The 2022 Imatra Strongman Showdown occurred in Imatra, Finland, on Aug. 26-27, 2022. It featured a dozen elite strongmen competing in eight events across the two-day contest: Deadlift, Log Lift, Front Hold, Conan’s Wheel, Keg Toss, Loading Race, Farmer’s Walk, and Overhead Medley.
Sami Ahola rose to victory with 78 out of a possible 96 points. He edged out runner-up Jordan Osborne by two points and bronze medalist Nathan Goltry by five points. The podium finishers left the rest of the field behind as fourth-place finisher Mika Törrö was 15 points behind Goltry. Here are the final results:
2022 Imatra Strongman Showdown Results
- Sami Ahola (Finland) — 78 points
- Jordan Osborne (Australia) — 76 points
- Nathan Goltry (USA) — 73 points
- Mika Törrö (Finland) — 58 points
- Justin Kealhofer (USA) — 57 points
- Kevin Hazeleger (Netherlands) — 54.5 points
- Mikko Annala (Finland) — 52.5 points
- Valtter Kortelainen (Finland) — 50 points
- Veli-Pekka Kauhanen (Finland) — 30.5 points
- Evans Aryee (Belgium) — 26.5 points
- Jarkko Mehtälä (Finland) — 26 points
- Jarkko Malinen (Finland) — 25 points
Check out the event recaps below.
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Deadlift
Athletes had 60 seconds to lift as many deadlifts with a trap bar as possible. Those who chose heavier weights were ranked above those who chose lighter weights regardless of reps. At equivalent weight, reps were the deciding factor.
- Nathan Goltry — Five reps | 375 kilograms
- Jordan Osborne — Three reps | 375 kilograms
- Justin Kealhofer — One rep | 375 kilograms
- Sami Ahola — Two reps | 335 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Mika Törrö — Two reps | 335 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Valtter Kortelainen — Two reps | 335 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Kevin Hazeleger — One rep | 335 kilograms
- Mikko Annala — No reps
- Veli-Pekka Kauhanen — No reps
- Evans Aryee — No reps
- Jarkko Mehtälä — No reps
- Jarkko Malinen — No reps
Log Lift
Each strongman was given one minute to lift a 140-kilogram log for as many reps as possible.
- Nathan Goltry — Seven reps (T-first)
- Justin Kealhofer — Seven reps (T-first)
- Sami Ahola — Seven reps (T-first)
- Jordan Osborne — Six reps
- Mikko Annala — Five reps
- Kevin Hazeleger — Four reps (T-sixth)
- Jarkko Mehtälä — Four reps (T-sixth)
- Mika Törrö — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Valtter Kortelainen — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Veli-Pekka Kauhanen — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Evans Aryee — Two reps (T-11th)
- Jarkko Malinen — Two reps (T-11th)
Front Hold
The Front Hold challenged each strongman to hold a 30-kilogram implement for as long as possible.
- Veli-Pekka Kauhanen — 31.46 seconds
- Sami Ahola — 30.54 seconds
- Mikko Annala — 29.49 seconds
- Nathan Goltry — 27.74 seconds
- Justin Kealhofer — 27.30 seconds
- Jarkko Malinen — 26.15 seconds
- Jordan Osborne — 24 seconds
- Kevin Hazeleger — 23.30 seconds
- Jarkko Mehtälä — 23.02 seconds
- Mika Törrö — 20.67 seconds
- Evans Aryee — 20.24 seconds
- Valtter Kortelainen — 8.12 seconds
Conan’s Wheel
Each strongman attempted to rotate the 280-kilogram Conan’s Wheel for the farthest distance possible.
- Sami Ahola — 74.7 meters
- Jordan Osborne — 71.8 meters
- Valtter Kortelainen — 68.6 meters
- Mikko Annala — 58 meters
- Mika Törrö — 57.9 meters
- Jarkko Malinen — 50.1 meters
- Kevin Hazeleger — 49.3 meters
- Justin Kealhofer — 49.2 meters
- Evans Aryee — 45.7 meters
- Nathan Goltry — 34.3 meters
- Jarkko Mehtälä — 33.7 meters
- Veli-Pekka Kauhanen — 19.8 meters
Keg Toss
Within a time cap of 60 seconds, strongmen had to toss six implements ranging from 20 to 32 kilograms over a 4.2-meter bar; the fastest time won.
- Mika Törrö — Six in 16.87 seconds
- Veli-Pekka Kauhanen — Five in 16.53 seconds
- Nathan Goltry — Five in 23.03 seconds
- Kevin Hazeleger — Five in 30.94 seconds
- Jordan Osborne — Four in 25.95 seconds
- Mikko Annala — Four in 27.69 seconds
- Justin Kealhofer — Four in 28.20 seconds
- Sami Ahola — Four in 34.90 seconds
- Valtter Kortelainen — Four in 48.48 seconds
- Jarkko Mehtälä — Two in 10.17 seconds
- Jarkko Malinen — Two in 13.15 seconds
- Evans Aryee — Two in 25.29 seconds
Loading Race
The Loading Race was a blitz involving three implements. Each weighed 80 kilograms, and the course was 20 meters long.
- Sami Ahola — Three in 50.57 seconds
- Nathan Goltry — Three in 53.99 seconds
- Valtter Kortelainen — Three in 57.28 seconds
- Jordan Osborne — Three in 62.66 seconds
- Kevin Hazeleger — Three in 64.40 seconds
- Mika Törrö — Three in 66.85 seconds
- Mikko Annala — Three in 72.87 seconds
- Evans Aryee — Two in 53.83 seconds
- Veli-Pekka Kauhanen — One implement (T-ninth)
- Justin Kealhofer — One implement (T-ninth)
- Jarkko Mehtälä — One implement (T-ninth)
- Jarkko Malinen — One implement (T-ninth)
Farmer’s Walk
Each strongman attempted to carry 10ths 58 kilograms down the 40-meter course in the fastest time possible.
- Kevin Hazeleger — 28.85 seconds
- Jordan Osborne — 31.37 seconds
- Mika Törrö — 36.10 seconds
- Evans Aryee — 45.52 seconds
- Nathan Goltry — 36 meters
- Sami Ahola — 25.7 meters
- Valtter Kortelainen — 23.7 meters
- Mikko Annala — 20 meters (T-eighth)
- Justin Kealhofer — 20 meters (T-eighth)
- Jarkko Mehtälä — 18.1 meters
- Jarkko Malinen — 1.48 meters
- Veli-Pekka Kauhanen — No attempt
Overhead Medley
The Overhead Medley consisted of four implements with a 75-second time limit.
- Sami Ahola — Three in 65.01 seconds
- Jordan Osborne — Two in 18.93 seconds
- Justin Kealhofer — Two in 27.47 seconds
- Nathan Goltry — Two in 27.83 seconds
- Mikko Annala — Two in 46.83 seconds
- Valtter Kortelainen — Two in 71.26 seconds
- Mika Törrö — One in 5.24 seconds
- Jarkko Mehtälä — One in 5.85 seconds
- Evans Aryee — One in 6.58 seconds
- Jarkko Malinen — One in 7.93 seconds
- Kevin Hazeleger — One in 7.10 seconds
- Veli-Pekka Kauhanen — No lift
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