Bonica Brown Explained

Bonica Brown
Nationality:United States
Birth Date:4 August 1988
Weight:149.6kg (329.8lb)
Country: (2003–2008; 2013–present)
Sport:Powerlifting
Event:84+ kg

Bonica Brown (née Lough; born August 4, 1988) is an American powerlifter competing in the IPF. She is a World Games champion, a 4-time Equipped World Champion, a 2-time Sub-Junior Equipped World Champion, and a 7-time Classic World Champion, and she has held multiple world records in each division.[1]

Powerlifting career

Powerlifting championships

2002–2008: Junior and Sub-Junior division

Brown began lifting weights on November 25, 2002, at the age of 14.[2] 18 months later, she competed in the IPF open and sub-junior world championships in the 90-kilogram weight class. She secured 5th place in the open competition and first place in the sub-junior competition, where she also broke several sub-junior world records.[3] [4]

In 2006, Brown extended her sub-junior records in the 90-kilogram weight class at the 2006 IPF World Open Powerlifting Championships. She would secure second place in the competition.[5]

2013–present: Open division

Brown had stopped competing in powerlifting in 2008, but returned in 2013.[6] She was coached by Kimberly Walford at USA Powerlifting Equipped Nationals, where she won the competition.[7]

In 2018, Brown broke all five world records in the classic 84+ kilogram weight class in the squat, bench press full power and single lift, deadlift, and total at the 2018 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships.[8]

In 2023, Brown competed at the inaugural SBD Sheffield Powerlifting Championships after winning the 2022 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships.[9] [10] At Sheffield, she secured a new squat world record of 280 kilograms and a total world record of 680 kilograms, and securing 5th at the competition.[11] She competed at the IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships the same year, squatting 289 kilograms for a world record. However, her record would be annulled after failing to register a total, and the record holder would be given to Sonita Muluh of Belgium, who squatted 285.5 kilograms at the same competition.[12]

The World Games

Brown qualified for the 2017 World Games, competing as a super heavyweight powerlifter. She would win the competition with a score of 600.71, as well as a squat world record of 310.5 kilograms and a total world record of 763 kilograms.[13]

Brown competed at the 2022 World Games as a super heavyweight powerlifter a second time and broke her squat world record. Initially, Brown had won the competition on her last deadlift attempt of 262.5 kilograms, but the jury overruled her final attempt to a no lift. She secured second place in the competition, losing gold to Rhaea Stinn of Canada.[14] [15]

Personal records

Competition bests

Equipped

Raw

Record lifts in competition

Equipped

Raw

References

  1. Web site: Bonica Brown . 2024-04-15 . www.openpowerlifting.org.
  2. Web site: Micah Mertes . 2018-06-24 . An Omaha woman broke 4 world records over the weekend . 2024-04-11 . Omaha World-Herald . en.
  3. Web site: 25th Women's World Championships, France, Cahors, 03-06.06.2004 . 2024-04-11 . powerlifting.sport.
  4. Web site: Results World Championships Powerlifting Sub-Juniors 2004, 8 – 12 September 2004, Pretoria / South Africa . 2024-04-11 . powerlifting.sport.
  5. Web site: 27th Open Women's World Championships, Norway, Stavanger, 05-11.11.2006 . 2024-04-15 . www.powerlifting.sport.
  6. Web site: Girls Who Powerlift: Bonica "Bubbly Powerlifter" Lough . 2024-04-13 . Girls Who Powerlift . en.
  7. Web site: Broderick . Bill . Is Battle Creek's Bonica Lough the strongest woman in the world? . 2024-04-13 . Battle Creek Enquirer . en-US.
  8. Web site: Jussim . Matthew . 2018-06-18 . Watch: Bonica Brown Sets Multiple World Records at 2018 IPF Powerlifting Championships . 2024-04-15 . Muscle & Fitness . en-US.
  9. Web site: Blechman . Phil . 2022-06-13 . Bonica Brown (+84KG) Hits IPF Raw Squat and Total World Records To Win 2022 IPF World Classic Championships BarBend . 2024-04-15 . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2022-06-11 . World Classic 2022 – 84+kg class . 2024-04-15 . www.powerlifting.sport . en.
  11. Web site: Boyles . Grace . Worley . Debra . 2023-05-08 . Female powerlifter squats over 600 pounds, breaks world record . 2024-04-13 . wlfx.com . en.
  12. Web site: Zeglinski . Robert . 2023-06-22 . Sonita Muluh (+84KG) Squats All-Time World Record of 285.5 Kilograms (629.4 Pounds) . 2024-04-13 . Breaking Muscle . en-US.
  13. Web site: Recap Day 6: Lifting more than one ton on stage IWGA . 2024-04-13 . www.theworldgames.org.
  14. Web site: 2022-07-21 . MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Moose Jaw's Stinn wins powerlifting gold at World Games . 2024-04-15 . MooseJawToday.com . en.
  15. Web site: Zeglinski . Robert . 2022-07-12 . Powerlifter Bonica Brown (+84KG) Breaks IPF Equipped Squat World Record at 2022 World Games . 2024-04-15 . Breaking Muscle . en-US.

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