The 2023 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) Western European Championships took place in Reykjanesbær, Iceland, on Sept. 8-10, 2023. The British team came close to sweeping all the team awards, only losing out to Team Italy by a few points in the Women’s Classic division.
This contest was run as a team event with each participant country fielding teams of six men and six women in both classic (raw) and equipped categories. The top four GL point* scores in each team were added together to give the team score. Prizes were awarded to the top three teams and the top three athletes in each category.
*Note: The GL point formula is an attempt to compare the achievements of lifters of different body weights and is used by the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) and its affiliates.
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Check out all the individual and team results below.
Men’s Classic Division
One of the standout lifts from this category was the 373-kilogram (822-pound) deadlift from Sanchez Dillon in the 105-kilogram class, which secured him a new British record. Check it out below:
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Team Results
- Great Britain — 410.24 combined GL points
- Iceland — 389.06 combined GL points
- Ireland — 386.55 combined GL points
Best Lifter Results
- Maxwell Gyamfi (Great Britain) — 108.311 GL points
- Ryan Duffield (Great Britain) — 103.956 GL points
- Alexander Karason (Iceland) — 101.901 GL points
Women’s Classic Division
Team Italy took center stage in this category, winning the team award and five out of the top 10 Best Lifter places.
Team Results
- Italy — 398.99 combined GL points
- Great Britain — 391.54 combined GL points
- Ireland — 358.68 combined GL points
Best Lifter Results
- Makeda Vidal (Great Britain) — 102.968 GL points
- Sara Raggi (Italy) — 102.799 GL points
- Ilaria Barbieri (Italy) — 100.072 GL points
Men’s Equipped Division
The British team took the team gold in this category, but it was the Icelandic super heavyweight, Guðfinnur Snær Magnússon, who won Best Lifter.
Team Results
- Great Britain — 328.90 combined GL points
- Iceland — 292.72 combined GL points
- Belgium — 223.80 combined GL points
Best Lifter Results
- Guðfinnur Snær Magnússon (Iceland) — 89.042 GL points
- Alex Pugliese (Italy) — 88.090 GL points
- Jordan Bollard (Great Britain) — 86.127 GL points
Women’s Equipped Division
Britain’s Christie Civetta had the biggest squat of the women’s event with 230 kilograms (507 pounds), a new British record. Take a look at the lift below:
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Team Results
- Great Britain — 334.99 combined GL points
- Belgium — 228.00 combined GL points
- Italy — 165.27 combined GL points
Best Lifter Results
- Emma Goodwin (Great Britain) — 91.581 GL points
- Christie Civetta (Great Britain) — 88.131 GL points
- Silvia Marostica (Italy) — 85.017 GL points
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The next EPF competition will be the 2023 European Junior Powerlifting Championships which will be held in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 10-17.
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