2025 Iceland's Strongest Viking
The 2025 Iceland's Strongest Viking was held on 2025-07-11 in Westfjords, Iceland. 8 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.
Events (8 total)
- 1. Keg Toss
- 2. Max Deadlift
- 3. Front Hold
- 4. Keg Carry
- 5. Legsteinn Stone Carry
- 6. Overhead Medley
- 7. Truck Pull
- 8. Natural Stones
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristján Níelsson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 58.0 |
| 2 | Chris Beetham | 🇬🇧 GBR | 47.0 |
| 3 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 46.5 |
| 4 | Kári Kristófer Elíasson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 30.5 |
| 5 | Birgir Gudnason | 🇮🇸 ISL | 30.0 |
| 6 | Thorlákur Gunnarsson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 26.0 |
| 7 | Alexander Andersen | 🇮🇸 ISL | 22.5 |
| 8 | Gudmundur Helgason | 🇮🇸 ISL | 21.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Front Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristján Níelsson | 42.78 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Birgir Gudnason | 40.39 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Chris Beetham | 39.66 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Alexander Andersen | 38.13 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Kári Kristófer Elíasson | 33.15 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Gudmundur Helgason | 31.29 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 24.93 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Thorlákur Gunnarsson | 12.82 s | 1.0 |
Keg Carry
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristján Níelsson | 2 in 50.89 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 2 in 57.19 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Birgir Gudnason | 2 in 67.67 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Chris Beetham | 2 in 74.06 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Alexander Andersen | 1 in 45.68 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Thorlákur Gunnarsson | 1 in 55.84 s | 3.0 |
| - | Kári Kristófer Elíasson | 0 in 75.00 s | 0.0 |
| - | Gudmundur Helgason | 0 in 75.00 s | 0.0 |
Keg Toss
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 5.4 m | 8.0 |
| 2 | Kristján Níelsson | 4.75 m | 6.0 |
| 2 | Chris Beetham | 4.75 m | 6.0 |
| 2 | Kári Kristófer Elíasson | 4.75 m | 6.0 |
| 5 | Birgir Gudnason | 4.15 m | 3.5 |
| 5 | Alexander Andersen | 4.15 m | 3.5 |
| 7 | Thorlákur Gunnarsson | 3.85 m | 1.5 |
| 7 | Gudmundur Helgason | 3.85 m | 1.5 |
Legsteinn Stone Carry
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristján Níelsson | 16 m | 8.0 |
| 2 | Chris Beetham | 15.2 m | 7.0 |
| 3 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 13.8 m | 6.0 |
| 4 | Kári Kristófer Elíasson | 13.6 m | 5.0 |
| 5 | Alexander Andersen | 12 m | 4.0 |
| 6 | Thorlákur Gunnarsson | 8 m | 3.0 |
| 7 | Gudmundur Helgason | 3.7 m | 2.0 |
| 8 | Birgir Gudnason | 1.1 m | 1.0 |
Max Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Beetham | 350 kg | 8.0 |
| 2 | Kristján Níelsson | 340 kg | 7.0 |
| 3 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 330 kg | 5.5 |
| 3 | Thorlákur Gunnarsson | 330 kg | 5.5 |
| 5 | Gudmundur Helgason | 300 kg | 4.0 |
| 6 | Kári Kristófer Elíasson | 280 kg | 2.5 |
| 6 | Birgir Gudnason | 280 kg | 2.5 |
| - | Alexander Andersen | - | 0.0 |
Natural Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 4 in 28.23 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Thorlákur Gunnarsson | 4 in 76.12 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Kristján Níelsson | 3 in 26.85 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Kári Kristófer Elíasson | 3 in 27.75 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Birgir Gudnason | 3 in 28.82 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Gudmundur Helgason | 3 in 29.56 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Chris Beetham | 1 in 9.22 s | 2.0 |
| - | Alexander Andersen | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
Overhead Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristján Níelsson | 5 in 54.98 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Chris Beetham | 5 in 55.17 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Alexander Andersen | 4 in 39.48 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Gudmundur Helgason | 4 in 44.37 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Kári Kristófer Elíasson | 4 in 62.87 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Thorlákur Gunnarsson | 2 in 23.98 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 2 in 39.94 s | 2.0 |
| 8 | Birgir Gudnason | 2 in 70.62 s | 1.0 |
Truck Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 26.17 s | 8.0 |
| 2 | Kristján Níelsson | 27.27 s | 7.0 |
| 3 | Chris Beetham | 29.67 s | 6.0 |
| 4 | Birgir Gudnason | 33.88 s | 5.0 |
| 5 | Kári Kristófer Elíasson | 34.09 s | 4.0 |
| 6 | Gudmundur Helgason | 38.67 s | 3.0 |
| 7 | Thorlákur Gunnarsson | 44.03 s | 2.0 |
| - | Alexander Andersen | (Withdrew) | 0.0 |
See Also
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