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

    EPF

    European Open Classic Powerlifting Championships 2026 results

    March 15, 2026Malta86 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.

    86 elite raw lifters (44 men, 42 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 521.3 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Marie-José van Daal, who totalled 1,218.1 lbs (552.5 kg) at 146.6 lbs (66.5 kg) bodyweight (575.4 DOTS).

    Meet at a glance

    Raw full-power lifters

    267

    All entrants, not only elite

    Bombed out

    8

    No valid total

    Attempts made

    79%

    1,885 of 2,379

    Avg. total for 3rd place

    1,442.7 lbs

    Across weight classes

    Best lifter

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

    Men

    Anatolii Novopismennyi

    2,055.8 lbs (932.5 kg) total · 571.6 DOTS

    Women

    Marie-José van Daal

    1,218.1 lbs (552.5 kg) total · 575.4 DOTS

    Heaviest lifts of the meet

    Squat

    1. 1. Ajay Sharma925.9 lbs
    2. 2. Bjorn Andre Sutterud Westbye920.4 lbs
    3. 3. Markus Patschke848.8 lbs

    Bench press

    1. 1. Jonah Wiendieck568.8 lbs
    2. 2. Martin Simonsen562.2 lbs
    3. 3. Markus Patschke556.7 lbs

    Deadlift

    1. 1. Temur Samkharadze859.8 lbs
    2. 2. Antoine de Rohden854.3 lbs
    3. 3. Cenk Koçak837.8 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)

    11 lifters

    1. Inès Herbaux881.8 lbs
    2. Marta Scuderi837.8 lbs
    3. Suhana Voskuilen837.8 lbs

    Women up to 115 lbs (52 kg)

    11 lifters

    1. Pleun Dekkers1,014.1 lbs
    2. Léa Lucas964.5 lbs
    3. Margit Lehóczkyné Fawal942.5 lbs

    Women up to 126 lbs (57 kg)

    15 lifters

    1. Sovannphaktra Pal1,085.8 lbs
    2. Adejoke Adetayo1,074.8 lbs
    3. Kaylee-Sue Danies1,063.7 lbs

    Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)

    17 lifters

    1. Betty Aborah1,107.8 lbs
    2. Jone Maguregi Rodriguez1,080.3 lbs
    3. Sopiko Kvantchiani1,074.8 lbs

    Women up to 152 lbs (69 kg)

    21 lifters

    1. Marie-José van Daal1,218.1 lbs
    2. Jordan Bright1,201.5 lbs
    3. Marte Kjenner1,196 lbs

    Women up to 168 lbs (76 kg)

    17 lifters

    1. Clara Peyraud1,251.1 lbs
    2. Mara Hames1,246.7 lbs
    3. Bettina Hanlon1,245.6 lbs

    Women up to 185 lbs (84 kg)

    19 lifters

    1. Kristín Þórhallsdóttir1,251.1 lbs
    2. Anna Ieronimos1,245.6 lbs
    3. Agnes Rudin1,218.1 lbs

    Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)

    9 lifters

    1. Sonita Muluh1,554.3 lbs
    2. Toyosi Omotoso1,460.6 lbs
    3. Amélie Mierger1,394.4 lbs

    Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)

    5 lifters

    1. Antoine Garcia1,384.5 lbs
    2. Giorgi Gelashvili1,240.1 lbs
    3. Jacopo Santangelo1,196 lbs

    Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)

    9 lifters

    1. Sacha Cialdella1,477.1 lbs
    2. Álvaro Fernández Arcas1,438.5 lbs
    3. Joel Christopher Catena1,438.5 lbs

    Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)

    16 lifters

    1. Adel Al Lanqawi1,625.9 lbs
    2. Giacomo Gimorri1,620.4 lbs
    3. Christos Konstantinou1,587.3 lbs

    Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)

    22 lifters

    1. Enahoro Asein1,824.3 lbs
    2. Tyri Miller1,818.8 lbs
    3. Mathis Ducret1,813.3 lbs

    Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)

    22 lifters

    1. Christian Ayandokun1,945.6 lbs
    2. Jonathan Lewis1,807.8 lbs
    3. Sil Maris1,802.3 lbs

    Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)

    27 lifters

    1. Emil Norling2,061.3 lbs
    2. Anatolii Novopismennyi2,055.8 lbs
    3. Regin SGA Stergakis2,017.2 lbs

    Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)

    24 lifters

    1. Taras Melnichuk2,110.9 lbs
    2. Antoine de Rohden2,088.9 lbs
    3. Abdul Majeed Sulayman2,083.4 lbs

    Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)

    14 lifters

    1. Ajay Sharma2,276.3 lbs
    2. Cenk Koçak2,237.7 lbs
    3. Temur Samkharadze2,171.6 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
    Anatolii Novopismennyi · Ukraine231.5 lbs (105 kg)2804.7 lbs / 512.6 lbs / 738.5 lbs2,055.8 lbs (932.5 kg)571.6
    Emil Norling · Sweden231.5 lbs (105 kg)1749.6 lbs / 485 lbs / 826.7 lbs2,061.3 lbs (935 kg)564.2
    Christian Ayandokun · England205 lbs (93 kg)1694.5 lbs / 457.5 lbs / 793.7 lbs1,945.6 lbs (882.5 kg)561.6
    Tyri Miller · EnglandPR183 lbs (83 kg)2644.9 lbs / 418.9 lbs / 755.1 lbs1,818.8 lbs (825 kg)560.0
    Enahoro Asein · Hungary183 lbs (83 kg)1644.9 lbs / 347.2 lbs / 832.2 lbs1,824.3 lbs (827.5 kg)558.6
    Mathis Ducret · FrancePR183 lbs (83 kg)3628.3 lbs / 429.9 lbs / 755.1 lbs1,813.3 lbs (822.5 kg)556.6
    Gabriele Bellomo · ItalyPR183 lbs (83 kg)4677.9 lbs / 391.3 lbs / 738.5 lbs1,807.8 lbs (820 kg)555.1
    Regin SGA Stergakis · DenmarkPR231.5 lbs (105 kg)3694.5 lbs / 496 lbs / 826.7 lbs2,017.2 lbs (915 kg)553.0
    Taras Melnichuk · UkrainePR264.6 lbs (120 kg)1782.6 lbs / 529.1 lbs / 799.2 lbs2,110.9 lbs (957.5 kg)551.2
    Carl Johansson · SwedenPR183 lbs (83 kg)5633.8 lbs / 413.4 lbs / 738.5 lbs1,785.7 lbs (810 kg)548.5
    Cenk Koçak · TurkeyPRNaN lbs (NaN kg)2843.3 lbs / 556.7 lbs / 837.8 lbs2,237.7 lbs (1,015 kg)547.0
    Abdul Majeed Sulayman · EnglandPR264.6 lbs (120 kg)3799.2 lbs / 474 lbs / 810.2 lbs2,083.4 lbs (945 kg)545.3
    Ajay Sharma · EnglandPRNaN lbs (NaN kg)1925.9 lbs / 534.6 lbs / 815.7 lbs2,276.3 lbs (1,032.5 kg)545.3
    Antoine de Rohden · FrancePR264.6 lbs (120 kg)2727.5 lbs / 507.1 lbs / 854.3 lbs2,088.9 lbs (947.5 kg)545.2
    Temur Samkharadze · GeorgiaNaN lbs (NaN kg)3848.8 lbs / 463 lbs / 859.8 lbs2,171.6 lbs (985 kg)542.2
    Andres Fernández Arévalo · SpainPR183 lbs (83 kg)6666.9 lbs / 385.8 lbs / 705.5 lbs1,758.2 lbs (797.5 kg)541.1
    Jonah Wiendieck · GermanyPR264.6 lbs (120 kg)4766.1 lbs / 568.8 lbs / 733 lbs2,067.9 lbs (938 kg)539.7
    Antoine Garcia · FrancePR130.1 lbs (59 kg)1530.2 lbs / 297.6 lbs / 556.7 lbs1,384.5 lbs (628 kg)539.0
    Giacomo Gimorri · ItalyPR163.1 lbs (74 kg)2606.3 lbs / 391.3 lbs / 622.8 lbs1,620.4 lbs (735 kg)535.2
    Adel Al Lanqawi · SwitzerlandPR163.1 lbs (74 kg)1523.6 lbs / 407.9 lbs / 694.5 lbs1,625.9 lbs (737.5 kg)534.6
    Toni Johannessen Amengual · NorwayPR231.5 lbs (105 kg)4700 lbs / 451.9 lbs / 799.2 lbs1,951.1 lbs (885 kg)533.8
    Baruch Sekenofsky · IsraelPR264.6 lbs (120 kg)5804.7 lbs / 451.9 lbs / 782.6 lbs2,039.3 lbs (925 kg)531.8
    Kevin Fornstam · SwedenPR183 lbs (83 kg)7606.3 lbs / 429.9 lbs / 694.5 lbs1,730.6 lbs (785 kg)531.4
    Antonio Pérez Barros · SpainPR231.5 lbs (105 kg)5760.6 lbs / 391.3 lbs / 771.6 lbs1,923.5 lbs (872.5 kg)527.2
    Sacha Cialdella · FrancePR145.5 lbs (66 kg)1567.7 lbs / 358.3 lbs / 551.2 lbs1,477.1 lbs (670 kg)526.1
    Timo Jakobi · Germany231.5 lbs (105 kg)6733 lbs / 435.4 lbs / 744.1 lbs1,912.5 lbs (867.5 kg)524.9
    Christos Konstantinou · CyprusPR163.1 lbs (74 kg)3611.8 lbs / 347.2 lbs / 628.3 lbs1,587.3 lbs (720 kg)522.9
    Patrick Kürzi · SwitzerlandPR183 lbs (83 kg)9606.3 lbs / 407.9 lbs / 688.9 lbs1,703.1 lbs (772.5 kg)522.8
    Mario Montaño Camacho · Spain205 lbs (93 kg)4666.9 lbs / 435.4 lbs / 700 lbs1,802.3 lbs (817.5 kg)521.0
    Marco La Greca · ItalyPR264.6 lbs (120 kg)7744.1 lbs / 429.9 lbs / 782.6 lbs1,956.6 lbs (887.5 kg)518.2
    Jonathan Celis · BelgiumPR231.5 lbs (105 kg)8738.5 lbs / 463 lbs / 677.9 lbs1,879.4 lbs (852.5 kg)515.8
    Tuomas Hautala · Finland264.6 lbs (120 kg)6672.4 lbs / 474 lbs / 826.7 lbs1,973.1 lbs (895 kg)514.7
    Jakub Pelikán · Czechia183 lbs (83 kg)10633.8 lbs / 407.9 lbs / 633.8 lbs1,675.5 lbs (760 kg)514.3
    Alexis Soares · FrancePRNaN lbs (NaN kg)8793.7 lbs / 518.1 lbs / 733 lbs2,044.8 lbs (927.5 kg)498.3
    Marios Liatsis · Greece145.5 lbs (66 kg)6474 lbs / 286.6 lbs / 584.2 lbs1,344.8 lbs (610 kg)492.7
    Daniele Pola · SwitzerlandPR264.6 lbs (120 kg)13700 lbs / 485 lbs / 688.9 lbs1,873.9 lbs (850 kg)489.4
    Thibault Bacq · BelgiumPR264.6 lbs (120 kg)18688.9 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 694.5 lbs1,780.2 lbs (807.5 kg)477.9
    Dario Herrsche · SwitzerlandPR231.5 lbs (105 kg)23672.4 lbs / 413.4 lbs / 617.3 lbs1,703.1 lbs (772.5 kg)467.7
    Georges Bastien · BelgiumPR205 lbs (93 kg)15584.2 lbs / 391.3 lbs / 622.8 lbs1,598.3 lbs (725 kg)461.9
    Noah Reinartz · BelgiumPR183 lbs (83 kg)20529.1 lbs / 303.1 lbs / 661.4 lbs1,493.6 lbs (677.5 kg)458.6
    Dominic Boss · SwitzerlandPR231.5 lbs (105 kg)25573.2 lbs / 374.8 lbs / 661.4 lbs1,609.4 lbs (730 kg)443.0
    Michael Bernete-Diaz · Belgium163.1 lbs (74 kg)13474 lbs / 358.3 lbs / 496 lbs1,328.3 lbs (602.5 kg)440.1
    Alexandre Arnaud · Switzerland183 lbs (83 kg)22518.1 lbs / 275.6 lbs / 639.3 lbs1,433 lbs (650 kg)440.0
    Jason Magerat · Belgium163.1 lbs (74 kg)15457.5 lbs / 418.9 lbs / 418.9 lbs1,295.2 lbs (587.5 kg)426.5

    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
    Marie-José van Daal · NetherlandsPR152.1 lbs (69 kg)1424.4 lbs / 270.1 lbs / 523.6 lbs1,218.1 lbs (552.5 kg)575.4
    Sovannphaktra Pal · France125.7 lbs (57 kg)1402.3 lbs / 220.5 lbs / 463 lbs1,085.8 lbs (492.5 kg)567.9
    Pleun Dekkers · NetherlandsPR114.6 lbs (52 kg)1402.3 lbs / 192.9 lbs / 418.9 lbs1,014.1 lbs (460 kg)561.8
    Adejoke Adetayo · EnglandPR125.7 lbs (57 kg)2418.9 lbs / 187.4 lbs / 468.5 lbs1,074.8 lbs (487.5 kg)560.1
    Toyosi Omotoso · EnglandPRNaN lbs (NaN kg)2562.2 lbs / 297.6 lbs / 600.8 lbs1,460.6 lbs (662.5 kg)558.4
    Jordan Bright · IrelandPR152.1 lbs (69 kg)2474 lbs / 275.6 lbs / 451.9 lbs1,201.5 lbs (545 kg)557.0
    Marte Kjenner · Norway152.1 lbs (69 kg)3424.4 lbs / 286.6 lbs / 485 lbs1,196 lbs (542.5 kg)554.5
    Kaylee-Sue Danies · Netherlands125.7 lbs (57 kg)3396.8 lbs / 248 lbs / 418.9 lbs1,063.7 lbs (482.5 kg)553.8
    Clara Peyraud · FrancePR167.6 lbs (76 kg)1429.9 lbs / 281.1 lbs / 540.1 lbs1,251.1 lbs (567.5 kg)550.0
    Mara Hames · Germany167.6 lbs (76 kg)2475.1 lbs / 270.1 lbs / 501.6 lbs1,246.7 lbs (565.5 kg)548.1
    Bettina Hanlon · EnglandPR167.6 lbs (76 kg)3457.5 lbs / 286.6 lbs / 501.6 lbs1,245.6 lbs (565 kg)547.6
    Sonita Muluh · BelgiumNaN lbs (NaN kg)1639.3 lbs / 330.7 lbs / 584.2 lbs1,554.3 lbs (705 kg)545.9
    Betty Aborah · Netherlands138.9 lbs (63 kg)1385.8 lbs / 220.5 lbs / 501.6 lbs1,107.8 lbs (502.5 kg)542.0
    Andorina Bouchoux · France152.1 lbs (69 kg)4440.9 lbs / 253.5 lbs / 474 lbs1,168.4 lbs (530 kg)540.5
    Léa Lucas · France114.6 lbs (52 kg)2363.8 lbs / 187.4 lbs / 413.4 lbs964.5 lbs (437.5 kg)533.3
    Alessandra Zaghi · ItalyPR125.7 lbs (57 kg)4352.7 lbs / 192.9 lbs / 474 lbs1,019.6 lbs (462.5 kg)529.9
    Jone Maguregi Rodriguez · SpainPR138.9 lbs (63 kg)2385.8 lbs / 259 lbs / 435.4 lbs1,080.3 lbs (490 kg)527.8
    Sopiko Kvantchiani · GeorgiaPR138.9 lbs (63 kg)3391.3 lbs / 253.5 lbs / 429.9 lbs1,074.8 lbs (487.5 kg)526.6
    Margit Lehóczkyné Fawal · HungaryPR114.6 lbs (52 kg)3352.7 lbs / 209.4 lbs / 380.3 lbs942.5 lbs (427.5 kg)526.0
    Inès Herbaux · France103.6 lbs (47 kg)1325.2 lbs / 198.4 lbs / 358.3 lbs881.8 lbs (400 kg)524.2
    Agnes Rudin · SwedenPR185.2 lbs (84 kg)3479.5 lbs / 253.5 lbs / 485 lbs1,218.1 lbs (552.5 kg)524.0
    Tessa Ophoff · NetherlandsPR167.6 lbs (76 kg)4446.4 lbs / 237 lbs / 490.5 lbs1,174 lbs (532.5 kg)523.5
    Kristín Þórhallsdóttir · Iceland185.2 lbs (84 kg)1496 lbs / 259 lbs / 496 lbs1,251.1 lbs (567.5 kg)522.9
    Ana María Águila Padilla · SpainPR125.7 lbs (57 kg)5396.8 lbs / 176.4 lbs / 429.9 lbs1,003.1 lbs (455 kg)522.5
    Caitlin Baxter · EnglandPR125.7 lbs (57 kg)6369.3 lbs / 253.5 lbs / 380.3 lbs1,003.1 lbs (455 kg)522.2
    Helena Mariella Decker · GermanyPR138.9 lbs (63 kg)4402.3 lbs / 220.5 lbs / 440.9 lbs1,063.7 lbs (482.5 kg)521.7
    Anna Ieronimos · GermanyPR185.2 lbs (84 kg)2451.9 lbs / 264.6 lbs / 529.1 lbs1,245.6 lbs (565 kg)521.5
    Noemi Fanton · Italy152.1 lbs (69 kg)5413.4 lbs / 242.5 lbs / 468.5 lbs1,124.4 lbs (510 kg)520.4
    Jana Wolf · SwitzerlandPR138.9 lbs (63 kg)6407.9 lbs / 198.4 lbs / 451.9 lbs1,058.2 lbs (480 kg)517.3
    Sabrina Downes · UK138.9 lbs (63 kg)5341.7 lbs / 264.6 lbs / 451.9 lbs1,058.2 lbs (480 kg)517.3
    Melanie Wirtz · Germany152.1 lbs (69 kg)7402.3 lbs / 220.5 lbs / 485 lbs1,107.8 lbs (502.5 kg)512.5
    Jelena Bijelic · Austria114.6 lbs (52 kg)4314.2 lbs / 220.5 lbs / 391.3 lbs925.9 lbs (420 kg)512.3
    Emilie Mouchet · FrancePR185.2 lbs (84 kg)4463 lbs / 275.6 lbs / 479.5 lbs1,218.1 lbs (552.5 kg)510.3
    Eliza Gerlach · PolandPR114.6 lbs (52 kg)5352.7 lbs / 203.9 lbs / 363.8 lbs920.4 lbs (417.5 kg)509.9
    Liudmyla Bychok · UkrainePR185.2 lbs (84 kg)6479.5 lbs / 259 lbs / 468.5 lbs1,207 lbs (547.5 kg)505.8
    Amélie Mierger · FrancePRNaN lbs (NaN kg)3507.1 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 534.6 lbs1,394.4 lbs (632.5 kg)493.3
    Clara Haulot · BelgiumPR152.1 lbs (69 kg)10374.8 lbs / 231.5 lbs / 435.4 lbs1,041.7 lbs (472.5 kg)484.9
    Katja Aeschbacher · Switzerland138.9 lbs (63 kg)9341.7 lbs / 198.4 lbs / 418.9 lbs959 lbs (435 kg)467.9
    Gaby Muller · BelgiumPR167.6 lbs (76 kg)11385.8 lbs / 231.5 lbs / 418.9 lbs1,036.2 lbs (470 kg)467.2
    Ineke Van Den Cruyce · BelgiumPR138.9 lbs (63 kg)12341.7 lbs / 198.4 lbs / 407.9 lbs948 lbs (430 kg)462.7
    Chiara Callens · Belgium152.1 lbs (69 kg)17341.7 lbs / 198.4 lbs / 402.3 lbs942.5 lbs (427.5 kg)438.0
    Stefanie Verhulst · Belgium114.6 lbs (52 kg)10286.6 lbs / 159.8 lbs / 325.2 lbs771.6 lbs (350 kg)428.1

    How this edition compares

    3 editions of European Open Classic Powerlifting Championships in our data.

    20262024
    Elite lifters8675
    All raw lifters267210
    Best DOTS575.4566.1
    Attempts made79%78%
    Avg. total for 3rd place1,442.7 lbs1,374.8 lbs

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

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