LIFE WILL WIN OVER DEATH, AND
LIGHT WILL WIN OVER DARKNESS.
 

8th World Masters Men's Bench Press Championships

Bratislava \ Slovakia

16 − 19 April, 2008

Masters I
LiftersResultsWilks PointsRem.
#NameBorn/BW/LotTeamBP1BP2BP3BestW.CoefPointsRankDT
-56kg
1.Nakata Kazuo1967/54.90/144JPN 150.0150.0157.5150.00.9283139.25  
2.Falke Rainer1965/55.40/143GER 105.0115.0120.0120.00.9200110.40  
−Miura Hiroshi1964/54.10/139JPN 135.0150.0150.0−0.9421−  
-60kg
1.Kolsovsky Stefan1961/60.00/140SVK 142.5150.0152.5152.50.8529130.07  
2.Tanaka Yuichiro1967/59.00/142JPN 142.5147.5150.0147.50.8662127.76  
3.Lechner Kurt1967/58.90/146AUT 120.0135.0142.5120.00.8675104.10  
-67.5kg
1.Mori Takashi1963/66.90/147JPN 145.0150.0155.0155.00.7766120.37  
2.Haynes Clifford1960/67.10/141GBR 145.0150.0155.0155.00.7747120.08  
3.Petrencak Steve1968/65.40/145USA 150.0157.5157.5150.00.7911118.67  
4.Danielli Luigi1961/67.00/150ITA 145.0152.5157.5145.00.7756112.46  
−Prater Gary1963/67.30/148GBR 130.0130.0130.0−0.7729−  
-75kg
1.Fronzaglia Damian1965/73.90/149USA 192.5202.5210.0210.00.7200151.20  
2.Cucuzzella Alphonse1966/73.50/162FRA 205.0212.5215.0205.00.7228148.17  
3.Mishima Tadashi1962/74.00/152JPN 205.0215.0217.5205.00.7193147.46  
4.Berndt Roy1966/74.20/151GER 190.0200.0207.5200.00.7179143.58  
5.Colomba Fabrizio1965/74.10/158ITA 175.0175.0190.0175.00.7186125.75  
6.Pricl Lubomir1964/74.30/153SVK 130.0140.0145.0140.00.7173100.42  
-82.5kg
1.Furnas Andy1964/82.00/163USA 210.0217.5225.0217.50.6724146.25  
2.Ishimoto Naoki1962/81.00/154JPN 210.0215.0217.5210.00.6774142.25  
3.Amatsuji Shinobu1962/80.00/159JPN 200.0200.0210.0200.00.6827136.54  
4.Miglans Aleksandrs1963/81.70/176LAT 192.5197.5200.0192.50.6739129.73  
5.Janusek Roman1965/81.40/164SVK 185.0185.0185.0185.00.6754124.95  
6.Cencich Thomas1960/81.70/160USA 177.5182.5202.5182.50.6739122.99  
7.Vincourek Frantisek1966/81.20/166CZE 175.0180.0182.5180.00.6764121.75  
−Bougamdouz Gemel1963/82.20/157FRA 210.0212.5217.5−0.6714−  
-90kg
1.Cieri Dennis1968/89.80/172USA w1265.0290.0291.0265.00.6391169.36  
2.Tuononen Juha1968/89.80/175FIN 230.0235.0240.0235.00.6391150.19  
3.Gayek Lutz1967/86.90/168GER 225.0232.5235.0232.50.6503151.19  
4.Kondakor Vincent1963/89.10/169SVK 210.0217.5220.0220.00.6417141.17  
5.Kati Jiri1965/89.00/174CZE 215.0217.5235.0217.50.6421139.66  
6.Paukert Miroslav1963/88.80/173CZE 210.0215.0217.5215.00.6428138.20  
7.Leblevenec Patrick1963/86.50/177FRA 212.5220.0235.0212.50.6519138.53  
8.Landvik Pekka1966/89.10/179FIN 207.5212.5217.5212.50.6417136.36  
9.Arkle Keith1961/89.80/167GBR 202.5210.0215.0210.00.6391134.21  
10.Salvagio Daniele1963/86.70/171ITA 205.0212.5217.5205.00.6511133.48  
−Plavka Vladimir1960/89.70/184SVK 160.0160.0160.0−0.6395−  
-100kg
1.Lehto Juha1964/98.50/185FIN 240.0247.5250.0250.00.6123153.07  
2.Semskij Klaus1964/99.00/182GER 245.0250.0252.5250.00.6111152.78  
3.Vuontisvaara Matti1967/99.50/190FIN 232.5242.5242.5232.50.6098141.78  
4.Encinas Vincent1964/98.40/189FRA 225.0225.0232.5225.00.6126137.84  
5.Svec Imrich1966/98.90/195SVK 210.0222.5232.5222.50.6113136.01  
6.France Herve1966/99.00/186FRA 200.0215.0225.0215.00.6111131.39  
7.Asama Shigetoshi1959/95.20/188JPN 200.0202.5210.0210.00.6214130.49  
8.Sedlacek Tomas1965/99.10/197CZE 207.5212.5212.5207.50.6108126.74  
9.Ohlsson Stefan1968/93.00/191SWE 190.0200.0200.0200.00.6282125.64  
−Ahl Thomas1960/96.20/183SWE 245.0250.0252.5−0.6186−  
−Farstad Svein Olav1965/94.70/187NOR 240.0240.0240.0−0.6229−  
-110kg
1.Doan David1964/109.00/205USA 265.0270.0272.5272.50.5902160.83  
2.Minami Shigeki1965/108.90/200JPN 265.0265.0272.5265.00.5903156.43  
3.Delapille Philippe1960/109.20/199FRA 217.5225.0225.0217.50.5898128.28  
4.Ginovsky Ivan1967/102.80/194SVK 175.0175.0175.0175.00.6021105.37  
5.Anderson Edward1961/100.20/198NZL 165.0180.0180.0165.00.6081100.34  
−Bozyczko Krzysztof1965/104.80/208POL 265.0265.0265.0−0.5980−  
−Kondla Michal1966/108.40/207CZE 215.0215.0217.5−0.5912−  
-125kg
1.Furesund Kjell1966/123.80/203NOR 270.0270.0272.5272.50.5710155.60  
2.Kircher Achim1968/114.50/204GER 265.0270.0270.0270.00.5817157.06  
3.Stephens Kyle1967/116.60/214USA 265.0265.0265.0265.00.5790153.44  
4.Cserna Janos1968/117.90/216HUN 240.0240.0247.5240.00.5774138.58  
5.Tsujimi Naoki1964/117.70/213JPN 225.0235.0235.0235.00.5776135.74  
6.Mihaly Michal1966/120.30/211CZE 232.5260.0260.0232.50.5746133.59  
7.Hirvonen Heikki1961/119.10/212FIN 200.0205.0205.0205.00.5759118.06  
8.Straka Christian1966/115.90/202AUT 190.0195.0200.0200.00.5799115.98  
−Gillespie William1959/123.90/210USA 282.5282.5282.5−0.5709−  
−Krcmar Jiri1962/117.30/218CZE 220.0××−0.5781−  
−Szabo Peter1964/115.30/220SVK 175.0175.0175.0−0.5806−  
125+kg
1.Gaudreau Daniel1960/159.20/217USA 285.0285.0285.0285.00.5486156.35  
2.Fjoren Trond1966/142.10/223NOR 270.0277.5277.5277.50.5576154.73  
3.Birkedal Kjetil1967/139.30/222NOR 255.0270.0270.0270.00.5592150.98  
4.Lochner Jurgen1959/145.40/219GER 270.0270.0280.0270.00.5557150.04  
5.Stoppa Lutz1960/125.30/221GER 200.0210.0215.0215.00.5696122.46  
6.Rossetti Renaldo1960/141.10/215FRA 190.0200.0212.5212.50.5582118.62  

Best 10 Lifters by Wilks Points

RankNameBornTeamW.ClassRankB.WeightResultW.CoefW.Pts
Gold Prize by Relative Points1. Cieri Dennis1968U.S.America -90kg189.80265.00.6391169.362
Silver Prize by Relative Points2. Doan David1964U.S.America -110kg1109.00272.50.5902160.829
Bronze Prize by Relative Points3. Kircher Achim1968Germany -125kg2114.50270.00.5817157.059
4. Minami Shigeki1965Japan -110kg2108.90265.00.5903156.429
5. Gaudreau Daniel1960U.S.America 125+kg1159.20285.00.5486156.351
6. Furesund Kjell1966Norway -125kg1123.80272.50.5710155.597
7. Fjoren Trond1966Norway 125+kg2142.10277.50.5576154.734
8. Stephens Kyle1967U.S.America -125kg3116.60265.00.5790153.435
9. Lehto Juha1964Finland -100kg198.50250.00.6123153.075
10. Semskij Klaus1964Germany -100kg299.00250.00.6111152.775
Masters II
LiftersResultsWilks PointsRem.
#NameBorn/BW/LotTeamBP1BP2BP3BestW.CoefPointsRankDT
-56kg
1.Kalinski Antonin1953/55.80/78POL 115.0115.0120.0120.00.9135109.62  
2.Wasniowski Leszek1957/55.10/77POL 105.0110.0115.0110.00.9250101.75  
3.Moiseev Alexander1954/55.90/76BLR 95.0107.5112.595.00.911986.63  
4.Giummarra Franco1950/55.60/73ITA 80.085.085.080.00.916873.34  
-60kg
1.Lietzau Joachim1950/59.70/79GER 132.5137.5140.0140.00.8568119.95  
2.Iitsuka Shinichi1956/59.10/66JPN 115.0120.0125.0120.00.8648103.78  
3.Flink Seppo1953/59.40/74FIN 105.0110.0112.5110.00.860894.69  
-67.5kg
1.Sitruk Claude1950/63.80/75FRA 160.0165.0170.0170.00.8078137.33  
2.Bohm Rudolf1952/66.60/80CZE 150.0157.5167.5157.50.7794122.76  
3.Muigg Peter1958/66.80/67AUT 152.5152.5157.5152.50.7775118.57  
4.Kamioka Shunsuke1957/66.00/71JPN 135.0142.5152.5142.50.7852111.89  
5.Fender Derek1952/66.70/70GBR 135.0145.0145.0135.00.7785105.10  
6.Sundstol Birger1954/66.30/72NOR 110.0120.0120.0110.00.782386.05  
-75kg
1.Smetanskyy Igor1957/74.70/84UKR 162.5170.0175.0175.00.7146125.06  
2.Fuhr Friedhelm1950/74.20/69GER 160.0160.0167.5160.00.7179114.86  
3.Monoe Takeshi1952/74.40/81JPN 160.0167.5167.5160.00.7166114.66  
4.Appelmann Dieter1953/74.10/83GER 155.0160.0160.0155.00.7186111.38  
5.Leski Grzegorz1958/74.00/82POL 150.0155.0160.0150.00.7193107.89  
6.Pickens Stephen1957/74.10/68NZL 125.0135.0142.5135.00.718697.01  
-82.5kg
1.Synstad Bjarne1951/80.70/89NOR 210.0210.0c2217.5217.50.6790147.68  
2.Venuto Salvatore1957/82.10/87ITA 170.0180.0190.0180.00.6719120.94  
3.Krayzel Remy1955/77.50/97CZE 160.0160.0167.5167.50.6969116.73  
4.Di Rocco Luciano1951/81.60/88ITA 155.0165.0180.0165.00.6744111.28  
5.Carroll Patrick1957/81.40/93USA 157.5157.5157.5157.50.6754106.38  
6.Fujimoto Akio1949/80.70/94JPN 140.0145.0147.5145.00.679098.45  
−Otani Susumu1952/81.40/85JPN 205.0205.0212.5−0.6754−  
−Deconinck Erick1956/80.40/98FRA 160.0160.0162.5−0.6806−  
-90kg
1.Kitagawa Takeshi1958/88.90/101JPN 215.0220.0225.0225.00.6424144.54  
2.Heinrich Frank1958/87.40/91GER 215.0217.5220.0215.00.6483139.38  
3.Thorngren Sven1950/84.10/90SWE 170.0180.0187.5187.50.6624124.20  
4.Harms Stephen1952/88.70/96USA 170.0170.0182.5182.50.6432117.38  
5.Gabor Gyimcsi1955/88.40/95HUN 140.0150.0157.5157.50.6444101.49  
6.Hopp Rudiger1955/89.90/104SWE 150.0157.5157.5157.50.6388100.61  
7.Ahopelto Voitto1956/84.60/92FIN 130.0140.0152.5152.50.6601100.67  
8.Cevar Dusan1955/86.30/103SVK 140.0150.0152.5140.00.652891.39  
−Aymon Jean-Pierre1954/89.50/99SUI 185.0185.0185.0−0.6402−  
−Dupre Philippe1956/86.90/106FRA 160.0167.5167.5−0.6503−  
-100kg
1.Markwat Marek1952/92.70/105POL 230.0w2241.0w2242.5242.50.6292152.58  
2.Grabowski Wojciech1951/97.80/100POL 220.0227.5230.0220.00.6142135.12  
3.Turco Charles1956/99.30/102USA 217.5217.5227.5217.50.6103132.74  
4.Darbouze Philippe1957/98.20/108USA 207.5207.5212.5212.50.6131130.28  
5.Carlsson Anders1952/97.60/110SWE 205.0210.0217.5210.00.6147129.09  
6.Vermeulen Marius1957/98.50/107NED 202.5210.0217.5210.00.6123128.58  
7.Cmugr Bohumil1956/98.40/113CZE 185.0195.0200.0200.00.6126122.52  
8.Flett Martin1956/99.20/112GBR 192.5192.5202.5192.50.6106117.54  
−Georg Manfred1955/98.80/114GER 210.0210.0217.5−0.6116−  
−Csupori Adam1957/98.00/109SVK 172.5180.0180.0−0.6136−  
-110kg
1.Jahnke Fred1957/108.00/126GER 245.0w2255.0257.5255.00.5919150.93  
2.Vilppola Kari1955/109.90/120FIN 232.5247.5247.5232.50.5887136.87  
3.Takada Chikara1954/106.10/123JPN 215.0225.0225.0225.00.5954133.97  
4.Ringvold Vidar Alexander1955/108.80/118NOR 215.0220.0227.5220.00.5905129.91  
5.Durocher Laurent1952/102.90/116FRA 200.0210.0220.0210.00.6019126.40  
6.Brooks David1952/109.20/127GBR 182.5192.5200.0192.50.5898113.54  
7.Givens Floyd1951/103.80/125USA 190.0207.5212.5190.00.6000114.00  
8.Podmokly Mieczyslaw1952/100.20/121POL 170.0175.0180.0175.00.6081106.42  
9.Wozniak Jaroslav1955/109.20/115CZE 170.0175.0177.5170.00.5898100.27  
10.Vesely Ivan1949/107.20/124CZE 160.0160.0172.5160.00.593394.93  
−Yoshida Susumu1950/103.90/111JPN 200.0200.0205.0−0.5998−  
−Beuch Ronald1950/108.80/122USA 200.0200.0200.0−0.5905−  
−Demeis Stephen1957/107.00/117GBR 190.0195.0200.0−0.5937−  
-125kg
1.Klinger Bradley1956/119.70/131USA 262.5265.0265.0265.00.5753152.45  
2.Reinholds Dainis1951/120.30/135LAT 230.0237.5242.5237.50.5746136.47  
3.Sota Antonin1952/122.80/133CZE 225.0235.0235.0235.00.5720134.42  
4.Hulme Allan1956/112.40/128GBR 215.0225.0225.0215.00.5847125.71  
5.Kojo Motohisa1958/123.80/129JPN 200.0210.0220.0210.00.5710119.91  
6.Massey Julian1956/114.20/130GBR 175.0182.5182.5182.50.5821106.23  
7.Rangnit Helmut1956/122.40/132GER 180.0202.5210.0180.00.5724103.03  
8.Piwowar Krzysztof1955/110.70/119POL 165.0165.0170.0165.00.587496.92  
−Dufour Michel1955/123.50/134FRA 235.0235.0237.5−0.5713−  
125+kg
1.Ujiie Ichiro1957/144.00/136JPN 250.0260.0265.0265.00.5565147.47  
2.Ray James1957/158.60/138USA 262.5275.0275.0262.50.5489144.09  
−Schwanke Eberhard1953/135.50/137GER 250.0255.0262.5−0.5616−  

Best 10 Lifters by Wilks Points

RankNameBornTeamW.ClassRankB.WeightResultW.CoefW.Pts
Gold Prize by Relative Points1. Markwat Marek1952Poland -100kg192.70242.50.6292152.581
Silver Prize by Relative Points2. Klinger Bradley1956U.S.America -125kg1119.70265.00.5753152.454
Bronze Prize by Relative Points3. Jahnke Fred1957Germany -110kg1108.00255.00.5919150.935
4. Synstad Bjarne1951Norway -82.5kg180.70217.50.6790147.683
5. Ujiie Ichiro1957Japan 125+kg1144.00265.00.5565147.472
6. Kitagawa Takeshi1958Japan -90kg188.90225.00.6424144.540
7. Ray James1957U.S.America 125+kg2158.60262.50.5489144.086
8. Heinrich Frank1958Germany -90kg287.40215.00.6483139.385
9. Sitruk Claude1950France -67.5kg163.80170.00.8078137.326
10. Vilppola Kari1955Finland -110kg2109.90232.50.5887136.873
Masters III
LiftersResultsWilks PointsRem.
#NameBorn/BW/LotTeamBP1BP2BP3BestW.CoefPointsRankDT
-56kg
1.Gallart Pierre1944/55.50/6FRA 100.0110.0117.5117.50.9184107.91  
-60kg
1.Hamayama Hisao1947/59.40/5JPN 117.5122.5130.0130.00.8608111.90  
2.Gombar Milan1948/58.70/1SVK 110.0110.0112.5112.50.870397.91  
3.Diepold Alexander1937/59.70/2GER 105.0110.0112.5112.50.856896.39  
4.Iwakami Katsuo1943/59.10/4JPN 105.0110.0112.5110.00.864895.13  
-67.5kg
1.Magome Toru1943/67.10/7JPN 165.0171.0171.0165.00.7747127.83  
2.Inkinen Juha1946/66.60/3FIN 122.5125.0127.5127.50.779499.37  
3.Schuck Dieter1948/66.60/9GER 125.0125.0127.5127.50.779499.37  
4.Geese Rainer1943/65.70/12GER 120.0125.0127.5120.00.788194.57  
5.Shindo Junji1941/66.60/8JPN 120.0125.0127.5120.00.779493.53  
-75kg
1.Kato Yuji1948/72.80/11JPN 165.0w3165.0w3177.5177.50.7278129.18  
2.Eriksson Allan1946/74.50/19SWE 150.0150.0152.5152.50.7159109.17  
3.Lee Alexander1944/74.60/15GBR 145.0152.5152.5152.50.7152109.07  
4.Pauluks Janis1946/72.40/17LAT 135.0140.0142.5142.50.7307104.12  
5.McDermott Joe1940/72.90/20USA 137.5140.0145.0137.50.727199.98  
 6.Akagi Hideharu1944/72.50/10JPN 125.0130.0132.5132.50.730096.72  
7.Lehtinen Markku1945/74.60/16FIN 125.0132.5140.0132.50.715294.76  
8.Debastian Emil1944/74.40/18GER 130.0130.0135.0130.00.716693.16  
9.Selzer Harri1940/73.00/25GER 107.5112.5112.5107.50.726478.09  
10.Stensgaard Svend1922/72.30/22DEN 70.072.575.072.50.731553.03  
-82.5kg
1.Jorgensen Hans Jorgen1944/78.10/24DEN 150.0150.0150.0150.00.6933104.00  
2.Maehara Makoto1944/80.80/14JPN 145.0150.0150.0145.00.678598.38  
3.Olic Karel1947/79.50/13CZE 125.0132.5140.0140.00.685495.96  
4.Schoetz Rainer1943/79.80/29GER 140.0140.0155.0140.00.683895.73  
5.Pascal-Casas Reynaldo1944/75.40/26FRA 127.5127.5127.5127.50.709990.51  
6.Reybrouck Daniel1942/81.40/21BEL 112.5112.5120.0120.00.675481.05  
−Edwards Mike1946/82.10/23GBR 120.0120.0120.0−0.6719−  
-90kg
1.Phillips Bill1938/89.50/36USA 182.5187.5187.5182.50.6402116.84  
2.Chala Yaroslav1948/89.10/34UKR 165.0170.0182.5170.00.6417109.09  
3.Bengtsson Alf1947/88.70/33SWE 145.0150.0170.0145.00.643293.26  
4.Puhakka Tapani1944/88.80/35FIN 132.5137.5142.5142.50.642891.60  
5.Poutnik Jiri1946/83.70/27CZE 125.0130.0135.0135.00.664289.67  
6.Rohrbacher Adolf1938/87.80/39AUT 125.0130.0130.0130.00.646784.07  
7.Achtner Karel1944/87.10/32CZE 125.0130.0130.0125.00.649581.19  
−MacFayden William1934/84.20/30GBR 167.5167.5167.5−0.6619−  
-100kg
1.Silvander Matti1944/98.20/45FIN 185.0190.0200.0200.00.6131122.62  
2.Knudsen Finn1947/98.30/43DEN 175.0182.5192.5182.50.6129111.85  
3.Hornik Jiri1948/97.90/40CZE 165.0172.5172.5165.00.6139101.29  
4.Jaakkola Reijo1948/99.60/55FIN 165.0177.5177.5165.00.6096100.58  
5.Boussery Alain1947/96.60/38FRA 160.0165.0165.0160.00.617498.78  
6.Fell Gerd1938/92.40/42GER 157.5157.5165.0157.50.630199.24  
7.Anderson Norman1934/92.00/31GBR 140.0142.5145.0145.00.631591.57  
8.Esser Frantisek1946/94.00/49CZE 120.0127.5132.5127.50.625079.69  
9.Walker Gavin1944/97.90/48GBR 112.5117.5120.0120.00.613973.67  
−Smelovs Aleksandrs1947/94.50/46LAT 170.0170.0175.0−0.6235−  
-110kg
1.Nylund Christer1944/109.50/54FIN w3206.0w3212.5220.0212.50.5893125.23  
2.Tallman Clifford1943/108.10/50USA 200.0207.5215.0200.00.5917118.34  
3.Caldwell Steve1947/101.30/37USA 147.5160.0172.5160.00.605596.88  
4.El Alami Mujir1946/105.20/51SWE 160.0167.5172.5160.00.597295.55  
5.Tehlar Ladislav1948/100.40/47SVK 140.0147.5152.5152.50.607692.66  
6.Machytka Otakar1944/109.60/57CZE 135.0145.0152.5152.50.589289.85  
7.Primus Vaclav1948/100.30/52CZE 142.5147.5150.0150.00.607991.19  
8.Meier Hermann1937/106.80/56GER 140.0152.5152.5140.00.594183.17  
-125kg
1.Teelen Ton1943/113.40/61NED 170.0170.0175.0175.00.5833102.08  
2.Skopal Jiri1946/119.70/62CZE 157.5165.0167.5167.50.575396.36  
3.Flikas George1942/115.90/60GRE 165.0167.5175.0165.00.579995.68  
4.Attelmann Rudolf1936/110.50/59GER 125.0125.0130.0125.00.587773.46  
5.Bostrom Georg1947/118.30/64SWE 90.0××90.00.576951.92  
−Maliniemi Niilo1946/116.70/53SWE 227.5227.5237.5−0.5788−  
125+kg
1.Randmae Raul1948/143.30/65EST 185.0200.0207.5207.50.5569115.56  
2.Gavrilkevich Stanislav1945/128.10/58UKR 190.0200.0210.0200.00.5671113.42  
3.Huberth Sven1943/125.20/63SWE 150.0150.0155.0150.00.569785.45  

Best 10 Lifters by Wilks Points

RankNameBornTeamW.ClassRankB.WeightResultW.CoefW.Pts
Gold Prize by Relative Points1. Kato Yuji1948Japan -75kg172.80177.50.7278129.185
Silver Prize by Relative Points2. Magome Toru1943Japan -67.5kg167.10165.00.7747127.826
Bronze Prize by Relative Points3. Nylund Christer1944Finland -110kg1109.50212.50.5893125.226
4. Silvander Matti1944Finland -100kg198.20200.00.6131122.620
5. Tallman Clifford1943U.S.America -110kg2108.10200.00.5917118.340
6. Phillips Bill1938U.S.America -90kg189.50182.50.6402116.837
7. Randmae Raul1948Estonia 125+kg1143.30207.50.5569115.557
8. Gavrilkevich Stanislav1945Ukraine 125+kg2128.10200.00.5671113.420
9. Hamayama Hisao1947Japan -60kg159.40130.00.8608111.904
10. Knudsen Finn1947Denmark -100kg298.30182.50.6129111.854