The 2025 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships occurred on Jan. 26, 2025, in Sheffield, England. The contest featured 24 of the world’s premiere powerlifters — 12 male and 12 female. The participants competed across weight divisions to set world records and acquire as much of the sport’s largest prize purse — totaling £445,000 ($562,000 USD) — as possible.
Prize Pool Payouts
- First Place: £25,000
- Second Place: £12,500
- Third Place: £7,500
- Fourth Place: £6,000
- Fifth Place: £4,000
- Sixth Place: £2,000
- Seventh Place: £1,750
- Eighth Place: £1,500
- Ninth Place: £1,250
- 10th Place: £1,000
Athletes were ranked based on the percentage of the world record they could achieve or exceed in their weight class. Agata Sitko of Poland defended her crown and won the overall gold in the women’s division. Gustav Hedlund dropped two ranks from champion to bronze medalist year-over-year. Kjell Bakkelund of Norway stood tall as the top male powerlifter in Sheffield.
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2025 Sheffield Powerlifting Championship Results
Below are the final results for both divisions contested in Sheffield. Each athlete’s performance is written as: Squat/Bench Press/Deadlift — Total | Percentage of World Record, all in kilograms:
Men’s Division
- Kjell Bakkelund — 257.5/195/317.5 — 770 | 106.207%
- Emil Krastev — 317.5/235/365 — 917.5 | 101.831%
- Gustav Hedlund — 335/220/360 — 915 | 101.554%
- Russel Orhii — 338/202.5/330 — 870.5 | 101.103%
- Austin Perkins — 323/200/320 — 843 | 100.837%
- Jurins Kengamu — 312.5/187.5/352.5 — 852.5 | 99.013%
- Ade Omisakin — 305/187.5/357.5 — 850 | 98.722%
- Kasemsand Senumong — 260/155/300 — 715 | 98.621%
- Jesus Olivares — 455/272.5/385 — 912 | 96.529%
- Panagiotis Tarinidis — 250/165/282.5 — 697.5 | 96.207
- Wascar Carpio — 217.5/145/275.5 — 638 | 95.295%
- Ashton Rouska — 375/180/340 — 895 | 95.162%
Women’s Division
- Agata Sitko — 210/158/260 — 628 | 104.667%
- Karlina Tongotea — 231/130/255 — 616 | 100.489%
- Sonita Muluh — 313/155/260 — 728 | 99.59%
- Meghan Scanlon — 202.5/137.5/215 — 555 | 99.552%
- Amanda Lawrence — 240/135/269 — 644 | 99.536%
- Evie Corrigan — 172.5/102.5/202.5 — 477.5 | 99.272%
- Prescillia Bavoil — 214/117.5/217.5 — 549 | 98.475%
- Tiffany Chapon — 160/101.5/165 — 426.5 | 98.385%
- Brittany Schlater — 287.5/155/273.5 — 716 | 97.948%
- Alba Bostrom — 190/132.5/220 — 542.5 | 97.321%
- Bobbie Butters — 182.5/112.5/195 — 490 | 94.321%
- Jade Jacob — 170/107.5/180 — 457.5 | 88.065%
IPF World Records
Twenty-three world records were achieved throughout the competition, including two female athletes and five male athletes exceeding their respective divisions’ world records.
- Agata Sitko (body weight: 68.41 kilograms)
- World Record Bench Press — 158 Kilograms
- World Record Deadlift — 260 Kilograms
- World Record Total — 628 Kilograms
- Karlina Tongotea (body weight: 75.36 kilograms)
- World Record Squat — 231 Kilograms
- World Record Total — 616 Kilograms
- Sonita Muluh (body weight: 135.02 kilograms)
- World Record Squat — 313 Kilograms
- Amanda Lawrence (body weight: 83.63 kilograms)
- World Record Deadlift — 269 Kilograms
- Prescillia Bavoil (body weight: 62.44 kilograms)
- World Record Squat — 214 Kilograms
- Tiffany Chapon (body weight: 46.28 kilograms)
- World Record Bench Press — 101.5 Kilograms
- Brittany Schlater (body weight: 131.04 kilograms)
- World Record Deadlift — 273.5 Kilograms
- Kjell Bakkelund (body weight: 65.95 kilograms)
- World Record Deadlift — 317.5 Kilograms
- World Record Total — 770 Kilograms
- Emil Krastev (body weight: 92.87 kilograms)
- World Record Deadlift — 365 Kilograms
- World Record Total — 917.5 Kilograms
- Russel Orhii (body weight: 82.84 kilograms)
- World Record Squat — 338 Kilograms
- World Record Deadlift — 330 Kilograms
- World Record Total — 870.5 Kilograms
- Austin Perkins (body weight: 73.9 kilograms)
- World Record Squat — 323 Kilograms
- World Record Deadlift — 320 Kilograms
- World Record Total — 843 Kilograms
- Wascar Carpio (body weight: 58.93 kilograms)
- World Record Deadlift — 275.5 Kilograms
- Ashton Rouska (body weight: 104.56 kilograms)
- World Record Squat — 375 Kilograms
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