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2022 Arnold Strongman Classic

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2022 Arnold Strongman Classic
Competition information
Dates4–5 March 2022
VenueGreater Columbus Convention Center
LocationOhio, Columbus
Country United States
Athletes participating10
Nations participating5
Champion(s)
United States Martins Licis
← 2020
2023 →

The 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic was a strongman contest that took place in Ohio, Columbus from 4–5 March 2022 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The Arnold Strongman Classic is seen as one of the biggest and most prestigious strongmen events on the circuit. This year marked the return of the competition after the 2021 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Martins Licis won the competition for the first time, becoming only the fourth man to win the Arnold Strongman Classic and the World's Strongest Man competitions after Zydrunas Savickas, Brian Shaw and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, with Oleksii Novikov finishing in second place, and Bobby Thompson and Luke Stoltman finishing joint third place.

Qualifying

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic preventing any qualifying event from the Arnold Strongman Tour in 2020 and 2021, this edition had an invitational system where athletes were invited based on past achievements in the sport. Athletes that qualified and their method for qualification are as follows:

Name Nationality Method of Qualification
Maxime Boudreault  Canada 2021 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic Champion
JF Caron  Canada 3rd Place, 2021 Shaw Classic; 3rd Place, 2020 World's Strongest Man; 2018 & 2019 Canada's Strongest Man
Rob Kearney  United States 6th Place, 2021 Rogue Invitational; 2019 Arnold Strongman Australia Champion
Mateusz Kieliszkowski (withdrew)  Poland 4th Place, 2021 Rogue Invitational; 2nd Place, 2018 & 2019 World's Strongest Man
Martins Licis  United States 2021 Rogue Invitational Champion; 2019 World's Strongest Man; 3rd Place, 2020 Arnold Strongman Classic; 2nd Place, 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic
Evgeny Markov  Russia 2020 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Champion
Trey Mitchell  United States 2021 Shaw Classic Champion; 4th Place, 2021 World's Strongest Man
Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 2020 World's Strongest Man; 3rd Place, 2021 Rogue Invitational
Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 2021 Europe's Strongest Man
Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 2021 World's Strongest Man; 2nd Place, 2021 Rogue Invitational
Bobby Thompson (Reserve)  United States 2019 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Champion

Event results

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Event 1: Double T Squat

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  • Notes: 3 lifts per athlete, weights to be submitted before each round.
  • Special Note: Double T stands for Terry Todd, whom the event is named in honour of.
# Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts
1 JF Caron  Canada 438 kilograms (966 lb) 10 10
2 Rob Kearney  United States 436 kilograms (961 lb) 9 9
3 Martins Licis  United States 433.5 kilograms (956 lb) 8 8
4 Bobby Thompson  United States 429 kilograms (946 lb) 7 7
5 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 411 kilograms (906 lb) 6 6
6 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 390.5 kilograms (861 lb) 4.5 4.5
6 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 390.5 kilograms (861 lb) 4.5 4.5
8 Trey Mitchell  United States 388.5 kilograms (856 lb) 3 3
9 Evgeny Markov  Russia 372.5 kilograms (821 lb) 2 2
10 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 370 kilograms (816 lb) 1 1

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Event 2: Monster Dumbell Press

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  • Weight: 125 kilograms (276 lb) for max repetitions.
  • Time Limit: 90 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 7 10 16
2 Rob Kearney  United States 4 9 18
3 Martins Licis  United States 3 7 15
3 Evgeny Markov  Russia 3 7 9
3 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 3 7 8
6 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 1 5 9.5
7 JF Caron  Canada 0 2.5 12.5
7 Bobby Thompson  United States 0 2.5 9.5
7 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 0 2.5 7
7 Trey Mitchell  United States 0 2.5 5.5

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Event 3: Austrian Oak

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  • Notes: 3 lifts per athlete, weights to be submitted before each round.
# Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 213 kilograms (470 lb) 10 18
2 Trey Mitchell  United States 208.5 kilograms (460 lb) 9 14.5
3 Bobby Thompson  United States 204 kilograms (450 lb) 8 17.5
4 Martins Licis  United States 199.5 kilograms (440 lb) 7 22
5 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 190.5 kilograms (420 lb) 4.5 20.5
5 Rob Kearney  United States 190.5 kilograms (420 lb) 4.5 22.5
5 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 190.5 kilograms (420 lb) 4.5 14
5 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 190.5 kilograms (420 lb) 4.5 11.5
9 Evgeny Markov  Russia 181.5 kilograms (400 lb) 1.5 10.5
9 JF Caron[a]  Canada 181.5 kilograms (400 lb) 1.5 14
  1. ^ JF Caron sustained an injury in this event and took no further part in the competition.

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Event 4: Timber Carry

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  • Weight: 400 kilograms (880 lb)
  • Course Length: 10.7 metres (35 ft) ramp
  • Time Limit: 30 seconds
  • Notes: No straps are allowed. Fastest time wins, then distance.
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 8.41 sec 10 24
2 Martins Licis  United States 10.03 sec 9 31
3 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 9.40 metres (30.8 ft) 8 28.5
4 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 7.98 metres (26.2 ft) 7 18.5
5 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 6.53 metres (21.4 ft) 6 24
6 Bobby Thompson  United States 5.77 metres (18.9 ft) 5 22.5
7 Evgeny Markov  Russia 4.29 metres (14.1 ft) 4 14.5
8 Rob Kearney  United States 2.62 metres (8 ft 7 in) 3 25.5
9 Trey Mitchell  United States 0.03 metres (1.2 in) 2 16.5

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Event 5: Stone to Shoulder

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  • Weight: 186 kilograms (410 lb) for max repetitions.
  • Time Limit: 2 minutes 30 seconds.
  • Notes: Athletes were awarded points for getting the stone to their lap or torso but not completing the full repetition.
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Martins Licis  United States 2 10 41
2 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 1 (1 torso) 9 37.5
3 Bobby Thompson  United States 1 8 30.5
4 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 0 (2 torso) 6.5 30.5
4 Evgeny Markov  Russia 0 (2 torso) 6.5 21
6 Trey Mitchell  United States 0 (1 torso) 5 21.5
7 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 0 3 27
7 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 0 3 21.5
7 Rob Kearney  United States 0 3 28.5

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Final standings

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Martins Licis  United States 41
2 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 37.5
3 Bobby Thompson  United States 30.5
3 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 30.5
5 Rob Kearney  United States 28.5
6 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 27
7 Trey Mitchell  United States 21.5
7 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 21.5
9 Evgeny Markov  Russia 21
10 JF Caron  Canada 14

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 Arnold Strongman Classic Event 1". YouTube.
  2. ^ "2022 Arnold Strongman Classic Event 2". YouTube.
  3. ^ "2022 Arnold Strongman Classic Event 3". YouTube.
  4. ^ "2022 Arnold Strongman Classic Event 4". YouTube.
  5. ^ "2022 Arnold Strongman Classic Event 5". YouTube.
  6. ^ Smith, Andrew (March 6, 2022). "2022 Arnold Strongman Classic Final Results". Fitness Volt. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  7. ^ Blechman, Phil (March 5, 2022). "2022 Arnold Strongman Classic Final Results". BarBend. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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Preceded by (2021 Arnold Strongman Classic not held) Arnold Strongman Classic Succeeded by
2022 Arnold Strongman Classic