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 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 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 Since 1973 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 1973-1991Powerlifting results
EditionYearHost CityHost countryEventsIPF Equipped World Championships1 1973 Harrisburg 92 1974 York 103 1975 Birmingham 104 1976 York 105 1977 Perth 106 1978 Turku 107 1979 Dayton 108 1980 Arlington 109 1981 Calcutta 1110 1982 Munich 1111 1983 Gothenburg 1112 1984 Dallas 1113 1985 Espoo 1114 1986 The Hague 1115 1987 Fredrikstad 1116 1988 Perth 1117 1989 Sydney 1118 1990 Hague 1119 1991 Örebro 1120 1992 Birmingham 1121 1993 Jönköping 1122 1994 Johannesburg 1123 1995 Pori 1124 1996 Salzburg 1125 1997 Prague 1126 1998 Cherkasy 1127 1999 Trento 1128 2000 Akita 1129 2001 Sotkamo 1130 2002 Trenčín 1131 2003 Vejle 1132 2004 Cape Town 1133 2005 Miami 1134 2006 Stavanger 1135 2007 Solden 1036 2008 St. John's 1037 2009 New Delhi 1038 2010 Potchefstroom 1039 2011 Plzeň 840 2012 Aguadilla 841 2013 Stavanger 842 2014 Aurora 843 2015 Luxembourg 844 2016 Orlando 845 2017 Plzeň 846 2018 Halmstad 847 2019 Dubai 848 2021 Stavanger 849 2022 Viborg 850 2023 Druskininkai 851 2024 Reykjavík 8
Seniors Men & Women Classic EditionYearHost CityHost countryEventsIPF Classic World Championships1 2012 Stockholm 152 2013 Suzdal 153 2014 Potchefstroom 84 2015 Salo 85 2016 Killeen 86 2017 Minsk 87 2018 Calgary 88 2019 Helsingborg 89 2021 Halmstad 810 2022 Sun City 811 2023 Valletta 812 2024 Druskininkai 8
See also List of world championships medalists in powerlifting (men) List of world championships medalists in powerlifting (women) IPF European Powerlifting Championships List of European Championships medalists in powerlifting (men) List of European Championships medalists in powerlifting (women)
References
External links International Powerlifting Federation AllPowerlifting