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2023 World's Strongest Viking
The 2023 World's Strongest Viking was held on 2023-02-24 in Vinstra, Norway. 14 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Viking Press
- 2. Boat Pull
- 3. Power Stairs
- 4. Wheel of Pain
- 5. Hercules Hold
- 6. Atlas Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Espenkrona | 🇸🇪 SWE | 71.0 |
| 2 | Eric Dawson | 🇺🇸 USA | 67.0 |
| 3 | Øyvind Skjævesland Gustavsen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 60.0 |
| 4 | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 59.0 |
| 5 | Fredrik Svensson | 🇸🇪 SWE | 57.0 |
| 6 | Romek Velt | 🇪🇪 EST | 55.0 |
| 7 | Peter Rundberg | 🇸🇪 SWE | 54.0 |
| 8 | Mark Felix | 🇬🇧 GBR | 52.5 |
| 9 | Ole Martin Hansen | 🇳🇴 NOR | 50.0 |
| 10 | Michael Bishop | 🇬🇧 GBR | 23.0 |
| 11 | Ken McClelland | 🇺🇸 USA | 22.0 |
| 12 | Vaughn Sikorski | 🇺🇸 USA | 21.0 |
| 13 | Ryan Myler | 🇬🇧 GBR | 17.0 |
| 14 | Lars Besand | 🇩🇰 DEN | 15.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Atlas Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrik Svensson | 5 in 22.51 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Eric Dawson | 5 in 26.18 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Johan Espenkrona | 5 in 30.69 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Mark Felix | 5 in 35.59 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Peter Rundberg | 5 in 36.02 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Romek Velt | 4 in 17.53 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Ole Martin Hansen | 4 in 34.06 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Michael Bishop | 4 in 40.91 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | 4 in 43.80 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Ryan Myler | 4 in 48.77 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Øyvind Skjævesland Gustavsen | 3 in 13.05 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Vaughn Sikorski | 3 in 15.96 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Lars Besand | 3 in 31.15 s | 2.0 |
| - | Ken McClelland | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Boat Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Espenkrona | 17.09 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | 18.10 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Eric Dawson | 18.31 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Øyvind Skjævesland Gustavsen | 18.32 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Romek Velt | 18.54 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Fredrik Svensson | 18.69 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Peter Rundberg | 19.40 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Ole Martin Hansen | 20.49 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Ken McClelland | 20.74 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Mark Felix | 24.29 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Vaughn Sikorski | 26.21 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Lars Besand | 26.80 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Michael Bishop | 26.86 s | 2.0 |
| 14 | Ryan Myler | 21.4 m | 1.0 |
Hercules Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Felix | 76.54 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Peter Rundberg | 54.75 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Eric Dawson | 54.35 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Romek Velt | 49.70 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Johan Espenkrona | 46.18 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Øyvind Skjævesland Gustavsen | 43.02 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Ole Martin Hansen | 41.40 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | 36.71 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Michael Bishop | 36.65 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Ryan Myler | 31.11 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Vaughn Sikorski | 30.90 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Lars Besand | 27.87 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Fredrik Svensson | 22.87 s | 2.0 |
| - | Ken McClelland | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Power Stairs
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Øyvind Skjævesland Gustavsen | 24.81 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Johan Espenkrona | 25.84 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Mark Felix | 27.96 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Ole Martin Hansen | 28.35 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | 28.82 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Fredrik Svensson | 29.32 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Ken McClelland | 32.34 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Peter Rundberg | 33.06 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Romek Velt | 33.81 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Eric Dawson | 35.22 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Vaughn Sikorski | 50.50 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Michael Bishop | 11 steps | 3.0 |
| 13 | Ryan Myler | 9 steps | 2.0 |
| 14 | Lars Besand | 5 steps | 1.0 |
Viking Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Dawson | 14 reps | 14.0 |
| 2 | Johan Espenkrona | 12 reps | 13.0 |
| 3 | Romek Velt | 10 reps | 12.0 |
| 4 | Fredrik Svensson | 9 reps | 11.0 |
| 5 | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | 8 reps | 10.0 |
| 6 | Øyvind Skjævesland Gustavsen | 6 reps | 8.0 |
| 6 | Ole Martin Hansen | 6 reps | 8.0 |
| 6 | Ken McClelland | 6 reps | 8.0 |
| 9 | Peter Rundberg | 5 reps | 6.0 |
| 10 | Lars Besand | 3 reps | 4.5 |
| 10 | Mark Felix | 3 reps | 4.5 |
| 12 | Vaughn Sikorski | 1 rep | 3.0 |
| - | Ryan Myler | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Michael Bishop | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Wheel of Pain
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Øyvind Skjævesland Gustavsen | 78.82 m | 14.0 |
| 2 | Veli-Pekka Kauhanen | 76.51 m | 13.0 |
| 3 | Fredrik Svensson | 74.28 m | 12.0 |
| 4 | Eric Dawson | 73.5 m | 11.0 |
| 5 | Peter Rundberg | 72.2 m | 10.0 |
| 6 | Johan Espenkrona | 72 m | 9.0 |
| 7 | Ole Martin Hansen | 70.24 m | 8.0 |
| 8 | Romek Velt | 65.4 m | 7.0 |
| 9 | Mark Felix | 57.4 m | 6.0 |
| 10 | Michael Bishop | 54.2 m | 5.0 |
| 11 | Ryan Myler | 52.27 m | 4.0 |
| 12 | Vaughn Sikorski | 51.32 m | 3.0 |
| 13 | Lars Besand | 27.27 m | 2.0 |
| - | Ken McClelland | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Last updated: February 23, 2026
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