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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.
The event was held at 10 AM on 6 November 1971, in York, Pennsylvania. Most of the athletes were American lifters, since teams were not formed yet. There were also four British athletes, and one athlete from Jamaica. [12] All of the referees were American. Weights were in pounds. The lifting order was "rising bar", and the first lift was the ...
www.powerlifting.sport. The International Powerlifting Federation is an international governing body for the sport of powerlifting as recognized by the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). The IPF was founded in 1972, and comprises member federations from more than one hundred countries with new ones being added yearly.
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)
This is a list of world championships medalists in men'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 results ...
Paralympic powerlifting has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since 1984. Weightlifting had been on the Paralympic program since 1964; however, after the 1992 Games the IPC decided to drop weightlifting and hold powerlifting events only. Women first competed in the sport at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.
The powerlifting competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022, [ 1] in Birmingham in United States, at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex . Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Powerlifting. at the 2025 World Games. Dates. August 2025. No. of events. 16. 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. [3]