.5 |
| 4 | Evan Singleton | 1 rep | 9.5 |
| - | Mohammed Ezatpour | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Jitse Kramer | Eliminated | 0.0 |
| - | Matjaž Belšak | Eliminated | 0.0 |
| - | Rauno Heinla | Eliminated | 0.0 |
| - | Kevin Faires | Eliminated | 0.0 |
| - | Anthony Fuhrman | Eliminated | 0.0 |
| - | Luke Reynolds | Eliminated | 0.0 |
| - | Pa O'Dwyer | Eliminated | 0.0 |
Max Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Pritchett | 430 kg | 12.5 |
| 1 | Rauno Heinla | 430 kg | 12.5 |
| 3 | Oleksii Novikov | 420 kg | 11.0 |
| 4 | Matjaž Belšak | 410 kg | 10.0 |
| 5 | Mikhail Shivlyakov | 400 kg | 8.0 |
| 5 | Mohammed Ezatpour | 400 kg | 8.0 |
| 5 | Jitse Kramer | 400 kg | 8.0 |
| 8 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 380 kg | 4.5 |
| 8 | Evan Singleton | 380 kg | 4.5 |
| 8 | Kevin Faires | 380 kg | 4.5 |
| 8 | Anthony Fuhrman | 380 kg | 4.5 |
| 12 | Pa O'Dwyer | 360 kg | 2.0 |
| - | Luke Reynolds | No lift | 0.0 |
Stone Over Bar
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksii Novikov | 5 reps | 13.0 |
| 2 | Jitse Kramer | 4 reps | 12.0 |
| 3 | Mohammed Ezatpour | 3 reps | 11.0 |
| 4 | Mikhail Shivlyakov | 2 reps | 10.0 |
| 5 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 1 rep | 8.0 |
| 5 | Jerry Pritchett | 1 rep | 8.0 |
| 5 | Matjaž Belšak | 1 rep | 8.0 |
| - | Evan Singleton | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Rauno Heinla | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Kevin Faires | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Anthony Fuhrman | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Luke Reynolds | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Pa O'Dwyer | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 21.72 s | 13.0 |
| 2 | Oleksii Novikov | 21.97 s | 12.0 |
| 3 | Jerry Pritchett | 25.19 s | 11.0 |
| 4 | Mohammed Ezatpour | 36.00 s | 10.0 |
| 5 | Evan Singleton | 37.82 s | 9.0 |
| 6 | Matjaž Belšak | 39.06 s | 8.0 |
| 7 | Jitse Kramer | 18.2 m | 7.0 |
| 8 | Rauno Heinla | 14.2 m | 6.0 |
| 9 | Mikhail Shivlyakov | 13.15 m | 5.0 |
| 10 | Anthony Fuhrman | 11.8 m | 4.0 |
| 11 | Luke Reynolds | 10.9 m | 3.0 |
| 12 | Kevin Faires | 4.3 m | 2.0 |
| 13 | Pa O'Dwyer | 0.5 m | 1.0 |
Truck Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Singleton | 22.87 s | 13.0 |
| 2 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 23.50 s | 12.0 |
| 3 | Mikhail Shivlyakov | 26.16 s | 11.0 |
| 4 | Jerry Pritchett | 26.62 s | 10.0 |
| 5 | Luke Reynolds | 26.91 s | 9.0 |
| 6 | Jitse Kramer | 27.00 s | 8.0 |
| 7 | Matjaž Belšak | 27.10 s | 7.0 |
| 8 | Rauno Heinla | 28.31 s | 6.0 |
| 9 | Oleksii Novikov | 28.90 s | 5.0 |
| 10 | Kevin Faires | 30.25 s | 4.0 |
| 11 | Pa O'Dwyer | 31.44 s | 3.0 |
| 12 | Mohammed Ezatpour | 35.41 s | 2.0 |
| 13 | Anthony Fuhrman | 39.09 s | 1.0 |
Last updated: February 23, 2026
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