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

World Men's Classic Bench Press Championships

Almaty / Kazakhstan

21 − 29 May, 2022

Armenia
Lifters
1.Karoglanyan YuriJuniors-120kg
Austria
Team Members
1.Frasl Andreas +Coach
2.Thomas Wetzstein +Coach
Brazil
Team Members
1.Zolyone Luciano +Coach
Canada
Lifters
1.Young TerryMasters 3120+kg
2.Be RamisMasters 2-74kg
3.McLellan RyanOpen-93kg
4.Martin ShaneOpen-120kg
5.Young GregoryOpen120+kg
Team Members
1.Martin Shane+Cat.II 
2.Young Barb +Assistant Coach
Czechia
Lifters
1.Hornik JiriMasters 4-93kg
2.Soukal JaroslavMasters 2120+kg
3.Demcak PavolMasters 1120+kg
4.Kurecka DenisJuniors120+kg
5.Hubacek ViktorSubjuniors-83kg
6.Hornik DavidSubjuniors-93kg
7.Sedlacek JakubOpen-93kg
Team Members
1.Vesely Ivan+Cat.I 
2.Slanicka Petr +Head Coach
3.Hubacek Martin +Assistant Coach
Denmark
Lifters
1.Mainz JacobOpen-120kg
Team Members
1.Kollitz Bjarke+Cat.II 
2.Stegelmann Jacob +Head Coach
3.Rames Maj +Assistant Coach
4.Friche Mads +Assistant Coach
5.Mainz Jakob +Assistant Coach
6.Pretzmann Annemia +Assistant Coach
7.Salby Anne-Marie +Assistant Coach
Estonia
Lifters
1.Laurits MihkelMasters 4-120kg
2.Parna TarmoMasters 1120+kg
3.Kaarel KolterJuniors-105kg
Team Members
1.Leesmann Kaido +Head Coach
2.Lehtsaar Henry +Coach
3.Eesmaa Rasmus +Assistant Coach
Finland
Lifters
1.Kauranen AnteroMasters 4-74kg
2.Ahopelto VoittoMasters 3-83kg
3.Hartikainen VesaMasters 2-83kg
4.Wasenius KajMasters 2-105kg
5.Vaivila VilleMasters 1-74kg
6.Kaarnais JariMasters 1-83kg
7.Olenius BenMasters 1-120kg
8.Tajakka JoniOpen-105kg
9.Sistonen SimoOpen-120kg
Team Members
1.Sandvik Kenneth+Cat.II 
2.Finne Mats +Head Coach
3.Wasenius Kaj +Assistant Coach
4.Sodergard Ralf +Assistant Coach
5.Torronen Jari +Assistant Coach
6.Rukkila Timo +Assistant Coach
7.Hannuksela Eelis +Assistant Coach
8.Uotila Tiina +Assistant Coach
9.Voho Tiina +Assistant Coach
10.Oksanen Sanna +Assistant Coach
11.Kauranen Antero +Assistant Coach
12.Ahopelto Voitto +Assistant Coach
13.Kainu Petter +Assistant Coach
14.Joni Tajakka +Assistant Coach
15.Barlund Camilla +Assistant Coach
16.Sandvik Kenneth +Assistant Coach
17.Laurila Petteri +Assistant Coach
France
Lifters
1.Besnard FrancoisMasters 2-66kg
2.Caille DavidMasters 2-74kg
3.Eldin VincentMasters 2-74kg
4.Tchang AndersonMasters 2-93kg
5.Husse SachaMasters 1-74kg
6.Bonnay DimitriMasters 1-120kg
7.Billoir PhilippeMasters 1-120kg
8.Hernandez DavidMasters 1120+kg
9.Billoir ThomasSubjuniors-66kg
10.Garnier VictorSubjuniors-83kg
11.Babin OwenSubjuniors-93kg
12.Sahari MehdiOpen-83kg
13.Mauiarii FanOpen120+kg
14.Masse RomualdOpen120+kg
Team Members
1.Dufour Gregory +Head Coach
2.Tufaaimea Ludovic +Official
3.Berot stephane +Coach
4.Plantain Marc +Assistant Coach
5.Robineau Joel +Assistant Coach
6.Pinguet Cyril +Assistant Coach
7.Feillault Yorick +Assistant Coach
8.Mabo Viviane +Assistant Coach
9.Billoir Philippe +Assistant Coach
10.Fabre Paulette +Assistant Coach
11.Wong Hen Djanny +Assistant Coach
Georgia
Lifters
1.Giligashvili LevaniMasters 1-83kg
2.Sepiashvili JabaJuniors-59kg
3.Orbelashvili SimoniJuniors-66kg
4.Krupnov GiorgiJuniors-74kg
5.Paatashvili TornikeJuniors-93kg
6.Samkharadze TemurJuniors120+kg
7.Eteria AlexanderJuniors120+kg
8.Gabelaia DavitOpen-93kg
9.Mtiulishvili LevaniOpen-105kg
Team Members
1.Giligashvili Levani+Nat.+Coach
2.Kvikvinia Elguja+Nat.+Coach
3.Saralidze Nikoloz +Head Coach
4.Abazov Temur +Official
Germany
Lifters
1.Baumeister GerhardMasters 4-83kg
2.Richter WernerMasters 4-105kg
3.Nerb FranzMasters 3-93kg
4.Wieninger WernerMasters 3-120kg
5.Rangnit HelmutMasters 3120+kg
6.Kuehl JanMasters 2-93kg
7.Kraemer ThomasMasters 2-105kg
8.Roese MaikMasters 1-66kg
9.Kluwe JanMasters 1-83kg
10.Mueller SvenMasters 1120+kg
11.Rupp ChristianJuniors-93kg
12.Montag AdrianJuniors-105kg
13.Schneider OliverOpen-66kg
14.Ziemer PhilippOpen-66kg
15.Haugk BenjaminOpen-83kg
16.Flueras ChristianOpen-105kg
17.Patschke MarkusOpen-120kg
Team Members
1.Weiss Josef+Cat.I 
2.Herder Sandrino +Head Coach
3.Haug Georg +Official
4.Kluwe Jan +Assistant Coach
5.Kuehl Jan +Assistant Coach
6.Gross Rene +Assistant Coach
7.Roese Maik +Assistant Coach
8.Schnurr Mario +Assistant Coach
9.Vahl Mirko +Assistant Coach
10.Barthel Frank +Assistant Coach
11.Nerb Franz +Assistant Coach
12.Cichon Susann +Assistant Coach
13.Possehl Zaneta +Assistant Coach
14.Mueller-Freye Karina +Assistant Coach
15.Rangnit Helmut +Assistant Coach
16.Kraemer Thomas +Assistant Coach
17.Richter Werner +Assistant Coach
18.Wieninger Werner +Assistant Coach
19.Baumeister Gerhard +Assistant Coach
20.Haugk Benjamin +Assistant Coach
21.Ziemer Phillipp +Assistant Coach
22.Flueras Christian +Assistant Coach
Great Britain
Lifters
1.Ellender MichaelMasters 4-105kg
2.Rigby AndrewMasters 3-120kg
3.Ball DarrenMasters 2-120kg
4.Carlyle RossMasters 1-93kg
5.Wadsworth MaxSubjuniors-83kg
6.Thornton MarcusSubjuniors-105kg
7.Rutter AdamSubjuniors120+kg
8.Thomas DanielOpen-59kg
9.Ward AndrewOpen-74kg
10.Teague ChrisOpen-93kg
11.McGuiness WesleyOpen-105kg
Team Members
1.Ellender Mick+Cat.I+Head Coach
2.Marshall Martin +Head Coach
3.Wray Sheridan +Head Coach
4.Twycross-Lewis Richard +Coach
5.Gideon Aaron +Assistant Coach
6.Reid Graeme +Assistant Coach
7.Walton Keelum +Assistant Coach
Hungary
Lifters
1.Cserna JanosMasters 2-120kg
2.Berke LorandMasters 1-93kg
3.Schauer KornelMasters 1-120kg
4.Balogh NatanJuniors-74kg
Team Members
1.Janos Bajan+Cat.I 
2.Andras Kromek +Head Coach
3.Lorand Berke +Coach
4.Tamas Antal Szatmary +Assistant Coach
Iceland
Team Members
1.Gudsteinsdottir Maria +Head Coach
2.Hrafnsson Gretar +Assistant Coach
India
Lifters
1.Poorathankandy JagannathMasters 2-74kg
2.Sharma Deepak ShreenathMasters 2120+kg
3.Choudhary HaroonJuniors-74kg
4.Carlo Vincent PrakashOpen-83kg
5.Kanchan VijayaOpen-105kg
Team Members
1.P J Joseph+Cat.I+Official
2.Peters E Mohan+Cat.II+Coach
Iran
Lifters
1.Mesforoosh Amir RezaMasters 1-74kg
2.Salehi FaridOpen-83kg
Team Members
1.Soltani Farshid+Cat.I+IPF Official
Japan
Lifters
1.Yamamoto TarouMasters 4-66kg
2.Kameda TsukasaMasters 3-59kg
3.Yoshino KojiMasters 2-59kg
4.Yamashita TakuyaMasters 2-83kg
5.Tamoto RenOpen-66kg
6.Tobita WataruOpen-66kg
7.Kodama DaikiOpen-74kg
8.Suzuki YusukeOpen-83kg
9.Yamashita YasukiOpen-93kg
10.Nagoshi YukiOpen-120kg
Team Members
1.Sawa Chiyomi+Cat.II+Coach
2.Sato Yuki +Head Coach
3.Suzuki Yusuke +Head Coach
4.Takemoto Sae +Coach
5.Tamoto Ren +Coach
6.Honda Futa +Coach
7.Yoshino Koji +Coach
8.Nagoshi Yuki +Coach
9.Hariu Kohei +Coach
10.Kodama Daiki +Coach
11.Hasegawa Naoki +Coach
12.Ishibashi Akane +Coach
13.Yamamoto Tarou +Coach
14.Watanabe Kaoru +Coach
15.Aridome Masami +Coach
16.Hashimoto Masato +Coach
17.Tobita Wataru +Coach
18.Kurashita Hayato +Coach
19.Kikuchi Miyabi +Coach
20.Kaneko Shiori +Coach
21.Takatori Makoto +Coach
22.Okutani Motoya +Coach
23.Kametani Mitsuo +Coach
24.Tokutake Megumi +Coach
25.Yamashita Takuya +Coach
26.Yamashita Yasuki +Coach
27.Araki Kosuke +Coach
28.Kikuchi Yosuke +Coach
29.Fukuda Masashi +Coach
30.Iwamoto Sachiko +Coach
31.Takemura Akihisa +Coach
32.Kameda Tsukasa +Coach
33.Amakawa Akinori +Coach
34.Ishikawa Hiroshi +Coach
35.Kase Satoshi +Coach
36.Matsuo Shizuki +Coach
37.Sakai Tomotaka +Coach
38.Suzuki Shigenari +Coach
Kazakhstan
Lifters
1.Alzhanov TalipbekMasters 4-66kg
2.Izgarin KadirzhanMasters 4-74kg
3.Tursunbayev SultanMasters 4-83kg
4.Ospanov DaribayMasters 4-83kg
5.Turlubekov KairatMasters 4-105kg
6.Stepanenko ValeriyMasters 4-105kg
7.Babichev VladimirMasters 4120+kg
8.Yerishuly SerikMasters 3-74kg
9.Umbetalin KadyrkulMasters 3-83kg
10.Sagitov RenatMasters 3-93kg
11.Bayramkylov KhizirMasters 3-105kg
12.Zhuravlev AndreyMasters 3120+kg
13.Beldinov MalikMasters 2-59kg
14.Darnopykh BorisMasters 2-74kg
15.Azilkhanov SerikkazyMasters 2-83kg
16.Menshenin SergeyMasters 2-93kg
17.Mirzabayev RustamMasters 2-93kg
18.Nefedov YevgeniyMasters 2-105kg
19.Jaitabarov MuratMasters 2-120kg
20.Demidenko KonstantinMasters 2120+kg
21.Maldybayev AyazahanMasters 1-66kg
22.Ospanov AlmazMasters 1-66kg
23.Dak ViktorMasters 1-93kg
24.Bukin ViktorMasters 1-105kg
25.Urgeshbayev KairatMasters 1-105kg
26.Gneidin DmitriyMasters 1-120kg
27.Koshkarov AidarMasters 1120+kg
28.Yerzhanov AibarMasters 1120+kg
29.Karimbekov RuslanJuniors-53kg
30.Marchenko AntonJuniors-59kg
31.Abay AdiletJuniors-66kg
32.Chebanov DmitriyJuniors-66kg
33.Tarada ArtemJuniors-74kg
34.Shaukatov DaniyarJuniors-83kg
35.Gryazev ArtemJuniors-105kg
36.Amanov BunedJuniors-120kg
37.Omaralinov KirillJuniors-120kg
38.Token AdiletSubjuniors-53kg
39.Mynbolat MaksatSubjuniors-59kg
40.Ivanov AlexandrSubjuniors-66kg
41.Chelbakov KonstantinSubjuniors-74kg
42.Zhansay NuraliSubjuniors-83kg
43.Polekhin RuslanSubjuniors-93kg
44.Oktamov AbdulazizSubjuniors-105kg
45.Kuramyssov AibekSubjuniors-120kg
46.Orynbassarov BakdauletSubjuniors120+kg
47.Kuvaldin IvanOpen-59kg
48.Shpitser AndreyOpen-59kg
49.Karaman AbdulkarimOpen-66kg
50.Salmen AzatOpen-74kg
51.Tsoy VyacheslavOpen-93kg
52.Rybka DenisOpen-105kg
53.Li DimitriyOpen-120kg
54.Bolkovadze ShirinOpen120+kg
Team Members
1.Menshenin Sergey+Cat.I 
2.Meier Regina+Cat.II 
3.Prokopenko Ivan+Cat.I 
4.Tskhay Natalya+Cat.I 
5.Turakhanov Davranbek+Cat.I 
6.Shilov Igor+Cat.II 
7.Tenelov Turar+Cat.II 
8.Okatenko Xeniya+Cat.II 
9.Sadykov Kakhroman+Cat.II 
10.Dorokhov Andrey +Coach
Kyrgyzstan
Lifters
1.Kerimbekov BakytMasters 3-105kg
2.Zhooshbekov MuratbekMasters 1-93kg
3.Erlan Muratbek UuluSubjuniors-53kg
4.Islam Muratbek UuluSubjuniors-59kg
5.Zubenko VladimirOpen-66kg
6.Ivanov DmitriiOpen-74kg
Lebanon
Lifters
1.Koaik HassanMasters 2-120kg
2.Zaaiter AliMasters 2120+kg
3.El Sen KhoderMasters 1-120kg
4.Bannout KheireddineMasters 1120+kg
5.El Maalouf MichelOpen-93kg
Luxembourg
Team Members
1.Parage Gaston+Cat.I+IPF Official
Mongolia
Lifters
1.Shagdar PerenleiMasters 4-59kg
2.Shagdarsuren Bat-ErdeneMasters 3-83kg
3.Dolgorsuren BayarjargalMasters 2-74kg
4.Purevsukh PurevdorjMasters 2-83kg
5.Ichinnorov TeskhuuMasters 2-105kg
6.Tserendamba BayarkhuuMasters 2-120kg
7.Bayaraa OdonMasters 1-66kg
8.Ganjuur GantugsMasters 1-83kg
9.Khumuugul BattumurMasters 1-93kg
10.Tsend-Ayush OtgondalaiMasters 1-93kg
11.Damdin AnkhbayarMasters 1120+kg
12.Byambajargal SodbaatarSubjuniors-83kg
13.Byambatugs ErkhemjargalSubjuniors-93kg
14.Sodnomdorj KhurelbaatarOpen-83kg
15.Galdan OrgilboldOpen-93kg
16.Tsend-Ayush OtgondalaiOpen-93kg
17.Gankhuu TserentogtokhOpen-105kg
18.Danzan TuvshintugsOpen-120kg
19.Enkhbayar SodnompiljeeOpen-120kg
Team Members
1.Dash Battulga+Cat.II 
Netherlands
Lifters
1.Hasselt JeffreyOpen-83kg
Team Members
1.van de Vijfeijke Pieter+Cat.II+Head Coach
New Zealand
Lifters
1.Kerr-Phillips RichardOpen-83kg
Team Members
1.Kerr-Phillips Sharon +Coach
2.Kerr-Phillips Clifford +Coach
Norway
Lifters
1.Larsen RuneMasters 3-93kg
2.Lorentzen Ove HenningMasters 2-83kg
3.Egerdahl Bjorn-AndreMasters 2-83kg
4.Johnson Myrvold SimenJuniors-83kg
5.Asperud IsakJuniors-93kg
6.Eek Haugen KristianJuniors120+kg
7.Myrvang Fredrik EskilOpen-59kg
8.Beck-Gundersen KimOpen-83kg
9.Bjorgo Onarheim JarleOpen-93kg
10.Male RalfOpen-105kg
Team Members
1.Male Ralf +Head Coach
2.McColl Alastair +Head Coach
3.Gundersen Kim +Assistant Coach
4.Myrvang Fredrik Eskil +Assistant Coach
Poland
Lifters
1.Sledz SlawomirMasters 1-66kg
2.Balawejder AdamMasters 1-74kg
3.Perlik KrzysztofSubjuniors-74kg
Team Members
1.Walczak Eryk +Coach
2.Zalewski Rafal +Coach
3.Sledz Slawomir +Coach
4.Wloch Arkadiusz +Coach
Singapore
Lifters
1.Koike TetsuoMasters 2-74kg
Slovakia
Team Members
1.Muller Pavol+Cat.I 
2.Januska Stanislav +Head Coach
South Africa
Lifters
1.Crain JohnMasters 2-120kg
2.de Beer HermanusMasters 2-120kg
3.van den Berg HerculesMasters 2120+kg
4.Werner KoekemoerMasters 1120+kg
Team Members
1.Smith Hannie+Cat.I+IPF Official
2.Smith Hannie+Cat.I+Official
3.Ingel Nicolas +Coach
Tajikistan
Lifters
1.Mirzoev Muhammad-AliJuniors-105kg
U.S.America
Lifters
1.Tatsumi MelMasters 4-59kg
2.Edwards SteveMasters 3-66kg
3.Sides DanielMasters 3-74kg
4.Kern GeorgeMasters 3-74kg
5.Cencich ThomasMasters 3-93kg
6.Rosenzweig DanaMasters 3-105kg
7.Ray JamesMasters 3120+kg
8.Petrencak SteveMasters 2-66kg
9.Walter ChrisMasters 2-105kg
10.Dibert JoeMasters 2120+kg
11.Losa JonathanMasters 1-83kg
12.Cohen LaurenOpen-83kg
Team Members
1.Keller Robert+Cat.I 
2.Keller Robert+Cat.I+IPF Official
3.Petrencak Steve +Head Coach
4.Dibert Joe +Coach
5.Tatsumi Mel +Coach
6.Cencich Tom +Coach
7.Ferrantelli Mike +Coach
8.Ray James +Coach
9.Walter Chris +Coach
10.Shuttleworth Maura +Coach
11.Clough Faith +Coach
12.Edwards Steve +Coach
13.Keller Robert +Coach
14.Sides Daniel +Coach
15.Kern George +Coach
16.Cohen Lauren +Coach
17.Rodriguez Michael +Coach
18.Losa Jonathan +Coach
19.Rosenzweig Dana +Assistant Coach
US Virgin Islands
Lifters
1.Sturman HowardMasters 3-83kg
2.Barger PatrickMasters 2-120kg
3.Nursahatov MerdanMasters 1-83kg
4.Wilkins - PhillipMasters 1-105kg
Team Members
1.Nursahatov Merdan+Cat.I+Head Coach
2.Sturman Howard +Coach
3.Wilkins Phillip +Coach
4.Barger Patrick +Coach
Ukraine
Lifters
1.Bozhyk AndriiMasters 3-105kg
2.Chernyshov OleksandrMasters 2-66kg
3.Kropyvnytskyi VasylOpen-59kg
4.Chuprynko IvanOpen-74kg
5.Tsaturian VolodymyrOpen-83kg
6.Bon BohdanOpen-93kg
Team Members
1.Orobets Vasyl+Cat.II+Coach
2.Naleykin Viktor +Head Coach
3.Chernyshov Oleksandr +Coach
United Arab Emirates
Lifters
1.Alzaabi FaisalMasters 1-83kg
2.Alshehhi OmarSubjuniors-74kg
Uzbekistan
Lifters
1.Sanakulov OlimMasters 2120+kg
Summary Table
Number of LiftersWorld Women's Equipped Bench Press Championships71
World Men's Equipped Bench Press Championships175
World Women's Classic Bench Press Championships107
World Men's Classic Bench Press Championships228
Persons as …Referee18
Representative149
Referee & Representative15
All Together763