The 2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man (GSM) contest occurred May 6-7, 2023, in Tbilisi, Georgia. It featured six competitors vying for the title on their home turf. World’s Strongest Man (WSM) mainstay Konstantine Janashia was not to be denied, winning his 10th GSM title.
The six strongmen competing were tested across five events: Max Axle Press, Log Lift, Super Yoke, Arm-Over-Arm Pull, and the Squat Lift. Janashia won three of five events, and never finished lower than third in any event. Check out the full results below:
2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man Results
- Konstantine Janashia — 27 points
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 24 points
- Chabuka Chigladze — 20 points
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — 14 points
- Shota Gogoberishvili — Seven points
- Jason Kamashidze — Three points
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Below are the individual event results from the 2023 GSM contest:
Max Axle Press
The athletes attempted to establish their max weight with an axle barbell. Chigladze refused to accept anyhting less than first-place points as he bested runner-up Janashia by 10 kilograms.
- Chabuka Chigladze — 190 kilograms
- Konstantine Janashia — 180 kilograms
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 160 kilograms
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — 150 kilograms
- Shota Gogoberishvili — 140 kilograms
- Jason Kamashidze — 90 kilograms
Log Lift
The log lift event was for max reps. Three athletes tied for second-place points, letting Janashia’s win push him up the rankes with a two-point lead.
- Konstantine Janashia — Eight reps
- Chabuka Chigladze — Six reps (T-second)
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — Six reps (T-second)
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — Six reps (T-second)
- Shota Gogoberishvili — no reps
- Jason Kamashidze — no reps
Super Yoke
While maintaining a 400-kilogram yoke, athletes attempted to traverse the 15-meter course in the fastest time possible.
- Konstantine Janashia — 9.91 seconds
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 11.59 seconds
- Chabuka Chigladze — 12.28 seconds
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — 19.53 seconds
- Shota Gogoberishvili — 3.8 meters
- Jason Kamashidze — no lift
Arm-Over-Arm Pull
This event challenged athletes to pull the weight in the fastest time possible over the 20-meter course.
- Konstantine Janashia — 24.66 seconds
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 34.12 seconds
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — 36.41 seconds
- Shota Gogoberishvili — 39.79 seconds
- Chabuka Chigladze — 46 seconds
- Jason Kamashidze — 46.81 seconds
Squat Lift
The squat lift event was for reps with a 280 kilogram apparatus.
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 12 reps
- Chabuka Chigladze — 11 reps
- Konstantine Janashia — one rep
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — no reps
- Shota Gogoberishvili — no reps
- Jason Kamashidze — no reps
The next premiere strongman contest is the 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Serbia contest, scheduled for May 20, 2023, in Zrenjanin, Serbia.
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