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Bonica Brown (née Lough; born August 4, 1988) is an American powerlifter competing in the IPF. She is a World Games champion, a 4-time Equipped World Champion, a 2-time Sub-Junior Equipped World Champion, and a 7-time Classic World Champion, and she has held multiple world records in each division.[1]
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| Born | August 4, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 149.6 kg (330 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States (2003–2008; 2013–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Event | 84+ kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Powerlifting championships
2002–2008: Junior and Sub-Junior division
Brown began lifting weights on November 25, 2002, at the age of 14.[2] 18 months later, she competed in the IPF open and sub-junior world championships in the 90-kilogram weight class. She secured 5th place in the open competition and first place in the sub-junior competition, where she also broke several sub-junior world records.[3][4]
In 2006, Brown extended her sub-junior records in the 90-kilogram weight class at the 2006 IPF World Open Powerlifting Championships. She would secure second place in the competition.[5]
2013–present: Open division
Brown had stopped competing in powerlifting in 2008, but returned in 2013.[6] She was coached by Kimberly Walford at USA Powerlifting Equipped Nationals, where she won the competition.[7]
In 2018, Brown broke all five world records in the classic 84+ kilogram weight class in the squat, bench press full power and single lift, deadlift, and total at the 2018 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships.[8]
In 2023, Brown competed at the inaugural SBD Sheffield Powerlifting Championships after winning the 2022 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships.[9][10] At Sheffield, she secured a new squat world record of 280 kilograms and a total world record of 680 kilograms, and securing 5th at the competition.[11] She competed at the IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships the same year, squatting 289 kilograms for a world record. However, her record would be annulled after failing to register a total, and the record holder would be given to Sonita Muluh of Belgium, who squatted 285.5 kilograms at the same competition.[12]
The World Games
Brown qualified for the 2017 World Games, competing as a super heavyweight powerlifter. She would win the competition with a score of 600.71, as well as a squat world record of 310.5 kilograms and a total world record of 763 kilograms.[13]
Brown competed at the 2022 World Games as a super heavyweight powerlifter a second time and broke her squat world record. Initially, Brown had won the competition on her last deadlift attempt of 262.5 kilograms, but the jury overruled her final attempt to a no lift. She secured second place in the competition, losing gold to Rhaea Stinn of Canada.[14][15]
Competition bests
Equipped
- Squat: 325 kg (2019)
- Bench Press: 202.5 kg (2019)
- Deadlift: 360.5 kg (2018)
- Total: 793 kg (2019)
Raw
- Squat: 289 kg (2023)
- Bench Press: 155 kg (2021)
- Deadlift: 252.5 kg (2023)
- Total: 680 kg (2023)
Record lifts in competition
Equipped
- Squat – 230 kg – IPF Sub-Junior World Record – 11/10/2006 (−90 kg)
- Bench Press – 125 kg – IPF Sub-Junior World Record – 11/10/2006 (−90 kg)
- Deadlift – 212.5 kg – IPF Sub-Junior World Record – 11/10/2006 (−90 kg)
- Total – 567.5 kg – IPF Sub-Junior World Record – 11/10/2006 (−90 kg)
- Deadlift – 260.5 kg – USA Powerlifting Equipped American Record – 5/18/2018 (+84 kg)
- Total – 778 kg – USA Powerlifting Equipped American Record – 5/18/2018 (+84 kg)
- Squat – 325 kg – USA Powerlifting Equipped American Record – 5/3/2019 (+84 kg)
- Bench Press – 220 kg – USA Powerlifting Equipped Full Power American Record – 11/18/2019 (+84 kg)
- Bench Press – 220 kg – USA Powerlifting Equipped Bench Press Only American Record – 11/18/2019 (+84 kg)
- Squat – 322.5 kg – IPF Equipped Open World Record – 7/10/2022 (+84 kg)
- Total – 791 kg – IPF Equipped Open World Record – 7/10/2022 (+84 kg)
Raw
- Squat – 242.5 kg – USA Powerlifting Raw American Record – 7/20/2014 (+90 kg)
- Bench Press – 140 kg – USA Powerlifting Raw Full Power American Record – 10/10/2014 (+90 kg)
- Deadlift – 227.5 kg – USA Powerlifting Raw American Record – 7/20/2014 (+90 kg)
- Total – 610 kg – USA Powerlifting Raw American Record – 7/20/2014 (+90 kg)
- Bench Press – 151.5 kg – USA Powerlifting Raw Full Power American Record – 10/10/2017 (+84 kg)
- Bench Press – 151.5 kg – USA Powerlifting Raw Bench Press Only American Record – 10/10/2017 (+84 kg)
- Bench Press – 151.5 kg – IPF Classic Open Full Power World Record – 6/6/2018 (+84 kg)
- Bench Press – 151.5 kg – IPF Classic Open Bench Press Only World Record – 6/6/2018 (+84 kg)
- Deadlift – 247 kg – USA Powerlifting Raw American Record – 6/6/2018 (+84 kg)
- Deadlift – 247 kg – IPF Classic Open World Record – 6/6/2018 (+84 kg)
- Total – 671.5 kg – USA Powerlifting Raw American Record – 6/6/2018 (+84 kg)
- Squat – 276 kg – USA Powerlifting Raw American Record – 6/1/2021 (+84 kg)
- Squat – 280 kg – IPF Classic Open World Record – 3/25/2023 (+84 kg)[a]
- Total – 680 kg – IPF Classic Open World Record – 3/25/2023 (+84 kg)
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