
EPF
European Masters Classic Powerlifting Championships 2023 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 (3 men, 3 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 435.9 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Elise Rummens, who totalled 859.8 lbs (390 kg) at 122.9 lbs (55.8 kg) bodyweight (453.4 DOTS).
Meet at a glance
Raw full-power lifters
349
All entrants, not only elite
Bombed out
12
No valid total
Attempts made
77%
2,382 of 3,106
Avg. total for 3rd place
1,138.6 lbs
Across weight classes
Best lifter
Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.
Men
Margus Silbaum
1,851.9 lbs (840 kg) total · 499.9 DOTS
Women
Nataliia Zhukovska
987.7 lbs (448 kg) total · 482.4 DOTS
Heaviest lifts of the meet
Squat
- 1. Jesús Daniel Prieto Freire815.7 lbs
- 2. Margus Silbaum716.5 lbs
- 3. Rene Brunner705.5 lbs
Bench press
- 1. Anthony McLeggan463 lbs
- 2. Christian Klotz451.9 lbs
- 3. Colin Power451.9 lbs
Deadlift
- 1. Margus Silbaum727.5 lbs
- 2. Miro Novaković722 lbs
- 3. Anthony McLeggan705.5 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)
4 lifters
- Lenka Pilnikova749.6 lbs
- Barbara Deidda722 lbs
- Elena Borgatti688.9 lbs
Women up to 115 lbs (52 kg)
9 lifters
- Ann Fornander674.6 lbs
- Marzia Girardi662.5 lbs
- Ivana Žonja633.8 lbs
Women up to 126 lbs (57 kg)
25 lifters
- Elise Rummens859.8 lbs
- Elisa Guidi854.3 lbs
- Christine Rebello840 lbs
Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)
28 lifters
- Nataliia Zhukovska987.7 lbs
- Hannah Yardy959 lbs
- Katri Backman870.8 lbs
Women up to 152 lbs (69 kg)
27 lifters
- Niamh Savage970 lbs
- Raquel de la Calle Labarzana925.9 lbs
- Brita Fritsch911.6 lbs
Women up to 168 lbs (76 kg)
22 lifters
- Karen Tvedt1,020.7 lbs
- Androulla Papakonstantinou948 lbs
- Saara Laine937 lbs
Women up to 185 lbs (84 kg)
13 lifters
- Mila Cuevas Mulero1,003.1 lbs
- Georgina Hazell948 lbs
- Heidi Bäckström914.9 lbs
Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)
13 lifters
- Rebecca Coggle1,096.8 lbs
- Helen Ferguson-Ford1,052.7 lbs
- Liisa Asanti1,025.1 lbs
Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)
5 lifters
- Thomas Wulffeld1,070.3 lbs
- Štefan Koľšovský875.2 lbs
- Milan Gombár832.2 lbs
Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)
15 lifters
- Sławomir Śledź1,245.6 lbs
- Greig Murray1,190.5 lbs
- Christian Mameli1,185 lbs
Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)
25 lifters
- Jani Haapamäki1,482.6 lbs
- David White1,355.8 lbs
- Tomáš Lacko1,300.7 lbs
Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)
32 lifters
- Massimiliano Buccioni1,545.4 lbs
- Ashkan Farhangi Aghasafari1,532.2 lbs
- Alessandro Cuoghi1,510.2 lbs
Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)
39 lifters
- Miklós Fekete1,621.5 lbs
- Domingo Poliandri1,570.8 lbs
- Helge Hansen1,559.8 lbs
Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)
35 lifters
- Anthony McLeggan1,763.7 lbs
- Rene Brunner1,763.7 lbs
- Pjotr van den Hoek1,666.7 lbs
Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)
31 lifters
- Margus Silbaum1,851.9 lbs
- Colin Power1,791.3 lbs
- Miro Novaković1,747.2 lbs
Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)
14 lifters
- Jesús Daniel Prieto Freire1,890.5 lbs
- Paul Walker1,631.4 lbs
- Riad Sollien1,592.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julien Idier · FrancePR | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 3 | 573.2 lbs / 402.3 lbs / 573.2 lbs | 1,548.7 lbs (702.5 kg) | 449.2 |
| Sébastien Hupfer · France | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 4 | 573.2 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 595.2 lbs | 1,521.2 lbs (690 kg) | 447.3 |
| Marc Vandewiele · Belgium | 231.5 lbs (105 kg) | 4 | 584.2 lbs / 325.2 lbs / 655.9 lbs | 1,565.3 lbs (710 kg) | 430.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elise Rummens · BelgiumPR | 125.7 lbs (57 kg) | 1 | 292.1 lbs / 165.3 lbs / 402.3 lbs | 859.8 lbs (390 kg) | 453.4 |
| Noémie Girot · FrancePR | 138.9 lbs (63 kg) | 1 | 286.6 lbs / 192.9 lbs / 374.8 lbs | 854.3 lbs (387.5 kg) | 427.7 |
| Anne Daineffe · BelgiumPR | 138.9 lbs (63 kg) | 7 | 314.2 lbs / 198.4 lbs / 314.2 lbs | 826.7 lbs (375 kg) | 407.9 |
How this edition compares
6 editions of European Masters Classic Powerlifting Championships in our data.
| 2023 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elite lifters | 6 | 6 |
| All raw lifters | 349 | 228 |
| Best DOTS | 453.4 | 502.3 |
| Attempts made | 77% | 76% |
| Avg. total for 3rd place | 1,138.6 lbs | 1,080.4 lbs |
Highest total across all editions: 1,681 lbs (762.5 kg) by Johan Kerremans in 2020.
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