The 2023 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH, was home to the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) and 2023 Arnold Strongwoman Classic (ASWC) on the weekend of March 2-5, 2023. Mitchell Hooper claimed his first ASC title while still amidst his rookie season as a pro strongman. Victoria Long‘s dominant second day of competition made her the strongwoman to beat going forward.
In addition to those contests was the 2023 Arnold Amateur Strongman and Strongwoman World Championships, which featured athletes competing across the following 10 weight categories:
- Men’s Open
- Men’s U120KG
- Men’s U105KG
- Men’s U90KG
- Men’s U80KG
- Women’s Open
- Women’s U82KG
- Women’s U73KG
- Women’s U64KG
- Women’s U57KG
Below are the results for each division, all of which competed in the same seven events: Farmer’s Walk, Viking Press, Arm-Over-Arm Pull, Loading Race, Max Dumbbell Press, Ukrainian Deadlift, and Power Stairs.
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Men’s Open Results
Ten athletes competed in the Men’s Open amateur world championships. Eight of those men represented the USA. The Oskar Ziółkowski of Poland was one of the two non-USA athletes, and he took the overall win by just over two points.
- Oskar Ziółkowski (POL) — 56.58 points
- Lucas Hatton (USA) — 56.42 points
- Justin Legere (USA) — 52.39 points
- Joseph Payne (USA) — 46.08 points
- James Jeffers (CAN) — 44.15 points
- Joe Mass (USA) — 43.54 points
- Shawn Schellenger (USA) — 41.7 points
- Nicolas Cambi (USA) — 41.62 points
- Stephen Good (USA) — 34.66 points
- Zach Hardin (USA) — 33.66 points
Men’s U120KG Results
The Men’s U120KG contest was a nail-biter that saw a tie atop the podium. Ethen Erickson and Elijah Yoder tied for first place overall with 20.82 points, more than three above the bronze medalist Adam Conti. Six of the 10 athletes represented the USA:
- Ethen Erickson (USA) — 20.82 points (T-first)
- Elijah Yoder (USA) — 20.82 points (T-first)
- Adam Conti (USA) — 17 points
- Josh Reed (USA) — 13.55 points
- Troy Stininger (USA) — 9.46 points
- Jonathan Cavanagh (CAN) — 9.09 points
- Matt Garee (USA) — 8.73 points
- Josh Cloherty (CAN) — 6.72 points
- Majaya David Mberi (ZAM) — 6.55 points
- Thomas Benjamin (LIB) — 3.27 points
Men’s U105KG Results
The U105KG class was a super competitive field of 10 athletes representing three countries. The USA was the most repped country with seven athletes in the field. The UK had two athletes, while Canada had one. The home-field advantage seemed to pay dividends as the entire podium was USA athletes:
- Philip Brinkman (USA) — 22.42 points
- Bill Kendall (USA) — 21.1 points
- Jonathan Parker (USA) — 19.97 points
- Christopher Harrison (UK) — 17.73 points
- Benjamin Kohn (USA) — 12.32 points
- Tyler Buxton (USA) — 11.29 points
- Scott Dinter (CAN) — 11.21 points
- Blake Dedas (USA) — 10.91 points
- Reed Tompkins (USA) — 10.29 points
- David Kent (UK) — 8.07 points
Men’s U90KG Results
The Men’s U90KG class was the most diversified division in the Arnold Strongman Amateur Championships in terms of countries represented. Five countries were represented: USA, Canada, Germany, Zambia, and France. Below are the results:
- Andrew Hanus (USA) — 23.07 points
- Pierre-Alain Champagne (CAN) — 22.13 points
- Eric King (USA) — 20 points
- Stefan Schüssler (GER) — 16.93 points
- Joey Stampke (USA) — 11.2 points
- Paul Simbeye (ZAM) — 9.33 points
- Tyler Mingus (USA) — 8.26 points
- Benjamin Donin (FRA) — 7.74 points
- Josh Lancaster (UK) — 7.6 points
- Ethan Atkins (USA) — 7.47 points
Men’s U80KG Results
The Men’s U80KG division was almost entirely represented by USA athletes. Nine of the 10 strongmen, including those ranked first through ninth overall, represented the USA:
- Josh Kowalewski (USA) — 27.47 points
- Alec Petrone (USA) — 17.29 points
- Cody Abell (USA) —17.1 points
- Robert Leslie (USA) — 12.47 points
- Cristian Candemir (USA) — 8.8 points
- Christopher Sergison (USA) — Eight points
- Edgar Mixan (USA) — Eight points
- Tony Bianco (USA) — Eight points
- Josh Hendrickson (USA) — 7.99 points
- William Murray (CAN) — 6.93 points
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Women’s Open Results
Of the 10 strongwomen competing in the Open class, six represented the USA. Erin Murray emerged from the field with the best overall score by over five points. The entire podium was American:
- Erin Murray (USA) — 33.45 points
- Angelica Jardine (USA) — 27.1 points
- Jennifer Lyle (USA) — 22.86 points
- Cherry Muchindu (ZAM) — 20.9 points
- Joe Kimitaunga (AUS) — 18.62 points
- Laurie Middleswarth (USA) — 11.68 points
- Angela Houle (CAN) — 10.85 points
- Mary Forrest (USA) — 8.79 points
- Alexandra Vialpando (USA) — 8.33 points
- Frances McGarry (CAN) — 7.31 points
Women’s U82KG Results
Only two countries were represented in the Women’s U82KG contest — the USA and Canada. Eighty percent of the field repped the States while the overall winner Jessica Theaker and fellow countrywoman Joscelyne O’Brien repped the great white north.
- Jessica Theaker (CAN) — 27.96 points
- Sarah Lanzillo (USA) — 26.5 points
- Alisha Oden (USA) — 19.82 points
- Jamie Schamma (USA) — 17.83 points
- Kendra Danzer (USA) — 16.82 points
- Jessica Patterson (USA) — 10.46 points
- Katie Gutwald (USA) — 10.45 points
- Cassandra Moore (USA) — 9.09 points
- Joscelyne O’Brien (CAN) — Five points
- Kristin Ellis (USA) — Five points
Women’s U73KG Results
The USA was the dominant country in the Women’s U73KG class. Eight of the 10 athletes, including those who ranked first through eighth overall, represented the USA. Christina Bangma stood atop the podium with Deanna Flores and Kaitlin Hoesch by her sides:
- Christina Bangma (USA) — 22.87 points
- Deanna Flores (USA) — 19.82 points
- Kaitlin Hoesch (USA) — 17.55 points
- Sanda Heger (USA) — 14.95 points
- Claire Stauffer (USA) — 9.27 points
- Jessica Puricelli (USA) — 9.1 points
- Amber Klein (USA) — 8.36 points
- Hailee Manipole (USA) — 5.46 points
- Molly Wagstaff (UK) — 3.63 points
- Naomi Zimba (ZAM) — 3.28 points
Women’s U64KG Results
The Women’s U64KG division was one of the only amateur divisions that had a majority of the podium consisting of athletes not representing the USA. Taylor Woods of Canada won the division by over two points overall:
- Taylor Woods (CAN) — 22.65 points
- Diana Juárez Ferrer (MEX) — 20.38 points
- Kirsten Ostby (USA) — 20.34 points
- Nadia Morrison (USA) — 17.68 points
- Carly Andrus (USA) — 10.39 points
- Jessica Garcia (USA) — 10 points
- Hanna Coldiron (USA) — 8.32 points
- Payton Day (CAN) — 7.85 points
- Jamie Navarro (USA) — 7.69 points
- Krystal Stanczyk (USA) — 6.46 points
Women’s U57KG Results
The women’s U57KG division was the lone division that comprised only nine athletes instead of 10 in the Arnold Amateur Championships.
- Svetlana Bostelman (USA) — 26.67 points
- Josefine Adele Liverød (NOR) — 19.17 points
- Cynthia Martinez (USA) — 16.11 points
- Gina Cravedi (USA) — 13.18 points
- Erin Anderson (USA) — 8.44 points
- Teresa Waterfield (CAN) — 7.56 points
- Nicole Recchia (USA) — 3.55 points
- Tatiana Viera (USA) — 2.66 points
- Véronique Cormier (CAN) — 2.22 points
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