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

    CommonwealthPF

    Commonwealth Championships 2017 results

    September 11, 2017South Africa5 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.

    5 elite raw lifters (3 men, 2 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 474.6 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Joy Nnamani, who totalled 970 lbs (440 kg) at 122.2 lbs (55.5 kg) bodyweight (513.4 DOTS).

    Meet at a glance

    Raw full-power lifters

    212

    All entrants, not only elite

    Bombed out

    8

    No valid total

    Attempts made

    79%

    1,484 of 1,887

    Avg. total for 3rd place

    1,085.4 lbs

    Across weight classes

    Best lifter

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

    Men

    Adrian Knox

    1,515.7 lbs (687.5 kg) total · 497.7 DOTS

    Women

    Joy Nnamani

    970 lbs (440 kg) total · 513.4 DOTS

    Heaviest lifts of the meet

    Squat

    1. 1. Baruch Sekenofsky716.5 lbs
    2. 2. Mark Macqueen716.5 lbs
    3. 3. Wesley Hall644.9 lbs

    Bench press

    1. 1. Shane Flowers446.4 lbs
    2. 2. Baruch Sekenofsky440.9 lbs
    3. 3. Wesley Hall440.9 lbs

    Deadlift

    1. 1. Mark Macqueen727.5 lbs
    2. 2. Wesley Hall716.5 lbs
    3. 3. Johann de Bruin700 lbs

    Podiums by weight class

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

    Women up to 95 lbs (43 kg)

    1 lifter

    1. V Nivetha463 lbs

    Women up to 104 lbs (47 kg)

    6 lifters

    1. Giulia Muto644.9 lbs
    2. Emma Rafferty622.8 lbs
    3. Emily Przeslak617.3 lbs

    Women up to 115 lbs (52 kg)

    10 lifters

    1. Amanda Foulkes815.7 lbs
    2. Nicole Warburg771.6 lbs
    3. Janine Martin716.5 lbs

    Women up to 126 lbs (57 kg)

    19 lifters

    1. Joy Nnamani970 lbs
    2. Antoinette Kriel845.5 lbs
    3. Nicola Paviglianiti804.7 lbs

    Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)

    15 lifters

    1. Emily Lloyd Whittington865.3 lbs
    2. R Ghattamaneni Sai782.6 lbs
    3. Vicki Botha771.6 lbs

    Women up to 159 lbs (72 kg)

    19 lifters

    1. Laura de Wet903.9 lbs
    2. Meredith Evans892.9 lbs
    3. Kara Swankie848.8 lbs

    Women up to 185 lbs (84 kg)

    12 lifters

    1. Deirdre Fenlon992.1 lbs
    2. Caileigh Dade975.5 lbs
    3. Sandri van Staden964.5 lbs

    Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)

    10 lifters

    1. Lauren Norton1,069.2 lbs
    2. Brydie Anderson942.5 lbs
    3. Sarah Marsden937 lbs

    Men up to 117 lbs (53 kg)

    3 lifters

    1. Brendon Chaithoo987.7 lbs
    2. Sinovuyo Lindi694.5 lbs
    3. Ronaldo Phillips628.3 lbs

    Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)

    7 lifters

    1. Serge Gauthier1,030.7 lbs
    2. M Ilango992.1 lbs
    3. Kai Gajewiak914.9 lbs

    Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)

    13 lifters

    1. Sha Wiesendanger1,201.5 lbs
    2. Elliot Stone1,201.5 lbs
    3. Samrendra Routray1,107.8 lbs

    Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)

    16 lifters

    1. Adrian Knox1,515.7 lbs
    2. Ben Langley1,444 lbs
    3. Emmanuel Franklin1,278.7 lbs

    Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)

    20 lifters

    1. Jurins Kengamu1,504.7 lbs
    2. Scott Webb1,471.6 lbs
    3. Owen Lockwood1,444 lbs

    Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)

    19 lifters

    1. James Blundell1,565.3 lbs
    2. Jade Blake1,543.2 lbs
    3. Peter Davison1,532.2 lbs

    Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)

    18 lifters

    1. Thomas Brannick1,670 lbs
    2. Johann de Bruin1,576.3 lbs
    3. Terence Bosman1,521.2 lbs

    Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)

    10 lifters

    1. Mark Macqueen1,862.9 lbs
    2. Baruch Sekenofsky1,818.8 lbs
    3. Frankie Parke1,609.4 lbs

    Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)

    6 lifters

    1. Wesley Hall1,802.3 lbs
    2. Shane Flowers1,763.7 lbs
    3. Sayeur Mario1,670 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
    Ben Langley · CanadaPR163.1 lbs (74 kg)2551.2 lbs / 341.7 lbs / 551.2 lbs1,444 lbs (655 kg)478.0
    Baruch Sekenofsky · EnglandPR264.6 lbs (120 kg)1716.5 lbs / 440.9 lbs / 661.4 lbs1,818.8 lbs (825 kg)474.1
    Jurins Kengamu · EnglandPR183 lbs (83 kg)1545.6 lbs / 336.2 lbs / 622.8 lbs1,504.7 lbs (682.5 kg)472.9

    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
    Joy Nnamani · EnglandPR125.7 lbs (57 kg)1341.7 lbs / 187.4 lbs / 440.9 lbs970 lbs (440 kg)513.4
    Nicola Paviglianiti · CanadaPR125.7 lbs (57 kg)1308.6 lbs / 154.3 lbs / 341.7 lbs804.7 lbs (365 kg)434.9

    How this edition compares

    5 editions of Commonwealth Championships in our data.

    20172015
    Elite lifters57
    All raw lifters212223
    Best DOTS513.4524.5
    Attempts made79%73%
    Avg. total for 3rd place1,085.4 lbs1,131.6 lbs

    Highest total across all editions: 2,168.2 lbs (983.5 kg) by Kelly Branton in 2015.

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