USAPL
American Open 2015 results
Illustrative photo · APF competition, Keesler, 2012 — not this meet
Photo: Kemberly Groue / U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Source · Display cropped; original linked.
3 elite raw lifters (3 men, 0 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 403.4 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Phillip Herndon, who totalled 1,411 lbs (640 kg) at 200.8 lbs (91.1 kg) bodyweight (411.3 DOTS).
Meet at a glance
Raw full-power lifters
227
All entrants, not only elite
Bombed out
12
No valid total
Attempts made
76%
1,755 of 2,299
Avg. total for 3rd place
1,040.9 lbs
Across weight classes
Best lifter
Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.
Men
Joe Hardy
1,625.9 lbs (737.5 kg) total · 455.1 DOTS
Women
Sophia Veiras
826.7 lbs (375 kg) total · 406.5 DOTS
Heaviest lifts of the meet
Squat
- 1. Chris Hughes639.3 lbs
- 2. Michael Sullivan589.7 lbs
- 3. William Fluck578.7 lbs
Bench press
- 1. Adam Lebel457.5 lbs
- 2. Edllay Martins418.9 lbs
- 3. Joe Hardy402.3 lbs
Deadlift
- 1. Joe Hardy722 lbs
- 2. Michael Sullivan694.5 lbs
- 3. Ed Minelli666.9 lbs
Podiums by weight class
Top three totals in each class, all age divisions combined. Official placings may differ by division.
Women up to 104 lbs (47 kg)
2 lifters
- Lisa Randazzo666.9 lbs
- Joanna Welsh655.9 lbs
Women up to 115 lbs (52 kg)
10 lifters
- Cheryl Edelstein701.1 lbs
- Kerry Sachs650.4 lbs
- Lina Hoang628.3 lbs
Women up to 126 lbs (57 kg)
6 lifters
- Alicia Saleh655.9 lbs
- Samantha Blindt606.3 lbs
- Shannon Chipman606.3 lbs
Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)
17 lifters
- Sophia Veiras826.7 lbs
- Sarh Lurie799.2 lbs
- Sara Donovan744.1 lbs
Women up to 159 lbs (72 kg)
17 lifters
- Ellen Liverpool876.3 lbs
- Lee Lipsitz799.2 lbs
- Justine Colgan788.2 lbs
Women up to 185 lbs (84 kg)
8 lifters
- Jennifer Rodrigues887.4 lbs
- Claire Akin810.2 lbs
- Valerie Oliveira677.9 lbs
Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)
8 lifters
- Y'Deidre Green986.6 lbs
- Samantha Cohen986.6 lbs
- Lee-Ann Ray810.2 lbs
Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)
7 lifters
- Eric Kupperstein1,155.2 lbs
- Bao Stephen Pham975.5 lbs
- Bryan Siu766.1 lbs
Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)
12 lifters
- Vincent Yacuzzi1,185 lbs
- David Nguyen1,135.4 lbs
- Edward Cai1,124.4 lbs
Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)
25 lifters
- Kyle Coogan1,300.7 lbs
- Jacob Halpern1,251.1 lbs
- Anthony Guarracino1,212.5 lbs
Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)
29 lifters
- Craig Kelly1,460.6 lbs
- Ozzie Hyppolite1,355.8 lbs
- Alex Lau1,344.8 lbs
Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)
32 lifters
- Zachery McBey1,427.5 lbs
- Christopher Aydin1,422 lbs
- Phillip Herndon1,411 lbs
Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)
19 lifters
- Joe Hardy1,625.9 lbs
- Devin Lane1,427.5 lbs
- Samuel Choi1,416.5 lbs
Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)
17 lifters
- Michael Sullivan1,686.5 lbs
- Chris Hughes1,681 lbs
- Ed Minelli1,592.8 lbs
Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)
8 lifters
- Carl Hollant1,543.2 lbs
- Adam Lebel1,537.7 lbs
- William Fluck1,449.5 lbs
Elite men results
Best squat, bench press and deadlift of the day, in pounds (kg in brackets). Total = sum of the three lifts. PR = lifetime competition best set at this meet.
| Athlete | Class | Place | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Herndon · USAPR | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 1 | 529.1 lbs / 330.7 lbs / 551.2 lbs | 1,411 lbs (640 kg) | 411.3 |
| Phillip Herndon · USA | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 3 | 529.1 lbs / 330.7 lbs / 551.2 lbs | 1,411 lbs (640 kg) | 411.3 |
| Daniel Howell · USA | 183 lbs (83 kg) | 7 | 451.9 lbs / 248 lbs / 545.6 lbs | 1,245.6 lbs (565 kg) | 387.6 |
How this edition compares
2 editions of American Open in our data.
| 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elite lifters | 3 | 8 |
| All raw lifters | 227 | 251 |
| Best DOTS | 411.3 | 523.0 |
| Avg. total for 3rd place | 1,040.9 lbs | 1,113 lbs |
Highest total across all editions: 2,204.6 lbs (1,000 kg) by Ray Williams in 2014.
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