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

    EPF

    European Open Classic Powerlifting Championships 2023 results

    December 4, 2023Estonia64 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.

    64 elite raw lifters (28 men, 36 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 500.8 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Kjell Egil Bakkelund, who totalled 1,763.7 lbs (800 kg) at 162.4 lbs (73.7 kg) bodyweight (580.7 DOTS).

    Meet at a glance

    Raw full-power lifters

    198

    All entrants, not only elite

    Bombed out

    2

    No valid total

    Attempts made

    77%

    1,365 of 1,763

    Avg. total for 3rd place

    1,380 lbs

    Across weight classes

    Best lifter

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

    Men

    Kjell Egil Bakkelund

    1,763.7 lbs (800 kg) total · 580.7 DOTS

    Women

    Chiara Bernardi

    1,151.9 lbs (522.5 kg) total · 564.0 DOTS

    Heaviest lifts of the meet

    Squat

    1. 1. Temur Samkharadze903.9 lbs
    2. 2. Aaron Thompson859.8 lbs
    3. 3. Cenk Koçak826.7 lbs

    Bench press

    1. 1. Jonah Wiendieck557.8 lbs
    2. 2. Cenk Koçak534.6 lbs
    3. 3. Temur Samkharadze523.6 lbs

    Deadlift

    1. 1. Cenk Koçak883 lbs
    2. 2. Inderraj Singh Dhillon871.9 lbs
    3. 3. Stanley Odin848.8 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

    1. Annalisa Motta832.2 lbs
    2. Karin Angelini749.6 lbs
    3. Mtvarisa Khardziani716.5 lbs

    Women up to 115 lbs (52 kg)

    12 lifters

    1. Pleun Dekkers949.1 lbs
    2. Sarah Klein914.9 lbs
    3. Alison Huet909.4 lbs

    Women up to 126 lbs (57 kg)

    19 lifters

    1. Bobbie Butters1,041.7 lbs
    2. Sovannphaktra Pal1,003.1 lbs
    3. Adejoke Adetayo959 lbs

    Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)

    15 lifters

    1. Chiara Bernardi1,151.9 lbs
    2. Pantea Supanetz1,036.2 lbs
    3. Mathilde Rosset1,025.1 lbs

    Women up to 152 lbs (69 kg)

    16 lifters

    1. Marte Kjenner1,197.1 lbs
    2. Annie Nelson1,190.5 lbs
    3. Clara Peyraud1,190.5 lbs

    Women up to 168 lbs (76 kg)

    19 lifters

    1. Sophia Ellis1,208.1 lbs
    2. Sara Sanchez-Manjavacas Ruiz1,174 lbs
    3. Liudmyla Bychok1,162.9 lbs

    Women up to 185 lbs (84 kg)

    9 lifters

    1. Ziana Azariah1,280.9 lbs
    2. Kristín Þórhallsdóttir1,218.1 lbs
    3. Temitope Nuga1,218.1 lbs

    Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)

    7 lifters

    1. Sonita Muluh1,488.1 lbs
    2. Matilda Hjälle1,300.7 lbs
    3. Anna-Lena Bellqvist1,267.7 lbs

    Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)

    5 lifters

    1. Ishtyaq Nabi1,284.2 lbs
    2. Antoine Garcia1,278.7 lbs
    3. Dariusz Wszoła1,212.5 lbs

    Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)

    7 lifters

    1. Panagiotis Tarinidis1,499.1 lbs
    2. Joel Christopher Catena1,366.9 lbs
    3. Antti Savolainen1,361.4 lbs

    Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)

    8 lifters

    1. Kjell Egil Bakkelund1,763.7 lbs
    2. Dennis Fastelli1,548.7 lbs
    3. Dmytro Biliak1,548.7 lbs

    Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)

    18 lifters

    1. Jurins Kengamu1,791.3 lbs
    2. Enahoro Asein1,791.3 lbs
    3. Edoardo Mazzucchielli1,708.6 lbs

    Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)

    14 lifters

    1. Christian Ayandokun1,862.9 lbs
    2. Andrea Cicero1,780.2 lbs
    3. Robin Larsson1,774.7 lbs

    Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)

    16 lifters

    1. Emil Norling1,973.1 lbs
    2. Ben Pape1,934.6 lbs
    3. Toni Johannessen Amengual1,879.4 lbs

    Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)

    16 lifters

    1. Inderraj Singh Dhillon2,029.4 lbs
    2. Jonah Wiendieck2,029.4 lbs
    3. Maximilian Heidenreich1,963.2 lbs

    Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)

    12 lifters

    1. Temur Samkharadze2,265.2 lbs
    2. Cenk Koçak2,244.3 lbs
    3. Stanley Odin2,182.6 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
    Kjell Egil Bakkelund · NorwayPR163.1 lbs (74 kg)1578.7 lbs / 457.5 lbs / 727.5 lbs1,763.7 lbs (800 kg)580.7
    Cenk Koçak · TurkeyPRNaN lbs (NaN kg)2826.7 lbs / 534.6 lbs / 883 lbs2,244.3 lbs (1,018 kg)552.1
    Enahoro Asein · HungaryPR183 lbs (83 kg)1611.8 lbs / 341.7 lbs / 837.8 lbs1,791.3 lbs (812.5 kg)550.8
    Jurins Kengamu · EnglandPR183 lbs (83 kg)2655.9 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 738.5 lbs1,791.3 lbs (812.5 kg)549.4
    Temur Samkharadze · GeorgiaPRNaN lbs (NaN kg)1903.9 lbs / 523.6 lbs / 837.8 lbs2,265.2 lbs (1,027.5 kg)546.5
    Emil Norling · Sweden231.5 lbs (105 kg)1722 lbs / 457.5 lbs / 793.7 lbs1,973.1 lbs (895 kg)540.0
    Christian Ayandokun · EnglandPR205 lbs (93 kg)1655.9 lbs / 446.4 lbs / 760.6 lbs1,862.9 lbs (845 kg)539.3
    Panagiotis Tarinidis · France145.5 lbs (66 kg)1507.1 lbs / 374.8 lbs / 617.3 lbs1,499.1 lbs (680 kg)534.9
    Ben Pape · EnglandPR231.5 lbs (105 kg)2738.5 lbs / 424.4 lbs / 771.6 lbs1,934.6 lbs (877.5 kg)529.9
    Inderraj Singh Dhillon · EnglandPR264.6 lbs (120 kg)1755.1 lbs / 402.3 lbs / 871.9 lbs2,029.4 lbs (920.5 kg)529.5
    Jonah Wiendieck · GermanyPR264.6 lbs (120 kg)2755.1 lbs / 557.8 lbs / 716.5 lbs2,029.4 lbs (920.5 kg)529.5
    Edoardo Mazzucchielli · Italy183 lbs (83 kg)3650.4 lbs / 363.8 lbs / 694.5 lbs1,708.6 lbs (775 kg)524.4
    Stanley Odin · FrancePRNaN lbs (NaN kg)3826.7 lbs / 507.1 lbs / 848.8 lbs2,182.6 lbs (990 kg)524.0
    Paul Rembauville · France183 lbs (83 kg)4628.3 lbs / 374.8 lbs / 694.5 lbs1,697.6 lbs (770 kg)522.7
    Timo Jakobi · GermanyPR231.5 lbs (105 kg)3711 lbs / 402.3 lbs / 766.1 lbs1,879.4 lbs (852.5 kg)518.1
    Toni Johannessen Amengual · Norway231.5 lbs (105 kg)4672.4 lbs / 440.9 lbs / 766.1 lbs1,879.4 lbs (852.5 kg)515.3
    Andrea Cicero · Italy205 lbs (93 kg)2633.8 lbs / 418.9 lbs / 727.5 lbs1,780.2 lbs (807.5 kg)515.0
    Baruch Sekenofsky · UK264.6 lbs (120 kg)5763.9 lbs / 451.9 lbs / 716.5 lbs1,932.3 lbs (876.5 kg)506.5
    Taras Melnichuk · UkrainePR264.6 lbs (120 kg)6694.5 lbs / 496 lbs / 727.5 lbs1,918 lbs (870 kg)502.2
    Antoine Garcia · FrancePR130.1 lbs (59 kg)2468.5 lbs / 264.6 lbs / 545.6 lbs1,278.7 lbs (580 kg)499.8
    Olivier Vervalle · Belgium264.6 lbs (120 kg)8705.5 lbs / 468.5 lbs / 722 lbs1,896 lbs (860 kg)494.3
    Steve Ringoot · BelgiumPRNaN lbs (NaN kg)8683.4 lbs / 485 lbs / 760.6 lbs1,929 lbs (875 kg)481.9
    Andrew Rubinstein · BelgiumPR205 lbs (93 kg)10562.2 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 683.4 lbs1,642.4 lbs (745 kg)479.6
    Jochen Strubbe · BelgiumPR264.6 lbs (120 kg)10661.4 lbs / 424.4 lbs / 738.5 lbs1,824.3 lbs (827.5 kg)479.0
    Jeroen Van Heesvelde · Belgium231.5 lbs (105 kg)8628.3 lbs / 435.4 lbs / 683.4 lbs1,747.2 lbs (792.5 kg)478.8
    Daniele Pola · SwitzerlandPR264.6 lbs (120 kg)15688.9 lbs / 451.9 lbs / 595.2 lbs1,736.1 lbs (787.5 kg)456.3
    Elias De Buck · BelgiumPR183 lbs (83 kg)18584.2 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 165.3 lbs1,146.4 lbs (520 kg)354.5
    Anatolii Novopismennyi · Ukraine231.5 lbs (105 kg)16385.8 lbs / 496 lbs / 275.6 lbs1,157.4 lbs (525 kg)317.5

    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
    Chiara Bernardi · ItalyPR138.9 lbs (63 kg)1435.4 lbs / 242.5 lbs / 474 lbs1,151.9 lbs (522.5 kg)564.0
    Marte Kjenner · NorwayPR152.1 lbs (69 kg)1418.9 lbs / 282.2 lbs / 496 lbs1,197.1 lbs (543 kg)555.0
    Clara Peyraud · FrancePR152.1 lbs (69 kg)2402.3 lbs / 264.6 lbs / 523.6 lbs1,190.5 lbs (540 kg)552.9
    Annie Nelson · ScotlandPR152.1 lbs (69 kg)3440.9 lbs / 253.5 lbs / 496 lbs1,190.5 lbs (540 kg)551.5
    Bobbie Butters · England125.7 lbs (57 kg)1396.8 lbs / 242.5 lbs / 402.3 lbs1,041.7 lbs (472.5 kg)541.6
    Ziana Azariah · EnglandPR185.2 lbs (84 kg)1485 lbs / 237 lbs / 558.9 lbs1,280.9 lbs (581 kg)535.5
    Sonita Muluh · BelgiumNaN lbs (NaN kg)1606.3 lbs / 314.2 lbs / 567.7 lbs1,488.1 lbs (675 kg)534.6
    Sophia Ellis · EnglandPR167.6 lbs (76 kg)1396.8 lbs / 270.1 lbs / 541.2 lbs1,208.1 lbs (548 kg)534.6
    Pleun Dekkers · NetherlandsPR114.6 lbs (52 kg)1381.4 lbs / 187.4 lbs / 380.3 lbs949.1 lbs (430.5 kg)526.2
    Sovannphaktra Pal · FrancePR125.7 lbs (57 kg)2374.8 lbs / 203.9 lbs / 424.4 lbs1,003.1 lbs (455 kg)525.6
    Lea Schreiner · GermanyPR167.6 lbs (76 kg)3418.9 lbs / 248 lbs / 496 lbs1,162.9 lbs (527.5 kg)524.2
    Tasmin Campbell · ScotlandPR152.1 lbs (69 kg)4385.8 lbs / 270.1 lbs / 468.5 lbs1,124.4 lbs (510 kg)521.8
    Sara Sanchez-Manjavacas Ruiz · SpainPR167.6 lbs (76 kg)2413.4 lbs / 259 lbs / 501.6 lbs1,174 lbs (532.5 kg)515.2
    Temitope Nuga · EnglandPR185.2 lbs (84 kg)2440.9 lbs / 259 lbs / 518.1 lbs1,218.1 lbs (552.5 kg)511.7
    Pauline Le Bras · FrancePR152.1 lbs (69 kg)5429.9 lbs / 215 lbs / 451.9 lbs1,096.8 lbs (497.5 kg)511.6
    Liudmyla Bychok · UkrainePR167.6 lbs (76 kg)4446.4 lbs / 264.6 lbs / 451.9 lbs1,162.9 lbs (527.5 kg)511.6
    Kristín Þórhallsdóttir · Iceland185.2 lbs (84 kg)3474 lbs / 259 lbs / 485 lbs1,218.1 lbs (552.5 kg)509.0
    Adejoke Adetayo · EnglandPR125.7 lbs (57 kg)3363.8 lbs / 165.3 lbs / 429.9 lbs959 lbs (435 kg)503.7
    Alison Huet · FrancePR114.6 lbs (52 kg)3308.6 lbs / 220.5 lbs / 380.3 lbs909.4 lbs (412.5 kg)503.7
    Mathilde Rosset · FrancePR138.9 lbs (63 kg)3374.8 lbs / 220.5 lbs / 429.9 lbs1,025.1 lbs (465 kg)502.5
    Annalisa Motta · ItalyPR103.6 lbs (47 kg)1292.1 lbs / 181.9 lbs / 358.3 lbs832.2 lbs (377.5 kg)499.3
    Lucie Stefaniková · Iceland167.6 lbs (76 kg)6429.9 lbs / 242.5 lbs / 463 lbs1,135.4 lbs (515 kg)499.2
    Sahyuri Lalime · Belgium138.9 lbs (63 kg)4385.8 lbs / 198.4 lbs / 429.9 lbs1,014.1 lbs (460 kg)496.0
    Mara Hames · GermanyPR167.6 lbs (76 kg)7440.9 lbs / 237 lbs / 446.4 lbs1,124.4 lbs (510 kg)494.8
    Signe Elisabeth Belden · NorwayPR152.1 lbs (69 kg)7385.8 lbs / 242.5 lbs / 413.4 lbs1,041.7 lbs (472.5 kg)485.7
    Miriam Amri · Netherlands125.7 lbs (57 kg)9330.7 lbs / 181.9 lbs / 396.8 lbs909.4 lbs (412.5 kg)473.5
    Jelena Bijelic · Austria114.6 lbs (52 kg)4286.6 lbs / 187.4 lbs / 380.3 lbs854.3 lbs (387.5 kg)473.3
    Ana María Águila Padilla · SpainPR125.7 lbs (57 kg)10341.7 lbs / 159.8 lbs / 391.3 lbs892.9 lbs (405 kg)467.4
    Chiara Luraschi · SwitzerlandPR152.1 lbs (69 kg)12363.8 lbs / 181.9 lbs / 440.9 lbs986.6 lbs (447.5 kg)464.6
    Sopiko Kvantchiani · GeorgiaPR138.9 lbs (63 kg)8347.2 lbs / 215 lbs / 385.8 lbs948 lbs (430 kg)463.8
    Anna Henzi · SwitzerlandPR125.7 lbs (57 kg)12308.6 lbs / 220.5 lbs / 352.7 lbs881.8 lbs (400 kg)459.4
    Elise Rummens · Belgium125.7 lbs (57 kg)16297.6 lbs / 154.3 lbs / 418.9 lbs870.8 lbs (395 kg)456.2
    Krystyna Waterhouse · SwitzerlandPRNaN lbs (NaN kg)5391.3 lbs / 242.5 lbs / 413.4 lbs1,047.2 lbs (475 kg)422.9
    Julie Muscolino · BelgiumPR114.6 lbs (52 kg)8270.1 lbs / 137.8 lbs / 330.7 lbs738.5 lbs (335 kg)410.4
    Laura Rettig · Switzerland152.1 lbs (69 kg)16286.6 lbs / 176.4 lbs / 407.9 lbs870.8 lbs (395 kg)405.1
    Stefanie Verhulst · Belgium114.6 lbs (52 kg)9264.6 lbs / 148.8 lbs / 286.6 lbs700 lbs (317.5 kg)387.9

    How this edition compares

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    Highest total across all editions: 2,344.6 lbs (1,063.5 kg) by Temur Samkharadze in 2024.

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