Brett Gibbs (born 29 January 1991) is a New Zealand powerlifter, competing in the 83 kilogram weight class. He is a 3-time open world champion and 1-time junior world champion in the classic (raw without knee wraps) division.[1]
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| Born | 29 January 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82.45 kg (181.8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Powerlifting career
editGibbs was previously the International Powerlifting Federation world record holder in the classic 83 kg weight class. He became the IPF junior classic world champion in 2014 and the open classic world champion in 2015.[2][3] In 2016, he finished second at the IPF world classic championships behind John Haack.
In 2017, Gibbs finished second behind Ulan Anuar of Kazakhstan. In 2018, Gibbs reclaimed the IPF classic world title with a world record 830.5 kg total (299 kg squat, 214 kg bench, 317.5 kg deadlift). The 299 kg squat and 214 kg bench were also world records.[4][3]
In 2019, Gibbs would place second, losing to Russel Orhii.[5]
References
edit- ^ "GOODLIFT | Lifters | Profile". goodlift.info. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Crombie, Nathan (11 June 2014). "World titles for Masterton powerlifters". Wairarapa Times-Age. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Results - International Powerlifting Federation IPF". www.powerlifting.sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Brett Gibbs, IPF Worlds 2018 - Brett Gibbs 830.5kg @ 83kg Body Weight, retrieved 23 December 2018
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (16 June 2019). "World Classic Powerlifting Championships 2019 - Things you may have missed". Olympics. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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