Harry Munro 1956-2017

~From Gus Rethwisch Harry Munro Born: June 6, 1956 Died: December 12, 2017   Harry Munro passed of brain cancer at age 61. He had been a member of the WABDL since 2001. He competed in meets in Phoenix AZ, Monterey CA, Chico CA, Rancho Cordova CA, San Jose CA, , Portland OR, Reno NV,

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All records as a result of Worlds 2017 have been updated

All records as a result of Worlds 2017 have been updated. As always, if you see an issue and have questions please contact Gus.

Venue Announced for WABDL 2018 World Cup in Lahti, Finland

Click thru to see the venue for the WABDL 2018 World Cup.  

Updated Schedule of Events and New Meet Registration Forms

We have updated the schedule of events (as of January 11, 2018) and added registration forms for several meets. If you are interested in a meet, but do not see a meet registration form please contact the meet director.

WABDL Worlds 2018 Dates and Venue Announced

The 2018 WABDL Worlds will be held at Bally’s Las Vegas November 13th through the 18th

2018 Schedule of Events Now Available

The 2018 Calendar of Events is now available via the Schedule menu link above. NOTE: The pdf Schedule of Events on the top of the schedule page is a static document. It contains no links. To obtain additional meet information and the meet registration forms please use the calendar! Use the calendar to scroll through events per

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Rules clarification from Gus

To All WABDL Lifters, I have had quite a few lifters ask me about 2 ply deadlift suits and bench shirts. Power pants (which are illegal) and a single ply deadlift suit do not make a 2 ply deadlift suit. You can’t sew any kind of extra layer of cloth to make a two ply.

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WABDL Membership Fee Change

In announcing this increase in price for a membership card please keep in mind that the WABDL does not charge for records certificates or drug tests. As a result of these costs and others we have been forced to change the WABDL Adult Membership fee from $40.00 per year to $45.00 per year. The teen

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Results from WABDL Worlds 2017 have been posted on the Worlds Page

We have added WABDL Worlds 2017 results on the Worlds page.  This year we have have broken down the results by sex, type (BP, DL, PP) and gear (double ply, single ply, raw). If you see an error with results please contact Gus (503-901-1622). If you see an issue with the Web site itself please send

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Canby girl, 14, breaks records in bench press, deadlift at WABDL Worlds 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Havvy Ehrich may just be a freshman at Canby High School, but she’s already making national waves. This week, at the World Association of Bench Press and Deadlift competition in Las Vegas, Ehrich broke Oregon records in both bench press and dead lift — both of which could hold as national

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