Powerlifting at the World Games
Powerlifting has been part of every World Games since the inaugural 1981 World Games held in Santa Clara, California.
Medalists
Men
Lightweight
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London |  Hiroyuki Isagawa (JPN) |  Dave Mannering (GBR) | Eddie Pengelly (GBR) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Ventje Male (INA) | Hiroyuki Isagawa (JPN) | Nanda Telambanua (INA) |
| 1993 The Hague |  Gerard McNamara (IRL) | Rodney Hypolite (GBR) |  Sergey Zhuravliev (RUS) |
| 1997 Lahti |  Alexey Sivokon (KAZ) | Sutrisno Bin Darimin (INA) |  Hu Chun-hsiung (TPE) |
| 2001 Akita | Alexey Sivokon (KAZ) | Konstantin Pavlov (RUS) | Mikail Andruchin (RUS) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Ravil Kazakov (RUS) | Hsieh Tsung-ting (TPE) |  Dariusz Wszoła (POL) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Hsieh Tsung-ting (TPE) |  Arkadiy Shalokha (UKR) |  Hassan El Belghiti (FRA) |
| 2013 Cali | Sergey Fedosienko (RUS) | Sergey Gladkikh (RUS) | Hsieh Tsung-ting (TPE) |
| 2017 Wroclaw | Sergey Fedosienko (RUS) | Hassan El Belghiti (FRA) |  Charles Okpoko (USA) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Yusuke Satake (JPN) | Hsieh Tsung-ting (TPE) | Hassan El Belghiti (FRA) |
Middleweight
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London |  Claudino Ardini (ITA) | .svg.png){kind=small} Eddie Coppin (BEL) | .svg.png){kind=small} Glen Waszkiel (AUS) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Alexander Ausby (USA) | Floriano Domenici (ITA) | Michael Barber (USA) |
| 1993 The Hague |  Frank Schramm (GER) | His Yi-ching (TPE) | .svg.png){kind=small} Walt Forsey (CAN) |
| 1997 Lahti | Triharyanto (INA) | Dmitriy Soloviov (UKR) | Jan Wilczynski (POL) |
| 2001 Akita | Viktor Furazhkin (RUS) | Andrey Tarasenko (RUS) | Sergey Mor (RUS) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Andrey Tarasenko (RUS) | Viktor Furazhkin (RUS) | Jan Wegiera (POL) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jaroslaw Olech (POL) | Andriy Naniev (UKR) | Jan Wegiera (POL) |
| 2013 Cali | Jaroslaw Olech (POL) |  Kjell Egil Bakkelund (NOR) |  José Castillo (ECU) |
| 2017 Wroclaw | Jaroslaw Olech (POL) | Volodymyr Rysiyev (UKR) | Andriy Naniev (UKR) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Kjell Egil Bakkelund (NOR) | Mykola Barannik (UKR) |  Paul Knute Douglas (ISV) |
Heavyweight
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Tony Stevens (GBR) | Dave Caldwell (GBR) | John Neighbour (GBR) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Tony Stevens (GBR) |  Johnny Melander (SWE) | Jean-Pierre Brulois (FRA) |
| 1993 The Hague | Gene Bell (USA) | Viktor Naleikin (UKR) | Brian Reynolds (GBR) |
| 1997 Lahti | Sturla Davidsen (NOR) | Carl Christoffersen (NOR) |  Janne Toivanen (FIN) |
| 2001 Akita | Daisuke Midote (JPN) | Brad Gillingham (USA) | Jörgen Ljungberg (SWE) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Nikolay Suslov (RUS) | Brian Siders (USA) | Ivan Freydun (UKR) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Sergiy Pevnev (UKR) | Jacek Wiak (POL) |  Anibal Coimbra (LUX) |
| 2013 Cali | Vadym Dovhanyuk (UKR) | Anibal Coimbra (LUX) | Konstantin Lebedko (RUS) |
| 2017 Wroclaw | Sergii Bilyi (UKR) | Dmitry Inzarkin (RUS) | Dmitry Semenenko (UKR) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Volodymyr Rysiyev (UKR) | Ian Bell (ISV) | Danylo Kovalov (UKR) |
Super Heavyweight
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Michael Tuchscherer (USA) | Oleksandr Shepel (UKR) | Valeriy Karpov (UKR) |
| 2013 Cali | Andrey Konovalov (RUS) | Viktor Testsov (UKR) | Carl Yngvar Christensen (NOR) |
| 2017 Wroclaw | Oleksii Rokochiy (UKR) | Joseph Cappellino (USA) | Nurlan Yeshmakhanov (KAZ) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Oleksiy Bychkov (UKR) | Sen Yang (TPE) | Tony Cliffe (GBR) |
−52 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Hideaki Inabe (JPN) | Don MacVicar (USA) |
−56 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Gary Hunnicut (USA) |
−60 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Ito Chokichi (JPN) | George Hummel (USA) | Mark Shijo (USA) |
−75 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Mauro Di Pasquale (CAN) | Ray Neeley (USA) |
−82,5 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Jim Grudzien (USA) | Dennis Wright (USA) |
−90 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Walter Thomas (USA) | Jen Len (USA) |
−100 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Jim Cash (USA) | Frederick Hatfield (USA) |
−110 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Scott Palmer (USA) | Gene Kunit (USA) |
+110 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Doyle Kennedy (USA) | Dave Shaw (USA) |
Women
Lightweight
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Anna-Liisa Prinkkala (FIN) | Hisako Yoshida (JPN) |  Rekha Mal (IND) |
| 1993 The Hague |  Claudine Cognacq (DEN) | Raija Koskinen (FIN) |  Gema Christobal (ESP) |
| 1997 Lahti | Lin Li-min (TPE) | Raija Koskinen (FIN) | Nadezhda Mir (KAZ) |
| 2001 Akita | Raija Koskinen (FIN) | Chen Kuan-ting (TPE) | Yukako Fukushima (JPN) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Olesya Lafina (RUS) | Olena Dmytruk (UKR) | Chen Wei-ling (TPE) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Chen Wei-ling (TPE) | Yukako Fukushima (JPN) | Sri Hartati (INA) |
| 2013 Cali | Natalia Salnikova (RUS) | Chen Wei-ling (TPE) | Yukako Fukushima (JPN) |
| 2017 Wroclaw | Natalia Salnikova (RUS) | Yukako Fukushima (JPN) | Chen Wei-ling (TPE) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Yukako Fukushima (JPN) | Zuzanna Kula (POL) | Anastasiya Derevyanko (UKR) |
Middleweight
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Joy Burt (CAN) | Silvana Bollmann (GER) | Jenny Hunter (GBR) |
| 1993 The Hague | Carrie Boudreau (USA) | Beate Amdahl (NOR) | Ingeborg Marx (BEL) |
| 1997 Lahti | Carrie Boudreau (USA) | Ingeborg Marx (BEL) |  Irene Frangi (ARG) |
| 2001 Akita | Marina Kudinova (RUS) | Irina Abramova (RUS) | Pirjo Savola (FIN) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Larysa Vitsiyevska (UKR) | Priscilla Ribic (USA) |  Nadezhda Malyugina (UZB) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Noviana Sari (INA) | Tetyana Prymenchuk (UKR) | Zhanna Ivanova (UKR) |
| 2013 Cali | Larysa Soloviova (UKR) | Tetyana Akhmamyetyeva (UKR) | Wu Hui-chun (TPE) |
| 2017 Wroclaw | Larysa Soloviova (UKR) | Anna Ryzhkova (RUS) | Wu Hui-chun (TPE) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Carola Galla (ITA) | Taylor Lachapelle (ISV) | Larysa Soloviova (UKR) |
Heavyweight
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Liz Odendaal (NED) | Sumita Laha (IND) | Judy Oakes (GBR) |
| 1993 The Hague |  Cathy Millen (NZL) | Tammy Diande (USA) | Shelby Corson (USA) |
| 1997 Lahti | Lisa Sjöstrand (SWE) | Lee Chia-sui (TPE) | Chao Chen-yeh (TPE) |
| 2001 Akita | Svetlana Miklashevich (RUS) | Natalia Payusova (RUS) | Chao Chen-yeh (TPE) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Marina Kudinova (UKR) | Galina Karpova (RUS) | Irina Yavorska (UKR) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Larysa Soloviova (UKR) | Antonietta Orsini (ITA) | Priscilla Ribic (USA) |
| 2013 Cali |  Ana Castellain (BRA) | Yulia Medvedeva (RUS) | Priscilla Ribic (USA) |
| 2017 Wroclaw | Ana Castellain (BRA) | Priscilla Ribic (USA) |  Yenifer Canelon (VEN) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Agata Sitko (POL) | Kelsey McCarthy (ISV) | Francesca Parrello (ITA) |
Super Heavyweight
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Iryna Yavorska-Karpova (UKR) | Jessica O'Donnell (USA) | Chang Ya-wen (TPE) |
| 2013 Cali | Olena Kozlova (UKR) | Ielja Strik (NED) | Svetlana Tcvetkova (RUS) |
| 2017 Wroclaw | Bonica Lough (USA) | Tetyana Melnyk (UKR) | Liane Blyn (USA) |
| 2022 Birmingham | Rhaea Stinn (CAN) | Bonica Brown (USA) | Tetyana Melnyk (UKR) |