Columbus, Ohio - Defending his title in convincing style, Zydrunas Savickas won the Arnold Strongman contest tonight - taking home a prize package that included $16,000 in cash and a Hummer.


UNLV Strength Coach Mark Philippi won the final event, the trademark farmer's walk, although even he did not make the full distance with the heavier than ever massive timber frame. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.


The final ranking was:

1. Zydrunas Savickas
2. Vasyl Virastiuk
3. Glenn Ross
4. Mark Philippi
5. Brian Siders
6. Svend Karlsen
7. Van Hatfield
8. Karl Gillingham
9. Hugo Girard
10. Magnus Samuelsson