The European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) held its 2024 European Classic and Equipped Bench Press Championships (EBC) in Istanbul, Türkiye, from Aug. 5-11, 2024.
Three-hundred eighty-eight men and 262 women athletes from 30 European countries gathered in Istanbul to vie for medals, European titles, and international records. Of these 650 bench press specialists, 75 competed in both the classic (more commonly described as “raw”) and the equipped categories, racking up 725 competition starts over seven days.
The following countries were represented:
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Kingdom
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2024 IPF European Classic Bench press Championships — Open Results
Below are the podium results for each weight category:
Women’s 47KG
Emelie Aslund (SWE) — 95 kilograms
Sara Carter (ITA) — 77.5 kilograms
Nataliia Ivankova (UKR) — 67.5 kilograms
Women’s 52KG
Johanna Kuronen (FIN) — 95 kilograms
Jelena Bijelic (AUT) — 92.5 kilograms
Nataliia Cheremenko (UKR) — 92.5 kilograms
Women’s 57KG
Anna Cicognani (ITA) — 112.5 kilograms
Hanna Buturlym (UKR) — 107.5 kilograms
Zijun Chen (GBR) — 105 kilograms
Women’s 63KG
Elise Rosenborg (NOR) — 115 kilograms
Eldin Kolding (NOR) — 112.5 kilograms
Benedetta Squillante (ITA) — 110 kilograms
Women’s 69KG
Kathrine Forsberg (DEN) — 117.5 kilograms
Andrea Petrek (CRO) — 115 kilograms
Zsanett Palagyi (HUN) — 112.5 kilograms
Women’s 76KG
Vilma Olsson (SWE) — 120 kilograms
Micaela Odling (SWE) — 117.5 kilograms
Michelle Barth (GER) — 107.5 kilograms
Women’s 84KG
Ielja Strik (NED) — 132.5 kilograms
Ankie Timmers (LUX) — 122.5 kilograms
Stephanie Faivre (FRA) — 120 kilograms
Women’s 84+KG
Ágnes Szabó (HUN) — 155 kilograms
Matilda Hjälle (SWE) — 152.5 kilograms
Johanna Laitinen (FIN) — 152.5 kilograms
Men’s 59KG
Frederik Eskil Myrvang (NOR) — 162.5 kilograms
Victor Gaultier (SUI) — 150 kilograms
Dariusz Wzsoła (POL) — 140 kilograms
Men’s 66KG
Tsotne Bezhashvili (GEO) — 182.5 kilograms
Antonio Lores Sanchez (ESP) — 155 kilograms
Giorgi Bejashvili (GEO) — 152.5 kilograms
Men’s 74KG
Eddie Berglund (SWE) — 205 kilograms
Levani Giligashvili (GEO) — 180 kilograms — EPF Masters 1 European Record
Chesney Goossens (BEL) — 175 kilograms
Men’s 83KG
Ivan Chuprynko (UKR) — 210 kilograms
Volodymyr Tsaturian (UKR) — 207.5 kilograms
Genadi Otiashvili (GEO) — 205 kilograms
Men’s 93KG
Josef Eriksson (SWE) — 220 kilograms
Leo Ottinger (FRA) — 217.5 kilograms
Marko Piyadeth Krause (GER) — 202.5 kilograms
Men’s 105KG
Joni Tajakka (FIN) — 230 kilograms
Levani Mtiulishvili (GEO) — 227.5 kilograms
Ashley Liston (GBR) — 222.5 kilograms
Men’s 120KG
Ivan Kryha (UKR) — 227.5 kilograms
Kornel Schauer (HUN) — 220 kilograms
Trevor Jordan (GBR) — 207.5 kilograms
Men’s 120+KG
Markus Patschke (GER) — 252.5 kilograms
Cenk Koçak (TUR) — 247.5 kilograms
Samuel Hajnik (SVK) — 245 kilograms
2024 IPF World Equipped Bench Press Championships — Open Results
Below are the results for each weight category:
Women’s 47KG
Mariia Polianska (UKR) — 90 kilograms
Women’s 52KG
Nataliia Cheremnko (UKR) — 117.5 kilograms
Marcela Sandvik (FIN) — 115 kilograms — EPF Masters 2 European Record
Maria Kojoukhova (FIN) — 115 kilograms
Women’s 57KG
Zuzanna Kula (POL) — 169 kilograms — IPF Open World Record
Hanna Buturlym (UKR) — 142.5 kilograms
Blanka Bartonkova (CZE) — 140 kilograms
Women’s 63KG
Hilde Mikkelsen Haugen (NOR) — 150 kilograms
Elise Rosenborg (NOR) — 142.5 kilograms
Linnea Forslund (SWE) — 137.5 kilograms
Women’s 69KG
Ingvild Hansen (NOR) — 162.5 kilograms
Anna-Eveliina Partanen (FIN) — 142.5 kilograms
Ines Kahrer (AUT) — 137.5 kilograms
Women’s 76KG
Linda Kristensen (NOR) — 162.5 kilograms
Rachel Steedman (GBR) — 157.5 kilograms
Daria Ławniczak (POL) — 157.5 kilograms
Women’s 84KG
Ankie Timmers (LUX) — 200 kilograms
Sofia Kamlund (SWE) — 165 kilograms
Tiina Voho (FIN) — 145 kilograms
Women’s 84+KG
Maria Kemp Jensen (DEN) — 200 kilograms
Matilda Hjälle (SWE) — 200 kilograms
Amalie Chelsea Stok (DEN) — 147.5 kilograms
Men’s 59KG
Frederik Eskil Myrvang (NOR) — 190 kilograms
Dariusz Wzsoła (POL) — 160 kilograms
Oleksandr Ahadzhanian (UKR) — 127.5 kilograms
Men’s 66KG
Mariusz Grotkowski (POL) — 202.5 kilograms
Mykhailo Shablii (UKR) — 185 kilograms
Gheorghe Moise (ROU) — 170 kilograms
Men’s 74KG
Jani Haapamaki (FIN) — 215 kilograms
Alex Fodor (GBR) — 212.5 kilograms
Vladyslav Protsenko (UKR) — 210 kilograms
Men’s 83KG
Raik Guenterberg (GER) — 257.5 kilograms
Andrii Balenkov (UKR) — 255 kilograms
Teemu Hallfors (FIN) — 237.5 kilograms
Men’s 93KG
Mads Friche (DEN) — 302.5 kilograms
Rafał Zalewski (POL) — 297.5 kilograms
Thomas Edvinsson (SWE) — 270 kilograms
Men’s 105KG
Oliver Dahlkvist (SWE) — 320 kilograms
Christian Flueras (GER) — 285 kilograms
Andy Champ (GBR) — 282.5 kilograms
Men’s 120KG
Per Marius Hole (NOR) — 340 kilograms
Markus Ahonen (FIN) — 322.5 kilograms
Markus Glueck (AUT) — 305 kilograms
Men’s 120+KG
Rasmus Mirblom (SWE) — 340 kilograms
Tarmo Parna (EST) — 310 kilograms
Vadym Kvasiuk (UKR) — 302.5 kilograms
Best moments from the 2024 WBC
Zuzanna Kula (POL) breaking an equipped 57KG class bench press world record for the seventh time in 2024
Incredibly close battle in the classic 63KG class, with the top five separated by only five kilograms
Stanisław Mentel (POL) bench pressing 190.5 kilograms at 70 years old
Ielja Strik (NED) taking her 26th European title
Rasmus Mirblom (SWE) snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by winning with his only successful lift — his third.
Breakout performance from the Georgian bench press team, winning the men’s classic team award and collecting several Age Class world records
This contest can be watched back on the GoodliftTV YouTube channel.
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