Tiffany Chapon, Jurins Kengamu, Kostiantyn Musiienko, and Taylor Lachapelle triumph in China!
The 2025 World Games took place in Chengdu, China, from Aug. 7 to 17, 2025. The competition featured classic and equipped contests in four categories: Light, Middle, Heavy, and SuperHeavy.
Twenty-eight female and 25 male powerlifters competed in Chengdu. The overall best lifters calibrated by the IPF GL formula were Jurins Kengamu of the UK and Tiffany Chapon of France in Classic and Ukraineβs Kostiantyn Musiienko, and Taylor Lachapelle of the USA in Equipped.
2025 World Games Powerlifting Results
Below are the results for each category contested in Chengdu, listed in kilograms as: squat/bench press/deadlift β total, IPF GL formula; the latter determined the overall rank.
Menβs Light Classic
- Joseph Jordan β 260/170/290 β 720, 112.46
- Kyota Ushiyama β 247.5/180/290 β 717.5, 111.95
- Clifton Pho β 235/147.5/318 β 700.5, 109.75 β World Record Deadlift
- Jonathan Garcia β 250/182.5/255 β 687.5, 107.38
- Santos Jimenez β 225/175/280 β 680, 106.11
- Ivan Campano Diaz β 220/152.5/270 β 642.5, 105.49
- Antoine Garcia β 232.5/140/252.5 β 625, 103.59
- Kaemsand Senumong β 220/137.5/260 β 617.5, 101.32
Menβs Middle Classic
- Jurins Kengamu β 317.5/195/360 β 872.5, 120.9
- Enahoro Asein β 285/155/377.5 β 817.5, 113.38
- Kjell Egil Bakkelund β 260/197.5/317.5 β 775, 113.07
- Clinton Lee β 270/170/305 β 745, 108.56
- Pablo Roberto Anderson Perez β 272.5/182.5/300 β 755, 106.02
Menβs Heavy Classic
- Anatolii Novopysmennyi β 362.5/230/345 β 937.5, 119.41
- Gustav Hedlund β 325/225/340 β 890, 116.57
- Emil Norling β 340/220/362.5 β 922.5, 113.93
- Christian Ayandokun β 322.5/210/360 β 892.5, 113.42
- Fares Sboui β 325/210/335 β 870, 108.9
- Walter Cariazo β 300/212.5/352.5 β 865, 106.97
Menβs SuperHeavy Classic
- Temur Samkharadze β 370/225/395 β 990, 110.93
- Etienne El Chaer β 330/235/385 β 950, 110.07
- Nicolas Peyraud β 332.5/220/377.5 β 930, 109.83
- Taras Melnychuk β 347.5/230/355 β 932.5, 109.79
- Lucas Wiseman β 365/195/367.5 β 927.5, 108.35
- Kristof Bence Budai β 332.5/220/350 β 902.5, 105.57
- Victor Vazquez H-Carrillo β 325/210/125 β 660, 76.92
Menβs Light Equipped
- Yusuku Satake β 310/217.5/272.5 β 800, 107.63
- Tsung-Ting Hseih β 285/210/280 β 775, 105.81
- Hassan El Belghiti β 290/177.5/310 β 777.5, 104.92
- Alexander Eriksson β 290/197.5/292.5 β 780, 104.58
- Yi-Chun Lin β 270/190/250 β 710, 104.28
- Franklin Leon β 280/175/250 β 705, 99.78
- Dalton Lacoe β 265/155/250 β 670, 98.01
- Regie Ramirez β 245/155/262.5 β 662.5, 96.7
Menβs Middle Equipped
- Kai-Chieh Chiang β 352.5/227.5/342.5 β 922.5, 107.54
- Vitalii Kolomiiets β 360/255/310 β 925, 107.36
- Mykola Barannik β 345/260/302.5 β 907.5, 105.39
- Alexis Maher β 315/182.5/357.5 β 855, 104.38 β World Deadlift Record
- Alex Ochoa β 335/240/285 β 860, 102.24
- Handy Zambrano β 352.5/225/285 β 862.5, 100.6
- Norihiro Otani β 300/240/245 β 785, 97.64
Jaroslaw Olechβ 345/200/no lift β DSQ
Menβs Heavy Equipped
- Kostiantyn Musiienko β 390/330/320 β 1,040, 113.19
- Volodymyr Rysiyev β 387.5/315/327.5 β 1,030, 110.63
- Ian Bell β 397.5/272.5/380 β 1,050, 107.57
- Nikki Lentz β 425/292.5/295 β 1,012.5, 104.62
- Einar Skaar Knut β 405/280/330 β 1,015, 103.81
- Moises Villon β 375/282.5/282.5 β 940, 100.99
- Asgeir Hoel β 410/260/315 β 985, 100.79
- Haroun Pietersen β 325/205/285 β 815, 83.46
Menβs SuperHeavy Equipped
- Sen Yang β 453.5/332.5/332.5 β 1,118.5, 108.9 β World Squat Record
- Jared Martin β 465/310/385 β 1,160, 107.56
- Oleksiy Bychkov β 400/340/370 β 1110, 107.41
- Sofiane Belkesir β 425/310/335 β 1,070, 104.22
- Andrii Shevchenko β 460/350/370 β 1,180, 103.97
- Jessie Badeaux β 382.5/320/305 β 1,007.5, 98.28
Saifolla Tilyeubyerdβ 430/295/no lift β DSQChe-Sen Tienβ 430/no lift β DSQ
Womenβs Light Classic
- Tiffany Chapon β 165/107.5/177.5 β 450, 124.45
- Megan-Li Smith β 180/105/197.5 β 282.5, 122.69 β World Squat & Total Records
- Evie Corrigan β 165/105/207.5 β 477.5, 120.79
- Pleun Dekkers β 179.5/95/185 β 459.5, 116.18
- Annalisa Motta β 145/87.5/175 β 407.5, 114.37
- Farhanna Farid β 147.5/70/217 β 434.5, 110.58 β World Deadlift Record
- Noemie Allabert β 152.5/87.5/190 β 430, 110.5
- Aurelie Nguyen β 135/80/172.5 β 387.5, 108.15
Womenβs Middle Classic
- Alba Bostrom β200/135/230 β 565, 123.83
- Sara Naldi β 202.5/107.5/220 β 530, 123.48
- Joy Nnamani β 185/102.5/240 β 527.5,118.72 β World Deadlift Record
- Jade Jacob β 180/95/220 β 495, 118.6
- Bobbie Butters β 190/115/197.5 β 502.5, 116.84
- Sovannphaktra Pal β 182.5/ 100/202.5 β 485, 114.85
Chiara Bernardiβ 205/no lift β DSQ
Womenβs Heavy Classic
- Karlina Tongotea β 230/130/260 β 620, 122.61 β World Total Record
- Carola Garra β 220/137.5/210 β 567.5, 122.26
- Marte Kjenner β 200/132.5/225 β 557.5, 114.89
- Clara Peyraud β 192.5/127.5/235 β 555, 110,65
- Gabrielle Martinez β 202.5/122.5/210 β 535, 110.55
- Annie Nelson β 195/120/217.5 β 532.5, 535
Womenβs SuperHeavy Classic
- Brittany Schlater β 287.5/160/277.5 β 725, 122.73
- Sonita Kyen Muluh β 305/157.5/265 β 727.5, 122.57
- Natalie Soliβai Laalaai β 267.5/137.5/287.5 β 692.5, 115.81 βWorld Deadlift Record
- Jewel Tasi β 275/147.5/255 β 677.5, 115.79
- Ziana Azariah β 225/122.5/255 β 617.5, 114.29
- Bessie oβBrien β 290/112.5/210 β 612.5, 104.68
- Megan Faul β 205/122.5/207.5 β 545, 100.98
- Danielle Philibert β 202.5/127.5/205 β 535, 99.87
Womenβs Light Equipped
- Zuzanna Kula β 223/155/185 β 563, 114.81 β World Squat, Total Records
- Tetiana Bila β 207.5/130/175 β 512.5, 107.77
- Anastasiia Derevianko β 205/127.5/180 β512.5, 105.45
- Yukako Fukushima β 185/112.5/162.5 β 460,102.38
- Tzu-Yin Tseng β 185/115/160 β 470, 96.7
- Olivia Kyosti β 190/120/155 β 465, 94.7
- Simone Lai β 175/85/167.5 β 427.5, 90.25
Frankmary Dunoβ 192.5/135/no lift β DSQ
Womenβs Middle Equipped
- Taylor Lachapelle β 245/157.5/237.5 β 640, 116.67
- Larysa Soloviova β 235/170/217.5 β 622.5, 112.72
- Alessandra Cernigliaro β 225/140/200 β 565, 110.61
- Yen-Tzu Huang β 210/150/205 β 565, 108.86
- Kimberly Johnson β 210/150/197.5 β 557.5, 108
- Kenia Monserrate β 227.5/135/190 β 552.5, 104.37
- Hsiu-Ching Hung β 232.5/112.5/215 β 560, 102.07
Marthe Tjeltaβ no lift β DSQ
Womenβs Heavy Equipped
- Marte Elverum β 257.5/152.5/252.5 β 662.5, 110.52
- Kelsey McCarthy β 247.5/170/217.5 β 635,110.23
- Matilda Vilmar β 252.5/180/205 β 637.5, 109.67
- Cicera Tavares β 235/132.5/243 β 610.5, 105.69 β World Deadlift Record
- Kloie Nutt β 240/157.5/227.5 β 625, 102.7
- Frida Wik β 232.5/162.5/222.5 β 617.5, 101.89
- Jenny Marie Johansen β 230/145/210 β 585, 101.32
Cathrin Silverzahnβ no lift/152.5/205 β DSQ
Womenβs SuperHeavy Equipped
- Rhaea Stinn β 257.5/210/217.5 β 685, 109.24
- Daria Rusanenko β 285.5/167.5/217.5 β 670.5/109.98 β World Squat Record
- Mary Jane Krebs β 270/195/230 β 695, 104.93
- Anna Soerlie Heranger β 272.5/162.5/212.5 β 657.5, 102.09
- Valentyna Zahoruiko β 280/170/230 β 680, 100.48
- Joyce Gail Reboton β 240/147.5/207.5 β 595, 94.52
- Ankie Timmers β 172.5/207.5/175 β 555, 87.14
- Valerie von Gleichen β 270/75/125 β 470, 73.13
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