title: Powerlifting at the 2001 World Games – Men's middleweight
text: # Powerlifting at the 2001 World Games – Men's middleweight
  
  The men's middleweight 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 9 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
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Weight | Squat | Bench press | Deadlift | Total weight | Total points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Viktor Furazhkin | Russia | 74.6 | 310.0 | 207.5 | 305.0 | 822.5 | 588.252 |
  | | Andrey Tarasenko | Russia | 89.0 | 345.0 | 240.0 | 320.0 | 905.0 | 581.101 |
  | | Sergey Mor | Russia | 82.2 | 327.5 | 212.5 | 312.5 | 852.5 | 572.369 |
  | 4 | Petr Theuser | Czech Republic | 89.5 | 342.5 | 227.5 | 305.0 | 875.0 | 560.175 |
  | 5 | Dovran Turakhanov | Kazakhstan | 74.8 | 292.5 | 172.5 | 292.5 | 757.5 | 540.779 |
  | 6 | Dmytro Solovyov | Ukraine | 82.3 | 310.0 | 215.0 | 280.0 | 805.0 | 540.075 |
  | 7 | Robert Wagner | United States | 89.3 | 335.0 | 200.0 | 302.5 | 837.5 | 536.838 |
  | 8 | Koki Takahashi | Japan | 74.9 | 292.5 | 195.0 | 265.0 | 752.5 | 536.683 |
  | 9 | Wataru Kobayakawa | Japan | 82.1 | 285.0 | 190.0 | 272.5 | 747.5 | 502.245 |
  