Bavoil’s new international squatting top mark surpasses her own previous record by 0.5 kilograms (1.1 pounds). Bavoil achieved that squat of 211 kilograms (465.1 pounds) at the 2023 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships in late March 2023. This latest squat helped Bavoil along to a first-place performance where the athlete also recorded an IPF World Record total of 549 kilograms (1,210.3 pounds) in her competitive division.

A first-place performance with two World Records is quite a way for Bavoil to return to the top of the international 69-kilogram weight class. The athlete was the 2021 IPF 69-kilogram World Champion but did not defend her title in 2022 as a result of her missing qualifications for her usual weight class. That distinction, coupled with undisclosed injury issues, apparently slowed some of the progress the 29-year-old had been making in a powerlifting context lately.

In a way, this could be seen as an apt comeback to glory for an athlete with 12 wins in 13 competitions dating back to November 2019, per Bavoil’s page on Open Powerlifting. Overall, Bavoil has now come out triumphant in 22 of 25 sanctioned lifting appearances during a career that began in October 2015.

Among her accolades, Bavoil also currently holds the World Record raw squat (213 kilograms/469.5 pounds) and World Record deadlift (231 kilograms/509.2 pounds) in the 63-kilogram weight class. She made both lifts during the 2022 IPF Arnold Sports Festival.

Here’s an overview of Bavoil’s top stats at the 2023 IPF Worlds:

Prescillia Bavoil (69KG) | 2023 IPF Worlds Top Stats

• Squat — 211.5 kilograms (466.3 pounds) | IPF World Record
• Bench Press — 115 kilograms (253.5 pounds)
• Deadlift — 222.5 kilograms (490.5 pounds)
• Total — 549 kilograms (1,210.3 pounds) | IPF World Record

In just her second competitive appearance since that successful Arnold Sports Festival in late September 2022, Bavoil managed to finish eight of nine lift attempts on one of the biggest stages in powerlifting.

In an Instagram post after the conclusion of the 2023 IPF Worlds, Bavoil seemed ecstatic about her latest victory. The athlete characterized her win as “redemption” and looked ahead to even more success in the near future.

“After my failure last year [at the 2022 IPF Worlds] and a complicated injury season, I had only one goal in mind: to close this redemption chapter and finally open a new one! Proud to be the first Frenchwoman to win two World titles in two different categories! And now it’s road to Sheffield 2024 [the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships]! Time to really build up the 69-kilogram category for this deadline! I can’t wait to get back to work and show what I can do!”

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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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