The men's lightweight competition in powerlifting at the 2001 World Games took place on 21 August 2001 at the Akita City Culture Hall in Akita, Japan.
Competition format 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.
Results RankAthleteNationWeightSquatBenchpressDeadliftTotal weightTotal pointsAlexey Sivokon Kazakhstan67.5305.0217.5 WR290.0812.5626.438Konstantin Pavlov Russia 55.8245.0172.5220.0637.5582.356Mikhail Andryukhin Russia 60.3270.0142.5250.0662.5562.4634Lu Shih-wu Chinese Taipei55.5247.5115.0240.0602.5553.3365Shin Watanabe Japan51.7200.0147.5200.0547.5540.5476Ervin Gainer United States51.5190.0127.5222.5540.0535.3027Hsieh Tsung-ting Chinese Taipei59.0225.0152.5240.0617.5534.879 8Hideaki Inaba Japan51.6220.095.0220.0535.0529.2769Roy Brandtzæg Norway58.1235.0130.0220.0585.0514.04010Gregory Simmons United States67.4235.0155.0247.5637.5492.08611Justin Maile United States67.3235.0137.5237.5610.0471.469
References
External links Results on IWGA website