On Friday, October 23, the 4th Bench Press Competition was held at Cezar club. Twenty-five strongmen took part in the tournament, including representatives of sports clubs and unaffiliated strength athletes. The athletes competed in four age categories.
In the junior category, Bartłomiej Cierlik of Activ club proved the best, pressing 170 kg. Rafał Bałut from Złotoryja came second with a result of 147 kg, while Damian Świtaniak, representing Cezar club, came third with 135 kg.
In the senior category, Andrzej Kocyła from Złotoryja won. The strength athlete pressed 215 kg. Bartosz Zawada took second place, and Mariusz Staruch third; both represented Cezar and pressed 157.5 kg each.
In the older seniors category, Bogusław Mienculewicz of TKKF Bolesławianka won with a lift of 197.5 kg. Cezar representative Wiesław Warzybok came second with 130 kg, while Dariusz Opajdowski from Bolesławiec came third with 100 kg.
Among the masters, Ryszard Kucharski was the best with 107 kg. Józef Gajdecki took second place after pressing 85 kg. Both strength athletes represented Cezar club.
The competition was held as part of the 2009 Open Bolesławiec Championships.
(MOSiR information/ii)