Masters Category Two (74kgs) powerlifter, Winston Stoby’s dead-lift of 265.5kgs/585.4 pounds at the 2012 Caribbean Championships in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, in April was officially confirmed as a world record by the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF).
According to the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF), the IPF has officially listed Stoby as the World Record Holder for the dead-lift after he erased the previous record of 265.0kgs/584.32 pounds and passed his drug tests.
Stoby, 53, is the first Guyanese and Caribbean lifter
