World Powerlifting Congress

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WPC logo

The World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) is a powerlifting federation hosting meets around the world. The federation hosts competitions which allow multi-ply equipment, but hosted a Raw world championship for the first time in 2009.

The WPC was established in 1986 and has affiliates in 46 countries.[1]

In 1999, the WPC started to host drug tested competitions under the AWPC (Amateur World Powerlifting Congress) banner, with both raw and equipped contests. The competitive season comes to an end each year in November, as qualified lifters from different countries compete in the annual WPC World Championships.

The United States affiliate for the WPC is the American Powerlifting Federation (APF). The APF has several series of qualifying competitions that allow athletes to advance from the local/state level, to the national level, and then finally to the international level, the WPC/AWPC. The Canadian affiliate is WPC Canadian Powerlifting.

As of 2013, the British affiliate is known as the BPU (British Powerlifting Union), following the BPC (British Powerlifting Committee) losing the WPC license.

WPC World Championships

Men[2]

WPC world champions

Year 52 kilograms 56 kilograms 60 kilograms 67.5 kilograms 75 kilograms 82.5 kilograms 90 kilograms 100 kilograms 110 kilograms 125 kilograms 140 kilograms Open
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2002[8] Template:Flagicon Toni Haaperanta Template:Flagicon Vladimir Morozovs Template:Flagicon Martin Almqvist Template:Flagicon Ron Palmer Template:Flagicon Tatu Avola Template:Flagicon Harald Selsam Template:Flagicon Jani Ihalainen Template:Flagicon Ano Turtiainen Template:Flagicon Niko Laaperi Template:Flagicon Peter Tregloan
2003[9] Template:Flagicon Reno Karkuschke Template:Flagicon Juha Jaakkola Template:Flagicon Sean Baker Template:Flagicon Tatu Avola Template:Flagicon Benji Hill Template:Flagicon Jani Ihalainen Template:Flagicon Jason Patrick Template:Flagicon Allan Meehan Template:Flagicon Brent Mikesell
2004[10] Template:Flagicon Shant Sheklanian Template:Flagicon Charles Morse Template:Flagicon Mike Brown Template:Flagicon Harald Selsam Template:Flagicon Justin Graalfs Template:Flagicon James Grandick Template:Flagicon James Hoskinson
2005[11] Template:Flagicon Igor Arlamyev Template:Flagicon Oleg Artemyev Template:Flagicon Otis Brown Template:Flagicon Illya Kokorev Template:Flagicon Vasily Tevetkov Template:Flagicon Andrey Sharapov Template:Flagicon Alexander Matveev Template:Flagicon Mika Virtanen Template:Flagicon Maxim Mikhaylov Template:Flagicon Christian Poppe Template:Flagicon Artur Stepanov Template:Flagicon Tibor Meszaros
2006[12] Template:Flagicon Suradzh Chebotar Template:Flagicon Roman Murygin Template:Flagicon Oleksandr Kutchr Template:Flagicon Stanislav Pryakhin Template:Flagicon Phillip Delmonti Template:Flagicon Shawn Frankl Template:Flagicon Rufat Agaev Template:Flagicon Yevgen Yarymbash Template:Flagicon AJ Roberts Template:Flagicon Chris Clark
2007[13] Template:Flagicon Aleksandr Onuchin Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Bagin Template:Flagicon Mikhail Speranskiy Template:Flagicon Sergey Ayvazov Template:Flagicon Maksim Tomchin Template:Flagicon Andrey Sharapov Template:Flagicon Andrey Ayvazov Template:Flagicon Fatemi Mehdi Template:Flagicon Mikhail Glazunov Template:Flagicon Ano Turtiainen Template:Flagicon Igor Nastynov
2008[14] Template:Flagicon Alexander Onuchin Template:Flagicon Reno Karkuschke Template:Flagicon Mattias Schleinzer Template:Flagicon Illya Kokorev Template:Flagicon Chris Jenkins Template:Flagicon Serigy Nalyeykin Template:Flagicon Shawn Frankl Template:Flagicon Sergey Starodubskiy Template:Flagicon Jose Garcia Template:Flagicon Greg Theriot Template:Flagicon Andy Bolton
2009[15] Template:Flagicon Gerry McNamara Template:Flagicon Illya Kokorev Template:Flagicon Lee Cutler Template:Flagicon Chris Jenkins Template:Flagicon Andrey Beleyaev Template:Flagicon Craig Combes Template:Flagicon Bratanov Vadim Template:Flagicon Jim Nuttall Template:Flagicon Ahmed Hassanin
2010[16] Template:Flagicon Alizhan Eshchanov Template:Flagicon Vincent Eldin Template:Flagicon Illya Kokorev Template:Flagicon Dmitriy Khovanskiy Template:Flagicon Steve Plonka Template:Flagicon Andrey Beleyaev Template:Flagicon Juha Someroja Template:Flagicon Mark Griffiths Template:Flagicon Oliver Williamson Template:Flagicon Kari Kalliola
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WPC Raw World Championships

The WPC began hosting the WPC Raw World Championships (without the use of single/multi-ply gear) in 2009. The only equipment allowed is a weight belt and wrist wraps.[2]

Men

Year 56 kilograms 60 kilograms 67.5 kilograms 75 kilograms 82.5 kilograms 90 kilograms 100 kilograms 110 kilograms 125 kilograms 140 kilograms Open
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AWPC Raw World Championships

The WPC began hosting the drug tested AWPC Raw World Championships (without the use of single/multi-ply gear) in 2009. The only equipment allowed is a weight belt and wrist wraps. Unlike the WPC, the event is drug tested.[21]

Men

Year 52 kilograms 56 kilograms 60 kilograms 67.5 kilograms 75 kilograms 82.5 kilograms 90 kilograms 100 kilograms 110 kilograms 125 kilograms 140 kilograms
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AWPC Classic Raw World Championships

The WPC began hosting the drug tested AWPC Classic Raw World Championships (without the use of single/multi-ply gear) wherein the only equipment allowed is a weight belt, knee wraps/knee sleeves and wrist wraps. Unlike the WPC, the event is drug tested.[21]

Men

Year 52 kilograms 56 kilograms 60 kilograms 67.5 kilograms 75 kilograms 82.5 kilograms 90 kilograms 100 kilograms 110 kilograms 125 kilograms 140 kilograms 140 Kilograms +
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Women

Year 44 Kilograms 48 Kilograms 52 kilograms 56 kilograms 60 kilograms 67.5 kilograms 75 kilograms 82.5 kilograms 90 kilograms 90 kilograms +
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2020[24] Template:Flagicon Brittani Durbin Template:Flagicon Dyan Donofrio Template:Flagicon Katie Murawski
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