Robert Batko

-Entered his 1st contest in Garden Grove California in 1963, a year before powerlifting became a sport. It was called an Odd Lift Meet. He took 2nd place with a 500 Deadlift at age 17 at 165 Entered Olympic lifting State Tournament in 1968 and took 2nd with 300 Clean and -Won his 1st State

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Karon Denniston

-Has competed in 30 competitions, 24 were in WABDL -Competed in 12 WABDL Championships, and won 19 individual championships in Bench Press and Deadlift in age groups 47-53, 54-60, 61-67 in both 123# and 132# -Set a World Record in 2015 in 54-60/123 in Double Ply Deadlift with 214.7 -Set AWPC World Record in 55-59/123

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Thomas Guiney

-Won 11 WABDL World Championships in the Deadlift at SuperHeavy -Competed in 14 WABDL Worlds -Won the WABDL Nationals 7 times at SuperHeavy -Won one WABDL Push/Pull Nationals -Has set 4 WABDL World Records -Is ranked 8th All Time in 40-46 Super, with 678.8 in the Deadlift -Won 4 NASA National Championships in Powerlifting and

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Gary McFarland

-Has set 11 WABDL World Records in Law/Fire Master, and regular Masters in both Single Ply and Raw -Has won 9 Best Lifter awards in WABDL -Has Benched 546.6 in Law/Fire Open 242 for a State Record, and 537 for a World Record in Law/Fire Masters in 242. -Benched 429.7 Raw at 2019 World Championships

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Lance Davis

-Set a WABDL World Record in Law/Fire Submaster 259# in Deadlift with 635 -Won 11 WABDL World Championships in Deadlift and Bench -Broke 6 WABDL World Records in Deadlift and Bench in Law/Fire Submasters & Law Fire Master -Won 3 WABDL National Championships -Broke 5 AWPC World Records -Set 5 National Records in USPA -Won

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Amy Rudder

-Won 2 World Championships in Moscow in the GPC in 2016 in Bench & Deadlift -Won 7 WABDL World Championships in weight classes #220 and #198 in Master 40-46 and 47-53 in the Bench Press -Won two WABDL National Championships in the Bench Press -Set an IPA World Record in 40-44/198 in the Bench Press

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Chuck Wong

-Has competed in 45 meets over 40 years, in the 132 and 148lb. weight classes Won 10 World Cup Championships Competed in 5 WABDL World Championships winning 4 titles Set or broke 6 WABDL World Records Is ranked #2 All Time in WABDL in 47-53/132 with 451.7 Is ranked #2 in WABDL 54-60/132 with 460.5 Is

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Ron Garofalo

-Has competed since 1986 in over 80 powerlifting meets in 7 different countries. He has placed 1st in 70 meets in the 165 and 181 weight classes -Is ranked #1 in the World in open powerlifting in age groups 50-54 raw with total of 1493 at 165 -Is ranked #1 in the World in open

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Jim Sheffield

Jim was a very fast runner and a competitive athlete throughout high school in baseball, football and track and field. At a lineman, he routinely out sprinted the fastest guys on the team and recorded a 4.37 second 40 and ran a 10/73 second 100 meters in track weighing in at 260 lbs. Jim started

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Beverly Anolin

CLICK EACH IMAGE FOR FULL SIZE VERSION [will open in new window] BEVERLY ANOLIN I discovered the world of powerlifting after joining Coastside Iron in Pacifica back in 2008. I was so intrigued by the incredibly strong members that trained in gear, with equipment that wasn’t typical of commercial gyms, that it wasn’t long before

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