Kieliszkowski hoisted 151 kilograms overhead within the frigid Iceland chilly.
Final up to date on December 2nd, 2024
The 2024 Magnus Ver Magnusson Strongman Classic (MVMSC) on Nov. 22-25 was a triumphant displaying for Poland’s Mateusz Kieliszkowski. He scored his first elite strongman contest victory because the 2019 World’s Final Strongman (WUS) Dubai contest and set a stone press world file of 151 kilograms within the opening occasion.
Kieliszkowski shared his contest recap, breaking down his victory and the way he rewrote the file books.
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2024 Magnus Ver Magnusson Strongman Basic Stone Press Outcomes
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski — 151 kilograms — World File
- Tristain Hoath — 134 kilograms (T-second)
- Andrew Burton — 134 kilograms (T-second)
- Evans Nana Aryee — 134 kilograms (T-second)
- Kristján Níelsson — 134 kilograms (T-second)
- Audrius Jokūbaitis — 122 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Rongo Keene — 122 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Wesley Derwinsky — 100 kilograms (T-eighth)
- Tiano Faapoi — 100 kilograms (T-eighth)
- Shane Flowers — 100 kilograms (T-eighth)
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 100 kilograms (T-eighth)
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 100 kilograms (T-eighth)
- Didzis Zariņš — 100 kilograms (T-eighth)
- Tyler Sigurdson — 100 kilograms (T-eighth)
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 100 kilograms (T-eighth)
Kieliszkowski knew he was advantaged within the stone press occasion when he opened with 122 kilograms — probably the most of any athlete within the discipline. Upon his second profitable carry at 142 kilograms, he locked up first-place factors and didn’t have to take a 3rd try.
Nonetheless, Kieliszkowski was provided the possibility to set the world file and determined to go for it regardless of the extra toll it would tackle his physique with the remainder of the competitors nonetheless to return. The heavier stone was wider than the earlier ones he lifted, creating a brand new problem from what he was accustomed to in coaching.
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The broader block meant that Kieliszkowski’s grip needed to widen with it. This adjustment restricted the leverage of his triceps in comparison with the narrower stones.
After having to dump the 151-kilogram stone behind his head on his first try with it, Kieliszkowski was allotted yet another try, his fourth general, since a world file hung within the stability.
Kieliszkowski understood the adjustment essential to cope with the broader, slippery stone. Fortuitously, a method different was all he wanted since he routinely educated with 160-kilogram stones main as much as the competitors, effectively greater than the 151 kilograms he was contending with.
In the end, Kieliszkowski locked the world file stone overhead and obtained the down command from the choose to rewrite historical past. It indicated his form for the competition general, as he received the general gold by a 4.5-point margin.
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