2019 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships Open RECAP

Check out all the Open results from IPF Worlds!

The 2019 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships wrapped up over the weekend in Helsingborg, Sweden, and several athletes in the Open categories set new world records. Each weight class brought its own level of excitement.

We’ve broke down each weight class in the men’s and women’s Open categories, and provided scores along with some of the world record lifts that were recorded.

Get ready to see some of these athletes break not just one world record, but two (cough, cough, Taylor Atwood)!

Author’s Note: The bolded lifts and totals below indicate world records in their respective weight classes! 

Women’s IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships Open Results

Women’s -47kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Heather Connor S: 132.5kg / BP: 70kg / D: 176kg — Total: 378.5kg
Noemie Allabert S: 137.5kg / BP: 77.5kg / D: 160kg — Total: 375kg
Simone Lai S: 130kg / BP: 72.5kg / D: 150kg — Total: 352.5kg

-52kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Joy Nnamani S: 152.5kg / BP: 87.5kg / D: 192.5kg — Total: 432.5kg
Marisa Inda S: 137.5kg / BP: 95kg / D: 180kg — Total: 412.5kg
Olga Golubeva S: 145kg / BP: 80kg / D: 170kg — Total: 410kg

-57kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Maria Htee S: 172.5kg / BP: 102.5kg / D: 197.5kg — Total: 472.5kg
Meghan Scanlon S: 175kg / BP: 115.5kg / D: 177.5kg — Total: 471
Bobbie Butters S: 172.5kg / BP: 100kg / D: 177.5kg — Total: 450kg

-63kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Carola Garra S: 185.5 kg / BP: 130kg / D: 187.5kg — Total: 503kg
Samantha Calhoun S: 172.5kg / BP:102.5kg / D: 217.5kg — Total: 492.5kg
Prescillia Bavoil S: 188kg / BP: 100kg / D: 202.5kg — Total: 490.5kg

 -72kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Kimberly Walford S: 180kg / BP: 112.5kg / D: 242.5 (M1) — Total: 535.5kg
Jessica Buettner S: 197.5kg / BP: 97.5kg / D: 237.5kg — Total: 532kg
Isabella von Weissenberg S: 203kg / BP: 102.5kg / D: 222.5kg — Total: 528kg

[Kimberly Walford Wins Her Seventh IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championship!]

World record deadlift and total from Kimberly Walford:

-84kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Amanda Lawrence S: 243kg / BP: 117.5kg / D: 252.5kg — Total: 613kg
Daniella Melo S: 230kg / BP: 137kg / D: 246kg — Total: 613kg
Ielja Strik S: 200kg / BP: 127.5kg / D: 192kg — Total: 520kg

World record squat, deadlift, and total from Amanda Lawrence:

84+kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Bonica Brown S: 257.5kg / BP: 147.5kg / D: 235 — Total: 640kg
Brittany Schlater S: 230kg / BP: 120kg / D: 237kg — Total: 587.5kg
Amelie Mierger S: 230kg / BP: 132.5kg / D: 225kg — Total: 587.5kg

Men’s IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships Open Results

Men’s -59

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Sergey Fedosienko S: 225.5kg / BP: 167.5kg / D: 245 — Total: 635kg
Franklin Leon S: 220kg / BP: 142.5kg / D: 240kg — Total: 602.5kg
Ayumi Hisatsune S: 195kg / BP: 137.5kg / D: 245kg — Total: 587.5kg

Men’s -66kg 

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Charles Okpoko S: 263kg / BP: 170kg / D: 272.5 — Total: 705.5kg
Tsung-Ting Hsieh S: 237.5kg / BP: 175kg / D: 270kg — Total: 682.5kg
Sergey Gladkikh S: 250kg / BP: 162.5kg / D: 265kg — Total: 677.5kg

World record squat and total from Charles Okpoko:

Men’s -74kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Taylor Atwood S: 283kg / BP: 195kg / D: 312.5kg — Total: 790.5
Egil Kjell Bakkelund S: 237kg / BP: 182.5kg / D: 312.5kg — Total: 732.5kg
Konstantin Dunin S: 250kg / BP: 172.5kg / D: 297.5kg — Total: 720kg

World record squat and total from Taylor Atwood:

Men’s -83kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Russel Orhii S: 313kg / BP: 195kg / D: 325kg — Total: 833kg
Brett Gibbs S: 295kg / BP: 210kg / D: 315kg — Total: 820kg
Fatah Toubal S: 295kg / BP: 185kg / D: 317.5kg — Total: 797.5kg

World record total from Russel Orhii:

Men’s -93kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Anatolii Novopismennyi S: 320kg / BP: 197.5kg / D: 335kg — Total: 852.5kg
Gustav Hedlund S: 300kg / BP: 205kg / D: 337.5kg — Total: 814.5kg
David Woolson S: 290kg / BP: 187.5kg / D: 830kg — Total: 798.71kg

World record total from Anatolii Novopismennyi: 

Men’s -105kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Eli Burks S: 305kg / BP: 195kg / D: 355kg — Total: 855kg
Tuomas Hautala S: 277.5kg / BP: 210kg / D: 352.5kg — Total: 840kg
Ernst Gross S: 327.5kg / BP: 202.5kg / D: 310kg — Total: 840kg

Men’s -120kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Tony Cliffe S: 327.5kg / BP: 242.5kg / D: 350kg — Total: 920kg
Erik Willis S: 310kg / BP: 232.5kg / D: 342.5kg — Total: 885kg
Piotr Sadowski S: 320kg / BP: 225.5kg / D: 340kg — Total: 885kg

Men’s 120+kg

Top Athletes Lifts and Total 
Jezza Uepa S: 407.5kg / BP: 265kg / D: 300 — Total: 972.5kg
Siim Rast S: 342.5kg / BP: 257.5kg / D: 340kg — Total: 940kg
Ilyas Boughalem S: 350kg / BP: 290kg / D: 297kg — Total: 937.5kg

World record bench press from Ilyas Boughalem:

Feature image from @t_atwood Instagram page.