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2023 New Zealand's Strongest Man

The 2023 New Zealand's Strongest Man was held on 2023-08-05 in Auckland, New Zealand. 13 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.

Date: August 5, 2023
Location: Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand
Type: New Zealand's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Mathew Ragg
1st Place

Mathew Ragg 🇳🇿

Total Points: 65.0

Events (5 total)

  1. 1. Medley
  2. 2. Viking Press
  3. 3. Deadlift
  4. 4. Tire Flip
  5. 5. Stone Over Bar

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Mathew Ragg 🇳🇿 NZL 65.0
2 Luther Clayton 🇳🇿 NZL 47.0
3 Sean Logan 🇬🇧 GBR 45.0
4 Connor Mocke 🇳🇿 NZL 42.0
5 Adam Miller 🇳🇿 NZL 36.0
6 Tiano Faapoi 🇳🇿 NZL 35.5
7 Jarna Mihaere 🇳🇿 NZL 34.5
8 David Johansson 🇳🇿 NZL 31.5
9 Reuben Fruean 🇳🇿 NZL 30.0
10 Lorenzo Fauolo 🇳🇿 NZL 27.5
11 Faleono Tasi 🇳🇿 NZL 25.5
12 James Agnew 🇳🇿 NZL 15.5
13 David Nanai 🇳🇿 NZL 15.0

Event-by-Event Results

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mathew Ragg 11 reps 13.0
2 Sean Logan 10 reps 11.5
2 Adam Miller 10 reps 11.5
4 Connor Mocke 6 reps 10.0
5 Tiano Faapoi 4 reps 8.5
5 David Johansson 4 reps 8.5
7 Jarna Mihaere 3 reps 6.5
7 Lorenzo Fauolo 3 reps 6.5
9 James Agnew 2 reps 4.5
9 Luther Clayton 2 reps 4.5
11 Reuben Fruean 1 rep 3.0
- Faleono Tasi 0 reps 0.0
- David Nanai 0 reps 0.0

Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mathew Ragg 47.69 s 13.0
2 Tiano Faapoi 40 m 12.0
3 Adam Miller 20.7 m 11.0
4 Luther Clayton 14.61 m 10.0
5 David Nanai 14.3 m 9.0
6 Reuben Fruean 13.83 m 8.0
7 Connor Mocke 13.39 m 7.0
8 Jarna Mihaere 12.97 m 6.0
9 Lorenzo Fauolo 12.95 m 5.0
10 David Johansson 12.71 m 4.0
11 Sean Logan 9.47 m 3.0
12 James Agnew 8.65 m 2.0
13 Faleono Tasi 7.29 m 1.0

Stone Over Bar

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mathew Ragg 10 in 57.43 s 13.0
2 Sean Logan 7 in 55.59 s 12.0
3 Luther Clayton 7 in 56.78 s 11.0
4 Jarna Mihaere 7 in 58.01 s 10.0
5 Lorenzo Fauolo 6 in 57.46 s 9.0
6 David Johansson 6 in 58.52 s 8.0
7 Faleono Tasi 5 in 50.54 s 7.0
8 Connor Mocke 3 in 18.79 s 6.0
9 Reuben Fruean 3 in 37.73 s 5.0
10 Adam Miller 2 in 22.66 s 4.0
11 James Agnew 2 in 24.59 s 3.0
12 David Nanai 1 in 9.35 s 2.0
- Tiano Faapoi 0 in 60.00 s 0.0

Tire Flip

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mathew Ragg 8 in 30.01 s 13.0
2 Connor Mocke 8 in 33.83 s 12.0
3 Tiano Faapoi 8 in 45.76 s 11.0
4 Luther Clayton 8 in 49.67 s 10.0
5 Sean Logan 8 in 55.97 s 9.0
6 Jarna Mihaere 7 in 50.89 s 8.0
7 Reuben Fruean 7 in 58.14 s 7.0
8 Faleono Tasi 7 in 58.30 s 6.0
9 Lorenzo Fauolo 6 in 54.47 s 5.0
10 David Johansson 5 in 45.15 s 4.0
11 David Nanai 5 in 45.26 s 3.0
12 James Agnew 2 in 36.23 s 2.0
- Adam Miller 0 in 60.00 s 0.0

Viking Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mathew Ragg 240 kg 13.0
2 Faleono Tasi 230 kg 11.5
2 Luther Clayton 230 kg 11.5
4 Sean Logan 220 kg 9.5
4 Adam Miller 220 kg 9.5
6 David Johansson 210 kg 7.0
6 Reuben Fruean 210 kg 7.0
6 Connor Mocke 210 kg 7.0
9 Jarna Mihaere 200 kg 4.0
9 James Agnew 200 kg 4.0
9 Tiano Faapoi 200 kg 4.0
12 Lorenzo Fauolo 190 kg 2.0
13 David Nanai 180 kg 1.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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