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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 ...
105 kg. Krzysztof Wierzbicki (born 5 June 1990) is a Polish powerlifter. [2] Wierzbicki has won 5 gold medals at the World Classic Championships and 2 gold medals at the European Classic (raw) Championships in the IPF. [3][4] Wierzbicki has also took part in the World Games in 2017, where he finished in 5th place.
In 2021, Olivares made his IPF debut. He competed in the open category despite being a junior (23-years-old). He broke four International Powerlifting Federation world junior records, squatting 427.5 kilograms, bench pressing 252.5 kilograms for a full power and bench press only junior record, and a totaled 1,045 kilograms for a junior record, and would win his first gold medal.
Throughout his active career in international powerlifting competition Ed Coan has set over 71 world records in powerlifting. [5] He became the lightest person to cross the 2,400 lb. barrier in the powerlifting total (a sum of three lifts: the deadlift, bench, and squat). He set an all-time powerlifting record total at 2,463 pounds, even though ...
Don Reinhoudt presses 263 kg (580 lb) raw at the inaugural IPF World Powerlifting Championships in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on November 10, 1973. [18] raw: 267.5 kg (590 lb) 1974: Don Reinhoudt presses 267.5 kg (590 lb) raw at the AAU Senior National Championships in Fort Worth, Texas on September 1, 1974. [18] raw: 275.5 kg (607 lb) 1975
Representing United States Virgin Islands. IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships. 2021 Halmstad. – 83 kg. Russel Orhii (born December 9, 1994) is an American powerlifter, competing in the 83 kilogram weight class. He is a 2-time IPF World Champion and 6-time National champion.
Note: Despite historical claims about Hermann Görner, Bob Peoples and Benoit Cote having lifted heavier numbers, it is Terry Todd and Wilbur Miller who are generally considered the first two individuals to break the 317.5 kg (700 lb) barrier in a documented and official setting with irrefutable evidence, hence initiating the inaugural official world record deadlift in 1964.
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) John Haack is an American powerlifter. [1] 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 ...