Powerlifting Titans You Need To Follow On Instagram

Powerlifting made headlines in 2017, thanks to Matthew Yap who broke the World’s Squat Record and made many Singaporean proud. When did Powerlifting make such an impact as a sport and who was the first World Record Holder in Singapore?

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The first Singapore powerlifter to break a world record was Marcus Yap during the 2015 World Championships in Salo Finland. Yap broke the deadlift World record with a 223 kg (491 lb) deadlift in the U59kg Junior Class.

In June 2017, Matthew Yap broke the world squat record at his first-ever world tournament at the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Matthew is coach by his brother Marcus Ya,  a two-time world record holder, who lifted 208kg on his last attempt to break the world mark of 207.5kg, set by Swede Eddie Berglund in Texas in 2016.

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In the Asia Classic Powerlifting Championships 2017 in India, Marcus clinched the squat (196kg), bench (117.5kg) and deadlift (222.5kg) golds, combining for a Junior (from 19 to 23-year-old) world record total of 536kg. His younger brother Matthew swept the squat (197kg), bench (123kg) and deadlift (210kg) gold medals. He also earned the overall gold medal and set a new Asian sub-junior record total of 530kg.

We’ve compiled a list, featuring some of the best Powerlifters from Singapore that has won on the international stage and some won the respect of many others in the Powerlifting scene.

ZEON LOH GPA U90KG (OPENS)
Instagram: @zeonloh

 

MAX WANG GPA U100KG (OPENS)
Instagram: @spotme_brah

 

BENJAMIN SOH GPA U110KG (OPENS)
Instagram: @doctordeadlift

 

 

 

TAN KANG QUAN U93KG (JUNIOR)
Instagram: @kangquann

 

JON CHUA U74KG (JUNIOR)
Instagram: @joncsw

 

MATTHIAS YAP U74KG (SUB JUNIOR)
Instagram: @matthiasyap

 

MATTHEW YAP U66KG (SUB JUNIOR)
Instagram: @xmyzr

 

MARCUS YAP U59KG (JUNIOR)
Instagram: @marcusdsk

 

ABBY LOOI U63KG (JUNIOR)
Instagram: @abbylooi95

 

LEE LAY TENG U52KG (OPEN)
Instagram: @layzilee

 

THOR QIAN QI U52KG (SUB JUNIOR)
Instagram: @qianqi99

 

That’s all for now and we hope you will give these NATIONAL HEROES a follow on their Instagram and give them a dose of encouragement too!

To read more of some of their achievements, head to this link!

 

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