FISU World University Powerlifting Championships Results

The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) held its first World University Powerlifting Championships recently in collaboration with the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU). The five-day contest was held in Tartu, Estonia between July 23-27, 2024.

There is a long-established tradition of university-level powerlifting within the IPF but this was the first time that a world championships has been held under the aegis of FISU. There were 204 participants, representing 22 countries, and many FISU world records were broken.

The British team dominated, winning the team contest for the men and the women. Diego Octavio Salgado from Mexico and Romy van Vianen from the Netherlands won the best lifter awards based on GL point scores.

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2024 FISU World University Powerlifting Championships — Results

Below are the podium results for each weight class:

Women’s 47KG

1. Aylin Cuevas (MEX) — 344 kilograms — FISU World Record
2. Johanna Sanjuan (FRA) — 315 kilograms
3. Claudia Chu Xin Mei (SGP) — 305 kilograms

Women’s 52KG

1. Abby Cooley (GBR) — 346.5 kilograms
2. Ana Sophia Arriola (MEX) — 346 kilograms
3. Deimante Zurinskaite (LTU) — 315 kilograms

Women’s 57KG

1. Lea Lucas (FRA) — 439.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
2. Hannah Matson (GBR) — 420 kilograms
3. Day Yun Chan (SGP) — 390.5 kilograms

Women’s 63KG

1. Ellen B Akesson (SWE) — 440.5 kilograms
2. Wiktoria Zapotoczyna (POL) — 427.5 kilograms
3. Eva Fajs (SLO) — 407.5 kilograms

Women’s 69KG

1. Romy van Vianen (NED) — 497.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
2. Kaja Stabulewski (POL) — 452.5 kilograms
3. Bo Arends (NED) — 448 kilograms

Women’s 76KG

1. Odette Tobaiwa (GBR) — 468 kilograms
2. Emma Machwate (FRA) — 467.5 kilograms
3. Valerie Velemanova (CZE) — 465 kilograms

Women’s 84KG

1. Stina Lindkvist (SWE) — 460.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
2. Marelin Juriado (EST) — 425.5 kilograms
3. Kate Mitchell (GBR) — 407.5 kilograms

Women’s 84+KG

1. Salma Mmadi (FRA) — 485 kilograms
2. Alexis Scott (GBR) — 442.5 kilograms
3. Reya Soontalu (EST) — 355 kilograms

Men’s 59KG

1. Khalifa Mohammad (UAE) — 508 kilograms
2. Lun Ting Chia (SGP) — 487.5 kilograms
3. Matt Chan (GBR) — 465 kilograms

Men’s 66KG

1. Majed Fallata (KSA) — 618 kilograms — FISU World Record
2. Noah Nativel (FRA) — 617.5 kilograms
3. Daniel Glavan (USA) — 600.5 kilograms

Men’s 74KG

1. Matthew Lee Ming Kai (SGP) — 647.5 kilograms
2. Mathis Convers (FRA) — 645.5 kilograms
3. Ping Hao Ng (GBR) — 642.5 kilograms

Men’s 83KG

1. Zhi Hao Guo (GBR) — 725 kilograms
2. Chinedum Okolo (GBR) — 717.5 kilograms
3. Lucas Spencer Chan (SGP) — 717.5 kilograms

Men’s 93KG

1. Guillaume Jean Marie Flore (FRA) — 797.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
2. Jason Wu (GBR) — 750.5 kilograms
3. Aleksander Koszewski (POL) — 740 kilograms

Men’s 105KG

1. Eliam Tchandeu Noundou (FRA) — 855.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
2. Diego Octavio Salgado (MEX) — 855 kilograms
3. Collin Yakwo (NED) — 792.5 kilograms

Men’s 120KG

1. Lewis Kelly (GBR) — 840 kilograms
2. Elias Kenneryd (SWE) — 833 kilograms
3. Alasdair Wilson (GBR) — 810.5 kilograms

Men’s 120+KG

1. Alexander Renner (AUT) — 943 kilograms — FISU World Record
2. Nuutti Mansukoski (FIN) — 845 kilograms
3. Artem Usov (CZE) — 842.5 kilograms

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Standout moments from the 2024 WBC

• Diego Octavio Salgado (MEX) broke the squat and bench press FISU records in the 105KG class and took the best lifter award with the highest GL point score of 105.99
• Aylin Cuevas (MEX) broke the FISU records in squat, deadlift and total
• There was a close battle in the 74KG class with only 5 kilograms separating the top three
• Abby Cooley (GBR) deadlift a FISU world record to win in the 69KG class by half a kilogram
• Alexander Renner (AUT) broke the FISU records in squat, bench press, deadlift and total in the 120+KG class. He added more than 100 kilograms to the total record.
• Romy van Vianen (NED) won the best lifter award and broke the FISU total world record in the 69KG class.
• Majed Fallata (KSA) pulled a FISU deadlift world record in the 66KG class to win by half a kilogram

The whole event is available to watch back at FISU.tv.

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