Powerlifting at the 2025 World Games
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| Venue | Chengdu High-Tech Zone Sports Center |
| Dates | 14–17 August 2025 |
| No. of events | 16 |
| Competitors | 129 from 38 nations |
The powerlifting competition at the 2025 World Games took place from 14 to 17 August 2025,[1][2] in Chengdu in China. This was the first time, when classic (raw) powerlifting is one of the official sports at the World Games.[3]
Qualification
A total of eight athletes qualified for each event. Six spots came from the 2024 IPF Open World Classic Powerlifting Championships and 2024 IPF Open World Equipped Powerlifting Championships, with the remaining two being wildcards.[4]
Participating nations
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Belgium (1)
Brazil (1)
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Canada (5)
Chile (1)
China (7)
Chinese Taipei (8)
Denmark (1)
Ecuador (4)
Finland (1)
France (9)
Georgia (1)
Germany (1)
Great Britain (5)
Hungary (2)
Iceland (1)
Italy (4)
Virgin Islands (1)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (4)
Lebanon (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Mongolia (1)
Nauru (1)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (7)
New Zealand (4)
Philippines (2)
Poland (3)
Puerto Rico (1)
Singapore (1)
South Africa (2)
Spain (2)
Sweden (6)
Thailand (1)
Tunisia (1)
Ukraine (11)
United States (24)
Medallists
Classic
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Joseph Jordan Virgin Islands
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Kyota Ushiyama Japan
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Clifton Pho Canada
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| Middleweight | Jurins Kengamu Great Britain
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Enahoro Asein Hungary
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Kjell Egil Bakkelund Norway
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| Heavyweight | Anatolii Novopysmennyi Ukraine
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Gustav Hedlund Sweden
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Emil Norlin Sweden
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| Super heavyweight | Temur Samkharadze Georgia
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Etienne El Chaer Lebanon
|
Nicolas Peyraud France
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Tiffany Chapon France
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Megan-Li Smith New Zealand
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Evie Corrigan New Zealand
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| Middleweight | Alba Boström Sweden
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Sara Naldi Italy
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Joy Nnamani Great Britain
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| Heavyweight | Karlina Tongotea New Zealand
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Carola Garra Italy
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Marte Kjenner Norway
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| Super heavyweight | Brittany Schlater Canada
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Sonita Muluh Belgium
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Natalie Laalaai Australia
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Equipped
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Yusuke Satake Japan
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Hsieh Tsung-ting Chinese Taipei
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Hassan El Belghiti France
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| Middleweight | Chiang Kai-chieh Chinese Taipei
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Vitalii Kolomiiets Ukraine
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Mykola Barannik Ukraine
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| Heavyweight | Kostiantyn Musiienko Ukraine
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Volodymyr Rysiev Ukraine
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Ian Bell United States
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| Super heavyweight | Yang Sen Chinese Taipei
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Jared Kennedy Martin United States
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Oleksii Bychkov Ukraine
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Zuzanna Kula Poland
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Tetiana Bila Ukraine
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Anastasiia Derevianko Ukraine
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| Middleweight | Taylor Lynn Lachapelle United States
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Larysa Soloviova Ukraine
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Alessandra Cernigliaro Italy
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| Heavyweight | Marte Elverum Norway
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Kelsey McCarthy United States
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Matilda Vilmar Sweden
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| Super heavyweight | Rhaea Stinn Canada
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Daria Rusanenko Ukraine
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Mary Jane Krebs United States
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References
- ^ "TWG Sports". theworldgames. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ IPF QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR THE WORLD GAMES 2025
- ^ CLASSIC & EQUIPPED POWERLIFTING AT THE WORLD GAMES 2025
- ^ "IPF Qualification guideline for The World Games 2025" (PDF). powerlifting.sport. Retrieved 10 September 2024.