HALL OF FAME

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS OF THE HALL OF FAME!   If you are not shown on the Hall of Fame page, please email wabdlHQ@gmail.com with your picture as well as a summary of accomplishments or a picture of your award   If you have any questions please contact Gus Rethwisch

NORTHWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS

Helloa All,   The application deadline for the Northwest Championship has been extended to July 14, 2023.   We look forward to seeing you all there!  

Special Message from Gus to Elma Thomas

Elma Adair Thomas has been the WABDL secretary from 1996-2021.  Elma graduated top of her class from John Burroughs High School in 1956.  A lot of people might not know that Elma is by far, more than a secretary…. She in fact was a model, actress, singer, dancer, and teacher!  She had the lead in

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Special Message from Gus to the Donors and Sponsors of WABDL

I would like to take this time to pay tribute to my loyal donors and sponsors that helped make WABDL possible.  These are the people that believed in me and believed in the future of WABDL.  I was the first powerlifting promoter to hold a meet in a hotel and without these loyal donors and

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Eugene Miranda

Eugene Miranda, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, was born in Los Angeles on August 10, 1926, and died in Modesto, CA, on January 14, 2023 at age 96. Gene grew up in Southern California, where he contracted polio before he turned ten years old. To strengthen his body after recovering from polio, Gene began lifting

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WABDL WORLDS 2023 APPLICATION

MEET APPLICATION   We are very excited to see everyone in Las Vegas, Nevada! Here is the meet application, please see it for tentative time schedule for Worlds! Click here for information, as we receive more information, we will post regular updates.   Train hard and stay safe!

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023

Hello WABDL family!   As an update to this year’s World Championship, the venue is changing. We will no longer be going to Wisconsin Dells. We will be in Las Vegas at the Horseshoe Las Vegas Hotel & Casino (formerly the Bally Hotel & Casino). We are in the process of finalizing the details and

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WABDL NATIONAL PUSH-PULL CHAMPIONSHIPS – ARIZONA

ATTENTION ALL LIFTERS!   The location of Arizona meet has been changed. It is now at the Wyndham Airport Tempe Hotel. This is due to an unforeseen circumstance, there was a fire in the Sheraton Crescent. If you submitted or used an old application, that is fine and there is no need to submit a

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OREGON AND ARIZONA MEET UPDATES

Hello WABDL Family! Just an update about both meets. Please see applicable one below. Oregon 2023: If you entered the March 2020 Oregon Meet and were unable to compete due to COVID, you are eligible to use the fees that were paid from that meet as your entry fees for this year.   Arizona 2023:

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Tribute to Ron L’Huillier from Gus

Ron volunteered to upgrade the WABDL website in 2010. The website went from black and white to color and then into the more modern realm of mainstream Internet. Ron guided the website from 2010 until 2021. Most of his work was voluntary, he was paid but many hours were donated. Ron was, and is one

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