Dave Pennington

David Pennington, who died on 10 July 2018, was a British powerlifter born in Middlesbrough, England. He was a three-time gold medallist in the World Powerlifting Congress Championships, winning his first in Louisiana in 2016 and two more in Moscow in 2017 on two successive days in two different weight categories. He also won gold at the WPC European Powerlifting Championships in 2016 and silver at the WPC European Championships in 2017. In 2018 he set his second WPC world record with a 190 kilogram bench press in the M3 110 kilogram raw full power classic at the Alan Collins Cup, which placed him first in the British rankings.