| Powerlifting men's heavyweight at the 2001 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Akita City Culture Hall, Akita, Japan | ||||||
| Date | 21 August 2001 | ||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 6 nations | ||||||
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The men's heavyweight competition in powerlifting at the 2001 World Games took place on 21 August 2001 at the Akita City Culture Hall in Akita, Japan. [1]
A total of 11 athletes entered the competition. Each athlete had 3 attempts in each of 3 events: squat, bench press and deadlift. The athlete with the biggest score in Wilks points is the winner.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Weight | Squat | Bench press | Deadlift | Total weight | Total points |
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 | Daisuke Midote |  Japan | 131.8 | 415.0 | 302.5 | 310.0 | 1027.5 | 579.716 |
 | Brad Gillingham |  United States | 145.2 | 380.0 | 265.0 | 382.5 | 1027.5 | 571.085 |
 | Jörgen Ljungberg |  Sweden | 114.9 | 390.0 | 237.5 | 355.0 | 982.5 | 571.029 |
| 4 | Nikolay Suslov |  Russia | 104.4 | 375.0 | 235.0 | 342.5 | 952.5 | 570.357 |
| 5 | Viktor Naleykin |  Ukraine | 134.5 | 395.0 | 225.0 | 370.0 | 990.0 | 556.677 |
| 6 | Maxim Guryanov | Russia | 128.3 | 380.0 | 255.0 | 330.0 | 965.0 | 547.155 |
| 7 | Erik Stiklestad |  Norway | 98.5 | 340.0 | 205.0 | 332.5 | 877.5 | 537.293 |
| 8 | Kazunori Sato | Japan | 90.3 | 270.0 | 227.5 | 280.0 | 777.5 | 495.501 |
| Volodymyr Ivanenko | Ukraine | 113.4 | 380.0 | NM | - | DNF | DNF | |
| Raymond Benemerito | United States | 98.3 | 340.0 | 230.0 | NM | DNF | DNF | |
| Anthony Cardella | United States | 124.6 | 347.5 | 222.5 | NM | DNF | DNF |
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