That is believed to be a World Record.
The 2023 Ohio’s Strongest contest was held in Struthers, OH on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, and history could have been made at this competition. Under-64-kilogram strongwoman Kira Wrixson performed a large 18-inch deadlift of 385.5 kilograms (850 kilos), and she or he made it look easy.
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Wrixson approached the stiff bar, which was loaded with oversized “wagon wheel” plates and elevated on boxes, before securing her “figure eight”-style lifting straps to the bar. After taking a number of seconds to organize for the moment, she began the pull and immediately stood tall with the burden. Once she locked out, the judge gave a down command, and she or he received cheers from the group watching. She was also wearing a weightlifting belt and a deadlift suit.
Wrixson and Ohio’s Strongest contest promoters have referred to this lift as a “World Record.” Breaking Muscle reached out to the promoters for confirmation and it was determined that there had been no heavier lift recorded in competition before Wrixson’s attempt. Breaking Muscle found no such lift, performed by a strongwoman in her weight class, being recognized as a World Record as well. So, unless one other competitor or organization can provide evidence on the contrary, Wrixson’s lift may go down as the heaviest documented 18-inch deadlift performed by a U64KG strongwoman athlete.
Wrixson had quite a day, overall, at this contest. Lower than an hour before she performed her deadlift, she had also scored a Circus Dumbbell lift of 62.9 kilograms (138.8 kilos). Promoters also called this lift a World Record and, again, no other documented record for this lift before Wrixson was found. This event included an amateur competition in addition to separate events for record attempts. Wrixson only took part within the record-setting portion.
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All the show had significant meaning for locals in the realm since it served as tribute to “Warrior Princess” Nora Sabella, a nine-year-old girl who recently passed away following her third cancer diagnosis and a complete of 5 years of treatment. In keeping with promoters of the Ohio’s Strongest contest, Wrixson said she was extra motivated for her lifts because there was a 50-cent per pound donation riding on her deadlift.
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