EPF Men's European Powerlifting Championships 1979
Meet Statistics
56
Total Entries
56
Athletes
10
Weight Classes
1.8%
Bomb-out Rate
469.0
Avg Wilks
469.0
Avg DOTS
Podium: Best Lifters by DOTS
Top three men and women by DOTS, a score that adjusts each total for bodyweight so you can compare lifters across weight classes.
Men
| # | Lifter | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eddy Pengelly 60 kg · Open
|
642.5 kg | 544.54 |
| 2 |
Taito Haara 110+ kg · Open
|
982.5 kg | 540.40 |
| 3 |
Ray Yvander 100 kg · Open
|
860.0 kg | 529.80 |
Results
| Place | Name | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Wilks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Taito Haara
Open
|
110+ kg | 138.2 kg | 400.0 kg | 220.0 kg | 362.5 kg | 982.5 kg | 540.40 | 550.10 |
| 1 |
Ulf Morin
Open
|
110 kg | 109.8 kg | 340.0 kg | 227.5 kg | 315.0 kg | 882.5 kg | 523.03 | 519.64 |
| 1 |
Ray Yvander
Open
|
100 kg | 99.8 kg | 335.0 kg | 195.0 kg | 330.0 kg | 860.0 kg | 529.80 | 523.81 |
| 1 |
Unto Honkonen
Open
|
90 kg | 89.6 kg | 297.5 kg | 200.0 kg | 315.0 kg | 812.5 kg | 526.55 | 519.88 |
| 1 |
Kenneth Mattsson
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.0 kg | 280.0 kg | 195.0 kg | 285.0 kg | 760.0 kg | 520.26 | 514.84 |
| 1 |
Lars Backlund
Open
|
75 kg | 74.6 kg | 260.0 kg | 182.5 kg | 270.0 kg | 712.5 kg | 512.92 | 509.60 |
| 1 |
Dhuram Pal
Open
|
67.5 kg | 66.6 kg | 240.0 kg | 155.0 kg | 257.5 kg | 652.5 kg | 507.85 | 508.56 |
| 1 |
Eddy Pengelly
Open
|
60 kg | 59.7 kg | 237.5 kg | 135.0 kg | 270.0 kg | 642.5 kg | 544.54 | 550.49 |
| 1 |
Yrjö Haatanen
Open
|
56 kg | 55.7 kg | 200.0 kg | 120.0 kg | 235.0 kg | 555.0 kg | 499.12 | 507.91 |
| 1 |
Narendra Bhairo
Open
|
52 kg | 51.6 kg | 190.0 kg | 110.0 kg | 190.0 kg | 490.0 kg | 472.78 | 484.74 |
| 2 |
Lars Hedlund
Open
|
110+ kg | 137.0 kg | 350.0 kg | 270.0 kg | 300.0 kg | 920.0 kg | 507.28 | 515.81 |
| 2 |
Hannu Saarelainen
Open
|
110 kg | 109.9 kg | 327.5 kg | 240.0 kg | 315.0 kg | 882.5 kg | 522.85 | 519.49 |
| 2 |
Reijo Kiviranta
Open
|
100 kg | 99.9 kg | 330.0 kg | 195.0 kg | 322.5 kg | 847.5 kg | 521.88 | 515.99 |
| 2 |
Per Kristian Simonsen
Open
|
90 kg | 89.3 kg | 305.0 kg | 192.5 kg | 310.0 kg | 807.5 kg | 524.20 | 517.57 |
| 2 |
Conny Uldin
Open
|
75 kg | 74.9 kg | 260.0 kg | 155.0 kg | 287.5 kg | 702.5 kg | 504.42 | 501.04 |
| 2 |
Atle Edvardsen
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.8 kg | 260.0 kg | 155.0 kg | 265.0 kg | 680.0 kg | 462.87 | 457.88 |
| 2 |
Des Garner
Open
|
67.5 kg | 66.7 kg | 257.5 kg | 145.0 kg | 250.0 kg | 652.5 kg | 507.29 | 507.94 |
| 2 |
Antero Köykkä
Open
|
60 kg | 59.6 kg | 212.5 kg | 127.5 kg | 242.5 kg | 582.5 kg | 494.37 | 499.85 |
| 2 |
Juhani Niemi
Open
|
56 kg | 55.7 kg | 207.5 kg | 117.5 kg | 210.0 kg | 535.0 kg | 481.13 | 489.61 |
| 2 |
Kai Vähökuopus
Open
|
52 kg | 51.8 kg | 152.5 kg | 102.5 kg | 187.5 kg | 442.5 kg | 425.37 | 435.97 |
| 3 |
Steve Zetolofsky
Open
|
110+ kg | 125.9 kg | 340.0 kg | 212.5 kg | 327.5 kg | 880.0 kg | 497.62 | 500.74 |
| 3 |
Raymond Nobile
Open
|
100 kg | 99.3 kg | 335.0 kg | 205.0 kg | 305.0 kg | 845.0 kg | 521.70 | 515.72 |
| 3 |
Óskar Sigurpálsson
Open
|
110 kg | 108.8 kg | 330.0 kg | 185.0 kg | 310.0 kg | 825.0 kg | 490.66 | 487.17 |
| 3 |
Conny Nilsson
Open
|
90 kg | 90.0 kg | 315.0 kg | 185.0 kg | 300.0 kg | 800.0 kg | 517.28 | 510.72 |
| 3 |
Peter Fiore
Open
|
75 kg | 74.6 kg | 275.0 kg | 165.0 kg | 260.0 kg | 700.0 kg | 503.92 | 500.66 |
| 3 |
Edwin Paris
Open
|
82.5 kg | 80.6 kg | 235.0 kg | 135.0 kg | 287.5 kg | 657.5 kg | 451.39 | 446.78 |
| 3 |
Börje Eriksson
Open
|
67.5 kg | 66.9 kg | 212.5 kg | 127.5 kg | 250.0 kg | 590.0 kg | 457.70 | 458.18 |
| 3 |
Kullervo Lampela
Open
|
60 kg | 59.7 kg | 205.0 kg | 107.5 kg | 240.0 kg | 552.5 kg | 468.26 | 473.38 |
| 3 |
Phil Stringer
Open
|
56 kg | 55.2 kg | 217.5 kg | 120.0 kg | 180.0 kg | 517.5 kg | 469.14 | 477.83 |
| 3 |
Lars Josefsson
Open
|
52 kg | 51.9 kg | 155.0 kg | 75.0 kg | 157.5 kg | 387.5 kg | 371.82 | 381.01 |
| 4 |
Fritz Seese
Open
|
110+ kg | 123.9 kg | 320.0 kg | 185.0 kg | 270.0 kg | 775.0 kg | 440.47 | 442.43 |
| 4 |
Reidar Steen
Open
|
100 kg | 100.0 kg | 285.0 kg | 190.0 kg | 280.0 kg | 755.0 kg | 464.71 | 459.48 |
| 4 |
Sulo Kienvaara
Open
|
90 kg | 87.5 kg | 275.0 kg | 172.5 kg | 280.0 kg | 727.5 kg | 477.26 | 471.33 |
| 4 |
Kjell Johansen
Open
|
75 kg | 75.0 kg | 270.0 kg | 150.0 kg | 250.0 kg | 670.0 kg | 480.67 | 477.42 |
| 4 |
Fernando Morelli
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.3 kg | 250.0 kg | 165.0 kg | 240.0 kg | 655.0 kg | 447.43 | 442.70 |
| 4 |
KÃ¥re Holte
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.0 kg | 200.0 kg | 120.0 kg | 252.5 kg | 572.5 kg | 443.64 | 444.05 |
| 4 |
Herman Nurse
Open
|
56 kg | 55.6 kg | 175.0 kg | 107.5 kg | 210.0 kg | 492.5 kg | 443.62 | 451.51 |
| 4 |
Ola Dalsheim
Open
|
60 kg | 59.1 kg | 155.0 kg | 107.5 kg | 160.0 kg | 422.5 kg | 361.09 | 365.38 |
| 5 |
Gino Bultinck
Open
|
110+ kg | 157.4 kg | 270.0 kg | 170.0 kg | 300.0 kg | 740.0 kg | 392.89 | 406.65 |
| 5 |
Gunn Steingrimson
Open
|
90 kg | 89.9 kg | 265.0 kg | 157.5 kg | 285.0 kg | 707.5 kg | 457.73 | 451.92 |
| 5 |
Ercole Zanella
Open
|
100 kg | 98.2 kg | 282.5 kg | 165.0 kg | 240.0 kg | 687.5 kg | 426.55 | 421.52 |
| 5 |
Albert Mombert
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.0 kg | 240.0 kg | 145.0 kg | 262.5 kg | 647.5 kg | 443.25 | 438.63 |
| 5 |
Eric Wan
Open
|
75 kg | 74.7 kg | 220.0 kg | 135.0 kg | 245.0 kg | 600.0 kg | 431.56 | 428.73 |
| 5 |
Oddvar Wiken
Open
|
67.5 kg | 66.3 kg | 217.5 kg | 127.5 kg | 225.0 kg | 570.0 kg | 445.12 | 445.90 |
| 5 |
Giorgio Fontana
Open
|
56 kg | 54.6 kg | 177.5 kg | 100.0 kg | 210.0 kg | 487.5 kg | 446.31 | 455.05 |
| 6 |
Sverre Nyhus
Open
|
90 kg | 90.0 kg | 250.0 kg | 157.5 kg | 280.0 kg | 687.5 kg | 444.54 | 438.90 |
| 6 |
Louis Loncke
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.2 kg | 242.5 kg | 137.5 kg | 252.5 kg | 632.5 kg | 432.36 | 427.82 |
| 6 |
Terje Brovold
Open
|
75 kg | 73.9 kg | 210.0 kg | 137.5 kg | 242.5 kg | 590.0 kg | 427.33 | 424.80 |
| 6 |
Bernard Fennessey
Open
|
67.5 kg | 66.0 kg | 205.0 kg | 112.5 kg | 240.0 kg | 557.5 kg | 436.82 | 437.75 |
| 6 |
Lars Flyborg
Open
|
56 kg | 55.7 kg | 167.5 kg | 105.0 kg | 175.0 kg | 447.5 kg | 402.44 | 409.53 |
| 7 |
Paolo Bertoni
Open
|
90 kg | 89.3 kg | 240.0 kg | 160.0 kg | 265.0 kg | 665.0 kg | 431.69 | 426.23 |
| 7 |
Thomas Ward
Open
|
82.5 kg | 77.7 kg | 240.0 kg | 132.5 kg | 250.0 kg | 622.5 kg | 436.83 | 433.06 |
| 7 |
Robert van Look
Open
|
67.5 kg | 66.7 kg | 192.5 kg | 127.5 kg | 220.0 kg | 540.0 kg | 419.83 | 420.37 |
| 8 |
Siegfried Henke
Open
|
82.5 kg | 79.9 kg | 190.0 kg | 110.0 kg | 220.0 kg | 520.0 kg | 358.83 | 355.28 |
| 9 |
Bill West
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.0 kg | 317.5 kg | 155.0 kg | 295.0 kg | 767.5 kg | 521.70 | 516.04 |
| DQ |
Lucciano Sellitto
Open
|
67.5 kg | 64.1 kg | 175.0 kg | - | - | DQ | - | - |
Men's European Powerlifting Championships 1979 was held on May 2, 1979 in Sweden by the EPF federation, featuring 56 athletes across 10 weight classes. View more meets from EPF.
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