Karlina Tongotea (76KG) Achieves New IPF World Record Raw Squat of 225.5 Kilograms at 2023 IPF World Classic Championships

At the 2023 IPF World Classic Championships in St. Julian’s, Malta, from June 11-18, 2023, the Women’s 76-kilogram class saw a historic gold-medal performance by Karline Tongotea of New Zealand. A third of her first-place-593-kilogram total was a new IPF world record raw squat of 225.5 kilograms on her third attempt.

Tongotea’s new squat record furthered the previous IPF raw squat world record by three kilograms. Check out her record lift in the video below, courtesy of the IPF’s Instagram page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tongotea’s speed with the barbell is a sight to behold. There was no doubt that once she reversed course at the bottom of the squat, the bar would return to the starting position and, by doing so, rewrite the record books.

Tongotea seemed to curtain call off the stage as though it was a foregone conclusion that she would score a never-before-seen lift on an IPF platform. A quick kiss blown to the crowd before walking off stage is all the celebration for a new IPF world record.

2023 IPF World Classic Championships Results — Karline Tongotea, 76KG

The crowd in Malta witnessed Tongotea go a perfect nine-for-nine in attempts en route to gold. Below are the stats of her performance:

• Squat
  • 215 kilograms (474 pounds)
  • 222.5 kilograms (490.5 pounds) — tied previous IPF raw squat world record
  • 225.5 kilograms (497.1 pounds) — All-Time IPF Raw Squat World Record
• Bench Press
  • 115 kilograms (253.5 pounds)
  • 120 kilograms (264.6 pounds)
  • 122.5 kilograms (270.1 pounds)
• Deadlift
  • 235 kilograms (518.1 pounds)
  • 242.5 kilograms (534.6 pounds)
  • 245 kilograms (540.1 pounds)
• Total — 593 kilograms (1,307.3 pounds)

Agata Sitko of Poland scored an IPF Junior world record total of 590.5 kilograms to earn the silver medal. Along the way, she furthered her IPF raw bench press world record from 146 kilograms to 153 kilograms and set an IPF Junior world record raw deadlift of 240 kilograms.

Jessica Buettner of Canada scored the bronze medal with a 567.5-kilogram total — 25 kilograms ahead of the next closest competitor to the podium.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2023 IPF World Classic Championships — Raw World Records 

Plenty of IPF world records fell at the 2023 IPF World Classic Championships. Check them out below: