The Arnold Sports Festival returned to the UK after a one-year hiatus, and the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) was at the heart of it. The competition ran three days, beginning on March 15, 2024, and featured classic powerlifting, equipped powerlifting, and equipped bench press.
2024 IPF Arnold Sports Festival UK Results
Each category had athletes from a range of weight classes. As such, the event was scored on GL points, a formula designed to compare the lifters across different bodyweight categories used by the IPF and its affiliates
Classic Powerlifting — Women
- Agata Sitko (Poland) — 123.37 — 3,000 Euros
- Bobbie Butters (GB) — 119.51 — 1,500 Euros
- Joy Nnamani (GB) — 115.82 — 1,000 Euros
- Emilie Martin (France) — 115.36
- Lystus Ebosele (Ireland) — 113.97
- Caitlin Baxter (GB) — 110.00
- Alison Huet (France) — 109.15
- Temitope Nuga (GB) — 108.78
- Suzanne Daniel (GB) — 104.39
- Aquinn Onuoha (GB) — 101.00
- Leena Waitzmann (France) — 97.57
- Margot Concolato (France) — 92.81
- Marine Le Cléach (France) — 91.00
- Charlotte MacPherson (GB) — 86.90
- Zuzana Bitterová (Czechia) — 80.50
Classic Powerlifting — Men
- Kjell Bakkelund (Norway) — 119.88 — 3,000 Euros
- Ade Omisakin (GB) — 114.43 — 1,500 Euros
- Abdul Majeed Sulayman (GB) — 112.77 — 1,000 Euros
- Yanis Bouchou (France) — 112.57
- Sanchez Dillon (GB) — 108.35
- Gabriel Begue (France) — 106.65
- Nathanial Massiah (GB) — 106.59
- Adam Fulat (GB) — 106.33
- Valentin Cure (France) — 105.75
- Charly Mairesse (France) — 104.85
- Fatat Toubal (Algeria) — 103.42
- Eliam Tchandeu Noundou (France) — 102.82
- Javic Dube (Nauru) — 100.29
- Emmanuel Rousseau (France) — 95.99
- Brando Tabaia (Nauru) — 89.46
- William Pickering (GB) — DQ
Equipped Powerlifting — Women
- Sonja Stefanie Krüger (Germany) — 105.60 — 3,000 Euros
- Zuzanna Kula (Poland) — 101.43 — 1,500 Euros
- Holly Bryans (GB) — 99.74 — 1,000 Euros
- Blanka Bartoňková (Czechia) — 98.86
- Radostina Lulova (Bulgaria) — 97.72
- Ellie Steel (GB) — 95.13
- Danielle Reid-Clavelle (Canada) — 93.70
- Christie Civetta (GB) — 90.54
- Emma Goodwin (GB) — 88.10
- Catherine Hoaresmith (GB) — 77.10
- Kate Sweatman (GB) — DQ
- Lauren Elder (GB) — DQ
Equipped Powerlifting — Men
- Nicki Lentz (Denmark) — 107.15 — 3,000 Euros
- Robert Palmer (GB) — 100.63 — 1,500 Euros
- Asgeir Hoel (Norway) — 100.31 — 1,000 Euros
- Jack Johnson (GB) — 97.08
- Hugo Duarte (GB) — 90.24
- Jordan Bollard (GB) — 88.92
- Zurab Dzamukashvili (Georgia) — 87.02
- James Taylor (GB) — 80.48
- Ransilu Jayathilaka (Sri Lanka) — 69.89
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Equipped Bench Press — Women
- Hildeborg Hugdal (Norway) — 112.35 — 2,000 Euros
- Sonja Stefanie Krüger (Germany) — 112.26 — 1,000 Euros
- Kate Sweatman (GB) — 103.66 — 500 Euros
- Zuzanna Kula (Poland) — 102.61
- Karolina Kolata (Poland) —90.61
- Linda Kristensen (Norway) — 87.08
- Jodie Cook (GB) — 83.72
- Daria Ławniczak (Poland) — 82.57
- Amila Dissanayake (GB) — 80.59
- Rachel Steedman (GB) — 80.13
- Charlie Marillier (GB) — 78.57
- Christi Rees (South Africa) — 75.06
- Siobhan Taylor (GB) — 73.48
- Romina Basting (GB) — 68.86
- Joanne Laird (GB) — 67.62
- Danielle Reid-Clavelle (Canada) — 63.26
- Amanda Hughes (GB) — 61.07
- Maureen Gordon (GB) — 60.51
- Agata Sitko (Poland) — DQ
Equipped Bench Press — Men
- Garrett Bentley (Canada) — 106.46 — 2,000 Euros
- Per Hole (Norway) — 105.51 — 1,000 Euros
- Rafał Zalewski (Poland) — 99.75 — 500 Euros
- Keelum Walton (GB) — 98.89
- Ralf Male (Norway) — 97.03
- René Groß (Germany) — 93.10
- Markus Glück (Austria) — 87.02
- Grzegorz Nocek (Poland) — 88.38
- Andy Champ (GB) — 87.04
- Maciej Zastawny (Poland) — 86.54
- Michael Gibson (GB) — 85.54
- Scott Simon (GB) — 79.90
- Joseph Shaw (GB) — 76.81
- Alex Fodor (GB) — 74.09
- Darren Ball (GB) — 69.73
- Thomas Morgan (GB) — DQ
[Related: Zahir Khudayarov (140KG) Squats a 475-Kilogram Double In Wraps]
World Records
- Sanchez Dillon (105KG) — 391-kilogram raw deadlift — IPF Open World Record
- Kjell Bakkelund (74KG) — 340-kilogram raw deadlift — IPF Open World Record
- Kjell Bakkelund (74KG) — 815 kilogram raw total — IPF Open World Record
- Hildeborg Hugdal (84+KG) — 238 kilogram equipped bench press — IPF Open World Record
- Agata Sitko (76KG) — 154.5 kilogram raw bench press — IPF Open World Record
- Zuzanna Kula (52KG) — 161 kilogram equipped bench press — IPF Open World Record
- Zurab Dzamukashvili (83KG) — 322.5 kilogram equipped deadlift — IPF M1 World Record
- Maureen Gordon (69KG) — 105 kilogram equipped bench press — IPF M3 World Record
The next event in the IPF calendar is the 2024 World Bench Press Championships in Austin, TX, beginning on May 21, 2024. Over 1200 athletes are registered for the competition, which will be broadcast, in part, live on CBS.
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