2025 SCL World's Strongest Viking
The 2025 SCL World's Strongest Viking was held on 2025-06-28 in Joensuu, Finland. 12 athletes competed across 9 events were contested.
Events (9 total)
- 1. Truck Pull
- 2. Wheelbarrow Carry
- 3. Front Hold
- 4. Sandbag Toss
- 5. Hercules Hold
- 6. Machine Pull
- 7. Shield Carry
- 8. Log Lift
- 9. Loading Race
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Roszkowski | 🇵🇱 POL | 83.0 |
| 2 | Kevin Hazeleger | 🇳🇱 NED | 83.0 |
| 3 | Jesper Hansson | 🇸🇪 SWE | 76.0 |
| 4 | Evans Nana Aryee | 🇬🇭 GHA | 73.0 |
| 5 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 🇱🇻 LAT | 68.5 |
| 6 | Andrea Invernizzi | 🇮🇹 ITA | 61.0 |
| 7 | Mika Törrö | 🇫🇮 FIN | 58.5 |
| 8 | Heikki Pohjonen | 🇫🇮 FIN | 56.0 |
| 9 | Justin Legere | 🇺🇸 USA | 48.0 |
| 10 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 34.0 |
| 11 | Tuomas Lindroos | 🇫🇮 FIN | 29.0 |
| 12 | Frederik Nordberg | 🇩🇰 DEN | 18.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Front Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Roszkowski | 37.26 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 34.72 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Andrea Invernizzi | 32.66 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Kevin Hazeleger | 30.88 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Heikki Pohjonen | 28.59 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Evans Nana Aryee | 28.44 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Justin Legere | 24.97 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Tuomas Lindroos | 22.91 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 16.18 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Mika Törrö | 14.71 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Jesper Hansson | 11.69 s | 2.0 |
| - | Frederik Nordberg | - | 0.0 |
Hercules Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper Hansson | 53.85 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Mika Törrö | 49.13 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Kevin Hazeleger | 48.99 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Andrea Invernizzi | 47.81 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Adam Roszkowski | 37.91 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Heikki Pohjonen | 33.87 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Evans Nana Aryee | 32.72 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 26.62 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Justin Legere | 8.20 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Tuomas Lindroos | 2.00 s | 3.0 |
| - | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | - | 0.0 |
| - | Frederik Nordberg | - | 0.0 |
Loading Race
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Roszkowski | 4 in 13.14 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Justin Legere | 4 in 15.16 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 4 in 15.56 s | 9.5 |
| 3 | Mika Törrö | 4 in 15.56 s | 9.5 |
| 5 | Kevin Hazeleger | 4 in 15.61 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Heikki Pohjonen | 4 in 16.00 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Evans Nana Aryee | 4 in 16.03 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Jesper Hansson | 4 in 16.39 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 4 in 17.46 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Frederik Nordberg | 4 in 20.66 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Andrea Invernizzi | 4 in 21.03 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Tuomas Lindroos | 4 in 22.16 s | 1.0 |
Log Lift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evans Nana Aryee | 7 reps | 12.0 |
| 2 | Adam Roszkowski | 6 reps | 10.0 |
| 2 | Kevin Hazeleger | 6 reps | 10.0 |
| 2 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 6 reps | 10.0 |
| 5 | Andrea Invernizzi | 5 reps | 8.0 |
| 6 | Justin Legere | 4 reps | 7.0 |
| 7 | Tuomas Lindroos | 2 reps | 6.0 |
| 8 | Heikki Pohjonen | 1 rep | 5.0 |
| - | Jesper Hansson | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Mika Törrö | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 0 reps | 0.0 |
| - | Frederik Nordberg | 0 reps | 0.0 |
Machine Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Hazeleger | 33.51 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Jesper Hansson | 34.55 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Mika Törrö | 35.62 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Evans Nana Aryee | 40.91 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Andrea Invernizzi | 42.84 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Heikki Pohjonen | 43.07 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Tuomas Lindroos | 45.28 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Justin Legere | 46.47 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 47.28 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Adam Roszkowski | 47.76 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 48.43 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Frederik Nordberg | 53.37 s | 1.0 |
Sandbag Toss
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Roszkowski | 6 in 39.81 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 5 in 13.05 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Jesper Hansson | 5 in 19.46 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 5 in 21.46 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Kevin Hazeleger | 5 in 26.77 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Andrea Invernizzi | 5 in 32.21 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Evans Nana Aryee | 5 in 35.24 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Mika Törrö | 5 in 57.00 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Heikki Pohjonen | 4 in 13.36 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Frederik Nordberg | 4 in 17.27 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Justin Legere | 4 in 17.37 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Tuomas Lindroos | 2 in 10.02 s | 1.0 |
Shield Carry
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper Hansson | 17.97 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Adam Roszkowski | 18.09 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Evans Nana Aryee | 18.89 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 19.03 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Justin Legere | 19.47 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Kevin Hazeleger | 20.57 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Mika Törrö | 23.07 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Tuomas Lindroos | 24.55 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 25.38 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Frederik Nordberg | 27.44 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Heikki Pohjonen | 33.72 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Andrea Invernizzi | 1 m | 1.0 |
Truck Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper Hansson | 53.03 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Heikki Pohjonen | 54.00 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Kevin Hazeleger | 58.69 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 59.69 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Andrea Invernizzi | 60.78 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Mika Törrö | 61.00 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Evans Nana Aryee | 61.43 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Adam Roszkowski | 62.16 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Frederik Nordberg | 68.40 s | 4.0 |
| 10 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 70.11 s | 3.0 |
| 11 | Justin Legere | 75.13 s | 2.0 |
| 12 | Tuomas Lindroos | 14.75 m | 1.0 |
Wheelbarrow Carry
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper Hansson | 11.85 s | 12.0 |
| 2 | Evans Nana Aryee | 12.19 s | 11.0 |
| 3 | Adam Roszkowski | 12.34 s | 10.0 |
| 4 | Kevin Hazeleger | 12.78 s | 9.0 |
| 5 | Andrea Invernizzi | 15.37 s | 8.0 |
| 6 | Mika Törrö | 17.61 s | 7.0 |
| 7 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 18.52 s | 6.0 |
| 8 | Heikki Pohjonen | 39.47 s | 5.0 |
| 9 | Frederik Nordberg | 16.8 m | 4.0 |
| 10 | Justin Legere | 13.45 m | 3.0 |
| 11 | Pálmi Gudfinnsson | 11.7 m | 2.0 |
| 12 | Tuomas Lindroos | 1.25 m | 1.0 |
See Also
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