Samson-Power

2002 Viking Challenge


2002
Miami Beach Florida

Miami Beach 2002


USA 340.5
Iceland 264.5

1 Johnny Perry
2 "Big" Torfi Olifson
3 Brian "Old Timer" Neese
4 Walt "Wouter Boy" Gogola
5 Shawn "Too Shy" Smith
6 Jou Valgeir Williams,  Magnus's training partner
7 Gretta Gumundson "Big G"
8 Gary "Who gave you the right" Mitchell(Captain of US Team)
9 Mark Samson Keshishian AKA Old 9 Fingers
10 Jou Bjoru Biornesou
11 Gundmaudur Otri Liguidison "OTree"(Captain of Iceland Team)
12 Olaju Karl Eylolfdiow

And I want to say We all had a great time...The guys from Iceland were great....and I'm sure they are ready for a rematch!

 I might be selling some of the Viking Challenge T Shirts...some plain some with Magnus and some with "Otree"....so let me know if there is any interest!
 


The first night...we took over "The Crazy Cow" steak resturant!

The Wheel Barrow Push


Keshishian


 

1.         Johnny Perry                                                    13.41 sek.      10

2.         Torfi Ólafsson                                                    15.81               9

3.         Gary Mitchell                                                     19.oo               8

4.         Brian Neese                                                       20.1                 7

5.         Mark Keshishian                                                 21.44               6

6.         Jón Valgeir Williams                                           23.27               5

7.         Shawn Smith                                                      25.19               4

8.         Grétar Guðmundsson                                           29.41               3

9.         Jón B. Björnsson                                                42.3                 2

10        Guðmundur Otri Sigurðsson                           29.6 fet.                   1

USA  35 stig.

Ísland 20 stig.

Hand Over Hand


Big Shy Shawn


Grandpa Neese


"What gives you the right" Mitchell


Johnny the Tractor Perry


Big Torfi


Old 9 Fingers

1.         Johnny Perry                                                    15.94               10

2.         Gary Mitchell                                                    17.72               9

3.         Torfi Ólafsson                                                   18.95               8

4.         Ólafur Karl Eyjólfsson                                        19.24               7.

5.         Brian Neese                                                      20.43               6.

6.         Mark Samson                                                     21.69               5.

7.         Jón B. Björnsson                                                21.92               4

8.         Jón Valgeir Williams                                          21.97               3.

9.         Shawn Smith                                                    22.47               2.

10.       Guðmundur Otri Sigurðsson                                23.45               1

 

USA    32                    eftir tvær greinar             67 stig

Ísland  23.                                                        43

The Conan Wheel



Walt                      Torfi               9Fingers

1.         Johnny Perry                                              163.2                           10

2.         Walt Gogola                                               158.8                           9

3.         Shawn Smith                                              158.3                           8

4.         Guðmundur Otri Sigurðsson                          144.o                           7

5.         Torfi Ólafsson                                            137.4                           6

6.         Jón B. Björnsson                                         82.2                             5

7.         Grétar Guðmundsson                                   69.2                             4

8.         Mark Samson                                              65.8                             3

9.         Jón Valgeir Williams                                   24.2                             2

10.       Gary Mitchell                                             14.4                             1

 

USA  31                      eftir þrjár greinar      98

Ísland   24                                  “                             67

Carry and Drag

                                                                        tími sek

1.         Torfi Ólafsson                                               58.3 sec        10

2.         Johnny Perry                                              102.oo            9

3.         Grétar Guðmundsson                                   105.23             8

4.         Walt Gogola                                               108.o5             7

5.         Jón B. Björnsson                                         112.16             6

6.         Brian Neese                                               122.93              5

7.         Guðmundur Otri Sigurðsson                          55 fet.             4

8.         Mark Samson                                              34.5 fet            3

9.         Ólafur Karl Eyjólfsson                                  30 fet               2

10.       Shawn Smith                                              29.4                 1

 

USA    25                                eftir 4 greinar              123

Ísland                                                   “                    97

The Bud Truck Pull

1.         Torfi Ólafsson                                                26.16                           10 stig

2.         Shawn Smith                                                 28.53                           9

3.         Brian Neese                                                  28.67                           8

4.         Johnny Perry                                                29.42                           7

5.         Jón Valgeir Williams                                      31.05                           6

6.         Walt Gogola                                                  32.06                           5

7.         Gary Mithcell                                                 33.29                           4

8.        Guðmundur Otri Sigurðsson                               33.84                           3

9.         Ólafur Karl Eyjólfsson                                      35.37                           2

10.       Grétar Guðmundsson                                       37.o3                    1

USA    33 stig                                                  eftir 5 greinar             155

Ísland   22                                                                    “                   119

Keg Toss


Johnny hits 22ft easy!

1.         Johnny Perry                                                    22                                10

2.         Shawn Smith                                                    20                                9

3.         Walt Gogola                                                    19                                8

4.         Guðmundur Otri Sigurðsson                               19                                7

5.         Torfi Ólafsson                                                 18                                6

6.         Brian Neese                                                    18                                5

7 - 8     Jón Valgeir Williams                                        18                                3.5

7 – 8    Gary Mitchell                                                   18                                3.5

9.         Ólafur Karl Eyjólfsson                                      18                                2

10.       Grétar Guðmundsson                                       17                                1

 

USA                35.5                             eftir 6 greinar              190.5                          

Ísland               19.5                                         “                       138.5

The Farmers Walk

1.         Brian Neese                                                  233.5 fet.                   10

2.         Johnny Perry                                                199.o                           9

3.         Walt Gogola                                                 187.5                           8

4.         Grétar Guðmundsson                                     183.4                           7

5.         Gary Mitchell                                                181.o                           6

6.         Jón Valgeir Williams                                      172.2                           5

7.         Torfi Ólafsson                                                171.o                           4

8.         Mark Samson                                                  125.o                           3

9.         Ólafur Karl Eyjólfsson                                       120.o                           2

10.       Jón B. Björnsson                                             118.5                           1

USA                36                                            eftir 7 greinar              226.5

Ísland                     19                                                            eftir 7 greinar                    157.5

 

The Tire Flip


Keshishian  & Olifson


Johnny plowed through that tire like a tractor!


Big Walt! 4 1/2 flips

Dekkið var 370kg.

                                                                        tími                  vegalengd

1.         Johnny Perry                                        152.95                                 10stig.

2.         Walt Gogola                                                               38.2 fet            9

3.         Mark Samson                                                              29.2                 8

4.         Shawn Smith                                                             17.6                 7

5.         Torfi Ólafsson                                                            11.6                 6

6.         Jón B. Björnsson                                                         9.2                   5

7.         Brian  Neese                                                              0.9                   4

8.         Guðmundur Otri Sigurðsson                                          0.8                   3

9.         Jón Valgeir Williams                                                   0.10                 2

10.       Ólafur Karl Eyjólfsson                                                  0.06                 1

USA                38                                staða eftir 8 greinar                264.5

Ísland               17                                            “                              174.5

 

 


In the back with one of the fitness competitors, April...she took 3rd place, But first with us ;-)

The Medley..waddle, keg and push


Big Shy Shawn


"Otree"


Anyone who knows Brian can see...very unusual for him to get up this much speed!


Captain of the American Team Gary (who gave you the right) Mitchell

                                                                        tími

1.         Torfi Ólafsson                                              31.92                                       10

2.         Grétar Guðmundsson                                    32.15                                       9

3.         Jón Björn Björnsson                                     34.43                                       8

4.         Ólafur Karl Eyjólfsson                                   39.49                                       7

5.         Brian Neese                                                 39.75                                       6

6.         Walt Gogola                                                 41.28                                       5

7.         Guðmundur Otri Sigurðsson                             41.95                                       4

8.         Shawn Smith                                                 42.47                                       3

9.         Mark Keshisian                                              49.61                                       2

10.       Gary Mitchell                                                54.31                                       1

 

USA                17                                eftir 9 greinar                          281.5

Ísland               38                                            “                            212.5

 

The Stones

fjöldi steina            tími fyrir steina

1.         Johnny Perry                                        5                      25.81               10

2.         Shawn Smith                                        5                      27.70               9

3.         Jón Valgeir Williams                             5                      36.91               8

4.         Mark Samson                                        5                      38.35               7

5.         Walt Gogola                                         5                      129.88             6

6.         Grétar Guðmundsson                             3                      27.24               5

7.         Gary Mitchell                                       3                      28.53               4

8.         Ólafur Karl Eyjólfsson                            3                      53.24               3

9.         Guðmundur Otri Sigurðsson                    2                      87.1                 2

10.       Jón B. Björnsson                                   1                                              1

 

USA                36                                            staða eftir 10 greinar            317.5

Ísland               19                                                        “                       231.5

Hercules Hold

1.         Brian Neese                                                  63.24                           10

2.         Johnny Perry                                                51.13                           9

3.         Walt Gogola                                                 50.45                           8

4.         Gary Mitchell                                                49.09                           7

5.         Torfi Ólafsson                                               41.37                           6

6.         Jón Valgeir Williams                                      40.o6                           5

7.         Grétar Guðmundsson                                      39.94                           4

8.         Jón Björn Björnsson                                       38.31                           3

9.         Ólafur Karl Eyjólfsson                                    37.09                           2

10.       Mark Samson                                                 32.18                           1

 

USA                35                                            staða eftir 11 greinar            352.5

Ísland               20                                                                    “            251.5

Last But Not Least....Keg Loading

1.         Shawn Smith                                                           43.58                           10

2.         Jón Valgeir Williams                                                 43.59                           9

3.         Brian Neese                                                              46.74                           8

4.         Ólafur Karl Eyjólfsson                                                48.38                           7

5.            Guðmundur Otri Sigurðsson                                     48.62                           6

6          Grétar Guðmundsson                                                 50.78                           5

7.         Jón B. Björnsson                                                       51.96                           4

8.         Walt Gogola                                                             54.65                           3

9.         Mark Samson                                                            120.47                         2

10.       Gary Mitchell                                                            128.oo                         1

 

USA                24                                            staða eftir 12 greinar            376.5

Ísland               31                                                        “                       282.5

Final Standings

                                                                                    stig

1.                     Johnny Perry                                     94

2.                     Torfi Ólafsson                                     75       

3.                     Brian Neese                                      69

4.                     Walt Gogola                                     68

5.                     Shawn Smith                                   62

6.                     Jón Valgeir Williams                        48.5

7.                     Grétar Guðmundsson                        47

8.                     Gary Mitchell                                 44.5

9.                     Mark Samson                                   40

10.                   Jón B. Björnsson                              38

11.                   Guðmundur Otri Sigurðsson               38

12.                   Ólafur Karl Eyjólfsson                       35