USAPL International Team Selections
Open Women’s and Men’s IPF Championships
The current Open National Champions from the Women’s and Men’s Open National Championships will automatically be a member of the USA Team. If the National Champion of any weight class is unable to honor this appointment, then an additional team member will be selected under the same condition from a rank order listing of all remaining unappointed national competitors. The order will be determined by calculating each lifter’s highest average placing over the past three IPF World Championships, based on his or her total at this qualifying National Championship (Carpino ranking). The lifter with the highest ranking who is not already on the team will be appointed to the USA team, regardless of weight class representation.
Sub-Junior and Junior IPF Championships
According to the IPF Technical rules, lifters who achieve the age of 23 in the calendar year prior to the IPF Sub-Junior/Junior World Championships will not be eligible. Lifter totals from the Collegiate and High School Nationals Championships will be considered along with the Women’s and Men’s Teen/Junior National Championships in determining the USA Team attending the IPF Sub-Junior/Junior World Championships.
Sub-Junior/Junior division lifters appointed to represent USAPL at the IPF Sub-Junior/Junior World Championships will be chosen on the basis of highest total achieved in each weight class at any of the aforementioned championships. The totals achieved in these four National Championships from lifters who fall within the prescribed IPF Junior category will be considered in choosing the USAPL Sub-Junior/Junior World Team. If the lifter with the highest total is unable to honor this appointment, then the lifter with the second highest total in that weight class will be selected. If the lifter with the second highest total in that weight class is unable to honor this appointment, the additional team member will be selected from a rank order listing of all remaining unappointed National competitors. The order will be determined by calculating each lifter’s highest average placing over the past three IPF Sub-Junior/Junior World Championships, based on his or her total at this qualifying National Championship. The lifter with the highest ranking who is not already on the team will be appointed to the USA team, regardless of weight class.
Master Women’s and Men’s IPF Championships
The Master women lifters appointed to represent USAPL at the IPF Master’s World Championships will be chosen on the basis of highest total achieved in each weight class at the Women’s National Championships (within the two prescribed IPF age groupings, 40-49 and 50 years and over), irrespective of any age group divisions contested that day. Lifters “aging into” the 50 years and over group on or before the date of the next Master’s World Championships will also be considered for appointment in that category. An individual who is 39 years old at Women’s Nationals MAY be able to compete at the IPF Master’s World Championships per the IPF’s rules of age eligibility (see page 5 of this document). If a lifter of this age is eligible and wishes to compete for a world team position they must enter as a guest lifter in the M1 Master’s division. All others must enter the Master division to be eligibility for a world team position.
The Master Men lifters appointed to represent USAPL at the IPF Master’s World Championships will be chosen on the basis of highest total achieved in each weight class at the Men’s Masters’ Championships, within three prescribed IPF age groupings of 40-49, 50-59 and 60 years-and-over, irrespective of any age group divisions contested that day. Lifters aging into the 50-59 or the 60-years-and-over group on or before the date of the next World Championships will also be considered for appointment to the appropriate M2 or M3 team. An individual who is 39 years old at Master’s Nationals MAY be able to compete as at the IPF Master’s World Championships per the IPF’s rules of age eligibility (see page 5 of this document). If a lifter of this age is eligible and wishes to compete for a world team position they must enter as a guest lifter in the M1 Master’s division.
If the lifter with the highest total is unable to honor this appointment, then the lifter with the second highest total in that weight class will be selected. If the lifter with the second highest total in that weight class is unable to honor this appointment, the additional team member will be selected from a rank order alternate listing of all remaining unappointed National competitors. The order will be determined using each competitor's Wilks number, based on his or her total at this qualifying National Championship. The lifter with the highest ranking who is not already on the team will be appointed to the USA team, regardless of weight class as long as there are no more than two lifters per weight class.
3 - M3 Women (60 years and over) and 3 - M4 Men (70 years and over) will qualify to represent the USAPL at the IPF Master’s World Championships based on the Wilk’s numbers achieved at their respective national meets.
Open Men’s and Women’s IPF Bench Championships
The current Open Bench National Champions from the Men’s and Women’s Open Bench National Championships will automatically be a member of the USA Team. If the Bench National Champion of any weight class is unable to honor this appointment, then an additional team member will be selected from a rank order list of open lifters from BOTH Bench Nationals and Powerlifting Nationals. The order will be determined by calculating each lifter’s highest average placing over the past three IPF World Championships, based on his or her bench at the National Championship used. The lifter with the highest ranking who is not already on the team will be appointed to the USA team, regardless of weight class representation.
Master Women’s and Men’s IPF Bench Championships
The Master Women and Men lifters appointed to represent USAPL at the IPF Master’s World Bench Press Championships will be chosen using the following criteria:
M1-M2 Women: Best bench in each weight class in preceding year in Master's divisions of Bench Press Nationals. Each IPF age group will be considered as a separate team. For example, if there is no M1 lifter, M2 lifters may not be automatically substituted. Rather, open positions will be filled from the alternate pool*** of ranked lifters.
M3 Women: 3-M3 Women (60 years and over) will qualify to represent the USAPL at the IPF Master’s World Bench Press Championships based on the Wilk’s numbers achieved at Bench Press Nationals.
M1-M3 Men: Best bench in each weight class in preceding year in Master’s divisions of Bench Press Nationals. Each IPF age group will be considered as a separate team. Please see the example above.
M4 Men: 3-M4 Men (70 years and over) will qualify to represent the USAPL at the IPF Master’s World Bench Press Championships based on the Wilk’s numbers achieved at Bench Press Nationals.
An individual who is 38-39 years old at Bench Press Nationals MAY be able to compete as at the IPF Master’s World Bench Press Championships per the IPF’s rules of age eligibility (see page 5 of this document). If a lifter of this age is eligible and wishes to compete for a world team position they must enter as a guest lifter in the M1 Master’s division. All others must enter the Master division to be eligibility for a world team position.
Each highest qualifier will be offered a position on the team. They must respond to the coach/manager by a published date. This date will be published within one week of the qualifying competition. If those offered a position decline, or fail to respond by the deadline, the highest ranked alternate will be offered a position on the team.
Alternates will be selected based on Carpino rank within the alternate pool they are in. No other factors will be considered.
If the alternate pool is exhausted prior to a team being filled, athletes from Master’s Nationals (for men) and Women’s Nationals (for women) will be added to the alternate pool. This may only be done if the alternate pool from Bench Nationals has been exhausted.
If, following this procedure, teams remain unfilled, athletes from the previous Year's World Master Bench Press Championships will be added to the alternate pool. This may only be done if the alternate pool, which includes athletes from Bench Nationals and the appropriate National Championships as defined above, have been exhausted.
If following this procedure, teams remain unfilled; any USAPL member in good standing may be added to the team at the coach’s discretion. Athletes added at the coach’s discretion may not displace an athlete who has been previously selected.
NAPF Men's Powerlifting Team
- Official bid is given to those who took second place in their respective weight classes and age categories in the previous years Master's Nationals and Men's Open, Teen and JR Nationals.
- If declined, the spot is "open" to all those interested in competing in it. Preference is given to those who competed in the official qualifying meet first, then those who competed in the previous years NAPF, then finally, everyone else.
- All Alternates are ranked by the Carpino formula.
NAPF Women's Powerlifting Team
- First choice is to be offered to the person that won 2nd place at their respective national championship, Open, Masters, Junior and sub Junior. The idea behind these criteria was to give more lifters IPF (international) experience, so when that lifter finally did win a National Championship that person would better experienced for a WORLD competition.
- After exhausting the possibility of the National 2nd place person not going, next comes whoever can score most team points
- All team members must have filled out their ALF and paid their team money to the National Office by the required time in order to keep their spot on the team.
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