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- Part of World Powerlifting
Powerlifting Australia
Powerlifting Australia dates to the early 1970s and is headquartered in Melbourne. The IPF excluded it in December 2017, and it now competes under the World Powerlifting Rules of Competition with local variations such as a one-hour weigh-in. More about Powerlifting Australia
- Lifters since Jan 2025
- 386
- Meets since Jan 2025
- 17
- Entries at an average meet
- 39
- Entries in raw
- 99%
From OpenPowerlifting results, which can trail a federation's own results by weeks.
Updated
Where Powerlifting Australia lifts
Meets per country since Jan 2025.
The rules, short
From the Powerlifting Australia rulebook. Full rules and sources
- Drug testing
- Drug tested
- Equipment
- Unequipped, Equipped
- Age divisions
- Youth to Masters
Official Powerlifting Australia links
- Website (Powerlifting Australia, opens the federation's site)
- Rulebook (Powerlifting Australia, opens the federation's site)
- Instagram (Powerlifting Australia, opens the federation's site)
- Facebook (Powerlifting Australia, opens the federation's site)
- YouTube (Powerlifting Australia, opens the federation's site)
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Weight classes
Bar height shows entries in each class since Jan 2025. Classes in kilograms.
What lifters wear
Share of entries by equipment since Jan 2025.
- Raw99%
- Single-ply1%
Upcoming Powerlifting Australia meets
From meet directors' listings, refreshed nightly.
- Oct 17, 2026 Canberra Fitness Expo Open Exhibition Park, Mitchell Details for Canberra Fitness Expo Open
- Oct 31, 2026 Dolphins Powerlifting Open 2026 Redcliffe Dolphins Leagues Club, Redcliffe Details for Dolphins Powerlifting Open 2026
- Nov 8, 2026 Perth Open 2026 Muscle Pit, Cannington, WA Details for Perth Open 2026
- Dec 3–6, 2026 World Powerlifting Championships 2026 Shiv Kumar Batalvi Auditorium, Punjab Details for World Powerlifting Championships 2026
- Dec 19, 2026 Raw Strength Championships 11 Raw Strength Hobart, Moonah Details for Raw Strength Championships 11
- Dec 20, 2026 Melbourne Open II 2026 Advanced Athletes Performance, Preston Details for Melbourne Open II 2026
Powerlifting Australia records, rules and championships
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