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| Born | 18 July 1988 (age 35) Gjøvik, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kjell Egil Bakkelund (born 18 July 1988) is a Norwegian powerlifter. [1] Bakkelund has won 5 gold medals at the world championships (both classic & equipped) and 7 gold medals at the European championships in the IPF. He is also two time World Games medallist, winning a gold medal at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham and silver medal in 2013 World Games in Cali. [2] [3]
Krzysztof Wierzbicki is a Polish powerlifter. Wierzbicki has won 5 gold medals at the world classic championships and 2 gold medals at the European classic (raw) championships in the IPF. Wierzbicki has also took part in the World Games in 2017, where he finished in 5th place.
Emil Norling is a Swedish powerlifter. Norling has won 1 gold and two silver medals at the world classic championships and 5 gold medals at the European classic (raw) championships in the IPF.
Anatolii Novopismennyi is a Ukrainian powerlifter. Novopismennyi has won 3 gold medals at the world classic championships and 2 gold and 2 silver medals at the European classic (raw) championships in the IPF.
Dariusz Wszoła is one of the most successful Polish powerlifters. Wszoła has won 3 gold medals at the world championships and 12 gold medals at the European championships in the IPF. In total he won 38 medals of any colour at classic or equipped powerlifting senior championships. In addition he has got a plenty of medals from World and European Bench Press Championships. He also took part in 4 editions of The World Games and won bronze medal at the 2005 World Games.
Mārtiņš Krūze is a Latvian powerlifter. Krūze has won two medals at the world classic championships and three gold medals at the European classic (raw) championships in the IPF.
Jezza Uepa is a Nauruan powerlifter. Uepa has won gold medal at the 2019 World Classic Powerlifting Championships in 120+ category. In his collection from world championships he has got also two silver and one bronze medal. He also won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pacific Games in 120+ kg category.
Antti Savolainen is a Finnish powerlifter. Savolainen has won 1 gold medal at the world classic championships and 5 gold medals at the European championships in the IPF. In total he won 17 medals in world & continental powerlifting senior championships. He also took part in the 2017 World Games in Wrocław, where he finished 6th in lightweight category.
Andrzej Stanaszek is a Polish powerlifter. Stanaszek has won 8 gold medals at the World Championships and 8 gold medals at the European Championships in the IPF. He was also a successful bench press athlete. In this event he won 12 World and 8 European titles.
Iván Campano Díaz is a Spanish classic powerlifter competing in -59 kg category. Campano Díaz won silver medal at the World Championships in 2023 and gold medal at the European championships in 2024.
Antoine Garcia is a French classic powerlifter competing in -59 kg category. Garcia won gold medal at the World Championships in 2022 and three medals at the European Championships from 2021 to 2023.
Temur Samkharadze is a Georgian powerlifter. He is current world silver medallist in 120+ category. He has also won two gold medals at the European classic (raw) championships in the IPF.
Siim Rast is an Estonian classic powerlifter. Rast is two time European champion in 120+ kg category. He also won one silver and one bronze medal at the World classic (raw) championships in the IPF.
Eddie Berglund is a Swedish powerlifter. Berglund has won gold medal at the 2022 world classic championships and 3 gold medals at the European classic (raw) championships in the IPF.
Franklin León is an Ecuadorian powerlifter. León has won 2 gold medals at the world championships (equipped). In total he won 13 medals of any colour at both classic & equipped world championships. In addition he has got a plenty of medals from Continental Championships. He also took part in 3 editions of The World Games.
Wascar Carpio is an American classic powerlifter competing in -59 kg category. Carpio won gold medal at the World Championships in 2023.
Takaharu Ebihara is Japanese classic powerlifter competing in -59 kg category. Ebihara won silver medal at the World Championships in 2022.
Hassan El Belghiti is a French powerlifter. El Belghiti is one time world champion and eight times European champion. In total he won 30 medals of any colour at both world & European championships. He also took part in 5 editions of The World Games winning silver in 2017 and two bronzes in 2009 and 2022.
Hsieh Tsung-ting is a Taiwanese powerlifter, and one of the most successful Asian athletes in this sport. Hsieh has won 9 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze medals at the world championships in the IPF. He also took part in 5 editions of The World Games and won 4 medals including gold medal in Kaohsiung in 2009.
Charles Okpoko is an American powerlifter. Okpoko is two times classic world champion and one time silver medalist from IPF World Equipped Championships. He also took part in 2017 World Games and won here bronze medal.
