Lystus Ebosele

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Lystus Ebosele
Personal information
NicknameCyclone
Nationality Flag of Ireland.svg Irish
Born (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 24)
Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
Occupations
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Sport Powerlifting
Event84+ kg

Lystus Ebosele (born 9 February 2001) [1] [2] is an Irish powerlifting champion. She won a gold medal at 84+ junior weight category at World Powerlifting Championships 2023. [1] While training for the 2024 Arnold Classics, she has managed to squat 240 kilograms (518 lbs) "for a Double". [3] She also has the role "Cyclone" in the BBC sports entertainment show Gladiators .

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Early life and career

Lystus Ebosele was born on 9 February 2001 in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. [4] She became the Junior European Champion in the European Powerlifting Federation in 2022, and took the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Junior world title in the 84+ weight-class in Romania in 2023. [1] [3] In addition to powerlifting, Ebosele also competed in shot put events as a teenager. [5]

In 2025, Ebosele appeared on the British TV endurance sports show Gladiators as "Cyclone", [6] [7] becoming the "first-ever Irish Gladiator". [8] [9] She joined the show in the "heats" stage of the second series, saying: "I've got the look, I've got the energy and I've got the muscles". [10] [11] [12]

Personal life

Ebosele is 5 ft 10 in tall, [10] [11] [13] and weighs roughly 95 kilograms. Her brother is the Irish professional association footballer Festy Ebosele. [7] [14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ebosele Lystus". goodlift.info.
  2. ↑ "Cyclone (Lystus Ebosele)". GladiatorsTV.
  3. 1 2 Whiteley, Jo (23 January 2024). "Lystus Ebosele (84KG) Raw Squats 240 Kilograms for a Double". barbend.com.
  4. ↑ Cahill, Rachel (18 January 2025). "Wexford woman set to join hit BBC show as newest gladiator". Enniscorthy Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Lystus Ebosele". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Hennessy, David (5 February 2025). "Gladiator, ready!". theirishworld.com.
  7. 1 2 O'Connor, Barry (15 February 2025). "Wexford athlete creating a storm in Gladiators". bbc.com.
  8. ↑ "Irish Gladiator Cyclone wants to inspire women to 'take up space'". www.rte.ie. 4 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Byrne, Pádraig (1 March 2025). "Ireland's first Gladiator on inspiring the next generation of women". Wexford People. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Gladiators Series 2 - Meet the new additions to the Gladiators Class of 2025". BBC Media Centre. 15 January 2025.
  11. 1 2 "New Gladiators Revealed: BBC Gladiators Series 2". GladiatorsTV. 15 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Gladiators: Meet Cyclone And Hammer, The Two New Superhumans Joining BBC Series". TV Zone UK. 15 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "BBC One - Gladiators - Cyclone". bbc.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Enniscorthy's Lystus Ebosele named as a Gladiator for upcoming season of the popular programme". southeastradio.ie. 18 January 2025.
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