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Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effort of a barbell loaded with weight plates. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as "odd ...
annual. Country. varying. Inaugurated. 1973. (1973) The Powerlifting World Championships is the main international event for the powerlifting sport. These are conducted on behalf of the sport's governing body, International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) by an affiliated national federation.
1st. 1978. 125kg. William Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953) is an American former world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman and professional wrestler. During the 1970s and 1980s, he set numerous powerlifting and strongman world records, and won two International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Championships and three World's ...
Glen Waszkiel (AUS) 1989 Karlsruhe. Alexander Ausby (USA) Floriano Domenici (ITA) Michael Barber (USA) 1993 The Hague. Frank Schramm (GER) His Yi-ching (TPE) Walt Forsey (CAN)
Known for. 800-pound bench press. Spouse. Mindi Toth (fiancee)[1] Website. www.anthonyclark.com (defunct) Anthony Wayne Clark (September 15, 1966, in Philippines – May 22, 2005, in Friendswood, Texas, U.S.) was an American powerlifter, holder of the world record for the reverse-grip bench press and member of the York Barbell Hall of Fame.
Brad is a 6 time IPF World Powerlifting Champion and a 14 time USAPL National Powerlifting Champion. [3] Brad has won 34 Major Events. [3] Brad has set IPF Open World Records in the 120+ kg Class with a 395 kg (870) deadlift at the 2011 IPF Pacific Invitational in Melbourne, Australia, and a 397.5 kg (876) deadlift at the 2011 IPF World Championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Kirk is widely considered one of the greatest squatters in the history of powerlifting, [2] he currently holds the International Powerlifting Federation equipped world record in the squat of 455 kg.(1,003 lbs.) in the 125 kg. weight class which was set in 1995. [3] Leading up to that competition he squatted that 1000 lbs. for 2 reps in training.
His best deadlift was 105 kilograms (about 231 pounds), he squatted 60 kilograms and hit 67.5 kilograms on the bench press. Each of those marks was tops within the 75- to 79-year-old bracket in ...