Janashia is once more the official strongest man in his home country.
Konstantine Janashia is the champion of the 2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man (GSM). The competition took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 6-7, 2023. Janashia’s victory within the 2023 GSM marks his second profession triumph (2020, 2023) in his home country’s premier individual strongman competition.
Rounding out the rostrum on the 2023 GSM were Nikoloz Lekaidze (second place) and Chabuka Chigladze (third place). In accordance with his personal page on Strongman Archives, the 2023 GSM was Lekaidze’s skilled strongman debut. Meanwhile, Chigladze attains this podium result after taking home a runner-up finish to Janashia in the course of the 2020 edition of the GSM.
Here’s an outline of the ultimate standings from the 2023 GSM, which featured six competitors and Janashia eventually coming out triumphant.
2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man Final Standings
- Konstantine Janashia — 27 points | 2023 GSM Champion
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 24 points
- Chabuka Chigladze — 20 points
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — 14 points
- Shota Gogoberishvili — Seven points
- Jason Kamashidze — Three points
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The 2023 GSM tasked the participating competitors with five respective events. They’re as follows:
2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man Events
- Max Axle Press (One-rep max)
- Log Lift (For reps)
- Super Yoke (400-kilogram/881.8-pound Yoke Carry for 15 meters/49.2 feet and for time)
- Arm Over Arm Pull (Pull vehicle 20 meters/65.6 feet for time)
- Squat Lift (280 kilograms/617.3 kilos for reps)
Note: Not every specific weight or event structure has been clarified on the time of this text’s publication.
To capture his second profession GSM title, Janashia won three of 5 events — the Log Lift (eight reps), Super Yoke (9.91 seconds), and Arm Over Arm Pull (24.66 seconds). Janashia finished in not less than third place in each of the competition’s remaining events.
A seasoned strongman veteran, Janashia’s GSM victory is merely the newest cherry on top of a comparatively prolific resume that dates back to his debut in September 2011 on the World’s Strongest Federation (WSF) World Cup Belarus.
In accordance with his resume on Strongman Archives, Janashia has been especially busy of late. The Georgian strongman has participated in seven strongman contests during the last 13 months, dating back to the 2022 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM) in April 2022 where he finished in third place. Janashia’s two wins on the GSM aside, his two third-place results and one runner-up placing on the ESM (2019, 2022, and 2018 respectively) is likely to be essentially the most notable results of his profession. A testament to Janashia’s competitive power, within the 2018 ESM, he was second only to Hafthor Björnsson who would go on to win the WSM title just three weeks later.
Janashia can boast seven appearances within the annual World’s Strongest Man (WSM), including five berths within the Finals (2016-2019, 2021). Janashia finished in fourth place in Group 1 in the course of the 2023 iteration of the WSM in Myrtle Beach, SC.
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On the time of this text’s publication, Janashia’s upcoming competitive plans in 2023 are unclear and unconfirmed. If the athlete is to follow recent precedent, he shall be a probable factor on the 2023 Shaw Classic before trying his hand on the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic UK. Janashia could even utilize his GSM victory as momentum to parlay further success.
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