Agata Sitko (born 19 November 2002) is a Polish heavyweight powerlifter, competing in the IPF.[2] Despite being a junior, she has won the World Games in 2022 as a Heavyweight, the 2024 SBD Sheffield Powerlifting Championships, and has won the IPF World Equipped Championships in 2021, as well as the World Classic Championships in 2024.[3]
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| Born | 19 November 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Silesian University of Technology[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68.9 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Powerlifting career
editSitko began competing in powerlifting since 2019, and competed internationally since 2021.[4] She competed in the raw and equipped junior championships, where she won silver in both of the competitions respectively in the 76 kilogram weight class. The same year, Sitko competed in the open category despite being 18 years old, and would win gold in the 76 kilogram weight class, and broke two junior world records.[5]
In her first powerlifting competition in the 84 kilogram weight class, Sitko would break two open world records and three junior world records, and secured first place at the 2022 European Junior Equipped Championships.[6]
Sitko qualified for the 2022 World Games[7] at 19 years old, competing as a Heavyweight, and would secure first place.[8]
At the 2023 Classic Powerlifting Championships, Sitko secured second place, and bench pressed 153 kilograms for an open world record, deadlifted 240 kilograms for a junior world record, and totaled 590.5 kilograms for a junior world record.[9]
At the 2024 SBD Sheffield Powerlifting Championships, Sitko competed in the 69 kilogram weight class for the first time, and would break three open and junior world records. Her total world record would extend the previous open world record by 9.3%, and securing first place at the competition.[10]
Sitko secured first place for the first time at the 2024 classic powerlifting world championships at age 21, as well as bench pressing 155 kilograms and totaling 613 kilograms for a junior and open world record.[11]
At the 2024 Euro Muscle Show, Sitko competed in the 84 kilogram weight class, and bench pressed 156 kilograms for a junior and open world record, as well as a total of 618.5 kilograms for a junior total world record, surpassing Daniella Melo's junior total record.[12]
Personal records
editCompetition bests
editRaw
edit- Squat – 202.5 kg (446.4 lbs)
- Bench Press – 154 kg (339.5 lbs)
- Deadlift – 248.5 kg (547.8 lbs)
- Total – 600 kg (1,322.8 lbs)
Equipped
edit- Squat – 270 kg (595.2 lbs)
- Bench Press – 220 kg (485 lbs)
- Deadlift – 261 kg (575.4 lbs)
- Total – 726 kg (1,600.6 lbs)
International record lifts in competition
edit69 kg class
edit- Bench Press – 154 kg (340.6 lbs) – IPF Open Classic Full Power World Record – 2/10/2024
- Bench Press – 154 kg (339.1 lbs) – IPF Open Classic Bench Press Only World Record – 2/10/2024
- Bench Press – 154 kg (339.1 lbs) – IPF Junior Classic Full Power World Record – 2/10/2024
- Bench Press – 154 kg (339.1 lbs) – IPF Junior Classic Bench Press Only World Record – 2/10/2024
- Deadlift – 242 kg (533.5 lbs) – IPF Open Classic World Record – 2/10/2024
- Deadlift – 242 kg (533.5 lbs) – IPF Junior Classic World Record – 2/10/2024
- Total – 600 kg (1,322.8 lbs) – IPF Open Classic World Record – 2/10/2024
- Total – 600 kg (1,322.8 lbs) – IPF Junior Classic World Record – 2/10/2024
76 kg class
edit- Bench Press – 155.5 kg (342.8 lbs) – IPF Open Classic Full Power World Record – 6/21/2024
- Bench Press – 155.5 kg (342.8 lbs) – IPF Open Classic Bench Press Only World Record – 6/21/2024
- Bench Press – 155.5 kg (342.8 lbs) – IPF Junior Classic Full Power World Record – 6/21/2024
- Bench Press – 155.5 kg (342.8 lbs) – IPF Junior Classic Bench Press Only World Record – 6/21/2024
- Deadlift – 250 kg (551.2 lbs) – IPF Junior Classic World Record – 6/21/2024
- Total – 613 kg (1,351.3 lbs) – IPF Junior Classic World Record – 6/21/2024
- Bench Press – 195 kg (429.9 lbs) – IPF Open Equipped Full Power World Record – 7/9/2022
- Bench Press – 195 kg (429.9 lbs) – IPF Open Equipped Bench Press Only World Record – 7/9/2022
- Bench Press – 195 kg (429.9 lbs) – IPF Junior Equipped Full Power World Record – 7/9/2022
- Bench Press – 195 kg (429.9 lbs) – IPF Junior Equipped Bench Press Only World Record – 7/9/2022
- Deadlift – 261 kg (575.4 lbs) – IPF Open Equipped World Record – 7/9/2022
- Deadlift – 261 kg (575.4 lbs) – IPF Junior Equipped World Record – 7/9/2022
- Total – 726 kg (1,600.5 lbs) – IPF Open Equipped World Record – 7/9/2022
- Total – 726 kg (1,600.5 lbs) – IPF Junior Equipped World Record – 7/9/2022
84 kg class
edit- Bench Press – 156 kg (343.9 lbs) – IPF Junior Classic Full Power World Record – 7/14/2024
- Bench Press – 156 kg (343.9 lbs) – IPF Junior Classic Bench Press Only World Record – 7/14/2024
- Bench Press – 156 kg (343.9 lbs) – IPF Open Classic Full Power World Record – 7/14/2024
- Bench Press – 156 kg (343.9 lbs) – IPF Open Classic Bench Press World Record – 7/14/2024
- Total – 618.5 kg (1,363.6 lbs) – IPF Junior Classic World Record – 7/14/2024
- Bench Press – 188 kg (414.5 lbs) – IPF Junior Equipped Full Power World Record – 5/4/2022
- Bench Press – 220 kg (485 lbs) – IPF Junior Equipped Bench Press Only World Record – 9/25/2022
- Deadlift – 251.5 kg (554.5 lbs) – IPF Open Equipped World Record – 5/4/2022
- Deadlift – 251.5 kg (554.5 lbs) – IPF Junior Equipped World Record – 5/4/2022
- Total – 704.5 kg (1,553.2 lbs) – IPF Open Equipped World Record – 5/4/2022
- Total – 704.5 kg (1,553.2 lbs) – IPF Junior Equipped World Record – 5/4/2022
References
edit- ^ "Silesian University of Technology | SUT student set the world record!". Silesian University of Technology. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "GOODLIFT | Lifters | Profile". goodlift.info. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Whiteley, Jo (2024-02-21). "Agata Sitko Is a Powerlifting Phenom, and It's Time To Start Paying Attention". BarBend. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Agata Sitko". openpowerlifting.org. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "World Equipped Championships 2021 - 76kg class". powerlifting.sport. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Zeglinski, Robert (2022-05-05). "Powerlifter Agata Sitko (84KG) Breaks Multiple Equipped World Records, Wins European Junior Championships". Breaking Muscle. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Athlete of June 2022". theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Athletes of the Day: Agata Sitko (POL) and Volodymyr Rysiev (UKR)". theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Blechman, Phil (2023-06-22). "Agata Sitko (76KG) Sets IPF World Record Raw Bench Press of 153 Kilograms at 2023 IPF World Classic Championships". BarBend. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Agata Sitko (69KG) Breaks Three World Records to Win 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships". Fitness Volt. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Agata Sitko (76KG) Breaks Bench Press and Total World Records To Win Her First IPF Classic World Title". BarBend. 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Agata Sitko (84KG) Sets 156-kg (343.9-lb) Raw Bench Press IPF World Record at 2024 Euro Muscle Show". Fitness Volt. 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-15.