On Mar. 25, 2023, during the 2023 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships, Bavoil captured the IPF raw World Record back squat of 211 kilograms (465.1 pounds) in the 69-kilogram division. She wore a lifting belt and knee sleeves to assist with the strength feat. By the contest’s end, Bavoil’s overall performance led her to capture the total IPF raw World Record total of 548.5 kilograms (1,209.2 pounds) in her weight class. According to an Instagram post where Bavoil features her squat, she had a body weight of 66 kilograms (145.5 pounds) for the competition.

Bavoil’s current IPF World Record squat surpasses her own previous raw record mark of 205.5 kilograms (453 pounds) by 5.5 kilograms (12.1 pounds). Per the IPF database, the athlete accomplished that milestone at the 2021 European Championships.

In addition to her IPF World Record squat and total, Bavoil also tied her all-time raw competition best bench press of 115 kilograms (253.5 pounds).

Here are the athlete’s top stats from the contest:

Prescillia Bavoil (69KG) | 2023 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships Top Stats

• Squat — 211 kilograms (465.1 pounds) | IPF Raw World Record
• Bench Press — 115 kilograms (253.5 pounds) | All-Time Raw Competition Best
• Deadlift — 222.5 kilograms (490.5 pounds)
• Total — 548.5 kilograms (1,209.2 pounds) | IPF Raw World Record

According to Open Powerlifting, Bavoil’s all-time raw competition best squat remains a 212.9-kilogram (469.5-pound) lift from the 2022 Arnold Sports Festival UK.

In addition to her most recent record-setting performance, Bavoil also holds domain in the 63-kilogram (138-pound) division. She holds the IPF World Record raw squat of 213 kilograms (469.5 pounds), World Record raw deadlift with 231 kilograms (509.2 pounds), and World Record raw total of 556 kilograms (1,226.8 pounds) — all achieved at the 2022 Arnold Sports Festival UK.

In a post on her Instagram, Bavoil was emotional over her comeback and all the injury-related adversity she endured. They were the appropriate words of a true superstar finding a way to battle back.

“After weeks of rehab, I stepped on the platform with only three weeks of training, doubting about my capacities to perform and if my back will be able to handle such a stress without breaking down,” Bavoil started “… Failing heavy squats in training, barely deadlifting, I became a bench specialist. I thought about not showing up [at the Sheffield Championships) and pulling out but that’s not me. Despite all the fears, I [showed] up and gave all my best on the platform.”

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Over the course of the Sheffield competition, the 52-kilogram Corrigan scored two raw International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Records. The first was a deadlift of 202.5 kilograms (446.4 pounds). The second, at the contest’s end, was a 460-kilogram (1,014.3-pound) total.

Notably, Corrigan’s records might come with a caveat. Fellow 52-kilogram athlete Jenn Rotsinger previously also deadlifted 202.5 kilograms (446.4 pounds) at the 2019 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) The Tribute. Plus, Rotsinger’s total from the same competition (465 kilogram/1,025.1 pounds) is five kilograms more than Corrigan’s IPF raw World Record total.

That said, the USPA is organized by the International Powerlifting League (IPL), and doesn’t fall under the jurisdiction of the IPF. Rotsinger can claim the all-time raw deadlift and total World Records, but Corrigan stands alone in the 52-kilogram IPF class.

Here’s an overview of Corrigan’s top stats from the 2023 Sheffield Championships:

Evie Corrigan (52KG) | 2023 Sheffield Championships Top Stats

• Squat — 160 kilograms (352.7 pounds)
• Bench Press — 97.5 kilograms (214.9 pounds)
• Deadlift — 202.5 kilograms (446.4 pounds) | IPF Raw World Record
• Total — 460 kilograms (1,014.1 pounds) | IPF Raw World Record

On Instagram, while thanking various people in her life, Corrigan had an apt reaction to her record-breaking performance.

“Boy have I got a story to tell, but I’ll wait for a longer form of content to share that,” Corrigan wrote. “What I will say is that although I knew there was technically a possibility I could win, we’d crunched the numbers, the actual result is beyond my wildest dreams. I’m still shook.”

According to Open Powerlifting, Corrigan has now participated in 19 sanctioned powerlifting contests. She has won on 16 occasions. The latest triumph puts her on top of an international division. Something says her reign might only be beginning.

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On Mar. 25, 2023, Lawrence used the Sheffield, England, lifting platform as a trademark showcase of her strength. In a fourth-place overall performance, the athlete recorded three raw IPF World Records on her squat (246.5 kilograms/543.4 pounds), deadlift (268.5 kilograms/591.9 pounds), and total (645 kilograms/1,421.9 pounds). Her deadlift is the heaviest in IPF history among female competitors.

Per Lifting Cast, the Sheffield contest was judged on a body weight-to-strength ratio, and it saw 52-kilogram (114-pound) lifter Evie Corrigan take home the victory with a 459-kilogram (1,014.1-pound) total.

Lawrence weighed in at 83.4 kilograms (183.8 pounds). She wore a lifting belt for her deadlift; a belt, knee sleeves, and wrist wraps for her squat; and judging by the camera angle of her bench press, she had no additional supportive equipment adorned.

Here is an overview of Lawrence’s top stats from her performance at the 2023 Sheffield Championships:

Amanda Lawrence (84KG) | 2023 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships Top Stats

• Squat — 246.5 kilograms (543.4 pounds) | IPF Raw 84-kilogram record
• Bench Press — 130 kilograms (286.6 pounds)
• Deadlift — 268.5 kilograms (591.9 pounds) | IPF Raw 84-kilogram record; Heaviest women’s deadlift in IPF History
• Total — 645 kilograms (1,421.9 pounds) | IPF Raw 84-kilogram record

On her Instagram, Lawrence was appropriately succinct with a reflection on her usual superstar-level performance.

“You could say a few world records fell yesterday. I’M BACK,” Lawrence wrote.

It seems likely that Lawrence, a three-time IPF World Champion (2019, 2021-2022), will add another title to her belt this summer at the 2023 IPF Worlds in Valletta, Malta. As such, Lawrence is setting her sights on another ambition: the first 272-kilogram (600-pound) deadlift in women’s IPF powerlifting history.

“600 pounds will fall, you have yet to see my final form,” Lawrence wrote.

The social media reveal of such goals after a record-laden meet drew the attention of other notable powerlifting stars like Jessica Buettner, Jesus Olivares, and Russel Orhii. Buettner simply commented with some fire emojis, Olivares expressed his pride in his peer, and Orhii perhaps put it best: “This woman is different.”

Yes, indeed, Lawrence is quite different.

At this stage of her career, Lawrence is more of a pioneer than a powerlifter. Not only is she extending the distance between herself and her competition; she’s seemingly breaking ground some could likely have only ever dreamed of.

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