Sophia Ellis
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Sophia Ellis (born 1996) is a British powerlifter who broke the European deadlift record of 245.5kg in Estonia 2023, 240.5kg at the European Championships in Poland 2022, and in Sweden 2021 with 230.5kg. She is two-time European Champion (2022 and 2023) and gold deadlift medalist at the IPF World Classic Championships 2023. She competed for Team Great Britain.
In April 2022, she won the British National Championships, breaking six British records and lifting the heaviest deadlift in British powerlifting history (237.5kg), to progress to the World Classic Championships in South Africa.