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USA Powerlifting (USAPL) is a national and international powerlifting organization based in the United States. The USAPL sanctions local, regional, national,[1] and international[2] meets in the United States and several other member countries. The current president of the USAPL is Larry Maile.[1]
The USAPL is a drug tested organization and restricts the usage of equipment to single ply suits and shirts in the equipped division.[1] The raw division of the USAPL allows wrist wraps and knee sleeves as well as a lifting belt.[1]
In November 2021, USA Powerlifting was controversially[3] expelled from the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) after it failed to comply with changes to some of the IPF's policies.[4][5] Since then, USA Powerlifting has expanded to become an international organization, including countries such as Australia, Ireland, and South Korea.[6] In place of IPF World Championships, USA Powerlifting has started the USA Powerlifting Pro Series Circuit and the USA Powerlifting Open World Cup.
In 2019, USAPL announced that transgender women would not be allowed to compete as women.[7] On January 14, 2021, female transgender weightlifter JayCee Cooper launched a discrimination lawsuit against USA Powerlifting in the District Court of Minnesota.[8] In late February 2023, a Minnesota District Court ruled that USA Powerlifting must permit transgender athletes to compete.[9] The ruling was affirmed by the Minnesota Court of Appeals in March 2024.[10]
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Age Divisions
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- OPEN: From the day she/he reaches 14 years and upwards (no category restrictions need apply).
- YOUTH:
- 1. From the day she/he reaches 8 years to the day before he reaches 10 years.
- 2. From the day she/he reaches 10 years to the day before he reaches 12 years.
- 3. From the day she/he reaches 12 years to the day before he reaches 14 years.
- TEEN:
- 1. From the day she/he reaches 14 years to the day before he reaches 16 years.
- 2. From the day she/he reaches 16 years to the day before he reaches 18 years.
- 3. From the day she/he reaches 18 years to the day before he reaches 20 years.
- JUNIOR: From the day she/he reaches 20 years to the day before he reaches 24 years.
- MASTERS:
- 1A. From 1 January in the calendar year she/he reaches 40 years and throughout the full calendar year in which she/he reaches 44 years.
- 1B. From 1 January in the calendar year she/he reaches 45 years and throughout the full calendar year in which she/he reaches 49 years.
- 2A. From 1 January in the calendar year she/he reaches 50 years and throughout the full calendar year in which she/he reaches 54 years.
- 2B. From 1 January in the calendar year she/he reaches 55 years and throughout the full calendar year in which she/he reaches 59 years.
- 3A. From 1 January in the calendar year she/he reaches 60 years and throughout the full calendar year in which she/he reaches 64 years.
- 3B. From 1 January in the calendar year she/he reaches 65 years and throughout the full calendar year in which she/he reaches 69 years.
- 4A. From 1 January in the calendar year she/he reaches 70 years and throughout the full calendar year in which she/he reaches 74 years.
- 4B. From 1 January in the calendar year she/he reaches 75 years and throughout the full calendar year in which she/he reaches 79 years.
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USAPL Open National Championships
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Men's Open
Women's Open
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Raw Powerlifting National Championships
The USAPL Raw Powerlifting National Championships have been contested since 2005. The Championships are broken up into the standard weight classes and age divisions (Teens, Juniors, Open, Masters). The Championships started out with around 150 lifters, but have now grown to over 1,000.
Teen National Champions
Junior National Champions
Open National Champions
Masters National Champions
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