2023 Arnold Strongman Classic Explained

Competition Name:	2023 Arnold Strongman Classic
Dates:	3-4 March 2023
Venue:	Greater Columbus Convention Center
Location:	Ohio, Columbus
Country:	United States
Athletes Participating:	10
Nations Participating:	5
Winner:	Mitchell Hooper
Prev:	2022
Next:	2024

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

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

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Event results

Event 1: Wheel of Pain

• Weight: for max distance.
• Time Limit: 60 seconds.

	Name	Nationality	Distance	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski			10	10
2				9	9
3				8	8
4				7	7
5	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom		6	6
6	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom		5	5
7	Thomas Evans			4	4
8	Kevin Faires			3	3
9	Rob Kearney			2	2
10	Bobby Thompson			1	1

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Event 2: Austrian Oak

• Weight: Heavy log. Light log. For max repetitions.
• Time Limit: 90 Seconds
• Notes: Repetitions on the heavy log gained more points than repetitions on the light log.

	Name	Nationality	Repetitions	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Trey Mitchell		4	10	19
2	Mitchell Hooper		3	8.5	16.5
2	Bobby Thompson		3	8.5	9.5
4	Rob Kearney		2	7	9
5	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		1	4.5	14.5
5	Pavlo Nakonechnyy		1	4.5	11.5
5	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	1	4.5	10.5
5	Thomas Evans		1	4.5	8.5
9	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	6 (light log)	2	7
10	Kevin Faires		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.

	Name	Nationality	Weight Lifted	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Bobby Thompson			10	19.5
2	Mitchell Hooper			9	25.5
3	Rob Kearney			8	17
4	Trey Mitchell			7	26
5	Kevin Faires			6	10
6	Thomas Evans			5	13.5
7	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom		4	11
8	Mateusz Kieliszkowski			3	17.5
9	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom		2	12.5
10	Pavlo Nakonechnyy		no lift	0	11.5

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Event 4: Steinstossen Stone Throw

• Weight: .
• Notes: 3 attempts per athlete, furthest distance taken.

	Name	Nationality	Distance Thrown	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski			10	27.5
2	Thomas Evans			9	22.5
3	Mitchell Hooper			8	33.5
4	Pavlo Nakonechnyy			7	18.5
5	Bobby Thompson			6	25.5
6	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom		5	17.5
7	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom		4	15
8	Trey Mitchell			3	29
9	Rob Kearney			2	19
10	Kevin Faires			1	11

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Event 5: Timber Carry

• Weight: along a 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.

	Name	Nationality	Time	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		8.35	10	37.5
2	Kevin Faires		13.31	9	20
3	Mitchell Hooper		14.61	8	41.5
4	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom		7	24.5
5	Pavlo Nakonechnyy			6	24.5
6	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom		5	20
7	Bobby Thompson			4	29.5
8	Thomas Evans			3	25.5
9	Rob Kearney			2	21

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Final standings

	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Mitchell Hooper		41.5
2	Mateusz Kieliszkowski		37.5
3	Bobby Thompson		29.5
4			29
5	Thomas Evans		25.5
6	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	24.5
6			24.5
8	Rob Kearney		21
9	Kevin Faires		20
9	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	20

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blechman . Phil . Mitchell Hooper Wins the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic . BarBend . 11 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307163221/https://barbend.com/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-arnold-strongman-classic/ . 7 March 2023 . 4 March 2023 . live.
2. Web site: Tabakovic . Vedad . 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic Results – Mitchell Hooper Triumphant . Fitness Volt . 11 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230308042554/https://fitnessvolt.com/2023-arnold-strongman-classic-results/ . 8 March 2023 . 5 March 2023 . live.
3. Web site: Polish . Alex . 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic Roster Announced . BarBend . 11 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210172340/https://barbend.com/2023-arnold-strongman-classic-roster/ . 10 December 2022 . live.
4. Web site: 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic Men's Wheel Of Pain - Event 1 . Youtube . 11 September 2023.
5. Web site: 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic - Men's Austrian Oak Log Press - Event 2 . Youtube . 11 September 2023.
6. Web site: 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic - Men's Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift - Event 3 . Youtube . 11 September 2023.
7. Web site: 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic - Men's Steinstossen Stone Throw - Event 4 . Youtube . 11 September 2023.
8. Web site: 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic - Men's Timber Carry - Event 5 . Youtube . 11 September 2023.