DAY SEVEN, VASTERAS
Day seven of the European Classic Powerlifting Championship in Vasteras, Sweden and the day started with the -47 kg women in the first day of the Open competition. Squat gold in the -47 kg weight class went to Tiffany Chapon (FRA), setting a new world record with 153 kg. Silver was won by Ana Lores Fernandez (ESP) with 132.5 kg and bronze went to Karen Angelini (ITA) with 127.5 kg. We also saw a new world record set by Pleun Dekkers (NED) in the -52 kg weight class, with 161 kg in the third round of the squat section. Noemi Allabert (FRA) won the silver with 157.5 kg and Galida Mari (ITA) won the bronze medal with 147.5 kg. What a fantastic start to the day this first session proved to be!
In the bench section, the -47 kg women, and Tiffany Chapon (FRA), still a junior at 20 years old, achieved another world Junior bench press record with 87.5 kg. Emma Granlund (SWE) got the silver with 77.5 kg and Lenka Pilnikova (GBR) the bronze also with 77.5 kg. In the -52 kg class, Tetiana Shchavinska (UKR) won gold with 105 kg, Noemie Allabert (FRA) with 80 kg and Dalida Mari (ITA) bronze, with 77.5 kg.
And as usual, all the excitement came in the deadlift section! In the -47 kg weight class, Tiffany Chapon again excelled with 162.5 kg and Karin Angelina (ITA) with 145 kg. And what a fantastic effort by Emma Granhund (SWE), pushing Lenka Pilnikova (GBR) out of the bronze position on total. In the -52 kg class Shizuka Rico (FRA) set a new world deadlift record with 196.5 kg.
On totals, in the -47 kg class, gold was won by Tiffany Chapon with 403 kg, silver by Karin Angelina with 342.5 kg and bronze by Emma Granlund with 340 kg. In the -52 kg class, Noemi Allabert (FRA) managed a new world total record for with 436 kg. Silver on total with 419 kg was won by Shizuka Rico (FRA) and bronze by Kleun Dekkers on 406 kg with a 165 kg deadlift.
In the second session of the day, it was the turn of the -57 kg women who gave us an exciting, close-run competition with all the lifters going to their limits, particularly in the deadlifts.
In squats, Mylene Van der Spek (NED) won gold with 150 kgs. Melissa Hexter (GBR) got silver with 147.5 kg and bronze won by Donna Berglund (SWE) also on 147.5 kg.
The bench press section produced a new world open record by Donna Berglund (SWE) with 121.5 kg and also a new single bench world record . Melissa Hexter won silver for Great Britain with 110 kg and Agnes Alves (FRA) the bronze with 92.5 kg.
What a close-run session the deadlift was. This time it was the turn of Laura Rey Villamea (ESP) to win gold with 175 kg. Jodie Cook (GBR) came a very close second with 172.5 kg and Mylene Van de Spek (NED) won the bronze with 170 kg. Total weights went to Melissa Hexter with 427.5 kg, Donna Berglund with 424 kg and Mylene Van der Spek with 402.5 kg.
At the end of the daytime sessions, the evening brought us the 63 kg women for another super-exciting session of lifting. And it was a fascinating competition. We saw a lifter from Group 1, Emma Arusyak Badalyon (DEN) get the best lift of the squat section with 180 kgs, closely followed by Iris Scholten (NED) also with 180 kg, and the bronze was won by Annie Nelson (GBR) with 175 kgs.
In bench press, Annie Nelson (GBR) achieved a new personal best with 90 kgs but the medals went to Iris Scholten (NED), gold, with 115 kg, Pantea Supanetz (AUS), silver, with 105 kg and Sunniva Nordskog (NOR), bronze, with 102.5.
This was a great deadlift session for the 63 kg women. The gold and silver medals were won by Galina Abramova (RUS) with a deadlift of 205 kg and Annie Nelson (GBR) with 202.5 kg on her second attempt. Bronze went to Sophia Granstad (SWE) with 200 kg. Natalia Zhukovskavke (UKR) was the best of the rest with a new Master´s record of 197.5 kg.
And total weights in the -63 kg class – Iris Scholton (NED) gold, with 482.5 kg, Pantea Supanetz (AUS) silver, with 472.5 kg and Annie Nelson (GBR) bronze, with 467.5 kg.
Please join us on the live feed for Day 8, Friday, 1000 am when we will see a huge group of of -59 kg to -83 kg men, split into two smaller groups followed by an evening session of 69 kg women. See you then!
