2019 Arnold Strongman Classic

The 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic was a strongman contest that took place in Ohio, Columbus from 1–2 March 2019 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The Arnold Strongman Classic is the finale of the Arnold Strongman Tour and is seen as one of the biggest and most prestigious strongmen events on the circuit.

2019 Arnold Strongman Classic
Host cityColumbus, United States
Winner Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Nations participating8
Athletes participating10
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Qualifying

To qualify for the Arnold Strongman Classic athletes have to either win a sanctioned event on the Arnold Classic Tour or gain enough points to be invited through a wildcard system. Athletes that qualified and their method for qualification are as follows: [1]

Name Nationality Method of Qualification
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic Champion
Rauno Heinla 2018 Arnold Classic Australia Champion
Oleksii Novikov 2018 Arnold Amateur World Champion
Mikhail Shivlyakov 2018 Arnold Classic South America Champion
JF Caron 2018 Arnold Classic Africa Champion
Brian Shaw 2018 Arnold Pro Strongman Forts Warwick Champion
Martins Licis 2018 Arnold Classic Europe Champion
Mateusz Kieliszkowski Wild Card 25 points
Jerry Pritchett Wild Card 25 points
Matjaz Belsak Wild Card 25 points

Event Results

Event 1: Elephant Bar Deadlift
  • Weight: Starting weight was 340 kilograms (750 lb).
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds per lift
  • Notes: 3 lifts per athlete, weights to be submitted before each round.
# Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 474 kilograms (1,045 lb) 10 10
2 Brian Shaw United States 463 kilograms (1,021 lb) 9 9
3 Jerry Pritchett United States 442 kilograms (974 lb) 7.5 7.5
3 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 442 kilograms (974 lb) 7.5 7.5
5 Martins Licis United States 440 kilograms (970 lb) 6 6
6 Rauno Heinla Estonia 431 kilograms (950 lb) 5 5
7 Matjaz Belsak Slovenia 404 kilograms (891 lb) 4 4
8 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 395 kilograms (871 lb) 3 3
9 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 381 kilograms (840 lb) 2 2
10 JF Caron Canada N/A 1 1

^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson's lift of 474 kilograms (1,045 lb) is a new world record for the elephant deadlift bar.[2]

^ JF Caron sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

^ Brian Shaw sustained an injury in this event however he completed all further events in the competition.

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Event 2: Husafell Stone Carry
  • Weight: 186 kilograms (410 lb) for max distance.
  • Time Limit: 2 Minutes
  • Notes: This is not the actual Husafell Stone but a replica produced by Rogue Fitness.
# Name Nationality Distance Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 66.725 metres (218.91 ft) 10 20
2 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 64.465 metres (211.50 ft) 9 11
3 Rauno Heinla Estonia 58.902 metres (193.25 ft) 8 13
4 Martins Licis United States 57.023 metres (187.08 ft) 7 13
5 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 55.498 metres (182.08 ft) 6 9
6 Matjaz Belsak Slovenia 55.067 metres (180.67 ft) 5 9
7 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 40.385 metres (132.50 ft) 4 11.5
8 Brian Shaw United States 31.724 metres (104.08 ft) 3 12
9 Jerry Pritchett United States 29.083 metres (95.42 ft) 2 9.5

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Event 3: Wheel of Pain
  • Weight: 9,072 kilograms (20,000 lb) for max distance.
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds.
# Name Nationality Distance Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Martins Licis United States 36.499 metres (119.75 ft) 10 23
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 36.347 metres (119.25 ft) 9 29
3 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 34.442 metres (113.00 ft) 8 19
4 Matjaz Belsak Slovenia 32.156 metres (105.50 ft) 7 16
5 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 31.394 metres (103.00 ft) 6 17.5
6 Rauno Heinla Estonia 31.318 metres (102.75 ft) 5 18
7 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 30.937 metres (101.50 ft) 4 13
8 Brian Shaw United States 28.956 metres (95.00 ft) 3 15
9 Jerry Pritchett United States 23.394 metres (76.75 ft) 2 11.5

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Event 4: Austrian Oak
  • Weight: 175 kilograms (386 lb) Light log. 195 kilograms (430 lb) Heavy log. For max repetitions.
  • Time Limit: 90 Seconds
  • Notes: Repetitions on the heavy log gain more points than repetitions on the light log. * Denote repetitions on the light log.
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 2 8.5 21.5
1 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 2 8.5 26
1 Martins Licis United States 2 8.5 31.5
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 2 8.5 37.5
5 Brian Shaw United States 1 6 21
6 Rauno Heinla Estonia 2* 4.5 22.5
6 Matjaz Belsak Slovenia 2* 4.5 20.5
8 Jerry Pritchett United States 1* 3 11.5
9 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 0 0 19

^ Oleksii Novikov sustained an injury in this event however he completed the remaining event.

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Event 5: Stone to Shoulder
  • Weight: 186 kilograms (410 lb) For max repetitions.
  • Time Limit: 2 Minutes 30 seconds.
  • Notes: Athletes were awarded for getting the stone to their lap or torso but not completing the full repetition.
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 5 10 31.5
2 Martins Licis United States 2 9 40.5
3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 1 7.5 45
3 Matjaz Belsak Slovenia 1 7.5 28
5 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 0 (Lap) 6 25
6 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 0 4.5 30.5
6 Rauno Heinla Estonia 0 4.5 27

^ Brian Shaw did not take part in this event because of an injury he sustained earlier in the competition.

^ Jerry Pritchett did not take part in this event because of an injury.

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Final Standings
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 45
2 Martins Licis United States 40.5
3 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 31.5
4 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 30.5
5 Matjaz Belsak Slovenia 28
6 Rauno Heinla Estonia 27
7 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 25
8 Brian Shaw United States 21
9 Jerry Pritchett United States 14.5
10 JF Caron Canada 1

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References
  1. Beck, Kalle (October 3, 2018). "2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Qualified Athletes". Starting Strongman. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. Sacca, Paul. "Hafþór Björnsson sets new elephant bar deadlift record". Fitness Volt. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  3. "2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 1". www.youtube.com.
  4. "2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 2". www.youtube.com.
  5. "2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 3". www.youtube.com.
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  7. "2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 5". www.youtube.com.
  8. "2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Final Results". Fitness Volt. March 3, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
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