Tag: Sport: Powerlifting

Jesus Olivares Raw Deadlifts 10 Kilograms Over IPF World Record In Training

Jesus Olivares Raw Deadlifts 10 Kilograms Over IPF World Record In Training

Elite super heavyweight powerlifter Jesus Olivares has had a good 2023. He only competed twice but made those performances count, winning the inaugural Sheffield Powerlifting Championships in March 2023 for £30,000 (approximately $38,000) in prize money and breaking the raw deadlift and total world records five times. In June 2023, Olivares gave a dominant performance at the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF)…
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Farhanna Farid (52KG) Raw Deadlifts IPF World Record of 208 Kilograms

Farhanna Farid (52KG) Raw Deadlifts IPF World Record of 208 Kilograms

Singaporean powerlifter Farhanna Farid first came to the strength world’s attention at the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) in Sun City, South Africa, when she lifted in the 52-kilogram class and broke the deadlift world record not once, but twice. She first lifted 197 kilograms (434 pounds) and then locked out a massive 200.5 kilograms (442…
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Heaviest Deadlift EVER (Plus America’s Best Weightlifter) — Strength Weekly

Heaviest Deadlift EVER (Plus America’s Best Weightlifter) — Strength Weekly

Welcome to Strength Weekly, keeping you updated on everything from around the barbell game! This week, we’ve got an action-packed rundown. American weightlifting phenom Olivia Reeves sets MULTIPLE World Records, Karlos Nassar recovers from injury to take his own new World Record. And who is Ventsislav Dimitrov? Well, he just pulled the heaviest deadlift of all time. And…
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2023 EPF European Classic Championships Results

2023 EPF European Classic Championships Results

The European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Classic Championships (ECC) was held in the frozen and snowy environs of Tartu, Estonia, from Dec. 4-9, 2023. While the temperatures dropped outside, the competition heated up nicely indoors. 192 athletes from 25 European countries took part, and there were fierce battles and many World and European records broken. 2023 EPF European…
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Natalie Laalaai (+84KG) Deadlifts Unofficial IPF World Record of 272.5 Kilograms

Natalie Laalaai (+84KG) Deadlifts Unofficial IPF World Record of 272.5 Kilograms

Natalie Laalaai burst onto the international powerlifting scene at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 2023 Classic World Championships (CWC). At that competition, she broke the IPF raw deadlift world record in the +84-kilogram class with a whopping 268 kilograms (591 pounds. She narrowly missed a subsequent attempt at 275.5 kilograms (607 pounds). Laalaai lifted at the 2023 Australian Powerlifting Union (APU)…
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Ashleigh Hoeta-Williamson (110KG) Becomes First Female Powerlifter to Bench Press 317.5 Kilograms

Ashleigh Hoeta-Williamson (110KG) Becomes First Female Powerlifter to Bench Press 317.5 Kilograms

Ashleigh Hoeta-Williamson of New Zealand has established herself as a major player in the world of strength. Not many athletes are both arm wrestling champions and world-record bench pressers, but Hoeta-Williamson is. Hoeta-Williamson etched her name in equipped powerlifting history on Nov. 25, 2023, at the International Powerlifting League (IPL) IPL Tombstone Meet in Papakura, NZ. She became the…
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Inderraj Singh Dhillon (120KG) Raw Deadlifts IPF World Record of 395.5 Kilograms

Inderraj Singh Dhillon (120KG) Raw Deadlifts IPF World Record of 395.5 Kilograms

Inderraj Singh Dhillon made his debut on the international stage at the 2022 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Classic Championships (ECC), where he broke the European deadlift record in the 120-kilogram class with 375.5 kilograms (828 pounds). It was quite the impressive start to his international lifting career, but Singh Dhillon was only warming up. At the 2023 International…
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International Association of Trans Bodybuilders & Powerlifters 2023 Full Results

International Association of Trans Bodybuilders & Powerlifters 2023 Full Results

On Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, trans and nonbinary bodybuilders and powerlifters descended on Atlanta, GA to compete in the annual International Association of Trans Bodybuilders & Powerlifters (IATBP) bodybuilding show and powerlifting meet. Athletes competed across eight bodybuilding divisions and five powerlifting divisions. Pro bodybuilder Josey Davis returned to the stage to retain her long-standing title in women’s…
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Enahoro Asein (83KG) Decimates IPF Raw World Deadlift Record With 380 Kilograms

Enahoro Asein (83KG) Decimates IPF Raw World Deadlift Record With 380 Kilograms

Elite deadlifter Enahoro Asein of Hungary burst onto the international scene at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 2021 Classic World Championships (CWC), where he took part in an epic three-way tussle for the 83-kilogram class raw deadlift world record. The record was broken four times at that contest by three different lifters: Asein, Russel Orhii, and Yanis Bouchou. The record…
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Ventsislav Dimitrov (100KG) Hits 500-Kilogram Deadlift In Training

Ventsislav Dimitrov (100KG) Hits 500-Kilogram Deadlift In Training

It’s not every day that the powerlifting world witnesses a 500-kilogram (1,102.3-pound) training deadlift, but that is exactly what 100-kilogram athlete Ventsislav Dimitrov accomplished on Nov. 26, 2023. In a video published to his Instagram page, Demitrov can be seen wearing lifting straps and grabbing a Texas deadlift bar — a barbell with more give than a standard…
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