A building inspector by day, New Brunswicker Peter Michaud was a two-time national champion before winning his first global competition at the World Masters Powerlifting Championships this week in South Africa.
National champion Peter Michaud of Edmundston wins his first global competition in South Africa
Jennifer Sweet · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 16, 2025 1:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Friends say Michaud is a valued member of the New Brunswick Powerlifting Association and an ambassador for the sport. (Submitted by Cole Hobson)
An Edmundston man has won his division at the World Masters Powerlifting Championships in Cape Town, South Africa.
“I never thought I could finish first. … I have chills,” Peter Michaud said in a French-language interview with Radio-Canada.
Michaud took the title in the 120 kg and over Masters 2 class, which is for athletes aged 50 to 59.
He lifted a dumbbell with 287.5 kg on it off the floor, which is called the deadlift, he squatted while supporting 280 kg on his shoulders, and he bench pressed 170 kg, for a total of 737.5 kg.
Michaud, 53, was back in the warmup room after competing when his coaches came shouting the good news.
“I didn’t know what had happened,’” Michaud recounted. “They came to get me and said, ‘You won, you won.”
He’s very proud of the accomplishment.
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