| Powerlifting men's heavyweight at the 2005 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Rheinhausenhalle, Duisburg, Germany | ||||||
| Date | 17 July 2005 | ||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 9 nations | ||||||
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The men's heavyweight competition in powerlifting at the 2005 World Games took place on 17 July 2005 at the Rheinhausenhalle in Duisburg, Germany. [1]
A total of 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nikolay Suslov |  Russia | 111.15 | 405.0 | 275.0 | 372.5 | 1052.5 | 617.44 |
 | Brian Siders |  United States | 154.40 | 420.0 | 330.0 | 362.5 | 1112.5 | 612.98 |
 | Ivan Freydun |  Ukraine | 97.95 | 360.0 | 282.5 | 347.5 | 990.0 | 607.61 |
| 4 | Jörgen Ljungberg |  Sweden | 127.15 | 422.5 | 270.0 | 350.0 | 1042.5 | 592.08 |
| 5 | Brad Gillingham | United States | 147.45 | 387.5 | 272.5 | 372.5 | 1032.5 | 572.67 |
| 6 | Anibal Coimbra |  Luxembourg | 98.25 | 355.0 | 235.0 | 342.5 | 932.5 | 571.62 |
| 7 | Fredrik Svensson | Sweden | 151.20 | 352.5 | 312.5 | 310.0 | 975.0 | 538.88 |
| 8 | Jewgenij Kondraschow |  Germany | 137.95 | 355.0 | 265.0 | 340.0 | 960.0 | 537.64 |
| 9 | Frode Rui |  Norway | 125.00 | 350.0 | 242.5 | 335.0 | 927.5 | 528.48 |
| 10 | Alexander Hoffmann | Germany | 121.85 | 385.0 | 215.0 | 320.0 | 920.0 | 527.11 |
| 11 | Tibor Mészáros |  Hungary | 141.60 | 330.0 | 210.0 | 330.0 | 870.0 | 485.37 |
| Orhan Bilican |  Belgium | 108.80 | 370.0 | NM | - | DSQ | DSQ | |
| Nicholas Tylutki | United States | 101.35 | 345.0 | NM | - | DSQ | DSQ |
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