EXCLUSIVE: The 12 champions, records and personnal bests

9 juin 2015

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A slideshow for the twelve champions

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...and, then, discover the twelve champions in alphabetical order from B for BOUMA to W for WENTA:

Peter Karst BOUMA from Holland, Matt DOCHERTY from Canada, Robert FAZEKAS from Hungary, Jona Mac FARLANE from New Zealand, Dan Mac KIM from the USA, Sinclair PATIENCE from Scotland, Scott RIDER from England, Craig SINCLAIR from Scotland, Jimmy VAN DE WALLE from Belgium, Matt VINCENT from the USA, Lucasz WENTA and his brother Sebastian WENTA from Poland.

12 portraits from B for BOUMA to W for WENTA

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BOUMA Pieter Karst, Holland
Age: 32
Height: 1.96
Weight: 116 kg

Essential victories or titles:

2010-2014: Dutch champion for the last 5 years

2011: European amateur champion in Hungary

2013: 2rd World amateur champion in Germany

2014: World amateur champion in Norway

Personnal bests: (thrown in the Netherlands)

Open stone 48' 28" 15,02m

Braemar:                          38' 32"            11,68m

56 Weight for distance      42' 65"            13,00m

28 Weight for distance      84' 61"            25,79m

22 hammer                       103'41"             31,52m

16 hammer                       129' 88"            39,59m

Weight for height              16'' 73"             5,10m

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Matt DOHERTY, Canada

6’1" for 235 lbs
30 years old
Born: Cowansville, Quebec

Highland Games personnal bests

Open Stone – 56'6" 17lb, 50’11” 20lb Canadian Record

Braemar Stone - 22 lb 43'10” Canadian Record

Light Weight For Distance – 89’3”

Heavy Weight For Distance – 44’7.5”

Light Hammer – 146’6” Canadian Record

Heavy Hammer – 119'10.5” Canadian Record

Weight Over Bar – 17’2”

Essential victories or titles

-2013, 2014 CSAF Canadian Heavy Events Champion

-2014 Victoria International HG Champion

-5^th, 2013, 2014 World Championships

-3rd at 2009 IHGF world team championships

-4th at 2010, 2013 IHGF world team championships

-2010 Canadian Track and Field National Champion-hammer throw

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Robert FAZEKAS, Hungary

39 years old

1,90 m

116 kilos

His achievements

2002: Discus European champion

2003: Vice World champion in Paris

2004: disqualified after his gold medal at the Olympics in Athens

2008: Finished eighth at the Olympic Games in Beijing

2010: Bronze medal at the European Championship in Barcelona

2013:Highland Games amateur World champion

Highland games: His personnal bests

Open stone: 13,70m 44'94

Braemar stone: 11,40m 37'40

LWFD: 26,06m 87'27

HWFD: 11,80m 38'71

Light hammer: 38,89m 127'59

Heavy hammer: 28,81m 94'52

Weight over the bar: 4,90m 16'07

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Jono MacFARLANE, New Zealand

Age: 27

Size: 6'5/1.95m

Weight: 145kg/320lbs

Jono's essential victories or titles:

Highland Games: New Zealand Highland Games Champion 2014 and 2015

Strongman: New Zealand Strongest Man 2007. 2nd in Oceania Strongest man 2009.

Shot Put, Powerlifting, Olympic Weightlifting: New Zealand Junior Champion i

His Personnal bests:

Open stone: 51'1

20lb Braemar: 42'11 (in training)

28 Weight for distance: 73'2

56 Weight for distance: 38'7

16 hammer: 119'8" bladeless

22 hammer: 93' bladeless

Weight for height: 16'

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ALL THE OFFICIAL PROFESSIONAL WORLD RECORDS

Source: IHGF

16lbs Open Stone

21lbs Braemar St.

28 WFD

56 WFD

16 Hammer

22 Hammer

56 WOB

63'1

50'6

95'10

49'10

157'7.1/4

132'10.1/4

19'1

Brian OLDFIELD, USA

P. GUDMUNDSON, Iceland

Gregor EDMUNDS, Scotland

Eric FRASURE, USA

Dan Mc KIM, USA

Dan Mc kIM, USA

Mike ZOLKIEWITZ

1979

1997

2011

2008

2014

2013

Campbell, Ca USA

Fredericksburg,USA

Markinch, Scotland

Portland, Or USA

Utah Games, USA

USA

Dan Mac KIM, U.S.A.

Essential victories or titles:

2011 & 2013: World Champion

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 US National Champion

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 US Open Invitational Champion (Pleasanton, CA)

2010 IHGF Word Caber Champion

2012 & 20123 IHGF World Team Champion

Personnal bests:

Open stone: 56'7"

Braemar: 43'9"

28 Weight for distance: 94'9.25" (North American Record)

56 Weight for distance: 47'5"

16 hammer: 157'7.25" (World Record)

22 hammer: 132'2.75" (World Record)

Weight for height: 18'

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Sinclair PATIENCE

Age - 27
Height - 6ft 1"
Weight - 275lb
Hometown - Inverness (Highlands of Scotland)
Job - Coach Development Manager for Scottish Rugby
Previous sports - Age grade Scottish Champion in Shot Put and Discus
Semi-pro rugby player with Premier 1 Scottish side Edinburgh Academicals (played prop forward)

Highland Games Accomplishments

2009 - World Amateur Highland Games Champion - Minnesotta USA

2010 - Junior Scottish Glenfiddich Champion

2011 - First Pro Highland Games season

2012 - Represented Team Scotland at World Team Championships (Pleasanton)

2013 - First Equal with Craig Sinclair in Scottish Native Championship / Represented Scotland at World Team Championships (Antigonish)

2014 - Represented Scotland at the Webster World Championships

His Personal Bests

Stone - 54ft 4
Braemar - 41ft
Light weight - 84ft
Heavy weight - 43ft
Light hammer - 134ft
Heavy Hammer - 112ft
Weight for height - 15ft

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Scott RIDER, England

37 years old

6'2'' (1m87)

116 kilos

Job: Teacher of physical education

Previous sports:

Bobsleigh: 2002 Winter Olympics

Shot put: 3x Commonwealth Games and 2014 British Champion

His personnal Bests

Open 61' 5''

Braemar 42'
LWFD 91'8''

HWFD 43'10''

16lb Hammer 139'5''

22lb Hammer 112'

WFH 16' 1''

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Craig SINCLAIR, Scotland

Age:29

Height 6'4"

Weight: 22 stone

Essential victories:

Glenfiddich champion 2014

Scottish Champion 2013

Inaugural Scottish Native Champion 2013

3 times Glenfiddich junior champion

His personnal bests:

Open stone 53'1"

Braemar: 34'4"

28 Weight for distance 86'8"

56 Weight for distance 44'7"

16 hammer 142'6"

22 hammer 122'

weight for height 16'

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ALL THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS' RECORDS

16Ibs Open Stone 60'4" Matt VINCENT 2011 Loon Mt, NH USA

21Ibs Braemar Stone 50'6 Peter GUDMUNDSON 1997 Fredericksburg, Va USA

28 WFD 92'8 Francis BREBNER 1997 Kilmarnock, Scotland

56 WFD 47'7""5 Ryan VIERRA 2002 Pleasanton, Ca USA

16 Hammer 150'9 Ryan VIERRA 1997 Fredericksburg, Va USA

22 Hammer 123'8''5 Dan Mc KIM 2013 Dana Point, Ca USA

56 WOB 18'4 Wout ZILJSTRA 1998 Oulu, Finland

Jimmy VAN DE WALLE, Belgium

1m90 6ft23

125k 275 Ibs

36 years old.

His best achievements:

Belgian champion in 2009,2010,2011,2012 and 2014

European amateur champion 2013 in Bressuire

2nd place World amateur champion 2013 in Germany

2nd place World amateur champion 2014 in Norway.

His personnal bests:

Open stone: 15.45m 50'8

Braemar :         12.10            39'8

Light weight :   23.42m         76'10

Heavy weight : 11.22m         36'9

Light hammer:   39.59m       129'10

Heavy hammer :33.95m        111'4

Wob :               4.50m         14'91m90 6ft23

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Matt VINCENT, U.S.A.

2011:
1^st place at IHGF Amateur World Championships
#1 ranked amateur highland games athlete for two years
2^nd Place at IHGF Pro world championships
2012:
1^st place at U.S. Open Championships in Chicago IL
#1 Ranked Professional for 2012 NASGA Ranking
IHGF Professional WORLD CHAMPION 2012
2013:
1^st Place at inaugural Arnold Classic Highland Games in Columbus OH
1^st place U.S. Open Championship in Chicago IL
2^nd Place IGHF Professional World championships Dana Point CA
2^nd Place Heavy Events World Championships at Loon Mtn, NH
2014:
1st Place World Heavy Events Championship in Dumfermline, Scotland
1st Place Celtic Classic (US CHampionship) in Bethlehm, PA
1st Place North American Championships in Enumclaw, WA

His Highland games best throws:

OpenStone: 63’1” 2012 tied world record

Braemar: 45’ 6.5” 2012

28 weight for distance: 94’2” North American Record 2012

56 weight for distance: 48’2” 2012

16hammer: 142’ 2014

22 hammer: 116’ 9” 2012

56 for height: 17’10” 2011 standing

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Lukasz WENTA, Poland

age 36
Poland
125 kilos
1m98

Essential victories or titles:

1st place in the caber-tossing world championships Inveraray in 2012
3rd world championships in 56lb Over the bar California
2nd place in the world team championship in California,
7th place in the junior shot putt world championships in in Annecy, 1998,
6th in the European Championships in the shot putt in Amsterdam in 2001.
2nd place in the Highlander European championships in Scotland in 2014.

Personnal bests:

Open stone:19m20 63'

Braemar:14m17 46'628

Weight for distance:25m91 85'

56 Weight for distance:12m09 39' 8

16 hammer:41m30 135' 6

22 hammer:34m56 113' 5

weight for height:5m18 17'

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Sebastian WENTA, Poland

40 years old
6,6 for Ibs 330