Brett Gibbs

Brett Gibbs, born 29 January 1991, is a New Zealand powerlifter who competes in the 83 kilogram weight class. He is a three-time open world champion and a one-time junior world champion in classic powerlifting, the raw format run by the International Powerlifting Federation. He became the federation's junior classic world champion in 2014 and its open classic world champion in 2015, finished second behind John Haack in 2016 and behind Ulan Anuar of Kazakhstan in 2017, and reclaimed the open title in 2018 with a world record total of 830.5 kilograms made up of a 299 kilogram squat, a 214 kilogram bench press and a 317.5 kilogram deadlift. The squat and bench press were also world records, and he was for a time the federation's record holder in the 83 kilogram class. In 2019 he placed second, losing to Russel Orhii. This account rests on his English Wikipedia article.