The WABDL is very sad to hear the news that Tom Manno died yesterday after a battle with esophagus cancer. He is survived by his wife Dianne and son Tommy. On behalf of the entire WABDL family our sincere and heartfelt condolences go out to Tom's family and friends!
Currently, Mr. Manno holds the fifth spot for supers on the Powerlifting Watch single ply Lifter Rankings with a 702 pound bench press, as well as the WABDL superheavyweight Master 47-53 World and National Records at 683 pounds.
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In Memory of Mr. Tom Manno
"The hardest part of any friendship is when it is time to say goodbye, and even though I wished I could make you stay, I know I got to let you spread your wings and fly.
For life is a journey that needs to be traveled and I am certain you'd make it through, I just want you to know and never forget
that I will surely miss you.
So follow your heart and never give up, as dreams and wishes do come true, for I know that someday we'll meet again,
so never forget I will be praying for you".
Love you brother: NASAKYCHAIRMAN
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Shawna Staines, in coodination with WABDL, will be having a fundraiser raffle at the Chico, CA 3-20-10 meet to benefit Tom's family. There are many items being donated and raffle tickets will be sold at the meet. Shawna is working on a Grand Prize drawing (details to follow soon). We are looking for donations to raffle off and for buyers of raffle tickets. CLICK HERE for details!
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World Association of Bench Pressers & Deadlifters
We are an association of lifters who enjoy competing in the single-lift bench press and deadlift on state, national, and international levels. We are a drug-free organization and all meets are drug-tested.
This is a drug tested federation. Drug testing is to take place at every meet and is the responsibility of every meet director to conduct the testing. The WABDL tests for steroids, clenbuteral, and speed as well as for abnormally high testosterone levels and TE ratios.
We invite you to learn about our organization and encourage you to participate in competitions. Your comments and suggestions for making this organization more "lifter-friendly" are always appreciated and considered!
