On Dec. 3, 2022, Ellis captured her first career European title at the 2022 EPF European Championships. The athlete competed raw in the 76-kilogram weight class — her competitive division dating back to early March 2020. The strength contest took place from Nov. 25, 2022, to Dec. 4, 2022, in Skierniewice, Poland.

Amidst her championship performance, Ellis scored a new European and British Record in the 76-kilogram class on the deadlift — successfully pulling 240.5 kilograms (530.2 pounds) for those top marks. Ellis completed her deadlift from a sumo stance while using a mixed grip and wore just a lifting belt.

In addition to her new deadlift records, Ellis matched her all-time raw competition best bench press of 122.5 kilograms (270 pounds). She scored her new all-time raw competition best total of 528 kilograms (1,164 pounds), surpassing her previous best of 527.5 kilograms (1,162.9 pounds) by half a kilogram (1.1 pounds). Both past bench press and total figures occurred at the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Arnold Sports Festival.

Here’s an overview of the top stats from Ellis’s complete performance at the 2022 EPF European Classic Championships:

2022 EPF European Classic Championships Results | Sophia Ellis (76KG)

• Squat — 165 kilograms (363.8 pounds)
• Bench Press — 122.5 kilograms (270 pounds) | Equals All-Time Raw Competition Best
• Deadlift — 240.5 kilograms (530.2 pounds) | European and British Record
• Total — 528 kilograms (1,164 pounds) | All-Time Raw Competition PR

Prior to her victory at the 2022 EPF European Championships, the highlight of Ellis’s powerlifting career was arguably her 76-kilogram division win at the 2022 British Powerlifting (BP) British Classic Women’s Championships.

Ellis also boasts a top-four finish in the 76-kilogram class at the 2021 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships.

In a post on her Instagram after the European competition, Ellis beamed with pride and reflected on what the win might have meant to her late father.

“This still feels so surreal, but I won … European Champion 2022!” Ellis wrote. “It means the absolute world to me to have won this championship and stand on top of that platform … I know Dad is looking down, celebrating with me.”

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On Dec. 1, 2022, Butters captured her first European championship during the 2022 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Classic Powerlifting Championships. The athlete featured in the raw 57-kilogram weight class — a category she has occasionally vacillated between over the years. The contest is taking place from Nov. 25, 2022, to Dec. 4, 2022, in Skierniewice, Poland.

Butters’ performance saw the athlete record all-time raw competition bests on her squat, bench press, and total. Here’s an overview of her top stats from the 2022 European Championships:

Bobbie Butters | 2022 EPF European Classic Powerlifting Championships

• Squat — 185.5 kilograms (408.9 pounds) | All-Time Raw Competition Best
• Bench Press — 112.5 kilograms (248 pounds) | All-Time Raw Competition Best
• Deadlift — 185 kilograms (407.8 pounds)
• Total — 483 kilograms (1,064.8 pounds) | All-Time Raw Competition Best

Butters’ victory could be more notable given her recent spate of podium results. Before she took home the 2022 European 57-kilogram title, Butters’ last victory occurred at the 2019 English Powerlifting Association (EPA) The Roses Cup. Since then, Butters had enjoyed a handful of podium finishes — most notably a third-place result at the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Powerlifting Championships — but hadn’t been able to finish off an appearance with a win.

That is, until Butters came out on top in the 2022 European Championships.

In addition to her new European title, according to the IPF database, Butters recorded the current IPF squat World Record (183 kilograms/403.4 pounds) at the 2022 IPF contest. Here’s a rundown of some of the more notable results of Butters’ career:

Bobbie Butters | Notable Career Results

• 2012 BDFPA West Midlands Divisional (Teen/Raw) — First place | First career victory
• 2013 BDFPA British Powerlifting Championships (Teen/Raw) — First place
• 2016 EPA North West Team Competition (Open/Raw) — First place
• 2017, 2019 EPA The Roses Cup (Open/Raw) — First place
• 2018 EPF European Classic Powerlifting Championships (Open/Raw) — Third place
• 2019 British Powerlifting (BP) British Women’s Classic Powerlifting Championships (Open/Raw) — First place
• 2021-2022 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships (Open/Raw) — Third place

The 2022 European Championships might be the last time Butters is seen on a sanctioned lifting platform during the 2022 calendar year. By the time she competes next, she may well parlay her European victory into some momentum for consistent flourishes next year.

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For the second consecutive year, Chapon has won the 2022 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Classic Powerlifting Championships. As the athlete has done in most of her competitive appearances dating back to September 2020, Chapon’s first-place performance saw her feature in the 47-kilogram weight class as a raw and Open competitor. This year’s contest takes place in Skierniewice, Poland, and runs from Nov. 25 to Dec. 4, 2022.

Here’s an overview of Chapon’s performance at the 2022 European Championships, with her top stats on each of her best lifts:

Tiffany Chapon | Top Stats 2022 EPF European Classic Powerlifting Championships

• Squat — 150 kilograms (330.7 pounds)
• Bench Press — 95 kilograms (209.4 pounds)
• Deadlift — 162.5 kilograms (358.3 pounds)
• Total — 407.5 kilograms (898.4 pounds)

While she didn’t notch any records, taking home another European title in her weight class could be a sign of the consistent excellency Chapon has established throughout her career. According to Open Powerlifting — in a competitive strength journey that began in September 2020 at the 2020 Fédération Française de Force (FFForce) Silent Worker Meet — Chapon has now won nine of 12 career contests. That sterling resume not only includes her two consecutive European titles (2021-2022) but also back-to-back victories in the annual International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Powerlifting Championships (2021-2022).

That 2022 IPF display might be the current tentpole moment of Chapon’s life on sanctioned lifting platforms. At the contest in Sun City, South Africa, the French athlete broke three separate IPF World Records in the 47-kilogram division on the squat (160.5 kilograms/353.9 pounds), bench press (96 kilograms/211.6 pounds), and total (426.5 Kilograms/940.4 pounds). Note: Per the official IPF database, Chapon’s bench press mark has since been surpassed by Ukraine’s Nataliia Cheremenko (99 kilograms/218.2 pounds) at the 2022 European Championships.

Results like this should probably have been no surprise for Chapon. A handful of training occasions in spring 2022 saw the athlete unofficially surpass various IPF World Records multiple times. In this case, practice made (almost) perfect for a simultaneous European and World champion.

With the holiday season around the corner, it seems likely Chapon may finally take time to sit back and ruminate on the successful 2022 that was. Though when the calendar finally shifts to 2023, it may only be fair to expect more coming fireworks from this powerlifting dynamo.

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