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2022 U105 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

The 2022 U105 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships was held on 2022-03-04 in Columbus, Ohio. 11 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: March 4, 2022 – March 6, 2022
Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Type: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships
Division: Men
Kevin Candito
1st Place

Kevin Candito 🇺🇸

Total Points: 20.5

Events (6 total)

  1. 1. Deadlift Ladder
  2. 2. Wheelbarrow Medley
  3. 3. Sandbag Toss
  4. 4. Axle Press Ladder
  5. 5. Squat Lift
  6. 6. Stone Over Bar

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Kevin Candito 🇺🇸 USA 20.5
2 Servando Marroquin 🇲🇽 MEX 18.9
3 Dale MacPherson 🇬🇧 GBR 16.0
4 Blake Dedas 🇺🇸 USA 12.0
5 Ivan Molina 🇺🇸 USA 10.8
6 Chris Murray 🇨🇦 CAN 9.8
7 Andrew Pepiot 🇺🇸 USA 8.4
8 Dan Gavio 🇺🇸 USA 8.0
9 Chris Insko 🇺🇸 USA 7.4
10 Brandon Blachford 🇨🇦 CAN 7.3
10 Jared Wick 🇨🇦 CAN 7.3

Event-by-Event Results

Axle Press Ladder

# Athlete Result Points
1 Servando Marroquin 3 reps 3.9
2 Kevin Candito 2 reps 2.5
2 Dale MacPherson 2 reps 2.5
2 Blake Dedas 2 reps 2.5
2 Ivan Molina 2 reps 2.5
2 Chris Murray 2 reps 2.5
2 Andrew Pepiot 2 reps 2.5
2 Dan Gavio 2 reps 2.5
2 Jared Wick 2 reps 2.5
10 Chris Insko 1 rep 0.8
10 Brandon Blachford 1 rep 0.8

Deadlift Ladder

# Athlete Result Points
1 Kevin Candito 6 reps 4.0
2 Dale MacPherson 4 reps 3.8
3 Chris Insko 3 reps 3.4
4 Servando Marroquin 2 reps 2.5
4 Ivan Molina 2 reps 2.5
4 Andrew Pepiot 2 reps 2.5
4 Brandon Blachford 2 reps 2.5
8 Blake Dedas 1 rep 1.3
8 Chris Murray 1 rep 1.3
8 Dan Gavio 1 rep 1.3
8 Jared Wick 1 rep 1.3

Sandbag Toss

# Athlete Result Points
1 Blake Dedas 4 in 18.72 s 4.0
2 Servando Marroquin 3 in 10.63 s 3.8
3 Ivan Molina 3 in 12.49 s 3.5
4 Kevin Candito 3 in 13.62 s 3.3
5 Chris Murray 3 in 15.60 s 3.0
6 Andrew Pepiot 2 in 10.18 s 2.8
7 Jared Wick 2 in 18.27 s 2.0
8 Dale MacPherson 2 in 24.87 s 1.8
9 Dan Gavio 2 in 41.12 s 1.5
10 Chris Insko 1 in 5.97 s 1.3
11 Brandon Blachford 1 in 12.24 s 0.5

Squat Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Servando Marroquin 7 reps 4.0
2 Kevin Candito 5 reps 3.0
3 Dale MacPherson 3 reps 2.0
- Blake Dedas 0 reps 0.0
- Ivan Molina (Eliminated) 0.0
- Chris Murray (Eliminated) 0.0
- Andrew Pepiot (Eliminated) 0.0
- Dan Gavio (Eliminated) 0.0
- Chris Insko (Eliminated) 0.0
- Brandon Blachford (Eliminated) 0.0
- Jared Wick (Eliminated) 0.0

Stone Over Bar

# Athlete Result Points
1 Kevin Candito 170 kg 4.0
2 Servando Marroquin 166 kg 3.0
3 Dale MacPherson 147 kg 2.0
4 Blake Dedas 120 kg 1.0
- Ivan Molina (Eliminated) 0.0
- Chris Murray (Eliminated) 0.0
- Andrew Pepiot (Eliminated) 0.0
- Dan Gavio (Eliminated) 0.0
- Chris Insko (Eliminated) 0.0
- Brandon Blachford (Eliminated) 0.0
- Jared Wick (Eliminated) 0.0

Wheelbarrow Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Dale MacPherson 30.94 s 4.0
2 Kevin Candito 31.56 s 3.8
3 Brandon Blachford 33.06 s 3.5
4 Blake Dedas 38.55 s 3.3
5 Chris Murray 39.13 s 3.0
6 Dan Gavio 55.56 s 2.8
7 Ivan Molina 26.9 m 2.3
8 Chris Insko 26.21 m 2.0
9 Servando Marroquin 25.63 m 1.8
10 Jared Wick 19.81 m 1.5
11 Andrew Pepiot 15.24 m 0.6
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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