I.P.F. TECHNICAL RULES
With Maryland State Powerlifting
Association Annotations
Part 9.
WORLD RECORDS
World, Continental, Regional and National Championships
1. At World, Continental, Regional and National Championships sanctioned
and recognized by the IPF, world records will be accepted without weighing
the barbell or the lifter, provided that the lifter had weighed in correctly
before the competition and that the referees or the Technical Committee had
checked the weight of the barbell and the discs before the competition.
2. The lifter shall present himself for inspection by the three referees.
Refer to "Costume and Personal Equipment" page 12, item 8 (i).
3. Requirements for recognition of a world record are as follows: (a) The
competition must be held under the sanction of a national federation affiliated
to the IPF.
(b) Each of the adjudicating referees must hold a current IPF International
Referee's Card and be a member of a national federation affiliated to the
IPF.
(c) The good faith and competence of referees of all member nations is beyond
dispute. Consequently a world record can be assured by referees of the same
nation.
(d) World records can only be accepted if drug testing was carried out on
the lifter.
All Other Competitions
4. If the record is not set in one of the competitions noted above, then
the following additional requirements to those listed in items 2 & 3
are also required:
(a) Immediately after a successful record attempt, the three referees must
weigh the barbell and record its precise weight.They must also prepare a
list of the individual weights of the bar and every disc used in the successful
attempt.
(b) The three referees must sign a written report affirming on their honour
that the information given to the following requirements is correct:
1. The name of the lifter.Also his date of birth in the case of a junior
or master.
2. The name of the lifter's nation.
3. The title, venue and date of the competition.
4. The lifter's bodyweight.
5. The weight of the barbell and individual discs.
6. That the scales were certified accurate within the last six months preceding
the record attempt.
7. A copy of the official score sheet must accompany the record
application.
On completion, the record application must be signed by the three referees
and the President of the Jury or Secretary of the national federation. The
record application must be sent to the IPF General Secretary within one calendar
month of the date of the record being set.
5. When competing in one of the competitions listed in 1 above, if the lifter
on his third attempt successfully lifts a weight that falls within 20 kg
of a current world record, he may at the discretion of the Jury or the Chief
Referee in the absence of a Jury, be granted a fourth attempt outside the
competition. In no case can further additional attempts begranted.
6. Only lifters actually competing in a competition may attempt records as
fourth attempts outside the competition.
7. In no circumstances may lifters not taking part in the full competition
be permitted to attempt records on individual lifts.
8. In the event of two lifters breaking either a current individual or total
record of the same weight, the lighter lifter will be declared the new record
holder. If both lifters re-weigh the same, both will be declared record
holders.
9. New records are only valid if they exceed the previous record by at least
500 grams. Fractions of 500 grams must be ignored, i.e.87.700 kg would be
registered as 87.500 kg.
10.There is an official world record for the total of the three lifts. It
will be recognized subject to the following:
(a) It is set during an IPF recognized or sanctioned competition.
(b) It is set by a lifter registered with an affiliated nation.
(c) It can only be valid if the bar and discs used in the competition have
been weighed before the competition.
(d) Although the lifter and the bar need not be weighed after the competition,
a written report similar in all respects to that required in the case of
individual records must be drawn up and signed by the three referees.
(e) The record will only be valid for the bodyweight category of the lifter
as determined at the official weigh in.
(f) Fourth attempts may not be included in the total.
11.Not only World records, but Continental, Regional and National records
broken under the same conditions as world records shall be recognized and
registered. However, fourth attempts are not permitted for other than world
records at world events, i.e. World Championships and World Games.
12.Records set in individual lifts will only be valid if the lifter makes
a total in the competition.
13. World Bench Press Championship records can only be recognised if made
at the single lift World Bench Press Championships held annually. Records
may be set if they exceed the record by at least 500 grams. Fractions of
500 grams will be ignored. A fourth attempt may be granted if the third attemps
was successful and within 20 kg of the current world bench press championship
record.
MSPA RECORDS
The MSPA recognizes, sanctions and keeps records
on two kinds of competitions where records may be set at State, National,
or International competitions.
(A) Three-lift competitions where the posting of a total is required.
(B) Single-lift competitions where posting of a total is not required.
These two types of records are mutually exclusive.
The MSPA also sanctions, but does not maintain records for, competitions which include two of the three powerlifting events, e.g. bench press plus the deadlift.
Conditions required for setting and recoding
MSPA records
(A) Refer to foregoing IPF record sections but note certain exceptions which
refer to
MSPA records only.
(1) Fourth attempts are permitted in
attempts to establish such records regardless
of the degree of success
or the amount of weight used on previous attempts.
(2) All of the adjudicating referees shall
be a currently registered MSPA State
referees. MSPA records may be set
ant any IPF/USAPL sanctioned competition.
Disqualification of a Record
At all MSPA competitions all lifts and totals shall be null and void if the
lifter is
disqualified for any reason.
Exceptions to recording procedures
All records, other than records, set at National or World Championships shall
be exempt from the usual application process. However, the applicant's name,
address, USAPL registration number, meet sanction number and where applicable,
the birth certificate or other suitable proof of date of birth shall be
furnished.
Scale certification
The scale used for weighing lifters, barbell and discs for the competition
shall have been certified by an official within the last twelve
months.
Record setting by "Guest Lifters"
"Guest Lifters" can set records providing they lift in their respective order;
are qualified for the meet, but forgo any trophies the could have won; meet
any age qualifications that apply to the competition; complete a meet entry
form, sign a waiver and are duly registered for the meet.