# 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic

The 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic was the 23rd Arnold Strongman Classic competition which took place in Columbus, Ohio from 28 February–1 March 2025 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

## Participants

* Mitchell Hooper (CAN)
* Tom Stoltman (UK)
* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (ISL)
* Bobby Thompson (USA)
* Maxime Boudreault (CAN)
* Evan Singleton (USA)
* Trey Mitchell (USA)
* Lucas Hatton (USA)
* Austin Andrade (USA)
* Nick Guardione (USA)

## Event results
### Event 1: Elephant Bar Max Deadlift

* Time Limit: 60 seconds per lift
* Notes: 3 lifts per athlete, weights to be submitted before each round.
| # | Name | Nationality | Weight Lifted | Event pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Björnsson | Iceland | 465 kilograms (1025 lbs) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 450 kilograms (992 lbs) | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Bobby Thompson | United States | 447 kilograms (985 lbs) | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 445 kilograms (981 lbs) | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Evan Singleton | United States | 438 kilograms (966 lbs) | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Austin Andrade | United States | 436 kilograms (961 lbs) | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Lucas Hatton | United States | 420 kilograms (926 lbs) | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 391 kilograms (862 lbs) | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Nick Guardione | United States | 354 kilograms (780 lbs) | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Maxime Boudreault | Canada | N/A | 0 | 0 |

### Event 2: Overhead medley

* Weight: 113 kilograms (249 lb) dumbbell worth 1 point, 125 kilograms (276 lb) stone press worth 1 point, 175 kilograms (386 lb) log worth 1 point per repetition, 195 kilograms (430 lb) worth 10 points per repetition.
* Time Limit: 2 minutes
| # | Name | Nationality | Points | Event pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Lucas Hatton | United States | 32 points in 1m 45.02 | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 32 points in 1m 51.15 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 12 points in 1m 07.94 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Austin Andrade | United States | 12 points in 1m 20.64 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Hafþór Björnsson | Iceland | 4 points | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 3 points | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Evan Singleton | United States | 2 points | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Bobby Thompson | United States | 1 points in 12.01 seconds | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Nick Guardione | United States | 1 points in 28.34 seconds | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Maxime Boudreault | Canada | 1 points in 45.65 seconds | 1 | 1 |

### Event 3: Timber carry

* Weight: 400 kilograms (880 lb) timber frame along a 11 metres (36 ft) inclined ramp for the fastest time or else greatest distance.
* Time Limit: 30 seconds
* Notes: Raw/ no straps allowed. Timber may be dropped and picked up.
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 10.77 sec | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Lucas Hatton | United States | 12.37 sec | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Evan Singleton | United States | 17.91 sec | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Austin Andrade | United States | 18.94 sec | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Hafþór Björnsson | Iceland | 22.88 sec | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Maxime Boudreault | Canada | 11.63 metres (38.2 ft) | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Nick Guardione | United States | 10.31 metres (33.8 ft) | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 3.81 metres (12.5 ft) | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Bobby Thompson | United States | 2.44 metres (8.0 ft) | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 0.03 metres (0.098 ft) | 1 | 17 |

### Event 4: The big jerk

Behind the neck olympic style jerk with the weight starting from blocks.
* Notes: 4 lifts per athlete
| # | Name | Nationality | Weight Lifted | Event pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Lucas Hatton | United States | 247 kilograms (546 lbs) | 10 | 33 |
| 2 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 242 kilograms (535 lbs) | 8.5 | 35.5 |
| 2 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 242 kilograms (535 lbs) | 8.5 | 25.5 |
| 4 | Hafþór Björnsson | Iceland | 232 kilograms (511 lbs) | 5.5 | 27.5 |
| 4 | Austin Andrade | United States | 232 kilograms (511 lbs) | 5.5 | 24.5 |
| 4 | Evan Singleton | United States | 232 kilograms (511 lbs) | 5.5 | 23.5 |
| 4 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 232 kilograms (511 lbs) | 5.5 | 16.5 |
| 8 | Bobby Thompson | United States | 215 kilograms (474 lbs) | 2.5 | 15.5 |
| 8 | Nick Guardione | United States | 215 kilograms (474 lbs) | 2.5 | 10.5 |

### Event 5: Timber trial

* Weight: Carry and load two logs one weighing 140 kilograms (308 lbs) the other weighing 156 kilograms (345 lbs) on to a 500 kilogram sled (1100 lbs) then drag it backwards down a course.
* Time Limit: 1 minute 30 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Björnsson | Iceland | 31.21 sec | 10 | 37.5 |
| 2 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 35.29 sec | 9 | 44.5 |
| 3 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 37.37 sec | 8 | 24.5 |
| 4 | Lucas Hatton | United States | 37.57 sec | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | Evan Singleton | United States | 40.31 sec | 6 | 29.5 |
| 6 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 43.10 sec | 5 | 30.5 |
| 7 | Austin Andrade | United States | 45.60 sec | 4 | 28.5 |
| 8 | Nick Guardione | United States | 51.42 sec | 3 | 13.5 |
| 9 | Bobby Thompson | United States | 56.19 sec | 2 | 17.5 |

### Event 6: Stone to shoulder

* Weight: 184 kilograms (406 lb) stone worth 10 points per repetition or a 159 kilograms (351 lb) stone worth 1 points per repetition.
* Time Limit: 2 minutes
| # | Name | Nationality | Points | Event pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Austin Andrade | United States | 40 | 10 | 38.5 |
| 2 | Lucas Hatton | United States | 30 | 9 | 49 |
| 3 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 20 | 7 | 51.5 |
| 3 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 20 | 7 | 31.5 |
| 3 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 20 | 7 | 37.5 |
| 6 | Hafþór Björnsson | Iceland | 10 | 5 | 42.5 |
| 7 | Evan Singleton | United States | 2 | 3.5 | 33 |
| 7 | Nick Guardione | United States | 2 | 3.5 | 17 |
| 9 | Bobby Thompson | United States | 0 | 0 | 17.5 |

## Final standings

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 51.5 |
| 2 | Lucas Hatton | United States | 49 |
| 3 | Hafþór Björnsson | Iceland | 42.5 |
| 4 | Austin Andrade | United States | 38.5 |
| 5 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 37.5 |
| 6 | Evan Singleton | United States | 33 |
| 7 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 31.5 |
| 8 | Bobby Thompson | United States | 17.5 |
| 9 | Nick Guardione | United States | 17.5 |
| 10 | Maxime Boudreault | Canada | 17 |