Kjell Egil Bakkelund
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| Full name | Kjell Egil Bakkelund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1988 (age 36) Gjøvik, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kjell Egil Bakkelund (born 18 July 1988) is a Norwegian powerlifter. Bakkelund has won 6 gold medals at the world championships (both classic & equipped) and 7 gold medals at the European championships in the IPF. He is also two time World Games medallist, winning a gold medal at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham and silver medal in 2013 World Games in Cali, as well as a gold medalist at the 2025 SBD Sheffield Powerlifting Championships.[1][2]
Career
Bakkelund began his career as a junior in 2011. Since then, he won both classic and equipped world titles, including the 2022 World Equipped Powerlifting Championships which were held in Viborg, Denmark. In 2022, he secured a gold medal from the 2022 World Games. Following his switching between classic and equipped powerlifting throughout his career, Bakkelund decided to focus on classic meets.[3] He competed at both 2023 IPF World Classic Championships in Malta and at the European Powerlifting Federation's Equipped Championships where he got a gold medal for totaling 907.5 kg.[4] As a result of his competition, Bakkelund broke both the IPF classic deadlift and total world records in 74 kg weight class.[3][5]
References
- ^ Kjell Egil Bakkelund. allpowerlifting.com. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Meet results IPF. allpowerlifting.com. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ a b Whiteley, Jo (5 December 2023). "Kjell Egil Bakkelund (74KG) Breaks IPF Raw Deadlift and Total World Records". BarBend. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Whiteley, Jo (25 May 2023). "Ukraine Dominates the 2023 EPF European Equipped Powerlifting Championships". Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Tabakovic, Vedad (5 December 2023). "Kjell Egil Bakkelund (74KG) Sets Raw Deadlift & Total IPF World Records at 2023 EPF European Championships". Fitness Volt. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
External links
- Kjell Egil Bakkelund at Open Powerlifting
- Kjell Egil Bakkelund at GOODLIFT
- Kjell Bakkelund on Instagram