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

    EPF

    Western European Powerlifting Championships 2016 results

    September 8, 2016Italy6 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.

    6 elite raw lifters (3 men, 3 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 431.2 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Joris Quai, who totalled 1,570.8 lbs (712.5 kg) at 182.1 lbs (82.6 kg) bodyweight (482.4 DOTS).

    Meet at a glance

    Raw full-power lifters

    51

    All entrants, not only elite

    Bombed out

    1

    No valid total

    Attempts made

    75%

    339 of 451

    Avg. total for 3rd place

    1,023.1 lbs

    Across weight classes

    Best lifter

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

    Men

    Joris Quai

    1,570.8 lbs (712.5 kg) total · 482.4 DOTS

    Women

    Louise Murray

    838.9 lbs (380.5 kg) total · 444.5 DOTS

    Heaviest lifts of the meet

    Squat

    1. 1. Michael Jones683.4 lbs
    2. 2. Steve Ringoot683.4 lbs
    3. 3. Corrado Siragusa677.9 lbs

    Bench press

    1. 1. Michael Jones490.5 lbs
    2. 2. Even Bless Liland457.5 lbs
    3. 3. Steve Ringoot451.9 lbs

    Deadlift

    1. 1. Michael Jones738.5 lbs
    2. 2. Steve Ringoot700 lbs
    3. 3. Rob Rees688.9 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

    1. Nora Jones567.7 lbs
    2. Andreea Vasilescu567.7 lbs
    3. Katja Ronkainen374.8 lbs

    Women up to 115 lbs (52 kg)

    3 lifters

    1. Sophie Walker722 lbs
    2. Danielle Malcolm722 lbs
    3. Silvia Prosperi655.9 lbs

    Women up to 126 lbs (57 kg)

    3 lifters

    1. Louise Murray838.9 lbs
    2. Mélodie Anthouard837.8 lbs
    3. Cristiana Velona683.4 lbs

    Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)

    7 lifters

    1. Caroline Suné881.8 lbs
    2. Abi Graham860.9 lbs
    3. Sunniva Nordskog810.2 lbs

    Women up to 159 lbs (72 kg)

    3 lifters

    1. Gwen Mostert815.7 lbs
    2. Marlinde Gras793.7 lbs
    3. Luisa Torrisi744.1 lbs

    Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)

    1 lifter

    1. Charlie Chester919.3 lbs

    Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)

    1 lifter

    1. Dean Barton925.9 lbs

    Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)

    3 lifters

    1. David Gray1,222.5 lbs
    2. Eetu Kumpulainen1,129.9 lbs
    3. Fabbio Hu953.5 lbs

    Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)

    4 lifters

    1. Andrea Pes1,399.9 lbs
    2. Pino Rocco Ciancia1,273.2 lbs
    3. Claudio Forti1,234.6 lbs

    Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)

    5 lifters

    1. Joris Quai1,570.8 lbs
    2. Joey Ma1,460.6 lbs
    3. Ivan Bellesia1,317.3 lbs

    Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)

    6 lifters

    1. Pierre Shillingford1,548.7 lbs
    2. Greg Lewis1,477.1 lbs
    3. Rob Esselens1,460.6 lbs

    Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)

    5 lifters

    1. Corrado Siragusa1,725.1 lbs
    2. Rob Rees1,636.9 lbs
    3. Luigi Celeste1,609.4 lbs

    Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)

    4 lifters

    1. Even Bless Liland1,614.9 lbs
    2. Tymen Gerestein1,460.6 lbs
    3. Janne Hakala1,411 lbs

    Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)

    2 lifters

    1. Michael Jones1,912.5 lbs
    2. Steve Ringoot1,835.3 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.

    AthleteClassPlaceSquat / Bench / DeadliftTotalDOTS
    Joris Quai · FrancePR183 lbs (83 kg)1567.7 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 650.4 lbs1,570.8 lbs (712.5 kg)482.4
    Steve Ringoot · BelgiumNaN lbs (NaN kg)2683.4 lbs / 451.9 lbs / 700 lbs1,835.3 lbs (832.5 kg)452.6
    Rob Esselens · BelgiumPR205 lbs (93 kg)3534.6 lbs / 363.8 lbs / 562.2 lbs1,460.6 lbs (662.5 kg)427.0

    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
    Mélodie Anthouard · FrancePR125.7 lbs (57 kg)2297.6 lbs / 215 lbs / 325.2 lbs837.8 lbs (380 kg)437.9
    Caroline Suné · FrancePR138.9 lbs (63 kg)1330.7 lbs / 181.9 lbs / 369.3 lbs881.8 lbs (400 kg)435.6
    Anne Daineffe · BelgiumPR138.9 lbs (63 kg)6253.5 lbs / 159.8 lbs / 297.6 lbs711 lbs (322.5 kg)352.1

    How this edition compares

    7 editions of Western European Powerlifting Championships in our data.

    Highest total across all editions: 2,030.5 lbs (921 kg) by Gustav Hedlund in 2026.

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