Dave Pennington
# Dave Pennington

David Pennington (died 10 July 2018) was a British powerlifter.

Born in Middlesbrough, England, David was a 3 time gold medallist in the World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) Championships. He also achieved a gold medal at the WPC European Powerlifting Championships 2016 and a silver medal at the WPC European Championships 2017.

He won his first WPC Championship gold medal in Louisiana, USA in 2016 and two gold medals in Moscow in 2017 which he won in two successive days and in two different weight categories. In 2018 Dave set his second WPC World Record with a 190 kg bench press in the M3, 110 kg raw full power classic at the Alan Collins Cup. Dave's bench press in the raw full power classic in both the 100 kg and 110 kg M3 category has placed him number 1 in the overall British Rankings.

## Early life

Pennington was a competitive bodybuilder and won his first bodybuilding competition in 1992, winning the first timers in an English Federation of Body Builders (EFBB) (UKBFF) competition which qualified him for the British finals. He continued to compete and train at various gyms throughout the UK. He entered his first powerlifting competition at the age of 49.

Pennington died 10 July 2018 after sustaining an injury in competition.

## Medals

BPU British Championships

| 2016 | Bristol, England | Raw Bench Press Only | M2 | 100 kg | 1st Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Bristol, England | Full Power Classic | M3 | 100 kg | 1st Place |
| 2018 | Bodypower, Birmingham | Raw Bench Press Only | Open | 110 kg | 2nd Place |
| 2018 | Bodypower, Birmingham | Raw Bench Press Only | M3 | 110 kg | 1st Place |
| 2018 | Bodypower, Birmingham | Deadlift Only | M3 | 110 kg | 1st Place |

WPC European Championships - Representing Great Britain

| 2016 | Stoke-on-Trent, England | Raw Bench Press Only | M2 | 100 kg | Gold |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Helsinki, Finland | Full Power Classic | M3 | 100 kg | Silver |

WPC World Championships - Representing Great Britain

| 2016 | Louisiana, USA | Raw Bench Press Only | M3 | 100 kg | Gold |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Moscow, Russia | Raw Bench Press Only | M3 | 100 kg | Gold |
| 2017 | Moscow, Russia | Full Power Classic | M3 | 110 kg | Gold |

BPU British Records

| 2017 | Bristol, England | Full Power Classic | M3 | 100 kg | Bench | British | 185 kg |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Bristol, England | Raw Bench Only | M3 | 100 kg | Bench | British | 185 kg |
| 2017 | Bristol, England | Full Power Classic | M3 | 100 kg | Total | British | 627.5 kg |
| 2018 | Folkestone, England | Full Power Classic | M3 | 110 kg | Bench | British | 190 kg |

WPC World Records

| 2017 | Helsinki, Finland | Full Power Classic | M3 | 100 kg | Bench | World | 182.5 kg |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Folkestone, England | Full Power Classic | M3 | 110 kg | Bench | World | 190 kg |
