Denny Habecker Pennsylvania Strength and Power HoF inductee 2021
By Strength and Power Hall of Fame
A brief personal history:
Born in 1942 in Lebanon,Pa. Worked for Bayer Corporation for 44 years, retiring in 2008. Married in 1964. Have 1 son and 3 grandchildren. Started lifting in 1957 to build myself up for high school football.
What lead you to your sport:
I live about 45 miles from York Barbell. I would go there and watch some of the top lifters in the country train. That gave me the incentive to train for Olympic lifting. In 1989 John Vernacchio got me interested in the United States All-round Weightlifting Association. That has been my main focus ever since.
Achievements in your sport:
Inducted Lebanon Valley Sports Hall of Fame- 1996
Inducted Central Chapter Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame - 1998
Inducted United States All-round Weightlifting Association Hall of Fame- 1998
Kelly Cup Award [Outstanding Athlete Keystone State Games] - 2008
Keystone State Games- Outstanding Athlete- Weightlifting - 1997 & 2008
International All-round Weightlifting Association Presidential Award of Merit - 2018
Pan-American Masters Weightlifting Champion- 2000
National Masters Weightlifting Champion - 1995 & 2017
United States Allround Weightlifting Association National Champion- Masters Division -31 Times
International Allround Weightlifting Association World Champion- Masters Division -27 Times
Keystone State Games -Masters Division- 15 Gold Medals
Eastern Masters Weightlifting Champion - 7 Times
Eastern Masters Powerlifting Champion - 6 Times
State, National and World records:
Currently hold 639 USAWA National records and 258 IAWA World Records.
One-hand Deadlift -Right hand - 325 Lbs. -55-59 age Group - 85 Kg. Class- Sept. 21, 2002
Hip Lift - 1550 Lbs. - 50-54 age group - 85 Kg. Class - October 13, 1996
Arthur lift - 204 Lbs. - 55-59 age group - 85 Kg. Class - June 27, 1999
Clean & Press- Heels Together - 45-49 age group - 85 Kg. Ckass - November 11, 1989
Other accomplishments.
Won Best overall lifter - 1999 USAWA National Championships
Best overall lifter - Eastern Masters Weightlifting and Powerlifting Championships- 1994
Other activities within the sport:
Have been an International and USA Allround Weightlifting Official since 1996.
IAWA Technical Committee member since 1996.
IAWA Vice-President since 2004
USAWA President since 2007
Meet Director - USAWA National Championships- 2000, 2007,2010, 2013, 2015, 2019.
Meet Director- IAWA World Championships - 2002, 2005, 2009, 2016, 2021.
Meet Director - IAWA Gold Cup - 2006 & 2008.
Meet Director - USAWA Presidential Cup - 2012 thru 2019 & 2021
Meet Director - USAWA Heavylift Champioships - 2004 & 2009
Author: By Strength and Power Hall of Fame Completed: yes Created: Fri Jun 04 21:30:27 UTC 2021 | Last Updated: Fri Dec 22 04:12:27 UTC 2023