Jokužys scored 73.5 of a possible 80 points to stand atop the podium.

Last updated on June 4th, 2024

The 2024 Strongest Man in Iceland (SMI) contest occurred on June 1-2, 2024. The two-day contest featured 10 of the country’s strongest athletes battling across the following eight events:

2024 Strongest Man in Iceland Events

The full results are below:

2024 Strongest Man in Iceland Results

1. Vilius Jokužys — 73.5 points
2. Kristján Níelsson — 67.5 points
3. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 60.5 points
4. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 53.5 points
5. Símon Pétur Kummer — 41.5 points
6. Guðmundur Helgason — 35 points
7. Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 34 points
8. Alexander Andersen — 25.5 points
9. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 20 points
10. Andrej Pelko — 18 points

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2024 Strongest Man in Iceland Event Results

Below are the results of each of the eight contested events in Iceland:

Sandbag Toss

The sandbag toss featured six implements ranging from 18 to 28 kilograms over a 4.3-meter bar.

1. Vilius Jokužys — Six in 39.58 seconds
2. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — Five in 30.02 seconds
3. Kristján Níelsson — Four in 24.30 seconds
4. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — Four in 38.52 seconds
5. Símon Pétur Kummer — Three in 27.55 seconds
6. Alexander Andersen — Three in 35.90 seconds
7. Guðmundur Helgason — Two in 17.28 seconds
8. Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — Two in 22.49 seconds
9. Andrej Pelko — One in 7.74 seconds
10. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — One in 12.24 seconds

Front Hold

The front hold featured a 24-kilogram implement that each strongman attempted to hold for max time.

1. Kristján Níelsson — 47.16 seconds
2. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 43.66 seconds
3. Vilius Jokužys — 40.23 seconds
4. Alexander Andersen — 39.47 seconds
5. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 38.03 seconds
6. Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 33.97 seconds
7. Guðmundur Helgason — 28.43 seconds
8. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 22.47 seconds
9. Andrej Pelko — 21.93 seconds
10. Símon Pétur Kummer — 17.27 seconds

Farmer/Yoke Medley

With 75 seconds on the clock, each strongman attempted to traverse a 120-kilogram farmer’s walk and a 400-kilogram yoke 20 meters each. The course was 40 total meters.

1. Vilius Jokužys — 27.56 seconds
2. Alexander Andersen — 39.09 seconds
3. Kristján Níelsson — 51.35 seconds
4. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 33.14 meters
5. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 28.6 meters
6. Símon Pétur Kummer — 25.05 meters
7. Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 22.42 meters
8. Guðmundur Helgason — 20.8 meters
9. Andrej Pelko — 20 meters
10. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 17.08 meters

Max Deadlift

Each strongman established their max deadlift.

1. Kristján Níelsson — 380 kilograms (T-first)
2. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 380 kilograms (T-first)
3. Vilius Jokužys — 360 kilograms (T-third)
4. Símon Pétur Kummer — 360 kilograms (T-third)
5. Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 320 kilograms
6. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 300 kilograms (T-sixth)
7. Alexander Andersen — 300 kilograms (T-sixth)
8. Guðmundur Helgason — 280 kilograms (T-eighth)
9. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 280 kilograms (T-eighth)
10. Andrej Pelko — 280 kilograms (T-eighth)

Overhead Medley

The overhead medley comprised five implements that each strongman attempted to lift in the fastest time possible.

1. Kristján Níelsson — Five in 55.05 seconds
2. Vilius Jokužys — Four in 29.45 seconds
3. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — Two in 17.36 seconds
4. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — Two in 30.13 seconds
5. Símon Pétur Kummer — Two in 31.41 seconds
6. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — One in 9.44 seconds
7. Andrej Pelko — One in 10.04 seconds
8. Guðmundur Helgason — One in 10.84 seconds
9. Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — One in 13.80 seconds
10. Alexander Andersen — no lift

Vertical Lift

1. Vilius Jokužys — Three in 36.20 seconds
2. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — Two in 23.32 seconds
3. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — Two in 23.69 seconds
4. Kristján Níelsson — Two in 24.08 seconds
5. Símon Pétur Kummer — Two in 24.20 seconds
6. Guðmundur Helgason — Two in 37.62 seconds
7. Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — One in 19.68 seconds
8. Alexander Andersen — no lift
9. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — no lift
10. Andrej Pelko — no lift

Truck Pull

Each athlete had 60 seconds to traverse the 13,000-kilogram truck down the 20-meter course in the fastest time possible.

1. Vilius Jokužys — 26.46 seconds
2. Guðmundur Helgason — 26.48 seconds
3. Kristján Níelsson — 27.27 seconds
4. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 31.65 seconds
5. Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 31.75 seconds
6. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 31.76 seconds
7. Símon Pétur Kummer — 33.60 seconds
8. Andrej Pelko — 35.63 seconds
9. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 35.96 seconds
10. Alexander Andersen — withdrew

Tire Flip

Each strongman attempted to flip the 400-kilogram tire down the course within the 75-second time cap. The length of the course was effectively eight tire flips.

1. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — Eight in 44.14 seconds
2. Vilius Jokužys — Eight in 53.71 seconds
3. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — Eight in 58.09 seconds
4. Kristján Níelsson — Eight in 73.43 seconds
5. Símon Pétur Kummer — Seven in 62.21 seconds
6. Guðmundur Helgason — Five in 63.40 seconds
7. Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — Four in 73.63 seconds
8. Andrej Pelko — Three in 45.09 seconds
9. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — no lift
10. Alexander Andersen — withdrew

Featured image: @vilius_jokuzys on Instagram