The 2026 Bench Press World Championships in Warsaw are here, and the team from Built Strong, coached by Josef Eriksson, consists of a total of 14 lifters. In total, 17 athletes qualified, but 3 of them have chosen not to compete.
All athletes competing share one thing in common: they have won Nationals in their respective categories. The team includes several World Championship debutants, but also many athletes with experience from multiple international competitions.
Here you can find the official page for results, nominations, and livestreams:
Goodlift Live Results
Below you can see which athletes are competing for the team, their weight classes, best competition lifts, and competition times.
Saturday, May 24
Annica Åberg
Master 3 -84 kg / 185 lbs
Best bench: 90 kg / 198 lbs
Start: 12:00
Måndag, May 25
Jörgen Overgaard
Master 2 -105 kg / 231 lbs
Best bench: 172.5 kg / 380 lbs
Start: 11:00
Wednesday, May 27
Ayda Kayed
Junior -69 kg / 152 lbs
Best bench: 105 kg / 231 lbs
Start: 11:30
Neo Yngström
Junior -74 kg / 163 lbs
Best bench: 177.5 kg / 391 lbs
Start: 15:00
Jonathan Eriksson
Junior -83 kg / 183 lbs
Best bench: 175 kg / 386 lbs
Start: 15:00
Emil Lundgren
Junior -83 kg / 183 lbs
Best bench: 211 kg / 465 lbs
Start: 15:00
Thursday, May 28
Julia Starck
Open -57 kg / 126 lbs
Best bench: 115 kg / 254 lbs
Start: 08:00
Jennifer Ljunggren
Open -69 kg / 152 lbs
Best bench: 115 kg / 254 lbs
Start: 08:00
Josef Eriksson
Open -83 kg / 183 lbs
Best bench: 207.5 kg / 457 lbs
Start: 12:00
Vilma Olsson
Open -84 kg / 185 lbs
Best bench: 125 kg / 276 lbs
Start: 15:00
Hildeborg Juvet Hugdal
Open +84 kg / 185+ lbs
Best bench: 142.5 kg / 314 lbs
Start: 15:00
Jonathan Henningsson
Open -93 kg / 205 lbs
Best bench: 225.5 kg / 497 lbs
Start: 17:30
Kim Gundersen
Open -93 kg / 205 lbs
Best bench: 222.5 kg / 491 lbs
Start: 17:30
Steven Örnerstedt
Open -105 kg / 231 lbs
Best bench: 220 kg / 485 lbs
Start: 17:30
Friday, May 31
Kim Gundersen
Open -93 kg / 205 lbs
Best equipped bench: 300 kg / 661 lbs
Start: 09:00
Hildeborg Juvet Hugdal
Open +84 kg / 185+ lbs
Best equipped bench: 239 kg / 527 lbs
Start: 09:00
Information regarding Team Built Strong at the World Championships will be updated continuously on the builtstrong.se/articles/championships/ pages.
If you want to learn more about Team Built Strong, you can read about it here:
https://builtstrong.se/articles/builtstrong/athletes-ive-trained-over-the-years/