Daria Rusanenko (84KG) Scores Equipped Squat World Record of 276 Kilograms (608.4 Pounds)

Rusanenko could’ve theoretically vied for more on her World Record equipped squat mark, separating herself further from the field. However, after the athlete notched 260 kilograms (573.2 pounds) on her first attempt, she wasted no time pushing for the record. Rusanenko would easily achieve her 276-kilogram (608.4-pound) lift on a second attempt, electing to forgo a third squat after officially surpassing Yevheniia Tishakova’s established milestone.

According to the records database on Open Powerlifting, Tishakova’s past equipped squat World Record of 275.4 kilograms (607.3 pounds) in the 84-kilogram class was notched at the 2018 EPF European Women’s Championships. It stood for approximately five years, with Rusanenko tying the record at the 2022 IPF World Open Equipped Powerlifting Championships, before finally eclipsing the power barrier in her recent performance.

Here’s an overview of Rusanenko’s complete performance from the 2023 EPF Equipped Powerlifting Championships:

Daria Rusanenko (84KG) | 2023 EPF Equipped Powerlifting Championships Top Stats

• Squat — 276 kilograms (608.4 pounds) | All-Time Equipped World Record
• Bench Press — 150 kilograms (330.7 pounds)
• Deadlift — 200 kilograms (440.9 pounds)
• Total — 626 kilograms (1,380.1 pounds)

Per her page on Open Powerlifting, Rusanenko has been competing in some powerlifting capacity since January 2015 — at 13 years old, she made an equipped first-place Sub-Juniors 57-kilogram weight class debut at the 2015 Ukraine Powerlifting Federation (UkrainePF) Donetsk Powerlifting Championships. The athlete can boast more than a few victories in her career, especially in the early stages, but has not won since the 2021 UkrainePF Powerlifting Championships.

Nonetheless, Rusanenko has managed to rewrite the record books on this occasion.