The European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) held its 2024 European Classic and Equipped Bench Press Championships (EBC) in Istanbul, Türkiye, from Aug. 5-11, 2024.
Three-hundred eighty-eight men and 262 women athletes from 30 European countries gathered in Istanbul to vie for medals, European titles, and international records. Of these 650 bench press specialists, 75 competed in both the classic (more commonly described as “raw”) and the equipped categories, racking up 725 competition starts over seven days.
The following countries were represented:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Hungary
- Italy
- Ireland
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
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2024 IPF European Classic Bench press Championships — Open Results
Below are the podium results for each weight category:
Women’s 47KG
- Emelie Aslund (SWE) — 95 kilograms
- Sara Carter (ITA) — 77.5 kilograms
- Nataliia Ivankova (UKR) — 67.5 kilograms
Women’s 52KG
- Johanna Kuronen (FIN) — 95 kilograms
- Jelena Bijelic (AUT) — 92.5 kilograms
- Nataliia Cheremenko (UKR) — 92.5 kilograms
Women’s 57KG
- Anna Cicognani (ITA) — 112.5 kilograms
- Hanna Buturlym (UKR) — 107.5 kilograms
- Zijun Chen (GBR) — 105 kilograms
Women’s 63KG
- Elise Rosenborg (NOR) — 115 kilograms
- Eldin Kolding (NOR) — 112.5 kilograms
- Benedetta Squillante (ITA) — 110 kilograms
Women’s 69KG
- Kathrine Forsberg (DEN) — 117.5 kilograms
- Andrea Petrek (CRO) — 115 kilograms
- Zsanett Palagyi (HUN) — 112.5 kilograms
Women’s 76KG
- Vilma Olsson (SWE) — 120 kilograms
- Micaela Odling (SWE) — 117.5 kilograms
- Michelle Barth (GER) — 107.5 kilograms
Women’s 84KG
- Ielja Strik (NED) — 132.5 kilograms
- Ankie Timmers (LUX) — 122.5 kilograms
- Stephanie Faivre (FRA) — 120 kilograms
Women’s 84+KG
- Ágnes Szabó (HUN) — 155 kilograms
- Matilda Hjälle (SWE) — 152.5 kilograms
- Johanna Laitinen (FIN) — 152.5 kilograms
Men’s 59KG
- Frederik Eskil Myrvang (NOR) — 162.5 kilograms
- Victor Gaultier (SUI) — 150 kilograms
- Dariusz Wzsoła (POL) — 140 kilograms
Men’s 66KG
- Tsotne Bezhashvili (GEO) — 182.5 kilograms
- Antonio Lores Sanchez (ESP) — 155 kilograms
- Giorgi Bejashvili (GEO) — 152.5 kilograms
Men’s 74KG
- Eddie Berglund (SWE) — 205 kilograms
- Levani Giligashvili (GEO) — 180 kilograms — EPF Masters 1 European Record
- Chesney Goossens (BEL) — 175 kilograms
Men’s 83KG
- Ivan Chuprynko (UKR) — 210 kilograms
- Volodymyr Tsaturian (UKR) — 207.5 kilograms
- Genadi Otiashvili (GEO) — 205 kilograms
Men’s 93KG
- Josef Eriksson (SWE) — 220 kilograms
- Leo Ottinger (FRA) — 217.5 kilograms
- Marko Piyadeth Krause (GER) — 202.5 kilograms
Men’s 105KG
- Joni Tajakka (FIN) — 230 kilograms
- Levani Mtiulishvili (GEO) — 227.5 kilograms
- Ashley Liston (GBR) — 222.5 kilograms
Men’s 120KG
- Ivan Kryha (UKR) — 227.5 kilograms
- Kornel Schauer (HUN) — 220 kilograms
- Trevor Jordan (GBR) — 207.5 kilograms
Men’s 120+KG
- Markus Patschke (GER) — 252.5 kilograms
- Cenk Koçak (TUR) — 247.5 kilograms
- Samuel Hajnik (SVK) — 245 kilograms
2024 IPF World Equipped Bench Press Championships — Open Results
Below are the results for each weight category:
Women’s 47KG
- Mariia Polianska (UKR) — 90 kilograms
Women’s 52KG
- Nataliia Cheremnko (UKR) — 117.5 kilograms
- Marcela Sandvik (FIN) — 115 kilograms — EPF Masters 2 European Record
- Maria Kojoukhova (FIN) — 115 kilograms
Women’s 57KG
- Zuzanna Kula (POL) — 169 kilograms — IPF Open World Record
- Hanna Buturlym (UKR) — 142.5 kilograms
- Blanka Bartonkova (CZE) — 140 kilograms
Women’s 63KG
- Hilde Mikkelsen Haugen (NOR) — 150 kilograms
- Elise Rosenborg (NOR) — 142.5 kilograms
- Linnea Forslund (SWE) — 137.5 kilograms
Women’s 69KG
- Ingvild Hansen (NOR) — 162.5 kilograms
- Anna-Eveliina Partanen (FIN) — 142.5 kilograms
- Ines Kahrer (AUT) — 137.5 kilograms
Women’s 76KG
- Linda Kristensen (NOR) — 162.5 kilograms
- Rachel Steedman (GBR) — 157.5 kilograms
- Daria Ławniczak (POL) — 157.5 kilograms
Women’s 84KG
- Ankie Timmers (LUX) — 200 kilograms
- Sofia Kamlund (SWE) — 165 kilograms
- Tiina Voho (FIN) — 145 kilograms
Women’s 84+KG
- Maria Kemp Jensen (DEN) — 200 kilograms
- Matilda Hjälle (SWE) — 200 kilograms
- Amalie Chelsea Stok (DEN) — 147.5 kilograms
Men’s 59KG
- Frederik Eskil Myrvang (NOR) — 190 kilograms
- Dariusz Wzsoła (POL) — 160 kilograms
- Oleksandr Ahadzhanian (UKR) — 127.5 kilograms
Men’s 66KG
- Mariusz Grotkowski (POL) — 202.5 kilograms
- Mykhailo Shablii (UKR) — 185 kilograms
- Gheorghe Moise (ROU) — 170 kilograms
Men’s 74KG
- Jani Haapamaki (FIN) — 215 kilograms
- Alex Fodor (GBR) — 212.5 kilograms
- Vladyslav Protsenko (UKR) — 210 kilograms
Men’s 83KG
- Raik Guenterberg (GER) — 257.5 kilograms
- Andrii Balenkov (UKR) — 255 kilograms
- Teemu Hallfors (FIN) — 237.5 kilograms
Men’s 93KG
- Mads Friche (DEN) — 302.5 kilograms
- Rafał Zalewski (POL) — 297.5 kilograms
- Thomas Edvinsson (SWE) — 270 kilograms
Men’s 105KG
- Oliver Dahlkvist (SWE) — 320 kilograms
- Christian Flueras (GER) — 285 kilograms
- Andy Champ (GBR) — 282.5 kilograms
Men’s 120KG
- Per Marius Hole (NOR) — 340 kilograms
- Markus Ahonen (FIN) — 322.5 kilograms
- Markus Glueck (AUT) — 305 kilograms
Men’s 120+KG
- Rasmus Mirblom (SWE) — 340 kilograms
- Tarmo Parna (EST) — 310 kilograms
- Vadym Kvasiuk (UKR) — 302.5 kilograms
Best moments from the 2024 WBC
- Zuzanna Kula (POL) breaking an equipped 57KG class bench press world record for the seventh time in 2024
- Incredibly close battle in the classic 63KG class, with the top five separated by only five kilograms
- Stanisław Mentel (POL) bench pressing 190.5 kilograms at 70 years old
- Ielja Strik (NED) taking her 26th European title
- Rasmus Mirblom (SWE) snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by winning with his only successful lift — his third.
- Breakout performance from the Georgian bench press team, winning the men’s classic team award and collecting several Age Class world records
This contest can be watched back on the GoodliftTV YouTube channel.
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