2022 Marijampolė International Results — Pavlo Kordiyaka Triumphant

The 2022 Marijampolė International strongman contest took place on Aug. 20, 2022, in Marijampolė, Lithuania. The single-day competition featured 10 athletes competing across six events: an Overhead Medley, a Deadlift, a Frame and Fingal’s Finger Medley, a Deadlift Hold, a Loading Race, and a Shield Carry.

Pavlo Kordiyaka won three of the six events — both medleys and the loading race — to secure his spot atop the podium. He ranked 3.5 points ahead of runner-up Mantas Lalas and 4.5 points higher than bronze medalist Gunnar Gimbutas. Check out the full results below:

2022 Marijampolė International Results

1. Pavlo Kordiyaka (Ukraine) — 46 points
2. Mantas Lalas (Lithuania) — 42.5 points
3. Gunnar Gimbutas (Estonia) — 41.5 points
4. Sami Ahola (Finland) — 40.5 points
5. Karolis Aleksandravičius (Lithuania) — 40 points
6. Dainius Repšys (Lithuania) — 39.5 points
7. Andris Dilāns (Latvia) — 27.5 points
8. Peter Reinthaler (Austria) — 20 points
9. Chris Beetham (UK) — 18 points
10. Maroš Štefaňák (Slovakia) — 6.5 points

Check out the results of each of the six events below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Overhead Medley

The Overhead Medley challenged athletes to lift a 140-kilogram log, a 120-kilogram rock, and a 90-kilogram heavy dumbbell with each arm twice. The athlete who performed all six lifts in the fastest time possible won. 

Half of the field completed all six reps, but Kordiyaka put the roster on notice with the fastest time of 37.02 seconds.

1. Pavlo Kordiyaka — Six in 37.02 seconds
2. Dainius Repšys — Six in 46.82 seconds
3. Mantas Lalas — Six in 51.71 seconds
4. Peter Reinthaler — Six in 54.49 seconds 
5. Sami Ahola — Six in 54.62 seconds
6. Karolis Aleksandravičius — Five in 42.08 seconds
7. Gunnar Gimbutas — Two in 14.52 seconds
8. Chris Beetham — Two in 20.11 seconds
9. Andris Dilāns — No Lift
10. Maroš Štefaňák — No Lift

Deadlift

Athletes were challenged to perform as many reps as possible of a 300-kilogram Bavarian deadlift. Karolis Aleksandravičius was the lone strongman to reach double-digit reps.

1. Karolis Aleksandravičius — 10 reps
2. Dainius Repšys — Nine reps
3. Pavlo Kordiyaka — Eight reps (T-third)
4. Gunnar Gimbutas — Eight reps (T-third)
5. Mantas Lalas — Seven reps (T-fifth)
6. Maroš Štefaňák — Seven reps (T-fifth)
7. Peter Reinthaler — Four reps
8. Sami Ahola — Three reps (T-eighth)
9. Andris Dilāns — Three reps (T-eighth)
10. Chris Beetham — One rep

For those unfamiliar with a Bavarian lift, check out the video below of the 1995 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contest which featured the event:

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Frame and Fingal’s Finger Medley

Each strongman attempted to carry a 400-kilogram frame and flip a pair of Fingal’s Fingers in the fastest time possible. Kordiyaka locked up his second event win as the only athlete to finish in sub-30 seconds.

1. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 29.61 seconds
2. Mantas Lalas — 33.13 seconds
3. Gunnar Gimbutas — 37.93 seconds
4. Dainius Repšys — 40.31 seconds
5. Sami Ahola — 40.74 seconds
6. Andris Dilāns — 58.57 seconds
7. Chris Beetham — 58.62 seconds
8. Karolis Aleksandravičius — 60.58 seconds
9. Peter Reinthaler — 101.42 seconds
10. Maroš Štefaňák — Did Not Finish

Deadlift Hold

Gimbutas finally found his groove in the Deadlift Hold, taking first-place points as the only strongman to eclipse 30 seconds. Andris Dilāns wasn’t too far behind, sustaining the hold for just over 29 seconds.

1. Gunnar Gimbutas —  32.26 seconds
2. Andris Dilāns — 29.13 seconds
3. Sami Ahola — 26.69 seconds
4. Karolis Aleksandravičius — 25.30 seconds
5. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 20.12 seconds
6. Dainius Repšys — 20.04 seconds
7. Mantas Lalas — 15.94 seconds
8. Chris Beetham — 13.22 seconds
9. Peter Reinthaler — No Lift
10. Maroš Štefaňák — Withdrew

Loading Race

The Loading Race consisted of five implements ranging from 100 to 160 kilograms. The goal was to load all five in the fastest time possible.

1. Pavlo Kordiyaka — Five in 38.09 seconds
2. Sami Ahola — Five in 50.26 seconds
3. Karolis Aleksandravičius — Five in 58.87 seconds
4. Dainius Repšys — Five in 60.53 seconds
5. Mantas Lalas — Four in 26.38 seconds
6. Andris Dilāns — Four in 58.05 seconds
7. Gunnar Gimbutas — Four in 58.06 seconds
8. Chris Beetham — Four in 61.63 seconds
9. Peter Reinthaler — Four in 62.15 seconds
10. Maroš Štefaňák — Withdrew

Shield Carry

The Shield Carry event tasked each strongman to carry a 170-kilogram shield for distance. Despite Kordiyaka’s eighth-place finish in this event, he had enough of a buffer in his overall lead to hang on to first place and take home the gold.

1. Mantas Lalas — 100 meters
2. Sami Ahola — 81.55 meters
3. Gunnar Gimbutas —  79.9 meters
4. Karolis Aleksandravičius — 76.8 meters
5. Andris Dilāns — 75 meters
6. Peter Reinthaler — 57.35 meters
7. Chris Beetham — 55.1 meters
8. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 50 meters (T-eighth)
9. Dainius Repšys — 50 meters (T-eighth)
10. Maroš Štefaňák — Withdrew

Featured image: @pavlo_kordiyaka on Instagram