2001 Budweiser Northeast Strongman Showdown

1) Phil Pfister 26.2 seconds
2) Brian Schoonveld 26.9
3) Hugo Girard 27.2
4) Sami Heinonen 182’
5) Svend Karlsen 178’
6) Travis Lyndon 158’
7) Brian Neese 157’6"
8) Chad Coy 151’
9) Walt Gogola 133’
10) Glenn Ross 99’6"
11) Jamie Barr 91’
12) Gary Mitchell 80’ 9"
13) Ed Brost 79’
14) Bruce Tessier 70’

1) Hugo Girard 21 reps
2) Brian Schoonveld 19
3) Bryan Neese 14
4) tie - Svend Karlsen
Travis Lyndon 13
5) tie - Chad Coy
Walt Gogola 11
6) tie - Ed Brost
Bruce Tessier 10
7) tie - Phil Pfister
Gary Mitchell 9
8) tie - Sami Heinonen
Glenn Ross 8
9) Jamie Barr 5

1) Svend Karlsen 47.8 seconds
2) Bruse Tessier 55.47
3) Travis Lyndon 56.27
4) Hugo Girard 57.1
5) Jamie Barr 58.76
6) Chad Coy 1:02.7
7) Bryan Neese 1:11.75
8) Sami Heinonen 1:23.7
9) Brian Schoonveld 1:24.08
10) Walt Gogola 1:30
11) Ed Brost 99’
12) tie - Gary Mitchell 98
Phil Pfister 98’
14) Glenn Ross 95’ 2"

1) Svend Karlsen 5 stones @ 27.90
2) Travis Lyndon 5 @ 30.64
3) Chad Coy 5 @ 36.62
4) Bruce Tessier 5 @ 39.09
5) Brian Schoonveld 5 @ 39.24
6) Gary Mitchell 5 @ 40.08
7) Phil Pfister 5 @ 44.53
8) Sami Heinonen 5 @ 45.44
9) Walt Gogola 5 @ 56.09
10) Hugo Girard 4 @ 27.85
11) Glenn Ross 4 @ 40.12
12) Ed Brost 4 @ 44.43
13) Jamie Barr 3 @ 30.29
14) Bryan Neese DNF*

* Bryan was given an extra turn after a timing error. On his second attempt, he failed to load the third stone. No times were kept for less than 3 stones. On his first turn, which was negated by his decision to go again, he loaded the first 4 stones.

1) Svend Karlsen 16.0 seconds
2) Brian Schoonveld 18.80
3) Hugo Girard 20.0
4) Phil Pfister 29.9
5) Ed Brost 30.41
6) Chad Coy 34.2
7) Bryan Neese 44.43
8) Glenn Ross 56.5
9) Travis Lyndon 85’8"
10) Walt Gogola 76’3"
11) Gary Mitchell 75’2"
12) Bruce Tessier 32’5"
13) Jamie Barr 19’3"
14) Sami Heinonen 10’5"

1) Hugo Girard 45.08 seconds
2) Travis Lyndon 45.74
3) Phil Pfister 46.03
4) Brian Schoonveld 50.74
5) Svend Karlsen 55.24
6) Sami Heinonen 58.56
7) Bryan Neese 1:06.15
8) Bruce Tessier 1:06.20
9) Glenn Ross 1:07.84
10) Walt Gogola 1:13.45
11) Gary Mitchell 1:15.32
12) Jamie Barr 1:19.06
13) Chad Coy 1:29.49
14) Ed Brost 98’

On February 17^th, 2001 at the Shriner’s Auditorium, 14 of the strongest men in the world will gather for the Budweiser Northeast Strongman Showdown.  The gathering will represent the most competitive strength contest on US soil since the World’s Strongest Man contest in 1997 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

USA vs. The World.  To add to the competitive atmosphere, the contest will be set up to feature a 7-man American team competing against a 7-man International team. These athletes will be competing for over $9,000 in prize money.  The events will be; a 650 pound Farmer’s Walk, a 325 pound Viking Press, a 900 pound tire flip, and famous Atlas Stones, an 800 pound Super Yoke Carry and a 30,000 pound truck pull.  These events are some of the heaviest ever contested.

  The contest will also showcase a large field of some of the top amateur competitors in the US with contestants coming from as far away as California.  Scheduled to compete in the Professional Division are: Svend Karlsen - Norway, Phil Pfister - USA, Hugo Girard - Canada, Brian Schoonveld - USA, Sami Heinonen - Finland, Bryan Neese - USA, Glenn Ross - N. Ireland, Gary Mitchell - USA, Jamie Barr - Scotland, Chad Coy - USA, Ed Brost - Canada, Walt Gogola - USA, Travis Lyndon - Canada and Bruce Tessier - USA.

Time: the amateur competition starts at 10:00am and the Pros will start at approx. 4:00pm

The pros are pretty much the same is below, with the exception of the stones, super yoke and truck pull events.

Amateur competition:

This event description will also be the order in which the events will be run. The numbers after each event represent the weight that will be used for each weight class light/middle/heavy.

The surface is concrete. It is not brushed smooth, but does have some slick spots. Bring a variety of rubber soled shoes to be prepared.

1) Farmer's walk: 200 feet, no turns, best time. 75 second time limit. You CANNOT touch the weights down. If they are dropped, the distance will be measured to the furthest point of contact of the front bumper plate. No tacky or straps. Chalk only. We will run two athletes at a time. We will be running guys from each end of the 200 foot straightaway to save time. (225/250/275)

2) Log Press: Max reps. 75 second time limit. This is the only event with I suspect will have any controversy. You must touch your chest or shoulders between each rep. No Partial reps will be counted. You must lock your arms overhead for every rep. You must 'push the head through'. That is, reps will NOT be counted if you are leaning back like the old Olympic Press movement. The ears must be in line with the arms each rep. We will have experienced judging for this one. Not to worry. An audible signal will be given for each rep to let you know if it is counted. You may push press, split jerk, whatever it takes as long as the above criteria are met. You may put the log down if necessary. Wraps are allowed, but if the elbows are wrapped you must demonstrate that you can lock your arms out to the judges prior to starting. No straps on the log for safety purposes. (175,200,225)

3) Tire Flip. Everyone will go 100 feet. The heavyweights will use a 850# tire and the other classes a 750# tire. The tire will start in a standing position. It must brake the plane of the finish line to stop the clock. 75 second time limit. I will have exact details on the dimensions of the tire soon. I am working this out with the Sponsor now. (850,750)

4) Altas Stones: 5 stones, 75 second time limit, 48 inch platforms. The platforms will be layed out in a semi-circle about 10-15 feet apart. The stones will be set in front of the platforms. Both the stones and platforms will be sitting on rubber matting, so watch your step running between platforms. Tacky and arm pads allowed. Stones must remain on the platform under control. Spotters will not save them for you. You must go in ascending order.(200, 220,242,264,286/220,242,264,286,308/242,264,286,308,330)

5)Medley: 100 feet pushing a Humvee, 100 feet dragging a 400# chain backwards, and 180# keg carry. 90 second time limit. NOTE:We have changed to a keg for logical reasons. The sandbag would not last.