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 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 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