The 93-kilogram class on the world stage of IPF competition is likely to see Jonathan Cayco of the USA atop the scorecards. He entered the 2023 IPF World Classic Championships in St. Julian’s, Malta, as the reigning IPF raw bench press world record holder.
At the end of the competition for the 93-kilogram lifters, Cayco won gold by advancing his IPF world record raw bench press to 243 kilograms and setting a new IPF world record total of 888 kilograms — eight kilograms more than Gavin Adins’ previous record from the 2023 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships.
Check out Cayco’s IPF world record raw bench press in the video below, courtesy of the IPF’s Instagram page:
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2023 IPF World Classic Championships Results — Jonathan Cayco, 93KG
- Squat
- 282.5 kilograms (622.8 pounds)
- 295 kilograms (650.4 pounds)
- 300 kilograms (661.4 pounds)
- Bench Press
- 230 kilograms (507.1 pounds)
- 237.5 kilograms (523.6 pounds)
- 243 kilograms (535.7 pounds)— IPF Raw World Record
- Deadlift
- 320 kilograms (705.5 pounds)
- 337.5 kilograms (744.1 pounds)
- 345 kilograms (760.6 pounds)
- Total — 888 kilograms (1.957.7 pounds) — IPF Raw World Record
Cayco’s total was 13 kilograms more than silver-medalist Gustav Hedlund of Sweden and 15.5 kilograms more than bronze-medalist Emil Krastev of Bulgaria.
Raw World Records at the 2023 IPF World Classic Championships
Other world records achieved at the 2023 IPF World Classic Championships can be seen below:
- Amanda Lawrence (84KG) Sets IPF World Record Squat of 249 Kilograms at 2023 IPF World Classic Championships
- Agata Sitko (76KG) Sets IPF World Record Raw Bench Press of 153 Kilograms at 2023 IPF World Classic Championships
- Carl Johansson (74KG) Scores All-Time World Record Raw Deadlift of 328 Kilograms at the 2023 IPF World Classic Championships
- Brian Le (66KG) Sets New All-Time World Record Raw Deadlift of 300.5 Kilograms
- Carola Garra (63KG) Sets All-Time World Record Raw Total of 557.5 Kilograms
- Natalie Richards (57KG) Scores All-Time Raw World Record Total of 512.5 Kilograms
- Farhanna Farid (52KG) Scores All-Time World Record Raw Deadlift of 203 Kilograms
- Tiffany Chapon (47KG) Sets All-Time Raw Bench Press World Record of 99.5 Kilograms in Title Defense at the 2023 IPF World Classic Championships
- Heather Connor (47KG) Sets Raw Deadlift World Record of 200 Kilograms
Featured image: @theipf on Instagram
