USAWA Records in the Gardner Lifts

by Al Myers

These are the current overall weight class USAWA records for the Half Gardner and the Full Gardner. John Monk is the only USAWA lifter to have lifted his bodyweight in the Half Gardner – which he did at the 2001 Gold Cup. John has a best Half Gardner of 165 pounds and a best Full Gardner of 111 pounds. These are the top marks ever done in the USAWA.

Half Gardner


Weight Class
Lifter Pounds Lifted
60kg Mike O’Brien
71
65kg Izzy Mabrey
88
70kg John Monk
154
75kg John Monk
70
80kg John Monk
165
85kg John Monk
143
90kg Denny Habecker
99
95kg Ed Schock
110
100kg Chad Ullom
121
105kg Bill Spayd
126
110kg Jason Weigle
143
115kg Ralph Cirafes
99
120kg Kevin Fulton
122
125kg Frank Ciavattone
132
125+kg
Frank Ciavattone
96


Full Gardner


Weight Class
Lifter Pounds Lifted
60kg Mike O’Brien
45
65kg Barry Pensyl
65
70kg John Monk
111
75kg John Monk
110
80kg Abe Smith
95
85kg John Monk
110
90kg Tim Piper
68
95kg James Foster
65
100kg Bill Spayd
100
105kg Ed Schock
110
110kg Mike McBride
95
115kg None
None
120kg None None
125kg Demetrius Davis
70
125+kg
Bill Rogers
70