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2019 Arnold Strongman Classic

{{short description|Arnold Strongman Classic event of 2019}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox individual strongman competition

| competition_name = 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic

| dates = 1–2 March 2019

| venue = Greater Columbus Convention Center

| location = Ohio, Columbus

| country = {{flag|United States}}

| athletes participating = 10

| nations participating = 8

| winner = {{flagicon|ISL}} Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| prev = 2018

| next = 2020

}}

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.

Defending champion Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won the competition for the second consecutive time. American Martins Licis finished 2nd while

Poland's Mateusz Kieliszkowski came in 3rd.

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:

{{cite news |last1=Beck |first1=Kalle|title=2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Qualified Athletes|url=https://startingstrongman.com/2018/10/03/here-is-who-is-qualified-for-the-2019-arnold-pro-strongman-world-championship|access-date=February 4, 2020 |work=Starting Strongman|date=October 3, 2018}}

class="wikitable"
Name

! Nationality

! Method of Qualification

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flag|Iceland}}

| 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic Champion

Rauno Heinla

| {{flag|Estonia}}

| 2018 Arnold Classic Australia Champion

Oleksii Novikov

| {{flag|Ukraine}}

| 2018 Arnold Amateur World Champion

Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flag|Russia}}

| 2018 Arnold Classic South America Champion

JF Caron

| {{flag|Canada}}

| 2018 Arnold Classic Africa Champion

Brian Shaw

| {{flag|United States}}

| 2018 Arnold Pro Strongman Forts Warwick Champion

Martins Licis

| {{flag|United States}}

| 2018 Arnold Classic Europe Champion

Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flag|Poland}}

| Wild Card 25 points

Jerry Pritchett

| {{flag|United States}}

| Wild Card 25 points

Matjaz Belsak

| {{flag|Slovenia}}

| Wild Card 25 points

Event Results

=Event 1: Elephant Bar Deadlift=

  • Weight: Starting weight was {{convert|340|kg|}}.
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds per lift
  • Notes: 3 lifts per athlete, weights to be submitted before each round.

class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table;width: 100%;"
#

! Name

! Nationality

! Final Weight

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

|Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson{{efn|Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson's lift of {{convert|474|kg

} is a new world record for the elephant deadlift bar.{{cite web |last1=Odrljin |first1=Goran |title=Arnold Strongman Classic: Watch The Mountain lifts A HUGE 1045lbs Deadlift |url=https://fitnessvolt.com/35087/watch-the-mountain-lifts-a-huge-1045lbs-deadlift/ |website=Fitness Volt |access-date=20 December 2023 |date=2 March 2019}}}}

| {{flag|Iceland}}

| 474 kg (1,045 lb)

| 10

| 10

|-

| 2

|Brian Shaw

| {{flag|United States}}

| 463 kg (1,021 lb)

| 9

| 9

|-

| 3

| Jerry Pritchett

| {{flag|United States}}

| 442 kg (974 lb)

| 7.5

| 7.5

|-

| 3

|Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flag|Russia}}

| 442 kg (974 lb)

| 7.5

| 7.5

|-

| 5

|Martins Licis

| {{flag|United States}}

| 440 kg (970 lb)

| 6

| 6

|-

| 6

|Rauno Heinla

| {{flag|Estonia}}

| 431 kg (950 lb)

| 5

| 5

|-

| 7

|Matjaz Belsak

| {{flag|Slovenia}}

| 404 kg (891 lb)

| 4

| 4

|-

| 8

|Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flag|Poland}}

| 395 kg (871 lb)

| 3

| 3

|-

| 9

|Oleksii Novikov

| {{flag|Ukraine}}

| 381 kg (840 lb)

| 2

| 2

|-

| 10

|JF Caron{{efn|JF Caron sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.}}

| {{flag|Canada}}

| N/A

| 1

| 1

|}

{{notelist}}

{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y75Y85FSljs|title=2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 1 |website=www.youtube.com}}

=Event 2: Husafell Stone Carry=

  • Weight: {{convert|186|kg|}} for max distance.
  • Time Limit: 2 Minutes
  • Notes: This is not the actual Husafell Stone but a replica produced by Rogue Fitness.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Distance

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

|Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flag|Iceland}}

| 66.7 m (218 ft 11 in)

| 10

| 20

2

|Oleksii Novikov

| {{flag|Ukraine}}

| 64.4 m (211 ft 6 in)

| 9

| 11

3

|Rauno Heinla

| {{flag|Estonia}}

| 58.9 m (193 ft 3 in)

| 8

| 13

4

|Martins Licis

| {{flag|United States}}

| 57.0 m (187 ft 1 in)

| 7

| 13

5

|Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flag|Poland}}

| 55.5 m (182 ft 3 in)

| 6

| 9

6

|Matjaz Belsak

| {{flag|Slovenia}}

| 55.1 m (180 ft 8 in)

| 5

| 9

7

|Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flag|Russia}}

| 40.4 m (132 ft 6 in)

| 4

| 11.5

8

|Brian Shaw

| {{flag|United States}}

| 31.7 m (104 ft 1 in)

| 3

| 12

9

| Jerry Pritchett

| {{flag|United States}}

| 29.1 m (95 ft 5 in)

| 2

| 9.5

{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTeWkzd4vwE|title=2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 2 |website=www.youtube.com}}

=Event 3: Wheel of Pain=

  • Weight: {{convert|9072|kg|}} for max distance.
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Distance

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

|Martins Licis

| {{flag|United States}}

| 36.5 m (119 ft 9 in)

| 10

| 23

2

|Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flag|Iceland}}

| 36.4 m (119 ft 3 in)

| 9

| 29

3

|Oleksii Novikov

| {{flag|Ukraine}}

| 34.4 m (113 ft 0 in)

| 8

| 19

4

|Matjaz Belsak

| {{flag|Slovenia}}

| 32.2 m (105 ft 6 in)

| 7

| 16

5

|Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flag|Russia}}

| 31.4 m (103 ft 0 in)

| 6

| 17.5

6

|Rauno Heinla

| {{flag|Estonia}}

| 31.3 m (102 ft 9 in)

| 5

| 18

7

|Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flag|Poland}}

| 30.9 m (101 ft 6 in)

| 4

| 13

8

|Brian Shaw

| {{flag|United States}}

| 28.9 m (95 ft 0 in)

| 3

| 15

9

| Jerry Pritchett

| {{flag|United States}}

| 23.4 m (76 ft 9 in)

| 2

| 11.5

{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yF-74QBdMo|title=2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 3 |website=www.youtube.com}}

=Event 4: Austrian Oak=

  • Weight: {{convert|195|kg|}} Heavy log. {{convert|175|kg|}} Light 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.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

|Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flag|Iceland}}

| 2

| 8.5

| 37.5

1

| Martins Licis

| {{flag|United States}}

| 2

| 8.5

| 31.5

1

|Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flag|Poland}}

| 2

| 8.5

| 21.5

1

|Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flag|Russia}}

| 2

| 8.5

| 26

5

|Brian Shaw{{efn|After this event Brian Shaw withdrew due to an injury that occurred in event 1 and took no further part in the competition.}}

| {{flag|United States}}

| 1

| 6

| 21

6

|Rauno Heinla

| {{flag|Estonia}}

| 2 (light log)

| 4.5

| 22.5

6

|Matjaz Belsak

| {{flag|Slovenia}}

| 2 (light log)

| 4.5

| 20.5

8

| Jerry Pritchett{{efn|After this event Jerry Pritchett withdrew due to injury and took no further part in the competition.}}

| {{flag|United States}}

| 1 (light log)

| 3

| 11.5

9

|Oleksii Novikov{{efn|Oleksii Novikov sustained an injury in this event however he completed the remaining event.}}

| {{flag|Ukraine}}

| 0

| 0

| 19

{{notelist}}

{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COu44mtgMhM|title=2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 4 |website=www.youtube.com}}

=Event 5: Stone to Shoulder=

  • Weight: {{convert|186|kg|}} 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.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

|Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flag|Poland}}

| 5

| 10

| 31.5

2

| Martins Licis

| {{flag|United States}}

| 2

| 9

| 40.5

3

|Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flag|Iceland}}

| 1

| 7.5

| 45

3

|Matjaz Belsak

| {{flag|Slovenia}}

| 1

| 7.5

| 28

5

| Oleksii Novikov

| {{flag|Ukraine}}

| 0

| 6

| 25

6

| Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flag|Russia}}

| 0

| 4.5

| 30.5

6

|Rauno Heinla

| {{flag|Estonia}}

| 0

| 4.5

| 27

{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_1ArkPn4Rc|title=2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Event 5 |website=www.youtube.com}}

Final standings

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:gold;"

| 1

|Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flag|Iceland}}

|45

style="background:silver;"

| 2

|Martins Licis

| {{flag|United States}}

|40.5

style="background:#c96;"

|3

|Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flag|Poland}}

|31.5

4

|Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flag|Russia}}

|30.5

5

|Matjaz Belsak

| {{flag|Slovenia}}

|28

6

|Rauno Heinla

| {{flag|Estonia}}

|27

7

|Oleksii Novikov

| {{flag|Ukraine}}

|25

8

|Brian Shaw

| {{flag|United States}}

|21

9

| Jerry Pritchett

| {{flag|United States}}

|14.5

10

|JF Caron

| {{flag|Canada}}

|1

{{cite news |title=2019 Rogue Arnold Strongman Classic Final Results|url=https://fitnessvolt.com/35238/arnold-strongman-results/|access-date=February 4, 2020 |work=Fitness Volt|date=March 3, 2019}}

References

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External links

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