Carlos ‘The Showstopper’ Petterson-Grifith will return home from the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Malta with well-earned hardware.
The 93kg behemoth showed up and showed out at the competition venue yesterday and chalked up podium worthy performances.
According to the detailed scoresheet, the local strong man finished second in the deadlift (355kg) and third in the squat (320kg) but, however, finished sixth overall in the class with a total of 847.5kg after a best bench press of 172.5 kg.
Ahead of Petterson-Grifith in the category which attracted 38 gladiators were Jonathan Cayco of the USA with a Total of 888.0kg, Sweden’s Gustav Hedlund (875.0kg), Bulgaria’s Emil Krastev (872.5kg), Sascha Stendebach (862.5kg) of Germany and Cayco’s fellow countryman, Gavin Adin (860.0kg).
Besides finishing on the podium, Petterson-Grifith set new national records for the deadlift and total and equalled the bench press record.
In an invited comment with this publication, Petterson-Grifith stated,”I finished sixth in the world. I am proud of that achievement and being on the podium while representing Guyana means so much more.”
After wrapping up his international duties in Malta, he said he will travel to see his mother in Spain before returning home June 26.
Some entities that played a major role in Petterson-Grifith’s podium finishes were the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, the National Sports Commission, Guyana Olympic Association, MVP Sports, Superior Concrete, Space Gym, Fitness Express and other private supporters.
