A dominant performance from Sancho saw her notch this record pull.
On Apr. 30, 2023, powerlifter Laura Sancho shared an Instagram clip of herself scoring a 263-kilogram (579.8-pound) raw deadlift in the course of the 2023 Global Powerlifting Committee-Great Britain (GPC-GB) Welsh Championships in Swansea, Wales. The facility milestone shouldn’t be only an all-time raw competition best for the athlete, but additionally it is a British Record within the 82-kilogram division.
Sancho wore only a lifting belt by way of assistive equipment to assist her with the monstrous pull. She used a traditional stance with a mixed grip. The athlete’s massive deadlift helped her eventually take home a first-place performance in her weight class.
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Based on her personal page on Open Powerlifting, Sancho only began featuring as a competitive powerlifter relatively recently.
The athlete made her debut on a sanctioned lifting platform during a victory within the 2021 GPC-GB Scottish Championship. Sancho has competed primarily with wraps, potentially making her raw British Record pull much more exceptional in context. The powerlifter is undefeated in six profession official appearances (five as an 82-kilogram competitor and one as a 75-kilogram athlete).
Here’s an summary of Sancho’s all-time sanctioned powerlifting history:
Laura Sancho | Competitive History
- 2021 GPC-GB Scottish Championship (Wraps/82KG) — First place
- 2021 GPC-GB British Finals (Wraps/75KG) — First place
- 2022 GPC-GB British Finals (Wraps/82KG) — First place
- 2022 GPC-Scotland Sultans of Squat (Wraps/82KG) — First place
- 2022 GPC-Scotland Bench Gathering (Raw/82KG) — First place
- 2023 GPC-GB Welsh Championships (Wraps/82KG) — First place
Here’s an summary of Sancho’s all-time best competition stats:
Laura Sancho | All-Time Competition Bests
- Squat (with Wraps) — 199.9 kilograms (440.9 kilos)
- Bench Press (Raw) — 112.5 kilograms (248 kilos)
- Deadlift (Raw) — 263 kilograms (579.8 kilos) | All-Time British Record (82KG)
- Total (with Wraps) — 575.5 kilograms (1,268.7 kilos)
Note: Sancho has never logged a raw squat in an official capability. As such, the powerlifter also doesn’t have an official best-ever raw total.
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In her Instagram post, Sancho appeared to beam with energy over achieving this high-water deadlift mark. For an elite powerlifter like her, such an appreciative and thrilled response is greater than comprehensible after reaching her goals.
Higher yet, more staggering milestones may be on the way in which soon enough.
“I’m still buzzing,” Sancho wrote. “As I said in November, it won’t be mine long because there’s a queue of units coming, but for now, lemme taste it just just a little bit more.”
Featured image: @laureldepapel on Instagram