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

    EPF

    Western European Powerlifting Championships 2021 results

    September 3, 2021Luxembourg14 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.

    14 elite raw lifters (9 men, 5 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 452.2 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Sascha Stendebach, who totalled 1,902.6 lbs (863 kg) at 203.7 lbs (92.4 kg) bodyweight (550.8 DOTS).

    Meet at a glance

    Raw full-power lifters

    35

    All entrants, not only elite

    Bombed out

    1

    No valid total

    Attempts made

    81%

    253 of 313

    Avg. total for 3rd place

    1,228 lbs

    Across weight classes

    Best lifter

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

    Men

    Sascha Stendebach

    1,902.6 lbs (863 kg) total · 550.8 DOTS

    Women

    Sonita Muluh

    1,190.5 lbs (540 kg) total · 483.9 DOTS

    Heaviest lifts of the meet

    Squat

    1. 1. Sebastiaan Tempelaars816.8 lbs
    2. 2. Orhan Bilican804.7 lbs
    3. 3. Sascha Stendebach617.3 lbs

    Bench press

    1. 1. Sebastiaan Tempelaars553.4 lbs
    2. 2. Jeroen Van Heesvelde468.5 lbs
    3. 3. Sascha Stendebach463 lbs

    Deadlift

    1. 1. Sascha Stendebach822.3 lbs
    2. 2. Sebastiaan Tempelaars683.4 lbs
    3. 3. Jeroen Van Heesvelde677.9 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)

    1 lifter

    1. Ianthe van Belzen644.9 lbs

    Women up to 115 lbs (52 kg)

    2 lifters

    1. Susana Donadeu Sánchez777.1 lbs
    2. Stefanie Verhulst617.3 lbs

    Women up to 126 lbs (57 kg)

    2 lifters

    1. Agnès Alves903.9 lbs
    2. Jella Troch705.5 lbs

    Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)

    2 lifters

    1. Esmee Dijers892.9 lbs
    2. Noemie Moinie788.2 lbs

    Women up to 152 lbs (69 kg)

    3 lifters

    1. Pauline Le Bras994.3 lbs
    2. Alba Jurado694.5 lbs
    3. Catherine Defraey688.9 lbs

    Women up to 168 lbs (76 kg)

    3 lifters

    1. Jacqueline Klaver977.7 lbs
    2. Danielle Huijser976.6 lbs
    3. Gaby Muller876.3 lbs

    Women up to 185 lbs (84 kg)

    2 lifters

    1. Sharon Rietveld937 lbs
    2. Evelyne Roos744.1 lbs

    Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)

    1 lifter

    1. Sonita Muluh1,190.5 lbs

    Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)

    1 lifter

    1. Julien Gutierrez1,164 lbs

    Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)

    4 lifters

    1. Raymond Bruynaers1,433 lbs
    2. Gerard Pruijsen1,377.9 lbs
    3. Sigurd Kjelvik Berg1,361.4 lbs

    Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)

    7 lifters

    1. Sascha Stendebach1,902.6 lbs
    2. Clément Goudin1,625.9 lbs
    3. Rob Esselens1,603.9 lbs

    Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)

    3 lifters

    1. Jeroen Van Heesvelde1,752.7 lbs
    2. Aldreyson Ortega1,642.4 lbs
    3. Jochen Strubbe1,609.4 lbs

    Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)

    1 lifter

    1. Yannick Henno1,598.3 lbs

    Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)

    2 lifters

    1. Sebastiaan Tempelaars2,053.6 lbs
    2. Orhan Bilican1,885 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
    Sascha Stendebach · GermanyPR205 lbs (93 kg)1617.3 lbs / 463 lbs / 822.3 lbs1,902.6 lbs (863 kg)550.8
    Jeroen Van Heesvelde · Belgium231.5 lbs (105 kg)1606.3 lbs / 468.5 lbs / 677.9 lbs1,752.7 lbs (795 kg)480.0
    Orhan Bilican · BelgiumNaN lbs (NaN kg)2804.7 lbs / 440.9 lbs / 639.3 lbs1,885 lbs (855 kg)477.3
    Clément Goudin · FrancePR205 lbs (93 kg)2567.7 lbs / 418.9 lbs / 639.3 lbs1,625.9 lbs (737.5 kg)470.2
    Rob Esselens · BelgiumPR205 lbs (93 kg)3562.2 lbs / 418.9 lbs / 622.8 lbs1,603.9 lbs (727.5 kg)465.1
    Julien Gutierrez · FrancePR130.1 lbs (59 kg)1417.8 lbs / 248 lbs / 498.2 lbs1,164 lbs (528 kg)452.0
    Jochen Strubbe · BelgiumPR231.5 lbs (105 kg)3556.7 lbs / 391.3 lbs / 661.4 lbs1,609.4 lbs (730 kg)442.3
    Yannick Henno · Belgium264.6 lbs (120 kg)1584.2 lbs / 407.9 lbs / 606.3 lbs1,598.3 lbs (725 kg)435.6
    Pieter Van Der Linden · Belgium205 lbs (93 kg)5507.1 lbs / 297.6 lbs / 573.2 lbs1,377.9 lbs (625 kg)404.9

    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
    Sonita Muluh · BelgiumPRNaN lbs (NaN kg)1440.9 lbs / 220.5 lbs / 529.1 lbs1,190.5 lbs (540 kg)483.9
    Agnès Alves · FrancePR125.7 lbs (57 kg)1314.2 lbs / 215 lbs / 374.8 lbs903.9 lbs (410 kg)470.9
    Pauline Le Bras · FrancePR152.1 lbs (69 kg)1385.8 lbs / 198.4 lbs / 410.1 lbs994.3 lbs (451 kg)462.6
    Gaby Muller · Luxembourg167.6 lbs (76 kg)3325.2 lbs / 209.4 lbs / 341.7 lbs876.3 lbs (397.5 kg)390.0
    Stefanie Verhulst · BelgiumPR114.6 lbs (52 kg)2209.4 lbs / 148.8 lbs / 259 lbs617.3 lbs (280 kg)345.5

    How this edition compares

    7 editions of Western European Powerlifting Championships in our data.

    20212016
    Elite lifters146
    All raw lifters3551
    Best DOTS550.8482.4
    Attempts made81%75%
    Avg. total for 3rd place1,228 lbs1,023.1 lbs

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

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