{"id":23733,"date":"2026-07-02T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=23733"},"modified":"2026-07-02T06:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:19:00","slug":"87-year-old-woman-becomes-world-record-holder-in-powerlifting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=23733","title":{"rendered":"87-year-old woman becomes world record holder in powerlifting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) &#8211; A local athlete who didn\u2019t start going to the gym until she was 71 is now a world record holder in powerlifting at 87 years old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Ten years into her powerlifting journey, Rosemary Nichols just set state and national records in three categories for her age group at the National Powerlifting League Western regionals in Newport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Nichols became a world record holder last July at the U.S. Powerlifting Association Nationals in Pittsburgh, alongside her current trainer, Kyle Singh, who sends her custom workout plans from Eugene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Copyright 2026 KPTV-KPDX. All rights reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kptv.com\/2026\/07\/02\/87-year-old-woman-becomes-world-record-holder-powerlifting\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORTLAND Ore. 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