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2023 World championships

By John Mahon

The 2023 World Championships has been run and was a great day for all involved. We had a small group of local lifters who performed extremely well, breaking multiple world records. This year’s Worlds was run differently to previous Worlds. Due to the low number of competitors who were available to lift the decision was made to reduce the event to a single day meet with 5 lifts being contested. There were many outstanding performances to mention. This was Charlie Carabott’s 2nd time on the platform and he performed very well, breaking the 2” vertical lift record in his division twice. Edmund Patterson (son of John Patterson) was the only Open lifter on the day and wow he is strong. He finished in 2nd place overall which is a very tough thing to achieve for an Opens division lifter at the worlds. Tom Davies has still got it. He finished the day with 3 world records. Big Sam Trew is still as strong as ever. Sam finished with the 2nd heaviest total of the day. Peter Phillips just keeps on amazing everyone with his ability to grind through a deadlift no matter how much pain he is in. The stand out performance of the meet came from David Reeve. David broke the work record in every single lift and took out the overall champion title by a substantial margin. With all said and done this was another fantastic world championship. Everyone involved ensured the day ran smoothly and all the lifters put in a top quality performance.

 

Official results

 

BUFFVILLE PUSH/PULL & RECORD DAY-Results

By Clint Poore

Chip Hultquist-GRAND CHAMPION!

Chip Hultquist-GRAND CHAMPION!

 The inaugural BUFFVILLE PUSH/PULL by far exceeded all my wildest expectations,!
A full meet report is forthcoming, but we must begin with the sublime performances of Chip Hultquist, Francis Hegel, Holland Millsaps & Brian Gardner. These four men pushed each other mightily in a competition that came down to who could make their final attempt. The heavens opened this glorious day and gave us a competition of resplendent glory. Let us now begin our amazing journey about the legends of strength we were blessed to witness on September 23, 2023!
      Brian Gardner is a massive man and former Tennessee Strongest man. He had the highest Hackenschmidt Floor Press of the day with a mighty 365 lb lift. It came down to his final People’s Deadlift attempt where he missed a 550 lb pull. If Brian had pulled his final deadlift he would have been the Grand Champion. Regardless, he finished in 4th place with a total of 776.55 points. He was so close to winning the title and I expect even greater lifts from him at the OLD TIME STRONGMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP on December 9, 2023.
      Holland Millsaps is strapping fellow who competes in Highland games and is an excellent Blacksmith. Holland brought his vigorous deadlift with him to Buffville in Albany, Ky. His second deadlift was a whopping 650lbs! On his third attempt Holland went for an enormous 700 lb attempt, but the Deadlift said NO!  The 700 lbs was more than bar would allow this day. If Holland had succesfully conquered the 700 lb deadlift he would have easily won the title this day! At any rate, this meant Holland finished in 3rd place overall with 788.67 points. He too is returning to Buffville in December and look for even more glorious deadlifting from the enigmatic Holland Millsaps!
      Francis Hegel was a man on a mission, He flew from Arizona to Kentucky just to set the Barbell Bent Press record, which he succeeded in doing so with his left hand! He had no intentions of lifting in the Push/Pull competition but the plan of the Divine cannot be denied! He performed admirably and was very consistent going 6 for 6 on the day, not missing a lift in competition. His final People’s Deadlift was a sight to behold as he set a new USAWA National Record in the All divison, 80 kilo weight class with a gargantuan deadlift of 536 lbs! What an amazing lift to witness! All this led to Francis’ mammoth third deadlift vaulting him from 6th place into 2nd place with 789.15 points! I hope I get the honor to see Francis lift again in the near future!
      Our Grand Champion is 73 years young, Chip Hultquist! Chip is the Tennessee Special Olympics Powerlifting State chair & meet director, Cancer Survivor & an IPF Category 2 International Referee. I have met no more deserving of a man to win the over title than Chip Hultquist! To be honest, I was completely in awe as we were tallying the results, then lo and behold…. Chip Hultquist beat everyone with 793.56 points! His lifting was phenomenal, and he put on a clinic of how to win a meet. He taught all of us younger guys the definition of meet strategy and consistency. Chip went 6 for 6 for the day with impeccable form and technique. At 73 years young, he Hackenschmidt Floor Pressed 225 lbs and People’s Deadlifted 365 lbs. I personally think he had more pounds in the tank. It was superb performance by one of the greatest human beings I have ever known……….CHIP HULTQUIST!
Francis Hegel preforms a bent press during the record day portion

Francis Hegel preforms a bent press during the record day portion

Official results are as follow:

Buffville Push/Pull
Buffville Gym
Albany, KY
September 23, 2023

Meet Director: Clint Poore

The One Official system was used for all lifts

Official: Clint Poore

Loaders: all lifters

All lifts are recorded in pounds, as is the total. Bodyweight in kilos.  Adj is the adjusted score after Lynch and Age adjustment.  Clint’s lifts are not considered for records since he was lifting without a certified official.  All records are denoted with an asterisk *

Athlete Age Age Division Weight-in kilos Weight Class Hackenschmidt Floor Press People’s Deadlift Total Points Place
Men
Chip Hultquist 73 70 82 80 225* 365* 590 793.56 1
Francis Hegel 35 Open 80 80 285* 536* 821 789.15 2
Hollands Millsap 42 40 121.8 125 350* 650 1000 788.67 3
Brian Gardner 57 55 123.4 125 365* 500* 865 776.55 4
Patrick Hadley 52 50 97.6 100 315* 450* 765 741.96 5
Ashley Stearns 43 40 82.6 85 295* 450* 745 730.71 6
Brian Guffey 36 Open 57.2 60 200* 320* 520 626.29 7
Randy Ritchey 61 60 104.2 105 200* 405* 605 611.81 8
David Tompkins 61 60 84.6 85 180* 300 480 544.55 9
Will Haydon 25 Open 89.6 90 140 225 365 328 10
Sam Lasure 15 16 71.4 75 85* 130* 215 255.09 11
Clint Poore* 50 315 405 720
Women
Sarah Waites 19 Open 64.8 65 140* 300* 440 451.49 1
Wendy Gardner 51 50 57.4 60 125* 200* 325 437.24 2
4th attempt for record
David Tomkins
Hackenschmidt Floor Press 185
Sarah Waites
People’s Deadlift 320
Sam Lasure
People’s Deadlift 135
Record Day lifts
Chip Hultquist
Dinnie Lift 237
Francis Hegel
Bent Press-Barbell-Left 180
Clean & Jerk-Dumbbell-Left 144
Clean & Jerk-Dumbbell-Right 144
Pinch Grip-Strict-Right 47
Holland Millsaps
Holdout Raised 75
Patrick Hadley
Pinch Grip-Strict-Right 56
Reeves Deadlift 276
Cyr Press 84
Bench Press-Alternate Grip 245
Pinch Grip-Strict-left 56
Ashley Stearns
Pinch Grip-Strict-Right 42
Pinch Grip-Strict-left 42
Reeves Deadlift 315
Pinch Grip-Strict 126
Randy Richey
Anderson Squat 450
Dinnie Lift 406
Stephen Santagelo
Pinch Grip Deadlift-Left 195
Pinch Grip Deadlift-Right 195
Vertical Bar-1 bar- 2″ Left 155
Vertical Bar-1 bar- 2″ Right 160
Finger Lift-Index Finger-Left 105

World Postal

By Al Myers, IAWA President

MEET RESULTS – 

2023 IAWA WORLD POSTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Another great year for the IAWA World Postal Championships!!

This year we had 51 lifters compete from the United States, Australia, England, and Canada. This World Postal Championships is one of three (with the World Championships and the Gold Cup being the other two) promoted by IAWA.   I want to REALLY thank all those that participated. Your participation is what makes this a great event!  As per the tradition the past few years, the lifts of the first day Worlds were contested.  I’ve included all class winners and best lifters, individual overall rankings for men and women, 3 person team rankings, and club rankings.

I want to give special mention to the overall winners in each category.  The Overall Best Men’s Lifter was ABE SMITH, and the Overall Best Women’s Lifter was MAX ELL.  The Overall Best 3-person Team went to CLARK’S GYM (Abe Smith, Travis Luther, Tony Hose).  The Overall Best Club went to CLARK’S GYM, which had 11 members participate.   The Overall Best Association went to the USAWA, with the IAWAUK in second, and the ARWF in third.

The youngest lifter that entered was KYRAN VOCE at 5years of age. The oldest lifter in the completion was BILL CLARK at 91 years of age! I want to mention 2 lifters who competed as Exhibition Lifters (because of lack of an official to judge their lifts) just to show support to IAWA and the memory of Andy Goddard.  These lifters were Chad Ullom and Sylvia Stockall of Canada.

If anyone notices any errors in these results please let me know as soon as possible so I can get things corrected.  Sometimes I have difficulties reading the handwriting on the official scoresheets.

Again, I want to thank everyone for entering this meet and making it an outstanding annual event in IAWA.

MEET RESULTS (PDF) – 2023 World Postal Results

Old Time Strongman Championships

By Eric Todd

2023 Old Time Strongman Championship

2023 Old Time Strongman Championship

The 2023 edition of the Old Time Strongman Championship is completed, and the chalk and dust have settled.  It was a classic!  If it weren’t for injury, this would have been the best attended OTSM championship ever.  Unfortunately, Abe Smith and Everett Todd were sidelined by injury, so while we had 13 entries, we were down to 11 competitors.  The best attended OTSM championship was back in 2017, when we had 12 lifters.  At any rate, those competitors did not disappoint.

We had competitors from as close as across the yard and as far away as Pennsylvania, where our President Denny Habecker traveled from.  The age range was thirteen to eighty years old.  The women’s division was deeper than it has ever been with four lifters, and each lifter set or broke 4 records.   We had four former champions contending for another title.  Lance Foster came in at more than 100 pounds less than his top weight, and was competing in top form in a new weight class.

The day started off with the Cyr Press.  This lift is named after top Canadian strongman Louis Cyr.  In the women’s class, Lilly and Stacy Todd tied for top honors with 45 pounds.  Defending champ Pheobe Todd was close behind with 35 pounds, and newcomer Allison Lupo was nipping at her heels with 25.  In the men’s division, I was at the top with 150 pounds.  Tony Lupo, Dave DeForest, Greg Cook, and Denny Habecker all had record lifts as well.

The second lift was the People’s Deadlift, named after legendary deadlifter, Bob Peoples.  Stacy Todd was the top female puller at 300 pounds.  Allison Lupo hit a fourth lift for record at 220.  The men’s division was dominated by former champion Greg Cook, with a pull of 565.  Tony Lupo and Denny Habecker also hit record lifts.

After the second lift, we took a lunch break.  Thanks to Stacy Todd, we enjoyed a treat of pulled pork sandwiches and frankfurter sandwiches, along with chips and such.  It was nice to have the opportunity to eat and enjoy the camaraderie that is so common in the USAWA.

Next, we did the Anderson Press, named after Paul Anderson, who was considered by many at the time to be the strongest man ever.  Stacy Todd was top lady’s presser with a lift of 105 in the meet, and 110 as a fourth attempt for record.  I was top in the men’s division at 300 pounds, with Chris Todd following at 235.  Tony Lupo hit a fourth attempt of 170 to break the record there. Denny Habecker also set a record in this discipline.

It now came down to the last lift of the day, the Anderson Squat, also named after famed American Strongman, Paul Anderson.  Once again, top female lifter was Stacy Todd, with a big squat of 300 pounds.  Lilly Todd set a record of 225 on a fourth attempt.  Top squatter on the men’s side of things was Chris Todd, with a squat of 455.  Tony, Dave, Greg and Denny all broke or set records in their respective age/weight class in this lift.

Once the math was all done and the formulas were applied it was time to hand out awards.  First through third overall were awarded trophies, while everyone else was presented a medal.  This year’s champions were no strangers to winning this thing.  In the Men’s division, Greg Cook won his second OTSM championship, having won before in 2017.  In the women’s class, Phoebe Todd became the most decorated OTSM Champion in history, having now won her fourth.  This surpasses the three won by Heather Gardner and Chad Ullum.  The difference between 3rd and 4th in the men’s division was decided by exactly one point.  You do not get much closer than that.

Official results are as follow:

Old Time Strongman Championship
ET’s House of Iron and Stone
Turney, MO
September 9, 2023

Meet Director: Eric Todd

Meet Announcer: Eric Todd

Score Keeper: Chris Todd

Maker of barbeque and frankfurters: Stacey Todd

The One Official system was used for all lifts

Official: Eric Todd, Denny Habecker

Loaders: all lifters

All lifts are recorded in pounds, as is the total. Adj is the adjusted score after Lynch and Age adjustment.  All records are denoted with an asterisk *

Lifts: Cyr Press, People’s Deadlift, Anderson Press, Anderson Squat

Name weight weight class (kilo) Age Age Division Cyr Press People’s Deadlift Anderson Press Anderson Squat Total Points Place
Women’s
Phoebe Todd 130 60 13 13 *35 *220 *80 *190 525 772.3 1st
Lilly Todd 152 70 14 14 *45 *235 *95 *220 575 728.6 2nd
Stacy Todd 185.2 85 40 40 *45 *300 *105 *300 750 707.4 3rd
Allison Lupo 194.8 90 57 55 *25 *200 *80 *160 465 497.8 4th
Men’s
Greg Cook 247.2 115 66 65 *70 *565 185 *405 1225 1251.6 1st
Denny Habecker 182.6 85 80 80 *50 *325 *125 *240 740 1087.1 2nd
Chris Todd 277.2 125+ 44 40 100 425 235 455 1215 961.9 3rd
Tony Lupo 237.7 110 57 55 *90 *400 *155 *355 1000 960.9 4th
Lance Foster 239 110 57 55 45 315 115 200 675 646.8 5th
Dave DeForest 194.8 90 63 60 *55 315 140 *45 555 624.4 6th
Eric Todd 277.6 125+ 48 45 *150 0 *300 0 450 369.5 7th

4th Attempts for record

Peoples Deadlift

Allison Lupo 220

Tony Lupo 425

Denny Habecker 335

 

Anderson Press

Stacy Todd 110

Tony Lupo 170

 

Anderson Squat

Lilly Todd 225

Norwood-Wapole Lifting Classic

By Mark Raymond

See below for the results of the 2023 Norwood-Wapole Lifting Classic:

Frank’s Barbell Club
East Walpole, Massachusetts
July 30th 2023
Officials Frank Ciavattone
Wade Marchand
Mark Raymond
3 Official System Used
Womens Division
Lifter
Taylor Richards 33 Years – 174 #
Open / 80 Kg Class
Lift # Kg
Clean & Press 55 25
Curl – Cheat 75 34
Bench Press – Reverse Grip 45 20.4
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip 175 79.4
Hip Lift 900 408.2
Mens Division
Lifter
Maverick Butters 16 Years – 134 #
16/17 Juniors / 65 Kg Class
Lift # Kg
Clean & Press 75 34
Curl – Cheat 125 56.7
Bench Press – Reverse Grip 110 49.9
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip 230 104.3
Hip Lift 900 408.2
Michael Marchand 17 Years – 167
16/17 Juniors / 80 Kg Class
Lift # Kg
Clean & Press 0 0
Curl – Cheat 0 0
Bench Press – Reverse Grip 120 54.4
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip 170 77.1
Hip Lift 1600 725.7
Sean Quinn 19 Years – 253 #
Open / 115 Kg Class
Lift # Kg
Clean & Press 130 58.9
Curl – Cheat 155 70.3
Bench Press – Reverse Grip 195 88.5
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip 330 149.7
Hip Lift 1700 771.1
Dan Jones  39 Years – 190 #
Open / 90 Kg Class
Lift # Kg
Clean & Press 160 72.6
Curl – Cheat 140 63.5
Bench Press – Reverse Grip 190 86.2
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip 340 154.2
Hip Lift 1340 607.8
Wade Marchand  54 Years – 165 #
50+ Masters / 75 Kg Class
Lift # Kg
Clean & Press 0 0
Curl – Cheat 0 0
Bench Press – Reverse Grip 155 70.3
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip 265 120.2
Hip Lift 900 408.2
Eric Carney  55 Years – 242 #
55+ Masters / 110 Kg Class
Lift # Kg
Clean & Press 120 54.4
Curl – Cheat 120 54.4
Bench Press – Reverse Grip 155 70.3
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip 310 140.6
Hip Lift 1400 635
Mark Raymond  60 Years – 230 #
60+ Masters / 105 Kg Class
Lift # Kg
Clean & Press 80 36.2
Curl – Cheat 80 36.2
Bench Press – Reverse Grip 100 45.4
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip 200 90.7
Hip Lift 1000 453.6
Nils Larson  64 Years – 250 #
60+ Masters / 115 Kg Class
Lift # Kg
Clean & Press 125 56.7
Curl – Cheat 130 59
Bench Press – Reverse Grip 215 97.5
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip 275 124.7
Hip Lift 1510 684.9
Carl Puzin  66 Years – 240 #
65+ Masters / 110 Kg Class
Lift # Kg
Clean & Press 125 56.7
Curl – Cheat 140 63.5
Bench Press – Reverse Grip 165 74.8
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip 275 124.7
Hip Lift 1340 607.8
Frank Ciavattone  68 Years – 292 #
65+ Masters / 125+ Kg Class
Lift # Kg
Clean & Press 55 24.9
Curl – Cheat 135 61.2
Bench Press – Reverse Grip 205 92
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip 300 136.1
Hip Lift 1510 684.9
Record Day Lifts
Lifter Lift # Kg
Nils Larson Neck Lift 565 256.3
Frank Ciavattone Abdominal Raise 50 22.7
Bench Press – One Arm – Left 50 22.7
Bench Press – One Arm – Right 60 27.2
Jefferson Lift 250 113.3
Deadlift – Middle Fingers 150 68.0
Dan Jones Weaver Stick 5.1 2.3

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