List of IPF world champions in powerlifting (classic)
This is a list of IPF world championships medalists in classic powerlifting.
For world champions associated with other federations see the articles for those federations for more information.
The primary difference between IPF Classic (Raw) and IPF Equipped powerlifting is the use of supportive gear. Classic allows only a belt, knee sleeves, and wrist wraps, while Equipped allows specialized, single-ply squat/deadlift suits and bench shirts that provide significant support and increase maximum weight lifted.
Women
-47 kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Chen Wei-ling | Olga Golubeva | Mary Macken |
| 2013 Suzdal | Olga Golubeva | Rie Kani | Nataliia Kulinenko |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Olga Golubeva | Rie Kani | Steph Puddicome |
| 2015 Salo | Chen Wei-ling | Aleksandra Otchenashko | Steph Puddicome |
| 2016 Killeen | Maria Luisa Vasquez | Heather Connor | Hanna Rantala |
| 2017 Minsk | Heather Connor | Stina Akemalm | Kristine Almroth |
| 2018 Calgary | Stina Akemalm | Hanna Rantala | Rhonda Wong |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Heather Connor | Noemie Allabert | Simone Lai |
| 2020 Cancelled | |||
| 2021 Halmstad | Tiffany Chapon | Simone Lai | Veronika Broner |
| 2022 Sun City | Tiffany Chapon | Heather Connor | Simone Lai |
| 2023 Valletta | Tiffany Chapon | Jessica Espinal | Heather Connor |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Tiffany Chapon | Jessica Espinal | Aurelie Nguyen |
| 2025 Chemnitz | Heather Connor | Tiffany Chapon | Vicky Kijumnuayporn |
-52 kg
-57 kg
-63 kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Kimberly Walford | Jennifer Thompson | Landish Gavina |
| 2013 Suzdal | Kimberly Walford | Inna Filimonova | Anni Vuohijoki |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Jennifer Thompson | Jenny Adolfsson | Cicera Tavares |
| 2015 Salo | Jennifer Thompson | Jenny Adolfsson | Cicera Tavares |
| 2016 Killeen | Jennifer Thompson | Ivana Horna | Jenny Adolfsson |
| 2017 Minsk | Ivana Horna | Maria Dubenskaya | Tanja Stenholdt Olsen |
| 2018 Calgary | Jennifer Thompson | Samantha Calhoun | Maria Htee |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Carola Garra | Samantha Calhoun | Prescillia Bavoil |
| 2020 Cancelled | |||
| 2021 Halmstad | Prescillia Bavoil | Iris Scholten | Ivana Horna |
| 2022 Sun City | Meghan Scanlon | Chiara Bernardi | Iris Scholten |
| 2023 Valletta | Carola Garra | Meghan Scanlon | Chiara Bernardi |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Meghan Scanlon | Chiara Bernardi | Sara Naldi |
| 2025 Chemnitz | Alba Boström | Chiara Bernardi | Meghan Scanlon |
-69 kg
-72 kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Johanna Kankus | Marzena Piter | Tatiana Zubkova |
| 2013 Suzdal | Sebrina Davis | Ekatterina Kryukova | Johanna Kankus |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Kimberly Walford | Ana Castellain | Johanna Kankus |
| 2015 Salo | Kimberly Walford | Linda Pulsan | Isabella von Weissenberg |
| 2016 Killeen | Kimberly Walford | Isabella von Weissenberg | Rhaea Stinn |
| 2017 Minsk | Kimberly Walford | Ana Castellain | Isabella von Weissenberg |
| 2018 Calgary | Ana Castellain | Annika Zelander | Rhaea Stinn |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Kimberly Walford | Jessica Buettner | Isabella von Weissenberg |
-76 kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Halmstad | Jessica Buettner | Francesca Parrello | Joyce Gail Reboton |
| 2022 Sun City | Jessica Buettner | Agata Sitko | Kimberly Walford |
| 2023 Valletta | Karlina Tongotea | Agata Sitko | Jessica Buettner |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Agata Sitko | Karlina Tongotea | Cranon Wolford |
-84 kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Ielja Strik | Evgenia Dukacheva | Josephine Bark |
| 2013 Suzdal | Ielja Strik | Evgenia Dukacheva | Marzena Piter |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Ielja Strik | Valeria Timoshchuk | Marzena Piter |
| 2015 Salo | Ielja Strik | Sniazhana Zubko | Sebrina Davis |
| 2016 Killeen | Ana Castellain | Ielja Strik | Valeria Timoshchuk |
| 2017 Minsk | Ielja Strik | Sara Cowan | Sniazhana Zubko |
| 2018 Calgary | Daniella Melo | Sniazhana Zubko | Ielja Strik |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Amanda Lawrence | Daniella Melo | Ielja Strik |
| 2020 Cancelled | |||
| 2021 Halmstad | Amanda Lawrence | Angelina Elovikova | Kristín Þórhallsdóttir |
| 2022 Sun City | Amanda Lawrence | Kristín Þórhallsdóttir | Danielle Philibert |
| 2023 Valletta | Amanda Lawrence | Kristín Þórhallsdóttir | Ziana Azariah |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Amanda Lawrence | Ziana Azariah | Danielle Philibert |
84+ kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Sonia Manaena | Jenny Sellen | Magdalena Bialek |
| 2013 Suzdal | Sonia Manaena | Molly O'Rourke | Yun-Fang Su |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Bonica Brown | Fang-Yun Su | Sonia Manaena |
| 2015 Salo | Bonica Brown | Emelie Pettersson | Fang-Yun Su |
| 2016 Killeen | Bonica Brown | Hailey Kostynuik | Fang-Yun Su |
| 2017 Minsk | Bonica Brown | Emelie Pettersson | Hailey Kostynuik |
| 2018 Calgary | Bonica Brown | Theresa Simanu | Hailey Kostynuik |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Bonica Brown | Brittany Schlater | Amélie Mierger |
| 2020 Cancelled | |||
| 2021 Halmstad | Brittany Schlater | Emelie Leach | Amélie Mierger |
| 2022 Sun City | Bonica Brown | Emelie Leach | Amélie Mierger |
| 2023 Valletta | Brittany Schlater | Sonita Kyen Muluh | Jewel Tasi |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Sonita Kyen Muluh | Brittany Schlater | Alexis Jones |
Men
-59 kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Sergey Fedosienko | Dariusz Wszoła | Eric Kupperstein |
| 2013 Suzdal | Dariusz Wszoła | Eric Kupperstein | Takaaki Mizuno |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Sergey Fedosienko | Dariusz Wszoła | Franklin León |
| 2015 Salo | Sergey Fedosienko | Alexander Kolbin | Dariusz Wszoła |
| 2016 Killeen | Sergey Fedosienko | Franklin León | Dariusz Wszoła |
| 2017 Minsk | Sergey Fedosienko | Franklin León | Dariusz Wszoła |
| 2018 Calgary | Sergey Fedosienko | Franklin León | Evgeniy Mukhomedyanov |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Sergey Fedosienko | Franklin León | Ayumi Hisatsune |
| 2020 Cancelled | |||
| 2021 Halmstad | Sergey Fedosienko | Evgeniy Mukhomedyanov | None rewarded. |
| 2022 Sun City | Antoine Garcia | Takaharu Ebihara | Mehrdad Zafari |
| 2023 Valletta | Wascar Carpio | Iván Campano Díaz | Franklin León |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Wascar Carpio | Antoine Garcia | Iván Campano Díaz |
| 2025 Chemnitz | Iván Campano Díaz | Antoine Garcia | Kwaku Nyarko |
-66 kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Hsieh Tsung-ting | Yusuke Inoue | Mikhail Andryukhin |
| 2013 Suzdal | Sergey Skochek | Suradzh Chebotar | Antti Savolainen |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Mikhail Andryukhin | Hsieh Tsung-ting | Antti Savolainen |
| 2015 Salo | Antti Savolainen | Hsieh Tsung-ting | Stephen Cascioli |
| 2016 Killeen | Sergey Gladkikh | Keith McHoney | Hsieh Tsung-ting |
| 2017 Minsk | Sergey Gladkikh | Stephen Cascioli | Alexander Kolbin |
| 2018 Calgary | Charles Okpoko | Sergey Gladkikh | Antti Savolainen |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Charles Okpoko | Hsieh Tsung-ting | Sergey Gladkikh |
| 2020 Cancelled | |||
| 2021 Halmstad | Panagiotis Tarinidis | Sergey Gladkikh | Eddie Berglund |
| 2022 Sun City | Eddie Berglund | Jonathan Garcia | Kyota Ushiyama |
| 2023 Valletta | Panagiotis Tarinidis | Brian Le | Kyota Ushiyama |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Kasemsand Senumong | Jonathan Garcia | Panagiotis Tarinidis |
| 2025 Chemnitz | Kjell Egil Bakkelund | Avery Jackson | Santos Jimenez |
-74 kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Alexey Bakhirev | Sami Nieminen | Per Berglund |
| 2013 Suzdal | Aliaksandr Hrynkevich-Sudnik | Lung-Hsin Huang | Per Berglund |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Aliaksandr Hrynkevich-Sudnik | Hassan El Belghiti | Harry Shomalistos |
| 2015 Salo | Aliaksandr Hrynkevich-Sudnik | Hassan El Belghiti | Adrien Poinson |
| 2016 Killeen | Aliaksandr Hrynkevich-Sudnik | Taylor Atwood | Yakov Ionin |
| 2017 Minsk | Kjell Egil Bakkelund | Taylor Atwood | Yakov Ionin |
| 2018 Calgary | Taylor Atwood | Clinton Lee | Yoshihiro Higa |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Taylor Atwood | Kjell Egil Bakkelund | Konstantin Dunin |
| 2020 Cancelled | |||
| 2021 Halmstad | Alexander Eriksson | Paul Rembauville | Yakov Ionin |
| 2022 Sun City | Taylor Atwood | Paul Rembauville | Joshua Wright |
| 2023 Valletta | Carl Johansson | Timothy Monigatti | Taylor Atwood |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Austin Perkins | Kjell Egil Bakkelund | Timothy Monigatti |
| 2025 Chemnitz | Austin Perkins | Chun-Chia Fan | Joshua Wright |
-83 kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Davranbek Turakhanov | Alexey Kuzmin | Alex Tertitski |
| 2013 Suzdal | Alexey Kuzmin | Davranbek Turakhanov | Romain Picot-Guéraud |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Jose Castillo | Alexey Kuzmin | Derek Gove |
| 2015 Salo | Brett Gibbs | Artyom Zaytsev | Mikko Ronkainen |
| 2016 Killeen | John Haack | Brett Gibbs | Owen Hubbard |
| 2017 Minsk | Ulan Anuar | Brett Gibbs | Alexey Kuzmin |
| 2018 Calgary | Brett Gibbs | Russel Orhii | Owen Hubbard |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Russel Orhii | Brett Gibbs | Fatah Toubal |
| 2020 Cancelled | |||
| 2021 Halmstad | Russel Orhii | Yanis Bouchou | Emilio Cotti Cometti |
| 2022 Sun City | Delaney Wallace | Jurins Kengamu | Enahoro Asein |
| 2023 Valletta | Delaney Wallace | Enahoro Asein | Nick Manders |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Jurins Kengamu | Russel Orhii | Enahoro Asein |
| 2025 Chemnitz | Joseph Borenstein | Jurins Kengamu | Ade Omisakin |
-93 kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Krzysztof Wierzbicki | Alexander Karpenko | Jiří Horník |
| 2013 Suzdal | Krzysztof Wierzbicki | Stephen Manuel | David Coimbra |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Krzysztof Wierzbicki | Mykhaylo Bulanyy | Stephen Manuel |
| 2015 Salo | Krzysztof Wierzbicki | Layne Norton | LS McClain |
| 2016 Killeen | Mykhaylo Bulanyy | Borislav Adov | Ali Ben Hadj Ali |
| 2017 Minsk | LS McClain | Yerlan Smagulov | Jakub_Sedláček |
| 2018 Calgary | LS McClain | Amar Kanane | David Coimbra |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Anatolii Novopismennyi | Gustav Hedlund | David Woolson |
| 2020 Cancelled | |||
| 2021 Halmstad | Jonathan Cayco | Gustav Hedlund | Emil Krastev |
| 2022 Sun City | Chance Mitchell | Emil Krastev | Jonathan Cayco |
| 2023 Valletta | Jonathan Cayco | Gustav Hedlund | Emil Krastev |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Gustav Hedlund | Emil Krastev | Brandon Pitre |
| 2025 Chemnitz | Emil Krastev | Gustav Hedlund | Jonathan Cayco |
-105 kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Anibal Coimbra | Alex-Edward Raus | Dmitriy Likhanov |
| 2013 Suzdal | Alex-Edward Raus | Dmitry Lihanov | Tomi Muhonen |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Yury Belkin | Dmitry Lihanov | Alex-Edward Raus |
| 2015 Salo | Sofiane Belkesir | Nick Tylutki | Stephen Manuel |
| 2016 Killeen | Eli Burks | Bryce Krawczyk | Zalim Kuvambaev |
| 2017 Minsk | Krzysztof Wierzbicki | Bryce Lewis | Garrett Blevins |
| 2018 Calgary | Bryce Lewis | Garrett Blevins | Krzysztof Wierzbicki |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Eli Burks | Tuomas Hautala | Ernst Gross |
| 2020 Cancelled | |||
| 2021 Halmstad | Anatolii Novopismennyi | Emil Norling | Corentin Clément |
| 2022 Sun City | Emil Norling | Michael Davis | Abdul Majeed Sulayman |
| 2023 Valletta | Anatolii Novopismennyi | Emil Norling | Abdulla Mohamed Ahmeed Mohamed |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Ashton Rouska | Anatolii Novopismennyi | Emil Norling |
| 2025 Chemnitz | Anthony MacNaughton | Keenan Lee | Emil Norling |
-120 kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Mohamed Bouafia | Kamo Simonyan | Michael Tuchscherer |
| 2013 Suzdal | Ivaylo Hristov | Michael Tuchscherer | Aleksey Kudryavtsev |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Mohamed Bouafia | Michael Tuchscherer | Aleksey Kudryavtsev |
| 2015 Salo | Mohamed Bouafia | Ivaylo Hristov | Tony Cliffe |
| 2016 Killeen | Dennis Cornelius | Mohamed Bouafia | Tony Cliffe |
| 2017 Minsk | Dennis Cornelius | Tony Cliffe | Piotr Sadowski |
| 2018 Calgary | Erik Willis | Piotr Sadowski | Amandas Paulauskas |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Tony Cliffe | Erik Willis | Piotr Sadowski |
| 2020 Cancelled | |||
| 2021 Halmstad | Konstantin Musaev | Tony Cliffe | Cenk Koçak |
| 2022 Sun City | Mohamed Sahad | Enrique Lugo | Carl Petter Sommerseth |
| 2023 Valletta | Tony Cliffe | Mohamed Sahad | Inderraj Dhillon |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Bobb Matthews | Etienne El Chaer | Tony Cliffe |
120+ kg
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stockholm | Blaine Sumner | Robin Sjögren | Stephen Pritchard |
| 2013 Suzdal | Brad Gillingham | Mārtiņš Krūze | Jezza Uepa |
| 2014 Potchefstroom | Ray Williams | Oliva Kirisome | Mārtiņš Krūze |
| 2015 Salo | Ray Williams | Blaine Sumner | Kelly Branton |
| 2016 Killeen | Ray Williams | Jezza Uepa | Kelly Branton |
| 2017 Minsk | Ray Williams | Jezza Uepa | Kelly Branton |
| 2018 Calgary | Ray Williams | Kelly Branton | Siim Rast |
| 2019 Helsingborg | Jezza Uepa | Siim Rast | Ilyes Boughalem |
| 2020 Cancelled | |||
| 2021 Halmstad | Jesus Olivares | Erik Willis | Dmytro Vovk |
| 2022 Sun City | Jesus Olivares | Ilyes Boughalem | Cenk Koçak |
| 2023 Valletta | Jesus Olivares | Temur Samkharadze | Cenk Koçak |
| 2024 Druskininkai | Jesus Olivares | Temur Samkharadze | Stanley Odin |
Gold Medal Totals
| Year | -59 kg | -66 kg | -74 kg | -83 kg | -93 kg | -105 kg | -120 kg | +120 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 651 | 640 | 670 | 720 | 765 | 847.5 | 915.5 | 907.5 |
| 2013 | 570 | 632.5 | 686 | 760 | 810 | 840 | 905 | 920 |
| 2014 | 661 | 642.5 | 687.5 | 770 | 847.5 | 867.5 | 945 | 972.5 |
| 2015 | 656 | 650.5 | 712.5 | 775 | 832.5 | 827.5 | 927.5 | 1,000.5 |
| 2016 | 669.5 | 670 | 730 | 813 | 840 | 845 | 978.5 | 1,043 |
| 2017 | 660 | 680 | 757 | 795 | 827.5 | 885 | 968.5 | 1,090 |
| 2018 | 664 | 688 | 758 | 830.5 | 820 | 875.5 | 900 | 1,083.5 |
| 2019 | 635 | 705.5 | 790.5 | 833 | 852.5 | 855 | 920 | 972.5 |
| 2021 | 640 | 692.5 | 727.5 | 841 | 873 | 937.5 | 927.5 | 1,045 |
| 2022 | 565 | 710 | 790 | 802.5 | 878.5 | 912.5 | 920 | 1,022.5 |
| 2023 | 625 | 705 | 778 | 815 | 888 | 940 | 952.5 | 1,080 |
| 2024 | 637.5 | 707.5 | 836 | 845 | 895 | 940.5 | 970 | 1,112.5 |
| 2025 | 637.5 | 742.5 | 842.5 | 890 | 910 | 975.5 | 962.5 | 1,070 |
See also
The primary difference between IPF Classic (Raw) and IPF Equipped powerlifting is the use of supportive gear. Classic allows only a belt, knee sleeves, and wrist wraps, while Equipped allows specialized, single-ply squat/deadlift suits and bench shirts that provide significant support and increase maximum weight lifted.
References
- IPF Results of World Championships Official Results
Goodlift.info
- Goodlift database – IPF Results of World Championships Official Results
- Goodlift database of IPF lifters Individual World Championships Results Official Results
Openipf.org
- OpenIPF.org database – IPF affiliated national federation results (international, regional international,national, province/state, and local meet results
- Meet results IPF at en.allpowerlifting.com (several results)