Kasey Crowe squatting at an American Powerlifting Federation event, Keesler Air Force Base, 2012

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    Challenge de Nantes 2024 results

    September 28, 2024France4 elite lifters

    Illustrative photo · APF competition, Keesler, 2012 — not this meet
    Photo: Kemberly Groue / U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Source · Display cropped; original linked.

    4 elite raw lifters (3 men, 1 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 448.9 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Leena Waitzmann, who totalled 1,063.7 lbs (482.5 kg) at 164.1 lbs (74.5 kg) bodyweight (471.8 DOTS).

    Meet at a glance

    Raw full-power lifters

    15

    All entrants, not only elite

    Bombed out

    0

    No valid total

    Attempts made

    84%

    113 of 135

    Avg. total for 3rd place

    1,227.2 lbs

    Across weight classes

    Best lifter

    Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.

    Men

    Nicolas Louvel

    1,565.3 lbs (710 kg) total · 458.2 DOTS

    Women

    Leena Waitzmann

    1,063.7 lbs (482.5 kg) total · 471.8 DOTS

    Heaviest lifts of the meet

    Squat

    1. 1. Nestor Richard529.1 lbs
    2. 2. Nicolas Louvel518.1 lbs
    3. 3. Robin Poirier512.6 lbs

    Bench press

    1. 1. Nicolas Louvel396.8 lbs
    2. 2. Jérôme Olivaud347.2 lbs
    3. 3. Jamil Ettel330.7 lbs

    Deadlift

    1. 1. Nicolas Louvel650.4 lbs
    2. 2. Jérôme Olivaud600.8 lbs
    3. 3. Alexis Turlure595.2 lbs

    Podiums by weight class

    Top three totals in each class, all age divisions combined. Official placings may differ by division.

    Women up to 104 lbs (47 kg)

    1 lifter

    1. Manon Pouchard661.4 lbs

    Women up to 168 lbs (76 kg)

    1 lifter

    1. Leena Waitzmann1,063.7 lbs

    Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)

    1 lifter

    1. Jérémy Paris997.6 lbs

    Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)

    3 lifters

    1. Jérôme Olivaud1,444 lbs
    2. Alexis Turlure1,339.3 lbs
    3. Pierre-Marie Baizet1,107.8 lbs

    Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)

    5 lifters

    1. Nicolas Louvel1,565.3 lbs
    2. Robin Poirier1,405.4 lbs
    3. Nestor Richard1,344.8 lbs

    Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)

    4 lifters

    1. Anthony Dubois1,300.7 lbs
    2. Jamil Ettel1,284.2 lbs
    3. Tristan Avril-Allain1,229.1 lbs

    Elite men results

    Best squat, bench press and deadlift of the day, in pounds (kg in brackets). Total = sum of the three lifts. PR = lifetime competition best set at this meet.

    AthleteClassPlaceSquat / Bench / DeadliftTotalDOTS
    Nicolas Louvel · FrancePR205 lbs (93 kg)1518.1 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 650.4 lbs1,565.3 lbs (710 kg)458.2
    Jérôme Olivaud · FrancePR183 lbs (83 kg)1496 lbs / 347.2 lbs / 600.8 lbs1,444 lbs (655 kg)445.1
    Alexis Turlure · France183 lbs (83 kg)2440.9 lbs / 303.1 lbs / 595.2 lbs1,339.3 lbs (607.5 kg)420.4

    Elite women results

    Best squat, bench press and deadlift of the day, in pounds (kg in brackets). Total = sum of the three lifts. PR = lifetime competition best set at this meet.

    AthleteClassPlaceSquat / Bench / DeadliftTotalDOTS
    Leena Waitzmann · FrancePR167.6 lbs (76 kg)1380.3 lbs / 209.4 lbs / 474 lbs1,063.7 lbs (482.5 kg)471.8

    How this edition compares

    2 editions of Challenge de Nantes in our data.

    Highest total across all editions: 1,791.3 lbs (812.5 kg) by Sami Maury in 2025.

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