Russel Orhii

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Russel Orhii
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1994-12-09) December 9, 1994 (age 29)
San Antonio, Texas
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight82.9 kg (183 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States (2015–2021; 2022–present)
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands (2021)
Sport Powerlifting
Event83 kg
Coached byJoseph Ferratti
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Squat: 340 kg (2022)
  • Bench Press: 195 kg (2019)
  • Deadlift: 350 kg (2022)
  • Total: 885 kg (2022)
Medal record
Men's powerlifting
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Calgary– 83 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Helsingborg– 83 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Druskininkai– 83 kg
Powerlifting America Raw Nationals
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Reno– 83 kg
USA Powerlifting Raw Nationals
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Orlando– 83 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Spokane– 83 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Lombard– 83 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Daytona Beach– 83 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Las Vegas– 82.5 kg
Representing Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands
IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Halmstad– 83 kg

Russel Tiza Orhii (born December 9, 1994) is an American powerlifter, competing in the 83 kilogram weight class. He is a 2-time IPF World Champion and 6-time National champion. [1]

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Powerlifting career

Orhii competed in his first powerlifting competition in 2015, and competed in bodybuilding in 2016. [1]

In 2018, Orhii qualified for the IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships, and competed in the open as a junior (23-years-old). He would squat an open world record of 298.5 kilograms, which would shortly be surpassed by Brett Gibbs. Orhii would secure second place at the competition. [2]

In 2019, Orhii qualified a second time, where he became IPF World Champion in the 83 kilogram weight class. [3] He would also break the world record squat with 313 kilograms and a world record 833 kilogram total. [4]

In 2021, the IPF suspended and later expelled USA Powerlifting for non-compliance with their anti-doping code. American athletes were ineligible to compete at the 2021 IPF World Championships. [5] Orhii was eligible to compete but represented the United States Virgin Islands. Orhii would win the IPF World Championships for a third time, and would break his own squat world record, the deadlift world record and break his own total world record. [6]

In 2022, Orhii would withdraw from competing in the IPF in favor of USA Powerlifting. Competing in the 82.5 kilogram weight class, Orhii competed at the 2022 USA Powerlifting Mega Nationals, where he would secure first place, and would break the squat and total American Record. [7]

In 2023, Orhii withdrew from the USA Powerlifting nationals to compete in the IPF again. IPF rules disallow athletes who compete outside an IPF-affilited meet for 6 months, which forced Orhii to withdraw from USA Powerlifting Nationals to compete in Powerlifting America Nationals, a qualification meet for IPF Worlds. [8] [9] At the 2024 Powerlifting America nationals, Orhii unofficially broke three IPF world records and secured first place. [10]

In 2024, Orhii competed at the IPF Classic powerlifting world championships, where he squatted 321 kilograms to break his own world record. He would secure a silver medal with a total of 843.5 kilograms, which would be a world record, before being surpassed by gold medalist Jurins Kengamu of Great Britain with a total of 845 kilograms. [11] [12]

Business

Orhii is the founder of Corrupted Strength, a powerlifting gym in Stafford, Texas, which opened in 2021. [13] Before its opening, Orhii ran a powerlifting mock meet in the gym. [14] The gym would close in 2023 due to Orhii's landlord refusing to renew the lease. [15]

Personal life

Russel Tiza Orhii [16] [17] was born on December 9, 1994 in San Antonio, Texas and shortly moved to Houston where he grew up. [18] He is the son of Nigerian politician Paul Orhii. [19]

Personal records

Competition bests

Record lifts in competition

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References

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  9. ↑ INTERNATIONAL POWERLIFTING FEDERATION ANTI-DOPING RULES (PDF). Powerlifting.sport.
  10. ↑ Blechman, Phil (2024-03-19). "Russel Orhii (83KG) Scores Unofficial IPF Squat and Total World Records at 2024 Powerlifting America Raw Nationals". BarBend. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  11. ↑ "Russel Orhii (83KG) Hits IPF Raw World Record Squat of 321 Kilograms at 2024 World Classic Championships | BarBend". 2024-06-27. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  12. ↑ "Jurins Kengamu (83KG) Sets IPF Raw Total World Record of 845 Kilograms at 2024 Classic World Championships | BarBend". 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
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