Agata Sitko Explained

Agata Sitko
Birth Date:19 November 2002
Education:Silesian University of Technology[1]
Height:158cm (62inches)
Sport:Powerlifting

Agata Sitko (born November 19, 2002) is a Polish heavyweight powerlifter, competing in the IPF.[2] Despite being a junior, she has won the World Games in 2022 as a Heavyweight, the 2024 SBD Sheffield Powerlifting Championships, and has won the IPF World Equipped Championships in 2021, as well as the World Classic Championships in 2024.[3]

Powerlifting career

Sitko began competing in powerlifting since 2019, and competed internationally since 2021.[4] She competed in the raw and equipped junior championships, where she won silver in both of the competitions respectively in the 76 kilogram weight class. The same year, Sitko competed in the open category despite being 18 years old, and would win gold in the 76 kilogram weight class, and broke two junior world records.[5]

In her first powerlifting competition in the 84 kilogram weight class, Sitko would break two open world records and three junior world records, and secured first place at the 2022 European Junior Equipped Championships.[6]

Sitko qualified for the 2022 World Games[7] at 19 years old, competing as a Heavyweight, and would secure first place.[8]

At the 2023 Classic Powerlifting Championships, Sitko secured second place, and bench pressed 153 kilograms for an open world record, deadlifted 240 kilograms for a junior world record, and totaled 590.5 kilograms for a junior world record.[9]

At the 2024 SBD Sheffield Powerlifting Championships, Sitko competed in the 69 kilogram weight class for the first time, and would break three open and junior world records. Her total world record would extend the previous open world record by 9.3%, and securing first place at the competition.[10]

Sitko secured first place for the first time at the 2024 classic powerlifting world championships at age 21, as well as bench pressing 155 kilograms and totaling 613 kilograms for a junior and open world record.[11]

At the 2024 Euro Muscle Show, Sitko competed in the 84 kilogram weight class, and bench pressed 156 kilograms for a junior and open world record, as well as a total of 618.5 kilograms for a junior total world record, surpassing Daniella Melo's junior total record.[12]

Personal records

Competition bests

Raw

Equipped

International record lifts in competition

69 kg class

76 kg class

84 kg class

External use

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Silesian University of Technology SUT student set the world record! . 2024-03-07 . Silesian University of Technology . en-GB.
  2. Web site: GOODLIFT Lifters Profile . 2024-03-07 . goodlift.info.
  3. Web site: Whiteley . Jo . 2024-02-21 . Agata Sitko Is a Powerlifting Phenom, and It's Time To Start Paying Attention . 2024-03-07 . BarBend . en-US.
  4. Web site: Agata Sitko . 2024-03-07 . www.openpowerlifting.org.
  5. Web site: 2021-11-11 . World Equipped Championships 2021 - 76kg class . 2024-03-07 . www.powerlifting.sport . en.
  6. Web site: Zeglinski . Robert . 2022-05-05 . Powerlifter Agata Sitko (84KG) Breaks Multiple Equipped World Records, Wins European Junior Championships . 2024-03-07 . Breaking Muscle . en-US.
  7. Web site: Athlete of June 2022 IWGA . 2024-03-07 . www.theworldgames.org.
  8. Web site: Athletes of the Day: Agata Sitko (POL) and Volodymyr Rysiev (UKR) IWGA . 2024-03-07 . www.theworldgames.org.
  9. Web site: Blechman . Phil . 2023-06-22 . Agata Sitko (76KG) Sets IPF World Record Raw Bench Press of 153 Kilograms at 2023 IPF World Classic Championships . 2024-03-07 . BarBend . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2024-02-11 . Agata Sitko (69KG) Breaks Three World Records to Win 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships . 2024-03-07 . Fitness Volt . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2024-06-29 . Agata Sitko (76KG) Breaks Bench Press and Total World Records To Win Her First IPF Classic World Title BarBend . 2024-07-15 . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2024-07-14 . Agata Sitko (84KG) Sets 156-kg (343.9-lb) Raw Bench Press IPF World Record at 2024 Euro Muscle Show . 2024-07-15 . Fitness Volt . en-US.

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