Another World Record! Jade Jacob Shatters the 60kg/63kg Junior World Records
Another World Record! Jade Jacob Shatters the 60kg/63kg Junior World Records
“I just had to”
Weighing 58.1kg (128.09lbs), 23-year-old junior athlete, Jade Jacob, who has previously won two silver medals at the IPF World Classic open, and holds the 56kg (123.46lbs)/57kg (125.66lbs) senior squat and deadlift world records, competed as a 60kg (132.28lbs)/63kg (138.89lbs) athlete for the first time at the 2024 FFForce Championnats de France Jeunes de Force Athlétique. Jade, who typically competes as a 56kg (123.46lbs)/57kg (125.66lbs) athlete, set a new junior world record total of 512kg (1128.77lbs), shattering the previous record by 1.29% (or 6.5kg/14.33lbs). Her total also included a new junior deadlift world record of 232kg (511.47lbs), just 0.5kg (1.10lbs) below the senior world record of 232.5kg (512.57lbs) held by Joy Nnamani.
Jacob dominated the competition, finishing with a devastating average lead of 125.57kg (276.83lbs) over the other twenty-four athletes. Her average lead was 40.78kg/89.90lbs (or 48.10%) higher than the five-year (2018-2023) average of 84.79kg (186.93lbs) at the FFForce Championnats de France Jeunes de Force Athlétique, and 1.99kg (4.39lbs) higher than the average lead between 2022-2023. To illustrate her dominance even further, her winning margin of 54.5kg (120.15lbs) over Anne Laure Thomassin, who finished the meet at second place with a PR total of 457.5kg/1008.61lbs (+5.17%), stands as both the highest recorded margin within the last five seasons (2018 - 2023) within the meet’s history, including being 22kg (48.50lbs) above the average leading margin of 32.5kg (71.65lbs) between first and second standing athletes at the FFForce Championnats de France Jeunes de Force Athlétique, between 2018 - 2023.
The previous junior world record total of 505.5kg (1114.44lbs) was achieved by 25-year-old Chiara Bernardi at the 2021 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships. Chiara was the 2021 IPF 60kg (132.28lbs)/63kg (138.89lbs) junior World Classic champion, 2022 IPF World Classic senior silver medalist, and 2023 World Classic senior bronze medalist.
Jade Jacob’s new junior world record total of 512.5kg (1129.87lbs) is indeed a remarkable achievement. However, when compared to her best competition and world record total of 519.5kg (1145.30lbs) as a 56kg (123.46lbs)/57kg (125.66lbs) athlete, her new record shows a regression of -1.44%. This impressive feat was achieved at the second staging of the Sheffield Championships in February, where she competed against twelve other IPF world classic champions and medalists. Her junior world record total of 512.5kg (1129.87lbs) places her at seventh place on the overall all time 60kg (132.28lbs)/63kg (138.89lbs) list of athletes.
Jade Jacob, will be making her third appearance at the upcoming IPF World Classic Championships, which will be commencing on the 15th June, 2024. There is expected to be an intense battle to unfold between the reigning 56kg (123.46lbs)/57kg (125.66lbs) IPF World Champion, Natalie Richards from the USA, who made her first appearance at the Sheffield Championships in February. So mark your calendars!
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