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2000 Firehouse Strongman/Woman

The
First Annual
Firehouse 
Strongman/Woman Contest

Long overdue...But The Photos are here!!!  With more coming !!!

THE FIRST ANNUAL FIREHOUSE STRONGMAN CONTEST WAS HELD ON 6/10/2000 AT THE BRANDYWINE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT – IN BRANDYWINE, MARYLAND - ON A WARM 95 DEGREE DAY. WE HAD 22 CONTESTANTS  FROM 4 STATES RANGING  FROM 17 – 44 YEARS OLD AND FROM 164 – 340 LBS BIG !! WE ARE PLEASED WITH THE TURN OUT FOR A FIRST TIME EVENT – WE HAD LOTS OF ‘MILO’ TYPE PEOPLE HAVING A GOOD STRONG TIME.

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Big Willie Amos

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Brian Edwards

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Dan Maticic

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Donald Kavanagh

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Dr. Bill Asimacopoulos

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Jim Henry

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Jim Henry

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Nathan Miller

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Travis Mangold

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The Legendary
Wardell "Big Dawg" Sewell

   THE CONTEST HAD 4 EVENTS / 5 WEIGHT CLASSES & 1 FEMALE ENTRY/ - #1 TRUCK PULL – 20 YARDS HAND OVER HAND, #2 BARREL LOADING EVENT  - 5 BARRELS LOADED WITH STONES, FIRE HYDRANTS ,KEGS & HEAVY SAND BAG, #3 ROCK CARRY & SLED DRAG BACK – 10 YARD CARRY & 10 YARD DRAG

UNDER 190LBS:  TROY HUTCHINSON , BRIAN EDWARDS

190 – 220LBS: SHAWN NEWSOME , McGARREN NEWSOME , KEVIN SENATO , NATHAN MILLER , DAN MATICIC & SCOTT GOLDY{TIED} , DR. BILL ASIMACOPOULOS ,  KEVIN RIORDAN , JASON MAXEY

220 – 250LBS: TRAVIS MANGOLD , JOEL HEDGEPETH , DR.SALVATORE NUCCIO , KEVIN IRWIN , BILL SANFORD , DONALD KAVANAUGH

250 – 280LBS: JIM HENRY , TIMOTHY NICKEL

OVER 280LBS:BIG WILLY AMOS , BIG DAWG WARDELL SEWELL

FEMALE: TIFFANY PATTERSON

  I NEED TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED OUT  - LOTS OF WORK AND NO PAY – BRANDYWINE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT ,   OLYMPUS GYM {WALDORF},MARLBORO SPINE & SPORTS REHAB, COX'S TOWING– WARDELL , MIKE , BRUCE  - AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION. AS A ‘CONTEST’ WE WERE ABLE TO DONATE OVER $200.00 TO  THE FIRE DEPT –THANKS TO ALL THE CONTESTANTS FOR THAT{ THE $ CAME FROM  THE ENTRY FEES}. STAY TUNED FOR NEXT YEARS EVENTS – WE WILL BE BACK WITH DIFFERENT  & TOUGHER EVENTS TO CHALLENGE THE STRONG!!

                                                   STAY STRONG,

                                          GRAHAM BARTHOLOMEW

 

Date: Saturday June 10th 2000

Time: starts at 11:00 am

Location: Brandywine fire dept  - rte 381 – Brandywine, MD

Divisions: open men, police & fire men’s, open women– 4th {open}

Awards: 1st- 3rd {women} 1st -- 3rd {police&fire} all weight classes & divisions

Weight classes: up to 214.99; 215.0 to 265.0; 265.1 and up

                           {Police&fire} 224.9 and below; 225.0 and up                       

Weigh INS: 9:30 am– 10:45 am contest day

Events: 4 for the men  & 3 for the women

Order of events: the men will start / complete event #1 / then the women will complete event #1 /then the men will complete event #2 and so on

 Men: #1Truck pull for time over 20 yards {under 215} 25 yards for the heavy classes

          #2 rock carry down / heavy object drag back {181 lb. stone for under 215/221lb stone for heavy classes} carry the stone down 15 yards – and – we will be dragging fire hydrants back 15 yards for time

          #3 platform loading event / 5 heavy objects / for time at various distances & heights

          #4 farmers walk down / tire flip back {130lb dumbbells for under 215/150lb dumbbell for the heavy classes//465lb tire} for time over 25 yards

Women's#1farmers walk {75lb dumbbells} for time over 20 yards

              #2 platform loading event  / 4 objects / for time over various distances

              #3 tire flip {282lb tire} for time over 20 yards

Event sponsors: Brandywine Fire dept

                         Olympus gym / waldorf

                         Friends tire / Hughesville

                         100% raw powerlifting

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