World Powerlifting Congress

The World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) is a powerlifting federation hosting meets around the world. The federation hosts competitions which allow multi-ply equipment, but hosted a Raw world championship for the first time in 2009.

WPC logo

The WPC was established in 1986 and has affiliates in 46 countries.[1]

In 1999, the WPC started to host drug tested competitions under the AWPC (Amateur World Powerlifting Congress) banner, with both raw and equipped contests. The competitive season comes to an end each year in November, as qualified lifters from different countries compete in the annual WPC World Championships.

The United States affiliate for the WPC is the American Powerlifting Federation (APF). The APF has several series of qualifying competitions that allow athletes to advance from the local/state level, to the national level, and then finally to the international level, the WPC/AWPC.

As of 2013, the British affiliate is known as the BPU (British Powerlifting Union), following the BPC (British Powerlifting Committee) losing the WPC license.

WPC World Championships

Men[2]

WPC world champions

Year 52 kilograms 56 kilograms 60 kilograms 67.5 kilograms 75 kilograms 82.5 kilograms 90 kilograms 100 kilograms 110 kilograms 125 kilograms 140 kilograms Open
1987[3]United States Mike NelsonUnited States Ernesto MilianUnited States John CarrUnited States Ed MorishimaUnited States Ausby AlexanderUnited States Michael PhillipsUnited States Buddy DukeUnited States Ed CoanUnited States Willie BellUnited States Bill Nichols
1988South Africa Gerrit Badenhorst
1989South Africa Gerrit Badenhorst
1990[4]United States PetersonUnited States Doug HeatUnited StatesNorm ShackelfordUnited States Joseph McCoyUnited States Ed RileyUnited States MankamyerUnited Kingdom MesaSouth Africa Eugene Van der MerwerUnited States BrockSouth Africa Gerrit BadenhorstSouth Africa Mark Robinson
1996[5]United Kingdom Gary MellorUnited Kingdom Steven GreyUnited States Doug HeathSouth Africa Andre FourieSouth Africa Neville PrimichUnited States Tom RutiglianoUnited States Jesse KellumAustria Gerhard DepnerSouth Africa Justin KoenigUnited Kingdom Lee MarshallAustria Gerhard HolleitnerUnited Kingdom Peter Tregloan
2000[6]United States Ernesto MilianGermany Reno KarkuschkeFinland Sakari SelkainahoUnited States Angelo BerardinelliUnited States Joseph DoughertyUnited States Jesse KellumAustria Gerhard DepnerUnited States Paul UrchickFinland Ano TurtainenUnited Kingdom Andy BoltonUnited States Garry Frank
2001[7]Finland Toni HaaperantaSouth Africa David RamokadiSouth Africa Gianfranco MancaSouth Africa Andries RandallSouth Africa Bronson BrownAustria Bernhard SchwabSouth Africa Chris MullerGermany Michael SchrottGermany Uwe FreyUnited Kingdom Andy Bolton
2002[8]Finland Toni HaaperantaLatvia Vladimir MorozovsSweden Martin AlmqvistUnited States Ron PalmerFinland Tatu AvolaGermany Harald SelsamFinland Jani IhalainenFinland Ano TurtiainenFinland Niko LaaperiUnited Kingdom Peter Tregloan
2003[9]Germany Reno KarkuschkeFinland Juha JaakkolaUnited States Sean BakerFinland Tatu AvolaUnited States Benji HillFinland Jani IhalainenUnited States Jason PatrickCanada Allan MeehanUnited States Brent Mikesell
2004[10]United States Shant SheklanianUnited States Charles MorseUnited States Mike BrownGermany Harald SelsamUnited States Justin GraalfsUnited States James GrandickUnited States James Hoskinson
2005[11]Russia Igor ArlamyevRussia Oleg ArtemyevUnited States Otis BrownRussia Illya KokorevRussia Vasily TevetkovRussia Andrey SharapovGermany Alexander MatveevFinland Mika VirtanenRussia Maxim MikhaylovGermany Christian PoppeRussia Artur StepanovHungary Tibor Meszaros
2006[12]Ukraine Suradzh ChebotarUkraine Roman MuryginUkraine Oleksandr KutchrRussia Stanislav PryakhinUnited States Phillip DelmontiUnited States Shawn FranklAzerbaijan Rufat AgaevUkraine Yevgen YarymbashUnited States AJ RobertsUnited States Chris Clark
2007[13]Russia Aleksandr OnuchinRussia Yevgeny BaginRussia Mikhail SperanskiyRussia Sergey AyvazovRussia Maksim TomchinRussia Andrey SharapovRussia Andrey AyvazovIran Fatemi MehdiRussia Mikhail GlazunovFinland Ano TurtiainenRussia Igor Nastynov
2008[14]Russia Alexander OnuchinGermany Reno KarkuschkeAustria Mattias SchleinzerRussia Illya KokorevUnited Kingdom Chris JenkinsUkraine Serigy NalyeykinUnited States Shawn FranklRussia Sergey StarodubskiyUnited States Jose GarciaUnited States Greg TheriotUnited Kingdom Andy Bolton
2009[15]Republic of Ireland Gerry McNamaraRussia Illya KokorevUnited Kingdom Lee CutlerUnited Kingdom Chris JenkinsRussia Andrey BeleyaevUnited Kingdom Craig CombesRussia Bratanov VadimUnited Kingdom Jim NuttallEgypt Ahmed Hassanin
2010[16]Russia Alizhan EshchanovFrance Vincent EldinRussia Illya KokorevRussia Dmitriy KhovanskiyBelgium Steve PlonkaRussia Andrey BeleyaevFinland Juha SomerojaUnited Kingdom Mark GriffithsUnited Kingdom Oliver WilliamsonFinland Kari Kalliola
2011[17]Latvia Mihail SabarovsIsrael Oleg IvanyukovUnited States Marc TejeroUnited Kingdom Gordon WoodRussia Vasiliy TsvetkovRussia Maksim PiskunovRussia Andrey BelyeavFinland Juha SomerojaUnited Kingdom Craig CoombesPortugal Luis BatistaBelgium Philippe Crets

WPC Raw World Championships

The WPC began hosting the WPC Raw World Championships (without the use of single/multi-ply gear) in 2009. The only equipment allowed is a weight belt and wrist wraps.[2]

Men
Year 56 kilograms 60 kilograms 67.5 kilograms 75 kilograms 82.5 kilograms 90 kilograms 100 kilograms 110 kilograms 125 kilograms 140 kilograms Open
2009[18]Azerbaijan Asif BeliyevAzerbaijan Elnur EminovRussia Yevgeny DeckertRussia Sergey KonovalovRussia Alexey MerkulovRussia Andrey BalyaevRussia Sergey StarodubskiyAzerbaijan Rufat AgaevUkraine Andriy GrinRussia Valeriy Snigirev
2010[19]Canada Lawson StratfordUnited States Jason PatchCanada Willie AlbertCanada Greg DoucetteCanada Jay NeraUnited States Cody HyattUnited States Brian Connolly
2011[20]Georgia (country) Georgiy MikelashviliUnited Kingdom Kevin StuartUkraine Andriy IvzhenkoRussia Aleksey BazhenovUkraine Viktor GalaguzRussia Sergey StarodubskiyGermany Michael SchrottLatvia Konstantin KonstantinovsAustralia Adrian Tullo

AWPC Raw World Championships

The WPC began hosting the drug tested AWPC Raw World Championships (without the use of single/multi-ply gear) in 2009. The only equipment allowed is a weight belt and wrist wraps. Unlike the WPC, the event is drug tested.[21]

Men
Year 52 kilograms 56 kilograms 60 kilograms 67.5 kilograms 75 kilograms 82.5 kilograms 90 kilograms 100 kilograms 110 kilograms 125 kilograms 140 kilograms
2009[21]Ukraine Nikita SerenkoRussia Oleg ArtemyevAzerbaijan Elmir TarverdiyevUkraine Leonid TelipayloRussia Rodion PuchkoviskiyRussia Aleksey KokukhinUkraine Nikolay ZhukovUkraine Vadym LozhechkinRussia Aleksandr ZaytsevRussia Sergey LukyanovRussia Oleg Vasyuchenko

AWPC Classic Raw World Championships

The WPC began hosting the drug tested AWPC Classic Raw World Championships (without the use of single/multi-ply gear) wherein the only equipment allowed is a weight belt, knee wraps/knee sleeves and wrist wraps. Unlike the WPC, the event is drug tested.[21]

Men
Year 52 kilograms 56 kilograms 60 kilograms 67.5 kilograms 75 kilograms 82.5 kilograms 90 kilograms 100 kilograms 110 kilograms 125 kilograms 140 kilograms 140 Kilograms +
2017[22]United States Vincent FalzettaUnited Kingdom Scott GovierUnited States Angelo FortinoUnited States Jonathan ChunnUnited States TJ KroppUnited Kingdom Julian McKerrowUnited States Tatum Susberry United States Tyrel Williams
2018
2019[23] South KoreaWon Hee Han United Kingdom Jason Berrington Russia Vachagan Baghdagyulyan United Kingdom Julian McKerrow United Kingdom Kane Francis United States Jared Ray
2020[24]United States Dylan LudwickIndia Nikhil BhagatUnited States Jonathan ChunnUnited States Justin Perez
2021[25] United States Dylan Ludwick United States Treijon Johnson India Nikhil Bhagat United States Ryan Staelgraeve United States Dillon Davis United States Alex Issa United States Jeff Oiler United States Justin Perez

Women
Year 44 Kilograms 48 Kilograms 52 kilograms 56 kilograms 60 kilograms 67.5 kilograms 75 kilograms 82.5 kilograms 90 kilograms 90 kilograms +
2017[22] United States Briana  MaisonUnited States Lindsay CrosbyUnited States Nikki MersonUnited States Darci MolinaUnited States Tyi RichardsUnited States Samantha CichyUnited States Tera Kinnane
2018
2019[23] United States Gillian Tedeschi United Kingdom Nicola Burroughs United States Robyn Herrick United Kingdom Viv Dickinson Canada Shalynn McCauley
2020[24] United States Brittani DurbinUnited States Dyan DonofrioUnited States Katie Murawski
2021[25] United States Erica Corona United States Robin Miller United States Brooke Minuth

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