“(Now) she is an international competitor for the United States.”Ī native of France, Iliev, 51, coached rugby, judo and swimming in her homeland before discovering powerlifting at a swim club gym. “She won a ton of international titles,” Ribic said. “She is the strongest bench presser for females in the world,” Ribic said.Īlso competing will be local powerlifting coach Isabelle Iliev, a 10-time world champion. Thompson holds the IPF world bench press records at 132 and 148 pounds. Super heavyweight Williams, who holds the squat, dead lift and total weight world records, became the first lifter to raw squat 1,000 pounds at the 2016 Raw Nationals in Atlanta.īrown, who competes at 84+ kg, set four IPF world records at the 2018 IPF World Championships in Calgary, Alberta. “That’s when the top athletes in each weight class, in the open division, compete against each other.”Īmong the competitors will be International Powerlifting Federation world-record holders Ray Williams, Bonica Brown and Jennifer Thompson. “We call that our prime time,” co-meet director Erin Ribic said. Action will commence on Thursday with the lowest weight classes and continue through Sunday, when the super heavyweights vie for championship belts.Įach day the best of the best face off at 6 p.m. “The top athletes in the United States, who often compete at the world level, will be here competing.”Ī field of 1,200 lifters is registered for the four-day event. “This will be the largest powerlifting meet in history,” co-meet director Dana Snow said. Record numbers of world-class athletes are already flooding the Centennial Hotel to sneak in a final workout before the lights come on Thursday at the USA Powerlifting Raw Nationals. USA Powerlifting is holding its marquee event in downtown Spokane this week.
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