The 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic was the 21st Arnold Strongman Classic competition which took place in Columbus, Ohio 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.

Participants

Event results Event 1: Wheel of Pain Weight: for max distance. Time Limit: 60 seconds. # Athlete Nation Distance Event Points Overall Points 1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 10 10 2 Trey Mitchell 9 9 3 Mitchell Hooper 8 8 4 Pavlo Nakonechnyy 7 7 5 Tom Stoltman 6 6 6 Luke Stoltman 5 5 7 Thomas Evans 4 4 8 Kevin Faires 3 3 9 Rob Kearney 2 2 10 Bobby Thompson 1 1

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. # Athlete Nation Repetitions Event Points Overall Points 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 1 4.5 10.5 5 Thomas Evans 1 4.5 8.5 9 Luke Stoltman 6 (light log) 2 7 10 Kevin Faires 1 (light log) 1 4

Event 3: Elephant Bar Deadlift 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 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 4 11 8 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 3 17.5 9 Tom Stoltman 2 12.5 10 Pavlo Nakonechnyy no lift 0 11.5

Event 4: Steinstossen Stone Throw Weight: . Notes: 3 attempts per athlete, furthest distance taken. # Athlete Nation Distance Event Points Overall Points 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 5 17.5 7 Luke Stoltman 4 15 8 Trey Mitchell 3 29 9 Rob Kearney 2 19 10 Kevin Faires 1 11

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. # Athlete Nation Time Event Points Overall Points 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 7 24.5 5 Pavlo Nakonechnyy 6 24.5 6 Luke Stoltman 5 20 7 Bobby Thompson 4 29.5 8 Thomas Evans 3 25.5 9 Rob Kearney 2 21

Final standings # Athlete Nation Points Mitchell Hooper 41.5 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 37.5 Bobby Thompson 29.5 4 Trey Mitchell 29 5 Thomas Evans 25.5 6 Tom Stoltman 24.5 6 Pavlo Nakonechnyy 24.5 8 Rob Kearney 21 9 Kevin Faires 20 9 Luke Stoltman 20

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