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Home » Powerlifting News » How To Watch The 2023 EPF Western European Championships

How To Watch The 2023 EPF Western European Championships

Raw and equipped lifting in Reykjanesbær, Iceland, on Sept. 8-10, 2023.

Written by Jo Whiteley
Last updated on September 6th, 2023

The 2023 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) Western European Championships will be held in Reykjanesbær, Iceland, on Sept. 8-10, 2023. This competition has a long history with origins in the “European Union Cup,” which began in 1994. The entire contest will be live-streamed on the GoodliftTV YouTube channel.

2023 EPF Western European Championships

This is the 14th edition of the Western European version, and 21 countries were invited:

  • France
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Great Britain
  • Greece
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland

The contest has an unusual team format. Each participant country can field a team of six men and six women in classic (raw) and equipped categories. The host nation can have an additional “B” Team in each category. Medals are awarded for placing in each weight category, and the top four GL-point scores are added together for the team total.

Full Livestream Schedule

Note: All times CET; schedule is subject to change.

Friday, Sept. 8

  • Classic women up to 63KG — 10:00 a.m.
  • Classic men up to 83KG — 3:00 p.m

Saturday, Sept. 9

  • Classic women 69KG and above — 10:00 a.m.
  • Classic men 93KG & 105KG — 2:00 p.m
  • Classic men 120KG & +120KG — 6:30 p.m

Sunday, Sept. 10

  • Equipped women 105KG — 10:00 a.m.
  • Equipped men 120KG & +120KG — 2:00 p.m

The full roster with nominated totals is available on Goodlift.

[Related: Try These Elliptical Workouts for Weight Loss During Your Next Workout]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CZaJlULDU1h/?img_index=1

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Athletes to Watch

Great Britain have fielded a strong team this year, including:

Emma Goodwin — 57KG, Equipped

Emma Goodwin is well known for her massive deadlift, frequently winning the deadlift gold medal at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Equipped Championships. She has been competing at the top level in equipped powerlifting for the last five years.

Goodwin has been heartbreakingly close to taking the 52-kilogram class deadlift world record on several occasions. She is in the 57-kilogram class this time, though, so she won’t take a world record attempt. However, she is nominated for first place.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsGGukAobsi/

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Cherry Yeung — 47KG, Raw

Cherry Yeung won the 43-kilogram class Junior world title in Helsingborg, Sweden, in 2019, breaking the Junior deadlift world record (146 kilograms (322 pounds)) and the Junior total world record (313.5 kilograms (691 pounds)) along the way.

The deadlift record still stands, but Yeung is out of the Juniors and won’t be able to increase it. It’s still a welcome return to the international platform.

Aquinn Onuoha — +84KG, Raw

Aquinn Onuoha is relatively new to powerlifting but has been stacking kilograms onto her deadlift like crazy in the last year. At the English Powerlifting Association (EPA) Manchester Open on Aug. 10, 2023, she deadlifted 251 kilograms (553 pounds) for the biggest tested deadlift in UK history.

However, that was eclipsed by Erholove Izobodo-John’s Junior world record of 253 kilograms (558 pounds) achieved at the IPF Junior World Championships on Sept. 2, 2023. With only four weeks since she last competed, will Onuoha attempt to retake the record?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwH3DSOoXSs/

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Phil Richard — 74KG, Equipped

Phil Richard is a veteran of the sport. Now a Masters 2 (M2) lifter (ages 50-59), he still holds his own in the Open class. On OpenIPF, Richard’s career stretches back to the Welsh Junior Powerlifting Championships in 1984. He has seemingly never taken a break from active competition.

Four-time Masters world champion Richard holds the M2 squat and total world records. He is nominated for first place in this contest. Perhaps he will take the opportunity to try to extend his records.

More Powerlifting Content

  • Jørgen Jønvåg (105KG) Squats 336 Kilograms for IPF Equipped Sub-Junior World Record
  • Russel Orhii (83KG) Narrowly Locks Out All-Time Raw Deadlift PR of 365 Kilograms (805 Pounds)
  • Jade Jacob (57KG) Raw Deadlifts 215 Kilograms (474 Pounds) Quadruple in Training

Feature image from @palmagiada Instagram page.

About Jo Whiteley

Six-time IPF masters world champion, Jo lifts both raw and equipped. She holds European, Commonwealth, and British records, but is still looking for her first world record. She is one of the IPF’s lead commentators and is passionate about talking and writing about powerlifting. She is also a core member of the OpenPowerlifting data project, attempting to archive the entire world of powerlifting. She lives in the Peak District, UK, with husband and cats.

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