The 2023 Iceland’s Strongest Viking contest occurred from July 13-16, 2023. It pitted nine of Iceland’s strongest athletes against each other in the following nine events: Conan’s Wheel, Viking Press, Bag Over Bar, Deadlift Ladder, Mooring Bitt Carry, Hercules Hold, Front Hold, Max Log Lift, and Natural Stones.
Vilius Jokužys emerged from the field atop the podium, scoring 62 of a possible 81 points. Check out the full results below:
2023 Iceland’s Strongest Viking Results
- Vilius Jokužys — 62 points
- Kristján Níelsson — 57.5 points
- Sigfús Fossdal — 55.5 points
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 55 points
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 44.5 points
- Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 41.5 points
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 39.5 points
- Alexander Andersen — 23.5 points
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 20 points
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2023 Iceland’s Strongest Viking Event Results
Below are the results of each event:
Conan’s Wheel
Conan’s Wheel weighed 300 kilograms. Athletes attempted to move it for distance.
- Vilius Jokužys — 89.35 meters
- Alexander Andersen — 76.10 meters
- Kristján Níelsson — 65.80 meters
- Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 64.20 meters
- Sigfús Fossdal — 55 meters
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 48.8 meters
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 39.3 meters
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 35.35 meters
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — Five meters
Viking Press
The Viking Press weighed 150 kilograms. Each strongman attempted to lift for reps.
- Kristján Níelsson — 14 reps
- Sigfús Fossdal — 11 reps
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 10 reps
- Vilius Jokužys — Seven reps
- Stefán Karel Torfason — Five reps (T-fifth)
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — Five reps (T-fifth)
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — Two reps
- Theodór Már Gudmundsson — no reps
- Alexander Andersen — no reps
Bag Over Bar
Each strongman attempted to toss a 24-kilogram bag over the highest bar they could.
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 5.55 meters
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 5.4 meters (T-second)
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 5.4 meters (T-second)
- Vilius Jokužys — 5.25 meters (T-fourth)
- Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 5.25 meters (T-fourth)
- Kristján Níelsson — 4.6 meters
- Sigfús Fossdal — 3.9 meters
- Alexander Andersen — no lift
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — no lift
Deadlift Ladder
The Deadlift Ladder ascended in weight to score a max lift.
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 360 kilograms
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 340 kilograms (T-second)
- Kristján Níelsson — 340 kilograms (T-second)
- Sigfús Fossdal — 340 kilograms (T-second)
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 340 kilograms (T-second)
- Vilius Jokužys — 320 kilograms
- Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 300 kilograms
- Alexander Andersen — 260 kilograms (T-eighth)
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 260 kilograms (T-eighth)
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Mooring Bitt Carry
This carry was for distance with 140 kilograms.
- Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 47.15 meters
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 46.75 meters
- Vilius Jokužys — 45.45 meters
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 37.27 meters
- Alexander Andersen — 33.1 meters
- Kristján Níelsson — 26.05 meters
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 19.63 meters
- Sigfús Fossdal — 19.37 meters
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 0.7 meters
Hercules Hold
- Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 57.68 seconds
- Vilius Jokužys — 52.26 seconds
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 51.59 seconds
- Sigfús Fossdal — 47.36 seconds
- Kristján Níelsson — 46.26 seconds
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 44.17 seconds
- Alexander Andersen — 43.28 seconds
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 41.16 seconds
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 17.94 seconds
Front Hold
The Front Hold was for time with 20 kilograms.
- Sigfús Fossdal — 59.12 seconds
- Kristján Níelsson — 54.5 seconds
- Vilius Jokužys — 50.39 seconds
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 49.83 seconds
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 48.17 seconds
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 46.92 seconds
- Alexander Andersen — 46.15 seconds
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 37.19 seconds
- Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 34.90 seconds
Max Log Lift
- Kristján Níelsson — 175 kilograms
- Sigfús Fossdal — 170 kilograms
- Vilius Jokužys — 160 kilograms (T-third)
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 160 kilograms (T-third)
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 150 kilograms
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 140 kilograms
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 130 kilograms
- Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 120 kilograms
- Alexander Andersen — 110 kilograms
Natural Stones
- Vilius Jokužys — Four in 24.06 seconds
- Sigfús Fossdal — Four in 31.66 seconds
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — Four in 32.35 seconds
- Theodór Már Gudmundsson — Four in 38.94 seconds
- Kristján Níelsson — Four in 39.22 seconds
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — Three in 31.42 seconds
- Stefán Karel Torfason — Three in 31.63 seconds
- Alexander Andersen — Three in 68.42 seconds
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — Two in 47.69 seconds
According to Strongman Archives, this contest marks Jokužys’ first major strongman competition victory. His previous top performances were silver medals at the 2022 and 2023 Iceland’s Strongest Man contests, both won by Kristján Jón Haraldsson.
Featured image: @vilius_jokuzys on Instagram