Bench Record Breakers

08.12.01 Christmas Bench Record Breakers

Event was very successfull, though many famous lifters weren´t able to lift because of injuries and illnesses. Janne kymäläinen, Riku Kiri, Mikko Hämäläinen and Ano Turtiainen were watching the competition and stimulating the other lifters The gym was full of people and the atmosphere was very warm and tight. In the competition there were 26 male lifters and 3 female lifters. All female lifters made new finnish records and the the best of them was Tarja Rantanen, second Sanna Kohtala and third Virpi Pukkila.

The superior best male lifter was 21 years old Hannes Toivanen. He pressed 260 kg in 100 kilos weight class. Second was in the same weightclass Petri Tammisto, 250 kg. New junior worldchampion, Tomi Rantanen, was third. He lifted new finnish record 272,5 kg in the weightclass 125 kg.

Results

M/100
 Toivanen Hannes
 Fin
98,90

260,0
238,94
M/100
 Tammisto Petri
 Fin
94,30

250,0
234,75
M/125
 Rantanen Tomi
 Fin
123,90

272,5
234,078
M/140
 Mentula Jari
 Fin
126,20

265,0
226,840
M/110
 Muhammed Reza
 GUEST
108,10

255,0
226,695
M/100
 Nyblin Lars
 Fin
90,4

230,0
221,95
M/82,5
 Laakso Kimmo
 Fin
81,40

210,0
218,19
M/100
 Gröndahl Nico
 Fin
97,20

235,0
217,61
M/+140
 Saastamoinen Petri
 Fin
140,40

255,0
214,200
M/90
 Rantila Marko
 Fin
89,70

220,0
213,4
M/90
 Perälä Samuli
 Fin
89,70

217,5
210,975
M/125
 Sarkkinen Ari
 Fin
110,50

230,0
203,090
M/110
 Ihalainen Jani
 Fin
109,90

225,0
199,125
M/125
 Vilen Jaani
 Fin
119,70

230,0
198,950
M/140
 Kalliola Kari
 Fin
135,80

235,0
198,575
M/90
 Einiö Mikael
 Fin
88,70

202,5
198,045
M/100
 Pöntinen Kari
 Fin
99,70

210,0
192,36
M/+140
 Tartia Lauri
 Fin
143,90

220,0
183,920
M/100
 Säteri Mikko
 Fin
94,20

180,0
169,38
M/+140
 Mäkinen Kai
 Fin
144,80

200,0
167,000
M/100
 Westerholm Tapio
 Fin
95,50

175,0
163,45
M/110
 Nykänen Juha
 Fin
105,00

160,0
143,68
M/75
 Pihlava Jussi
 Fin
74,70

102,5
114,8
M/+140
 Lehtonen Timo
 Fin
142,40
    
M/75
 Järveläinen Vesa
 Fin
73,00
    
M/90
 Säteri Janne
 Fin
89,40
    
           
N/82,5
 Rantanen Tarja
 Fin
82,20

140,0
206,78
N/+90
 Kohtala Sanna
 Fin
104,70

110,0
147,95
N/67,5
 Pukkila Virpi
 Fin
60,70

80,0
141,12