The document summarizes the results of the 2008 Israel Open Benchpress Championships. It provides details of the event including date, location, participant categories and results. Over 100 competitors across multiple gender and age groups competed across 4 weight classes, with top performers lifting over 200kg. The event showcased strength in both women and men across a range of experience levels.

1. 2008 Israel Open Benchpress Championships
WPC Israel
Date: August the 16th 2008
Location: Israel, Haifa
Group A
Women (all Categories), Juniors, Teenagers (all Categories)
Fly 1 – Women, Juniors
Weight First Second Third
Name Surname Place Weight Gender Age Age Category
Category Attempt Attempt Attempt
Almog Dayan 1 53.700 Female 20 Junior 56.0kg 95 100 102.5
Ena Meshorer 1 57.850 Female 23 Junior 60.0kg 92.5 100 105
Milana Barov 1 62.000 Female 43 Masters40-44 67.5kg 52.5 60 60
Yelena Lubomsky 1 55.500 Female 46 Masters45-49 56.0kg 70 75 80
Galina Mendeleev 1 56.650 Female 50 Masters50-54 60.0kg 30 35 37.5
Elena Kindiyakov 1 46.500 Female 34 Open 48.0kg 35 37.5 40
Iris Shekhter 1 64.700 Female 30 Open 67.5kg 90 100 100 105
Sandra Mokra 2 66.500 Female 29 Open 67.5kg 70 90 102.5
Vera Safaneiva 1 75.500 Female 30 Open 82.5kg 85 95 102.5
Olga Kurkulin 2 77.500 Female 37 Open 82.5kg 65 70 72.5
Felix Dishko 1 63.800 Male 21 Junior 67.5kg 90 90 90
Alex Katz 1 74.100 Male 20 Junior 75.0kg 110 115 122.5
Alexander Kosov 1 80.000 Male 22 Junior 82.5kg 165 180
Arthur Bogach 1 89.500 Male 21 Junior 90.0kg 190 190 200
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2. 2008 Israel Open Benchpress Championships
WPC Israel
Fly 2 – Teenagers
Weight First Second Third
Name Surname Place Weight Gender Age Age Category
Category Trial Trial Trial
German Barov 1 54.900 Male 15 Teenage I 56.0kg 65 70 70
Tal Boiko 1 59.000 Male 15 Teenage I 60.0kg 50 55 62.5
Kher Usman 1 64.500 Male 15 Teenage I 67.5kg 80 85 92.5
Ali Mohammad 1 74.000 Male 15 Teenage I 75.0kg 85 90 92.5
Udai Hajihia 1 104.300 Male 15 Teenage I 110.0kg 150
Maor Yadid 1 57.000 Male 16 Teenage II 60.0kg 60 65 70
San Ashtamker 63.000 Male 16 Teenage II 67.5kg 70 75 80
Diab Aiman 2 61.700 Male 16 Teenage II 67.5kg 80 85 92.5
Saher Gadban 1 65.000 Male 16 Teenage II 67.5kg 90 100 105
Ron Gabay 3 65.500 Male 17 Teenage II 67.5kg 80 90 90
Ashraf Usman 1 72.400 Male 17 Teenage II 75.0kg 110 117.5 125
Gassan Abdulaev 2 81.500 Male 17 Teenage II 82.5kg 90 100 105
Ala Tibi 1 78.500 Male 17 Teenage II 82.5kg 120 125 135
Gamal Jabali 1 89.000 Male 17 Teenage II 90.0kg 115 115 115
Abual
Sohel Heiga 2 84.100 Male 16 Teenage II 90.0kg 90 95 102.5
Othman Hashash 1 97.700 Male 16 Teenage II 100.0kg 100 110 120
Amar Usman 1 73.600 Male 19 Teenage III 75.0kg 130 140 150
Adam Halil 2 74.000 Male 19 Teenage III 75.0kg 130 140
Dmitri Sinitin 1 98.700 Male 19 Teenage III 100.0kg 140 140 147.5
Matar Aseed 1 122.300 Male 19 Teenage III 125.0kg 225 225 235
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3. 2008 Israel Open Benchpress Championships
WPC Israel
Group B
Masters
Age Weight First Second Third
Name Surname Place Weight Gender Age
Category Category Trial Trial Trial
Shlomi Bar 1 73.800 Male 41 Masters40-44 75.0kg 140 140 155
Alon Ben-Shachar 1 81.600 Male 44 Masters40-44 82.5kg 180 190 190
David Eilat 2 79.000 Male 43 Masters40-44 82.5kg 95 100 105
Valery Tomilov 1 89.000 Male 43 Masters40-44 90.0kg 170 180 190
Yakov Reuven 1 94.500 Male 43 Masters40-44 100.0kg 100 110 120
Alex Lukovsky 87.850 Male 45 Masters45-49 90.0kg 140 140 140
Maik Kazakov 1 89.700 Male 45 Masters45-49 90.0kg 180 180 200
Andrey Paley 1 97.500 Male 46 Masters45-49 100.0kg 260 275 275
Iosif Bracha 2 114.700 Male 48 Masters45-49 125.0kg 140 140 160
Sergey Piniarchev 1 121.000 Male 45 Masters45-49 125.0kg 235 250 252.5
Moshe Yashar 1 59.200 Male 52 Masters50-54 60.0kg 75 75 82.5
Eli Lindner 1 73.000 Male 53 Masters50-54 75.0kg 60 60 60
Iosif Simkin 1 90.000 Male 54 Masters50-54 90.0kg 100 105 110
Viacheslav Porozky 1 92.650 Male 60 Masters60-64 100.0kg 155 160 182.5
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4. 2008 Israel Open Benchpress Championships
WPC Israel
Group C
Open Up to 100 Kg
Age Weight First Second Third
Name Surname Place Weight Gender Age
Category Category Trial Trial Trial
Ofir Avraham 3 63.500 Male 29 Open 67.5kg 80 90 105
Yuriy Balyura 67.500 Male 35 Open 67.5kg 60 70 75
Shmuel Bachar 1 66.600 Male 38 Open 67.5kg 110 117.2 122.5
Sergei Golovan 2 62.600 Male 37 Open 67.5kg 102.5 105 105
Boris Ainbinder 73.600 Male 39 Open 75.0kg 170 170 170
Alexander Liskolich 1 73.400 Male 34 Open 75.0kg 175 180 182.5
Oleg Tutunik 73.300 Male 30 Open 75.0kg 140 147.5 147.5
Sergey Zivaev 2 74.000 Male 39 Open 75.0kg 180 180 180
Aladen Lotfi 3 75.000 Male 27 Open 75.0kg 140 150 152.5
Andrey Zhuravlev 2 82.000 Male 35 Open 82.5kg 152.5 160 165
Alla Halabe 1 82.000 Male 28 Open 82.5kg 180 190 190
Pavel Tilis 79.000 Male 29 Open 82.5kg 160 170 170
Bar Yuval 1 84.000 Male 35 Open 90.0kg 220 230
Dmitry Averin 88.700 Male 32 Open 90.0kg 140 150 160
Maxim Liberov 88.350 Male 34 Open 90.0kg 145 150 150
Oren Arzy 87.100 Male 38 Open 90.0kg 240 245
Vadim Chagan 2 86.500 Male 37 Open 90.0kg 180 187.5 192.5
Vadim Katunin 89.900 Male 27 Open 90.0kg 165 170 170
Maik Kazakov 3 89.700 Male 45 Open 90.0kg 180 180 200
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5. 2008 Israel Open Benchpress Championships
WPC Israel
Group D
Open 100+ Kg
Age Weight First Second Third
Name Surname Place Weight Gender Age
Category Category Trial Trial Trial
Shadi Halabe 3 98.000 Male 27 Open 100.0kg 160 170 175
Andrey Paley 1 97.500 Male 46 Open 100.0kg 260 275 275
Ruslan Kaavchinsky 2 98.000 Male 31 Open 100.0kg 180 210 212.5
Filip Katz 97.700 Male 34 Open 100.0kg 195 195 195
Valid Nasar alden 2 110.000 Male 24 Open 110.0kg 210 220 230
Abed Kahdan 3 105.000 Male 27 Open 110.0kg 180 180
Yaniv Tene 1 109.100 Male 27 Open 110.0kg 230 240 250
Dan Dvorak 1 115.500 Male 32 Open 125.0kg 240 270
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