2023 Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix Results — Reza Gheitasi Triumphant

The 2023 Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix contest occurred on June 9-10, 2023, in Khiva, Uzbekistan. The two-day contest featured 17 strongmen competing across seven events: Load & Carry Medley, Super Yoke, Atlas Stones, Anchor Drag, Deadlift, Hercules Hold, and Sword Hold.

Reza Gheitasi of Iran bested the other 16 strongmen to claim gold with 101.5 of a possible 119 points. Check out the final standings below:

2023 Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix Results

1. Reza Gheitasi (Iran) —101.5 points
2. Audrius Jokūbaitis (Lithuania) — 95.5 points
3. Pavlo Nakonechnyy (Ukraine) — 95 points
4. Vilius Jokužys (Iceland) — 91 points
5. Didzis Zariņš (Latvia) — 88 points
6. Macauley Tinker (Australia) — 85.5 points
7. Håkon Heitmann Kollerød (Norway) — 83.5 points
8. Cim Johansson (Sweden) — 83 points
9. Muhammad Ali Tokhtamatov (Kyrgyzstan) — 68 points
10. Avazjon Khaydarov (Uzbekistan) — 58 points
11. Ashish Dayma (India) — 53 points
12. Lukáš Svoboda (Czech Republic) — 52 points
13. Dilmurod Qurbonov (Uzbekistan) — 30 points
14. Arsen Ulfanov (Kazakhstan) — 25 points
15. Navruz Arabov (Tajikistan) — 11 points
16. Robert Cyrwus (Poland) — Three points
17. Ibrahim Eid (Egypt) — Zero points

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2023 Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix Event Results

There was a significant gap in the standings from the top eight of the field versus the rest of the roster. Below are the results for each of the seven events contested in Uzbekistan.

Load & Carry Medley

The loading medley comprised carrying two 100-kilogram sacks down a 20-meter course and loaded into a cart that was then carried back. The fastest time within the 60-second time cap won.

1. Audrius Jokūbaitis — 19 seconds
2. Pavlo Nakonechnyy — 20.52 seconds
3. Håkon Heitmann Kollerød — 22.3 seconds
4. Vilius Jokužys — 22.6 seconds
5. Macauley Tinker — 22.68 seconds
6. Reza Gheitasi — 22.98 seconds
7. Cim Johansson — 23.5 seconds
8. Muhammad Ali Tokhtamatov — 23.6 seconds
9. Didzis Zariņš — 27.18 seconds
10. Avazjon Khaydarov — 27.18 seconds
11. Ashish Dayma — 27.5 seconds
12. Lukáš Svoboda — 29.1 seconds
13. Arsen Ulfanov — 30 seconds
14. Dilmurod Qurbonov — did not finish
15. Robert Cyrwus — did not finish
16. Navruz Arabov — did not attempt
17. Ibrahim Eid — no lift

Super Yoke

Each strongman carried a 350-kilogram yoke down a 20-meter course in the fastest time possible.

1. Vilius Jokužys — 7.3 seconds
2. Reza Gheitasi — 7.8 seconds
3. Didzis Zariņš — 8.7 seconds
4. Pavlo Nakonechnyy — 8.9 seconds
5. Audrius Jokūbaitis — 9.3 seconds
6. Macauley Tinker — 9.5 seconds
7. Cim Johansson — 9.6 seconds
8. Muhammad Ali Tokhtamatov — 10 seconds
9. Avazjon Khaydarov — 11.5 seconds
10. Lukáš Svoboda — 12.1 seconds
11. Håkon Heitmann Kollerød — 12.2 seconds
12. Ashish Dayma — 21.2 seoncds
13. Dilmurod Qurbonov — 25.5 seconds
14. Arsen Ulfanov — 26 seoconds
15. Navruz Arabov — did not attempt
16. Robert Cyrwus — withdrew
17. Ibrahim Eid — withdrew

Atlas Stones

Each strongman attempted to load four Atlas stones ranging from 120 to 180 kilograms.

1. Pavlo Nakonechnyy — four stones
2. Reza Gheitasi — four stones
3. Didzis Zariņš — four stones
4. Audrius Jokūbaitis — four stones
5. Macauley Tinker — four stones
6. Cim Johansson — four stones
7. Muhammad Ali Tokhtamatov — four stones
8. Vilius Jokužys —three stones
9. Håkon Heitmann Kollerød — three stones
10. Avazjon Khaydarov — three stones
11. Lukáš Svoboda — three stones
12. Ashish Dayma — two stones
13. Dilmurod Qurbonov — no lift
14. Arsen Ulfanov — no lift
15. Navruz Arabov — did not attempt
16. Robert Cyrwus — withdrew
17. Ibrahim Eid — withdrew

Anchor Drag

1. Macauley Tinker — 16 seconds
2. Reza Gheitasi — 17 seconds
3. Cim Johansson — 18.4 seconds
4. Håkon Heitmann Kollerød — 20.4 seconds
5. Vilius Jokužys — 21 seconds
6. Audrius Jokūbaitis — 22.4 seconds
7. Didzis Zariņš — 23.1 seconds
8. Avazjon Khaydarov — 26.6 seconds
9. Pavlo Nakonechnyy — 29 seconds
10. Lukáš Svoboda — 29.2 seconds
11. Ashish Dayma — 30.8 seconds
12. Muhammad Ali Tokhtamatov — 36.9 seconds
13. Arsen Ulfanov — did not finish
14. Dilmurod Qurbonov — did not finish
15. Navruz Arabov — did not finish
16. Robert Cyrwus — withdrew
17. Ibrahim Eid — withdrew

Deadlift

Athletes could perform a 260-kilogram or a 320-kilogram deadlift for max reps. A single rep on the heavier barbell would score higher than any number of reps on the lighter barbell.

1. Pavlo Nakonechnyy — 10 reps of 320 kilograms
2. Didzis Zariņš — nine reps of 320 kilograms
3. Cim Johansson — four reps of 320 kilograms
4. Reza Gheitasi — three reps of 320 kilograms
5. Håkon Heitmann Kollerød —  three reps of 320 kilograms
6. Macauley Tinker — two reps of 320 kilograms
7. Audrius Jokūbaitis — two reps of 320 kilograms
8. Muhammad Ali Tokhtamatov — one rep of 320 kilograms
9. Lukáš Svoboda — nine reps of 260 kilograms
10. Ashish Dayma — seven reps of 260 kilograms
11. Vilius Jokužys — six reps of 260 kilograms
12. Dilmurod Qurbonov — four reps of 260 kilograms
13. Avazjon Khaydarov — no lift
14. Arsen Ulfanov — no lift
15. Navruz Arabov — did not attempt
16. Robert Cyrwus — withdrew
17. Ibrahim Eid — withdrew

Hercules Hold

1. Vilius Jokužys — 57.6 seconds
2. Audrius Jokūbaitis — 49.9 seconds
3. Cim Johansson — 47.54 seconds
4. Avazjon Khaydarov — 47.16 seconds
5. Ashish Dayma — 41.3 seconds
6. Didzis Zariņš — 40.4 seconds
7. Reza Gheitasi —39.8 seconds
8. Muhammad Ali Tokhtamatov — 39.18 seconds
9. Håkon Heitmann Kollerød — 36.3 seconds
10. Arsen Ulfanov — 34.3 seconds
11. Pavlo Nakonechnyy — 33.66 seconds
12. Lukáš Svoboda — 32.4 seconds
13. Macauley Tinker — 29.3 seconds
14. Dilmurod Qurbonov — 23 seconds
15. Navruz Arabov — 11 seconds
16. Robert Cyrwus — withdrew
17. Ibrahim Eid — withdrew

Sword Hold

1. Reza Gheitasi — 108.6 seconds
2. Håkon Heitmann Kollerød — 108 seconds
3. Pavlo Nakonechnyy — 106.54 seconds
4. Macauley Tinker — 104 seconds
5. Vilius Jokužys — 92.4 seconds
6. Audrius Jokūbaitis — 92.22 seconds
7. Muhammad Ali Tokhtamatov — 78 seconds
8. Didzis Zariņš — 77.9 seconds
9. Avazjon Khaydarov — 72.5 seconds
10. Lukáš Svoboda — 72.2 seconds
11. Dilmurod Qurbonov — 71.5 seconds
12. Ashish Dayma — 70.8 seconds
13. Navruz Arabov — 58.7 seconds
14. Cim Johansson — 56.88 seconds
15. Arsen Ulfanov — 50 seconds
16. Robert Cyrwus — withdrew
17. Ibrahim Eid — withdrew

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