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Each caber was more than 5m (16ft) long and weighed more than 40kg (88lbs), and they had to be flipped over end to end. The Braemar Caber is the worlds most famous Caber being 19ft 6 inches long and 132lbs in weight and has been won the most times by Alistair Gunn of Halkirk who has won it 8 times, the 8th time in 2007.
The term "caber" derives from the Gaelic word cabar, which refers to a wooden beam. It can be between 16–20 feet (5–6 metres) tall and weigh 90–150 pounds (40–70 kilograms). The primary objective is to toss the caber so that it turns end over end, falling away from the tosser.
The caber toss event involves tossing a 22-foot-long spruce log weighing about 125 lbs. The stone thrower event involves hurling a 25-lb. rock shot-put style. The 28-lb. and 56-lb. weight throw events involves using a one-handed throw to heave an iron block with iron ring attached.
Weight toss (56lbs weight over bar throw) – winner: Bill Kazmaier 17 feet; Steel bar bend – winner: Geoff Capes (only one to bend 11/16" to 5 inch distance) Caber toss – winner: Dave Waddington 40'3" Barrel load (12 barrels each 167 lbs.) – winner: Tom Magee 73 s; Battery hold (65 lbs. at arm's length) – winner: John Gamble 56.7 s
The Games features a variety of traditional Highland games events, including the shot put, caber toss, weight throw, weight over bar and hammer throw, as part of an international competition. The shot put is done with both a standard 16 pounds (7.3 kg) shot and with the naturally formed 34 pounds (15 kg) Cowal Stone.
Keg toss – 12.5 kg (28 lb) over 8.54 metres (28 ft 0 in) (2014 New Hampshire Highland Games) (World Record) [90] Hafþór has broken this world record a total of 7 times with both 'American 15.5 gallon keg' as performed during 2014 New Hampshire Highland Games [91] and 'European 50 litre keg' as performed during 2014 SCL China's Guinness ...
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World Weight Championships Champion: 1998 Ryan Vierra ... Caber toss (23 ft × 130 lbs) 12:00 × 2; Strongman events. Donanun stones for time 21.4 sec [1]