2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Basic Outcomes — Rongo Keene Stands on TopRobert ZeglinskiBreaking Muscle

Rongo Keene is the winner of the 2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic (MVMSC). During the contest that took place on Nov. 18-20, 2022, in Reykjavík, Iceland, the Australian athlete captured his first victory since the 2016 Australia’s Strongest Man (ASM) contest.

The two competitors who joined Keene on the podium 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 again finished in the top three at the MVMSC after a second-place result at the 2021 iteration.

Here are the final 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

Here’s an overview of the respective results at each event of the 2022 MVMSC.

Event One — Rock Press

The weight of the six stones during the opening rock press event of the 2022 MVMSC ranged from 100 to 150 kilograms (220.4 to 330.7 pounds). In the end, Keene, Melsted, and the United States’ Jacob Finerty finished in a three-way tie for first place. They all successfully lifted the fifth stone, which weighed 138 kilograms (304.2 pounds).

Rongo Keene — 138 kilograms (304.2 pounds) | Tied-first

Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted — 138 kilograms (304.2 pounds) | Tied-first

Jacob Finerty — 138 kilograms (304.2 pounds) | Tied-first

Vilius Jokužys — 122 kilograms (268.9 pounds)

Colton Sloan — 112 kilograms (246.9 pounds) | Tied-third

Stefán Karel Torfason — 112 kilograms (246.9 pounds) | Tied-third

Mika Törrö — 112 kilograms (246.9 pounds) | Tied-third

James Jeffers — 112 kilograms (246.9 pounds) | Tied-third

Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 112 kilograms (246.9 pounds) | Tied-third

Maxime Boudreault — 100 kilograms (220.4 pounds) | Tied-fourth

Ervin Toots — 100 kilograms (220.4 pounds) | Tied-fourth

Kim Ujarak Lorentzen — 100 kilograms (220.4 pounds) | Tied-fourth

Pierre Motal — 100 kilograms (220.4 pounds) | Tied-fourth

Ryan England — 100 kilograms (220.4 pounds) | Tied-fourth

Event Two — Natural Stones

In an event akin to the famed Atlas stones, the respective athletes had to lift four stones ranging from 130 to 185 kilograms (286.6 to 407.8 pounds) in the fastest time possible. Iceland’s Kristján Jón Haraldsson lapped the rest of the field, being the only athlete to finish lifting all four stones in less than 30 seconds en route to the event win.

Kristján Jón Haraldsson — Four stones in 26.73 seconds

Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted — Four stones in 32.17 seconds

Maxime Boudreault — Four stones in 33.21 seconds

Ervin Toots — Four stones in 34.13 seconds

James Jeffers — Four stones in 38.79 seconds

Stefán Karel Torfason — Four 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 as far as possible — finished the first day of the contest. 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

Event Four — Husafell Stone Carry

To start the second day, the competitors had to carry around the usual Husafell stone weighing 186 kilograms (410 pounds) 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

In the stone-to-shoulder medley, the athletes had to lift four successive stones weighing from 100 to 145 kilograms (220.4 to 319.6 pounds) to their shoulders as fast as they could. Keene had the best result, lifting all four stones in 34.16 seconds, more than two full seconds faster than the next-best competitor.

Rongo Keene — Four stones in 34.16 seconds

Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted — Four stones in 36.2 seconds

Maxime Boudreault — Four stones in 36.91 seconds

Colton Sloan — Four stones in 52.07 seconds

Kim Ujarak Lorentzen — Four stones in 54.77 seconds

Ervin Toots — Four 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 usual farmer’s walk structure where equally weighted handles are carried, the competitors had to carry two differently weighted implements (137 kilograms/302 pounds and 142 kilograms/313 pounds) 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

Event Seven — Axle Deadlift for Reps

To kick off festivities on the final day of the 2022 MVMSC, the athletes had to complete as many reps of a 325-kilogram (716.5-pound) axle deadlift as possible within a 75-second time limit. Melsted paced ahead of the field 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 — Four reps | Tied-third

James Jeffers — Four 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 final event of the competition featured the log press medley, where everyone had to successfully press four logs with weights ranging from 110 and 165 kilograms (242.5 and 363.7 pounds) in the fastest time. Famed for his shoulder press strength, Boudreault was able to coast to the event victory and cement his overall second-place finish.

Maxime Boudreault — Four logs in 30.63 seconds

Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted — Four 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

The 2022 calendar year has been productive for Keene. With this victory in the 2022 MVMSC, the Australian athlete has now notched three podium finishes in five 2022 contests. Capturing a victory in one of the bigger strongman competitions might be the perfect cherry on top.

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