The 2023 FFForce Championnats de France Juniors de Force Athlétique took place on April 8, 2023, in Nancy, France. In the Junior division, 69-kilogram powerlifter Samantha Eugenie scored two Junior raw national records in the deadlift and total en route to gold.
Eugenie’s deadlift and total are heavier than the IPF Junior world records, however they are not recognized as world records as they were performed in national competition rather than on an international stage. Below are Eugenie’s results:
2023 French Junior Nationals Results — Samantha Eugenie, 90KG | Raw
According to Open Powerlifting, Eugenie went seven for nine in attempts. She missed her third bench press attempt and her second deadlift attempt.
- Squat
- 167.5 kilograms (369.3 pounds
- 177.5 kilograms (391.3 pounds)
- 185 kilograms (407.9 pounds)
- Bench Press
- 102.5 kilograms (226 pounds)
- 110 kilograms (242.5 pounds)
115.5 kilograms (254.6 pounds)
- Deadlift
- 210 kilograms (463 pounds)
- 219.5 kilograms (483.9 pounds)
- 220.5 kilograms (496.1 pounds) — New French Junior National Record
- Total — 515.5 kilograms (1,136.5 pounds) — New French Junior National Record
Eugenie officially weighed in at 67.8 kilograms (149.5 pounds).
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Eugenie’s mixed grip raw sumo deadlift of 220.5 kilograms (496.1 pounds) surpassed Clara Peyraud’s current IPF Junior raw world record by 2.5 kilograms. Since Peyraud is also French, it means that Eugenie’s new Junior raw deadlift national record is more than Peyraud’s IPF Junior raw deadlift world record.
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