A plethora of Junior and Sub-Junior world records have fallen at the 2024 IPF World Classic & Equipped Sub-Junior & Junior Championships, which spanned Aug. 28 through Sept. 8, 2024, in Valletta, Malta. In the Men’s Sub-Junior 105-kilogram class, Jakub Golianek of Poland achieved the overall silver medal via a performance that comprised an IPF Sub-Junior equipped record squat and bench press of 336.5 kilograms and 250.5 kilograms, respectively.
Golianek went seven for nine in attempts, hitting his Sub-Junior records on his final attempts in the squat and bench press. He stood on the podium next to champion Demitri Ayala of the USA, who scored an 892-kilogram IPF Sub-Junior record total.
2024 IPF World Equipped Sub-Junior Championships Results — Jakub Golianek, 105KG
- Squat
- 307.5 kilograms
320 kilograms- 336.5 kilograms — IPF Sub-Junior Record
- Bench Press
- 220 kilograms
- 232.5 kilograms
- 250.5 kilograms — IPF Sub-Junior Record
- Deadlift
- 250 kilograms
- 262.5 kilograms
277.5 kilograms
- Total — 849.5 kilograms
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Golianek appeared to shake from the jump when taking the barbell load on his shoulders off the squat rack. Equipped with a lifting belt, knee wraps, and wrist wraps, he took a rather wide stance, inhaled several times before locking in a stiff brace, and began his descent.
After achieving parallel, Golianek bolstered through his ascent, which appeared to stick early on. However, he never let off the gas, and slowly but surely broke through the challenging portion to achieve his lockout. He excitedly darted off the platform, knowing the record books would reflect his name.
Golianek’s record bench press appeared to be much less of a burdensome lift than his record squat. He held control of the barbell and performed his slow, yet steady, descent to his chest before launching it back to a secure press out without much of a battle beyond a slight shakiness at the outset.
The 2024 IPF World Classic & Equipped Sub-Junior & Junior Championships concluded on Aug. 8, 2024.
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