Men's World Powerlifting Championships
Meet Statistics
103
Total Entries
103
Athletes
10
Weight Classes
2.9%
Bomb-out Rate
467.7
Avg Wilks
467.2
Avg DOTS
Results
| Place | Name | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Wilks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bill Kazmaier
Open
|
110+ kg | 143.3 kg | 395.0 kg | 282.5 kg | 362.5 kg | 1040.0 kg | 566.22 | 579.15 |
| 1 |
John Kuc
Open
|
110 kg | 110.0 kg | 352.5 kg | 222.5 kg | 390.0 kg | 965.0 kg | 571.54 | 567.90 |
| 1 |
Larry Pacifico
Open
|
100 kg | 100.0 kg | 347.5 kg | 242.5 kg | 315.0 kg | 905.0 kg | 557.04 | 550.77 |
| 1 |
Tom Campbell
Open
|
90 kg | 89.9 kg | 335.0 kg | 215.0 kg | 320.0 kg | 870.0 kg | 562.86 | 555.72 |
| 1 |
Mike Bridges
Open
|
75 kg | 74.9 kg | 325.0 kg | 205.0 kg | 300.0 kg | 830.0 kg | 595.97 | 591.98 |
| 1 |
Ron Collins
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.1 kg | 332.5 kg | 167.5 kg | 315.0 kg | 815.0 kg | 553.60 | 547.57 |
| 1 |
James Moir
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.4 kg | 265.0 kg | 170.0 kg | 260.0 kg | 695.0 kg | 536.24 | 536.49 |
| 1 |
Lamar Gant
Open
|
56 kg | 55.7 kg | 190.0 kg | 140.0 kg | 280.0 kg | 610.0 kg | 548.58 | 558.24 |
| 1 |
Eddy Pengelly
Open
|
60 kg | 59.5 kg | 237.5 kg | 135.0 kg | 235.0 kg | 607.5 kg | 516.31 | 522.11 |
| 1 |
Hideaki Inaba
Open
|
52 kg | 51.9 kg | 220.0 kg | 120.0 kg | 225.0 kg | 565.0 kg | 542.14 | 555.54 |
| 2 |
Paul Wrenn
Open
|
110+ kg | 153.3 kg | 412.5 kg | 217.5 kg | 365.0 kg | 995.0 kg | 531.96 | 548.84 |
| 2 |
Hannu Saarelainen
Open
|
110 kg | 110.0 kg | 335.0 kg | 240.0 kg | 312.5 kg | 887.5 kg | 525.64 | 522.29 |
| 2 |
Ray Yvander
Open
|
100 kg | 100.0 kg | 347.5 kg | 195.0 kg | 335.0 kg | 877.5 kg | 540.12 | 534.04 |
| 2 |
Roger Estep
Open
|
90 kg | 88.9 kg | 325.0 kg | 220.0 kg | 297.5 kg | 842.5 kg | 548.17 | 541.26 |
| 2 |
Walter Thomas #2
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.1 kg | 317.5 kg | 195.0 kg | 300.0 kg | 812.5 kg | 551.90 | 545.89 |
| 2 |
Mauro Di Pasquale
Open
|
75 kg | 75.0 kg | 292.5 kg | 170.0 kg | 287.5 kg | 750.0 kg | 538.07 | 534.42 |
| 2 |
Hassan Salih
Open
|
67.5 kg | 66.6 kg | 260.0 kg | 162.5 kg | 252.5 kg | 675.0 kg | 525.36 | 526.10 |
| 2 |
Precious McKenzie
Open
|
56 kg | 55.9 kg | 230.0 kg | 130.0 kg | 250.0 kg | 610.0 kg | 546.84 | 556.28 |
| 2 |
Antero Köykkä
Open
|
60 kg | 59.8 kg | 215.0 kg | 130.0 kg | 245.0 kg | 590.0 kg | 499.35 | 504.73 |
| 2 |
Chuck Dunbar
Open
|
52 kg | 51.6 kg | 220.0 kg | 137.5 kg | 162.5 kg | 520.0 kg | 501.72 | 514.42 |
| 3 |
Lars Hedlund
Open
|
110+ kg | 142.4 kg | 380.0 kg | 272.5 kg | 310.0 kg | 962.5 kg | 524.95 | 536.49 |
| 3 |
Reijo Kiviranta
Open
|
100 kg | 100.0 kg | 335.0 kg | 202.5 kg | 340.0 kg | 877.5 kg | 540.12 | 534.04 |
| 3 |
Arthur White
Open
|
110 kg | 110.0 kg | 327.5 kg | 217.5 kg | 310.0 kg | 855.0 kg | 506.39 | 503.16 |
| 3 |
Vince Anello
Open
|
90 kg | 87.7 kg | 297.5 kg | 200.0 kg | 327.5 kg | 825.0 kg | 540.57 | 533.84 |
| 3 |
Kenneth Mattsson
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.0 kg | 290.0 kg | 197.5 kg | 287.5 kg | 775.0 kg | 526.80 | 521.08 |
| 3 |
Lars Backlund
Open
|
75 kg | 74.4 kg | 265.0 kg | 195.0 kg | 280.0 kg | 740.0 kg | 533.64 | 530.27 |
| 3 |
Des Garner
Open
|
67.5 kg | 66.7 kg | 270.0 kg | 140.0 kg | 245.0 kg | 655.0 kg | 509.24 | 509.89 |
| 3 |
Kullervo Lampela
Open
|
60 kg | 59.8 kg | 200.0 kg | 110.0 kg | 250.0 kg | 560.0 kg | 473.96 | 479.07 |
| 3 |
Juhani Niemi
Open
|
56 kg | 56.0 kg | 212.5 kg | 115.0 kg | 217.5 kg | 545.0 kg | 487.81 | 496.14 |
| 3 |
Narendra Bhairo
Open
|
52 kg | 52.0 kg | 190.0 kg | 115.0 kg | 195.0 kg | 500.0 kg | 478.89 | 490.64 |
| 4 |
Steve Zetolofsky
Open
|
110+ kg | 127.9 kg | 360.0 kg | 200.0 kg | 327.5 kg | 887.5 kg | 499.40 | 503.46 |
| 4 |
Raymond Nobile
Open
|
100 kg | 100.0 kg | 345.0 kg | 215.0 kg | 315.0 kg | 875.0 kg | 538.58 | 532.52 |
| 4 |
Ulf Morin
Open
|
110 kg | 110.0 kg | 330.0 kg | 185.0 kg | 340.0 kg | 855.0 kg | 506.39 | 503.16 |
| 4 |
Unto Honkonen
Open
|
90 kg | 88.8 kg | 300.0 kg | 210.0 kg | 305.0 kg | 815.0 kg | 530.59 | 523.90 |
| 4 |
Veli Kumpuniemi
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.0 kg | 255.0 kg | 152.5 kg | 330.0 kg | 737.5 kg | 501.31 | 495.87 |
| 4 |
Bruce Waddell
Open
|
75 kg | 75.0 kg | 275.0 kg | 157.5 kg | 285.0 kg | 717.5 kg | 514.75 | 511.26 |
| 4 |
Irwin Quelch
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.0 kg | 225.0 kg | 120.0 kg | 240.0 kg | 585.0 kg | 453.33 | 453.75 |
| 4 |
Dennis Labbe
Open
|
60 kg | 59.1 kg | 185.0 kg | 115.0 kg | 240.0 kg | 540.0 kg | 461.52 | 467.00 |
| 4 |
Tony Zappia
Open
|
56 kg | 55.8 kg | 190.0 kg | 115.0 kg | 212.5 kg | 517.5 kg | 464.66 | 472.76 |
| 4 |
Don MacVicar
Open
|
52 kg | 52.0 kg | 182.5 kg | 117.5 kg | 180.0 kg | 480.0 kg | 459.74 | 471.01 |
| 5 |
Alex Kapica
Open
|
110+ kg | 135.2 kg | 345.0 kg | 222.5 kg | 317.5 kg | 885.0 kg | 489.87 | 497.24 |
| 5 |
Olaf Sigurpalsson
Open
|
110 kg | 110.0 kg | 330.0 kg | 175.0 kg | 310.0 kg | 815.0 kg | 482.70 | 479.62 |
| 5 |
Gunnar Steingrímsson
Open
|
90 kg | 89.9 kg | 300.0 kg | 180.0 kg | 330.0 kg | 810.0 kg | 524.04 | 517.39 |
| 5 |
Karl Hult
Open
|
100 kg | 100.0 kg | 305.0 kg | 215.0 kg | 260.0 kg | 780.0 kg | 480.10 | 474.70 |
| 5 |
Jari Tähtinen
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.2 kg | 245.0 kg | 182.5 kg | 292.5 kg | 720.0 kg | 488.73 | 483.39 |
| 5 |
Raimo Välineva
Open
|
75 kg | 74.5 kg | 250.0 kg | 132.5 kg | 280.0 kg | 662.5 kg | 477.34 | 474.28 |
| 5 |
Bjørn Andreas Holmsen
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.5 kg | 205.0 kg | 115.0 kg | 242.5 kg | 562.5 kg | 433.55 | 433.70 |
| 5 |
Gordon Catterson
Open
|
60 kg | 60.0 kg | 205.0 kg | 130.0 kg | 205.0 kg | 540.0 kg | 455.78 | 460.55 |
| 5 |
Phil Stringer
Open
|
56 kg | 55.1 kg | 205.0 kg | 125.0 kg | 185.0 kg | 515.0 kg | 467.63 | 476.37 |
| 5 |
Len Skeen
Open
|
52 kg | 51.2 kg | 145.0 kg | 92.5 kg | 197.5 kg | 435.0 kg | 422.85 | 433.89 |
| 6 |
Arthur Bogason
Open
|
110+ kg | 139.7 kg | 310.0 kg | 170.0 kg | 342.5 kg | 822.5 kg | 451.01 | 459.76 |
| 6 |
Mal Meikle
Open
|
110 kg | 110.0 kg | 310.0 kg | 175.0 kg | 310.0 kg | 795.0 kg | 470.85 | 467.85 |
| 6 |
Peter Perry
Open
|
90 kg | 89.9 kg | 285.0 kg | 180.0 kg | 307.5 kg | 772.5 kg | 499.78 | 493.44 |
| 6 |
Jan Kalleberg
Open
|
100 kg | 100.0 kg | 280.0 kg | 165.0 kg | 305.0 kg | 750.0 kg | 461.64 | 456.44 |
| 6 |
Sverrir Hjaltason
Open
|
82.5 kg | 82.4 kg | 260.0 kg | 155.0 kg | 300.0 kg | 715.0 kg | 484.67 | 479.33 |
| 6 |
Tatsufumi Nakao
Open
|
75 kg | 74.5 kg | 230.0 kg | 145.0 kg | 265.0 kg | 640.0 kg | 461.12 | 458.18 |
| 6 |
Oddvar Wiken
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.3 kg | 215.0 kg | 127.5 kg | 217.5 kg | 560.0 kg | 432.55 | 432.80 |
| 6 |
Glen Waszkiel
Open
|
60 kg | 59.9 kg | 215.0 kg | 107.5 kg | 205.0 kg | 527.5 kg | 445.84 | 450.58 |
| 6 |
Hiroyuki Isagawa
Open
|
56 kg | 55.1 kg | 170.0 kg | 130.0 kg | 200.0 kg | 500.0 kg | 454.01 | 462.50 |
| 6 |
Brij Bhushan
Open
|
52 kg | 52.0 kg | 162.5 kg | 105.0 kg | 165.0 kg | 432.5 kg | 414.24 | 424.40 |
| 7 |
Michel Gosselin
Open
|
110+ kg | - | 310.0 kg | 232.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 815.0 kg | - | - |
| 7 |
John Darby #1
Open
|
110 kg | 110.0 kg | 290.0 kg | 182.5 kg | 310.0 kg | 782.5 kg | 463.45 | 460.50 |
| 7 |
John Cappola
Open
|
90 kg | 87.1 kg | 302.5 kg | 165.0 kg | 300.0 kg | 767.5 kg | 504.71 | 498.47 |
| 7 |
Dieter Merkel
Open
|
100 kg | 100.0 kg | 230.0 kg | 180.0 kg | 270.0 kg | 680.0 kg | 418.55 | 413.84 |
| 7 |
Edwin Paris
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.1 kg | 245.0 kg | 135.0 kg | 290.0 kg | 670.0 kg | 458.32 | 453.53 |
| 7 |
Kjell Skybak
Open
|
75 kg | 74.6 kg | 225.0 kg | 145.0 kg | 270.0 kg | 640.0 kg | 460.73 | 457.75 |
| 7 |
Robert van Look
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.1 kg | 200.0 kg | 125.0 kg | 220.0 kg | 545.0 kg | 421.87 | 422.21 |
| 7 |
Stefano Finateri
Open
|
56 kg | 55.8 kg | 182.5 kg | 97.5 kg | 205.0 kg | 485.0 kg | 435.47 | 443.07 |
| 7 |
P. Jayappa
Open
|
60 kg | 59.1 kg | 165.0 kg | 107.5 kg | 185.0 kg | 457.5 kg | 391.01 | 395.65 |
| 7 |
P. Yasodhara
Open
|
52 kg | 52.0 kg | 150.0 kg | 90.0 kg | 192.5 kg | 432.5 kg | 414.24 | 424.40 |
| 8 |
Thamer Chaim
Open
|
110+ kg | - | 277.5 kg | 175.0 kg | 305.0 kg | 757.5 kg | - | - |
| 8 |
Louis Loncke
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.1 kg | 260.0 kg | 137.5 kg | 265.0 kg | 662.5 kg | 453.19 | 448.45 |
| 8 |
Klaus Fink
Open
|
100 kg | 100.0 kg | 245.0 kg | 150.0 kg | 240.0 kg | 635.0 kg | 390.85 | 386.45 |
| 8 |
Max Stamm
Open
|
75 kg | 74.7 kg | 230.0 kg | 145.0 kg | 255.0 kg | 630.0 kg | 453.14 | 450.17 |
| 8 |
Locknir Singh
Open
|
90 kg | 86.4 kg | 225.0 kg | 150.0 kg | 235.0 kg | 610.0 kg | 402.86 | 397.93 |
| 8 |
Loknoth Bolar
Open
|
110 kg | 110.0 kg | 222.5 kg | 157.5 kg | 230.0 kg | 610.0 kg | 361.28 | 358.98 |
| 8 |
Jonny Mombert
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.1 kg | 215.0 kg | 110.0 kg | 215.0 kg | 540.0 kg | 418.00 | 418.34 |
| 8 |
Subrata Dutta
Open
|
56 kg | 54.8 kg | 170.0 kg | 97.5 kg | 215.0 kg | 482.5 kg | 440.27 | 448.74 |
| 8 |
R. Gajanana
Open
|
60 kg | 59.9 kg | 162.5 kg | 110.0 kg | 185.0 kg | 457.5 kg | 386.68 | 390.79 |
| 8 |
Y. Toutaka
Open
|
52 kg | 51.2 kg | 150.0 kg | 100.0 kg | 177.5 kg | 427.5 kg | 415.56 | 426.41 |
| 9 |
Fritz Seese
Open
|
110+ kg | - | 310.0 kg | 160.0 kg | 285.0 kg | 755.0 kg | - | - |
| 9 |
H. Oberhauser
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.9 kg | 222.5 kg | 135.0 kg | 260.0 kg | 617.5 kg | 420.03 | 415.49 |
| 9 |
Karl Hirtreiter
Open
|
90 kg | 89.6 kg | 205.0 kg | 195.0 kg | 210.0 kg | 610.0 kg | 395.31 | 390.31 |
| 9 |
Pol Wautermartens
Open
|
75 kg | 74.4 kg | 215.0 kg | 125.0 kg | 247.5 kg | 587.5 kg | 423.66 | 420.99 |
| 9 |
Marcel Varé
Open
|
100 kg | 100.0 kg | 190.0 kg | 162.5 kg | 225.0 kg | 577.5 kg | 355.46 | 351.46 |
| 9 |
B. Das
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.5 kg | 185.0 kg | 130.0 kg | 200.0 kg | 515.0 kg | 396.93 | 397.07 |
| 9 |
PJ Joseph
Open
|
56 kg | 56.0 kg | 175.0 kg | 97.5 kg | 192.5 kg | 465.0 kg | 416.20 | 423.31 |
| 9 |
Hideo Torisawa
Open
|
60 kg | 60.0 kg | 175.0 kg | 90.0 kg | 180.0 kg | 445.0 kg | 375.60 | 379.53 |
| 9 |
Neptali Godoy
Open
|
52 kg | 52.0 kg | 135.0 kg | 80.0 kg | 180.0 kg | 395.0 kg | 378.33 | 387.60 |
| 10 |
Albert Mombert
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.6 kg | 220.0 kg | 142.5 kg | 252.5 kg | 615.0 kg | 419.21 | 414.73 |
| 10 |
Eric Wan
Open
|
75 kg | 74.5 kg | 215.0 kg | 135.0 kg | 230.0 kg | 580.0 kg | 417.89 | 415.22 |
| 10 |
Siegfried Henke
Open
|
90 kg | 85.9 kg | 200.0 kg | 125.0 kg | 235.0 kg | 560.0 kg | 370.98 | 366.49 |
| 10 |
Kristian Kristiansson
Open
|
67.5 kg | 67.5 kg | 172.5 kg | 90.0 kg | 180.0 kg | 442.5 kg | 341.06 | 341.17 |
| 10 |
Hidetoshi Marumoto
Open
|
56 kg | 55.1 kg | 160.0 kg | 97.5 kg | 180.0 kg | 437.5 kg | 397.26 | 404.69 |
| 11 |
Masayuki Suzuki
Open
|
82.5 kg | 77.2 kg | 212.5 kg | 180.0 kg | 220.0 kg | 612.5 kg | 431.52 | 427.93 |
| 11 |
Eiji Ueda
Open
|
75 kg | 74.1 kg | 205.0 kg | 140.0 kg | 200.0 kg | 545.0 kg | 394.04 | 391.65 |
| 11 |
Gary Bunt
Open
|
90 kg | 89.5 kg | 115.0 kg | 155.0 kg | 150.0 kg | 420.0 kg | 272.34 | 268.89 |
| 12 |
Fred Kendall
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.6 kg | 225.0 kg | 150.0 kg | 235.0 kg | 610.0 kg | 415.80 | 411.36 |
| 13 |
L. Romagnolli
Open
|
82.5 kg | 80.6 kg | 210.0 kg | 160.0 kg | 230.0 kg | 600.0 kg | 411.92 | 407.71 |
| 14 |
K. Kawaguchi
Open
|
82.5 kg | 81.5 kg | 200.0 kg | 130.0 kg | 230.0 kg | 560.0 kg | 381.99 | 377.93 |
| DQ |
Skulli Oskarsson
Open
|
75 kg | 75.0 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Gino Bultinck
Open
|
110+ kg | - | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Peter Fiore
Open
|
75 kg | 75.0 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
Men's World Powerlifting Championships was held on November 2, 1979 in OH, USA by the IPF federation, featuring 103 athletes across 10 weight classes. View more meets from IPF.
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