The European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) has held its European Bench Press Championships (EBPC) since 1995. That inaugural competition featured 120 competitors and was held in Budapest, Hungary.
Nearly 30 years later, 728 bench press specialists will travel to Istanbul, Türkiye, for the 2024 EPF European Bench Press Championships, which begins on Aug. 5, 2024. The seven-day contest will feature classic and equipped bench press contests, and all the age classes will be represented:
- Sub-Junior (SJ) — ages 14-18
- Junior (JR) — ages 19-23
- Open
- Masters 1 (M1) — ages 40-49
- Masters 2 (M2) — ages 50-59
- Masters 3 (M3) — ages 60-69
- Masters 4 (M4) — ages 70+
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Athletes to Watch
Below are athletes to keep eyes on in each weight class at the 2024 EBPC:
Open Classic
- Ivan Chuprynko (Ukraine), 83KG — multiple-time world champion and world record holder
- Eddie Berglund (Sweden), 74KG — world record holder in two weight classes
- Emelie Aslund (Sweden), 47KG — two-time world champion
- Ielja Strik (Netherlands), 84KG — 24-time world champion
Open Equipped
- Per Marius Hole (Norway), 120KG — two-time world champion
- Dariusz Wszoła (Poland), 59KG — Consistent podiums in every powerlifting discipline over 20 years
- Zuzanna Kula (Poland), 57KG — multiple-time world champion and world record holder
[Related: FISU World University Powerlifting Championships Results]
Full Livestream Schedule
Note: All times are Central European (UTC + 1). The schedule is subject to change.
Classic Bench Press
Monday, Aug. 5
- Women’s M3 & M4 — all classes — 11:00 a.m.
- Men’s M3 & M4 — all classes — 2:00 p.m.
- Women’s M2 — all classes — 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 6
- Men’s M2 — all classes — 11:00 a.m.
- Women’s M1— all classes — 2:30 p.m.
- Men’s M1 — all classes — 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 7
- Women’s SJ — all classes & Men’s SJ — 53KG-66KG — 10:00 a.m.
- Men’s SJ — 74KG-120+KG — 1:00 p.m.
- Women’s JR — all classes — 3:30 p.m.
- Men’s JR — 53KG-83KG — 6:30 p.m.
- Men’s JR — 93KG-120+KG — 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 8
- Women’s Open — 47KG-63KG — 10:00 a.m.
- Men’s Open — 59KG-93KG — 12:30 p.m.
- Women’s Open — 69KG-84+KG — 3:00 p.m.
- Men’s Open — 105KG-120+KG — 5:00 p.m.
Equipped Bench Press
Friday, Aug. 9
- Men’s M3 & M4 — all classes — 11:00 a.m.
- Women’s M1, M2, M3 & M4 — all classes — 1:00 p.m.
- Men’s M2 — all classes — 4:00 p.m.
- Men’s M1 — all classes — 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 10
- Men’s SJ — all classes — 11:00 a.m.
- Women’s SJ — all classes — 1:00 p.m.
- Men’s JR — all classes — 3:00 p.m.
- Women’s JR — all classes — 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 11
- Women’s Open — all classes — 11:00 a.m.
- Men’s Open — 59KG-93KG & Special Olympics — 1:30 p.m.
- Men’s Open — 105KG-120+KG — 4:00 p.m.
The full roster with nominated totals is available on Goodlift (http://goodlift.info/live.php), and the event will be live-streamed on the TheGoodLiftTV YouTube channel.
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