| Powerlifting at the 2025 World Games | |
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| Venue | Chengdu High-Tech Zone Sports Center |
| Dates | 14–17 August |
| No. of events | 16 |
| Competitors | 119 from 36 nations |
The powerlifting competition at the 2025 World Games took place from 14 to 17 August 2025, [1] [2] in Chengdu in China. This was the first time, when classic (raw) powerlifting is one of the official sports at the World Games. [3]
A total of eight athletes qualified for each event. Six spots came from the 2024 IPF Open World Classic Powerlifting Championships and 2024 IPF Open World Equipped Powerlifting Championships, with the remaining two being wildcards. [4]
Australia (1)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (1)
Canada (8)
Chile (1)
Chinese Taipei (8)
Denmark (1)
Ecuador (5)
Finland (1)
France (9)
Georgia (1)
Germany (2)
Great Britain (6)
Hungary (2)
Italy (5)
Japan (4)
Lebanon (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (1)
Mongolia (1)
Nauru (1)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (4)
Norway (8)
Philippines (2)
Poland (2)
Puerto Rico (1)
Singapore (2)
South Africa (2)
Spain (2)
Sweden (6)
Thailand (1)
Tunisia (1)
Ukraine (13)
United States (12)
Virgin Islands (1)| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Joseph Jordan Virgin Islands | Kyota Ushiyama Japan | Clifton Pho Canada |
| Middleweight | Jurins Kengamu Great Britain | Enahoro Asein Hungary | Kjell Egil Bakkelund Norway |
| Heavyweight | Anatolii Novopysmennyi Ukraine | Gustav Hedlund Sweden | Emil Norling Sweden |
| Super heavyweight | Temur Samkharadze Georgia | Etienne El Chaer Lebanon | Nicolas Peyraud France |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Tiffany Chapon France | Megan-Li Smith New Zealand | Evie Corrigan New Zealand |
| Middleweight | Alba Boström Sweden | Sara Naldi Italy | Joy Nnamani Great Britain |
| Heavyweight | Karlina Tongotea New Zealand | Carola Garra Italy | Marte Kjenner Norway |
| Super heavyweight | Brittany Schlater Canada | Sonita Muluh Belgium | Natalie Laalaai Australia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Yusuke Satake Japan | Hsieh Tsung-ting Chinese Taipei | Hassan El Belghiti France |
| Middleweight | Chiang Kai-chieh Chinese Taipei | Vitalii Kolomiiets Ukraine | Mykola Barannik Ukraine |
| Heavyweight | Kostiantyn Musiienko Ukraine | Volodymyr Rysiev Ukraine | Ian Bell United States |
| Super heavyweight | Yang Sen Chinese Taipei | Jared Martin United States | Oleksii Bychkov Ukraine |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Zuzanna Kula Poland | Tetiana Bila Ukraine | Anastasiia Derevianko Ukraine |
| Middleweight | Taylor LaChapelle United States | Larysa Soloviova Ukraine | Alessandra Cernigliaro Italy |
| Heavyweight | Marte Elverum Norway | Kelsey McCarthy United States | Matilda Vilmar Sweden |
| Super heavyweight | Rhaea Stinn Canada | Daria Rusanenko Ukraine | Mary Krebs United States |