It’s Keene’s first win in skilled strongman since 2016.
Rongo Keene is the winner of the 2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic (MVMSC). Through the contest that took place on Nov. 18-20, 2022, in Reykjavík, Iceland, the Australian athlete captured his first victory for the reason that 2016 Australia’s Strongest Man (ASM) contest.
The 2 competitors who joined Keene on the rostrum were Canada’s Maxime Boudreault (second) and Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted (third), respectively. For Boudreault, it’s his first podium finish since winning the 2022 Canada’s Strongest Man (CSM) in late August. Meanwhile, Melsted once more finished in the highest three on the MVMSC after a second-place result on the 2021 iteration.
Listed here are the ultimate standings from the 2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic:
2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic
- Rongo Keene (Australia) — 87.5 points
- Maxime Boudreault (Canada) — 81.5 points
- Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted (Iceland) — 79 points
- Vilius Jokužys (Lithuania) — 72.5 points
- Colton Sloan (Canada) — 68.5 points
- Stefán Karel Torfason (Iceland) — 65.5 points
- Ervin Toots (Estonia) — 65.5 points
- Mika Törrö (Finland) — 56.5 points
- Jacob Finerty (United States) — 54.5 points
- James Jeffers (Canada) — 51.5 points
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson (Iceland) — 50 points
- Kim Ujarak Lorentzen (Greenland) — 46.5 points
- Pierre Motal (France) — 33.5 points
- Ryan England (United Kingdom) — 26.5 points
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Here’s an outline of the respective results at each event of the 2022 MVMSC.
Event One — Rock Press
The burden of the six stones through the opening rock press event of the 2022 MVMSC ranged from 100 to 150 kilograms (220.4 to 330.7 kilos). Ultimately, Keene, Melsted, and the USA’ Jacob Finerty finished in a three-way tie for first place. All of them successfully lifted the fifth stone, which weighed 138 kilograms (304.2 kilos).
- Rongo Keene — 138 kilograms (304.2 kilos) | Tied-first
- Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted — 138 kilograms (304.2 kilos) | Tied-first
- Jacob Finerty — 138 kilograms (304.2 kilos) | Tied-first
- Vilius Jokužys — 122 kilograms (268.9 kilos)
- Colton Sloan — 112 kilograms (246.9 kilos) | Tied-third
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 112 kilograms (246.9 kilos) | Tied-third
- Mika Törrö — 112 kilograms (246.9 kilos) | Tied-third
- James Jeffers — 112 kilograms (246.9 kilos) | Tied-third
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 112 kilograms (246.9 kilos) | Tied-third
- Maxime Boudreault — 100 kilograms (220.4 kilos) | Tied-fourth
- Ervin Toots — 100 kilograms (220.4 kilos) | Tied-fourth
- Kim Ujarak Lorentzen — 100 kilograms (220.4 kilos) | Tied-fourth
- Pierre Motal — 100 kilograms (220.4 kilos) | Tied-fourth
- Ryan England — 100 kilograms (220.4 kilos) | Tied-fourth
Event Two — Natural Stones
In an event akin to the famed Atlas stones, the respective athletes needed to lift 4 stones starting from 130 to 185 kilograms (286.6 to 407.8 kilos) within the fastest time possible. Iceland’s Kristján Jón Haraldsson lapped the remaining of the sphere, being the one athlete to complete lifting all 4 stones in lower than 30 seconds en path to the event win.
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 4 stones in 26.73 seconds
- Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted — 4 stones in 32.17 seconds
- Maxime Boudreault — 4 stones in 33.21 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 4 stones in 34.13 seconds
- James Jeffers — 4 stones in 38.79 seconds
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 4 stones in 45.41 seconds
- Vilius Jokužys — Three stones in 16.33 seconds
- Rongo Keene — Three stones in 19.39 seconds
- Jacob Finerty — Three stones in 21.74 seconds
- Mika Törrö — Three stones in 24.97 seconds
- Colton Sloan — Three stones in 25.12 seconds
- Pierre Motal — Three stones in 25.96 seconds
- Kim Ujarak Lorentzen — Three stones in 33.68 seconds
- Ryan England — Two stones in 19.9 seconds
Event Three — Hammer Throw
The hammer throw event — where the competitors hurl a 21-kilogram (46.3-pound) hammer implement so far as possible — finished the primary day of the competition. Iceland’s Stefán Karel Torfason won the event when he threw his hammer 9.9 meters.
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 9.9 meters
- Vilius Jokužys — 9.22 meters
- Maxime Boudreault — 9.14 meters
- Ervin Toots — 8.78 meters
- Mika Törrö — 8.43 meters
- Rongo Keene — 8.32 meters
- Kim Ujarak Lorentzen — 8.03 meters
- Jacob Finerty — 7.94 meters
- James Jeffers — 7.81 meters
- Ryan England — 7.55 meters
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 7.41 meters
- Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted — 7.19 meters
- Colton Sloan — 6.62 meters
- Pierre Motal — 6.47 meters
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Event 4 — Husafell Stone Carry
To start out the second day, the competitors needed to carry around the standard Husafell stone weighing 186 kilograms (410 kilos) in a circle for a maximum distance, with one rotation being 35 meters. Lithuania’s Vilius Jokužys ultimately finished on top when he took his stone 83.9 meters.
- Vilius Jokužys — 83.9 meters
- Maxime Boudreault — 80 meters
- Colton Sloan — 75.3 meters
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 70.9 meters
- Ervin Toots — 67.2 meters
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 58.9 meters
- Rongo Keene — 51.4 meters
- James Jeffers — 51.2 meters
- Mika Törrö — 49.6 meters
- Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted — 48.9 meters
- Pierre Motal — 48.7 meters
- Kim Ujarak Lorentzen — 45.4 meters
- Jacob Finerty — 36 meters
- Ryan England — 35.9 meters
Event Five — Stone-to-Shoulder Medley
Within the stone-to-shoulder medley, the athletes needed to lift 4 successive stones weighing from 100 to 145 kilograms (220.4 to 319.6 kilos) to their shoulders as fast as they might. Keene had the perfect result, lifting all 4 stones in 34.16 seconds, greater than two full seconds faster than the next-best competitor.
- Rongo Keene — 4 stones in 34.16 seconds
- Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted — 4 stones in 36.2 seconds
- Maxime Boudreault — 4 stones in 36.91 seconds
- Colton Sloan — 4 stones in 52.07 seconds
- Kim Ujarak Lorentzen — 4 stones in 54.77 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 4 stones in 1:01.89 seconds
- Vilius Jokužys — Three stones in 22.69 seconds
- James Jeffers — Three stones in 22.73 seconds
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — Three stones in 26.69 seconds
- Jacob Finerty — Three stones in 30.02 seconds
- Pierre Motal — Three stones in 31.35 seconds
- Ryan England — Three stones in 35.66 seconds
- Mika Törrö — Three stones in 38.91 seconds
- Stefán Karel Torfason — Two stones in 12.39 seconds
Event Six — Farmer’s Walk
In a slight shift from the standard farmer’s walk structure where equally weighted handles are carried, the competitors needed to carry two otherwise weighted implements (137 kilograms/302 kilos and 142 kilograms/313 kilos) in each hand for the farthest distance. Finland’s Mika Törrö took his respective weights 35.88 meters for the win.
- Mika Törrö — 35.88 meters
- Rongo Keene — 34.77 meters
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 29.4 meters
- Maxime Boudreault — 27.95 meters
- Vilius Jokužys — 25.44 meters
- Colton Sloan — 18.6 meters
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 15.42 meters
- Ervin Toots — 15.3 meters
- Jacob Finerty — 13.78 meters
- Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted — 10.1 meters
- Pierre Motal — 8.21 meters
- James Jeffers — 5.53 meters
- Ryan England — 4.55 meters
- Kim Ujarak Lorentzen — 1.13 meters
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Event Seven — Axle Deadlift for Reps
To kick off festivities on the ultimate day of the 2022 MVMSC, the athletes had to finish as many reps of a 325-kilogram (716.5-pound) axle deadlift as possible inside a 75-second deadline. Melsted paced ahead of the sphere by pulling seven reps.
- Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted — Seven reps
- Rongo Keene — Five reps | Tied-second
- Colton Sloan — Five reps | Tied-second
- Pierre Motal — Five reps | Tied-second)
- Kim Ujarak Lorentzen — Five reps | Tied-second
- Jacob Finerty — 4 reps | Tied-third
- James Jeffers — 4 reps | Tied-third
- Mika Törrö — Three reps | Tied-fourth
- Stefán Karel Torfason — Three reps | Tied-fourth
- Maxime Boudreault — Two reps | Tied-fifth
- Ervin Toots — Two reps | Tied-fifth
- Vilius Jokužys — One rep | Tied-sixth
- Ryan England — One rep | Tied-sixth
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — N/A
Event Eight — Log Press Medley
The ultimate event of the competition featured the log press medley, where everyone needed to successfully press 4 logs with weights starting from 110 and 165 kilograms (242.5 and 363.7 kilos) within the fastest time. Famed for his shoulder press strength, Boudreault was in a position to coast to the event victory and cement his overall second-place finish.
- Maxime Boudreault — 4 logs in 30.63 seconds
- Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted — 4 logs in 38.28 seconds
- Rongo Keene — Three logs in 24.09 seconds
- Colton Sloan — Three logs in 30.63 seconds
- Ervin Toots — Three logs in 31.97 seconds
- Ryan England — Three logs in 32.36 seconds
- Kim Ujarak Lorentzen — Three logs in 36.37 seconds
- Jacob Finerty — Three logs in 1:00.86 seconds
- Vilius Jokužys — Two logs in 14.72 seconds
- Mika Törrö — Two logs in 17.54 seconds
- Stefán Karel Torfason — Two logs in 19.46 seconds
- Pierre Motal — Two logs in 19.8 seconds
- James Jeffers — Two logs in 20.86 seconds
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — Two logs in 29.58 seconds
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The 2022 calendar yr has been productive for Keene. With this victory within the 2022 MVMSC, the Australian athlete has now notched three podium finishes in five 2022 contests. Capturing a victory in one in every of the larger strongman competitions may be the proper cherry on top.
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