2012 Classic Powerlifting World Championships
Powerlifting event in Stockholm, Sweden
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The 2012 Classic Powerlifting World Championships (also called the World Classic Powerlifting Cup) were held in Stockholm, Sweden from 12 to 17 June 2012 featuring 168 athletes across 31 countries.[1][2]
This was the first edition of the IPF Powerlifting World Championships that was held in classic (raw) format.
Medal overview
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| − 59 kg | Sergey Fedosienko Russia | 651.0 kg | Dariusz Wszoła Poland | 547.5 kg | Eric Kupperstein United States | 540.0 kg |
| − 66 kg | Tsung-Ting Hsieh Chinese Taipei | 640.0 kg | Yusuke Inoue Japan | 617.5 kg | Mikhail Andryukhin Russia | 600.0 kg |
| − 74 kg | Alexey Bakhirev Russia | 670.0 kg | Sami Nieminen Finland | 650.0 kg | Per Berglund Sweden | 645.0 kg |
| − 83 kg | Davranbek Turakhanov Kazakhstan | 720.0 kg | Alexey Kuzmin Russia | 715.0 kg | Alex Tertitski United States | 707.5 kg |
| − 93 kg | Krzysztof Wierzbicki Poland | 765.0 kg | Alexander Karpenko Russia | 757.5 kg | Jiří Horník Czech Republic | 745.0 kg |
| − 105 kg | Anibal Coimbra Luxembourg | 847.5 kg | Alex-Edward Raus Estonia | 845.0 kg | Dmitriy Likhanov Russia | 830.0 kg |
| − 120 kg | Mohamed Bouafia Algeria | 915.5 kg | Kamo Simonyan Russia | 865.0 kg | Michael Tuchscherer United States | 865.0 kg |
| + 120 kg | Blaine Sumner United States | 907.5 kg | Robin Sjögren Sweden | 860.0 kg | Stephen Pritchard Australia | 855.0 kg |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| − 47 kg | Chen Wei-ling Chinese Taipei | 395.0 kg | Olga Golubeva Russia | 378.5 kg | Mary Macken Australia | 307.5 kg |
| − 52 kg | Ana Komalaeva Russia | 382.5 kg | Suzanne Hartwig-Gary United States | 372.5 kg | Magdolna Petroczki Hungary | 352.5 kg |
| − 57 kg | Hui-Chun Wu Chinese Taipei | 397.5 kg | Yulia Vaavilova Russia | 395.0 kg | Helen Engberg Sweden | 375.0 kg |
| − 63 kg | Kimberly Walford United States | 468.0 kg | Jennifer Thompson United States | 467.5 kg | Landish Gavina Russia | 410.0 kg |
| − 72 kg | Johanna Kankus Finland | 425.0 kg | Marzena Piter Poland | 412.5 kg | Tatiana Zubkova Russia | 405.0 kg |
| − 84 kg | Ielja Strik Netherlands | 535.0 kg | Evgenia Dukacheva Russia | 505.0 kg | Josephine Bark Sweden | 422.5 kg |
| + 84 kg | Sonia Manaena New Zealand | 515.0 kg | Jenny Sellen Sweden | 437.5 kg | Magdalena Bialek Poland | 412.5 kg |
Medal table
* Host nation (Russia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia* | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |