World Record Bench Press Challenge
Meet Statistics
Results
| Place | Name | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Wilks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Willie Williams
Open
|
140+ kg | 156.5 kg | - | 320.0 kg | - | 320.0 kg | 170.16 | 175.99 |
| 1 |
George Halbert
Open
|
110 kg | 103.0 kg | - | 310.0 kg | - | 310.0 kg | 188.46 | 186.55 |
| 1 |
Kenny Patterson
Open
|
125 kg | 123.4 kg | - | 302.5 kg | - | 302.5 kg | 172.16 | 172.85 |
| 1 |
Dan Kovacs
Open
|
140 kg | 139.3 kg | - | 295.0 kg | - | 295.0 kg | 161.91 | 164.98 |
| 1 |
Dave Waterman
Open
|
90 kg | 87.5 kg | - | 277.5 kg | - | 277.5 kg | 182.00 | 179.74 |
| 1 |
JM Blakley
Open
|
100 kg | 99.8 kg | - | 265.0 kg | - | 265.0 kg | 163.26 | 161.41 |
| 1 |
Markus Schick
Open
|
75 kg | 70.3 kg | - | 237.5 kg | - | 237.5 kg | 177.86 | 177.38 |
| 1 |
Tina Rinehart
Open
|
60 kg | 57.2 kg | - | 140.0 kg | - | 140.0 kg | 160.12 | 162.12 |
| 1 |
Amy Weisberger
Open
|
56 kg | 56.0 kg | - | 127.5 kg | - | 127.5 kg | 147.84 | 150.08 |
| 2 |
Jerry Schwenker
Open
|
90 kg | 87.7 kg | - | 252.5 kg | - | 252.5 kg | 165.49 | 163.43 |
| 2 |
Beau Moore #1
Open
|
140+ kg | 143.8 kg | - | 287.5 kg | - | 287.5 kg | 156.39 | 160.03 |
| 2 |
Robert Thomas
Open
|
140 kg | 126.1 kg | - | 280.0 kg | - | 280.0 kg | 158.26 | 159.28 |
| 2 |
Bill Crawford
Open
|
125 kg | 121.6 kg | - | 287.5 kg | - | 287.5 kg | 164.41 | 164.81 |
| 3 |
George Nelson
Open
|
125 kg | 117.0 kg | - | 240.0 kg | - | 240.0 kg | 139.01 | 138.82 |
| DQ |
David Tate
Open
|
125 kg | 121.6 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Tom Skiver
Open
|
125 kg | 124.3 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Phil Guarino
Open
|
125 kg | 115.2 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Jesse Kellum
Open
|
90 kg | 88.2 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Jerry Obradovic
Open
|
140 kg | 139.3 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
| DQ |
Anthony Clark #1
Open
|
140+ kg | 157.9 kg | - | - | - | DQ | - | - |
World Record Bench Press Challenge was held on March 6, 1999 in OH, USA by the APF federation, featuring 20 athletes across 9 weight classes. View more meets from APF.
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