
WDFPF
World Powerlifting Championships 2016 results
Illustrative photo · APF competition, Keesler, 2012 — not this meet
Photo: Kemberly Groue / U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Source · Display cropped; original linked.
3 elite raw lifters (3 men, 0 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 385.9 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Ramon Gysin, who totalled 1,565.3 lbs (710 kg) at 218.7 lbs (99.2 kg) bodyweight (438.6 DOTS).
Meet at a glance
Raw full-power lifters
155
All entrants, not only elite
Bombed out
10
No valid total
Attempts made
—
Attempts not published
Avg. total for 3rd place
985 lbs
Across weight classes
Best lifter
Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.
Men
Tom Hamilton
1,466.1 lbs (665 kg) total · 450.8 DOTS
Women
Habee Folami
848.8 lbs (385 kg) total · 429.5 DOTS
Heaviest lifts of the meet
Squat
- 1. Serghei Bîrsanu639.3 lbs
- 2. Alexandr Șatalenco595.2 lbs
- 3. Ramon Gysin584.2 lbs
Bench press
- 1. Alistair Murdoch463 lbs
- 2. Yaşar Küçük440.9 lbs
- 3. Austin Hickey407.9 lbs
Deadlift
- 1. Serghei Bîrsanu690 lbs
- 2. Mario Mifsud661.4 lbs
- 3. Max Singer639.3 lbs
Podiums by weight class
Top three totals in each class, all age divisions combined. Official placings may differ by division.
Women up to 97 lbs (44 kg)
1 lifter
- Karen Guthrie514.8 lbs
Women up to 105 lbs (47.5 kg)
2 lifters
- Silvia Priore622.8 lbs
- Janine Urquhart589.7 lbs
Women up to 111 lbs (50.5 kg)
2 lifters
- Maike Rußmann611.8 lbs
- Hayley Rutherford485 lbs
Women up to 117 lbs (53 kg)
4 lifters
- Maruska Bertoli777.1 lbs
- Angela Holohan614 lbs
- Frances Arthur573.2 lbs
Women up to 122 lbs (55.5 kg)
6 lifters
- Alexandra Fritschy633.8 lbs
- Abigail Liddicoat606.3 lbs
- Susy Veccia589.7 lbs
Women up to 129 lbs (58.5 kg)
3 lifters
- Graziella Chiara Levato556.7 lbs
- Helen-Catherine Walter507.1 lbs
- Milena Cozzetto479.5 lbs
Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)
12 lifters
- Habee Folami848.8 lbs
- Eugenia Orlando744.1 lbs
- Aviva Walsh727.5 lbs
Women up to 154 lbs (70 kg)
15 lifters
- Amy Atkinson898.4 lbs
- Joanne Stanger851 lbs
- Beauty Gandiwa837.8 lbs
Women up to 176 lbs (80 kg)
7 lifters
- Mary Anderson917.1 lbs
- Anastasija Satere777.1 lbs
- Siobhan Jacob694.5 lbs
Women up to 198 lbs (90 kg)
3 lifters
- Bernadette Cuninghame948 lbs
- Kathryn O Neill892.9 lbs
- Aoibheann Boyle777.1 lbs
Women 198+ lbs (90+ kg)
3 lifters
- Sharon Conroy949.1 lbs
- Polly Thompson917.1 lbs
- Leigh Samson804.7 lbs
Men up to 123 lbs (56 kg)
4 lifters
- Jonathan Wrenn931.5 lbs
- Joseph Bailey782.6 lbs
- Craig Spicer777.1 lbs
Men up to 132 lbs (60 kg)
3 lifters
- Adrian Strechi916 lbs
- Vincenzo Gentile848.8 lbs
- Leonardo Gorgerino595.2 lbs
Men up to 149 lbs (67.5 kg)
6 lifters
- Serghei Teliucov1,058.2 lbs
- Nicolas Breaux1,003.1 lbs
- Vito Sorresso997.6 lbs
Men up to 165 lbs (75 kg)
16 lifters
- Callum Barney1,289.7 lbs
- Daniele Rusconi1,267.7 lbs
- Daniel Richardson1,267.7 lbs
Men up to 182 lbs (82.5 kg)
14 lifters
- Tom Hamilton1,466.1 lbs
- Lewis Brian1,394.4 lbs
- Dennis Feininger1,344.8 lbs
Men up to 198 lbs (90 kg)
13 lifters
- Vladimir Gruia1,471.6 lbs
- Mark Jackson1,455 lbs
- Ewald Geschel1,328.3 lbs
Men up to 220 lbs (100 kg)
12 lifters
- Alexandr Șatalenco1,587.3 lbs
- Ramon Gysin1,565.3 lbs
- Austin Hickey1,554.3 lbs
Men up to 243 lbs (110 kg)
9 lifters
- Gabriele Verga1,555.4 lbs
- Matthias Bekavac1,482.6 lbs
- Alessandro Binfarè1,466.1 lbs
Men up to 276 lbs (125 kg)
7 lifters
- Gregor Loosen1,581.8 lbs
- Carlo Gittermann1,576.3 lbs
- Christoph Buechi1,383.4 lbs
Men up to 320 lbs (145 kg)
3 lifters
- Serghei Bîrsanu1,715.2 lbs
- Max Singer1,598.3 lbs
- Michele Peluso1,532.2 lbs
Men 320+ lbs (145+ kg)
1 lifter
- Yaşar Küçük1,638 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Gysin · Switzerland | 220.5 lbs (100 kg) | 2 | 584.2 lbs / 358.3 lbs / 622.8 lbs | 1,565.3 lbs (710 kg) | 438.6 |
| Christoph Buechi · SwitzerlandPR | 275.6 lbs (125 kg) | 3 | 490.5 lbs / 341.7 lbs / 551.2 lbs | 1,383.4 lbs (627.5 kg) | 359.6 |
| Christoph Buechi · Switzerland | 275.6 lbs (125 kg) | 1 | 490.5 lbs / 341.7 lbs / 551.2 lbs | 1,383.4 lbs (627.5 kg) | 359.6 |
How this edition compares
11 editions of World Powerlifting Championships in our data.
| 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elite lifters | 3 | 13 |
| All raw lifters | 155 | 151 |
| Best DOTS | 438.6 | 536.1 |
| Avg. total for 3rd place | 985 lbs | 1,239.8 lbs |
Highest total across all editions: 2,215.6 lbs (1,005 kg) by Zac Meyers in 2019.
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Other editions
- World Powerlifting Championships 2019
- World Powerlifting Championships 2019
- World Powerlifting Championships 2018
- World Powerlifting Championships 2016
- World Powerlifting Championships 2015
- World Powerlifting Championships 2015
- World Powerlifting Championships 2014
- World Powerlifting Championships 2013
- World Powerlifting Championships 2012
- World Powerlifting Championships 2009
More WDFPF meets
- World Full Power Championships 2025
- European Championship Powerlifting Unequipped 2023
- World Powerlifting Championships 2019
- World Powerlifting Championships 2018
- European Powerlifting Championships 2017
- World Powerlifting Championships 2015
- European Powerlifting Championships 2015
- World Powerlifting Championships 2014