2023 Arnold Strongman Classic

The 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic was the 21st Arnold Strongman Classic competition which took place in Columbus, Ohio from 3-4 March 2023 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center

2023 Arnold Strongman Classic
Competition information
Dates	3-4 March 2023
Venue	Greater Columbus Convention Center
Location	Ohio, Columbus
Country	United States
Athletes participating	10
Nations participating	5
Champion(s)
Mitchell Hooper
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The top 2 finishers from the previous years competition Martins Licis and Oleksii Novikov did not take part in this years edition of the event and this was Mateus Kieliszkowski's first event in 17 months due to recovering from injuries. Mitchell Hooper won the event on his debut becoming only the fourth man to do so after Mark Henry, Zydrunas Savickas and Vytautas Lalas.^[1][2]

Participants

•  Mitchell Hooper (CAN)
•  Tom Stoltman (UK)
•  Mateusz Kieliszkowski (POL)
•  Luke Stoltman (UK)
•  Kevin Faires (USA)
•  Bobby Thompson (USA)
•  Trey Mitchell (USA)
•  Rob Kearney (USA)
•  Pavlo Nakonechnyy (UKR)
•  Thomas Evans (USA)

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Event results

Event 1: Wheel of Pain

• Weight: 9,072 kilograms (20,000 lb) for max distance.
• Time Limit: 60 seconds.

#	Athlete	Nation	Distance	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	30.68 metres (100.7 ft)	10	10
2	Trey Mitchell	United States	29.57 metres (97.0 ft)	9	9
3	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	28.65 metres (94.0 ft)	8	8
4	Pavlo Nakonechnyy	Ukraine	28.02 metres (91.9 ft)	7	7
5	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	27.94 metres (91.7 ft)	6	6
6	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	25.07 metres (82.3 ft)	5	5
7	Thomas Evans	United States	24.61 metres (80.7 ft)	4	4
8	Kevin Faires	United States	23.44 metres (76.9 ft)	3	3
9	Rob Kearney	United States	21.31 metres (69.9 ft)	2	2
10	Bobby Thompson	United States	18.11 metres (59.4 ft)	1	1
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Event 2: Austrian Oak

• Weight: 195 kilograms (430 lb) Heavy log. 175 kilograms (386 lb) Light log. For max repetitions.
• Time Limit: 90 Seconds
• Notes: Repetitions on the heavy log gained more points than repetitions on the light log.

#	Athlete	Nation	Repetitions	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Trey Mitchell	United States	4	10	19
2	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	3	8.5	16.5
2	Bobby Thompson	United States	3	8.5	9.5
4	Rob Kearney	United States	2	7	9
5	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	1	4.5	14.5
5	Pavlo Nakonechnyy	Ukraine	1	4.5	11.5
5	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	1	4.5	10.5
5	Thomas Evans	United States	1	4.5	8.5
9	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	6 (light log)	2	7
10	Kevin Faires	United States	1 (light log)	1	4
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Event 3: Elephant Bar 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	Bobby Thompson	United States	447 kilograms (985 lb)	10	19.5
2	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	445 kilograms (981 lb)	9	25.5
3	Rob Kearney	United States	436 kilograms (961 lb)	8	17
4	Trey Mitchell	United States	427 kilograms (941 lb)	7	26
5	Kevin Faires	United States	409 kilograms (902 lb)	6	10
6	Thomas Evans	United States	388 kilograms (855 lb)	5	13.5
7	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	386 kilograms (851 lb)	4	11
8	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	368 kilograms (811 lb)	3	17.5
9	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	363 kilograms (800 lb)	2	12.5
10	Pavlo Nakonechnyy	Ukraine	no lift	0	11.5
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Event 4: Steinstossen Stone Throw

• Weight: 84 kilograms (185 lb).
• Notes: 3 attempts per athlete, furthest distance taken.

#	Athlete	Nation	Distance	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	3.47 metres (11.4 ft)	10	27.5
2	Thomas Evans	United States	3.23 metres (10.6 ft)	9	22.5
3	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	3.19 metres (10.5 ft)	8	33.5
4	Pavlo Nakonechnyy	Ukraine	3.15 metres (10.3 ft)	7	18.5
5	Bobby Thompson	United States	3.04 metres (10.0 ft)	6	25.5
6	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	2.96 metres (9 ft 9 in)	5	17.5
7	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	2.81 metres (9 ft 3 in)	4	15
8	Trey Mitchell[a]	United States	2.71 metres (8 ft 11 in)	3	29
9	Rob Kearney	United States	2.46 metres (8 ft 1 in)	2	19
10	Kevin Faires	United States	2.07 metres (6 ft 9 in)	1	11
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1. After this event Trey Mitchell withdrew due to injury and took no further part in the competition.

Event 5: Timber Carry

• Weight: 400 kilograms (880 lb) along a 11 metres (36 ft) inclined ramp for the fastest time to finish 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	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	8.35	10	37.5
2	Kevin Faires	United States	13.31	9	20
3	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	14.61	8	41.5
4	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	5.97 metres (19.6 ft)	7	24.5
5	Pavlo Nakonechnyy	Ukraine	5.33 metres (17.5 ft)	6	24.5
6	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	4.98 metres (16.3 ft)	5	20
7	Bobby Thompson	United States	4.55 metres (14.9 ft)	4	29.5
8	Thomas Evans	United States	4.14 metres (13.6 ft)	3	25.5
9	Rob Kearney	United States	1.56 metres (5 ft 1 in)	2	21
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Final standings

#	Athlete	Nation	Points
	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	41.5
	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	37.5
	Bobby Thompson	United States	29.5
4	Trey Mitchell	United States	29
5	Thomas Evans	United States	25.5
6	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	24.5
6	Pavlo Nakonechnyy	Ukraine	24.5
8	Rob Kearney	United States	21
9	Kevin Faires	United States	20
9	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	20
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