Rainbow took only seven lifts to interrupt the entire all-time world record.
Last updated on April fifteenth, 2024
At the 2024 World Raw Powerlifting Federation Australia (WRPFA) Launceston Toyota Showdown (LTS), Australian powerlifter Sarah Rainbow hit the heaviest raw total ever by a girl at an incredible 775 kilograms.
Rainbow squatted 300 kilograms on the 2024 ProRaw 14, a 15-kilogram personal best on the day. One week later, she added one other 15 kilograms for an incredible 315-kilogram squat — the second-biggest raw squat ever done in competition by a girl. Only the legendary April Mathis has done more at 320 kilograms.
After scoring huge personal bests and all-time Australian records on the 2024 ProRaw 14, Rainbow hopped straight into an area meet and hit even greater numbers and an all-time world record (ATWR) only seven days later.
At ProRaw 14, she squatted 300 kilograms in knee wraps, making her one in every of only seven women to interrupt the 300-kilogram barrier in raw competition. Despite opening the record books, Rainbow struggled on deadlift and left many kilograms on the table. Perhaps that’s why she was back on the platform the next week.
Rainbow’s squat was performed using knee wraps, a lifting belt, and wrist wraps but no supportive suit. Rainbow hit a private record (PR) on bench press at each events, scoring 175 kilograms at ProRaw 14 after which pushing it to 177.5 kilograms on the LTS.
This is the fourth biggest raw bench press done in a full-power contest and right on the limit of Rainbow’s strength, because it moved slowly to lockout. Take a glance below:
Rainbow hit an outstanding 282.5-kilogram deadlift, placing herself eighth on the ATWR rankings for deadlift. This was a 12.5-kilogram personal best and gave her the largest total ever achieved raw by a girl.
2024 WRPF Australia Launceston Toyota Showdown — Sarah Rainbow (Australia), +90KG
- Squat
- 285 kilograms
- 315 kilograms
- Bench Press
- 160 kilograms
- 175 kilograms
- 177.5 kilograms
- Deadlift
- 255 kilograms
- 282.5 kilograms
- Total — 775 kilograms — ATWR
Rainbow has not shared her future competition plans on the time of this text’s publication. Typically, she competes twice a yr, however it stays to be seen whether this yr can be an exception as these two meets were so close together.
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