Eugenie is one among powerlifting’s brighter young talents.
Some young powerlifters take time to search out their groove and get comfortable on a sanctioned lifting platform. It’s an comprehensible struggle to work out what works and hone in on one’s strengths. Such a descriptor doesn’t appear to apply to the 20-year-old Samantha Eugenie.
On Apr. 8, 2023, in the course of the 2023 Fédération Française de Force (FFForce) Junior Nationals, Eugenie set two International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) raw Junior World Records in a first-place performance within the 69-kilogram weight class. The primary mark was a 220.5-kilogram (486.1-pound) deadlift, achieved by Eugenie on her final pull of the competition. The second IPF raw Junior World Record was Eugenie’s final triumphant total of 515.5 kilograms (1,136.4 kilos). The marks are official since the FFForce is under the IPF’s jurisdiction.
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Eugenie’s raw Junior World Record accomplishments are so impressive, they eclipsed the reigning 69-kilogram IPF Junior World Champion within the record books.
The athlete’s deadlift is greater than Clara Peyraud’s previous record of 218 kilograms (480.6 kilos) from the 2022 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Classic Powerlifting Championships by 2.5 kilograms (5.5 kilos). Eugenie’s Junior record total also leapfrogs one other past number from Peyraud, who notched a complete of 510.5 kilograms (1,136.4 kilos) at the identical European contest.
Peyraud captured her first 69-kilogram Junior world title in August 2022. Eugenie is a defending Junior World champion herself, but within the 63-kilogram division. In just her second-ever appearance as a 69-kilogram competitor, it’s clear Eugenie is already on par with its best Junior athletes.
Along with her IPF raw Junior World Records, Eugenie scored an all-time raw competition best bench press of 110 kilograms (242.5 kilos) and back squat of 185 kilograms (407.8 kilos). Here’s an summary of the highest stats from the athlete’s overall performance:
Samantha Eugenie (69KG) | 2023 French Junior Nationals Top Stats
- Squat — 185 kilograms (407.8 kilos) | All-Time Raw Competition Best
- Bench Press — 110 kilograms (242.5 kilos) | All-Time Raw Competition Best
- Deadlift — 220.5 kilograms (486.1 kilos) | Raw IPF World Record
- Total — 510.5 kilograms (1,136.4 kilos) | Raw IPF World Record
In accordance with the IPF database, Eugenie is the owner of the 63-kilogram raw IPF Junior World Record deadlift, with a pull of 216 kilograms (476.2 kilos). The athlete captured that mark on the 2022 IPF Junior World Classic Powerlifting Championships while taking home first place.
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Eugenie has firmly established herself as a dynamic force in two separate powerlifting divisions. All that may be left for the athlete is to make her stamps within the 69-kilogram class on a grander, international stage. The athlete will likely get the golden opportunity to achieve this this late summer on the 2023 IPF World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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