2003 AWPC WORLD POWERLIFTING AND BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Marietta, Georgia October 10, 11, 12, 2003
The 2003 AWPC
World Powerlifting Championships were held in Marietta, Georgia, USA on
October 10, 11, and 12, 2003 in the spacious Grand Ball Room of the Holiday
Inn. On Saturday, officials sponsored a lifters and family banquet which
was a great way to share new ideas and workout theories while meeting fellow
lifters. While lifting competition was intensely
heated during the day, the cool evenings offered a relaxed arena filled
with lifters from many countries. During this time, all who attended shared
a common interest---Precision World Class Powerlifting.
Promoted by Nadine and L B Baker and coordinated by Platform Manager Eric Stoker, the meet provided a strong lifting platform in which the lifters set many National and World Records. The fine staff of IronDawg spotter loaders were ever ready as the battery throughout the entire 3 days of competition, permitting the lifters to focus on the job at hand with the weights not touching the floor until the deadlift. These fine athletes were Eric Stoker, Josh Gill, Dale Murphy, Tom Wright, Robert Weber, John Angstrom and a trio from Kell High School provided by Coach Dan Bailey; Branon Hooks, Sean Williams, and Nick Fuller.
Specialized equipment provided by Irondawg Power included the IronDawg Power Monolift on the platform and two IronDawg Monolifts in the warm up room as well as IronDawg Power benches on the platform and warm up room.
AWPC-Women's
Division
The meet opened
with the Women's Open Division.
AWPC-Men's Division
The men's competition started with teenager Roland McNeil of Gainesville, Georgia roaring to a decisive win in the 13-15 75kg class with a world record squat of 160kg, world record bench 107.5kg, world record deadlift 205kg for a total of 472.5kg. Randy Smith won the teenage 16-17 with 170kg squat, 125kg bench, and 210kg deadlift and a total of 505kg. It was nip and tuck in the 90kg 16-17 class with Rick Jordan edging out Joe Howard totaling 495kg to Howard's 492.5kg. In the same class Steven Taylor had to drop out. Maybe next year. In the 18-19 100kg class Robert Hall led the way over Randy Machsko with squat 250kg, bench 165kg, and deadlift 250kg for a total of 665kg to Randy's 617.5kg total. Justin Graham led the way in the 18-19 140kg class with his opening squat of 250kg with Freddie Marks and Bill Howard opening with 237.5kg and 227.5kg. In the bench Graham had 245kg to Marks and Howard's 245kg. The deadlift decided this class when Graham finished with 272.5kg to win the class with 672.5kg total to 627.5kg for Marks and 610kg for Howard. The lone Junior competitor from Austria, Roland Klampfer destroyed the existing world records with a 190kg world record squat, 95kg bench barely missing a world record bench of 100.5kg, a 222.5kg world record deadlift for a total of 510kg. Mark Vickers of Bogart, Georgia led the way in the men's sub master division over Baron Jarostaw with a 275kg squat, a 170kg bench, and 275kg world record deadlift totaling 720kg for the win. Dale Murphy blazed the way in the 110kg class with a 240kg squat, followed by a 4th attempt world record in the squat of 260kg, 120kg bench, and a world record deadlift of 220kg totaling 580kg. Topping off the sub masters was Andy Fowler of Ball Ground, Georgia with a squat of 202.5kg just missing a world record attempt of 220kg, a successful 147.5kg bench, and finally a world record 190kg deadlift opener. Andy passed on his last 2 deadlifts satisfied with a world championship total of 540kg to win.
Martin Heindl
of Austria led the way in the open men's division starting with the 67.5kg
class winning with a total of 525kg by way of a world record 185.5kg squat,
122.5kg bench, and a world record 217.5 deadlift for a winning total of
525.5 total. Doug Riemer of Georgia started what looked like a good day
in the 82.5kg class with a pr world record 242..5kg squat but ran into
trouble with double dipping all three of his benches. Doug had an easy
win at the UAPC Nationals in Moline, Il, he'll be back. In the 90kg class
it was Mark Phillips all the way with world records of squat 302.5kg, bench
205kg, and deadlift 297.5kg and total 805kg. John Schraub of Monroe, Ga.
had an easy day finishing ahead of Josh Gill and Tumidajski Michat with
world records of 330kg squat, 195kg bench, and 287.5kg deadlift totaling
812.5kg. Steve Fogle of Athens, Ga. had an on the job accident and had
to drop out. Andy Fowler came in as a light 110kg weighing in at 105.5kg
winning easily with a 202.5kg squat, 147.5kg bench and a world record
190kg deadlift on his opener passing his other two attempts. Bob Weber
of the Iowa Weber Powerlifting Team came in blazing in the 125kg class
with a world record squat squat of 272.5kg, a world record bench of 215kg
and a world recortd deadlift of 272.5kg foir a world record total of 760kg.
Scott Edmiston had a great day with his distinctive style of psyching up
in the 140+ class with world records in the squat of 365kg, and bench of
227.5kg and the deadlift at 315 for a world record total of 907.5kg. Scott
is a class act
Tom Sunshine leads off in the masters division in the 40-44 67.5kg class
winning easily with a 75kg squat, 122.5kg bench and 192.5kg deadlift for
a total of 490kg.In the 75kg class 40-44 Mark Jones of the Rouse team had
a close win over Michael Larson of Texas. Larson jumped out front with
a 192.5kg squat to Jones's 175kg. In the bench Mark started to close the
gap with a 110kg bench to Michael's 77.5kg and took the lead when Michael
only managed his opening deadlift of 172.5kg with a a 190kg for a total
475kg to Michael's 442.5kg. In the 82.5kg 40-44 class Mario Nowak of Austria
stood out with a 225kg squat, 150kg world record bench, and a 245kg deadlift
for a total of 620kg. Georgia native Bob Adams led the way in the 90kg
40-44 class with 242.5kg squat, 165kg bench, and 245 deadlift for the winning
total of 652.5kg. IronDawg lifter Tom Wright of Athens,
Georgia walked away with the 125kg 40-44 class with 252.5kg squat, 147.5kg
bench, and 232.5kg world record deadlift totaling 632.5kg. Scott Edmiston
rounds out the 40-44 140+kg class with winning lifts of a world record
squat of 365kg, a world record bench of 227.5kg, and a world record deadlift
of 315kg for a world record total of 907.5kg the highest total of the meet.
Tee Myers of Augusta, Georgia was the lone dead lifter finishing with 325kg.
In the master men 45-49 Martin Heindl of Austria lead off with world records all the way for a win in the 67.5kg class with a squat of 185.5kg, a bench of 122.5kg, and a deadlift of 217.5 topping of the day with a world record total 525.5kg. Heinz Buhl of Austria showed exceptional strength in his 90kg 45-49 class win with a world record of 305kg, and world record bench of 185kg, followed by a deadlift for a world record of 280kg for a world record total of 770kg. Paul Genet of Florida had a great day with world records in the squat with 272.5kg, in the bench 215kg, and deadlift 272.5kg topped off with a world record total of 760kg. Thomas Roman took the 125kg 45-49 class over Howard Miller of the Fred Glass team with a squat of 240kg, bench of 160kg, a 215kg deadlift passing his 3rd attempt. Howard Miller had a squat of 202.5kg, bench 140kg, and deadlift of 225kg for a 567.5kg total. Ray Pelis had to drop out in the 140kg 45-49 class but will be back next year. The master men 50-54 60kg class was dominated by Helmut Novotny of Austria with lifts of a world record 115kg squat, a world record 82.5kg bench, a150kg world record deadlift finishing up with a world record total of 347.5kg. In the 50-54 82.5kg class a battle developed between Robert Lovelace of Jon Groves's North Georgia Barbell Club and Steven Kylis of Florida. Lovelace led after the squat with 207.5kg to Kylis's 182.5kg. In the bench Kylis came alive with a world record bench of 155kg to Lovelace's 152.5kg which was also a world record erased by Kylis's bench. Lovelace roared back by erasing Kylis's world record 227.5kg deadlift with his own world record 230kg deadlift. Lovelace finished the day with a total of 590kg to Kylis's 565kg total. Robert Weber of the Iowa Weber team edged out Danny Thomas of Augusta, Georgia in the 55-59 75kg class by 25kg in the total. Only 1/10 of a kilo separated these two in body weight. Weber finished the squat with a world record 190kg only to be erased by Thompson's 195kg world record followed by a successful 4th attempt of 200kg. Both men finished the bench with a world record 110kg bench separated by 5 kilos in the sub total with Thompson in the lead. As some one once said, "the meet don't start 'til the weight hits the floor". Well thats where it started and ended. Thompson finished the day with a fine 205kg deadlift totaling 510kg and Weber came out smoking with a strong 235kg to settle the dispute for the day. In the 60-64 82.5kg class Ed Angstrom had a good day with a 180kg world record squat followed by a world record bench of 145.5kg and a deadlift of 190kg finishing with a good total of 515.5kg outclassing Les Cramer who dropped out due to technical difficulties. James Rouse of Illinois went up a class to the 100kg 60-64 division to demolish the existing records with a world record 275kg squat, a world record bench of 182.5kg and another world record in the deadlift of 250kg passing his 3rd attempt for a world record total of 707.5kg. Moving up to the 65-69 division in the 67.5kg weight class Fred Glass continues to dominate with a 165kg squat just missing a world record attempt at 175kg followed by a strong 70kg bench. He gutted out a world record deadlift of 182.5kg passing his 3rd attempt for a total of 417.5kg. Thanks to Fred for coming and all the work he has done over the years promoting the sport of powerlifting. In the 82.5kg class Konrad Hoegg of Austria was on fire with a world record squat of 140kg, a world record bench of 125kg for a 265kg sub total. Konrad finished the day with another world record in the deadlift of 150kg for a world record total 415kg. Bob Bassman, another strong Texan, dominated the 90kg 65-59 class with world records of 190kg squat, 160kg bench, and 210kg deadlift for a world record total of 560kg. Last but not least was Stephen Montrose of Florida at age 86 dominating the 85-90 class with world records every where he went. Starting with a world record squat of 32.5kg, world record 60kg bench, world record 92.5kg deadlift, and finishing with a world record 185kg total.
Roy Lee Fowler led off the Bench Meet with a 57.5kg world record in the 13-15 56kg class followed by Roland McNeil in the 75kg class with a world record 102.5kg on his 2nd attempt. In the 18-19 90kg class David Lee, son of legendary bench press artist Scott Lee finished the day with a winning 150kg. In the junior 75kg class Jabali Brown won a decisive victory over Joe Ferguson with 160kg to Ferguson's 137.5kg. In the sub masters 100kg class Wolfgang Bohm of Austria looked strong winning with 155kg followed by Andy Fowler of Ball Ground, Georgia who opened with a world record 135kg and a successful 2nd attempt world record 145kg. In the masters 40-44 82.5kg class Lee Roy Banks took the win over Normon Gormon with a world record 195kg to Gormon's 185kg. Earlier in the open division Normon Gormon took the gold with a world record 185kg barely missing a world record 195kg 4th attempt. Martin Heindl, the leader of the Austrian team, took the win at 67.5kg 45-49 with a strong 125kg. In the 90kg 45-49 class Scott Lee, the elder of the Lee Father Son team won easily with a world record 210kg barely missing a 4th at 215kg. Mike Frizzell doing double duty in the open and masters 45-49 100kg class managed a win in both categories with a world record 195kg in the masters 45-49. Casey Frizzell the other half of the Frizzell Father Son team had to sit this one out with a last minute injury. In the 60kg 50-54 class Helmut Novotny of Austria was smoking with a world record opener of 70kg followed by another world record 2nd attempt of 80kg. Steven Kylis of Florida had an easy time with the 82.5kg 50-54 clas taking 150kg on his 2nd attempt and passing his 3rd. James Rouse of Joliet, Il. had a busy week coaching the Illinois team and setting world records such as his 182.5kg world record to win his division. Our old friend Konad Hoegg of Austria continues his quest for world records with a new one in the masters 82.5kg 65-69 class of 125kg. Bob Bassman of Texas led the way in the 90kg 65-69 class with a winning 145kg. This brings us to the real men category. Buck Harris in the 80-84 140kg class won with a fine 117.5kg 3rd attempt. Mr Harris has a distinction of being the only man in known history to have defeated the great Paul Anderson in weight lifting. As he tells it, Paul bombed out by missing all his clean and jerks. Stephen Montrose, at a lean 82.5kg 85-59 class (age 86) came out blazing to win with a 60kg world record. In the open mens division Normon Gormon led the way in th 82.5kg class with a winning 185kg world record. Russell Laitres won the 90kg class opening with 187.5kg and a 195kg 2nd attempt passing on his 3rd. Mike Frizzell rounded out the division with a win at 100kg of 195kg. Last but not least Karin Heindl of the Austrian team, and the most charming half of the Heindl team, destroyed the existing world record with 43kg for a new world record. The equally charming half of the Hoegg team, Monika Hoegg, opened with a world record 50kg followed by 55kg and finishing with a new world record 57.5kg barely missing a 4th of 60kg.
The Austrian Team led by Martin Heindl are the World Bench Press Team Champions with the USA taking 2nd Place.
In the Powerlifting Meet the USA and Austria are tied for the Amateur World Powerlifting Committee Team Champions.
Make your plans early to attend the 2004 AWPC World Championships in Vienna, Austria September 10, 11, 12, 2004.
L B Baker