Sophia Ellis

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Sophia Ellis (born 1996) is a record-setting British female powerlifter who broke the European deadlift record of 245.5kg in Estonia 2023, 240.5kg at the European Championships in Poland 2022, and in Sweden 2021 with 230.5kg. She is 2 x European Champion (2022 and 2023) and gold deadlift medalist at the IPF World Classic Championships 2023.

She is noted for competing for Team Great Britain, being vegan and an ambassador for eating disorder awareness after overcoming Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa. [1] [2] [3]

For several years she "battled anorexia and bulimia, culminating in being admitted to the Maudsley Hospital in Camberwell"; after recovering, she took up powerlifting, and quickly progressed to setting national records. [1] [4]

In April 2022, she won the British National Championships, breaking 6 British records and lifting the heaviest deadlift in British powerlifting history (237.5kg), to progress to the World Classic Championships in South Africa.

In 2024, Ellis appeared in the British documentary film I Could Never Go Vegan. [5]

Personal life

Ellis has been vegan since 2011. "To start with, it was due to health reasons; I'm lactose intolerant and wanted to start reducing my meat consumption. But the more I looked into veganism, the more my eyes opened to the ethical and environmental side of this lifestyle, which completely sold it to me." [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Davis, Rachael (23 December 2021). "'I beat anorexia and bulimia - now I'm a world champion female powerlifter'". MyLondon.
  2. ↑ Webber, Jemima (1 April 2022). "Vegan Athlete Makes History, Breaks 6 Records At British Powerlifting Championships". Plant Based News.
  3. ↑ "Exclusive: Powerlifting champion Sophia Ellis on switching to a plant-based diet". www.femalefirst.co.uk.
  4. ↑ Lazell, Louise (12 March 2021). "Essex athlete's battle with eating disorder that 'split her throat open'". EssexLive.
  5. ↑ "Dartmouth Films announces release of I Could Never Go Vegan documentary exploring objections to veganism". The Upcoming. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Exclusive: Powerlifting champion Sophia Ellis on switching to a plant-based diet". www.femalefirst.co.uk.
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