2019 Arnold Strongman Classic

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 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:

Name	Nationality	Method of Qualification
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson		2018 Arnold Strongman Classic Champion
Rauno Heinla		2018 Arnold Classic Australia Champion
Oleksii Novikov		2018 Arnold Amateur World Champion
Mikhail Shivlyakov		2018 Arnold Classic South America Champion
JF Caron		2018 Arnold Classic Africa Champion
Brian Shaw		2018 Arnold Pro Strongman Forts Warwick Champion
Martins Licis		2018 Arnold Classic Europe Champion
Mateusz Kieliszkowski		Wild Card 25 points
Jerry Pritchett		Wild Card 25 points
Matjaz Belsak		Wild Card 25 points

Event Results

Event 1: Elephant Bar Deadlift

• Weight: Starting weight was 340 kilograms (750 lb).
• 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	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	474 kilograms (1,045 lb)	10	10
2	Brian Shaw	United States	463 kilograms (1,021 lb)	9	9
3	Jerry Pritchett	United States	442 kilograms (974 lb)	7.5	7.5
3	Mikhail Shivlyakov	Russia	442 kilograms (974 lb)	7.5	7.5
5	Martins Licis	United States	440 kilograms (970 lb)	6	6
6	Rauno Heinla	Estonia	431 kilograms (950 lb)	5	5
7	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	404 kilograms (891 lb)	4	4
8	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	395 kilograms (871 lb)	3	3
9	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	381 kilograms (840 lb)	2	2
10	JF Caron	Canada	N/A	1	1

^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson's lift of 474 kilograms (1,045 lb) is a new world record for the elephant deadlift bar.

^ JF Caron sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

^ Brian Shaw sustained an injury in this event however he completed all further events in the competition.

Event 2: Husafell Stone Carry

• Weight: 186 kilograms (410 lb) for max distance.
• Time Limit: 2 Minutes
• Notes: This is not the actual Husafell Stone but a replica produced by Rogue Fitness.

#	Name	Nationality	Distance	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	66.725 metres (218.91 ft)	10	20
2	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	64.465 metres (211.50 ft)	9	11
3	Rauno Heinla	Estonia	58.902 metres (193.25 ft)	8	13
4	Martins Licis	United States	57.023 metres (187.08 ft)	7	13
5	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	55.498 metres (182.08 ft)	6	9
6	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	55.067 metres (180.67 ft)	5	9
7	Mikhail Shivlyakov	Russia	40.385 metres (132.50 ft)	4	11.5
8	Brian Shaw	United States	31.724 metres (104.08 ft)	3	12
9	Jerry Pritchett	United States	29.083 metres (95.42 ft)	2	9.5

Event 3: Wheel of Pain

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

#	Name	Nationality	Distance	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Martins Licis	United States	36.499 metres (119.75 ft)	10	23
2	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	36.347 metres (119.25 ft)	9	29
3	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	34.442 metres (113.00 ft)	8	19
4	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	32.156 metres (105.50 ft)	7	16
5	Mikhail Shivlyakov	Russia	31.394 metres (103.00 ft)	6	17.5
6	Rauno Heinla	Estonia	31.318 metres (102.75 ft)	5	18
7	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	30.937 metres (101.50 ft)	4	13
8	Brian Shaw	United States	28.956 metres (95.00 ft)	3	15
9	Jerry Pritchett	United States	23.394 metres (76.75 ft)	2	11.5

Event 4: Austrian Oak

• Weight: 175 kilograms (386 lb) Light log. 195 kilograms (430 lb) Heavy 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.

#	Name	Nationality	Repetitions	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	2	8.5	21.5
1	Mikhail Shivlyakov	Russia	2	8.5	26
1	Martins Licis	United States	2	8.5	31.5
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	2	8.5	37.5
5	Brian Shaw	United States	1	6	21
6	Rauno Heinla	Estonia	2*	4.5	22.5
6	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	2*	4.5	20.5
8	Jerry Pritchett	United States	1*	3	11.5
9	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	0	0	19

^ Oleksii Novikov sustained an injury in this event however he completed the remaining event.

Event 5: Stone to Shoulder

• Weight: 186 kilograms (410 lb) 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.

#	Name	Nationality	Repetitions	Event Pts	Overall Pts
1	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	5	10	31.5
2	Martins Licis	United States	2	9	40.5
3	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	1	7.5	45
3	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	1	7.5	28
5	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	0 (Lap)	6	25
6	Mikhail Shivlyakov	Russia	0	4.5	30.5
6	Rauno Heinla	Estonia	0	4.5	27

^ Brian Shaw did not take part in this event because of an injury he sustained earlier in the competition.

^ Jerry Pritchett did not take part in this event because of an injury.

Final standings

#	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson	Iceland	45
2	Martins Licis	United States	40.5
3	Mateusz Kieliszkowski	Poland	31.5
4	Mikhail Shivlyakov	Russia	30.5
5	Matjaz Belsak	Slovenia	28
6	Rauno Heinla	Estonia	27
7	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	25
8	Brian Shaw	United States	21
9	Jerry Pritchett	United States	14.5
10	JF Caron	Canada	1