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Arnold Strongman Classic
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Tournament information
LocationColumbus, Ohio
Month playedMarch
Established2002; 23 years ago (2002)
FormatMulti-event competition
VenueGreater Columbus Convention Center
Current champion
Canada Mitchell Hooper
Most recent tournament
2025 Arnold Strongman Classic

The Arnold Strongman Classic is an annual competition featuring strength athletes from all over the world, determining who is the Strongest Man in the World. Created by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Lorimer and Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Widely regarded as the heaviest and the most difficult strongman competition in the world[1][2] the Arnold Strongman Classic has been won by only 9 men in history. Among them, the Lithuanian Žydrūnas Savickas has won it 8 times, while the American Brian Shaw, the Icelander Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and the Canadian Mitchell Hooper have won it 3 times each. Three of the past champions: American Mark Henry, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Brian Shaw have been inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.[3][4][5]

History

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The competition (which has been also referred to as 'Arnold's Strength Summit' and 'Arnold's Strongest Man' in the past) is one of the many offshoots of the Arnold festival. The Arnold Sports Festival, founded in 1989 as the Arnold Classic and named after Arnold Schwarzenegger, was originally a bodybuilding contest only.[6] However, the event expanded to include other sports and events, one of which was Strongman, introduced in 2002.

It was specifically designed by Terry Todd at the request of Schwarzenegger[7] to select the actual strongest strongman based on straightforward tests of brute strength. The inaugural head judge was David P. Webster.

Championship history

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2002

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The inaugural competition, which was called the 'Arnold Strongman Challenge', was won by Mark Henry of the USA over Svend Karlsen of Norway and Phil Pfister of the USA.[8] Henry won the Apollon's wheels, Andy Bolton won the deadlift, Raimonds Bergmanis won the Hummer push while Pfister won the timber carry. Competitors were also given the opportunity to attempt the Thomas Inch dumbbell outside of the competition and Henry took the win by lifting it up to chest height.

2003

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2003 was the beginning of Lithuania's Žydrūnas Savickas's dominant reign of the competition. Karlsen emerged second, while Bergmanis secured third. Savickas won Apollon's wheels and timber carry while Karlsen won medicine ball toss. The Hummer tire deadlift was introduced and was won by Brad Gillingham. The competition was called 'Arnold's Strength Summit'.

2004

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Savickas won his second title over Karlsen and Bergmanis. The competition was called 'Arnold's Strongest Man' and 5 events were tested. It was also the first year a 10 man lineup was selected over the initial 8 man lineup from the previous two years. Savickas secured the wins in Apollon's wheels, medicine ball toss and timber carry. Karlsen won the hammer lift while Mark Philippi won the Hummer tire deadlift.

2005

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For the second year, the competition was called 'Arnold's Strongest Man' and Savickas secured his third title over Vasyl Virastyuk of Ukraine and Glenn Ross of Northern Ireland. 6 events were tested for the first time where Savickas won the Apollon's wheels and shared the medicine ball toss world record with Magnus Samuelsson. Ross won the Hummer tire deadlift, and shared the dumbbell press win with Brian Siders and Hugo Girard. Van Hatfield won the hammer lift while Philippi won the timber carry.

2006

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In 2006, the competition took its default name 'Arnold Strongman Classic' and it was won by Savickas for the fourth time over Virastyuk and Mikhail Koklyaev of Russia. Savickas raised the Apollon's wheels world record to 8 reps, won the super yoke, and shared the dumbbell win with Koklyaev and Pfister. Siders won the Hummer tire deadlift while Benedikt Magnússon won the timber carry.

2007

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Savickas won his fifth title over Virastyuk and Andrus Murumets of Estonia. He equaled his Apollon's wheels world record from last year and also won the Hummer tire deadlift and super yoke. The Manhood Stone was introduced for the first time and it was won by Steve MacDonald. Virastyuk won the dumbbell press and Murumets broke the timber carry world record.

2008

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Savickas won his sixth consecutive title while winning Manhood Stone[9] and sharing the dumbbell press win with American Derek Poundstone who won the overall second place. Siders won Apollon's wheels and super yoke while Murumets won the timber carry. Magnússon and Oleksandr Pekanov both broke and briefly shared the Hummer tire deadlift world record before Magnússon was given an extra attempt outside the competition to take the world record outright. Koklyaev's consistency awarded him the third place.

2009

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In 2009, Savickas took a break and Derek Poundstone became the third man to win the title.[10] He also broke the dumbbell press world record. Koklyaev won the Hummer tire deadlift and took the overall second place. Travis Ortmayer of USA won Manhood stone and took overall third. Ervin Katona won the timber carry, Vidas Blekaitis won the super yoke and Siders equaled Savickas' Apollon's wheels world record.

2010

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Poundstone, having broken another dumbbell press world record and won the timber carry to win his second consecutive title over returned Savickas and Ortmayer.[11] Savickas won the Hummer tire deadlift and established a new world record in the Axle. Brian Shaw of USA won the Manhood Stone after a close battle with Poundstone and Ortmayer. The number of events was reduced to 5.

2011

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Just days before the 2011 contest, Poundstone was forced to withdraw due to injury and Brian Shaw became the fourth man to win the title.[12] He broke the Manhood stones world record, shared the Hummer tire deadlift win with Savickas and won the timber carry. Mike Jenkins of USA won dumbbell press and secured second place. Savickas broke another Axle world record and secured third.

2012

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Mike Jenkins held off Poundstone to become the fifth man to win the title.[13] He broke dumbbell press world record and won both timber carry and the newly introduced Austrian Oak. Poundstone's consistency won him second place and Savickas secured third place after winning the Hummer tire deadlift and Axle (cleans only).

2013

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The number of events were reduced to 4, and Lithuania's Vytautas Lalas became the sixth man to win the title.[14] He also won the dumbbell press. Krzysztof Radzikowski won the Austrian Oak. Overall runner-up Shaw broke another Manhood stones world record and shared the Hummer tire deadlift world record with Mark Felix. Another consistent performance earned Koklyaev the overall third.

2014

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The 5 event format was brought back and Savickas won his seventh title.[15] He won the Austrian Oak and established world records in the Hummer tire deadlift and the newly introduced bale tote. Shaw came second with a consistent performance across the board and Mike Burke emerged third. Jerry Pritchett won the timber carry and there was a four-way tie for the win of the newly introduced Cyr dumbbell press between Savickas, Shaw, Burke and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.

2015

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Shaw won his second title[16] winning the Hummer tire deadlift and a world record in the bale tote. He also shared the world record in the Cyr dumbbell for reps with Dimitar Savatinov. Runner up Savickas broke the Austrian Oak world record. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson broke the timber carry world record and as a part of Rogue record breakers, broke the Weight over bar world record. Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland secured the overall third place.

2016

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Žydrūnas Savickas won his eighth and final title[17] after equaling his own Austrian Oak world record. He also won the timber carry. Runner up Shaw broke world records in the Cyr dumbbell and bale tote. Eddie Hall won the newly introduced Elephant bar deadlift while Lalas secured the overall third place. As a part of Rogue record breakers, Shaw, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Burke set world records in Max Manhood Stone, Weight over bar, and double Thomas Inch dumbbells farmers walk, respectively.

2017

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Brian Shaw won his third and final title[18] with a world record in bale tote. He also won the timber carry and as a part of Rogue record breakers, broke the Max Manhood Stone world record. The overall runner-up Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won the Austrian Oak and broke the world record in the Sandbag over bar and as a part of Rogue record breakers, broke the Weight over bar world record. Jerry Pritchett broke the Elephant bar deadlift world record and secured overall third place.

2018

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2018 marked the beginning of Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson's winning reign, after becoming the seventh man to win the title.[19] He broke the Elephant bar deadlift world record, and won both the Axle press and Sandbag over bar. As a part of Rogue record breakers, he also broke the Weight over bar world record. Shaw won second place with a consistent performance across the board. Kieliszkowski broke Odd Haugen's Tombstone world record and Mikhail Shivlyakov secured the overall third place.

2019

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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his second consecutive title[20] and in doing so broke his own Elephant bar deadlift world record, world record replica Húsafell Stone carry and as a part of Rogue record breakers, broke Weight over bar world record as well. He also shared the win in Austrian Oak with Kieliszkowski, Shivlyakov and Martins Licis. Licis broke the world record in the Conan's wheel of pain and secured the second place while Kieliszkowski broke the Odd Haugen's Tombstone world record and secured the third place.

2020

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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won his third consecutive title[21] becoming only the second man since Savickas to do so. He won the Elephant bar deadlift and the Sandbag over bar and held off Kieliszkowski who won trial by Stone, wheel of pain and established world records in Max Cyr Dumbbell and timber carry to second place. With another consistent performance, Licis secured the third place. As a part of Rogue record breakers, Tom Stoltman broke the Max Manhood Stone world record.

2021

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The competition was not held for the first and only time in its history due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022

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America's Martins Licis became the eighth man to win the title.[22] He won the Odd Haugen's Tombstone and stayed consistent across the board. Ukraine's Oleksii Novikov came second place and broke the dumbbell press world record. JF Caron established a new world record in the Double-T Squat while Luke Stoltman and Bobby Thompson shared the third place.

2023

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Canada's Mitchell Hooper became the ninth man to win the title, and the first man to win without winning a single event.[23] Runner-up Kieliszkowski won wheel of pain, timber carry and established a new world record in Steinstossen. Thompson emerged third with a win in briefed deadlift and Trey Mitchell won the Austrian Oak.

2024

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Hooper won his second title[24] with wins in timber carry, Axle and a world record replica Dinnie Stones carry. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson returned after a three-year hiatus and won the Elephant bar deadlift event. Kieliszkowski won the Stones of Strength and secured second place, while Tom Stoltman emerged third.

2025

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Hooper won his third consecutive title becoming only the third man to do so. He won the Timber Carry. American Lucas Hatton won the Overhead Medley and Behind the Neck Press and secured second place on his debut at the competition. Björnsson emerged third and won the Elephant bar Deadlift and Carry and Drag. Austin Andrade won the Stone to Shoulder.

Championship breakdown

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Podiums

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Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
2002 United States Mark Henry Norway Svend Karlsen United States Phil Pfister
2003 Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas Norway Svend Karlsen Latvia Raimonds Bergmanis
2004 Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas Norway Svend Karlsen Latvia Raimonds Bergmanis
2005 Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas Ukraine Vasyl Virastyuk United Kingdom Glenn Ross
2006 Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas Ukraine Vasyl Virastyuk Russia Mikhail Koklyaev
2007 Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas Ukraine Vasyl Virastyuk Estonia Andrus Murumets
2008 Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas United States Derek Poundstone Russia Mikhail Koklyaev
2009 United States Derek Poundstone Russia Mikhail Koklyaev United States Travis Ortmayer
2010 United States Derek Poundstone Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas United States Travis Ortmayer
2011 United States Brian Shaw United States Mike Jenkins Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas
2012 United States Mike Jenkins United States Derek Poundstone Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas
2013 Lithuania Vytautas Lalas United States Brian Shaw Russia Mikhail Koklyaev
2014 Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas United States Brian Shaw United States Mike Burke
2015 United States Brian Shaw Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski
2016 Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas United States Brian Shaw Lithuania Vytautas Lalas
2017 United States Brian Shaw Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson United States Jerry Pritchett
2018 Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson United States Brian Shaw Russia Mikhail Shivlyakov
2019 Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson United States Martins Licis Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski
2020 Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski United States Martins Licis
2021
The competition was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 United States Martins Licis Ukraine Oleksii Novikov United Kingdom Luke Stoltman & United States Bobby Thompson
2023 Canada Mitchell Hooper Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski United States Bobby Thompson
2024 Canada Mitchell Hooper Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski United Kingdom Tom Stoltman
2025 Canada Mitchell Hooper United States Lucas Hatton Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

Multiple time champions

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No. Champion Times Years
1 Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas 8 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2016
2 United States Brian Shaw 3 2011, 2015, 2017
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 2018, 2019, 2020
Canada Mitchell Hooper 2023, 2024, 2025
5 United States Derek Poundstone 2 2009, 2010

Most podium finishes

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No. Name Times
1 Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas 12
2 United States Brian Shaw 7
3 Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 5
Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski
5 United States Derek Poundstone 4
6 Canada Mitchell Hooper 3
United States Martins Licis
Norway Svend Karlsen
Ukraine Vasyl Virastyuk
Russia Mikhail Koklyaev

Championships by country

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Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Lithuania 9 2 3 14
United States 8 9 8 25
Iceland 3 1 1 5
Canada 3 0 0 3
Ukraine 0 4 0 4
Poland 0 3 2 5
Norway 0 3 0 3
Russia 0 1 4 5
United Kingdom 0 0 3 3
Latvia 0 0 2 2
Estonia 0 0 1 1

Regular events and world records

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The events also include Rogue record breakers which were conducted in parallel to the Arnold Strongman Classic.

  1. Timber carry - Contestants have to lift heavy barn timbers bolted together and travel up an inclined ramp. In 2015 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland carried a 500 kg (1,102 lb) frame (with straps) up a 35 feet ramp in 10.15 seconds, and in 2020 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland carried a 400 kg (882 lb) frame (without straps) up a 35 feet ramp in 7.01 seconds. The event is also known as 'Frame Carry'.
  2. Manhood Stones - Contestants have to lift heavy round concrete stones weighing in excess of 227 kg (500 lb) (hence Manhood Stones) over a bar 4 feet in height. In 2020 Tom Stoltman Scotland hoisted a 273 kg (602 lb) stone over the bar.
  3. Apollon's wheels - A unique barbell made famous by Louis "Apollon" Uni, reproduced by Ivanko Barbell Company, the Axle is a replica of the original with the same bar thickness of 1 1112" (1.93" or 49.3mm) and mechanically fastened to railway car wheels and fixed. Therefore the bar and the wheels are not moving, making the lift even more difficult.[25] Contestants must lift the wheels from the floor to overhead as many times as possible within a time frame. In 2006 Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania and in 2009 Brian Siders United States continental clean[a] and repped a 166 kg (366 lb) Axle for 8 reps. In 2009 Mikhail Koklyaev Russia did power cleans[a] and repped it for 7 reps. In 2010, Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania pressed a 208 kg (459 lb) Axle for 2 strict reps and a year later, performed 5 reps with a 188 kg (415 lb) Axle.
  4. Austrian Oak - A unique log named after Arnold Schwarzenegger's nickname which weighs anywhere from 195–204 kg (430-450 lb) where the athletes have to press for the maximum number of reps. A lighter Slater log which weighs 175 kg (386 lb) was also used for athletes who couldn't lift the Austrian Oak. In 2015 and 2016 Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania repped a 204 kg (450 lb) Austrian Oak 4 times.
  5. Hummer tire Deadlift - Contestants are required to lift a specially designed 13 ft (3.96 m) long bar loaded with Hummer tires from 15" height. The bar was designed and manufactured by Ivanko Barbell Company and could hold up to eight Hummer tires with the rims intact.[25] Additional calibrated barbell plates may be added if required. In 2014 Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania pulled 524 kg (1,155 lb) from a 15" height.
  6. Elephant bar Deadlift - Contestants are required to lift a specially designed extra whipping 10 ft (3.05 m) long bar called an Elephant bar with Arnold Schwarzenegger inscribed 2-inch thick deep dish stainless steel weight plates from a standard 9" height. It has to be done raw and use of figure 8 straps are not allowed. It was designed and manufactured by Rogue Fitness. In 2019 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland pulled 474.5 kg (1,046 lb) from the standard 9" height.
  7. Bale Tote - Contestants have to carry across their shoulders a heavy bar/yoke in a timed event. In 2017 Brian Shaw United States carried a 710 kg (1,565 lb) yoke for 4 meters in 14.87 seconds. The event is also known as 'Super Yoke'.
  8. Bag over bar - Contestants have to throw heavy sandbags over a 15-foot bar. In 2017 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland threw a 45 kg (100 lb) bag over the 15-foot bar.
  9. Weight over bar - Contestants have to throw a 25.5 kg (56 lb) weight derived from the Highland games,[26] using only 1 arm, for max height over a bar. In 2019 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland threw the weight over a 20-foot 2-inch bar.
  10. Cyr Dumbbell - Lifting the classic heavy "Circus" dumbbell, used by Louis Cyr. Richard Sorin recreated the dumbbell for this event.[25] It usually has a big handle of over 3 inches (76 mm) in diameter and sits lower than a normal circus dumbbell once it's shouldered before the final press, increasing its range of motion. The basic rule was to use one hand and lift the dumbbell overhead either for max weight or reps.[9] In 2020 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland lifted a 145 kg (320 lb) dumbbell, and in 2016 Brian Shaw United States repped a 136 kg (300 lb) dumbbell 3 times.
  11. Odd Haugen's Tombstone - Contestants have to lift a natural stone that weighs 186 kg (410 lb) to their shoulder for many reps as possible. In 2019 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland lifted the stone for 5 repetitions.
  12. Húsafell Stone - Contestants have to carry the legendary Húsafell Stone which weighs 186 kg (410 lb) around a structure that replicated the historical sheep and goat pen. In 2019 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland carried the stone for a distance of 218 feet 11 inches.
  13. Conan's Wheel of Pain - Hailing from the Basque circle tradition, the event replicated the legendary grain mill from Conan the Barbarian (1982) where the contestants have to push a contraption which weighs 20,000 lbs around in a circle for time or distance and measured in either degrees or distance.[27] The colossal contraption was replicated and built by Rogue Fitness. In 2019 Martins Licis United States pushed the wheel for a distance of 119 feet 9 inches.
  14. Steinborn Squat - A unique barbell with globes and a squat made famous by Henry 'Milo' Steinborn, where contestants have to erect and tip the barbell to their backs unassisted and squat it. In 2019 Martins Licis United States squatted 256.5 kg (565 lb) with the implement.
  15. Double T Squat - Contestants have to Squat a specially designed cambered duffalo bar to a depth-adjusted platform, for max weight. In 2022 Jean-François Caron Canada Squatted 438 kg (966 lb). The event was named after Terry Todd.
  16. Steinstossen Stone toss - Contestants have to throw an oval shaped natural stone for distance. In 2023 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland threw an 84 kg (185 lb) stone for a distance of 11 feet 5 inches.

Full results

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2002: Arnold Classic Strongman Competition

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Dates: 22, 23 February 2002[8][28]

Columbus, Ohio:

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mark Henry United States 25 Hummer + $10,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Svend Karlsen Norway 22.5 $15,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Phil Pfister United States 21.5 $10,000
4 Mark Philippi United States 20 $5000
5 Andy Bolton United Kingdom 16 $3500
5 Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia 16 $3500
7 Brad Gillingham United States 13 $2000
8 Brian Schoonveld United States 10 $1000

2003: Arnold's Strength Summit

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Dates: 28 February, 1 March 2003[29]

Columbus, Ohio:

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 28.5 Hummer + $15 000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Svend Karlsen Norway 26.5 $15,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia 17.5 $10,000
4 Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland 15.5 $5000
5 Steve Kirit United States 14.5 $4000
6 Phil Pfister United States 14 $2500
6 Zdeněk Sedmík Czech Republic 14 $2500
8 Brad Gillingham United States 13.5 $1000

2004: Arnold's Strongest Man

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Dates: 5, 6 March 2004[30][31]

Columbus, Ohio:

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 43 Hummer + $16 000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Svend Karlsen Norway 39.5 $15 000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia 33.5 $12 000
4 Mark Philippi United States 33 $6000
5 Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland 30 $5000
6 Vasyl Virastyuk Ukraine 27 $4000
7 Brian Schoonveld United States 21 $3000
8 Anders Johansson Sweden 20.5 $2000
9 Steve Kirit United States 14.5 $1500
10 István Árvai Hungary 13.5 $1000

2005: Arnold's Strongest Man

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Dates: 4, 5 March 2005[32][33]

Columbus, Ohio:

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 46 Hummer + $16,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vasyl Virastyuk Ukraine 41 $15,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Glenn Ross United Kingdom 39.5 $12,000
4 Mark Philippi United States 35 $6000
5 Brian Siders United States 34.5 $5000
6 Svend Karlsen Norway 33.5 $4000
7 Van Hatfield United States 32 $3000
8 Karl Gillingham United States 28 $2000
9 Hugo Girard Canada 23 $1500
10 Magnus Samuelsson Sweden 14.5 $1000

2006: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 3, 4 March 2006[34]

Columbus, Ohio:

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 53.5 Hummer
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vasyl Virastyuk Ukraine 45 ?
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mikhail Koklyaev Russia 38.5 ?
4 Phil Pfister United States 37.5 ?
5 Benedikt Magnússon Iceland 35.5 ?
6 Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland 35 ?
7 Brian Siders United States 32.5 ?
8 Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia 23.5 ?
9 Dominic Filiou Canada 15.5 ?
10 Glenn Ross United Kingdom 13.5 ?

2007: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 2–4 March 2007[35][36]

Columbus, Ohio:

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 52 Hummer
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vasyl Virastyuk Ukraine 48 ?
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrus Murumets Estonia 38.5 ?
4 Phil Pfister United States 36 ?
5 Mikhail Koklyaev Russia 33 ?
5 Oleksandr Pekanov Ukraine 33 ?
7 Brian Siders United States 28.5 ?
8 Steve MacDonald United States 23 ?
9 Karl Gillingham United States 19 ?
10 Travis Ortmayer United States 17 ?

2008: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 29 February, 1 March 2008[37][38]

Columbus, Ohio:

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 50.5 $40,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Derek Poundstone United States 41.5 $20,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mikhail Koklyaev Russia 37 $15,000
4 Andrus Murumets Estonia 36.5 $10,000
5 Benedikt Magnússon Iceland 34 $7000
5 Brian Siders United States 34 $7000
7 Phil Pfister United States 32 $5000
8 Oleksandr Pekanov Ukraine 28 $3000
9 Van Hatfield United States 24 $2000
10 Vasyl Virastyuk Ukraine 8.5 $1000

2009: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 6, 7 March 2009[10][39]

Columbus, Ohio:

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Derek Poundstone United States 47 $40,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mikhail Koklyaev Russia 46 $20,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Travis Ortmayer United States 39.5 $15,000
4 Vidas Blekaitis Lithuania 38 $10,000
5 Phil Pfister United States 36.5 $8000
6 Brian Siders United States 34 $6000
7 Andrus Murumets Estonia 32 $5000
8 Ervin Katona Serbia 29 $3000
9 Oleksandr Pekanov Ukraine 17 $2000
10 Dave Ostlund United States 10 $1000

2010: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 5, 6 March 2010[11][40]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Derek Poundstone United States 45 $45,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 41 $20,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Travis Ortmayer United States 37.5 $15,000
4 Mikhail Koklyaev Russia 37 $10,000
5 Brian Shaw United States 33 $8000
6 Dave Ostlund United States 22.5 $6000
7 Phil Pfister United States 20.5 $5000
8 Konstiantyn Ilin Ukraine 17 $3000
9 Nick Best United States 13 $2000
10 Brian Siders United States 8.5 $1000

2011: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 4, 5 March 2011[12][41]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brian Shaw United States 46.5 $50,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mike Jenkins United States 39.5 $20,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 37.5 $15,000
4 Travis Ortmayer United States 36 $10,000
5 Mikhail Koklyaev Russia 30 $8000
6 Mark Felix United Kingdom 24.5 $6000
7 Nick Best United States 20 $5000
8 Terry Hollands United Kingdom 18 $3000
9 Serhiy Romanchuk Ukraine 17 $2000

2012: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 2, 3 March 2012[13][42]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mike Jenkins United States 40 $50,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Derek Poundstone United States 39 $20,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 36.5 $15,000
4 Brian Shaw United States 36 $10,000
5 Mike Burke United States 27.5 $8000
6 Mikhail Koklyaev Russia 26 $6000
7 Laurence Shahlaei United Kingdom 22.5 $5000
8 Terry Hollands United Kingdom 19 $3000
9 Travis Ortmayer United States 15 $2000
10 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 13.5 $1000

2013: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 1, 2 March 2013[14][43]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vytautas Lalas Lithuania 35 $60,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Shaw United States 34.5 $20,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mikhail Koklyaev Russia 30 $15,000
4 Krzysztof Radzikowski Poland 26 $10,000
5 Mike Burke United States 21.5 $8,000
6 Mark Felix United Kingdom 20.5 $6,000
7 Jerry Pritchett United States 18.5 $5,000
8 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 17 $3,000
9 Derek Poundstone United States 11 $2,000
10 Adam Scherr United States 1 $1,000

2014: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 1, 2 March 2014[15][44]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Žydrūnas Savickas Lithuania 44.5 $65,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Shaw United States 42.5 $20,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mike Burke United States 35 $15,000
4 Vytautas Lalas Lithuania 32 $10,000
5 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 26.5 $8,000
6 Jerry Pritchett United States 25.5 $6,000
7 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 23 $5,000
8 Robert Oberst United States 20 $3,000
9 Dimitar Savatinov Bulgaria 16.5 $2,000
10 Krzysztof Radzikowski Poland 5.5 $1,000

2015: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 7, 8 March 2015[16][45]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brian Shaw United States 42.5 $70,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zydrunas Savickas Lithuania 41.5 $20,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 31 $15,000
4 Dimitar Savatinov Bulgaria 30 $10,000
4 Mike Burke United States 30 $8,000
6 Eddie Hall United Kingdom 29 $6,000
7 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 28 $5,000
8 Jerry Pritchett United States 26 $3,000
9 Benedikt Magnusson Iceland 5 $2,000
10 Warrick Brant Australia 4 $1,000

2016: Arnold Strongman Classic

[edit]

Dates: 4, 5 March 2016[17][46]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zydrunas Savickas Lithuania 42 $72,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Shaw United States 41 $22,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vytautas Lalas Lithuania 36 $17,000
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 33.5 $12,000
5 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 32.5 $10,000
6 Jerry Pritchett United States 24.5 $7,000
7 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 22.5 $6,000
8 Dimitar Savatinov Bulgaria 18.5 $4,000
9 Eddie Hall United Kingdom 11 $3,000
10 Aleksandr Lysenko Russia 10.5 $2,000

2017: Arnold Strongman Classic

[edit]

Dates: 3, 4 March 2017[18]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brian Shaw United States 47.5 $72,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 41.5 $22,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jerry Pritchett United States 39.5 $17,000
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 31 $12,000
5 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 29 $10,000
6 Vytautas Lalas Lithuania 25 $7,000
7 Dimitar Savatinov Bulgaria 22.5 $6,000
8 Martins Licis United States 20.5 $4,000
9 Zach Hadge United States 12.5 $3,000
10 Krzysztof Radzikowski Poland 3 $2,000

2018: Arnold Strongman Classic

[edit]

Dates: 2, 3 March 2018[19]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 46 $72,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Shaw United States 41.5 $22,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 30 $17,000
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 29 $12,000
5 Jean-François Caron Canada 28 $10,000
6 Jerry Pritchett United States 24 $6,500
6 Matjaz Belsak Slovenia 24 $6,500
8 Rauno Heinla Estonia 22.5 $4,000
9 Dimitar Savatinov Bulgaria 18.5 $3,000
10 Mateusz Ostaszewski Poland 11.5 $2,000

2019: Arnold Strongman Classic

[edit]

Dates: 1, 2 March 2019[20][47]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 45 $72,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Martins Licis United States 40.5 $22,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 31.5 $17,000
4 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 30.5 $12,000
5 Matjaz Belsak Slovenia 28 $10,000
6 Rauno Heinla Estonia 27 $7,000
7 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 25 $6,000
8 Brian Shaw United States 21 $4,000
9 Jerry Pritchett United States 14.5 $3,000
10 JF Caron Canada 1 $2,000

2020: Arnold Strongman Classic

[edit]

Dates: 6, 7 March 2020[21][48]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Strongman Arena)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 52.5 $72,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 50.5 $22,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Martins Licis United States 36.5 $17,000
4 JF Caron Canada 33 $12,000
5 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 31 $10,000
6 Mikhail Shivlyakov Russia 29 $7,000
7 Rob Kearney United States 29 $6,000
8 Jerry Pritchett United States 27 $4,000
9 Bobby Thompson United States 24 $3,000
10 Matjaz Belsak Slovenia 17.5 $2,000

2022: Arnold Strongman Classic

[edit]

Dates: 4, 5 March 2022[22][49]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Strongman Arena)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Martins Licis United States 41 $80,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 37.5 $25,000 (+$55,000)[50]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Luke Stoltman United Kingdom 30.5 $20,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bobby Thompson United States 30.5 $20,000
5 Rob Kearney United States 28.5 $13,000
6 Maxime Boudreault Canada 27 $8,000
7 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 21.5 $7,000
7 Trey Mitchell United States 21.5 $7,000
9 Evgeny Markov Russia 21 $5,000
10 JF Caron Canada 14 $3,000

2023: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 3, 4 March 2023[23][51]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Strongman Arena)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mitchell Hooper Canada 41.5 $80,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 37.5 $25,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bobby Thompson United States 29.5 $20,000
4 Trey Mitchell United States 29 $15,000
5 Thomas Evans United States 25.5 $13,000
6 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 24.5 $8,000
6 Pavlo Nakonechnyy Ukraine 24.5 $8,000
8 Rob Kearney United States 21 $6,000
9 Kevin Faires United States 20 $5,000
9 Luke Stoltman United Kingdom 20 $5,000

2024: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 1, 2 March 2024

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Strongman Arena)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mitchell Hooper Canada 52 $80,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland 40.5 $25,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 38.5 $20,000
4 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 38 $15,000
5 Bobby Thompson United States 32 $13,000
6 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 25 $8,000
7 Evan Singleton United States 24 $7,000
8 Martins Licis United States 23 $6,000
9 Thomas Evans United States 10 $5,000
10 Oskar Ziółkowski Poland 8 $3,000
11 Maxime Boudreault Canada 0 $2,000

2025: Arnold Strongman Classic

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Dates: 28 February - 1 March 2025

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Strongman Arena)

# Athlete Nation Points Prize
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mitchell Hooper Canada 52 $80,000
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lucas Hatton United States 49 $25,000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland 42.5 $20,000
4 Austin Andrade United States 38.5 $15,000
5 Trey Mitchell United States 37.5 $13,000
6 Evan Singleton United States 33 $8,000
7 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 31.5 $7,000
8 Bobby Thompson United States 17.5 $6,000
9 Nick Guardione United States 17 $5,000
10 Maxime Boudreault Canada 6 €3,000

Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

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Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe
2012
The official logo of the Arnold Sports Festival
Tournament information
Locationvaries, 2012 contest held in Madrid, Spain
Month playedOctober
Established2012
FormatMulti-event competition
Purse$10,000
Current champion
Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski

In 2012, the inaugural "Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe" contest was formed and is a joint promotion between Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Lorimer (Arnold Sports Festival co-promoter), Dr. Rafael Santonja (president of the International Federation of Body Building, "IFBB") as well as American Strongman Corporation and Strongman Champions League.[52]

The "Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe" contest will differ significantly from the format of the original Arnold Strongman Classic event, with less of an emphasis on brute strength and heavy events, and will include a wider variety of events and some speed/loading events similar to Strongman Champions League and World's Strongest Man contests.[52] The format change is due largely in part to the event being broadcast and televised in 85 countries.[52]

2012: Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

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The 2012 contest was held in Madrid, Spain on Oct. 13 & 14, 2012, the event was sponsored by Maximum Human Performance.[52] The contest is included as part of the 2012 Strongman Champions League season, and competitors earned points towards the annual SCL overall title.[52] The inaugural contest was won by 6-time Arnold Strongman champion and reigning World's Strongest Man Zydrunas Savickas of Lithuania, who was also the 2012 SCL overall champion.[53]

Dates: October 13–14, 2012[54][53]

Madrid, Spain

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Zydrunas Savickas LTU 47
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Krzysztof Radzikowski POL 44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Vytautas Lalas LTU 42.5
4. Mike Burke USA 37.5
5. Mikhail Koklyaev RUS 37
6. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson ISL 36.5
7. Mike Jenkins USA 35
8. Ervin Katona SER 22
9. Konstiantyn Ilin UKR 16
10. Lauri Nami EST 14

2016: Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

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Date: September 24, 2016[55]

Barcelona, Spain

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Brian Shaw USA 43
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Mateusz Kieliszkowski POL 35
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Krzysztof Radzikowski POL 34
4. Matjaz Belsak SLO 34
5. Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 34
6. Rauno Heinla EST 28
7. Jerry Pritchett USA 23
8. Justin Fisher USA 14.5
9. Sigfus Fossdal ISL 13.5
10. Terry Hollands GBR 0

2017: Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

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Date: September 23, 2017[56]

Barcelona, Spain

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Matjaz Belsak SLO 53
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Krzysztof Radzikowski POL 49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Jerry Pritchett USA 48
4. Dimitar Savatinov BUL 41
5. Konstantine Janashia GEO 40
6. Dainis Zageris LAT 33.5
7. Justin Fisher USA 32.5
8. Jitse Kramer NED 25
9. Sigfus Fossdal ISL 25
10. Chris Alitz USA 11
11. Jiri Vytiska CZE 8

2018: Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

[edit]

Dates: March 16–17, 2018[57]

Barcelona, Spain

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Martins Licis USA 59.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Matjaz Belsak SLO 55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Krzysztof Radzikowski POL 50
4. Dimitar Savatinov BUL 49.5
5. Jean-François Caron CAN 45.5
6. Jerry Pritchett USA 41.5
7. Jimmy Paquet CAN 39.5
8. Robert Cyrwus POL 35.5
9. Andrew Clayton USA 25
10. Jitse Kramer NED 24.5
11. Rauno Heinla EST 24
12. Sigfus Fossdal ISL 22.5
13. Karl Hjelholt CAN 18
14. Mateusz Ostaszewski POL 2

2019: Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe

[edit]

Date: September 21, 2019[58]

Barcelona, Spain

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Mateusz Kieliszkowski POL 80.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Oleksii Novikov UKR 78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Jean-François Caron CAN 71
4. Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 64
5. Jerry Pritchett USA 57
6. Jimmy Paquet USA 55.5
7. Brian Shaw USA 51
8. Aivars Smaukstelis LAT 49
9. Matjaz Belsak SLO 47.5
10. Rauno Heinla EST 46
11. Maxime Boudreault CAN 43.5
12. Aaron Page GBR 41
13. Jitse Kramer NED 38.5
14. Nedzmin Ambeskovic BIH 35.5
15. Kim Gerhardt SWE 32.5
16. Brad Neitzel USA 20.5
17. Luke Reynolds AUS 14

Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

[edit]
Arnold Strongman Classic Australia
2015
The official logo of the Arnold Sports Festival
Tournament information
Locationvaries, 2015 contest held in Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Month playedOctober
Established2015
FormatMulti-event competition
Purse$10,000
Current champion
Rob Kearney

In 2015, the inaugural "Arnold Strongman Classic Australia" contest was formed, and is a joint promotion between Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Lorimer (Arnold Sports Festival co-promoter), Dr. Rafael Santonja (president of the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness, "IFBB") as well as Australian Strongman Corporation and Strongman Champions League.[59][60]

2015: Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

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Dates: March 13–14, 2015[61]

Melbourne, Australia

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Brian Shaw USA 54.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Krzysztof Radzikowski POL 41.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Robert Oberst USA 43
4. Eddie Hall GBR 40
5. Eben Le Roux AUS 32
6. Gerhard Van Staden SA 28.5
7. Rob Frampton GBR 25.5
8. Danny Macri AUS 16.5
9. Ben Simpson AUS 15
10. Tristen O’Brien SA 10.5

2016: Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

[edit]

Dates: March 18–19, 2016[62]

Melbourne, Australia

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson ISL 44.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Krzysztof Radzikowski POL 34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Zydrunas Savickas LTU 33
4. Eben Le Roux AUS 24.5
5. Colm Woulfe NZL 18
6. Luke Reynolds AUS 13
7. Rob Frampton UK 11
8. Dimitar Savatinov BUL 0

2017: Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

[edit]

Date: March 18, 2017[63][64]

Melbourne, Australia

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Brian Shaw USA 38
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Jean-François Caron CAN 32.5
4. Rauno Heinla EST 29.5
5. Mateusz Kieliszkowski POL 24.5
6. Colm Woulfe NZL 22
7. Mathew Ragg NZL 18
8. Adam Derks USA 13.5

2018: Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

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Dates: March 16–17, 2018[65][66]

Melbourne, Australia

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Rauno Heinla EST 56
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Jean-François Caron CAN 46
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Martins Licis USA 45.5
4. Matjaz Belsak SLO 44
5. Trey Mitchell USA 43.5
6. Dimitar Savatinov BUL 43
7. Rongo Keene AUS 33.5
8. Mathew Ragg NZL 23
9. Eddie Williams AUS 19.5
10. Jean Stephen Coraboeuf AUS 12.5
11. Terry Hollands GBR 8.5

2019: Arnold Strongman Classic Australia

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Dates: March 15–16, 2019[67][68]

Melbourne, Australia

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Rob Kearney USA 57
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Matjaz Belsak SLO 55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Rauno Heinla EST 52
4. Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 50.5
5. Eddie Williams AUS 46.5
6. Jerry Pritchett USA 42.5
7. Jimmy Paquet CAN 37
8. Dylan Lockard USA 34.5
9. Jitse Kramer NED 31.5
10. Rongo Keene AUS 28.5
11. Jean Stephen Coraboeuf AUS 17.5

Arnold Strongman Classic USA

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Arnold Strongman Classic USA
2022
The official logo of the Arnold Sports Festival
Tournament information
LocationSanta Monica
Month playedJanuary
Established2019
FormatMulti-event competition
Purse$10,000
Current champion
Martins Licis

In 2019, the inaugural "Arnold Strongman Classic USA" contest was established. A competition that's part of the Arnold Pro Strongman World Series ran by Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was held on the Santa Monica Pier.

2019: Arnold Strongman Classic USA

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Dates: January 19, 2019

Santa Monica, California

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Martins Licis USA 38.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Mateusz Kieliszkowski POL 38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Rauno Heinla EST 33
4. Matjaz Belsak SLO 27.5
5. Jitse Kramer NED 17
6. Jerry Pritchett USA 16.5
7. Brian Clark USA 8.5
8. JF Caron CAN 6
9. Mateusz Ostaszewski POL 4

2020: Arnold Strongman Classic USA

[edit]

Dates: January 18, 2020

Santa Monica, California

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Martins Licis USA 52
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Brian Shaw USA 51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Maxime Boudreault CAN 50.5
4. Rauno Heinla EST 48.5
5. JF Caron CAN 45.5
6. Jerry Pritchett USA 41
7. Jitse Kramer NED 31.5
8. Rob Kearney USA 31
9. Wesley Clayborn USA 30.5
10. Casey Garrison USA 22
11. Oleksii Novikov UKR 20
12. Eddie Williams AUS 12
13. Matjaz Belsak SLO 9

Arnold Strongman Classic UK

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Arnold Strongman Classic UK
2022
The official logo of the Arnold Sports Festival
Tournament information
LocationNational Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Month playedSeptember/March
Established2022
FormatMulti-event competition
Purse$30,000
Current champion
Mitchell Hooper

In 2022, the inaugural "Arnold Strongman Classic UK" contest was established being a joint promotion between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Eddie Hall. One year earlier the 2021 Arnold Strongman UK was organised by Giants Live.

2022: Arnold Strongman Classic UK

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Dates: September 23–24, 2022

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Mitchell Hooper CAN 79.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) . Oleksii Novikov UKR 71
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Rauno Heinla EST 61.5
4. Pá O'Dwyer IRE 55
5. Gavin Bilton GBR 47
6. Paul Smith GBR 44.5
7. Konstantine Janashia GEO 43
8. Kim Lorentzen GRL 37
9. Ryan Bennett GBR 36.5
10. Louis Jack GBR 33.5
11. Žydrūnas Savickas LIT 33.5
12. Ervin Toots EST 31.5
13. Ben Williams GBR 27
14. Zake Muluzi GBR 23.5

2024: Arnold Strongman Classic UK

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Dates: March 16–17, 2024

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Position Name Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s). Mitchell Hooper CAN 34.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s). Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson ISL 32.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s). Lucas Hatton USA 24
4. Bobby Thompson USA 23.5
5. Maxime Boudreault CAN 19
6. Oskar Ziółkowski POL 16
7. Gavin Bilton GBR 12. 5
8. Rauno Heinla EST 11

Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

[edit]

In 2010, the Arnold Amateur contest was formed by Dione Wessels.[69] The contest is open to amateur strongman competitors from all over the world. The winner of the contest receives their pro card, and an invite to the next year's Arnold Strongman Classic event.[69] Mike Jenkins won the inaugural contest in 2010,[69]Mateusz Baron from Poland was the 2011 winner,[70] and Adam Scherr was the 2012 winner.[71]

2010: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 7, 6 March 2010[69][72]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Mike Jenkins USA 58.14
2. Mike Caruso USA 56.10
3. Alan Kleise AUS 52.75
4. Artis Plivda LAT 50.85
5. Ryan Bracewell USA 49.14
6. Johnathan Hughes GBR 48.26
7. Brad Ardrey USA 47.61
8. Dainis Zageris LAT 47.18
9. Scott Cummine CAN 44.32
10. Paul Vaillancourt CAN 36.22

2011: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 5, 6 March 2011[70][73]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Mateusz Baron POL 66.4
2. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson ISL 56.9
3. Mike Burke USA 52
4. Jacob Bodi USA 51.8
5. Tomas Rodriguez USA 44
6. Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 43.9
7. Brad Ardrey USA 43.7
8. Paul Vaillancourt CAN 42.8
9. Oleksandr Lashyn UKR 38.6
10. Derek Devaughan USA 32.2

2012: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 3, 4 March 2012[71][74]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Adam Scherr USA 64.2
2. Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 54.7
3. Tomas Rodriguez USA 47.5
4. Steve Schmidt USA 46.0
5. Jacob Bodi USA 41.3
6. Bartłomiej Bąk POL 39.8
7. Kenneth Nowicki GBR 38.8
8. Luke Skaarup CAN 38.6
9. Chad Kurian USA 37.9
10. Lauri Nami EST 36.8

2013: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 1,2 March 2013[75][76]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Mikhail Shivlyakov RUS 59.9
2. Jacob Bodi USA 54.11
3. Bartlomiej Bak POL 53.48
4. Lou Costa USA 51.62
5. Mateusz Ostaszewski POL 49.33
6. Tommy Miller USA 47.45
7. John Posen USA 44.65
8. Tomasz Ladermann POL 42.66
9. Dimitar Savatinov BUL 41.11
10. Brett Somerville USA 37.33

2014: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 1,2 March 2014[77]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Mateusz Kieliszkowski POL 62.68
2. Andrew Clayton USA 56.35
3. Ben Ruckstuhl CAN 52.12
4. Nicholas Lepperd USA 49.35
5. Alan Colley USA 48.76
6. Casey Garrison USA 48.18
7. John Posen USA 44.76
8. Michal Kopacki POL 37.71
9. Matt Mills USA 36.97
10. Tommy Miller USA 36.24

2015: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 7,8 March 2015[78]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Aleksandr Lysenko RUS 50.85
2. Bryan Benzel USA 50.35
3. Konstantine Janashia GEO 48.69
4. Rob Kearney USA 44.53
5. Luke Herrick USA 39.23
6. Evgeny Markov RUS 39.12
7. Markus Mannik EST 38.77
8. Michal Kopacki POL 38.58
9. Johan Espenkrona SWE 36.45
10. Vladimir Kalivichenko RUS 33.35

2016: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 4, 5 March 2016[79]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Zach Hadge USA 45.63
2. Evgeny Markov RUS 43.00
3. Mathew Ragg NZ 42.50
4. Mateusz Ostaszewski POL 39.50
5. Gabriel Peña USA 39.50
6. Steve Schmidt USA 35.38
7. Meelis Peil EST 33.38
8. Brian Fletcher USA 33.13
9. Jakub Szczechowski POL 32.75
10. Charles Mitchell USA 32.75

2017: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 1,2 March 2017[80]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Mateusz Ostaszewski POL 51.85
2. Oleksii Novikov UKR 50.02
3. Ramin Farajnezhad IRN 45.56
4. Jacob Fincher USA 45.18
5. Kenneth McClelland USA 44.04
6. Evgeny Markov RUS 40.02
7. Brian Fletcher USA 38.71
8. Josh Reynolds USA 37.17
9. Michael Schultze USA 35.63
10. Chad Kurian USA 33.39

2018: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 2, 3 March 2018[81]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Oleksii Novikov UKR 54.4
2. Evgeny Markov RUS 52.2
3. Josh Reynolds USA 51.6
4. Marcus Crowder USA 46.2
5. Brian Fletcher USA 42.4
6. Casey Shoe USA 41.6
7. Dylan Lockard USA 39.2
8. Anthony Fuhrman USA 33.9
9. Ryan Imbach USA 32.7
10. Mariusz Dorawa POL 32.6

2019: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 2, 3 March 2019[82]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Bobby Thompson USA 54.38
2. Marcus Crowder USA 52.13
3. Nathan Goltry USA 48.50
4. Konrad Karwat POL 43.75
5. Marcin Sendwicki POL 43.63
6. Alexander Kopp USA 42.00
7. Jose Baez USA 39.13
8. Oleksandr Kocherin UKR 38.38
9. Pavlo Kordiyaka UKR 35.38
10. Anthony Fuhrman USA 33.63

2020: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 7, 8 March 2020[83]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Evgeny Markov RUS 51.91
2. Dmitrii Skosyrskii RUS 48.53
3. Gabriel Peña USA 47.78
4. Jose Baez USA 47.03
5. Konrad Karwat POL 40.44
6. Tyler Cotton USA 38.44
7. Stanley Cocker NZL 36.59
8. Cody Seminuk CAN 36.38
9. Alexander Kopp USA 36.06
10. Frederick Rheaume CAN 32.56

2022: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 4, 6 March 2022[84][85]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Thomas Evans USA 52.87
2. Jack Plankers USA 50.72
3. Alexander Kopp USA 49.94
4. Stephen Good USA 44.39
5. Eric Carlson USA 41.09
6. Alex Kelley USA 39.18
7. James Jeffers CAN 36.64
8. Dawid Pakulski POL 33.72
9. Thomas Sroka USA 33.45
10. Clayton Desilva USA 33.00

2023: Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships

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Dates: 3, 5 March 2023[86][87]

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)

Position Name Country Points
1. Oskar Ziółkowski POL 56.58
2. Lucas Hatton USA 56.42
3. Justin Legere USA 52.39
4. Joseph Payne USA 46.08
5. James Jeffers CAN 44.15
6. Joe Mass USA 43.54
7. Shawn Schellenger USA 41.70
8. Nicolas Cambi USA 41.62
9. Stephen Good USA 34.66
10. Zach Harding USA 33.66

2024 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championship

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Dates: 2, 3 March 2024

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)'

Position Name Country Points
1. Nick Guardione USA 37.60
2. Andrew Burton USA 32.14
3. Josh Spurgeon USA 31.76
4. Joe Mass USA 31.69
5. Brian Kichton USA 29.94
6. Seth Soukup USA 29.30
7. Nathan Warfel USA 24.51
8. Matyas Funiok CZE 22.61
9. Shawn Schellenger USA 20.46
10. Denis Berezhnyk UKR 19.41

2025 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championship

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Dates: 1, 2 March 2025

Columbus, Ohio (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Arnold EXPO Stage)'

Position Name Country Points
1. Andrew Burton USA 31
2. Seth Soukup USA 25.5
3. Tyler Thompson USA 23.5
4. Jack Osborn GBR 22.5
5. Zack Price USA 22. 5
6. Anthony Balzano USA 20. 5
7. Marc Sanchez USA 18.5
8. Raul Flores MEX 16

Notes

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  1. ^ a b 'Power clean' involves pulling the bar all the way to the top of the upper chest at one go. In addition to grip strength, it also requires tremendous wrist strength to rotate the fixed implement as you clean it. The 'Continental clean' on the other hand allows the individual to rest the bar on the stomach which gives an opportunity to re-grip before finishing the clean.

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