NORTHWEST BENCH PRESS AND DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday, July 26, 2026
On-line entry deadline is, July 5 2026, 11:30 p.m HST. Under no circumstance will on-line entries be accepted after this date. Any division or weight class change must be made before the deadline. Contact wabdlrecords@gmail.com for division or weight class changes to the online entry form before the deadline. NO changes will be made after the July 5 2026 deadline.
Location:
Steelhead Strong Fitness
1213 Stowe Ave, Medford, OR, 97501
Weigh-ins:
Saturday, July 25th from 12:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the meet site
PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS IN ORDER TO WEIGH-IN ON TIME and bring all your equipment with you. Please be sure you make the weight for which you signed up!!! THERE WILL BE NO MORNING WEIGH-INS.
This contest will be drug-tested with the highest coefficients being selected.
MEMBERSHIP CARDS: Every lifter will be required to have a current WABDL card. Adult card $55.00, Teen cards $40.00. Cards MUST be purchased before the meet.
NO CHANGE IN PLY, DIVISION, OR WEIGHT CLASS after July 5 2026
Lifters are responsible, as always, for checking regularly on the progress of flights and being on time for their flights. You must lift in the division that is contested first.
This is a World Championship Qualifier: The top three finishers in every weight class of every division qualify for the World Championships at Horseshoe Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada November 18-22, 2026.
YOU MUST INDICATE ON THIS ENTRY WHETHER YOU WILL BE LIFTING SINGLE-PLY, DOUBLE-PLY or RAW IN THE BENCH PRESS AND/OR DEAD LIFT AND/OR PUSH-PULL. If you are doing push-pull, all plies must be the same. If you are not doing push-pull, you may have different ply for bench press and dead lift
DIVISIONS/WEIGHT CLASSES for Both Bench Press and Dead Lift
(Please note! Just push-pull category does not qualify for a team spot)
ELITE OPEN HAS BEEN RETIRED AS OF MAY 1, 2022. Records for this division will stand, but the division is no longer active. Records for Elite will count if it surpasses the open limit
Open Men: Male lifters will compete in the following weight classes: 114, 123, 132, 148, 165, 181, 198, 220, 242, 259, 275, 308, SHW
Open Women: Female lifters will compete in the following weight classes: 97, 105, 114, 123, 132, 148, 165, 181, 198, 220 and 221+ (Super)
Class I Men: Bench Press: Any male lifter, who has lifted less than the following weight in any and all sanctioned competitions including all other past and present Federations, may compete in the Class 1 division. These are the qualifying amounts listed first by weight class and second by amount: 105 – 242.5#, 114 – 275.5#, 123 – 314.0#, 132 – 352.5#, 148 – 385.7#, 165 – 424.2#, 181 – 448.4#, 198 – 479.5#, 220 – 501.5#, 242 – 523.5#, 259 – 540.0#, 275 –551.0#, 308 – 573.0#, SHW – 595.0# (PLEASE NOTE: There are no World Awards for the Class 1 division)
Class 1 Men: Dead Lift: Any male lifter who has lifted less than the following in any and all sanctioned contests: 105 – 352.5#, 114 – 391.2#, 123 – 424.2#, 132 – 452.8#, 148 – 496.0#, 165 – 540.0#, 181 – 573.0#, 198 – 601.8#, 220 – 628.2#, 242 – 650.2#, 259 – 667.8#, 275 – 683.2#, 308 – 699.7#, SHW – 711.8#
(PLEASE NOTE: There are no World Awards for the Class 1 division)
Class 1 Women: Bench Press: Any female lifter, who has lifted less than the following weight in any and all sanctioned competitions including all other past and present Federations, may compete in the Class 1 division. These are the qualifying amounts listed first by weight class and second by amount: 97- 115.5# 105 – 132.2#, 114 – 143.2#, 123 – 154.2#, 132 – 165.2#, 148 – 181.7#, 165 – 187.2#, 181 – 198.2#, 198 – 214.2#, 220 – 225.7#, 221+ (Super) – 236.7# (PLEASE NOTE: There are no World Awards for the Class 1 division)
Class 1 Women: Dead Lift: Any female lifter, who has lifted less than the following weight in any and all sanctioned competitions including all other past and present Federations, may compete in the Class 1 division. These are the qualifying amounts listed first by weight class and second by amount: 97 – 225.7#, 105 – 259.0#, 114 – 286.5#, 123 – 314.0#, 132 -330.5#, 148 – 344.8#, 165 – 363.7#, 181 – 374.7#, 198 – 385.7#, 220 – 396.7#, 221+ (Super) – 404.4# (PLEASE NOTE: There are no World Awards for the Class 1 division)
Junior Men and Junior Women: Any lifter age 20-25 will compete in all weight classes.
Master Men – Master Women: Age groups 40-46, 47-53, 54-60, 61-67, 68-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95+ and over will compete in all weight classes as specified in Open Men and Open Women.
Law/Fire/Military Men –Law/Fire/Military Women **NOW INCLUDES MILITARY**: All weight classes will be contested for Open, Submaster 33-39, Master 40-47, Master 48-55, Master 56-63,
**NEW LAW/FIRE/MILITARY MASTER AGE GROUPS**: Master 64-71, Master 72-79, Master 80-85, Master 86+
Teen Men and Teen Women: Age groups 12-13, 14-15, 16- 17, and 18-19 (new divisions) will be contested in all weight classes including 97# and 105# for Teen 16-19 and 97# & 105# for Teen 12-15. TEENS AGES 12-15 MAY ONLY LIFT IN TEEN DIVISIONS and MAY NOT LIFT IN DOUBLE PLY.
Submaster Men – Submaster Women: Men and women ages 33-39 will compete in all weight classes
Special Olympian/Disabled Men & Women: All weight classes will be contested (PLEASE NOTE: There are no World Awards for the Special Olympian division)
**NEW AGE GROUPS** Disabled 1 Men and Women: Any lifter who has paralysis of any limb or is missing any limb, any lifter who doesn’t have total use of any limb (i.e. Parkinson’s, Lou Gehrig’s diseases, MS etc.) and blind – all weight classes will be contested; **New Age groups for Men & Women: 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-85, & 86+
**NEW AGE GROUPS** Disabled 2 Men and Women: Any lifter with hip, knee or shoulder replacement, Tourette’s disease, open heart surgery, organ transplants, debilitating arthritis, and other serious illness (discussed on a case-by-case basis) – all weight classes will be contested; **New Age groups for Men & Women: 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-85, & 86+
Band Shirts (Single, Double, Triple ply only - Open or Close Back) – Open Men & Women, Men & Women 20-32, Submaster Men & Women 33-39, Master Men & Women 40-46, Master Men & Women 47-53, Master Men & Women 54-60, , Master Men & Women 61-69 Teen Men & Women 17-19* (*CLOSED BACK SINGLE PLY ONLY – NO INSERTS ALLOWED)
MORE INFORMATION can be found in the WABDL Rule Book on www.wabdl.org
Event Director:
Gus Rethwisch
Tel. 503.901.1622