Corrigan can call herself a well-deserved World Champion.
In a way, the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Powerlifting Championships have turn into a staging ground for terrific debuts from athletes like Natalie Richards and the extension of budding dynasties like Tiffany Chapon’s. Powerhouse Latest Zealand powerlifter Evie Corrigan slots seamlessly into the previous category.
Corrigan made her second Open appearance on the flagship competition in Valletta, Malta, throughout the week of June 11-18, 2023. The athlete didn’t disappoint, capturing the IPF raw World title within the Open division 52-kilogram weight class for the primary time. The brand new title can now sit alongside her win on the 2018 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships within the Juniors division. To attain her latest title, Corrigan successfully dethroned the winner from the 2022 edition, Noémie Allabert, who finished because the runner-up to her peer.
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Unlike a few of her weight class peers, similar to Farhanna Farid, Corrigan didn’t set any IPF World Records within the means of her victory. She also didn’t mark down any personal all-time raw competition bests. That said, the athlete leaned on consistency, successfully ending eight of her nine lift attempts between her best squat, bench press, and deadlift. Notably, if Corrigan had successfully pulled off her failed final deadlift of 203 kilograms (447.5 kilos), the athlete would’ve easily surpassed her own total IPF World Record of 460 kilograms (1,014.3 kilos) from the 2023 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships (SPF). As a substitute, along with her overall performance, Corrigan tied her own World Record total.
Nonetheless, Corrigan still captured the impressive first-time victory. On the time of this writing, without complete footage from Corrigan’s performance, it’s unclear what sort of apparatus the competitor wore on her squat. Based on photography from White Lights Media (@whitelightsmediauk on Instagram), the athlete donned a lifting belt to help along with her sumo stance, mixed grip deadlift, and accomplished her bench press completely raw.
Here’s an outline of the powerlifter’s top stats from the 2023 IPF Worlds:
Evie Corrigan (52KG) | 2023 IPF Worlds Top Stats
- Squat — 162.5 kilograms (358.3 kilos)
- Bench Press — 100 kilograms (220.5 kilos)
- Deadlift — 197.5 kilograms (435.4 kilos)
- Total — 460 kilograms (1,014.1 kilos)
Because the defending 2023 SPF champion, Corrigan has now secured a spot within the 2024 edition of the competition routinely just by competing within the 2023 IPF Worlds. Leaving with the IPF Worlds win anyway is kind of a recent addition to her resume.
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With the 2023 IPF Worlds included, Corrigan has now left triumphant from her last 4 sanctioned powerlifting contests, per Open Powerlifting. Something says an prolonged hot streak could only just be starting for this 52-kilogram dynamo.
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