2022 Arnold Strongman Classic

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.

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 →

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