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2024 UK GRIP CONTESTS

“USAIN BOLT-OFF!” - Sprint #12: Snap a Grade 8 bolt Standing – single wraps
From now till and including Saturday 21 Dec

Open Class (7 competitors, 3 countries)
1 Tom Morris (Eng) – G8 bolt snapped in 18:52sec – 10 Dec 2024 – England [197k]
2 Cody Christensen (USA) – G8 bolt snapped in 25:88sec – 17 Dec 2024 – USA [207k]
3 David Horne (GB) – G8 bolt snapped in 26:6sec – 12 Dec 2024 – England [197k] (bw 103.4k, age 62)
4 Michael Rogowski (USA) – G8 bolt snapped in 41:1sec – 14 Dec 2024 – USA [207k]
5 London Schuirmann (USA) – G8 bolt snapped in 1min 52sec – 21 Dec 2024 – USA [197k]
6 Alex Guiha (USA) – G8 bolt snapped in 2min 48sec – 16 Dec 2024 – USA [197k]
7 Matt Collins - Toronto (Canada) DNF

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Conan the Barbarian Day – Record Breaker Day #11 2024 – International

Saturday & Sunday 23/24 Nov, 2024
Venue: Venues around the world
Promoter: David Horne
All weights in kilo's
31 competitors

Promoters (12)
David Horne – Stafford, England
Stanley Hamilton/David Gibson – Ireland
Michael Thomas – Gresham, OR, USA
Stefan Falke & Roman Yanushev – Germany
Eetu Alatalo – Jarvenpaa, Finland
Steve Millard – Colorado, USA
Mark McGinley – Reading, England
Dave Nisbet – Canada
William Reed – USA
Michael Rogowski – USA
Dave Thornton – Michigan, USA
Alexis Fitzgerald – Ireland

Saturday results
Venue: Järvenpää, Finland
Tiia Alatalo (Fin) – (bw 62k)
Finnish Frame Pinch Lift (one hand) – 19.75k
Finnish Crate - Hold (one hand) - 12k for 13sec
Moontop Lift (Gen1) (one hand) – 10k

Marko Honkasalo (Fin) – (bw 118.7k, age 56)
Finnish Crate - Hold (one hand) - 24k for 6sec

Venue: Germany
Roman Yanushev (Bulgaria) – (bw 85.5k)
Finnish Frame Pinch Lift (one hand) – 41.75k
20mm Finnish Pocket Knife Lift (one hand) – 29.15k
20mm Finnish Pocket Knife - Hold (one hand) – 19k for 44sec

Venue: New Castle, Colorado, USA
Steve Millard (USA) – (b/w 92.4k/age 60)
Adjustable Thick Bar lift (one hand) – 152.6k
Adjustable Thick Bar – Hold (one hand) – 120kg for 31sec
Hornetop - Hold (one hand) - 65kg for 41sec

Venue: Gresham, OR, USA
Michael Thomas (USA) – (b/w 98.2k/age 57)
Half a Penny - Hold (one hand) – 16k for 15sec
Pickaxe Lever to Rear Lift (one hand) – 8.61k

Andrew Thomas (USA) – (b/w 73.8k/age 18)
Axle Deadlift - Double overhand Thumbless – 20” lift – 138k
Pickaxe Lever to Rear Lift (one hand) – 4.62k

Linda Thomas (USA) – (b/w 83.4k/age 53, Female)
Stub Lift (one hand) – 7.43k

Venue: N. Ireland
Ruby Hamilton (N.Ireland) – (under 10/Female)
Handshake Lift (one hand) – 33.9k
HorneTop Lift (one hand) – 21k
HorneTop - Hold (one hand) – 15k for 11sec

Viktorija Zurauskiene (Latvia) – (bw -52k)
Handshake Lift (one hand) – 54.1k
Finnish Mini V Bar Lift (one hand) – 42.2k
HorneTop - Hold (one hand) – 35k for 10sec

Tara Liggett (N.Ireland)  – (bw 71.6k, Female)
Handshake Lift (one hand) – 60.6k
Fence Post Lift (one hand) – 62.1k
Finnish Mini V Bar Lift (one hand) – 51k

Stanley Hamilton (N.Ireland) – (b/w 89.7k)
Fence Post Lift (one hand) – 114.7k
HorneTop Lift (one hand) – 84.7k

David Gibson (N.Ireland) – (b/w 90.2k, age 50+)
HorneTop Lift (one hand) – 66.8k

Sunday results
Venue: Stafford, England
Alice Horne (Eng) – (bw 28.45k, age 8/Female)
Stub Lift (one hand) – 7.01k

David Horne (GB) – (bw 101.7k, age 62
12mm ‘Larkin’ One Hand Pinch Lift – 35.5k
Snapped a Grade 8 bolt (197k) in 41.5s

Sally Horne (Eng) – (bw 76.4k, age 13/Female)
Two Hands Shallow Hub Key Pinch Lift – 24.06k
‘Multiples’ Bend - 228k - 3 x 6” nails taped together in 13:06sec [2 x 80k & 1 x 68k] [Double wraps]
Two Hands Pinch Barbell Lift – 60k

Robert Beardsmore (Eng) – (bw 102.85k, age 60)
Two Hands Shallow Hub Key Pinch Lift – 32.72k
Two Hands Shallow Hub Key Pinch - Hold – 36k for 8sec
Axle Deadlift - Double overhand Thumbless – 20” lift – 143.15k

Tommy Lymath (Eng) – (bw 131. 65k)
MoonTop Lift [gen 2] (one hand) – 22.78k
Gold Bar Lift (one hand) – 37.91k
HorneTop Lift (one hand) – 90.04k

Austin Seitter (USA) – (bw 134.3k)
Reverse Bending of 2 x 6” nails taped together in 2 min – 6 x pairs bent [2 x 80k]
‘Goliath’ 12 x 40mm x 121.9cm bar bend (s275 steel)
‘Colossus’ 12 x 50mm x 120cm bar bend (s275 steel)
‘Crazy-Multiples’ Bend - 480k - 6 x 6” nails taped together in 3m 20sec [6 x 80k] [using Double 5" x 12" x 3.25mm vegetable tan wraps]

Dan Earthquake (Eng) – (bw 113.7k, age 50+)
Axle Deadlift - Double overhand Thumbless – 20” lift – 131.95k
Axle Deadlift - Double overhand Thumbless – Hold – 100k for 15sec

Max Earthquake (Eng) – (bw 63.65k, age 12)
Axle Deadlift - Double overhand Thumbless – 20” lift – 80.2k
Axle Deadlift - Double overhand Thumbless – Hold – 70k for 5sec

Venue: Reading, England
Mark McGinley (England) – (bw 105k class)

MoonTop Lift [gen 2] (one hand) – 23.2k
GlobTop – Hold (one hand) – 15k for 12sec

Dean Carden (England) – (bw 105k class)
GlobTop Lift (one hand) – 17.55k

Emma Payne (England) – (bw 84k+ class, Female)
MoonTop - Hold [gen 2] (one hand) – 7k for 21sec
GlobTop – Hold (one hand) – 5k for 18sec

Sophie McGinley (England) – (age 13, Female)
Shallow Hub Lift (one hand) – 14.8k
Shallow Hub - Hold (one hand) – 9k for 20sec

Two Hands Shallow Hub Key Pinch Lift – 21.6k

Joey McGinley (England) – (age 11)
Shallow Hub - Hold (one hand) – 6k for 10sec
MoonTop - Hold [gen 2] (one hand) – 5k for 6sec
Handshake Lift (one hand) – 31.4k

Venue: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dave Nisbet (Canada) – (bw 97.8k)
Flat Disc Deadlift & Walk 15mts – 185.2k

Venue: Los Angeles, USA
William Reed (USA) – (bw 73.28k)
Fence Post Lift (one hand) – 108.79k
Meat Hook Deadlift – 232.81k

Venue: USA
Michael Rogowski (USA) – (bw 82.8k)
Fence Post Lift (one hand) – 120.2k
Fence Post – Hold (one hand) – 80k for 35sec

Venue: Michigan, USA
Dave Thornton (USA) – (Masters 60+)
One Hand Pinch Lift – 44.64k
Pickaxe Lever to Front Lift (one hand) – 4.91k
Finnish Ball – Hold (one hand) – 32k for 7sec

Ben Thornton (USA) – (bw 93k class)
One Hand Pinch Lift – 40.02k
Pickaxe Lever to Front Lift (one hand) – 4.28k
12mm ‘Larkin’ Two Hand Pinch - Hold – 57.5k for 5sec

Venue: Ireland
Alexis Fitzgerald (Ireland) – (bw 92k)
Two Hands Shallow Hub Key Pinch Lift – 40k
Two Hands Shallow Hub Key Pinch – Hold – 36k for 9sec
MoonTop Lift [gen 2] (one hand) – 13.9k

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British Bending & Breaking Championships
Sunday 18 Aug 2024
Venue: Stafford, England
Promoter: David Horne

Open Class results (3 competitors)
1 David Horne – (101.05k, 62) – 7pt
1 Austin Seitter (USA) – (132.1k, 28) – 7pt
3 Tom Morris – (82.25k, 35) – 10pt

Event 1 - Multiples bend – bending as many 6” nails taped together [Double wraps]
1 Austin Seitter – 5 x 6” nails taped together bent in 56:23sec [68ks] – 1pt
2 Tom Morris – 4 x 6” nails taped together bent in 18:89sec [80ks] – 2pt
3 David Horne – 4 x 6” nails taped together bent in 12:67sec [68ks] – 3pt

Event 2 - Reverse Bending of Two 6” nails taped together in 30sec [Single wraps touching]
1 Austin Seitter – 2 x 6” [2 x 100ks] nails taped together bent – 1pt
2 David Horne – 2 x 6” [1 x 100k & 1 x 80k] nails taped together bent – 2pt
3 Tom Morris – 2 x 6” [2 x 80ks] nails taped together bent – 3pt

Event 3 - Unbraced small nail snap 75mm x 3.75mm nail with fingers & thumbs [one wrap]
1 David Horne – 75mm nail snapped in 59:2sec – 1pt
2 Austin Seitter – 75mm nail snapped in 1min 40sec – 2pt
3 Tom Morris – 75mm nail snapped in 2min 59sec – 3pt

Event 4 - Snap ReBar 10mm x 12” [Single wraps]
1 David Horne – 10mm x 12” ReBar snapped in 1min 7sec – 1pt
2 Tom Morris – 10mm x 12” ReBar snapped in 1min 11sec – 2pt
3 Austin Seitter – 10mm x 12” ReBar snapped in 2min 36sec – 3pt

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Steel Shredder #12 – ’Multiples’
From 5 Feb up to and including 20 Apr, 2024
Event: Multiples – how many 6” nails taped together can you bend?

6” nail [150 x 6mm]; rated 80k [Red] or 68k [White] being used.
20 mins time limit.
Venue: Multiple venues all around the world.

Open Class (25 competitors, 4 countries)
1 Tom Morris (Eng) -
5 x 6” nails taped together bent in 4min 52sec [red/80ks] – 25 Mar 2024 – England (bw 93k class)

2 Juha Lehtimaki (Finland) - 5 x 6” nails taped together bent in 1min 37sec [white/68ks] – 19 Apr 2024 – Finland
3 Cody Christensen (USA) - 5 x 6” nails taped together bent in 7min 28sec [white/68ks] – 13 Mar 2024 – USA

4 Michael Rogowski (USA) - 4 x 6” nails taped together bent in 14sec [white/68ks] – 10 Apr 2024 – USA (bw 82.5k)
5 David Horne (GB) - 4 x 6” nails taped together bent in 27.9sec [white/68ks] – 5 Feb 2024 - Stafford, England (bw 91.8k/age 61)
6 Alex Guiha (USA) - 3 x 6” nails taped together bent in 21.6sec [red/80ks] – 18 Mar 2024 – USA
7 Anton Siden (Sweden) - 3 x 6” nails taped together bent in 1min 49sec [red/80ks] – 9 Mar 2024 – Sweden
8 Tommy Lymath (Eng) - 3 x 6” nails taped together bent in 11.3sec [white/68ks] – 16 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
9 Liam Forkings (Eng) - 3 x 6” nails taped together bent in 26sec [white/68ks] – 30 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
10 Wynston Burkhill (Eng) - 3 x 6” nails taped together bent in 30sec [white/68ks] – 30 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
11 Naqi Arshed (Eng) - 3 x 6” nails taped together bent in 1min 36sec [white/68ks] – 23 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
12 Danton Briggs (Eng) - 3 x 6” nails taped together bent in 2min 7sec [white/68ks] – 30 Mar 2024 – England
13 Elizabeth Horne (Eng) - 3 x 6” nails taped together bent in 7min 31sec [white/68ks] – 12 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England – Female
14 Mark McGinley (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 11.1sec [red/80ks] – 16 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
15 Tim Massie (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 33.2sec [red/80ks] – 19 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
16 Adam Harrison (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 1min 2sec [red/80ks] – 30 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
17 Dean Carden (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 1min 36sec [red/80ks] – 16 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
18 John Pritchard (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 1min 39sec [red/80ks] – 30 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
19 Dan Earthquake (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 2min 50sec [red/80ks] – 9 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
20 Graeme Cunningham (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 12.5sec [white/68ks] – 11 Mar 2024 – England
21 Corey Burkhill (Eng) - 1 x 6” nail bent in 14.4sec [red/80ks] – 30 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England – age 14

Women's Class (1 competitors, 1 countries)
1 Elizabeth Horne (Eng) - 3 x 6” nails taped together bent in 7min 31sec [white/68ks] – 12 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England

Novice Grip, armwrestlers at Grip Factory (11 competitors, 1 country)
1 Liam Forkings (Eng) - 3 x 6” nails taped together bent in 26sec [white/68ks] – 30 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
2 Wynston Burkhill (Eng) - 3 x 6” nails taped together bent in 30sec [white/68ks] – 30 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
3 Naqi Arshed (Eng) - 3 x 6” nails taped together bent in 1min 36sec [white/68ks] – 23 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England

4 Mark McGinley (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 11.1sec [red/80ks] – 16 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
5 Tim Massie (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 33.2sec [red/80ks] – 19 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
6 Adam Harrison (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 1min 2sec [red/80ks] – 30 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
7 Dean Carden (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 1min 36sec [red/80ks] – 16 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
8 John Pritchard (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 1min 39sec [red/80ks] – 30 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
9 Dan Earthquake (Eng) - 2 x 6” nails taped together bent in 2min 50sec [red/80ks] – 9 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England
10 Corey Burkhill (Eng) - 1 x 6” nail bent in 14.4sec [red/80ks] – 30 Mar 2024 – Stafford, England – age 14

Competitors (25 competitors, 4 countries)
David Horne (GB)

Tom Morris (England)
Danton Briggs (England)

Cody Christensen (USA)
Alex Guiha (USA)
Michael Rogowski (USA)
Tom Flesher (USA)
Robert Beardsmore (England)
Anton Siden (Sweden)
Graeme Cunningham (England)
Juha Lehtimaki (Finland)
James Jackson (England)
Dan Earthquake (England)
Elizabeth Horne (England) – Female
Tommy Lymath (England)
Mark McGinley (England)
Dean Carden (England)
Tim Massie (England)
Naqi Arshed (England)
Liam Forkings (England)
Wynston Burkhill (England)
Adam Harrison (England)
John Pritchard (England)
Corey Burkhill (England) – age 14
Luke Taylor (England)

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