1999 World Powerlifting Championships

International Blind Sports Federation

Kitchener, Canada

Team results are based on the top 6 lifters from a country.  For this meet, there were team trophies for Men & a combination trophy for Women & Master's.  12 points for 1st, 9 for 2nd, 8 for 3rd, 7 for 4th, etc.  In event of a tie, Wilk's score - your total lifting score times a body weight coefficient - is tallied for those top six lifters and compared.

USA: 6 gold medals, 2 silver medals, 1 bronze medal, (top 6) 72 points, Wilk's = 1659.4,

Best Team, Men's

Best Lifter, Women,

Canada: 6 gold medals, 1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal, 1 fourth place, (top 6) 72 points, Wilk's = 1467.1

Best Team, Women's & Master's

Best Lifter, Master Men,

Spain: 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals, 30 points

Best Lifter, Senior Men,

Netherlands: 1 gold medal, 12 points, Wilk's = 385.2

Australia: 1 gold medal, 12 points, Wilk's = 371.8

Austria: (disqualified after drug testing was positive)

How our team did:

Cody Colchado: Gold medal, 125k Senior Men

                        Squat: 227.5k; Bench: 170.0k; Deadlift: 205.0k; 3-Lift Total: 602.5k, Wilk's = 351.5

Leal Sylvester: Bronze medal, 90.0k Senior Men

                       Squat: 200.0k; Bench: 112.5k; Deadlift: 217.5k; 3-Lift Total: 530.0k, Wilk's = 338.6

Ron Carrich: Silver medal, 100.0k Senior Men

                       Squat: 185.0k; Bench: 167.5k; Deadlift: 192.5k; 3-Lift Total: 545.0k, Wilk's = 335.9

                       1 World Record: Bench

Nov Gnik: Gold medal, 60.0k Senior Men

                       Squat: 122.5k; Bench: 57.5k; Deadlift: 167.5k; 3-Lift Total: 347.5k, Wilk's = 307.9

Kathy Martinez: Gold medal, 75.0k Senior Women

                       Squat: 102.5k; Bench: 80.0k; Deadlift: 102.5k; 3-Lift Total: 285.0k, Wilk's = 275.2

Kris Scheppe: Gold medal, 52.5k Senior Men

                       Squat: 77.5k; Bench: 71.0k; Deadlift: 117.5k; 3-Lift Total: 265.0k, Wilk's = 263.8

Todd Fayta: Silver medal, 75.0k Senior Men

                       Squat: 100.0k; Bench: 82.5k; Deadlift: 157.5k; 3-Lift Total: 300.0k, Wilk's = 245.8

Asya Miller: Gold medal, 82.5k Senior Women

                        Squat: 80.0k; Bench: 57.6k; Deadlift: 117.5k; 3-Lift Total: 255.0k, Wilk's = 239.3

Edie Jones: Gold medal, 56k Senior Women

                        Squat: 55.0k; Bench: 47.5k; Deadlift: 82.5k; 3-Lift Total: 185.0k, Wilk's = 221.7

                       1 World Record: Deadlift

Derrick Clausen: did not place

Fred Garnett: did not place

Steve Pena: did not place

Nick Sinardi: did not place