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The powerlifting competition at the 2025 World Games will take place in August 2025, [1] [2] in Chengdu in China. This will be the first time, when classic (raw) powerlifting is one of the official sports at the World Games .
Power training and the sport of powerlifting should be distinguished from one another, although there are some areas where they overlap. Powerlifting, as a sport, is often considered in regard to the three main lifts competitions are judged upon. These are the back squat, the deadlift, and the bench press. These exercises would not ordinarily ...
Jon Frederic Cole (April 1, 1943 – January 10, 2013) was a discus thrower,powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter and strongman from the United States.He competed in powerlifting just prior to the formation of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). [4]
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.
USA Powerlifting (USAPL) is a national and international powerlifting organization based in the United States. The USAPL sanctions local, regional, national, [ 1 ] and international [ 2 ] meets in the United States and several other member countries.
Kirill Igorevich Sarychev (Russian: Кирилл Игоревич Сарычев; born 1 January 1989) is a Russian powerlifter. He previously held the world record in the raw bench press with a lift of 335 kg (738.5 lb). [2] In 2016, he set a world record raw three-lift powerlifting total in the Superheavyweight class. [3]
Hall posted a 2171.5 lbs (987 kg) total. [1] Two weeks later, on July 20 Hall took 1st place at the 1985 ADFPA Nationals in Wilkes Barre, PA. His winning 2160 lbs (981 kg) total became the first 2100 lb total in ADFPA history. [1] [2] Powerlifting USA Magazine stated, "Lifting this often and doing well is quite a challenge for a big man".
Haack is considered one of the greatest powerlifters of all time [2] along with being the greatest pound-for-pound powerlifter of the modern age. [3] Haack is a multiple all-time raw world record-holder in multiple weight classes. [4] [5] [6] He is the current world record holder in the raw (without knee wraps) 90 and 100 kilogram weight class.