The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) held its 2024 Classic World Championships (CWC) in Druskininkai, Lithuania, from June 15 to 23. Several new world champions were crowned, and many world records fell.
Three hundred eighteen athletes representing 57 countries gathered in the small Lithuanian holiday town of Druskininkai. In addition to the usual medals, world titles, and world records, the top three in each weight class qualified to compete at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China.
USA won the team award in the men’s and women’s categories. Austin Perkins and Sonita Muluh won the Best Lifter awards.
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2024 IPF Classic World Championships Results
Below are the podium results for each Women’s and Men’s divisions:
Women’s 47KG
Tiffany Chapon (FRA) — 433 kilograms — IPF Open World Record
Jessica Espinal (USA) — 415 kilograms
Aurélie Nguyen (CAN) — 395 kilograms
Women’s 52KG
Evie Corrigan (NZL) — 477.5 kilograms
Megan-Li Smith (NZL) — 452.5 kilograms
Pleun Dekkers (NED) — 443 kilograms
Women’s 57KG
Jade Jacob (FRA) — 515 kilograms
Bobbie Butters (GBR) — 492.5 kilograms
Sovannphaktra Pal (FRA) — 480 kilograms
Women’s 63KG
Meghan Scanlon (USA) — 552.5 kilograms
Chiara Bernardi (ITA) — 540 kilograms
Sara Naldi (ITA) — 537.5 kilograms
Women’s 69KG
Carola Garra (ITA) — 577.5 kilograms
Prescillia Bavoil (FRA) — 567.5 kilograms
Marte Kjenner (NOR) — 550 kilograms
Women’s 76KG
Agata Sitko (POL) — 613 kilograms — IPF Open World Record
Karlina Tongotea (NZL) — 592.5 kilograms
Cranon Worford (USA) — 585 kilograms
Women’s 84KG
Amanda Lawrence (USA) — 642.5 kilograms
Ziana Azariah (GBR) — 592.5 kilograms
Danielle Philibert (CAN) — 555 kilograms
Women’s 84+KG
Sonita Kyen Muluh (BEL) — 731 kilograms — IPF Open World Record
Brittany Schlater (CAN) — 704.5 kilograms
Alexis Jones (USA) — 704.5 kilograms
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Men’s 59KG
Wascar Carpio (USA) — 637.5 kilograms
Antoine Garcia (FRA) — 610 kilograms
Iván Campano Díaz (ESP) — 597.5 kilograms
Men’s 66KG
Kasemsand Senumong (THA) — 707.5 kilograms
Jonathan Garcia (USA) — 707.5 kilograms
Panagiotis Tarinidis (FRA) — 707.5 kilograms
Men’s 74KG
Austin Perkins (USA) — 836 kilograms — IPF Open World Record
Kjell Egil Bakkelund (NOR) — 812.5 kilograms
Timothy Monigatti (NZL) — 790 kilograms
Men’s 83KG
Jurins Kengamu (GBR) — 845 kilograms — IPF Open World Record
Russel Orhii (USA) — 843.5 kilograms
Enahoro Asein (HUN) — 807.5 kilograms
Men’s 93KG
Gustav Hedlund (SWE) — 895 kilograms
Emil Krastev (BUL) — 895 kilograms
Brandon Pitre (USA) — 887.5 kilograms
Men’s 105KG
Ashton Rouska (USA) — 940.5 kilograms
Anatolii Novopysmennyi (UKR) — 940.5 kilograms — IPF Open World Record
Emil Norling (SWE) — 905 kilograms
Men’s 120KG
Bobb Matthews (USA) — 970 kilograms
Etienne El Chaer (LBN) — 958.5 kilograms
Tony Cliffe (GBR) — 937.5 kilograms
Men’s 120+KG
Jesus Olivares (USA) — 1112.5 kilograms
Temur Samkharadze (GEO) — 1087.5 kilograms — IPF Junior World Record
Stanley Odin (FRA) — 965 kilograms
2024 CWC’s Best Moments
The entire 66KG class podium split on bodyweight
Jurins Kengamu defeated Russel Orhii in an upset at 83KG
Temur Samkharadze set Junior world records for all three big lifts and total
World records broken 10 times in the Women’s +84KG class
Sonita Muluh set a new all-time world record raw squat of 311 kilograms
This huge contest can be watched back on the IPF YouTube channel.
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