EPF
Western European Powerlifting Championships 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.
12 elite raw lifters (7 men, 5 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 457.9 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Maxwell Gyamfi, who totalled 1,824.3 lbs (827.5 kg) at 204.8 lbs (92.9 kg) bodyweight (526.8 DOTS).
Meet at a glance
Raw full-power lifters
66
All entrants, not only elite
Bombed out
2
No valid total
Attempts made
79%
460 of 584
Avg. total for 3rd place
1,218 lbs
Across weight classes
Best lifter
Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.
Heaviest lifts of the meet
Squat
- 1. Lewis McLean771.6 lbs
- 2. Thorsteinn Ottarsson733 lbs
- 3. Mattia Cravedi700 lbs
Bench press
- 1. Lewis McLean463 lbs
- 2. Mattia Cravedi457.5 lbs
- 3. Joël Vanhevel451.9 lbs
Deadlift
- 1. Sanchez Dillon822.3 lbs
- 2. Maxwell Gyamfi727.5 lbs
- 3. Jonathan Akagha716.5 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)
3 lifters
- Susanna Nucci767.2 lbs
- Cherry Yeung738.5 lbs
- Joanne Clarke677.9 lbs
Women up to 126 lbs (57 kg)
5 lifters
- Lara Fumagalli909.4 lbs
- Connie Raitt876.3 lbs
- Mylène Soeterbroek859.8 lbs
Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)
6 lifters
- Sara Raggi1,020.7 lbs
- Makeda Vidal1,019.6 lbs
- Catherine Kilmartin946.9 lbs
Women up to 152 lbs (69 kg)
4 lifters
- Rebecca Stace1,052.7 lbs
- Lota Leinberga931.5 lbs
- Annalisa Brilli925.9 lbs
Women up to 168 lbs (76 kg)
3 lifters
- Megan Fitzpatrick892.9 lbs
- Ragnhildur Marteinsdóttir815.7 lbs
- Maude Sterckx755.1 lbs
Women up to 185 lbs (84 kg)
3 lifters
- Giada Palma1,127.7 lbs
- Camilla Hatlem1,036.2 lbs
- Anne-Sophie Jost925.9 lbs
Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)
3 lifters
- Aquinn Onuoha1,185 lbs
- Clare Patterson1,037.3 lbs
- Þorbjörg Matthíasdóttir1,008.6 lbs
Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)
1 lifter
- Matteo Mistrazzoso1,159.6 lbs
Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)
1 lifter
- Richard Duits1,185 lbs
Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)
2 lifters
- Saber Miah1,455 lbs
- Hilmar Símonarson1,179.5 lbs
Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)
4 lifters
- Friðbjörn Bragi Hlynsson1,515.7 lbs
- Alexander Kleivene1,460.6 lbs
- Jebbe Van Reeth1,444 lbs
Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)
9 lifters
- Maxwell Gyamfi1,824.3 lbs
- Ryan Duffield1,736.1 lbs
- Alexander Örn Kárason1,714.1 lbs
Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)
9 lifters
- Sanchez Dillon1,786.8 lbs
- Geir Øyvind Thorsen1,780.2 lbs
- Joël Vanhevel1,769.2 lbs
Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)
6 lifters
- Glenn Kofman1,824.3 lbs
- Scott Dean1,769.2 lbs
- Kristian Hansen Bruvik1,763.7 lbs
Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)
3 lifters
- Lewis McLean1,940.1 lbs
- Mattia Cravedi1,846.4 lbs
- Thorsteinn Ottarsson1,824.3 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.
| Athlete | Class | Place | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Gyamfi · EnglandPR | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 1 | 650.4 lbs / 446.4 lbs / 727.5 lbs | 1,824.3 lbs (827.5 kg) | 526.8 |
| Sanchez Dillon · EnglandPR | 231.5 lbs (105 kg) | 1 | 562.2 lbs / 402.3 lbs / 822.3 lbs | 1,786.8 lbs (810.5 kg) | 490.6 |
| Joël Vanhevel · BelgiumPR | 231.5 lbs (105 kg) | 3 | 639.3 lbs / 451.9 lbs / 677.9 lbs | 1,769.2 lbs (802.5 kg) | 486.0 |
| Bert Boydens · BelgiumPR | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 7 | 595.2 lbs / 341.7 lbs / 694.5 lbs | 1,631.4 lbs (740 kg) | 474.9 |
| Louis Fauvarque · BelgiumPR | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 8 | 556.7 lbs / 407.9 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,625.9 lbs (737.5 kg) | 470.6 |
| Jebbe Van Reeth · BelgiumPR | 183 lbs (83 kg) | 3 | 512.6 lbs / 319.7 lbs / 611.8 lbs | 1,444 lbs (655 kg) | 443.7 |
| Vincent Di Liberto · Belgium | 183 lbs (83 kg) | 4 | 496 lbs / 292.1 lbs / 584.2 lbs | 1,372.4 lbs (622.5 kg) | 424.9 |
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.
| Athlete | Class | Place | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makeda Vidal · UKPR | 138.9 lbs (63 kg) | 2 | 391.3 lbs / 198.4 lbs / 429.9 lbs | 1,019.6 lbs (462.5 kg) | 505.6 |
| Aquinn Onuoha · England | NaN lbs (NaN kg) | 1 | 429.9 lbs / 220.5 lbs / 534.6 lbs | 1,185 lbs (537.5 kg) | 448.8 |
| Chiara Callens · BelgiumPR | 152.1 lbs (69 kg) | 4 | 319.7 lbs / 203.9 lbs / 380.3 lbs | 903.9 lbs (410 kg) | 420.1 |
| Stefanie Verhulst · Belgium | 114.6 lbs (52 kg) | 2 | 270.1 lbs / 154.3 lbs / 319.7 lbs | 744.1 lbs (337.5 kg) | 413.3 |
| Anne-Sophie Jost · BelgiumPR | 185.2 lbs (84 kg) | 3 | 336.2 lbs / 176.4 lbs / 413.4 lbs | 925.9 lbs (420 kg) | 389.3 |
How this edition compares
7 editions of Western European Powerlifting Championships in our data.
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elite lifters | 12 | 34 |
| All raw lifters | 66 | 99 |
| Best DOTS | 526.8 | 521.8 |
| Attempts made | 79% | 74% |
| Avg. total for 3rd place | 1,218 lbs | 1,212.3 lbs |
Highest total across all editions: 2,030.5 lbs (921 kg) by Gustav Hedlund in 2026.
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