
EPF
European Masters Classic Powerlifting Championships 2020 results
Illustrative photo · APF competition, Keesler, 2012 — not this meet
Photo: Kemberly Groue / U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Source · Display cropped; original linked.
6 elite raw lifters (5 men, 1 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 417.2 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Hassan El Belghiti, who totalled 1,471.6 lbs (667.5 kg) at 153.9 lbs (69.8 kg) bodyweight (502.3 DOTS).
Meet at a glance
Raw full-power lifters
228
All entrants, not only elite
Bombed out
10
No valid total
Attempts made
76%
1,533 of 2,006
Avg. total for 3rd place
1,080.4 lbs
Across weight classes
Best lifter
Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.
Women
Manuela Pischel-Bakker
898.4 lbs (407.5 kg) total · 445.4 DOTS
Heaviest lifts of the meet
Squat
- 1. Adam Berry672.4 lbs
- 2. Milan Smiljanić617.3 lbs
- 3. Johan Kerremans617.3 lbs
Bench press
- 1. Alistair Murdoch474 lbs
- 2. Christian Klotz457.5 lbs
- 3. Milan Smiljanić451.9 lbs
Deadlift
- 1. Lawrence Hackley688.9 lbs
- 2. Ricky Mullan672.4 lbs
- 3. Marc Vandewiele666.9 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)
3 lifters
- Rebecca Heath688.9 lbs
- Marianne Bouvard644.9 lbs
- Silvana Tancredi García475.1 lbs
Women up to 115 lbs (52 kg)
7 lifters
- Cat Shamel755.1 lbs
- Rita Helen Simonsen744.1 lbs
- Nathalie Feraud688.9 lbs
Women up to 126 lbs (57 kg)
16 lifters
- Christine Rebello815.7 lbs
- Helen Hughes815.7 lbs
- Karen Burns756.2 lbs
Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)
25 lifters
- Abi Graham899.5 lbs
- Manuela Pischel-Bakker898.4 lbs
- Raquel de la Calle Labarzana870.8 lbs
Women up to 159 lbs (72 kg)
17 lifters
- Niamh Savage876.3 lbs
- Saara Laine848.8 lbs
- Heather Tagg826.7 lbs
Women up to 185 lbs (84 kg)
16 lifters
- Mila Cuevas Mulero931.5 lbs
- Mia Öhrnell909.4 lbs
- Victoria Tauson881.8 lbs
Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)
10 lifters
- Melinda Lombosi1,189.4 lbs
- Jo Whiteley1,077 lbs
- Tracy O'Callaghan1,030.7 lbs
Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)
4 lifters
- Shaun Bateman931.5 lbs
- Ted Byrne815.7 lbs
- Richard Gould694.5 lbs
Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)
11 lifters
- Greig Murray1,124.4 lbs
- Vincent Casenove1,124.4 lbs
- Christian Wenka1,113.3 lbs
Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)
21 lifters
- Hassan El Belghiti1,471.6 lbs
- Jani Haapamäki1,461.7 lbs
- Ashkan Farhangi Aghasafari1,361.4 lbs
Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)
18 lifters
- Pasi Sipiläinen1,488.1 lbs
- Mark Hodgett1,411 lbs
- Robert Rodney1,355.8 lbs
Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)
23 lifters
- Alejandro Rodríguez Acuña1,522.3 lbs
- Helge Hansen1,499.1 lbs
- Kay Milde1,499.1 lbs
Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)
21 lifters
- Christian Klotz1,631.4 lbs
- Lawrence Hackley1,620.4 lbs
- Matt Knight1,559.8 lbs
Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)
14 lifters
- Adam Berry1,648 lbs
- Olof Arvidsson1,554.3 lbs
- Saša Cvetković1,537.7 lbs
Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)
12 lifters
- Johan Kerremans1,681 lbs
- Milan Smiljanić1,598.3 lbs
- Teijo Hytönen1,554.3 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.
| Athlete | Class | Place | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan El Belghiti · France | 163.1 lbs (74 kg) | 1 | 512.6 lbs / 308.6 lbs / 650.4 lbs | 1,471.6 lbs (667.5 kg) | 502.3 |
| Marc Vandewiele · BelgiumPR | 231.5 lbs (105 kg) | 3 | 595.2 lbs / 292.1 lbs / 666.9 lbs | 1,554.3 lbs (705 kg) | 428.5 |
| Johan Kerremans · Belgium | NaN lbs (NaN kg) | 1 | 617.3 lbs / 402.3 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,681 lbs (762.5 kg) | 423.3 |
| Michael Bernard · France | 145.5 lbs (66 kg) | 1 | 391.3 lbs / 319.7 lbs / 396.8 lbs | 1,107.8 lbs (502.5 kg) | 397.0 |
| Jean-Luc Collart · Belgium | 264.6 lbs (120 kg) | 1 | 520.3 lbs / 363.8 lbs / 496 lbs | 1,380.1 lbs (626 kg) | 364.3 |
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.
| Athlete | Class | Place | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noémie Girot · FrancePR | 138.9 lbs (63 kg) | 1 | 237 lbs / 181.9 lbs / 352.7 lbs | 771.6 lbs (350 kg) | 388.1 |
How this edition compares
6 editions of European Masters Classic Powerlifting Championships in our data.
| 2020 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elite lifters | 6 | 4 |
| All raw lifters | 228 | 236 |
| Best DOTS | 502.3 | 442.6 |
| Attempts made | 76% | 77% |
| Avg. total for 3rd place | 1,080.4 lbs | 1,112.6 lbs |
Highest total across all editions: 1,681 lbs (762.5 kg) by Johan Kerremans in 2020.
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