
WDFPF
World Powerlifting Championships 2018 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 420.3 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Ramon Gysin, who totalled 1,576.3 lbs (715 kg) at 219.6 lbs (99.6 kg) bodyweight (440.9 DOTS).
Meet at a glance
Raw full-power lifters
125
All entrants, not only elite
Bombed out
8
No valid total
Attempts made
—
Attempts not published
Avg. total for 3rd place
967.5 lbs
Across weight classes
Best lifter
Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.
Men
Paul Bandula
1,650.2 lbs (748.5 kg) total · 462.1 DOTS
Women
Habee Folami
881.8 lbs (400 kg) total · 444.4 DOTS
Heaviest lifts of the meet
Squat
- 1. Dylan Callus600.8 lbs
- 2. Ramon Gysin595.2 lbs
- 3. Paul Bandula573.2 lbs
Bench press
- 1. Alessandro Ursi440.9 lbs
- 2. Dylan Callus407.9 lbs
- 3. Carlo Cerignano385.8 lbs
Deadlift
- 1. Dylan Callus727.5 lbs
- 2. Paul Bandula707.7 lbs
- 3. Ben Motl672.4 lbs
Podiums by weight class
Top three totals in each class, all age divisions combined. Official placings may differ by division.
Women up to 105 lbs (47.5 kg)
1 lifter
- Amanda Monaghan601.9 lbs
Women up to 111 lbs (50.5 kg)
3 lifters
- Leoni Tatman672.4 lbs
- Frances Arthur584.2 lbs
- Polly Thisdell446.4 lbs
Women up to 117 lbs (53 kg)
8 lifters
- Nichol Smith672.4 lbs
- Maria Debono644.9 lbs
- Suzanne Richards628.3 lbs
Women up to 122 lbs (55.5 kg)
4 lifters
- Aoife O'Connor655.9 lbs
- Alexandra Fritschy650.4 lbs
- Therese Hopfenbeck474 lbs
Women up to 129 lbs (58.5 kg)
5 lifters
- Sunita Raja782.6 lbs
- Sonja Tschirch733 lbs
- Melanie Aranda584.2 lbs
Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)
14 lifters
- Habee Folami881.8 lbs
- Rebecca Jones881.8 lbs
- Nicola Poole782.6 lbs
Women up to 154 lbs (70 kg)
4 lifters
- Poppy Joshi830 lbs
- Imogen Skoulding650.4 lbs
- Gaby Coia644.9 lbs
Women up to 176 lbs (80 kg)
3 lifters
- Amelia Allen815.7 lbs
- Mandy Bush793.7 lbs
- Elaine Hunt788.2 lbs
Women up to 198 lbs (90 kg)
2 lifters
- Victoria Radcliffe892.9 lbs
- Michol Perna760.6 lbs
Women 198+ lbs (90+ kg)
5 lifters
- Polly Thompson953.5 lbs
- Amy Smith881.8 lbs
- Cerrie Lantrua865.3 lbs
Men up to 132 lbs (60 kg)
2 lifters
- Davide Bonis916 lbs
- Gareth Walsh832.2 lbs
Men up to 149 lbs (67.5 kg)
7 lifters
- David Watts1,245.6 lbs
- Daniel Velarde1,224.7 lbs
- Tom Humphreys1,102.3 lbs
Men up to 165 lbs (75 kg)
11 lifters
- Callum Barney1,339.3 lbs
- Nicolas Rojas1,240.1 lbs
- Charles Degiorgio1,234.6 lbs
Men up to 182 lbs (82.5 kg)
8 lifters
- Mark Fulton1,333.8 lbs
- Dean McVie1,267.7 lbs
- Shaun Wylde1,168.4 lbs
Men up to 198 lbs (90 kg)
12 lifters
- David McWilliams1,427.5 lbs
- Alexandr Șatalenco1,422 lbs
- Daniel Ebert1,405.4 lbs
Men up to 220 lbs (100 kg)
13 lifters
- Paul Bandula1,650.2 lbs
- Ramon Gysin1,576.3 lbs
- Nti Osei1,510.2 lbs
Men up to 243 lbs (110 kg)
7 lifters
- Kieran Peters1,526.7 lbs
- Derek Forsyth1,493.6 lbs
- Alessandro Ursi1,405.4 lbs
Men up to 276 lbs (125 kg)
6 lifters
- Dylan Callus1,736.1 lbs
- Carlo Cerignano1,581.8 lbs
- Christoph Buechi1,471.6 lbs
Men up to 320 lbs (145 kg)
1 lifter
- Cleaven Cutajar1,411 lbs
Men 320+ lbs (145+ kg)
1 lifter
- Charlie McGonigle1,218.1 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) | 1 | 595.2 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 628.3 lbs | 1,576.3 lbs (715 kg) | 440.9 |
| Daniel Velarde · SwitzerlandPR | 148.8 lbs (67.5 kg) | 2 | 447.5 lbs / 314.2 lbs / 463 lbs | 1,224.7 lbs (555.5 kg) | 437.2 |
| Christoph Buechi · Switzerland | 275.6 lbs (125 kg) | 1 | 529.1 lbs / 363.8 lbs / 578.7 lbs | 1,471.6 lbs (667.5 kg) | 382.7 |
How this edition compares
11 editions of World Powerlifting Championships in our data.
| 2018 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elite lifters | 3 | 18 |
| All raw lifters | 125 | 205 |
| Best DOTS | 440.9 | 554.9 |
| Avg. total for 3rd place | 967.5 lbs | 1,203.1 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 2016
- 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
- European Powerlifting Championships 2017
- World Powerlifting Championships 2016
- World Powerlifting Championships 2015
- European Powerlifting Championships 2015
- World Powerlifting Championships 2014