FISU World University Powerlifting Championships Results

The contest was held in Tartu, Estonia.

Last updated on July 29th, 2024

The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) held its first World University Powerlifting Championships recently in collaboration with the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU). The five-day contest was held in Tartu, Estonia between July 23-27, 2024.

There is a long-established tradition of university-level powerlifting within the IPF but this was the first time that a world championships has been held under the aegis of FISU. There were 204 participants, representing 22 countries, and many FISU world records were broken.

The British team dominated, winning the team contest for the men and the women. Diego Octavio Salgado from Mexico and Romy van Vianen from the Netherlands won the best lifter awards based on GL point scores.

2024 FISU World University Powerlifting Championships — Results

Below are the podium results for each weight class:

Women’s 47KG

Aylin Cuevas (MEX) — 344 kilograms — FISU World Record
Johanna San Juan (FRA) — 315 kilograms
Claudia Chu Xin Mei (SGP) — 305 kilograms

Women’s 52KG

Abby Cooley (GBR) — 346.5 kilograms
Ana Sophia Arriola (MEX) — 346 kilograms
Diamond Zurinskaite (LTU) — 315 kilograms

Women’s 57KG

Lea Lucas (FRA) — 439.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
Hannah Matson (GBR) — 420 kilograms
Day Yun Chan (SGP) — 390.5 kilograms

Women’s 63KG

Ellen B Akesson (SWE) — 440.5 kilograms
Victoria Zapotoczyna (POL) — 427.5 kilograms
Eva Fajs (SLO) — 407.5 kilograms

Women’s 69KG

Romy van Vianen (NED) — 497.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
Kaja Stabulewski (POL) — 452.5 kilograms
Bo Arends (NED) — 448 kilograms

Women’s 76KG

Odette Tobaiwa (GBR) — 468 kilograms
Emma Machwate (FRA) — 467.5 kilograms
Valerie Velemanova (CZE) — 465 kilograms

Women’s 84KG

Stina Lindkvist (SWE) — 460.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
Marelin Juriado (EST) — 425.5 kilograms
Kate Mitchell (GBR) — 407.5 kilograms

Women’s 84+KG

Greetings Reader (FRA) — 485 kilograms
Alexis Scott (GBR) — 442.5 kilograms
Reya Soontalu (EST) — 355 kilograms

Men’s 59KG

Khalifa Mohammad (UAE) — 508 kilograms
Lun Ting Chia (SGP) — 487.5 kilograms
Matt Chan (GBR) — 465 kilograms

Men’s 66KG

Majed Fallata (KSA) — 618 kilograms — FISU World Record
Noah Nativel (FRA) — 617.5 kilograms
Daniel Glavan (USA) — 600.5 kilograms

Men’s 74KG

Matthew Lee Ming Kai (SGP) — 647.5 kilograms
Mathis Convers (FRA) — 645.5 kilograms
Ping Hao Ng (GBR) — 642.5 kilograms

Men’s 83KG

Zhi Hao Guo (GBR) — 725 kilograms
Chinedum Okolo (GBR) — 717.5 kilograms
Lucas Spencer Chan (SGP) — 717.5 kilograms

Men’s 93KG

Guillaume Jean Marie Flore (FRA) — 797.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
Jason Wu (GBR) — 750.5 kilograms
Aleksander Koszewski (POL) — 740 kilograms

Men’s 105KG

Eliam Tchandeu Noundou (FRA) — 855.5 kilograms — FISU World Record
Diego Octavio Salgado (MEX) — 855 kilograms
Collin Yakwo (NED) — 792.5 kilograms

Men’s 120KG

Lewis Kelly (GBR) — 840 kilograms
Elias Kenneryd (SWE) — 833 kilograms
Alasdair Wilson (GBR) — 810.5 kilograms

Men’s 120+KG

Alexander Renner (AUT) — 943 kilograms — FISU World Record
Nuitti Mansukoski (FIN) — 845 kilograms
Artem Usov (CZE) — 842.5 kilograms

Standout moments from the 2024 WBC

Diego Octavio Salgado (MEX) broke the squat and bench press FISU records in the 105KG class and took the best lifter award with the highest GL point score of 105.99
Aylin Cuevas (MEX) broke the FISU records in squat, deadlift and total
There was a close battle in the 74KG class with only 5 kilograms separating the top three
Abby Cooley (GBR) deadlift a FISU world record to win in the 69KG class by half a kilogram
Alexander Renner (AUT) broke the FISU records in squat, bench press, deadlift and total in the 120+KG class. He added more than 100 kilograms to the total record.
Romy van Vianen (NED) won the best lifter award and broke the FISU total world record in the 69KG class.
Majed Fallata (KSA) pulled a FISU deadlift world record in the 66KG class to win by half a kilogram