2000 World Powerlifting Championships

International Blind Sports Federation

Arnhem, Netherlands

Team results are based on the top 6 lifters from a country, counting Junior, Senior or Master in either Women or Men Categories, from any weight class.  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: 8 gold medals

(top 6) 72 points, Wilk's = 1975.1, trophy Best Team

gold trophy Overall Women,

silver trophy Overall Women,

bronze trophy Overall Men,

bronze trophy Overall Women

John Baxter award for most improved lifter

Canada: 6 gold medals, 1 silver medal

(top 6) 72 points, Wilk's = 1592.0

Iran: 5 gold medals, 1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal

 (top 6) 69 points

Venezuela: 3 gold medals, 2 bronze medals

(top 6) 54 points

Lithuania: 2 silver medals

Spain:    1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal

The Netherlands: 1 gold medal

            gold trophy Overall Men

England: 1 gold medal

            silver trophy Overall Men

Czech Republic: 1 gold medal

(There was a lifter there from Belgium, who opted not to lift due to a knee injury, and a team of 3 expected from the

Republic of Guinea that was en-route but never showed up - no one knows why.)

How our team did:

Cody Colchado: Gold medal, 125k Senior Men

                        Squat: 227.5k; Bench: 170.0k; Deadlift: 250.0k; 3-Lift Total: 647.5k

                        Bronze trophy for Overall Men

Steve Pena: Gold medal, 100k Senior Men

                        Squat: 220.0k; Bench: 172.5k; Deadlift: 220.0k; 3-Lift Total: 612.5k

Ron Carrich: Gold medal, 100k Master I Men

                        Squat: 170.0k; Bench: 160.0k; Deadlift: 192.5k; 3-Lift Total: 522.5k

                       1 World Record: Bench

                       2 USA National Records: Squat & 3-Lift Total

Nick Sinardi: Gold medal, 90k Master II Men

                        Squat: 190.0k; Bench: 100.0k; Deadlift: 205.0k; 3-Lift Total: 495.0k

                       4 World Records: Squat, Bench, Deadlift & 3-Lift Total

                       4 USA National Records: Squat, Bench, Deadlift & 3-Lift Total

Edie Jones: Gold medal, 56k Master I Women

                        Squat: 90.0k; Bench: 52.5k; Deadlift: 100.0k; 3-Lift Total: 242.5k

                       Gold trophy for Overall Women

                       John Baxter award for most improved lifter (57k total gain over last World's)

                       4 World Records: Squat, Bench, Deadlift & 3-Lift Total

                       3 USA National Records: Squat, Deadlift & 3-Lift Total

Asya Miller: Gold medal, 82.5k Junior Women

                        Squat: 95.0k; Bench: 55.0k; Deadlift: 137.5k; 3-Lift Total: 287.5k

                       Silver trophy for Overall Women

                       4 World Records: Squat, Bench, Deadlift & 3-Lift Total

                       3 USA National Records: Squat, Deadlift & 3-Lift Total

Candy Loukprasong: Gold medal, 44k Senior Women

                       Squat: 47.5k; Bench: 20.0k; Deadlift: 57.5k; 3-Lift Total: 125.0k

                       Bronze trophy for Overall Women

Trisha Ellingsworth: Gold medal, 67.5k Junior Women

                       Squat: 45.0k; Bench: 30.0k; Deadlift: 85.0k; 3-Lift Total: 160.0k

                       4 World Records: Squat, Bench, Deadlift & 3-Lift Total

Robert Chu: did not place