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EUROPEAN OPEN UNIVERSITY

POWERLIFTING CUP 2023

ALBI, FRANCE

MARCH 16-18, 2023

A total of 123 athletes representing their universities, forming a group of

64 male athletes and 59 female athletes, came from 10 countries across

Europe to take part in the European Open University Powerlifting Cup.

The 4th edition of the European
University Cup in Classic
Powerlifting was held in Albi,
France, between March 16th
and 18th. Throughout the three
days of competition, women
competed in 6 categories, from
-47 kg to +84 kg, and men also
competed in 6 categories, from
-59 kg to +120 kg.

A number of university
records were broken during
the competition. The first one
was set by Ellen B. Akesson
(Linkoping University, SWE)
in the 63 kg category with
a deadlift of 192.5 kg and in
the bench press with 100 kg.
She was followed by Mathilde
Rosse (University of Grenoble,
FRA), who broke the -63 kg
EUSA squat record with 165 kg.

In addition, Nusa Zekeznik

(University of Ljubljana, SLO)

won gold in the -84 kg category

with an EUSA squat record of

168 kg.

In the -76 kg weight category,

the gold medal was won by

Machwate Emma (University of

Strasbourg, FRA) with a total of

425 kg, breaking the European

University Record Deadlift with

195 kg. The 84+ kg was the last

session in the women’s weight

class category, where Mmadi

Salma (University of Toulouse,

FRA) won the gold medal

while breaking the European

University Record Deadlift with

175.5 kg.

The Swedish athletes broke

a number of records in the

men’s division, with Mattias

Svensson (Lund University,

SWE) breaking the European

University Record Deadlift with

320.5 kg in the -93 kg men.

Followed by Andreas Nilsson

(Lund University, SWE), who

emerged as champion with

740 kg, breaking the European

University Record Bench Press

with 185 kg.

On the final day, the men’s

-105 kg weight classes A

and B category concluded,

with Johansson Emil (Umea

University, SWE) taking gold

and setting a new 105 kg EUSA

squat record of 293 kg. Followed

by Eliam Chandeu (University of

Lyon, FRA), he set a new EUSA

bench record of 188 kg and a

new deadlift record of 326 kg.

The event was held under

the auspices of the European

Powerlifting Federation (EPF)

and the French Powerlifting

Federation (FPF), under the

patronage of the European

University Sports Association

(EUSA), as an open cup. The

next University Cup competition

will be held in Nancy, France,

from February 29 to March 3,

2024.