-Powerlifter smashes world deadlift record en route to giving Guyana its first World title
By Emmerson Campbell
Seventy-four kilogramme Master’s Two powerlifter, Winston ‘Little Master’ Stoby, Tuesday night smashed the world deadlift record en route to lifting Guyana’s first World powerlifting title at the World Master’s Championships in Killeen, Texas.
The 53-year-old created history when he squatted, bench pressed and deadlifted his way to the World title while reclaiming his world deadlift record which was recently broken by an Ukrainian.
Stoby’s set a new deadlift record of 272 kilogrammes erasing the old record of 267.5 kilogrammes.
He also squatted 255kgs and bench pressed 140kgs.
The Little Master’s total of 667.5kgs was some 52kgs more than second place finisher Koichi Taniguchi of Japan (615kgs). USA’s Mark Sigala copped the bronze medal with a total of 610kgs.
Stoby, who was the lightest lifter in his category, (72.8kgs) was so on top of his game that he only failed one out of nine attempts which was his attempt to further increase the World record to 277kgs.
He also lifted individual gold medals for the squat and the deadlift as well as an individual bronze in the bench press.
Taniguchi (162.5kgs) and Sigala (147.5kgs) bench pressed more than the Stoby.
A goldsmith by profession, Stoby has won gold medals at the Pan Am, CAC and Caribbean Championships levels and seems to have somewhat of a Midas touch experiencing an exceptional year thus far, winning multiple gold medals to add to his illustrious career.
Stoby will surely cement his legacy as Guyana’s top powerlifter with this World title.
The Little Master is scheduled to return to Guyana next Thursday.
