The World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) is a powerlifting federation hosting meets around the world. The federation hosts competitions which allow multi-ply equipment, but hosted a Raw world championship for the first time in 2009.
The WPC was established in 1986 and has affiliates in 30 countries.
Hosting both tested and untested (under the AWPC banner) competitions, the WPC is known better as a federation made by lifters for lifters. The competitive season comes to an end each year in November, as qualified lifters from different countries compete in the annual world championship.
The United States affiliate for the WPC is the American Powerlifting Federation (APF). The APF has several series of qualifying competitions that allow athletes to advance from the local/state level, to the national level, and then finally to the international level; the WPC/WPO. The WPO is the professional division of the WPC that provides meets with cash prizes for the higher ranking athletes of the WPC. The British affiliate is known as the BPC (British Powerlifting Congress).
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Aside from the IPF version of the world championships, the WPC also have their own version.
WPC world champions
| Year | 52 kilograms | 56 kilograms | 60 kilograms | 67.5 kilograms | 75 kilograms | 82.5 kilograms | 90 kilograms | 100 kilograms | 110 kilograms | 125 kilograms | 140 kilograms | Open |
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| 1988 | Gerrit Badenhorst | |||||||||||
| 1989 | Gerrit Badenhorst | |||||||||||
| 1990[1] | Peterson | James Williams | Jacobs | Joseph McCoy | Ed Riley | Mankamyer | Mesa | Eugene Van der Merwer | Brock | Gerrit Badenhorst | Mark Robinson | |
| 1996[2] | Mellor Gary | Grey Steven | Heath Doug | Fourie Andre | Primich Neville | Rutigliano Tom | Kellum Jesse | Depner Gerhard | Koenig Justin | Marshall Lee | Holleitner Gerhard |