Former Bench Press World Record Holder Chris Confessore Dies!

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Christopher "Chris" Confessore Willow Spring Christopher "Chris" Confessore, 49, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel, 401 N Ennis Street, Fuquay-Varina, NC. Burial will follow at Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Chris was a loving husband, father, son, brother, son-n-law and friend. He will be missed greatly by all who knew him. Chris is survived by his wife of 22 years, Dianne Balletta Confessore; son, Christopher and daughter, Gina of the home; parents, Aniello and Angelina Mona Confessore from North Port, NY; brother, Neil Confessore of Raleigh, NC; sister, Marie Mateyunas of North Port, NY; and in-laws, Bob and Dianne Balletta of Willow Spring, NC. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 13, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Thomas Funeral Home. Arrangements by Thomas Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at thomasfuneral.com . - See more at: http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/newso....lUMOJr4P.dpuf


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YearRecordGear
1985Ted Arcidi first presses 678 lb[17] and then becomes the first man to bench press over 700 lb with a lift of 705.5 lb (320.0 kg),[18] performed without wrist wraps, but with one of the first prototype supportive bench press shirts, which was 50% polyester and 50% cotton and only one layer thick.[1][19]shirt
1990Ted Arcidi presses 718.1 lb (325.72 kg) at the APF Bench Press Invitational on September 30 in Keene, New Hampshire.[20]shirt
1993Anthony Clark presses 725 lb (328.85 kg) in May and then on September 25, breaks his own record with a 735 lb (333.39 kg) lift at the USPF Northwest Open.[21]shirt
1994Anthony Clark presses 738 lb (334.75 kg).[22][23]shirt
1995Jamie Harris presses 740 lb (335.66 kg) at the APF State Championships in March 1995.[23][24][25]shirt
1995Chris Confessore presses 741 lb (336.11 kg) at only 236 lb bodyweight on June 17, 1995.[22]shirt
1995Anthony Clark presses 748 lb (339.29 kg) and 750 lb (340.19 kg) at the Great Bench Press of America Meet in Texas.[26]shirt
1996Anthony Clark presses 770 lb (349.26 kg) and later 780 lb (353.80 kg) in September 1996 at the Mr. Olympia.[26]shirt
1997Anthony Clark presses 785 lb (356.0 kg).[26]shirt
1999Tim Isaac is the first man to bench press over 800 lb* with a lift of 802 lb (363.78 kg) on July 24 in Phoenix, Arizona.[27][28]shirt
2003Gene Rychlak is the first man to bench press 900 lb (409.09 kg).[29]shirt
2004Gene Rychlak is the first man to bench press over 1000 lb with a lift of 1004 lb (456.36 kg) in November. [30]shirt
2006Scot Mendelson presses 1008 lb (458.18 kg) (February 18) in a powerlifting exhibition called FIT EXPO in Pasadena, CA.[30][31]shirt
2006Gene Rychlak presses 1010 lb (459.09 kg) (December 16).[32]shirt
2007Ryan Kennelly presses 1036 lb (470.91 kg) (September 22–23).[33]shirt
2007Ryan Kennelly presses 1050 lb (476.27 kg) (December 1).[34]shirt
2008Ryan Kennelly presses 1070 lb (485.34 kg) (April 12).[35]shirt
2008Ryan Kennelly presses 1074.8 lb (487.5 kg) (July 13).[36]shirt
2008Ryan Kennelly presses 1075.0 lb (487.6 kg) (November 8).[37][38]shirt
2013Paul "Tiny" Meeker presses 1076.9 lb (488.5 kg) (April 13) at the Southern Powerlifting Federation (SPF) Texas State Powerlifting Championships in Corpus Christi, Texas.[39][38]shirt
* note: Anthony Clark performed a controversial 800-pound bench press at the Arnold Classic in 1997, 2 years before Tim Isaac. This lift was, however, later turned down.



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Chris' 741lb bench press in 1995 at a weight of 236lb was unbelievable. He eclipsed Anthony Clark and Jamie Harris who far outweighed him

Chris always was an original writer for Rx Muscle magazine back in 2001


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[hifrommike65]

RIP Chris. He was regularly featured in POWERLIFTING USA.

[Triple-H_2005]

Sweet Jesus on His throne...ANOTHER under-50 death in this industry???

Another reason that I can't wait for 2013 to be in our collective rear-view...

[LSMUSCL81]

Goodness another?....becoming excessive, r.i.p.

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[crawfBigG]

What is going on.....? RIP Chris.

[John Hansen]

What was the cause of death?

[Virtual Trauma]

Rip.

[hifrommike65]

12 Dec. 2013

WILLOW SPRING — The driver of a car that crashed with a tractor-trailer on N.C. 42 in Willow Spring on Tuesday has died of his injuries, the State Highway Patrol said Thursday.Christopher Confessore, 49, of Willow Spring died Tuesday night of injuries suffered in the late-morning crash. The accident closed the highway from 11 a.m. until about 3:30 p.m. while troopers cleared the scene near Johnny Baker Road and investigated how it had happened.
Firefighters had to free Confessore from his car.
Troopers had not completed their accident report Thursday, they said.

The road was open for about 15 minutes Tuesday before another crash about two miles east closed it again.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/12/...#storylink=cpy

[Granite-Dawg]

Rip. he was a powerlifting legend. Prayers for his family.

[sassy69]

Jeez. RIP and condolences to his family. A tragic lost for the BB & PL communities.

[John Hansen]

That's terrible. So sorry to hear that!

[TheRage93]

Dang. Everyone is dying this year