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 Björnsson won the competition for the second consecutive 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 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 . 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 Hafþór Björnsson 474 kg (1,045 lb) 10 10 2 Brian Shaw 463 kg (1,021 lb) 9 9 3 Jerry Pritchett 442 kg (974 lb) 7.5 7.5 3 Mikhail Shivlyakov 442 kg (974 lb) 7.5 7.5 5 Martins Licis 440 kg (970 lb) 6 6 6 Rauno Heinla 431 kg (950 lb) 5 5 7 Matjaz Belsak 404 kg (891 lb) 4 4 8 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 395 kg (871 lb) 3 3 9 Oleksii Novikov 381 kg (840 lb) 2 2 10 JF Caron N/A 1 1

Event 2: Husafell Stone Carry Weight: for max distance. Time Limit: 2 Minutes Notes: This is not the actual Husafell Stone but a replica produced by Rogue Fitness. # Athlete Nation Distance Event Points Overall Points 1 Hafþór Björnsson 66.7 m (218 ft 11 in) 10 20 2 Oleksii Novikov 64.4 m (211 ft 6 in) 9 11 3 Rauno Heinla 58.9 m (193 ft 3 in) 8 13 4 Martins Licis 57.0 m (187 ft 1 in) 7 13 5 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 55.5 m (182 ft 3 in) 6 9 6 Matjaz Belsak 55.1 m (180 ft 8 in) 5 9 7 Mikhail Shivlyakov 40.4 m (132 ft 6 in) 4 11.5 8 Brian Shaw 31.7 m (104 ft 1 in) 3 12 9 Jerry Pritchett 29.1 m (95 ft 5 in) 2 9.5

Event 3: Wheel of Pain Weight: for max distance. Time Limit: 60 seconds. # Athlete Nation Distance Event Points Overall Points 1 Martins Licis 36.5 m (119 ft 9 in) 10 23 2 Hafþór Björnsson 36.4 m (119 ft 3 in) 9 29 3 Oleksii Novikov 34.4 m (113 ft 0 in) 8 19 4 Matjaz Belsak 32.2 m (105 ft 6 in) 7 16 5 Mikhail Shivlyakov 31.4 m (103 ft 0 in) 6 17.5 6 Rauno Heinla 31.3 m (102 ft 9 in) 5 18 7 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 30.9 m (101 ft 6 in) 4 13 8 Brian Shaw 28.9 m (95 ft 0 in) 3 15 9 Jerry Pritchett 23.4 m (76 ft 9 in) 2 11.5

Event 4: Austrian Oak Weight: Heavy log. Light 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. # Athlete Nation Repetitions Event Points Overall Points 1 Hafþór Björnsson 2 8.5 37.5 1 Martins Licis 2 8.5 31.5 1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 2 8.5 21.5 1 Mikhail Shivlyakov 2 8.5 26 5 Brian Shaw 1 6 21 6 Rauno Heinla 2 (light log) 4.5 22.5 6 Matjaz Belsak 2 (light log) 4.5 20.5 8 Jerry Pritchett 1 (light log) 3 11.5 9 Oleksii Novikov 0 0 19

Event 5: Stone to Shoulder Weight: 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. # Athlete Nation Repetitions Event Points Overall Points 1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 5 10 31.5 2 Martins Licis 2 9 40.5 3 Hafþór Björnsson 1 7.5 45 3 Matjaz Belsak 1 7.5 28 5 Oleksii Novikov 0 6 25 6 Mikhail Shivlyakov 0 4.5 30.5 6 Rauno Heinla 0 4.5 27

Final standings # Athlete Nation Points Hafþór Björnsson 45 Martins Licis 40.5 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 31.5 4 Mikhail Shivlyakov 30.5 5 Matjaz Belsak 28 6 Rauno Heinla 27 7 Oleksii Novikov 25 8 Brian Shaw 21 9 Jerry Pritchett 14.5 10 JF Caron 1

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