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Heather Connor is an American powerlifter, competing in the 47 kilogram weight class. She is a 2-time IPF world champion and 6-time national champion.
Russel Orhii is an American powerlifter, competing in the 83 kilogram weight class. He is a 2-time IPF World Champion and 6-time National champion.
Taylor Atwood is an American powerlifter. He is a 3-time IPF World Champion and has held multiple world records in the 74 kilogram weight class.
Bonica Brown is an American powerlifter competing in the IPF. She is a World Games champion, a 4-time Equipped World Champion, a 2-time Sub-Junior Equipped World Champion, and a 7-time Classic World Champion, and she has held multiple world records in each division.
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- ↑ ""I will continue raising the bar": Tamara Walcott lifts record weight in competition". Guinness World Records. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ↑ "World-record powerlifter Tamara Walcott: 'What does 641lbs feel like? It feels light!'". the Guardian. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ↑ "Walcott breaks own world record with 639-pound deadlift". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 12 August 2022.