2024 Arnold Strongman Classic

2024 Arnold Strongman Classic
Competition information
Dates1–2 March 2024
VenueGreater Columbus Convention Center
LocationOhio, Columbus
Country United States
Athletes participating11
Nations participating6
Champion(s)
Canada Mitchell Hooper

The 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic was the 22nd Arnold Strongman Classic competition which took place in Columbus, Ohio from 1–2 March 2024 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

This year's event was three-time champion Hafþór Björnsson's first competition since announcing his return to the sport after he retired in 2020.[1] 2022 Champion Martins Licis also returned to the competition after not competing in last year's edition.

Participants

[2]

Event results

Event 1: Elephant Bar Max Deadlift

  • Time Limit: 60 seconds per lift
  • Notes: 3 lifts per athlete, weights to be submitted before each round.
# Athlete Nation Weight Event Points Overall Points
1 Hafþór Björnsson  Iceland 456 kilograms (1,006 lb) 11 11
2 Bobby Thompson  United States 436 kilograms (961 lb) 10 10
3 Mitchell Hooper  Canada 431 kilograms (951 lb) 9 9
4 Evan Singleton  United States 427 kilograms (941 lb) 8 8
5 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 415 kilograms (916 lb) 7 7
6 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 409 kilograms (901 lb) 6 6
7 Thomas Evans  United States 397 kilograms (876 lb) 5 5
8 Martins Licis  United States 391 kilograms (861 lb) 4 4
9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 388 kilograms (856 lb) 3 3
10 Oskar Ziółkowski  Poland 370 kilograms (821 lb) 2 2
11 Maxime Boudreault[a]  Canada N/A 0 0
[3][4]
  1. ^ Maxime Boudreault sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 2: Timber carry

  • Weight: 400 kilograms (880 lb) timber frame along a 11 metres (36 ft) inclined ramp for the fastest time or else greatest distance.
  • Time Limit: 30 seconds
  • Notes: Raw/ no straps allowed. Timber may be dropped and picked up.
# Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points
1 Mitchell Hooper  Canada 7.10 11 20
2 Hafþór Björnsson  Iceland 8.40 10 21
3 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 8.69 9 12
4 Martins Licis  United States 14.81 8 12
5 Evan Singleton  United States 8.89 metres (29.2 ft) 7 15
6 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 8.13 metres (26.7 ft) 6 13
7 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 7.49 metres (24.6 ft) 5 11
8 Oskar Ziółkowski  Poland 4.90 metres (16.1 ft) 4 6
9 Bobby Thompson  United States 4.01 metres (13.2 ft) 3 13
10 Thomas Evans  United States 3.99 metres (13.1 ft) 2 7
[3][4]

Event 3: Dinnie Stone Carry

  • Weight: Replica Dinnie Stones one weighing 145 kilograms (320 lb) and the other 188 kilograms (414 lb)
  • Time Limit: 1 minute 30 seconds
  • Notes: One drop of the stones allowed
# Athlete Nation Distance Event Points Overall Points
1 Mitchell Hooper  Canada 12.60 metres (41.3 ft) 11 31
2 Hafþór Björnsson  Iceland 10.72 metres (35.2 ft) 10 31
3 Evan Singleton  United States 10.62 metres (34.8 ft) 9 24
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 9.73 metres (31.9 ft) 8 20
5 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 9.40 metres (30.8 ft) 7 20
6 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 4.04 metres (13.3 ft) 6 17
7 Bobby Thompson  United States 3.53 metres (11.6 ft) 5 18
8 Martins Licis  United States 2.79 metres (9.2 ft) 4 16
9 Thomas Evans[a]  United States 2.31 metres (7.6 ft) 3 10
10 Oskar Ziółkowski  Poland 0.25 metres (0.82 ft) 2 8
[3][4]
  1. ^ Thomas Evans sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 4: Apollon Wheels

  • Weight: 182 kilograms (401 lb)
  • Time Limit: 2 minutes for max repetitions
# Athlete Nation Repetitions Event Points Overall Points
1 Mitchell Hooper  Canada 5 11 42
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 4 9.5 29.5
2 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 4 9.5 29.5
5 Hafþór Björnsson  Iceland 1 7 38
5 Bobby Thompson  United States 1 7 25
5 Martins Licis  United States 1 7 23
7 Evan Singleton[a]  United States 0 0 24
7 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 0 0 17
7 Oskar Ziółkowski  Poland 0 0 8
[3][4]
  1. ^ Evan Singleton sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

Event 5: Stone Medley

  • Weight: 136 kilograms (300 lb) stone press, 166 kilograms (366 lb) stone over bar and 186 kilograms (410 lb) stone to shoulder for repetitions
  • Time Limit: 2 minute 30 seconds
# Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 5 in 2:38.36 11 40.5
2 Mitchell Hooper  Canada 2 in 19.15 10 52
3 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 2 in 25.53 9 38.5
4 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 1 in 17.65 8 25
5 Bobby Thompson  United States 1 in 1:41.12 7 32
6 Hafþór Björnsson  Iceland 0 0 38
6 Martins Licis  United States 0 0 23
6 Oskar Ziółkowski  Poland 0 0 8
[3][4]

Final standings

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

Notes

References

  1. ^ Lockridge, Roger (14 October 2023). "Hafthor Björnsson Will Return to Strongman in Three Contests in 2024". BarBend. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ Lockridge, Roger. "2024 Arnold Strongman & Strongwoman Classic Rosters Revealed". BarBend. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Patuto, Greg (6 December 2023). "2024 Arnold Strongman & Strongwoman Classic Events Announced". Generation Iron. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Blechman, Phil (2 March 2024). "2024 Arnold Strongman & Strongwoman Classic Results & Leaderboard". BarBend. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. ^ Blechman, Phil (2 March 2024). "Mitchell Hooper Defends His Title at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic". BarBend. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ Iyer, Radha (2 March 2024). "Mitchell Hooper Wins Arnold Strongman Classic 2024". TheSportsRush. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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