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This is a list of world championships medalists in women's powerlifting.. The various federations of powerlifting have their own championships. The International Powerlifting Federation's (IPF) recognition by the International Olympic Committee as the official governing body, as well its longevity has resulted in their championships being deemed the official world championships, and the ...
Karyn Marshall (born April 2, 1956, in Miami, Florida) is an American Olympic weightlifter who won the first women's world championship in weightlifting, held in 1987. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] She also set 60 American and world records in women's weightlifting and in 1985 became the first woman in history to clean and jerk over 300 lb (136 kg ...
Karenjeet Kaur Bains was born 23 July 1996 [2] in Warwickshire, England, to Sikh parents from Punjab, India.Her mother came from a family of wrestlers and her father was a former bodybuilder and powerlifter.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wei-Ling originally won the bronze medal in the 48kg category. She snatched 84kg and clean and jerked 112kg for a total of 196kg. [ 9 ] She was later awarded the gold medal in 2017 after the original gold and silver medallists were disqualified for drug use.
Turkish female powerlifters (6 P) Pages in category "Female powerlifters" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total.
However, the circumstances over her transfer of allegiance made Cikamatana ineligible to qualify for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [10] In 2024, she competed in the women's 81 kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. [11] She lifted 262 kg in total and finished fourth missing out 5 kg on bronze medal.
Brazilian kite surfer Bruno Lobo is not only an Olympic athlete, but he’s also a real-life hero. Lobo, 31, came to a drowning woman’s aid during a training session off the coast of São Luís ...
Xiao Cuijuan (born 19 April 1986 in Fuzhou) is a Chinese powerlifter. [1] She won the bronze medal at the women's 55 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, with 115 kilograms. [2] She won the silver medal in the same event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. [1] [3]