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Home » Strongman News » Tristain Hoath Wins the 2023 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic

Tristain Hoath Wins the 2023 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic

Hoath bested 11 other elite strongman for the title in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Phil Blechman
Written by Phil Blechman
Last updated on November 12th, 2023

Canada is triumphant again! The 2023 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic (MVMSC) took place on Oct. 10-12, 2023, in Reykjavik, Icland. Tristain Hoath of Canada emerged victorious, scoring 85 of a possible 96 points. The defending champion, Rongo Keene of Australia, finished as the runner-up with 80 points.

The nine contested events in Reykjavik were the Bag Over Bar, Stone Press Medley, Stone-to-Shoulder, Mjolnir Front Hold, Husafell Stone Carry, Stone Farmer’s Walk, Hand-Over-Hand Hoist, Deadlift, and Viking Log Medley. Below are the full results:

2023 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic Results

  1. Tristain Hoath (Canada) — 85 points
  2. Rongo Keene (Australia) — 80 points
  3. Shane Flowers (UK) — 79 points
  4. Vilius Jokužys (Lithuania) — 68 points
  5. Pavlo Kordiyaka (Ukraine) — 67 points
  6. Pa O’Dwyer (Ireland) — 60 points
  7. Sigfús Fossdal (Iceland) — 53 points
  8. Mika Törrö (Finland) — 53 points
  9. Sean Gillen (Australia) — 51 points
  10. Kristján Níelsson (Iceland) — 40 points
  11. Theodór Már Gudmundsson (Iceland) — 35 points
  12. Matthew Riddall (Spain) — 20 points

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Tristrain Hoath
Image via @strongman_hoath on Instagram

[Related: 2023 America’s Strongest Man and Woman Results]

2023 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic Events Results

Below are the results for each of the nine events:

Bag Over Bar

Athletes threw six implements weighing 18 to 28 kilograms over a 4.43-meter high bar in the fastest time possible within the 60-second time cap.

  1. Shane Flowers — Six in 15.44 seconds
  2. Pavlo Kordiyaka — Six in 17.05 seconds
  3. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — Six in 17.71 seconds
  4. Mika Törrö  — Six in 21.97 seconds
  5. Tristain Hoath — Six in 28.28 seconds
  6. Pa O’Dwyer — Five in 16.35 seconds
  7. Vilius Jokužys — Five in 32.90 seconds
  8. Rongo Keene — Four in 11.35 seconds
  9. Sean Gillen — Four in 13.36 seconds
  10. Matthew Riddall — Four in 17.40 seconds
  11. Kristján Níelsson — Three in 14.59 seconds
  12. Sigfús Fossdal — Three in 32.50 seconds

Stone Press Medley

Each strongman lifted four implements weighing 100 to 122 kilograms in the fastest time possible within the 75-second time limit.

  1. Sean Gillen — Four in 67.50 seconds
  2. Rongo Keene — Four in 70.41 seconds
  3. Pa O’Dwyer — Three in 42.83 seconds
  4. Vilius Jokužys — Two in 21.91 seconds
  5. Tristain Hoath — Two in 33.06 seconds
  6. Shane Flowers — Two in 35.64 seconds
  7. Mika Törrö — Two in 25.48 seconds
  8. Kristján Níelsson — Two in 29.73 seconds
  9. Pavlo Kordiyaka — One in 10.02 seconds
  10. Sigfús Fossdal — One in 10.42 seconds
  11. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — One in 15.33 seconds
  12. Matthew Riddall — One in 23.09 seconds

Stone-to-Shoulder

Athletes lifted four implements weighing 95 to 145 kilograms in the fastest time possible within the 75-second time limit.

  1. Shane Flowers — Four in 37.94 seconds
  2. Tristain Hoath — Four in 44.36 seconds
  3. Vilius Jokužys — Four in 47.10 seconds
  4. Pavlo Kordiyaka — Four in 48.17 seconds
  5. Rongo Keene — Four in 48.26 seconds
  6. Pa O’Dwyer — Three in 22.22 seconds
  7. Mika Törrö — Three in 34.25 seconds
  8. Sean Gillen — Three in 36.40 seconds
  9. Sigfús Fossdal — Three in 36.50 seconds
  10. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — Three in 37.16 seconds
  11. Kristján Níelsson — Three in 53.19 seconds
  12. Matthew Riddall — Two in 21.19 seconds

Mjolnir Front Hold

Athletes held 21 kilograms in a front hold for time.

  1. Rongo Keene — 77.98 seconds
  2. Tristain Hoath — 73.51 seconds
  3. Mika Törrö — 63.97 seconds
  4. Kristján Níelsson — 62.47 seconds
  5. Sean Gillen — 60.17 seconds
  6. Sigfús Fossdal — 55.72 seconds
  7. Matthew Riddall — 53.82 seconds
  8. Shane Flowers — 52.15 seconds
  9. Vilius Jokužys — 51.37 seconds
  10. Pa O’Dwyer — 44.13 seconds
  11. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 42.45 seconds
  12. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 40.74 seconds

Husafell Stone Carry

Each strongman carried the Hùsafell Stone, weighing 186 kilograms, for distance.

  1. Vilius Jokužys — 83.61 meters
  2. Shane Flowers — 68.02 meters
  3. Mika Törrö — 56.9 meters
  4. Tristain Hoath — 56.86 meters
  5. Rongo Keene — 54.33 meters
  6. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 52.3 meters
  7. Kristján Níelsson — 51.34 meters
  8. Sean Gillen — 49.26 meters
  9. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 47.62 meters
  10. Sigfús Fossdal — 43.37 meters
  11. Pa O’Dwyer — 41.31 meters
  12. Matthew Riddall — no lift

Stone Farmer’s Walk

Athletes farmers walked 140 kilograms for distance.

  1. Sigfús Fossdal — 38.75 meters
  2. Tristain Hoath — 35 meters
  3. Rongo Keene — 27.09 meters
  4. Vilius Jokužys — 25.8 meters
  5. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 23.8 meters
  6. Shane Flowers — 21.72 meters
  7. Sean Gillen — 18.76 meters
  8. Mika Törrö — 15 meters
  9. Matthew Riddall — 13.73 meters
  10. Pa O’Dwyer — 13.58 meters
  11. Kristján Níelsson — 9.15 meters
  12. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 6.58 meters

Hand-Over-Hand Vertical Hoist

Athletes had to hoist the weight up eight meters in the fastest time possible within the 60-second time cap.

  1. Tristain Hoath — 11.37 seconds
  2. Pavlo Kordiyaka — 11.52 seconds
  3. Pa O’Dwyer — 14.03 seconds
  4. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 15 seconds
  5. Vilius Jokužys — 15.41 seconds
  6. Shane Flowers — 15.64 seconds
  7. Sigfús Fossdal — 15.71 seconds
  8. Rongo Keene — 18.23 seconds
  9. Kristján Níelsson — 22.04 seconds
  10. Matthew Riddall — 24.45 seconds
  11. Mika Törrö — 25.42 seconds
  12. Sean Gillen — 26.16 seconds

Deadlift

Each strongman deadlifted 330 kilograms for reps in 60 seconds.

  1. Pa O’Dwyer — Seven reps
  2. Shane Flowers — Six reps
  3. Tristain Hoath — Five reps
  4. Rongo Keene — Four reps
  5. Pavlo Kordiyaka — Three reps
  6. Vilius Jokužys — One rep (T-sixth)
  7. Sigfús Fossdal — One rep (T-sixth)
  8. Mika Törrö — One rep (T-sixth)
  9. Sean Gillen — no lift
  10. Kristján Níelsson — no lift
  11. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — no lift
  12. Matthew Riddall — no lift

Viking Log Medley

Athletes lifted four logs weighing 120 to 165 kilograms as fast as possible in the 60-second time cap.

  1. Rongo Keene — Four in 41.53 seconds
  2. Pavlo Kordiyaka — Four in 45.34 seconds
  3. Sean Gillen — Four in 48.78 seconds
  4. Shane Flowers — Three in 23.95 seconds
  5. Kristján Níelsson — Three in 27.22 seconds
  6. Tristain Hoath — Three in 27.26 seconds
  7. Pa O’Dwyer — Three in 37.15 seconds
  8. Mika Törrö — Three in 57.42 seconds
  9. Vilius Jokužys — Two in 14.25 seconds
  10. Sigfús Fossdal — Two in 17.77 seconds
  11. Matthew Riddall — Two in 30.94 seconds
  12. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — One in 56.24 seconds

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Featured image: @strongman_hoath on Instagram

Phil Blechman

About Phil Blechman

Phil is a native New Yorker passionate about storytelling, bodybuilding, and game design. He holds a BFA from Syracuse University.

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