The 2024 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Classic Championships (ECC) occurred from March 12-17, 2024, in Velika Gorica, Croatia. In the Women’s superheavyweight division, the top of the podium featured Sonita Kyen Muluh of Belgium with a total of 667.5 kilograms.
Amélie Mierger of France ranked as the runner-up with a 650-kilogram total. En route to that silver medal finish, Mierger secured an IPF raw bench press world record of 165 kilograms. Her lift can be seen in the video below, courtesy of the EPF Instagram page:
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Mierger went a perfect nine-for-nine in attempts in Croatia. Her full performance can be seen below:
2024 EPF European Classic Championships Results — Amélie Mierger, +84KG
- Squat
- 235 kilograms (518.1 pounds)
- 247.5 kilograms (545.6 pounds)
- 252.5 kilograms (556.7 pounds)
- Bench Press
- 155 kilograms (341.7 pounds)
- 163.5 kilograms (360 pounds)
- 165 kilograms (363.8 pounds) — IPF Raw World Record
- Deadlift
- 215 kilograms (474 pounds)
- 227.5 kilograms (501.6 pounds)
- 232.5 kilograms (512.6 pounds)
- Total — 650 kilograms (1,433 pounds)
Although Mierger’s IPF record was hit at this contest, she has shown she can exceed that weight. At the 2023 Girl Power Tournament in Cenon, France, on Oct. 22, 2023, Mierger pressed 167.5 kilograms (369 pounds), though it was not considered an official world record as it was not performed at an IPF-sanctioned international meet.
Mierger made her new IPF raw bench press world record official in Croatia but proved she could hold that weight in competition six months prior. At the Federation Francaise de Force (FFF) French National Championships on Sept. 23, 2023, Mierger locked out a 165-kilogram bench press.
Although the IPF raw bench press world record is officially at 165 kilograms, its life in the record book will likely be short-lived as the powerlifting world has already seen heavier lifts in competition. The question looking forward is who will be the first to secure that heavier lift in sanctioned international competition?
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