2000 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by JV Askem
At: Honolulu, Hawaii's Sea Life Park
May 27th and 28th
Reported by: J.V. Askem
Contest MC, T.J. Thompson with the beauty portion of the weekend.
The contestants (use slide bar): Top Row, left to right>>Mark
Philippi, Whit Baskin, Karl Gillingham, Mark Keshishian, Wade Gillingham, Chad
Coy, Nick McNamee,
David Brown, Grant McReynolds.
Bottom Row, left to right>> Heinz Ollesch, Gary Mitchell, Janne
Vitanen, Jan Bart'l,
Phil Pfister, Svend Karlson, Shawn Smith, Michael Kromer, Doug Ahr, Brain
Schoonveld, Derek Boyer, Brain Rehberg, Odd Haugen. (missing is Malcolm Lutu, a
Honolulu policeman who was working, and Joe Onosai.)
THE FINALISTS AND THE EVENTS
(NOTE: The first 4 events were the qualifying events.)
Left to right: Jan Bart'l, Czeck Republic wins the Rolling Thunder grip
contest with
261 lbs. at the banquet two nights before the SM contest. Then Brain
Schoonveld, Indiana on the first event, the Farmers Walk. And Whit Baskin,
Oklahoma with the Apollon Axel.
L to R: Mark Philippi, Las Vegas, NV with the Yoke Walk. Then Phil Pfister,
West Virgina on the right, and Chad Coy, Indiana on the left go head to head on
the first leg of the Medley, which was 4 flips with an 800 lb. tire.
Odd Haugen, Honolulu carries the 440 lb weight to the sled on the second leg
of the Medley. And Phil Pfister carries the 220 lb. stone to the sled on the
third leg of the Medley.
Karl Gillingham, Minnesota was the first to complete the Medley in
the allotted 2 minutes, pulling the sled over the finish line.
L to R: Odd Haugen doing the Tolley Pull, the last event of the first day and
the first event of the final. This event was held in downtown Honolulu at the
Aloha Tower Mall. Then Heinz Ollesch, Germany winning the Log Lift (374 lbs).
Derek Boyer on the Conan's Wheel wearing his Fijian warrior paint.
Karl Gillingham on the Hercules Hold.
Left: Svend Karlson warms up with one hand on the Keg Toss.
Right: Magnus Ver Magnusson also gets in the act. Magnus served as the
referee
for most of the events assisting the head judge Timo Kangaslouma of Finland.
The overall winner, Janne Vitanen, Finland... By winning the final event,
the Power Stairs, Janne edged out Svend Karlson by less than 2 points.
The winning team: The Hillbillies, L to R>>
Whit Baskin, Karl Gillingham and his brother, Wade Gillingham.
Your's truly, JVA with the personable Heinz Ollesch.
THE RESULTS
THE QUALIFIER
FARMERS WALK
(Two 275 lb. cylinders carried 75 meters/ 246 feet, 90 second
time limit.)
Phil Pfister--------42.35 seconds
Janne Vitanen----42.65
Jan Bart'l----------44.06
Odd Haugen-------53.47
Brian Schoonveld-1:03.30
Karl Gillingham---1:03.63
Heinz Ollesch------1:08.94
Mark Philippi------1:20.57
Derek Boyer--------1:23.85
(No other contestants finished in the allotted time)
APOLLON AXEL
(Lift a 2" thick 265 lb. barbell to the shoulders, then
press or jerk for as many reps as possible. If the bar was dropped a rep was
taken away.)
Svend Karlson---------15 reps
Jan Bart'l---------------15
Shawn Smith-----------14
Mark Philippi----------14
Phil Pfister--------------13
Heinz Ollesch----------13
Joe Onosai-------------13
Whit Baskin------------12
Janne Vitanen----------11
Odd Haugen------------10
Chad Coy----------------8
Michael Kromer--------8
Karl Gillingham--------7
Wade Gillingham-------7
Grant McReynolds-----7
Malcolm Lutu-----------6
Mark Keshishian--------6
Gary Mitchell------------3
(The remaining conestants failed to shoulder the bar)
YOKE RACE
(Two contestants side by side in each heat carry an 800 lb.
yoke 30 meters/ 100 feets in 90 seconds. Only one put-down was allowed)
Svend Karlson----------16.97 seconds
Janne Vitanen----------20.97
Heinz Ollesch-----------23.50
Odd Haugen------------23.70
Mark Philippi----------24.25
Whit Baskin------------42.97
Malcon Lutu-----------44.16 (injured Achilles tendon and had
to drop out))
Karl Gillingham-------47.47
Grant McReynolds----49.9
Brian Schoonveld------53.09
(The remaining contestants failed to finish the course)
THE MEDLEY (THE TOUGHEST EVENT OF THE CONTEST)
(Two contestants per heat. Flipped an 800 lb. tire 4 times.
Then carry a 440 lb. weight 50 feet and load onto a sled. Come back and then
carry a 220 lb. stone 50 feet, and also load it onto the sled. Then pull the
sled back 50 feet to the finish line. All to be completed in 2 minutes.)
Svend Karlson----------1:20.69
Janne Vitanen-----------1:29.69
Heinz Ollesch------------1:49
Karl Gillingham---------2:00
(No other contestant finished the course)
THE FINAL
The Trolley Pull
(Contestant with harness and rope pulls a 30,000 lb. trolley
30 meters/ 100 ft)
Phil Pfister----------24.97 seconds
Janne Vitanen------25.88
Heinz Ollesch-------26.96
Svend Karlson------27.09
Whit Baskin---------30.47
Karl Gillingham----30.78
Odd Haugen---------31.12
Jan Bart'l-------------31.30
Brain Schoonveld---31.95
Derek Boyer----------32.53
Mark Philippi--------32.70
THE LOG LIFT
(Contestants cleaned or continental cleaned a steel log then
pressed or jerked it overhead. The weights used 275, 297, 319, 330, 341, 352,
363, 374, 385 lbs.)
Heinz Ollesch---------374 lbs.
Svend Karlson--------363 (missed 385 for the win.)
Mark Philippi---------363
Whit Baskin-----------352
Janne Vitanen---------341
Jan Bart'l---------------330
Derek Boyer------------330
Phil Pfister--------------330
Brain Schoonveld-----330
Odd Haugen------------319
Karl Gillingham-------297
Chad Coy---------------297
CONAN'S WHEEL
(Contestants carry a 500 lbs weight around a circle suspended
on a pipe fixed at one end to an axis.)
Phil Pfister-------2 1/3 revolutions
Svend Karlson--2 1/4
Derek Boyer-----2
Janne Vitanen---2
HERCULES HOLD
(Contestants hold back to two Mercedes Benz 320 ML's. A very
tough Hercules Hold.)
Jan Bart'l-------------29.9 seconds
Karl Gillingham-----24.63
Janne Vitanen-------23.19
Brian Schoonveld---18.5
Phil Pfister------------17.22
Mark Philippi--------16.62
Derek Boyer----------15.77
Svend Karlson-------14.43
Whit Baskin----------14.09
Heinz Ollesch---------8.67
Chad Coy--------------8.36
Odd Haugen-----------4.35
KEG TOSS
(Throw a 44 lb. beer keg over a cross bar for height.)
Mark Philippi---------18 feet
Whit Baskin------------17' 6"
Karl Gillingham-------17' 6"
Svend Karlson---------17' 6"
Jan Bart'l---------------17'
Janne Vitanen---------17'
Derek Boyer------------17'
Phil Pfister--------------17'
Heinz Ollesch-----------17'
Odd Haugen------------16'
Chad Coy----------------16'
Brian Schoonveld------15'
POWER STAIRS
(Contestants carry three 440 lb. weights up five steps with a
height 17" each.)
Janne Vitanen---------35.09 seconds
Svend Karlson---------39.07
Heinz Ollesch----------41.31
Mark Philippi----------55.13
Karl Gillingham-------59.84
Odd Haugen-----------1:14.77
Phil Pfister-------------1:16
Jan Bart'l---------------1:18.78
(No other contestant finished in the alotted time 90
seconds.)
OVERALL POINTS
Janne Vitanen------------98.5
Svend Karlson------------96.75
Heinz Ollesch-------------87
Phil Pfister-----------------86
Mark Philippi-------------83.5
Karl Gillingham----------77
Whit Baskin---------------73
Odd Haugen---------------62.75
Jan Bart'l-------------------62.25
Derek Boyer----------------59.25
Brian Schoonveld---------58
Chad Coy-------------------39.25
THE ROLLING THUNDER ONE HAND LIFT
(NOTE: The "Rolling Thunder" is a 2 3/8"
revolving handle manufactured by IronMind Enterprises. It is also a registered
trademark to IronMind Enterprises.)
Jan Bart'l--------------------261 lbs. (A world record)
Phil Pfister-------------------251
Janne Vitanen---------------251
Odd Haugen-----------------246
Karl Gillingham------------246
Magnus Ver Magnusson--236
Wade Gillingham-----------236
J.V. Askem-------------------226
Derek Boyer----------(bombed with 246)
David Brown---------(bombed with 246)
Brian Schoonveld---(bombed with 236)
Gary Mitchell---------(scratched)
NOTE: David Brown became the latest athlete to officially close the IronMind #3 Gripper on his first try.)
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