FISU powerlifting records broken all week long in Estonia

Great Britain took home the most medals (12 in total, four in each metal) from the Tartu 2024 FISU World University Championship Powerlifting.

209 student-athletes showed their muscles, but also their technique, mental strength and concentration abilities all week long in the historical city of Tartu in Estonia.

Fifteen different nations on the podium

New impressive FISU world records were set in many categories and 15 different countries took medals home from this first ever FISU Powerlifing World University Championship. The event was a great success, thanks of course to all the participants, but also the hard work from the judges, the organising committee and all the volunteers who gave their time and passion all week long.

France and Great Britain were neck and neck all week, fighting for the first place in the medal table, with the latter finally taking top place with four gold, four silver and four bronze against four gold and three silver.

The podiums of the women’s event

47 kg
1. Aylin Cuevas (Mexico)
2. Johanna Sanjuan (France)
3. Claudia Chu Xin Mei (Singapore)

52 kg
1. Abby Cooley (Great Britain)
2. Ana Sophia Arriola (Mexico)
23. Deimante Zurinskaite (Lithuania)

57 kg
1. Léa Lucas (France)
2. Hannah Matson (Great Britain)
3. Day Yun Chan (Singapore)

63 kg
1. Ellen B. Akesson (Sweden)
2. Wiktoria Zapotoczna (Poland)
3. Eva Fajs (Slovenia)

69 kg
1. Romy Van Vianen (Netherlands)
2. Kaja Stabulewska (Poland)
3. Bo Arends (Netherlands)

76 kg
1. Odette Tobaiwa (Great Britain)
2. Emma Machwate (France)
3. Valerie Velemanova (Czechia)

84 kg
1. Stina Lindkvist (Sweden)
2. Marelin Juriado (Estonia)
3. Kate Mitchell (Great Britain)

84+kg
1. Salma Mmadi (France)
2. Alexis Scott (Great Britain)
3. Reya Soontalu (Estonia)

Pictures from the women's competition

The podiums of the men’s event

59 kg
1. Khalifa Mohammad (United Arab Emirates)
2. Lung Ting Chia (Singapore)
3. Matt Chan (Great Britain)

66 kg
1. Majed Fallata (Saudi Arabia)
2. Noah Nativel (France)
3. Daniel Glavan (United States)

74 kg
1. Matthew Lee Ming Kai (Singapore)
2. Mathis Convers (France)
3. Ping Hao NG (Great Britain)

83 kg
1. Zhi Hao Guo (Great Britain)
2. Chinedum Okolo (Great Britain)
3. Lucas Spencer Chan (Singapore)

93 kg
1. Guillaume J. M. Flore (France)
2. Jason Wu (Great Britain)
3. Aleksander Koszevski (Poland)

105 kg
1. Eliam Tchandeu Noundou (France)
2. Diego Salgado (Mexico)
3. Collin Yakwo (Netherlands)

120kg
1. Kelly Lewis (Great Britain)
2. Elias Kenneryd (Sweden)
3. Alasdair Wilson (Great Britain)

120+kg
1. Alexander Renner (Austria)
2. Nuutti Mansukoski (Finland)
3. Artem Usov (Czechia)