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Canadian Medalists at the IPF Worlds-Open Women
By: Alex Mardell
Date: April 21, 2009

The Women's Open Worlds started in 1980. Kali Bogias & Joy Burt are the top women with Burt winning Best Lifter in Belgium in 1992. I guess you could say the Canadian women went through a bit of a dry spell in the overall standing until Rhaea Fowler won Silver 16 years after Burt. I believe Fowler will leave a substantial mark on powerlifting and become the most decorated Canadian woman ever!

The Medal count breakdown: 36 medals (2 bench only 1 Silver & 1 Bronze) (4 individual medals 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze): 30 overall medalists 4 Gold, 11 Silver, & 15 Bronze

Overall Class Winners

  • 1980 Colette Marentette 48 Silver

  • 1980 P Marentette 48 Silver

  • 1980 Josie Gingras 52 Silver

  • 1980 Rhonda Peterson 56 Bronze

  • 1980 Jo-Ann Marshall 82.5+ Bronze

  • 1981 Denise Perez 48 Silver

  • 1981 Claudette Dionne 48 Bronze

  • 1981 Kali Bogias 52 Bronze

  • 1981 Ann Connolly 67.5 Silver

  • 1981 Jo-Ann Marshall 82.5+ Bronze

  • 1982 Bonny Kelly 44 Bronze

  • 1982 Claudette Dionne 48 Bronze

  • 1982 Kali Bogias 52 Bronze

  • 1982 Jo-Ann Marshall 90+ Silver

  • 1983 Kali Bogias 52 Gold

  • 1983 Wanda Wilson 75 Bronze

  • 1984 Kali Bogias 52 Gold

  • 1984 Vicki Goss 75 Bronze

  • 1985 Wendy Sperling 48 Bronze

  • 1986 Joy Burt 56 Silver

  • 1987 Joy Burt 56 Gold

  • 1987 Dianna Panting 82.5 Silver

  • 1987 Nancy Turner 82.5 Bronze

  • 1988 Joy Burt 56 Silver

  • 1988 Nancy Turner 82.5 Bronze

  • 1989 Gisele Mathiau 48 Bronze

  • 1989 Joy Burt 56 Silver*

  • 1990 Gisele Mathiau 52 Bronze

  • 1992 Joy Burt 56 Gold (Best Lifter)

  • 2008 Rhaea Fowler 75 Silver

    *Joy Burt also won a gold medal at the 1989 World Games in the 56-67,5 kg weight category.

    Individual Lift Medals through powerlifting (sq, b, or dl)

  • 1998 Karen Wilkenson (4th)75 Silver Bench, Bronze deadlift

  • 2008 Rhaea Fowler (2nd) 75 Gold Squat, Silver Bench

    Bench only IPF Worlds

  • 1996 Lee Ann Dalling 44 Silver

  • 2005 Lee Ann Dalling 52 Bronze

    Too see how the men have fared over the years at the International level click here.


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    Alex Mardell  (10:44am Apr 21, 2009)

    I excluded the Arnold results as I believe it is more of a North American championship not Worlds.

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