World Powerlifting Congress
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The World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) is a powerlifting
Powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...

 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
United States
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 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
United Kingdom
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 affiliate is known as the BPC (British Powerlifting Congress).

World championships

Aside from the IPF
International Powerlifting Federation
The International Powerlifting Federation is an international governing body for the sport of powerlifting as recognized by the General Association of International Sports Federations as well as the International Olympic Committee via inclusion into the World Games.The IPF was founded in 1971, and...

 version of the world championships, the WPC also have their own version.

Men

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
1988   Gerrit Badenhorst
Gerrit Badenhorst
Gerrit Badenhorst is a world champion powerlifter and professional strongman competitor from South Africa. Gerrit was 8 times South Africa's Strongest Man...

1989   Gerrit Badenhorst
Gerrit Badenhorst
Gerrit Badenhorst is a world champion powerlifter and professional strongman competitor from South Africa. Gerrit was 8 times South Africa's Strongest Man...

1990   Peterson   James Williams   Jacobs   Joseph McCoy
Joseph McCoy
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  Ed Riley   Mankamyer   Mesa   Eugene Van der Merwer   Brock   Gerrit Badenhorst
Gerrit Badenhorst
Gerrit Badenhorst is a world champion powerlifter and professional strongman competitor from South Africa. Gerrit was 8 times South Africa's Strongest Man...

 
  Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson
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1996   Mellor Gary   Grey Steven   Heath Doug   Fourie Andre   Primich Neville   Rutigliano Tom   Kellum Jesse   Depner Gerhard   Koenig Justin   Marshall Lee   Holleitner Gerhard
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