A living legend adds one other fabled tale to her story.
Amanda Lawrence entered the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Sheffield Powerlifting Championships with nothing to prove. The athlete was already a World Champion, with multiple world records to her name scattered throughout. Yet, she outdid herself again anyway.
On Mar. 25, 2023, Lawrence used the Sheffield, England, lifting platform as a trademark showcase of her strength. In a fourth-place overall performance, the athlete recorded three raw IPF World Records on her squat (246.5 kilograms/543.4 kilos), deadlift (268.5 kilograms/591.9 kilos), and total (645 kilograms/1,421.9 kilos). Her deadlift is the heaviest in IPF history amongst female competitors.
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Per Lifting Forged, the Sheffield contest was judged on a body weight-to-strength ratio, and it saw 52-kilogram (114-pound) lifter Evie Corrigan take home the victory with a 459-kilogram (1,014.1-pound) total.
Lawrence weighed in at 83.4 kilograms (183.8 kilos). She wore a lifting belt for her deadlift; a belt, knee sleeves, and wrist wraps for her squat; and judging by the camera angle of her bench press, she had no additional supportive equipment adorned.
Here is an summary of Lawrence’s top stats from her performance on the 2023 Sheffield Championships:
Amanda Lawrence (84KG) | 2023 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships Top Stats
- Squat — 246.5 kilograms (543.4 kilos) | IPF Raw 84-kilogram record
- Bench Press — 130 kilograms (286.6 kilos)
- Deadlift — 268.5 kilograms (591.9 kilos) | IPF Raw 84-kilogram record; Heaviest women’s deadlift in IPF History
- Total — 645 kilograms (1,421.9 kilos) | IPF Raw 84-kilogram record
On her Instagram, Lawrence was appropriately succinct with a mirrored image on her usual superstar-level performance.
“You could possibly say a couple of world records fell yesterday. I’M BACK,” Lawrence wrote.
It seems likely that Lawrence, a three-time IPF World Champion (2019, 2021-2022), will add one other title to her belt this summer on the 2023 IPF Worlds in Valletta, Malta. As such, Lawrence is setting her sights on one other ambition: the primary 272-kilogram (600-pound) deadlift in women’s IPF powerlifting history.
“600 kilos will fall, you will have yet to see my final form,” Lawrence wrote.
The social media reveal of such goals after a record-laden meet drew the eye of other notable powerlifting stars like Jessica Buettner, Jesus Olivares, and Russel Orhii. Buettner simply commented with some fire emojis, Olivares expressed his pride in his peer, and Orhii perhaps put it best: “This woman is different.”
Yes, indeed, Lawrence is kind of different.
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At this stage of her profession, Lawrence is more of a pioneer than a powerlifter. Not only is she extending the space between herself and her competition; she’s seemingly breaking ground some could likely have only ever dreamed of.
Featured image: @miss.amanda.ann on Instagram