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2025 World Games Powerlifting Results

Tiffany Chapon, Jurins Kengamu, Kostiantyn Musiienko, and Taylor Lachapelle triumph in China!

Phil Blechman
Written by Phil Blechman
Last updated on August 18th, 2025

The 2025 World Games took place in Chengdu, China, from Aug. 7 to 17, 2025. The competition featured classic and equipped contests in four categories: Light, Middle, Heavy, and SuperHeavy.

Twenty-eight female and 25 male powerlifters competed in Chengdu. The overall best lifters calibrated by the IPF GL formula were Jurins Kengamu of the UK and Tiffany Chapon of France in Classic and Ukraine’s Kostiantyn Musiienko, and Taylor Lachapelle of the USA in Equipped.

2025 World Games Powerlifting Results

Below are the results for each category contested in Chengdu, listed in kilograms as: squat/bench press/deadlift — total, IPF GL formula; the latter determined the overall rank.

Men’s Light Classic

  1. Joseph Jordan — 260/170/290 — 720, 112.46
  2. Kyota Ushiyama — 247.5/180/290 — 717.5, 111.95
  3. Clifton Pho — 235/147.5/318 — 700.5, 109.75 — World Record Deadlift
  4. Jonathan Garcia — 250/182.5/255 — 687.5, 107.38
  5. Santos Jimenez — 225/175/280 — 680, 106.11
  6. Ivan Campano Diaz — 220/152.5/270 — 642.5, 105.49
  7. Antoine Garcia — 232.5/140/252.5 — 625, 103.59
  8. Kaemsand Senumong — 220/137.5/260 — 617.5, 101.32

Men’s Middle Classic

  1. Jurins Kengamu — 317.5/195/360 — 872.5, 120.9
  2. Enahoro Asein — 285/155/377.5 — 817.5, 113.38
  3. Kjell Egil Bakkelund — 260/197.5/317.5 — 775, 113.07
  4. Clinton Lee — 270/170/305 — 745, 108.56
  5. Pablo Roberto Anderson Perez — 272.5/182.5/300 — 755, 106.02

Men’s Heavy Classic

  1. Anatolii Novopysmennyi — 362.5/230/345 — 937.5, 119.41
  2. Gustav Hedlund — 325/225/340 — 890, 116.57
  3. Emil Norling — 340/220/362.5 — 922.5, 113.93
  4. Christian Ayandokun — 322.5/210/360 — 892.5, 113.42
  5. Fares Sboui — 325/210/335 — 870, 108.9
  6. Walter Cariazo — 300/212.5/352.5 — 865, 106.97

Men’s SuperHeavy Classic

  1. Temur Samkharadze — 370/225/395 — 990, 110.93
  2. Etienne El Chaer — 330/235/385 — 950, 110.07
  3. Nicolas Peyraud — 332.5/220/377.5 — 930, 109.83
  4. Taras Melnychuk — 347.5/230/355 — 932.5, 109.79
  5. Lucas Wiseman — 365/195/367.5 — 927.5, 108.35
  6. Kristof Bence Budai — 332.5/220/350 — 902.5, 105.57
  7. Victor Vazquez H-Carrillo — 325/210/125 — 660, 76.92

Men’s Light Equipped

  1. Yusuku Satake — 310/217.5/272.5 — 800, 107.63
  2. Tsung-Ting Hseih — 285/210/280 — 775, 105.81
  3. Hassan El Belghiti — 290/177.5/310 — 777.5, 104.92
  4. Alexander Eriksson — 290/197.5/292.5 — 780, 104.58
  5. Yi-Chun Lin — 270/190/250 — 710, 104.28
  6. Franklin Leon — 280/175/250 — 705, 99.78
  7. Dalton Lacoe — 265/155/250 — 670, 98.01
  8. Regie Ramirez — 245/155/262.5 — 662.5, 96.7

Men’s Middle Equipped

  1. Kai-Chieh Chiang — 352.5/227.5/342.5 — 922.5, 107.54
  2. Vitalii Kolomiiets — 360/255/310 — 925, 107.36
  3. Mykola Barannik — 345/260/302.5 — 907.5, 105.39
  4. Alexis Maher — 315/182.5/357.5 — 855, 104.38 — World Deadlift Record
  5. Alex Ochoa — 335/240/285 — 860, 102.24
  6. Handy Zambrano — 352.5/225/285 — 862.5, 100.6
  7. Norihiro Otani — 300/240/245 — 785, 97.64
  8. Jaroslaw Olech — 345/200/no lift — DSQ

Men’s Heavy Equipped

  1. Kostiantyn Musiienko — 390/330/320 — 1,040, 113.19
  2. Volodymyr Rysiyev — 387.5/315/327.5 — 1,030, 110.63
  3. Ian Bell — 397.5/272.5/380 — 1,050, 107.57
  4. Nikki Lentz — 425/292.5/295 — 1,012.5, 104.62
  5. Einar Skaar Knut — 405/280/330 — 1,015, 103.81
  6. Moises Villon — 375/282.5/282.5 — 940, 100.99
  7. Asgeir Hoel — 410/260/315 — 985, 100.79
  8. Haroun Pietersen — 325/205/285 — 815, 83.46

Men’s SuperHeavy Equipped

  1. Sen Yang — 453.5/332.5/332.5 — 1,118.5, 108.9 — World Squat Record
  2. Jared Martin — 465/310/385 — 1,160, 107.56
  3. Oleksiy Bychkov — 400/340/370 — 1110, 107.41
  4. Sofiane Belkesir — 425/310/335 — 1,070, 104.22
  5. Andrii Shevchenko — 460/350/370 — 1,180, 103.97
  6. Jessie Badeaux — 382.5/320/305 — 1,007.5, 98.28
  7. Saifolla Tilyeubyerd — 430/295/no lift — DSQ
  8. Che-Sen Tien — 430/no lift — DSQ

Women’s Light Classic

  1. Tiffany Chapon — 165/107.5/177.5 — 450, 124.45
  2. Megan-Li Smith — 180/105/197.5 — 282.5, 122.69 — World Squat & Total Records
  3. Evie Corrigan — 165/105/207.5 — 477.5, 120.79
  4. Pleun Dekkers — 179.5/95/185 — 459.5, 116.18
  5. Annalisa Motta — 145/87.5/175 — 407.5, 114.37
  6. Farhanna Farid — 147.5/70/217 — 434.5, 110.58 — World Deadlift Record
  7. Noemie Allabert — 152.5/87.5/190 — 430, 110.5
  8. Aurelie Nguyen — 135/80/172.5 — 387.5, 108.15

Women’s Middle Classic

  1. Alba Bostrom —200/135/230 — 565, 123.83
  2. Sara Naldi — 202.5/107.5/220 — 530, 123.48
  3. Joy Nnamani — 185/102.5/240 — 527.5,118.72 — World Deadlift Record
  4. Jade Jacob — 180/95/220 — 495, 118.6
  5. Bobbie Butters — 190/115/197.5 — 502.5, 116.84
  6. Sovannphaktra Pal — 182.5/ 100/202.5 — 485, 114.85
  7. Chiara Bernardi — 205/no lift — DSQ

Women’s Heavy Classic

  1. Karlina Tongotea — 230/130/260 — 620, 122.61 — World Total Record
  2. Carola Garra — 220/137.5/210 — 567.5, 122.26
  3. Marte Kjenner — 200/132.5/225 — 557.5, 114.89
  4. Clara Peyraud — 192.5/127.5/235 — 555, 110,65
  5. Gabrielle Martinez — 202.5/122.5/210 — 535, 110.55
  6. Annie Nelson — 195/120/217.5 — 532.5, 535

Women’s SuperHeavy Classic

  1. Brittany Schlater — 287.5/160/277.5 — 725, 122.73
  2. Sonita Kyen Muluh — 305/157.5/265 — 727.5, 122.57
  3. Natalie Soli’ai Laalaai — 267.5/137.5/287.5 — 692.5, 115.81 —World Deadlift Record
  4. Jewel Tasi — 275/147.5/255 — 677.5, 115.79
  5. Ziana Azariah — 225/122.5/255 — 617.5, 114.29
  6. Bessie o’Brien — 290/112.5/210 — 612.5, 104.68
  7. Megan Faul — 205/122.5/207.5 — 545, 100.98
  8. Danielle Philibert — 202.5/127.5/205 — 535, 99.87

Women’s Light Equipped

  1. Zuzanna Kula — 223/155/185 — 563, 114.81 — World Squat, Total Records
  2. Tetiana Bila — 207.5/130/175 — 512.5, 107.77
  3. Anastasiia Derevianko — 205/127.5/180 —512.5, 105.45
  4. Yukako Fukushima — 185/112.5/162.5 — 460,102.38
  5. Tzu-Yin Tseng — 185/115/160 — 470, 96.7
  6. Olivia Kyosti — 190/120/155 — 465, 94.7
  7. Simone Lai — 175/85/167.5 — 427.5, 90.25
  8. Frankmary Duno — 192.5/135/no lift — DSQ

Women’s Middle Equipped

  1. Taylor Lachapelle — 245/157.5/237.5 — 640, 116.67
  2. Larysa Soloviova — 235/170/217.5 — 622.5, 112.72
  3. Alessandra Cernigliaro — 225/140/200 — 565, 110.61
  4. Yen-Tzu Huang — 210/150/205 — 565, 108.86
  5. Kimberly Johnson — 210/150/197.5 — 557.5, 108
  6. Kenia Monserrate — 227.5/135/190 — 552.5, 104.37
  7. Hsiu-Ching Hung — 232.5/112.5/215 — 560, 102.07
  8. Marthe Tjelta — no lift — DSQ

Women’s Heavy Equipped

  1. Marte Elverum — 257.5/152.5/252.5 — 662.5, 110.52
  2. Kelsey McCarthy — 247.5/170/217.5 — 635,110.23
  3. Matilda Vilmar — 252.5/180/205 — 637.5, 109.67
  4. Cicera Tavares — 235/132.5/243 — 610.5, 105.69 — World Deadlift Record
  5. Kloie Nutt — 240/157.5/227.5 — 625, 102.7
  6. Frida Wik — 232.5/162.5/222.5 — 617.5, 101.89
  7. Jenny Marie Johansen — 230/145/210 — 585, 101.32
  8. Cathrin Silverzahn — no lift/152.5/205 — DSQ

Women’s SuperHeavy Equipped

  1. Rhaea Stinn — 257.5/210/217.5 — 685, 109.24
  2. Daria Rusanenko — 285.5/167.5/217.5 — 670.5/109.98 — World Squat Record
  3. Mary Jane Krebs — 270/195/230 — 695, 104.93
  4. Anna Soerlie Heranger — 272.5/162.5/212.5 — 657.5, 102.09
  5. Valentyna Zahoruiko — 280/170/230 — 680, 100.48
  6. Joyce Gail Reboton — 240/147.5/207.5 — 595, 94.52
  7. Ankie Timmers — 172.5/207.5/175 — 555, 87.14
  8. Valerie von Gleichen — 270/75/125 — 470, 73.13

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Phil Blechman

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