2019 Imatra Strongman Showdown
The 2019 Imatra Strongman Showdown was held on 2019-06-29 in Imatra, Finland. 10 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Viking Press
- 2. Deadlift
- 3. Medley
- 4. Conan's Wheel
- 5. Dumbbell Press
- 6. Atlas Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 🇱🇻 LAT | 51.0 |
| 2 | Didzis Zariņš | 🇱🇻 LAT | 50.0 |
| 3 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 🇪🇪 EST | 46.5 |
| 4 | Nemanja Tasić | 🇦🇹 AUT | 40.5 |
| 5 | Ervin Toots | 🇪🇪 EST | 37.0 |
| 6 | Antti Mourujärvi | 🇫🇮 FIN | 19.5 |
| 7 | Joe Stella | 🇺🇸 USA | 19.0 |
| 8 | Pierre Motal | 🇫🇷 FRA | 15.5 |
| 9 | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 7.0 |
| 10 | Mika Törrö | 🇫🇮 FIN | 0.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 5 in 33.03 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Didzis Zariņš | 5 in 49.42 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 3 in 22.38 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Ervin Toots | 3 in 48.67 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Nemanja Tasić | 2 in 19.03 s | 6.0 |
| 6 | Joe Stella | 2 in 38.10 s | 5.0 |
| - | Antti Mourujärvi | 0 stones | 0.0 |
| - | Pierre Motal | 0 stones | 0.0 |
| - | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | Withdrew | 0.0 |
| - | Mika Törrö | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Conan's Wheel
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 68.45 m | 10.0 |
| 2 | Ervin Toots | 64.90 m | 9.0 |
| 3 | Didzis Zariņš | 59.15 m | 8.0 |
| 4 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 50.55 m | 7.0 |
| 5 | Nemanja Tasić | 43.75 m | 6.0 |
| 6 | Antti Mourujärvi | 25.55 m | 5.0 |
| 7 | Pierre Motal | 20.15 m | 4.0 |
| 8 | Joe Stella | 12.55 m | 3.0 |
| - | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | Withdrew | 0.0 |
| - | Mika Törrö | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didzis Zariņš | 5 reps (375 kg) | 10.0 |
| 2 | Nemanja Tasić | 2 reps (375 kg) | 8.5 |
| 2 | Pierre Motal | 2 reps (375 kg) | 8.5 |
| 4 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 1 rep (375 kg) | 6.0 |
| 4 | Ervin Toots | 1 rep (375 kg) | 6.0 |
| 4 | Joe Stella | 1 rep (375 kg) | 6.0 |
| 7 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 1 rep (335 kg) | 3.5 |
| 7 | Antti Mourujärvi | 1 rep (335 kg) | 3.5 |
| - | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | 0 reos (335 kg) | 0.0 |
| - | Mika Törrö | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Dumbbell Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 7 reps | 10.0 |
| 2 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 6 reps | 9.0 |
| 3 | Nemanja Tasić | 5 reps | 8.0 |
| 4 | Didzis Zariņš | 2 reps | 7.0 |
| - | Ervin Toots | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Antti Mourujärvi | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Joe Stella | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Pierre Motal | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | Withdrew | 0.0 |
| - | Mika Törrö | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 31.95 s | 10.0 |
| 2 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 36.09 s | 9.0 |
| 3 | Ervin Toots | 40.07 s | 8.0 |
| 4 | Antti Mourujärvi | 50.93 s | 7.0 |
| 5 | Didzis Zariņš | 39.6 m | 6.0 |
| 6 | Joe Stella | 37.9 m | 5.0 |
| 7 | Nemanja Tasić | 37.18 m | 4.0 |
| 8 | Pierre Motal | 30.1 m | 3.0 |
| 9 | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | 28.45 m | 2.0 |
| - | Mika Törrö | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Viking Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didzis Zariņš | 10 reps (180 kg) | 10.0 |
| 2 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 7 reps (180 kg) | 9.0 |
| 3 | Nemanja Tasić | 4 reps (180 kg) | 8.0 |
| 4 | Ervin Toots | 2 reps (180 kg) | 7.0 |
| 5 | Gunnar Gimbutas | 4 reps (160 kg) | 6.0 |
| 6 | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | 3 reps (160 kg) | 5.0 |
| 7 | Antti Mourujärvi | 1 rep (160 kg) | 4.0 |
| - | Joe Stella | 0 reps (160 kg) | 0.0 |
| - | Pierre Motal | 0 reps (160 kg) | 0.0 |
| - | Mika Törrö | 0 reps (160 kg) | 0.0 |
See Also
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