European Bench Press Championships
Meet Statistics
Results
| Place | Name | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Wilks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reinhold Kases
Open
|
125 kg | 122.5 kg | - | 270.0 kg | - | 270.0 kg | 154.02 | 154.51 |
| 1 |
Tarja Rantanen
Open
|
90 kg | 85.2 kg | - | 132.5 kg | - | 132.5 kg | 121.11 | 117.34 |
| 1 |
Michael Schetter
Open
|
125+ kg | 129.0 kg | - | 265.0 kg | - | 265.0 kg | 148.73 | 150.09 |
| 1 |
Ingrid Grill
Open
|
44 kg | 43.2 kg | - | 67.5 kg | - | 67.5 kg | 94.30 | 96.20 |
| 1 |
Raija Koskinen-Jurkko
Open
|
48 kg | 47.3 kg | - | 82.5 kg | - | 82.5 kg | 107.62 | 110.44 |
| 1 |
Anna Olsson-Lynge
Open
|
52 kg | 51.4 kg | - | 107.5 kg | - | 107.5 kg | 132.10 | 135.22 |
| 1 |
Elena Fomina
Open
|
67.5 kg | 60.2 kg | - | 115.0 kg | - | 115.0 kg | 127.22 | 127.88 |
| 1 |
Leila Duhem
Open
|
82.5 kg | 77.0 kg | - | 117.5 kg | - | 117.5 kg | 112.88 | 109.91 |
| 1 |
Helena Heiniluoma
Open
|
60 kg | 58.8 kg | - | 122.5 kg | - | 122.5 kg | 137.55 | 138.74 |
| 1 |
Elisabeth Singer
Open
|
75 kg | 72.7 kg | - | 130.0 kg | - | 130.0 kg | 128.75 | 126.08 |
| 1 |
Lyuba Belova
Open
|
56 kg | 55.8 kg | - | 120.0 kg | - | 120.0 kg | 139.42 | 141.59 |
| 1 |
Ganna Ganenko
Open
|
90+ kg | 90.1 kg | - | 135.0 kg | - | 135.0 kg | 120.30 | 116.60 |
| 1 |
Kari Laitila
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.1 kg | - | 222.5 kg | - | 222.5 kg | 151.14 | 149.49 |
| 1 |
Yuriy Khuazhev
Open
|
110 kg | 105.6 kg | - | 252.5 kg | - | 252.5 kg | 151.93 | 150.58 |
| 1 |
Konstantin Pavlov
Open
|
56 kg | 55.8 kg | - | 165.0 kg | - | 165.0 kg | 148.15 | 150.73 |
| 1 |
Alexander Lekomtsev
Open
|
90 kg | 88.3 kg | - | 232.5 kg | - | 232.5 kg | 151.80 | 149.90 |
| 1 |
Jerzy Furmanek
Open
|
100 kg | 98.9 kg | - | 235.0 kg | - | 235.0 kg | 145.35 | 143.66 |
| 1 |
Tomi Heinonen
Open
|
75 kg | 74.7 kg | - | 200.0 kg | - | 200.0 kg | 143.85 | 142.91 |
| 1 |
Magnus Carlsson
Open
|
60 kg | 59.4 kg | - | 180.0 kg | - | 180.0 kg | 153.19 | 154.94 |
| 1 |
Sergey Ushakov
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.3 kg | - | 177.5 kg | - | 177.5 kg | 137.10 | 137.18 |
| 1 |
Andrzej Stanaszek
Open
|
52 kg | 51.7 kg | - | 167.5 kg | - | 167.5 kg | 161.31 | 165.37 |
| 2 |
Andrey Podpalny
Open
|
52 kg | 51.7 kg | - | 140.0 kg | - | 140.0 kg | 134.83 | 138.22 |
| 2 |
Eva Svajntekova
Open
|
44 kg | 43.2 kg | - | 62.5 kg | - | 62.5 kg | 87.31 | 89.08 |
| 2 |
Hanna Svahn
Open
|
48 kg | 47.7 kg | - | 82.5 kg | - | 82.5 kg | 106.95 | 109.77 |
| 2 |
Dana Matejova
Open
|
56 kg | 55.7 kg | - | 100.0 kg | - | 100.0 kg | 116.33 | 118.16 |
| 2 |
Irina Krylova
Open
|
52 kg | 48.3 kg | - | 105.0 kg | - | 105.0 kg | 134.88 | 138.43 |
| 2 |
Elena Kurbakova
Open
|
90+ kg | 99.7 kg | - | 112.5 kg | - | 112.5 kg | 96.11 | 93.75 |
| 2 |
Tatian Danilevich
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.1 kg | - | 115.0 kg | - | 115.0 kg | 119.13 | 117.87 |
| 2 |
Clara Kasbarian
Open
|
60 kg | 59.6 kg | - | 122.5 kg | - | 122.5 kg | 136.37 | 137.28 |
| 2 |
Bozena Lek
Open
|
75 kg | 72.8 kg | - | 125.0 kg | - | 125.0 kg | 123.70 | 121.12 |
| 2 |
Svetlana Paltseva
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.4 kg | - | 117.5 kg | - | 117.5 kg | 109.12 | 105.81 |
| 2 |
Fanil Mukhamatyanov
Open
|
56 kg | 55.7 kg | - | 155.0 kg | - | 155.0 kg | 139.39 | 141.85 |
| 2 |
Jan Lindén
Open
|
90 kg | 87.9 kg | - | 220.0 kg | - | 220.0 kg | 143.98 | 142.18 |
| 2 |
Francisco Jiminez
Open
|
125 kg | 117.0 kg | - | 240.0 kg | - | 240.0 kg | 139.02 | 138.83 |
| 2 |
Peter Linberg
Open
|
100 kg | 96.8 kg | - | 232.5 kg | - | 232.5 kg | 145.19 | 143.43 |
| 2 |
Piebe Faber
Open
|
110 kg | 109.9 kg | - | 250.0 kg | - | 250.0 kg | 148.12 | 147.16 |
| 2 |
Lutz Gayek
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.6 kg | - | 215.0 kg | - | 215.0 kg | 146.55 | 144.99 |
| 2 |
Vladimir Tchadkov
Open
|
75 kg | 74.3 kg | - | 197.5 kg | - | 197.5 kg | 142.55 | 141.66 |
| 2 |
Rif Gadiev
Open
|
125+ kg | 146.2 kg | - | 265.0 kg | - | 265.0 kg | 143.50 | 147.16 |
| 2 |
Marek Siedlecki
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.2 kg | - | 172.5 kg | - | 172.5 kg | 133.38 | 133.48 |
| 2 |
Vladimir Godunov
Open
|
60 kg | 59.9 kg | - | 160.0 kg | - | 160.0 kg | 135.23 | 136.67 |
| 3 |
Štefan Koľšovský
Open
|
52 kg | 51.8 kg | - | 130.0 kg | - | 130.0 kg | 124.97 | 128.08 |
| 3 |
Marion Friedrich
Open
|
44 kg | 43.1 kg | - | 60.0 kg | - | 60.0 kg | 83.97 | 85.64 |
| 3 |
Pirjo Luomaluhta
Open
|
48 kg | 46.6 kg | - | 72.5 kg | - | 72.5 kg | 95.62 | 98.11 |
| 3 |
Marie-Chr Puentes
Open
|
56 kg | 52.6 kg | - | 92.5 kg | - | 92.5 kg | 111.86 | 114.29 |
| 3 |
Kati Mäntylä
Open
|
52 kg | 51.5 kg | - | 95.0 kg | - | 95.0 kg | 116.58 | 119.32 |
| 3 |
Tamara Bagry
Open
|
67.5 kg | 65.0 kg | - | 102.5 kg | - | 102.5 kg | 108.19 | 107.53 |
| 3 |
Inge Preikszas
Open
|
90+ kg | 104.1 kg | - | 107.5 kg | - | 107.5 kg | 90.35 | 88.53 |
| 3 |
Sirpa Sandström
Open
|
75 kg | 69.7 kg | - | 107.5 kg | - | 107.5 kg | 108.97 | 107.26 |
| 3 |
Marion Hammang
Open
|
60 kg | 59.4 kg | - | 117.5 kg | - | 117.5 kg | 131.09 | 132.02 |
| 3 |
Alphonse Cucuzella
Open
|
60 kg | 59.3 kg | - | 157.5 kg | - | 157.5 kg | 134.23 | 135.78 |
| 3 |
Krzysztof Owsiany
Open
|
56 kg | 55.2 kg | - | 152.5 kg | - | 152.5 kg | 138.25 | 140.81 |
| 3 |
Jarmo Rantanan
Open
|
125 kg | 119.4 kg | - | 235.0 kg | - | 235.0 kg | 135.19 | 135.27 |
| 3 |
Andreas Röhr
Open
|
67.5 kg | 66.9 kg | - | 165.0 kg | - | 165.0 kg | 128.00 | 128.13 |
| 3 |
Vincent Urbaniak
Open
|
110 kg | 108.7 kg | - | 242.5 kg | - | 242.5 kg | 144.27 | 143.24 |
| 3 |
Niels Stærkjær
Open
|
125+ kg | 143.4 kg | - | 250.0 kg | - | 250.0 kg | 136.09 | 139.21 |
| 3 |
Kenneth Mattson
Open
|
100 kg | 99.5 kg | - | 232.5 kg | - | 232.5 kg | 143.42 | 141.78 |
| 3 |
Uwe Haase
Open
|
90 kg | 89.4 kg | - | 217.5 kg | - | 217.5 kg | 141.11 | 139.33 |
| 3 |
Andreas Zeilinger
Open
|
82.5 kg | 80.9 kg | - | 212.5 kg | - | 212.5 kg | 145.57 | 144.06 |
| 3 |
Jan Wegiera
Open
|
75 kg | 74.8 kg | - | 197.5 kg | - | 197.5 kg | 141.93 | 140.99 |
| 4 |
Margit Wanko
Open
|
44 kg | 42.5 kg | - | 50.0 kg | - | 50.0 kg | 70.74 | 72.01 |
| 4 |
Tatjana Eltsova
Open
|
48 kg | 47.9 kg | - | 72.5 kg | - | 72.5 kg | 93.70 | 96.17 |
| 4 |
Dagmar Wang
Open
|
56 kg | 52.6 kg | - | 87.5 kg | - | 87.5 kg | 105.81 | 108.12 |
| 4 |
Angela Gueut
Open
|
52 kg | 51.9 kg | - | 95.0 kg | - | 95.0 kg | 115.95 | 118.61 |
| 4 |
Aleksandrs Radzēvičš
Open
|
60 kg | 59.5 kg | - | 135.0 kg | - | 135.0 kg | 114.73 | 116.02 |
| 4 |
Heini Laitinen
Open
|
67.5 kg | 65.1 kg | - | 102.5 kg | - | 102.5 kg | 108.09 | 107.41 |
| 4 |
Åsa Halvarsson
Open
|
75 kg | 73.1 kg | - | 105.0 kg | - | 105.0 kg | 103.68 | 101.47 |
| 4 |
Svitlan Poplavska
Open
|
60 kg | 59.9 kg | - | 105.0 kg | - | 105.0 kg | 116.52 | 117.21 |
| 4 |
Ove Lehto
Open
|
125 kg | 114.9 kg | - | 215.0 kg | - | 215.0 kg | 125.33 | 124.95 |
| 4 |
Jonas Celin
Open
|
56 kg | 55.2 kg | - | 140.0 kg | - | 140.0 kg | 126.92 | 129.27 |
| 4 |
Michael Wegerer
Open
|
75 kg | 74.5 kg | - | 192.5 kg | - | 192.5 kg | 138.70 | 137.81 |
| 4 |
Marek Markwat
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.4 kg | - | 212.5 kg | - | 212.5 kg | 145.05 | 143.52 |
| 4 |
Ola Neselius
Open
|
90 kg | 89.9 kg | - | 217.5 kg | - | 217.5 kg | 140.71 | 138.93 |
| 4 |
Björn G. Johansen
Open
|
100 kg | 99.2 kg | - | 225.0 kg | - | 225.0 kg | 138.98 | 137.38 |
| 4 |
Roland Eriksson
Open
|
110 kg | 108.3 kg | - | 240.0 kg | - | 240.0 kg | 142.99 | 141.93 |
| 4 |
Yngve Gustafsson
Open
|
125+ kg | 152.3 kg | - | 250.0 kg | - | 250.0 kg | 133.89 | 138.03 |
| 4 |
Kari Veid
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.1 kg | - | 162.5 kg | - | 162.5 kg | 125.79 | 125.89 |
| 5 |
Claude Sitruk
Open
|
60 kg | 58.1 kg | - | 130.0 kg | - | 130.0 kg | 112.71 | 114.23 |
| 5 |
Jessica Engdal
Open
|
60 kg | 59.8 kg | - | 80.0 kg | - | 80.0 kg | 88.87 | 89.42 |
| 5 |
Ute Villwock
Open
|
56 kg | 55.7 kg | - | 85.0 kg | - | 85.0 kg | 98.88 | 100.43 |
| 5 |
Gabriela Hirner
Open
|
52 kg | 50.9 kg | - | 92.5 kg | - | 92.5 kg | 114.45 | 117.23 |
| 5 |
And Ausserlechner
Open
|
75 kg | 72.3 kg | - | 100.0 kg | - | 100.0 kg | 99.33 | 97.34 |
| 5 |
Caudine Neumann
Open
|
67.5 kg | 61.2 kg | - | 100.0 kg | - | 100.0 kg | 109.49 | 109.80 |
| 5 |
Romero Fermin
Open
|
75 kg | 74.8 kg | - | 187.5 kg | - | 187.5 kg | 134.75 | 133.85 |
| 5 |
Peter Marcak
Open
|
56 kg | 55.9 kg | - | 135.0 kg | - | 135.0 kg | 121.02 | 123.11 |
| 5 |
Stefan Plumat
Open
|
67.5 kg | 64.2 kg | - | 160.0 kg | - | 160.0 kg | 128.00 | 128.57 |
| 5 |
Evgeny Beletsky
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.9 kg | - | 205.0 kg | - | 205.0 kg | 139.44 | 137.94 |
| 5 |
Erwin Krokkee
Open
|
90 kg | 89.7 kg | - | 215.0 kg | - | 215.0 kg | 139.25 | 137.49 |
| 5 |
Ari Linna
Open
|
100 kg | 97.9 kg | - | 217.5 kg | - | 217.5 kg | 135.13 | 133.53 |
| 5 |
Thorsten Weidlich
Open
|
110 kg | 109.7 kg | - | 225.0 kg | - | 225.0 kg | 133.40 | 132.52 |
| 5 |
Auri Kortesalmi
Open
|
125+ kg | 126.0 kg | - | 240.0 kg | - | 240.0 kg | 135.68 | 136.54 |
| 6 |
Frode Berentsen
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.0 kg | - | 155.0 kg | - | 155.0 kg | 120.11 | 120.22 |
| 6 |
Mervi Sirkiä
Open
|
56 kg | 54.6 kg | - | 82.5 kg | - | 82.5 kg | 97.26 | 99.01 |
| 6 |
Marion Braun
Open
|
52 kg | 51.0 kg | - | 90.0 kg | - | 90.0 kg | 111.20 | 113.89 |
| 6 |
Petri Toivomäki
Open
|
56 kg | 55.5 kg | - | 130.0 kg | - | 130.0 kg | 117.28 | 119.39 |
| 6 |
Lena Mattson
Open
|
67.5 kg | 64.6 kg | - | 100.0 kg | - | 100.0 kg | 105.94 | 105.39 |
| 6 |
Mikael Vegh
Open
|
75 kg | 74.3 kg | - | 177.5 kg | - | 177.5 kg | 128.11 | 127.31 |
| 6 |
Didier Compain
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.7 kg | - | 195.0 kg | - | 195.0 kg | 132.83 | 131.40 |
| 6 |
Ľubomír Mikuš
Open
|
125+ kg | 141.9 kg | - | 210.0 kg | - | 210.0 kg | 114.65 | 117.12 |
| 6 |
Juha Ruokonen
Open
|
90 kg | 88.4 kg | - | 210.0 kg | - | 210.0 kg | 137.03 | 135.31 |
| 6 |
Jukka Lahikainen
Open
|
110 kg | 109.9 kg | - | 222.5 kg | - | 222.5 kg | 131.82 | 130.98 |
| 6 |
Leif Nielsen
Open
|
100 kg | 99.1 kg | - | 190.0 kg | - | 190.0 kg | 117.41 | 116.06 |
| 7 |
Alfred Holzer
Open
|
67.5 kg | 66.2 kg | - | 152.5 kg | - | 152.5 kg | 119.22 | 119.45 |
| 7 |
Doris Illeditsch-Wanner
Open
|
52 kg | 49.6 kg | - | 85.0 kg | - | 85.0 kg | 107.12 | 109.86 |
| 7 |
Claudia Narovnigg
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.3 kg | - | 97.5 kg | - | 97.5 kg | 100.83 | 99.72 |
| 7 |
Pierre Gallart
Open
|
56 kg | 55.5 kg | - | 125.0 kg | - | 125.0 kg | 112.77 | 114.80 |
| 7 |
Kim Olesen
Open
|
100 kg | 99.5 kg | - | 190.0 kg | - | 190.0 kg | 117.20 | 115.87 |
| 7 |
Allan Riis
Open
|
75 kg | 74.7 kg | - | 167.5 kg | - | 167.5 kg | 120.48 | 119.69 |
| 7 |
Miroslav Hubáček
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.9 kg | - | 195.0 kg | - | 195.0 kg | 132.64 | 131.21 |
| 7 |
Clive Lambert
Open
|
125+ kg | 139.6 kg | - | 207.5 kg | - | 207.5 kg | 113.81 | 116.00 |
| 7 |
Søren Eggebrecht
Open
|
110 kg | 109.9 kg | - | 210.0 kg | - | 210.0 kg | 124.42 | 123.62 |
| 8 |
Markus Cecon
Open
|
56 kg | 55.5 kg | - | 112.5 kg | - | 112.5 kg | 101.50 | 103.32 |
| 8 |
Virpi Heikkinen
Open
|
52 kg | 50.7 kg | - | 85.0 kg | - | 85.0 kg | 105.46 | 108.05 |
| 8 |
Carin Åkervall
Open
|
67.5 kg | 60.6 kg | - | 95.0 kg | - | 95.0 kg | 104.65 | 105.10 |
| 8 |
Manfred Sabathy
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.3 kg | - | 175.0 kg | - | 175.0 kg | 118.71 | 117.40 |
| 8 |
Mark Hale
Open
|
67.5 kg | 64.7 kg | - | 145.0 kg | - | 145.0 kg | 115.32 | 115.75 |
| 8 |
Vegeir Knudsen
Open
|
75 kg | 70.9 kg | - | 162.5 kg | - | 162.5 kg | 120.99 | 120.60 |
| 8 |
Anthony Brown
Open
|
110 kg | 109.6 kg | - | 200.0 kg | - | 200.0 kg | 118.62 | 117.83 |
| 9 |
Vidar Ringvold
Open
|
110 kg | 109.7 kg | - | 200.0 kg | - | 200.0 kg | 118.58 | 117.80 |
| 9 |
Aygis Kurtniaks
Open
|
67.5 kg | 65.0 kg | - | 140.0 kg | - | 140.0 kg | 110.95 | 111.33 |
| 9 |
Elena Belova
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.1 kg | - | 90.0 kg | - | 90.0 kg | 93.24 | 92.25 |
| 9 |
Allison Hough
Open
|
52 kg | 51.0 kg | - | 57.5 kg | - | 57.5 kg | 71.05 | 72.76 |
| DQ |
Jan Łuka
Open
|
90 kg | 87.8 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Vladimír Nebola
Open
|
67.5 kg | 66.5 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Dariusz Fornella
Open
|
90 kg | 88.9 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Alexander Dunaev
Open
|
100 kg | 99.2 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Peter Andersson
Open
|
90 kg | 89.4 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Mostaph Khaoraoui
Open
|
52 kg | 50.6 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Anette Thune
Open
|
56 kg | 55.1 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
European Bench Press Championships was held on August 15, 1997 in Sweden by the EPF federation, featuring 129 athletes across 14 weight classes. View more meets from EPF.
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