First time in powerlifting history that three Brothers all dead lifted over 600 pounds in the same world championships.

With the world championships just a few short weeks away I (Warren Fahrenfeld) thought I would put up a great memory. Pictured here with my two brothers and the president of the WABDL at the Powerlifting World Championships in Las Vegas back in 2010. This was the first time in powerlifting history that three Brothers

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ALL STATE RECORDS HAVE BEEN UPDATED ON THE WABDL WEB SITE – CONTACT GUS WITH ERRORS

All State Records have been updated on the WABDL Web site. If you experience technical issues please contact the WABDL Webmaster (dlron700@gmail.com). If you see errors or omissions in the records themselves please contact President & Records Chairman Gus Rethwisch; PO Box 27499 Golden Valley, MN 55427 Phone: (503) 901-1622.

Last Chance to Qualify BP and DL Meet Scheduled for September 29 Has Been Canceled!

Tiny Meeker reports that due to an illness in the family the ‘Last Chance to Qualify BP and DL Meet’ scheduled for September 29 has been canceled!

Rule Book Updated as of 8/9/2019

NOTICE: The official WABDL Rule Book has been updated as of 8/9/2019.

Lifters are invited to participate in the South American Championships

Notice to Lifters: Lifters are invited to participate in the South American Championships in Iguazu, province of Misiones, Argentina.  Please contact Serafin de Simone atpowerunidosargentina@hotmail.com if you are interested.

In Memory of Yanto Soekardi

Yanto Soekardi, was born April 22, 1963 and he died May 30, 2019. He lifted in WABDL from 1999 to 2014. At 220# he lifted 700.8 pounds and at 242# he pulled 722.0. He set 14 world records in the Law- Firemen division and won 9 world championships. Yanto was a super humble man with

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All Records have been updated as of 1/14/2019.

All Records have been updated as of 1/14/2019. Please contact Gus with errors, omissions, questions etc.

2019 Schedule of Events

The 2018 Schedule of Events is now available. Click on the ‘Schedule’ menu item. Please contact Gus with questions.

Preliminary World Results Available

Rather than spending hours uploading meet results from Worlds 2018 to the online database, and then receiving error notices from our lifters I am posting preliminary results in pdf format. Please review and contact Gus with errors, omissions etc. Once we are sure the results are 100% accurate we will do a final upload. Thank

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Noah Tibbetts – Born November 29, 2000 – died in New Sharon, Maine, November 12, 2018.

I was in my hotel room at Bally’s in Las Vegas and my phone rang at 6:50 a.m.  I was just going out the door to start the 22nd WABDL Worlds on November 13.  Noah Tibbets’ father called to say his son died the day before. I was devastated. Noah’s father told me his son

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