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The 2018 Arnold
Strongman Classic
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"The strongman field now seems to be drawing the greatest strength athletes. They can do things that real experts, 50 years ago, would have laughed if you had said people could lift a 600lb stone off the ground. It's preposterous."
Terry Todd
The Rogue Elephant Bar is a 9’7”, 29mm, 200 KSI tensile strength stainless steel barbell. Weighing in at 65 pounds, it was designed specifically to survive 1,000+ LB deadlifts, as evidenced by Hafthor Bjornsson’s record-breaking 1,041 LB lift at the 2018 event. It has the same knurl texture as our signature Ohio Power Bar, and standard powerlifting knurl marks, but 18 inches of clear space between the knurl to accommodate larger lifters.
Extensive testing was performed with multiple types and diameters of steel, including hundreds of 1,000+ LB drops, to find a bar that would flex like a deadlift bar, but withstand the biggest lifts ever performed on the planet.
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A Strongman challenge in its purest form. Competitors in the Stone Shoulder have 2.5 minutes to do as many reps as they can lifting a 410 LB natural stone from the ground up to their shoulder. With four reps, Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland was the 2018 victor in the event.
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The “Bag Over Bar” event challenges competitors to toss custom-made Rogue handle bags (weighing approx. 50 LB to 100 LB) over a 15-foot high bar. The event is judged on both the weight of the bag and the number of successful tosses. With a 95 LB toss, Hafthor Bjornsson took first place in this event for a second straight year.
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Rogue’s new take on a legendary Strongman implement. Built from an actual train axle, this 400 LB bar must be cleaned and push-pressed over the head for points. Competitors are given 2 minutes to complete as many reps as possible. In 2018, Apollon’s Wheel was the closing event at the Arnold, and saw new champion Hafthor Bjornsson match defending champ Brian Shaw with 3 completed reps to clinch the title.
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Designed by Terry Todd, built by Hugo and Jonathan Hemme of Texas, and adapted through the years by Steve Slater. This year, the massive wood frame used in the Timber Carry weighed in at over 1,100 LBS (500 KG), with competitors required to carry it up a 35-foot (9 meter) ramp. Given a time limit of 30 seconds, 2018 first place finisher Jerry Pritchett of the USA completed the challenge in just 9.58 seconds.
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Brian Shaw
Hafthor Bjornsson
Rauno Heinla
Mikhail Shivlyakov
Matjaz Belsak
Mateusz Ostaszewski
Dimitar Savatinov
Jerry Pritchett
Mateusz Kieliszkowski
Jean-Francois Caron
Event One: The Bag Over Bar
Friday, March 2nd
3:30p-4:45p
| Athlete | Place |
|---|---|
| Hafthor Bjornsson | 1st |
| Brian Shaw | 2nd |
| Mikhail Shivlyakov | 3rd |
| Jean-Francois Caron | 4th |
| Matjaz Belsak | T-5th |
| Mateusz Kieliszkowski | T-5th |
| Rauno Heinla | 7th |
| Jerry Pritchett | 8th |
| Mateusz Ostaszewski | T-9th |
| Dimitar Savatinov | T-9th |
Event Two: The Stone Shoulder
Friday, March 2nd
4:45p-5:30p
| Athlete | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 20pts | 1st |
| Mikhail Shivlyakov | 9pts | 2nd |
| Hafthor Bjornsson | 6pts | 3rd |
| Brian Shaw | 4pts | T-4th |
| Matjaz Belsak | 4pts | T-4th |
| Jean-Francois Caron | 3pts | T-6th |
| Rauno Heinla | 3pts | T-6th |
| Dimitar Savatinov | 2pts | 8th |
| Jerry Pritchett | 1pt | T-9th |
| Mateusz Ostaszewski | 1pt | T-9th |
Event Three: The Timber Carry
Saturday, March 3rd
1:45p-3:15p
| Athlete | Distance | Time | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Pritchett | -- | 9.58 sec | 1st |
| Brian Shaw | -- | 10.03 sec | 2nd |
| Hafthor Bjornsson | -- | 11.80 sec | 3nd |
| Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 33'2" | -- | 4th |
| Mikhail Shivlyakov | 24'5" | -- | 5th |
| Jean-Francois Caron | 18'10" | -- | 6th |
| Dimitar Savatinov | 15'6" | -- | 7th |
| Mateusz Ostaszewski | 14'6" | -- | 8th |
| Matjaz Belsak | 13'7" | -- | 9th |
| Rauno Heinla | 1'2" | -- | 10th |
Event Four: The Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift
Saturday, March 3rd
3:15p-5:30p
| Athlete | Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift
Best Lift |
Place |
|---|---|---|
| Hafthor Bjornsson | 1041 lbs. | 1st |
| Jean-Francois Caron | 1021 lbs. | 2nd |
| Brian Shaw | 1014 lbs. | 3rd |
| Jerry Pritchett | 979 lbs. | 4th |
| Mikhail Shivlyakov | 939 lbs. | 5th |
| Rauno Heinla | 935 lbs. | 6th |
| Dimitar Savatinov | 931 lbs. | 7th |
| Matjaz Belsak | 884 lbs. | 8th |
| Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 816 lbs. | 9th |
| Mateusz Ostaszewski | DNF | 10th |
Event Five: Apollon's Wheel
Saturday, March 3rd
9:00p
| Athlete | Place |
|---|---|
| Hafthor Bjornsson | T-1st |
| Brian Shaw | T-1st |
| Rauno Heinla | 3rd |
| Matjaz Belsak | 4th |
| Dimitar Savatinov | 5th |
| Mateusz Kieliszkowski | T-6th |
| Mateusz Ostaszewski | T-6th |
| Jerry Pritchett | 8th |
| Jean-Francois Caron | 9th |
| Mikhail Shivlyakov | 10th |
2018 Final Results
| Athlete | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Hafthor Bjornsson | 45.5 | 1st |
| Brian Shaw | 42 | 2nd |
| Mikhail Shivlyakov | 30 | 3rd |
| Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 29 | 4th |
| Jean-Francois Caron | 28 | 5th |
| Jerry Pritchett | 24 | T-6th |
| Matjaz Belsak | 24 | T-6th |
| Rauno Heinla | 22.5 | 8th |
| Dimitar Savatinov | 18.5 | 9th |
| Mateusz Ostaszewski | 11.5 | 10th |
The Arnold Weightlifting Championships, Powered by Rogue, is one of the marquee events of the annual Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio (currently the largest multi-sport festival in America). Since 2003, this competition—hosted by Columbus
Weightlifting Club, Inc.—has showcased dozens of the country’s most accomplished lifters, including established pros and rising stars in the sport. There’s a reason Schwarzenegger himself helps produce the event and regularly makes an appearance.
As of 2015, the Arnold Weightlifting Championships include five divisions of competition for both female and male weightlifters. To date, more than $200,000 in prize money and scholarships have been awarded to top finishers, making it one of
the premier events in American weightlifting.
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