2000 EUROPEAN MASTERS BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIPS


Yelgava, Latvia. 28th to 30th July 2000. All weights are in kilogrammes.
Women Masters I | Women Masters II | Men Masters I | Men Masters II

WOMEN MASTERS I (40-49)

pl name			yr  bwt  nat bench   wilks
52 kg
 1 Dina Nowka		56  51.2 ger  70.0er 88.312  
 2 Bernadet Andreani	58  51.8 fra  67.5   84.401  
 3 Aira Knutars		54  50.9 fin  65.0   82.374  
56 kg
 1 Pirkko Hermansson	58  54.6 fin  75.0er 90.015  
60 kg
 1 Luba Belova		60  58.8 blr 110.0er 124.57  
 2 Daniele Taret	58  56.8 fra  82.5   95.996  
67.5 kg
 1 Ursula Häuser	60  66.2 ger  92.5er 95.746  
 2 Gundu Staratschek	53  65.2 ger  77.5   81.119  
 3 Inkeri Malassu	58  62.5 fin  70.0   75.635  
75 kg
 1 Evelyne Herbin	56  68.4 fra  85.0   85.935  
 2 Elena Ivalene	60  70.9 lat  70.0   69.034  
82.5 kg
 1 Eva Speth		54  81.6 ger 105.0   95.046  

er European Championships Record

Team Points
 1  Germany		45=12-12-12-9
 2  France		30=12-9-9
 3  Finland		28=12-8-8
 4  Belorussia		12=12
 5  Latvia		 9=9

WOMEN MASTERS II (50+)

48 kg
 1 Francoise Heligon	43  47.4 fra  62.5er 83.543  
 2 Seija Turunen	47  47.4 fin  50.0   66.835  
52 kg
 1 Carmen Genermont	48  50.2 fra  52.5er 67.242  
 2 Britta Merten	39  51.3 ger  52.5   66.134  
56 kg
 1 Dagmar Wang		48  53.4 aut  82.5   100.74  
 2 Eila Kumpuniemi	42  55.6 fin  67.5   79.866  
60 kg
 1 Ursula Nothnagel	36  59.5 ger  60.0   67.326  
 2 Christel Schubert	45  56.8 ger  45.0   52.362  
67.5 kg
 1 Anita Thimm		50  60.8 ger  80.0   88.28  
 2 Ilona Hansen		49  60.2 ger  70.0   77.84  
75 kg
 1 Renate Spiegel	39  72.3 ger  70.0   68.138  

er European Championships Record

Team Points
 1  Germany		63=12-12-12-9-9-9
 2  France		24=12-12
 3  Finland		18=9-9
 4  Austria		12=12

MEN MASTERS I (40-49)

52 kg
 1 Matthias Fröhlich	60  51.5 ger 115.0er 113.99  
 2 Manfred Gilgert	59  49.9 ger  67.5   69.214  
 3 Igor Poliakov	59  50.8 est  60.0   60.348  
56 kg
 1 Cestlaw Kendziora	51  56.0 pol 112.5er 102.40  
60 kg
 1 Henry Hellmich	56  58.8 ger 120.0   104.26  
 2 Joachim Lietzau	50  59.3 ger 110.0   94.831  
67.5 kg
 1 Pekka Kihlström	59  66.8 swe 150.0   116.62  
 2 Raimo Kyheröinen	52  67.1 fin 150.0   116.20  
 3 Zia Mirza		56  65.6 gbr 140.0   110.47  
 4 Magnar Midtbö	59  66.8 nor 132.5   103.01  
 5 Jozsef Kapor		51  66.8 hun 125.0   97.187  
 6 Pauli Töllikkö	57  61.9 fin 100.0   82.93  
75 kg
 1 Didier Compain	59  74.6 fra 187.5   134.1  
 2 Frank Heinrich	58  74.4 ger 170.0   121.82  
 3 Jari Friis		54  74.4 fin 155.0   111.07  
 4 Lars Jansson		56  74.4 swe 147.5   105.69  
 5 Kolt Taul		54  73.5 est 140.0   101.19  
 6 Raymond Fixmer	58  73.2 lux 137.5   99.385  
 7 Lars Midtbö		56  73.9 nor 132.5   95.4  
 - Guseins Eldavaros	58  73.8 lat
 - Ilkka Kekkonen	57  74.2 fin
82.5 kg
 1 Peter Sundmann	56  82.3 fin 190.0   127.47  
 2 Michae Winklareth	56  80.1 ger 182.5   124.50  
 3 Vladimir Volkov	59  82.4 rus 170.0   113.96  
 4 Olli Rantanen	56  81.6 fin 167.5   112.96  
 6 Herve Varotto	60  79.4 fra 160.0   109.76  
 7 Max Rasmussen	57  81.1 gbr 160.0   108.30  
 8 Peter Wittboldt	59  82.0 swe 155.0   104.22  
 - Herbert Sattler	54  81.1 aut
90 kg
 1 Arthur Hirner	57  88.8 ger 210.0   134.98  
 2 Pascal Pares		58  86.5 fra 200.0   130.38  
 3 Pertti Kortesalmi	59  88.7 fin 192.5   123.81  
 4 Mag.Johann Müller	53  89.5 aut 190.0   121.63  
 5 Rüdiger Hopp		55  89.3 swe 187.5   120.18  
 6 Lothar Pritzl	59  88.7 ger 185.0   118.99  
100 kg
 1 Jerzy Furmanek	52  99.1 pol 225.0   137.43  
 2 Fred Riede		55  95.1 ger 207.5   129.00  
 3 Jean-Pierre Aymon	54  97.7 sui 207.5   127.48  
 4 Hannu Eskola		54  95.8 fin 200.0   123.94
 5 John Brookes		55  97.8 gbr 200.0   122.84  
 6 Viktor Tkatsenko	59  97.8 est 197.5   121.30  
 7 Stanislas Couchy	53  90.6 fra 195.0   124.07  
 8 Jerzy Chlechowicz	55  90.9 pol 195.0   123.86  
 9 Romain Makil		58  99.3 lux 185.0   112.90  
110 kg
 1 Siarhei Kavaliov	52 103.5 blr 220.0   132.13  
 2 Fred Jahnke		57 106.8 ger 210.0   124.76  
 3 Jozef Kwiek		58 100.5 pol 205.0   124.51  
 4 Loretto DeLuca	58 104.9 sui 205.0   122.54  
 5 Kauko Savonen	57 107.3 fin 202.5   120.12 
 6 David Brooks		59 108.8 gbr 202.5   119.57  
 7 Julian Massey	56 105.7 gbr 150.0   89.43  
125 kg
 1 Truls Nygaard	56 124.5 nor 210.0   119.76  
 2 Alain Hammang	50 117.1 lux 205.0   118.55  
 3 Kari Vilppola	55 111.8 fin 200.0   117.12 
 4 Anton Speth		55 115.7 ger 200.0   116.02  
125+ kg
 1 Tibor Bak		57 128.6 hun 235.0   133.17  
 2 Piotr Pawlik		55 125.7 pol 232.5   132.33  
 3 Raimo Avila		55 125.3 fin 190.0   108.22  
 4 Roy Simon		58 177.8 gbr 190.0   102.44  

er European Championships Record

Team Points
 1 Germany		63=12-12-12-9-9-9
 2 Poland		44=12-12-9-8-3
 3 Finland (no referee)	37=12-9-8-8
 4 Great Britain	34=8-7-6-5-4-4
 5 France		30=12-9-5-4
 6 Sweden		28=12-7-6-3
 7 Norway		23=12-7-4
 8 Estonia		19=8-6-5
 9 Hungary		18=12-6
10 Luxembourg		16=9-5-2
11 Switzerland		15=8-7
12 Belarus		12=12
13 Lithuania		10=6-4
14 Russia		 8=8
15 Austria		 7=7

MEN MASTERS II (50+)


56 kg
 1 Pierre Gallart	44  55.1 fra 122.5   113.31  
60 kg
 1 Burkhard Steffen	50  59.8 ger 112.5er 96.243  
 2 Rainer Geese		43  59.1 ger 107.5   92.966  
67.5 kg
 1 Juha Inkinen		46  66.8 fin 135.0   104.96  
 2 Oleg Furseev		46  67.0 blr 132.5   102.76  
 3 Börje Eriksson	42  66.1 swe 130.0   101.94  
 4 Timo Manninen	48  66.5 fin 130.0   101.45  
75 kg
 1 Allan Eriksson	46  73.4 swe 152.5   110.33  
 2 Friedric Kulhanek	47  74.5 aut 150.0   107.38  
 3 Attila Jaloweczky	47  74.9 hun 145.0   103.41  
 4 Stan Maerow		49  72.0 gbr 140.0   102.71  
 5 Franticak Skocek	44  73.5 cze 140.0   101.19  
 6 Janis Pavluks	46  72.9 lat 137.5   99.976  
 7 Risto Salonen	48  73.9 fin 135.0   97.2  
 8 Seppo Tiri		39  74.6 fin 135.0   96.552  
82.5 kg
 1 Louis Escolano	45  81.3 fra 170.0   114.90  
 2 Taiso Paananen	49  79.2 fin 167.5   115.08  
 3 Joseph Guerrero	43  79.9 fra 160.0   109.31  
 4 Edmund Lechowicz	49  81.8 pol 160.0   107.74  
 5 Niilo Tarvainen	40  79.8 fin 155.0   105.98  
 6 Ketil Hodne		47  80.9 nor 120.0   81.348  
90 kg
 1 Vladimir Halavach	50  89.3 blr 182.5   116.98  
 2 Usko Paananen	48  88.6 swe 170.0   109.48  
 3 Kari Mattila		45  88.7 swe 135.0   86.832  
 4 Reino Ratilainen	45  83.7 fin 112.5   74.722  
 5 Wolfgang Kolditz	40  88.6 ger 105.0   67.578  
100 kg
 1 Roland Schubert	40  96.2 ger 195.0   120.62  
 2 Joseph Dieghi	49  97.6 fra 190.0   116.79  
 3 Rüdiger Schrör	43  97.3 ger 160.0   98.48  
 4 Bernie Morris	38  96.8 gbr 140.0   86.478  
110 kg
 1 Seppo Mikkola	47 105.9 fin 195.0   116.18  
 2 Joseph Teslar	49 103.7 svk 185.0   111.03  
 3 Esa Leskinen		50 107.0 fin  60.0   35.622  
125 kg
 1 Mauno Kontto		41 123.5 fin 187.5   107.11  
 2 Anatol Petrov	50 118.1 est 185.0   106.76  
 3 Egil Engebretsen	39 111.2 nor 175.0   102.65  
 4 Valdis Alksnitis	41 119.6 lat 160.0   92.064  
125+ kg
 1 Päiviö Säätelä	36 128.4 fin 187.5   106.29  
 2 Eduard Dobroy	41 140.7 est 170.0   94.927  
 3 Georg Boström	47 125.1 swe 135.0   76.923  

er European Championships Record

Team Points
 1 Finland (no referee)	48=12-12-12-12
 2 Germany		47=12-12-9-8-6
 3 Sweden		45=12-9-8-8-8
 4 France		41=12-12-9-8
 5 Belarus		21=12-9
 6 Estonia		18=9-9
 7 Great Britain	14=7-7
 8 Norway		13=8-5
 9 Latvia		12=7-5
10 Austria		 9=9
11 Slovakia		 9=9
12 Hungary		 8=8
13 Poland		 7=7
14 Czech Republic	 6=6

Thanks to Heiner Köberich for providing these results.
| David Hinchley 01 Aug 2000