2023 SCL World's Strongest Viking
The 2023 SCL World's Strongest Viking was held on 2023-08-18 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. 12 athletes competed across 5 events were contested.
Events (5 total)
- 1. Deadlift
- 2. Super Yoke
- 3. Viking Press
- 4. Front Hold
- 5. Natural Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kane Francis | 🇬🇧 GBR | 53.5 |
| 2 | Ervin Toots | 🇪🇪 EST | 46.0 |
| 3 | Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal | 🇮🇸 ISL | 44.5 |
| 4 | Andrea Invernizzi | 🇮🇹 ITA | 43.5 |
| 5 | Dennis Kohlruss | 🇩🇪 GER | 40.5 |
| 6 | Gianluca Ardenghi | 🇪🇸 ESP | 31.0 |
| 7 | Alex Lungu | 🇷🇴 ROU | 27.0 |
| 8 | Kalle Ahola | 🇫🇮 FIN | 22.5 |
| 9 | Valtter Kortelainen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 20.0 |
| 10 | Jesper Hansson | 🇸🇪 SWE | 16.0 |
| 11 | Jarkko Malinen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 12.5 |
| 12 | Sean O'Hagan | 🇮🇪 IRL | 6.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Invernizzi | 8 reps | 12.0 |
| 2 | Kane Francis | 5 reps | 11.0 |
| 3 | Ervin Toots | 4 reps | 10.0 |
| 4 | Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal | 3 reps | 8.0 |
| 4 | Gianluca Ardenghi | 3 reps | 8.0 |
| 4 | Jesper Hansson | 3 reps | 8.0 |
| - | Dennis Kohlruss | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Alex Lungu | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Kalle Ahola | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Valtter Kortelainen | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Jarkko Malinen | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Sean O'Hagan | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Front Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Invernizzi | 36.72 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Dennis Kohlruss | 35.72 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Kane Francis | 33.57 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Gianluca Ardenghi | 32.50 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Ervin Toots | 31.10 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Valtter Kortelainen | 30.60 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Alex Lungu | 28.44 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal | 25.15 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Kalle Ahola | 22.00 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Sean O'Hagan | 21.97 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Jarkko Malinen | 21.63 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Jesper Hansson | 15.19 s | 1.0 |
Natural Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kane Francis | 5 in 50.62 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Ervin Toots | 5 in 53.59 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Dennis Kohlruss | 5 in 62.75 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal | 5 in 71.37 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Kalle Ahola | 5 in 73.00 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Jesper Hansson | 5 in 75.00 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Valtter Kortelainen | 4 in 75.00 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Alex Lungu | 3 in 35.76 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Andrea Invernizzi | 3 in 47.29 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Sean O'Hagan | 3 in 49.11 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Gianluca Ardenghi | 2 in 28.83 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Jarkko Malinen | 1 in 12.32 s | 1.0 |
Super Yoke
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kane Francis | 21.91 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal | 27.25 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Ervin Toots | 28.44 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Gianluca Ardenghi | 29.63 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Dennis Kohlruss | 43.38 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Andrea Invernizzi | 46.12 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Alex Lungu | 60.38 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Kalle Ahola | 27.7 m | 5.0 |
| 9 | Jarkko Malinen | 21.8 m | 4.0 |
| 10 | Valtter Kortelainen | 21.5 m | 3.0 |
| - | Jesper Hansson | - | 0.0 |
| - | Sean O'Hagan | - | 0.0 |
Viking Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal | 16 reps | 11.5 |
| 1 | Dennis Kohlruss | 16 reps | 11.5 |
| 3 | Alex Lungu | 15 reps | 10.0 |
| 4 | Kane Francis | 13 reps | 8.5 |
| 4 | Andrea Invernizzi | 13 reps | 8.5 |
| 6 | Ervin Toots | 12 reps | 7.0 |
| 7 | Kalle Ahola | 9 reps | 5.5 |
| 7 | Jarkko Malinen | 9 reps | 5.5 |
| 9 | Valtter Kortelainen | 8 reps | 4.0 |
| 10 | Gianluca Ardenghi | 6 reps | 3.0 |
| - | Jesper Hansson | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Sean O'Hagan | 0 reps | 0.0 |
See Also
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