Connor has added extra jewels to her deadlift crown.
In terms of “pulling” off the seemingly unattainable on monstrous deadlifts, Heather Connor is unmatched. Throughout the 2023 Worldwide Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Basic Powerlifting Championships in Valletta, Malta, the famous person pulled one other heavy rabbit out of her black prime hat when she deadlifted 200 kilograms (440.9 kilos) uncooked. The milestone is an IPF World Report within the 47-kilogram weight class and helped Connor end in third place, with rival Tiffany Chapon taking the top spot once again.
Connor’s uncooked IPF World Report deadlift eclipses her personal earlier large pulling feat of 185 kilograms (407.8 kilos). The athlete captured that accomplishment through the 2022 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships. Roughly a calendar yr later, Connor has rewritten the document books by herself, including an astonishing 15 kilograms (33.1 kilos) to the 47-kilogram class’s uncooked deadlift document. Connor wore a lifting belt whereas using a sumo stance and a combined grip on her loaded barbell for the historic pull.
A former two-time IPF world champion (2017, 2019), the 2023 IPF Worlds was, formally, Connor’s second try at regaining the highest mantle within the 47-kilogram division. Sadly for the athlete, Connor’s efforts have aligned with the rise of the now three-time 47-kilogram world champion in Chapon. However, taking dwelling a document on a signature elevate isn’t a foul comfort prize.
Right here’s an outline of Connor’s prime stats from the 2023 IPF World Basic Powerlifting Championships:
Heather Connor (47KG) | 2023 IPF Worlds Prime Stats
- Squat — 132.5 kilograms (292.1 kilos)
- Bench Press — 75 kilograms (165.3 kilos)
- Deadlift — 200 kilograms (440.9 kilos) | IPF World Report
- Complete — 407.5 kilograms (898.4 kilos)
Notably, per a reflective publish on Connor’s Instagram profile, the powerlifter nearly needed to overcome a measure of well being adversity to attain her newest World Report deadlift. The athlete wrote that she heard “popping sounds” whereas performing a back squat and that the prospect of competing whereas injured was “terrifying.” On the time of this writing, Connor has not supplied extra specifics on the extent of her ailment or clarified if there was something even improper.
It seems to have merely been a minor scare within the newest chapter of a powerlifting nice.
“That is the happiest and healthiest I’ve been in a protracted whereas,” Connor began. “Having the ability to trip with makes an attempt to drag an enormous World Report to get on the rostrum was unreal. It was thrilling and what I imagine makes the game [of powerlifting] a lot extra enjoyable to look at.”
Based mostly on her earlier aggressive precedent, Connor will seemingly compete in not less than another sanctioned contest earlier than the tip of 2023. For one, the athlete is the defending Fédération Française de Power (FFForce) Lady Energy champion. Plus, additional appearances are simply extra golden alternatives for a well-known deadlifter to interrupt extra of her personal information.
Featured picture: @theipf on Instagram
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