Janashia is as soon as once more the official strongest man in his residence nation.
Konstantine Janashia is the champion of the 2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man (GSM). The competition occurred in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Could 6-7, 2023. Janashia’s victory within the 2023 GSM marks his second profession triumph (2020, 2023) in his residence nation’s premier particular person strongman competitors.
Rounding out the rostrum on the 2023 GSM have been Nikoloz Lekaidze (second place) and Chabuka Chigladze (third place). In response to his private web page on Strongman Archives, the 2023 GSM was Lekaidze’s skilled strongman debut. In the meantime, Chigladze attains this podium end result after taking residence a runner-up end to Janashia through the 2020 version of the GSM.
Right here’s an outline of the ultimate standings from the 2023 GSM, which featured six rivals and Janashia ultimately popping out triumphant.
2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man Last Standings
- Konstantine Janashia — 27 factors | 2023 GSM Champion
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 24 factors
- Chabuka Chigladze — 20 factors
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — 14 factors
- Shota Gogoberishvili — Seven factors
- Jason Kamashidze — Three factors
The 2023 GSM tasked the collaborating rivals with 5 respective occasions. They’re as follows:
2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man Occasions
- Max Axle Press (One-rep max)
- Log Elevate (For reps)
- Tremendous Yoke (400-kilogram/881.8-pound Yoke Carry for 15 meters/49.2 ft and for time)
- Arm Over Arm Pull (Pull car 20 meters/65.6 ft for time)
- Squat Elevate (280 kilograms/617.3 kilos for reps)
Be aware: Not each particular weight or occasion construction has been clarified on the time of this text’s publication.
To seize his second profession GSM title, Janashia received three of 5 occasions — the Log Elevate (eight reps), Tremendous Yoke (9.91 seconds), and Arm Over Arm Pull (24.66 seconds). Janashia completed in not less than third place in every of the competition’s remaining occasions.
A seasoned strongman veteran, Janashia’s GSM victory is merely the most recent cherry on prime of a comparatively prolific resume that dates again to his debut in September 2011 on the World’s Strongest Federation (WSF) World Cup Belarus.
In response to his resume on Strongman Archives, Janashia has been particularly busy of late. The Georgian strongman has participated in seven strongman contests during the last 13 months, courting again to the 2022 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM) in April 2022 the place he completed in third place. Janashia’s two wins on the GSM apart, his two third-place outcomes and one runner-up inserting on the ESM (2019, 2022, and 2018 respectively) may be probably the most notable outcomes of his profession. A testomony to Janashia’s aggressive energy, within the 2018 ESM, he was second solely to Hafthor Björnsson who would go on to win the WSM title simply three weeks later.
Janashia can boast seven appearances within the annual World’s Strongest Man (WSM), together with 5 berths within the Finals (2016-2019, 2021). Janashia completed in fourth place in Group 1 through the 2023 iteration of the WSM in Myrtle Seaside, SC.
On the time of this text’s publication, Janashia’s upcoming aggressive plans in 2023 are unclear and unconfirmed. If the athlete is to observe latest precedent, he will probably be a possible issue on the 2023 Shaw Basic earlier than attempting his hand on the 2023 Arnold Strongman Basic UK. Janashia may even make the most of his GSM victory as momentum to parlay additional success.
Featured picture: @konstantine_janashia on Instagram
