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Manchester Open 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.
10 elite raw lifters (8 men, 2 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 492.3 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Ade Omisakin, who totalled 1,714.1 lbs (777.5 kg) at 181.9 lbs (82.5 kg) bodyweight (526.7 DOTS).
Meet at a glance
Raw full-power lifters
189
All entrants, not only elite
Bombed out
3
No valid total
Attempts made
78%
1,845 of 2,362
Avg. total for 3rd place
1,269.6 lbs
Across weight classes
Best lifter
Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.
Women
Holly Bryans
1,036.2 lbs (470 kg) total · 482.4 DOTS
Heaviest lifts of the meet
Squat
- 1. Ajay Sharma843.3 lbs
- 2. Paul Kirkbride-Richards799.2 lbs
- 3. Baruch Sekenofsky773.8 lbs
Bench press
- 1. Ajay Sharma496 lbs
- 2. Ray Bowring474 lbs
- 3. Paul Kirkbride-Richards474 lbs
Deadlift
- 1. Ray Bowring760.6 lbs
- 2. Ajay Sharma755.1 lbs
- 3. William Pickering738.5 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)
1 lifter
- Rebecca Heath711 lbs
Women up to 115 lbs (52 kg)
5 lifters
- Mona Shafiei766.1 lbs
- Chau-Long Le760.6 lbs
- Mehpare Atay738.5 lbs
Women up to 126 lbs (57 kg)
8 lifters
- Katie Higham810.2 lbs
- Cat Shamel810.2 lbs
- Katie Travers722 lbs
Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)
15 lifters
- Esther Mullings953.5 lbs
- Hannah Clayton903.9 lbs
- Sveva Galizia903.9 lbs
Women up to 152 lbs (69 kg)
22 lifters
- Holly Bryans1,036.2 lbs
- Moa Wikner1,008.6 lbs
- Ayana Porteous-Simpson986.6 lbs
Women up to 168 lbs (76 kg)
13 lifters
- Emily Bennett1,059.3 lbs
- Nayomi Pennant1,030.7 lbs
- Indiana Montaque1,014.1 lbs
Women up to 185 lbs (84 kg)
7 lifters
- Leanne Richards1,014.1 lbs
- Sian Arterton1,014.1 lbs
- Latasha Jackson953.5 lbs
Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)
5 lifters
- Aquinn Onuoha1,236.8 lbs
- Toyosi Omotoso1,179.5 lbs
- Jennifer Hammonds1,003.1 lbs
Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)
1 lifter
- Richard Gould771.6 lbs
Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)
9 lifters
- Kibria Ali1,402.1 lbs
- Phenyo Botlhoko1,256.6 lbs
- Tsz King Wan1,229.1 lbs
Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)
14 lifters
- Dylan Nelson1,596.1 lbs
- Sam Dew1,532.2 lbs
- Amari Robinson1,526.7 lbs
Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)
13 lifters
- Ade Omisakin1,714.1 lbs
- Luke Wilson1,620.4 lbs
- Lucas Stolle1,592.8 lbs
Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)
26 lifters
- William Pickering1,769.2 lbs
- Hamza Bham1,659 lbs
- Thomas Knapp1,631.4 lbs
Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)
27 lifters
- Cejai Lindsay1,807.8 lbs
- Thomas Brannick1,785.7 lbs
- Michael Tennant1,719.6 lbs
Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)
14 lifters
- Baruch Sekenofsky1,931.2 lbs
- Curtis McLaren1,802.3 lbs
- Josh Pearson1,785.7 lbs
Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)
6 lifters
- Ajay Sharma2,094.4 lbs
- Ray Bowring2,006.2 lbs
- Paul Kirkbride-Richards1,967.6 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.
| Athlete | Class | Place | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ade Omisakin · EnglandPR | 183 lbs (83 kg) | 1 | 617.3 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 700 lbs | 1,714.1 lbs (777.5 kg) | 526.7 |
| William Pickering · England | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 1 | 633.8 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 738.5 lbs | 1,769.2 lbs (802.5 kg) | 511.1 |
| Ajay Sharma · EnglandPR | NaN lbs (NaN kg) | 1 | 843.3 lbs / 496 lbs / 755.1 lbs | 2,094.4 lbs (950 kg) | 510.4 |
| Baruch SekenofskyPR | 264.6 lbs (120 kg) | 1 | 773.8 lbs / 463 lbs / 694.5 lbs | 1,931.2 lbs (876 kg) | 507.4 |
| Lucas Stolle · England | 183 lbs (83 kg) | 3 | 529.1 lbs / 418.9 lbs / 644.9 lbs | 1,592.8 lbs (722.5 kg) | 494.9 |
| Ray BowringPR | NaN lbs (NaN kg) | 2 | 771.6 lbs / 474 lbs / 760.6 lbs | 2,006.2 lbs (910 kg) | 491.6 |
| Ray Bowring | NaN lbs (NaN kg) | 1 | 771.6 lbs / 474 lbs / 760.6 lbs | 2,006.2 lbs (910 kg) | 491.6 |
| Jay Batten · England | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 7 | 573.2 lbs / 314.2 lbs / 672.4 lbs | 1,559.8 lbs (707.5 kg) | 455.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquinn Onuoha · EnglandPR | NaN lbs (NaN kg) | 1 | 463 lbs / 220.5 lbs / 553.4 lbs | 1,236.8 lbs (561 kg) | 469.9 |
| Toyosi Omotoso · EnglandPR | NaN lbs (NaN kg) | 2 | 451.9 lbs / 198.4 lbs / 529.1 lbs | 1,179.5 lbs (535 kg) | 464.6 |
How this edition compares
2 editions of Manchester Open in our data.
Highest total across all editions: 2,094.4 lbs (950 kg) by Ajay Sharma in 2023.
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