Hassan El Belghiti Explained

Hassan El Belghiti
Sport:Powerlifting
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Hassan El Belghiti (born 14 February 1975) is a French powerlifter.[1] El Belghiti is one time world champion and eight times European champion. In total he won 30 medals of any colour at both world & European championships (classic & equipped). He also took part in 5 editions of The World Games winning silver in 2017 and two bronzes in 2009 and 2022.[2] [3]

In 2016, Hassan deadlifted weight 4.8 times his own at the European Equipped Powerlifting Championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic.[4]

The same year, Belghiti was caught on camera pulling weight of 297.5 kg which was 4.5 times his bodyweight.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://goodlift.info/lifter.php?lid=862 Profile at GOODLIFT
  2. https://en.allpowerlifting.com/lifters/FRA/el-belghiti-hassan-2056/?page=1 Hassan El Belghiti
  3. http://en.allpowerlifting.com/federations/IPF/results/ Meet results IPF
  4. Web site: Watch Hassan El Belghiti’s World Record 4.8x Bodyweight Deadlift. English. Nick. BarBend. 11 May 2018. 1 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20180511232447/https://barbend.com/hassan-el-beghiti-700lb-deadlift/. 11 May 2018. dead.
  5. Web site: Powerlifter Hassan El Belghiti's 4.5x Bodyweight Deadlift Is a New World Record. English. Nick. BarBend. 15 June 2018. 1 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20180712125355/https://barbend.com/hassan-el-belghiti-charles-okpoko-ipf-worlds/. 12 July 2018. dead.