IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships 1978
Meet Statistics
96
Total Entries
96
Athletes
10
Weight Classes
9.4%
Bomb-out Rate
468.6
Avg Wilks
469.7
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 |
Mike Bridges 67.5 kg · Open
|
730.0 kg | 563.85 |
| 2 |
Doyle Kenady 110+ kg · Open
|
1027.5 kg | 561.97 |
| 3 |
Larry Pacifico 100 kg · Open
|
912.5 kg | 561.78 |
Results
| Place | Name | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Wilks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Doyle Kenady
Open
|
110+ kg | 141.0 kg | 402.5 kg | 250.0 kg | 375.0 kg | 1027.5 kg | 561.97 | 573.57 |
| 1 |
Terry McCormick
Open
|
110 kg | 109.5 kg | 340.0 kg | 230.0 kg | 347.5 kg | 917.5 kg | 544.34 | 540.70 |
| 1 |
Larry Pacifico
Open
|
100 kg | 100.0 kg | 347.5 kg | 225.0 kg | 340.0 kg | 912.5 kg | 561.78 | 555.45 |
| 1 |
Vince Anello
Open
|
90 kg | 90.0 kg | 297.5 kg | 197.5 kg | 370.0 kg | 865.0 kg | 559.31 | 552.21 |
| 1 |
Walter Thomas
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.7 kg | 305.0 kg | 187.5 kg | 325.0 kg | 817.5 kg | 556.85 | 550.88 |
| 1 |
Peter Fiore
Open
|
75 kg | 74.8 kg | 287.5 kg | 180.0 kg | 265.0 kg | 732.5 kg | 526.41 | 522.92 |
| 1 |
Mike Bridges
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.3 kg | 282.5 kg | 182.5 kg | 265.0 kg | 730.0 kg | 563.85 | 564.18 |
| 1 |
Lamar Gant
Open
|
60 kg | 59.6 kg | 217.5 kg | 140.0 kg | 282.5 kg | 640.0 kg | 543.17 | 549.19 |
| 1 |
Precious McKenzie
Open
|
56 kg | 55.0 kg | 217.5 kg | 127.5 kg | 245.0 kg | 590.0 kg | 536.61 | 546.73 |
| 1 |
Hideaki Inaba
Open
|
52 kg | 51.5 kg | 215.0 kg | 117.5 kg | 220.0 kg | 552.5 kg | 534.07 | 547.69 |
| 2 |
Taito Haara
Open
|
110+ kg | 137.4 kg | 400.0 kg | 210.0 kg | 330.0 kg | 940.0 kg | 517.88 | 526.78 |
| 2 |
Hannu Saarelainen
Open
|
110 kg | 109.7 kg | 340.0 kg | 235.0 kg | 332.5 kg | 907.5 kg | 538.04 | 534.51 |
| 2 |
Raymond Nobile
Open
|
100 kg | 99.2 kg | 342.5 kg | 210.0 kg | 322.5 kg | 875.0 kg | 540.46 | 534.24 |
| 2 |
Unto Honkonen
Open
|
90 kg | 89.4 kg | 295.0 kg | 200.0 kg | 310.0 kg | 805.0 kg | 522.28 | 515.67 |
| 2 |
Bill West
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.1 kg | 307.5 kg | 157.5 kg | 300.0 kg | 765.0 kg | 519.64 | 513.98 |
| 2 |
Skúli Óskarsson
Open
|
75 kg | 75.0 kg | 295.0 kg | 130.0 kg | 297.5 kg | 722.5 kg | 518.34 | 514.82 |
| 2 |
Mauro Di Pasquale
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.5 kg | 262.5 kg | 140.0 kg | 272.5 kg | 675.0 kg | 520.25 | 520.44 |
| 2 |
Eddy Pengelly
Open
|
60 kg | 60.0 kg | 227.5 kg | 137.5 kg | 250.0 kg | 615.0 kg | 519.09 | 524.52 |
| 2 |
Yrjö Haatanen
Open
|
56 kg | 55.9 kg | 190.0 kg | 115.0 kg | 220.0 kg | 525.0 kg | 470.65 | 478.77 |
| 2 |
Narendra Bhairo
Open
|
52 kg | 51.5 kg | 190.0 kg | 110.0 kg | 190.0 kg | 490.0 kg | 473.65 | 485.74 |
| 3 |
Ulf Morin
Open
|
110 kg | 110.0 kg | 345.0 kg | 215.0 kg | 322.5 kg | 882.5 kg | 522.68 | 519.35 |
| 3 |
Steve Zetolofsky
Open
|
110+ kg | 124.2 kg | 345.0 kg | 220.0 kg | 305.0 kg | 870.0 kg | 494.08 | 496.42 |
| 3 |
Reijo Kiviranta
Open
|
100 kg | 99.9 kg | 325.0 kg | 190.0 kg | 335.0 kg | 850.0 kg | 523.42 | 517.51 |
| 3 |
Steve Miller
Open
|
90 kg | 90.0 kg | 290.0 kg | 190.0 kg | 315.0 kg | 795.0 kg | 514.05 | 507.52 |
| 3 |
Kenneth Mattsson
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.9 kg | 280.0 kg | 192.5 kg | 280.0 kg | 752.5 kg | 511.86 | 506.33 |
| 3 |
Jouko Nyyssönen
Open
|
75 kg | 74.7 kg | 275.0 kg | 175.0 kg | 270.0 kg | 720.0 kg | 518.09 | 514.72 |
| 3 |
Des Garner
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.4 kg | 252.5 kg | 157.5 kg | 260.0 kg | 670.0 kg | 516.95 | 517.19 |
| 3 |
Antero Köykkä
Open
|
60 kg | 59.9 kg | 200.0 kg | 122.5 kg | 230.0 kg | 552.5 kg | 466.97 | 471.93 |
| 3 |
Tony Zappia
Open
|
56 kg | 55.5 kg | 185.0 kg | 110.0 kg | 205.0 kg | 500.0 kg | 451.09 | 459.20 |
| 3 |
Phil Stringer
Open
|
52 kg | 51.5 kg | 190.0 kg | 110.0 kg | 170.0 kg | 470.0 kg | 454.32 | 465.91 |
| 4 |
Ray Yvander
Open
|
100 kg | 99.7 kg | 330.0 kg | 200.0 kg | 317.5 kg | 847.5 kg | 522.33 | 516.40 |
| 4 |
Reidar Steen
Open
|
110 kg | 109.8 kg | 315.0 kg | 217.5 kg | 297.5 kg | 830.0 kg | 491.92 | 488.72 |
| 4 |
Antti Närvänen
Open
|
110+ kg | 138.4 kg | 350.0 kg | 180.0 kg | 280.0 kg | 810.0 kg | 445.34 | 453.42 |
| 4 |
Eamon Toal
Open
|
90 kg | 89.0 kg | 290.0 kg | 182.5 kg | 315.0 kg | 787.5 kg | 512.09 | 505.63 |
| 4 |
Sulo Kierivaara
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.5 kg | 270.0 kg | 170.0 kg | 292.5 kg | 732.5 kg | 496.19 | 490.71 |
| 4 |
Bruce Waddell
Open
|
75 kg | 75.0 kg | 280.0 kg | 150.0 kg | 272.5 kg | 702.5 kg | 503.99 | 500.57 |
| 4 |
Ron Wilton
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.5 kg | 260.0 kg | 145.0 kg | 260.0 kg | 665.0 kg | 512.55 | 512.73 |
| 4 |
Kullervo Lampela
Open
|
60 kg | 59.9 kg | 185.0 kg | 102.5 kg | 262.5 kg | 550.0 kg | 464.86 | 469.80 |
| 4 |
Subrata Dutta
Open
|
56 kg | 53.9 kg | 155.0 kg | 107.5 kg | 197.5 kg | 460.0 kg | 426.10 | 435.00 |
| 4 |
Yoshihiro Fukuya
Open
|
52 kg | 51.2 kg | 130.0 kg | 90.0 kg | 170.0 kg | 390.0 kg | 379.11 | 389.01 |
| 5 |
Alan Marshall
Open
|
110 kg | 108.5 kg | 305.0 kg | 185.0 kg | 310.0 kg | 800.0 kg | 476.29 | 472.82 |
| 5 |
B. Tanton
Open
|
100 kg | 99.0 kg | 310.0 kg | 180.0 kg | 295.0 kg | 785.0 kg | 485.30 | 479.69 |
| 5 |
Conny Nilsson
Open
|
90 kg | 89.8 kg | 310.0 kg | 170.0 kg | 300.0 kg | 780.0 kg | 504.91 | 498.51 |
| 5 |
Lars Backlund
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.8 kg | 270.0 kg | 190.0 kg | 270.0 kg | 730.0 kg | 496.90 | 491.55 |
| 5 |
Conny Uldin
Open
|
75 kg | 74.8 kg | 250.0 kg | 150.0 kg | 275.0 kg | 675.0 kg | 485.09 | 481.87 |
| 5 |
Dhuram Pal
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.5 kg | 250.0 kg | 145.0 kg | 262.5 kg | 657.5 kg | 506.77 | 506.94 |
| 5 |
Jerry Marentette
Open
|
60 kg | 60.0 kg | 187.5 kg | 122.5 kg | 240.0 kg | 550.0 kg | 464.22 | 469.08 |
| 5 |
Kevin Paul
Open
|
56 kg | 55.0 kg | 122.5 kg | 75.0 kg | 187.5 kg | 385.0 kg | 350.16 | 356.77 |
| 6 |
Olaf Sigurpalsson
Open
|
110 kg | 109.7 kg | 325.0 kg | 170.0 kg | 305.0 kg | 800.0 kg | 474.30 | 471.19 |
| 6 |
E. Jack
Open
|
100 kg | 99.7 kg | 302.5 kg | 180.0 kg | 300.0 kg | 782.5 kg | 482.27 | 476.80 |
| 6 |
Per Kristian Simonsen
Open
|
90 kg | 89.2 kg | 285.0 kg | 175.0 kg | 295.0 kg | 755.0 kg | 490.40 | 484.20 |
| 6 |
Paul Dann
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.2 kg | 282.5 kg | 165.0 kg | 272.5 kg | 720.0 kg | 488.73 | 483.39 |
| 6 |
Tatsufumi Nakao
Open
|
75 kg | 74.4 kg | 220.0 kg | 187.5 kg | 250.0 kg | 657.5 kg | 474.14 | 471.15 |
| 6 |
Dennis Attland
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.3 kg | 220.0 kg | 152.5 kg | 245.0 kg | 617.5 kg | 476.96 | 477.24 |
| 6 |
Ola Dalsheim
Open
|
60 kg | 60.0 kg | 160.0 kg | 102.5 kg | 175.0 kg | 437.5 kg | 369.27 | 373.13 |
| 6 |
Leif Josefsson
Open
|
56 kg | 52.9 kg | 152.5 kg | 72.5 kg | 157.5 kg | 382.5 kg | 360.49 | 368.71 |
| 7 |
L. Ernbom
Open
|
110 kg | 102.2 kg | 290.0 kg | 185.0 kg | 315.0 kg | 790.0 kg | 481.77 | 476.74 |
| 7 |
Peter Perry
Open
|
90 kg | 89.5 kg | 280.0 kg | 172.5 kg | 292.5 kg | 745.0 kg | 483.08 | 476.96 |
| 7 |
Mal Meikle
Open
|
100 kg | 99.7 kg | 270.0 kg | 165.0 kg | 290.0 kg | 725.0 kg | 446.83 | 441.76 |
| 7 |
John Cappola
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.3 kg | 250.0 kg | 152.5 kg | 285.0 kg | 687.5 kg | 466.51 | 461.40 |
| 7 |
Kjell Johansen
Open
|
75 kg | 74.7 kg | 260.0 kg | 150.0 kg | 240.0 kg | 650.0 kg | 467.52 | 464.46 |
| 7 |
KÃ¥re Holte
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.4 kg | 195.0 kg | 117.5 kg | 247.5 kg | 560.0 kg | 432.31 | 432.54 |
| 8 |
Karl Hult
Open
|
110 kg | 104.5 kg | 295.0 kg | 210.0 kg | 257.5 kg | 762.5 kg | 460.75 | 456.40 |
| 8 |
Totsuharu Maeda
Open
|
90 kg | 88.0 kg | 280.0 kg | 157.5 kg | 262.5 kg | 700.0 kg | 457.85 | 452.13 |
| 8 |
Sverre Nyhus
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.4 kg | 240.0 kg | 147.5 kg | 270.0 kg | 657.5 kg | 445.69 | 440.78 |
| 8 |
B. Alexander
Open
|
75 kg | 74.6 kg | 227.5 kg | 140.0 kg | 265.0 kg | 632.5 kg | 455.33 | 452.38 |
| 8 |
Bill Jamison
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.3 kg | 202.5 kg | 127.5 kg | 227.5 kg | 557.5 kg | 430.62 | 430.86 |
| 9 |
Alex Kapica
Open
|
110 kg | 109.6 kg | 285.0 kg | 165.0 kg | 295.0 kg | 745.0 kg | 441.85 | 438.92 |
| 9 |
S. Holte
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.3 kg | 235.0 kg | 145.0 kg | 260.0 kg | 640.0 kg | 434.13 | 429.37 |
| 9 |
Hugo de Grauwe
Open
|
90 kg | 89.6 kg | 240.0 kg | 137.5 kg | 250.0 kg | 627.5 kg | 406.66 | 401.50 |
| 9 |
Bill Grant
Open
|
75 kg | 75.0 kg | 242.5 kg | 135.0 kg | 247.5 kg | 625.0 kg | 448.58 | 445.56 |
| 9 |
I. Harada
Open
|
67.5 kg | 66.8 kg | 170.0 kg | 157.5 kg | 205.0 kg | 532.5 kg | 413.54 | 414.03 |
| 10 |
Shoei Nakamura
Open
|
110 kg | 107.7 kg | 300.0 kg | 170.0 kg | 265.0 kg | 735.0 kg | 438.85 | 435.44 |
| 10 |
Albert Mombert
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.7 kg | 222.5 kg | 145.0 kg | 252.5 kg | 620.0 kg | 422.47 | 417.95 |
| 10 |
Tormod Andersen
Open
|
75 kg | 74.6 kg | 230.0 kg | 145.0 kg | 230.0 kg | 605.0 kg | 435.53 | 432.71 |
| 10 |
B. Kerkers
Open
|
90 kg | 89.5 kg | 200.0 kg | 140.0 kg | 200.0 kg | 540.0 kg | 350.15 | 345.72 |
| 10 |
Robert van Look
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.4 kg | 180.0 kg | 125.0 kg | 210.0 kg | 515.0 kg | 397.36 | 397.54 |
| 11 |
Jan Kaleberg
Open
|
110 kg | 105.5 kg | 260.0 kg | 160.0 kg | 280.0 kg | 700.0 kg | 421.36 | 417.60 |
| 11 |
Pol Wautermartens
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.7 kg | 217.5 kg | 125.0 kg | 255.0 kg | 597.5 kg | 407.00 | 402.63 |
| 11 |
Eric Wan
Open
|
75 kg | 74.8 kg | 205.0 kg | 130.0 kg | 245.0 kg | 580.0 kg | 416.82 | 414.06 |
| 11 |
Siegfried Henke
Open
|
90 kg | 84.8 kg | 190.0 kg | 120.0 kg | 220.0 kg | 530.0 kg | 353.57 | 349.39 |
| 12 |
Louis Loncke
Open
|
75 kg | 74.4 kg | 220.0 kg | 127.5 kg | 230.0 kg | 577.5 kg | 416.45 | 413.82 |
| 12 |
E. Phiri
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.3 kg | 172.5 kg | 112.5 kg | 227.5 kg | 512.5 kg | 347.76 | 343.95 |
| 13 |
A. Singh
Open
|
75 kg | 72.9 kg | 185.0 kg | 147.5 kg | 237.5 kg | 570.0 kg | 416.74 | 414.64 |
| 13 |
Bharat Bhusan
Open
|
82.5 kg | 80.1 kg | 160.0 kg | 105.0 kg | 205.0 kg | 470.0 kg | 323.85 | 320.62 |
| 14 |
J. Chiwanga
Open
|
75 kg | 73.9 kg | 207.5 kg | 120.0 kg | 222.5 kg | 550.0 kg | 398.53 | 396.19 |
| 15 |
T. Suzuki
Open
|
75 kg | 72.4 kg | 185.0 kg | 165.0 kg | 195.0 kg | 545.0 kg | 400.10 | 398.25 |
| DQ |
Rick Gaugler
Open
|
75 kg | 75.0 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Stefano Finateri
Open
|
56 kg | 56.0 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Ove Nilsson
Open
|
60 kg | 60.0 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Bjørn Andreas Holmsen
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.5 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
John Wright
Open
|
100 kg | 99.5 kg | 295.0 kg | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Dennis Reed
Open
|
100 kg | 99.0 kg | 342.5 kg | 187.5 kg | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Fritz Seese
Open
|
110+ kg | - | 300.0 kg | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
S. Pal
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.5 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Kanta Kanada
Open
|
90 kg | 89.4 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
Men's World Powerlifting Championships 1978 was held on November 2, 1978 in Finland by the IPF federation, featuring 96 athletes across 10 weight classes. View more meets from IPF.
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