IPF Powerlifting World Championships

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Powerlifting World Championships
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Datemid-year
Frequencyannual
Countryvarying
Inaugurated1973 (1973)

The Powerlifting World Championships is the main international event for the powerlifting sport. These are conducted on behalf of the sport's governing body, International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) by an affiliated national federation.

Organization

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A world championship is divided in two events - one being a classic (also known as a raw championships) and the other being an equipped championships.

Championships

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The first men's World equipped championships were held in 1973, while the first edition of women's championships was held in 1980). Since 2012 there are also held single Classic championships in each of the weights.

Seniors Men Equipped

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Since 1973 [1][2]

Edition Year Host City Host Country Events
IPF Equipped World Championships
1 1973 Harrisburg File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 9
2 1974 York File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 10
3 1975 Birmingham File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 10
4 1976 York File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 10
5 1977 Perth File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 10
6 1978 Turku File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 10
7 1979 Dayton File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 10
8 1980 Arlington File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 10
9 1981 Calcutta File:Flag of India.svg India 11
10 1982 Munich File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 11
11 1983 Gothenburg File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 11
12 1984 Dallas File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 11
13 1985 Espoo File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 11
14 1986 The Hague File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 11
15 1987 Fredrikstad File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 11
16 1988 Perth File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 11
17 1989 Sydney File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 11
18 1990 Hague File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 11
19 1991 Örebro File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 11
20 1992 Birmingham File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 11
21 1993 Jönköping File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 11
22 1994 Johannesburg File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 11
23 1995 Pori File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 11
24 1996 Salzburg File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 11
25 1997 Prague File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 11
26 1998 Cherkasy File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 11
27 1999 Trento File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 11
28 2000 Akita File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 11
29 2001 Sotkamo File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 11
30 2002 Trenčín File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 11
31 2003 Vejle File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 11
32 2004 Cape Town File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 11
33 2005 Miami File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 11
34 2006 Stavanger File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 11
35 2007 Solden File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 10
36 2008 St. John's File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 10
37 2009 New Delhi File:Flag of India.svg India 10
38 2010 Potchefstroom File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 10
39 2011 Plzeň File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 8
40 2012 Aguadilla File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 8
41 2013 Stavanger File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 8
42 2014 Aurora[disambiguation needed] File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 8
43 2015 Luxembourg File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 8
44 2016 Orlando File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 8
45 2017 Plzeň File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 8
46 2018 Halmstad File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 8
47 2019 Dubai File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 8
48 2021 Stavanger File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 8
49 2022 Viborg File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 8
50 2023 Druskininkai File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 8
51 2024 Reykjavík File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 8

Seniors Men & Women Classic

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Edition Year Host City Host Country Events
IPF Classic World Championships
1 2012 Stockholm File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 15
2 2013 Suzdal File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 15
3 2014 Potchefstroom File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 8
4 2015 Salo File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 8
5 2016 Killeen File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 8
6 2017 Minsk File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 8
7 2018 Calgary File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 8
8 2019 Helsingborg File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 8
9 2021 Halmstad File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 8
10 2022 Sun City File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 8
11 2023 Valletta File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 8
12 2024 Druskininkai File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Men's World Powerlifting Championships 1973-1991
  2. ^ Powerlifting results
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