USA Powerlifting

Not to be confused with the other USAPL, USA Pool League.

USA Powerlifting
SportPowerlifting
JurisdictionNational
ChairmanLarry Maile
Official website
www.usapowerlifting.com
United States

USA Powerlifting (USAPL) is a national powerlifting organization in the United States. The USAPL sanctions local, regional and national meets in the country.[1] The current president of the USAPL is Larry Maile.[1]

The USAPL is a drug tested organization and restricts the usage of equipment to single ply suits and shirts in the equipped division.[1] The raw division of the USAPL allows wrist wraps and knee sleeves as well as a weight belt.[1] In 2019, USAPL announced that transgender women would not be allowed to compete as women.[2]

In November 2021, USA Powerlifting was expelled from the International Powerlifting Federation over some of its policies.[3] On January 14, 2021, female transgender weightlifter JayCee Cooper launched a discrimination lawsuit against USA Powerlifting in the District Court of Minnesota.[4] In place of IPF World Championships, USA Powerlifting has started the USA Powerlifting Pro Series Circuit. In late February 2023, a Minnesota District Court ruled that USA Powerlifting must permit transgender athletes to compete.[5] The ruling was affirmed by the Minnesota Court of Appeals in March 2024.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d "USA Powerlifting (USAPL) |USAPL". Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ Zeigler, Cyd (1 February 2019). "USA Powerlifting bans all trans women from competing as women". Outsports. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Powerlifing USA expelled from International Powerlifting Federation over transgender discrimination". 10 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Female Transgender Weightlifter Launches Discrimination Lawsuit Against USA Powerlifting". NBC News. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Transgender athlete wins discrimination case against USA Powerlifting". NBC News. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  6. ^ Pierce, Gabbi (18 March 2024). "Gender Justice continues to fight for transgender woman's right to compete". Gender Justice. Retrieved 30 March 2024.