The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) held its first World University Powerlifting Championships recently in collaboration with the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU). The five-day contest was held in Tartu, Estonia between July 23-27, 2024.
There is a long-established tradition of university-level powerlifting within the IPF but this was the first time that a world championships has been held under the aegis of FISU. There were 204 participants, representing 22 countries, and many FISU world records were broken.
The British team dominated, winning the team contest for the men and the women. Diego Octavio Salgado from Mexico and Romy van Vianen from the Netherlands won the best lifter awards based on GL point scores.
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2024 FISU World University Powerlifting Championships — Results
Below are the podium results for each weight class:
Women’s 47KG
Aylin Cuevas (MEX) — 344 kilograms — FISU World Record
Johanna Sanjuan (FRA) — 315 kilograms
Claudia Chu Xin Mei (SGP) — 305 kilograms
Women’s 52KG
Abby Cooley (GBR) — 346.5 kilograms
Ana Sophia Arriola (MEX) — 346 kilograms
Deimante Zurinskaite (LTU) — 315 kilograms
Women’s 57KG
Lea Lucas (FRA) — 439.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
Hannah Matson (GBR) — 420 kilograms
Day Yun Chan (SGP) — 390.5 kilograms
Women’s 63KG
Ellen B Akesson (SWE) — 440.5 kilograms
Wiktoria Zapotoczyna (POL) — 427.5 kilograms
Eva Fajs (SLO) — 407.5 kilograms
Women’s 69KG
Romy van Vianen (NED) — 497.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
Kaja Stabulewski (POL) — 452.5 kilograms
Bo Arends (NED) — 448 kilograms
Women’s 76KG
Odette Tobaiwa (GBR) — 468 kilograms
Emma Machwate (FRA) — 467.5 kilograms
Valerie Velemanova (CZE) — 465 kilograms
Women’s 84KG
Stina Lindkvist (SWE) — 460.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
Marelin Juriado (EST) — 425.5 kilograms
Kate Mitchell (GBR) — 407.5 kilograms
Women’s 84+KG
Salma Mmadi (FRA) — 485 kilograms
Alexis Scott (GBR) — 442.5 kilograms
Reya Soontalu (EST) — 355 kilograms
Men’s 59KG
Khalifa Mohammad (UAE) — 508 kilograms
Lun Ting Chia (SGP) — 487.5 kilograms
Matt Chan (GBR) — 465 kilograms
Men’s 66KG
Majed Fallata (KSA) — 618 kilograms — FISU World Record
Noah Nativel (FRA) — 617.5 kilograms
Daniel Glavan (USA) — 600.5 kilograms
Men’s 74KG
Matthew Lee Ming Kai (SGP) — 647.5 kilograms
Mathis Convers (FRA) — 645.5 kilograms
Ping Hao Ng (GBR) — 642.5 kilograms
Men’s 83KG
Zhi Hao Guo (GBR) — 725 kilograms
Chinedum Okolo (GBR) — 717.5 kilograms
Lucas Spencer Chan (SGP) — 717.5 kilograms
Men’s 93KG
Guillaume Jean Marie Flore (FRA) — 797.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
Jason Wu (GBR) — 750.5 kilograms
Aleksander Koszewski (POL) — 740 kilograms
Men’s 105KG
Eliam Tchandeu Noundou (FRA) — 855.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
Diego Octavio Salgado (MEX) — 855 kilograms
Collin Yakwo (NED) — 792.5 kilograms
Men’s 120KG
Lewis Kelly (GBR) — 840 kilograms
Elias Kenneryd (SWE) — 833 kilograms
Alasdair Wilson (GBR) — 810.5 kilograms
Men’s 120+KG
Alexander Renner (AUT) — 943 kilograms — FISU World Record
Nuutti Mansukoski (FIN) — 845 kilograms
Artem Usov (CZE) — 842.5 kilograms
Standout moments from the 2024 WBC
Diego Octavio Salgado (MEX) broke the squat and bench press FISU records in the 105KG class and took the best lifter award with the highest GL point score of 105.99
Aylin Cuevas (MEX) broke the FISU records in squat, deadlift and total
There was a close battle in the 74KG class with only 5 kilograms separating the top three
Abby Cooley (GBR) deadlift a FISU world record to win in the 69KG class by half a kilogram
Alexander Renner (AUT) broke the FISU records in squat, bench press, deadlift and total in the 120+KG class. He added more than 100 kilograms to the total record.
Romy van Vianen (NED) won the best lifter award and broke the FISU total world record in the 69KG class.
Majed Fallata (KSA) pulled a FISU deadlift world record in the 66KG class to win by half a kilogram
The whole event is available to watch back at FISU.tv.
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