This Week in Powerlifting
Week of Jul 14 - Jul 21, 2026. Every sanctioned meet the verified competition data saw this week - the big fields, the record moves, and the lifters who defined it. Data through 2026-07-12.
The Big Ones
The largest fields of the weekBritish Powerlifting Championships
Topped by Gregory Pearson at 578.1 DOTS
Jul 8, 2026 - BPU - England - 402 lifters
Dzik Natural Powerlifting Revolution
Topped by Michał Pacwa at 519.3 DOTS
Jul 4, 2026 - Poland-UA - Poland - 129 lifters
Polish RAW Deadlift Championships
Topped by Kamil Kargul at 220.9 DOTS
Jul 4, 2026 - WPC-Poland - Poland - 107 lifters
Nikolai Kagansky Memorial Cup
Topped by Colton Engelbrecht at 693.8 DOTS
Jul 11, 2026 - WRPF - Russia - 107 lifters
Scottish Classic Championships
Topped by Tasmin Campbell at 549.1 DOTS
Jul 4, 2026 - ScottishPL - Scotland - 102 lifters
ST Summer Showdown
Topped by Darius Kwong at 517.4 DOTS
Jul 11, 2026 - EPA - England - 93 lifters
Standouts of the Week
Best performances by DOTS among the week's results| # | Lifter | Total | DOTS | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colton Engelbrecht | 1,225.0 kg | 693.8 | Nikolai Kagansky Memorial Cup |
| 2 | Marianna Gasparyan | 568.5 kg | 640.5 | Nikolai Kagansky Memorial Cup |
| 3 | Lily Riley | 620.0 kg | 606.4 | Nikolai Kagansky Memorial Cup |
| 4 | Krzysztof Wierzbicki | 972.5 kg | 585.2 | Nikolai Kagansky Memorial Cup |
| 5 | Aleksandra Szymczykowska | 525.0 kg | 582.6 | Nikolai Kagansky Memorial Cup |
| 6 | Gregory Pearson | 887.5 kg | 578.1 | British Powerlifting Championships |
| 7 | Konstantin Dunin | 880.0 kg | 575.3 | Nikolai Kagansky Memorial Cup |
| 8 | Ben Donin | 880.0 kg | 569.7 | Nikolai Kagansky Memorial Cup |
Every Meet This Week
Open in the meet browser| Meet | Date | Federation | Country | Lifters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Powerlifting Championships | Jul 8, 2026 | BPU | England | 402 |
| Dzik Natural Powerlifting Revolution | Jul 4, 2026 | Poland-UA | Poland | 129 |
| Polish RAW Deadlift Championships | Jul 4, 2026 | WPC-Poland | Poland | 107 |
| Nikolai Kagansky Memorial Cup | Jul 11, 2026 | WRPF | Russia | 107 |
| Scottish Classic Championships | Jul 4, 2026 | ScottishPL | Scotland | 102 |
| ST Summer Showdown | Jul 11, 2026 | EPA | England | 93 |
| So-Vi - Kansallinen penkkipunnerruskilpailu Rantapenkkarit 20-vuotiskilpailut - Sotkamo | Jul 11, 2026 | SVNL | Finland | 88 |
| Open de Rians | Jul 11, 2026 | FFForce | France | 75 |
| City Cup | Jul 4, 2026 | FPP | Panama | 67 |
| Reaper's Rebellion 4 | Jul 11, 2026 | USPC | USA | 60 |
| Summer Nationals | Jul 11, 2026 | NASA | USA | 55 |
| Masters Nationals | Jul 4, 2026 | IrishPF | Ireland | 54 |
| WCPA Mid-Year Classic | Jul 4, 2026 | NZPF | New Zealand | 53 |
| Summer Open | Jul 5, 2026 | IrishPF | Ireland | 49 |
| West Midlands Summer Cup | Jul 5, 2026 | EPA | England | 48 |
| La Forge Strength Club Equinoxe | Jul 11, 2026 | CPU | Canada | 41 |
| Landesmeisterschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern KDK | Jul 4, 2026 | BVDK | Germany | 37 |
| Bench vs Curl | Jul 5, 2026 | FFForce | France | 35 |
| Shandong Iron Game | Jul 4, 2026 | CHNPL | China | 33 |
| The Great East Coast | Jul 12, 2026 | WRPF-UK | UK | 33 |
| TVN. Kansallinen penkkipunnerruskilpailu - Tampere | Jul 4, 2026 | SVNL | Finland | 31 |
| Full Boar - Novice and Club Competition | Jul 11, 2026 | NZPF | New Zealand | 30 |
| Battle of Brisbane | Jul 12, 2026 | AusPL | Australia | 28 |
| Sunflower State Games | Jul 11, 2026 | PLU | USA | 20 |
| Matariki Maxout 2 | Jul 11, 2026 | NZPU | New Zealand | 18 |
| Patriot Power Classic | Jul 11, 2026 | APF | USA | 17 |
| 2nd Annual National Bench Press Championships | Jul 5, 2026 | TTPF | Trinidad and Tobago | 16 |
| 2 Beau 2 Furious | Jul 5, 2026 | APLA | Australia | 15 |
| Summer Open | Jul 4, 2026 | GPC-IRL | Ireland | 15 |
| local powerlift meet | Jul 11, 2026 | DDFPA | Netherlands | 15 |
| Tasmania Cup II | Jul 4, 2026 | APLA | Australia | 14 |
| Omni Fitness Open | Jul 5, 2026 | APLA | Australia | 13 |
| Summer Heat | Jul 11, 2026 | APF | USA | 13 |
| Fitness Warehouse Bench and Curl Championships | Jul 11, 2026 | RAW | USA | 12 |
| 7° Campionato Italiano di Stacco Classic Senior Maschile e Femminile | Jul 5, 2026 | FIPL | Italy | 0 |
| 26° Campionato Italiano di Stacco Open Attrezzato Maschile/Femminile | Jul 5, 2026 | FIPL | Italy | 0 |
| Bayerische Meisterschaften Bankdrücken | Jul 11, 2026 | BVDK | Germany | 0 |
Rebuilt automatically from each night's OpenPowerlifting data sync. Source: OpenPowerlifting competition results.