Tiffany Chapon (47KG) Sets All-Time Raw Bench Press World Record of 99.5 Kilograms in Title Defense at the 2023 IPF World Classic Championships

The 2023 IPF World Classic Championships in St. Julian’s, Malta, on June 11-18, 2023, saw a repeat at the top of the Women’s 47-kilogram division. France’s Tiffany Chapon entered the competition as the reigning world champion and left with her title in tact.

En route to her gold-medal title defense, Chapon scored a new all-time world record raw bench press of 99.5 kilograms (219.4 pounds). This monumental lift eclipsed the previous all-time world record she scored at the 2022 IPF World Classic Championships by 3.5 kilograms. Check out Chapon’s world record bench press in the video below, courtesy of the IPF’s Instagram page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2023 IPF World Classic Championships Results — Tiffany Chapon, 47KG

• Squat
  • 150 kilograms (330.7 pounds)
  • 157.5 kilograms (347.2 pounds)
  • 160 kilograms (352.7 pounds)
• Bench Press
  • 95 kilograms (209.4 pounds)
  • 99.5 kilograms (219.4 pounds)
  • 100.5 kilograms (221.6 pounds)
• Deadlift
  • 160 kilograms (352.7 pounds)
  • 167.5 kilograms (369.3 pounds)
  • 172.5 kilograms (380.3 pounds)
• Total — 424.5 kilograms (935.9 pounds)

According to Open Powerlifting, Chapon currently holds three of four all-time raw world records in the 47-kilogram class. In addition to her 99.5-kilogram bench press, Chapon maintains the all-time raw squat world record of 161 kilograms (354.9 pounds) and the all-time world record raw total of 428.5 kilograms (944.7 pounds).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Related: Ivan Chuprynko (74KG) Bench Presses IPF Equipped World Record 300.5 Kilograms]

Chapon wasn’t the only lifter to score an all-time raw world record in the 47-kilogram class. USA’s Heather Connor scored a new all-time raw world record deadlift en route to an overall bronze-medal finish. The final standings in the 47-kilogram class were as follows:

2023 IPF World Classic Championships Results — 47KG

1. Tiffany Chapon (France) — 424.5 kilograms (935.9 pounds)
2. Jessica Espinal (USA) — 412.5 kilograms (909.4 pounds)
3. Heather Connor (USA) — 407.5 kilograms (898.4 pounds)

The 2023 IPF World Classic Championships conclude on June 19, 2023.

Featured image: @theipf on Instagram.