Two years separate the last two European streetlifting championships: Dessau-Roßlau, Germany, in November 2024, then Tremblay-en-France, on the outskirts of Paris, in October 2026. Both were organised by Final Rep, with the same rules, almost the same weight classes and many of the same athletes. That makes it a rare chance to answer, with numbers, a question the whole sport is asking: is the European level really rising, and how fast?
This study compares the 186 performances of both championships, attempt by attempt. The data is published as open data on data.gouv.fr, so anyone can check and extend the analysis.
| Both editions at a glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Euros 2024 | Euros 2026 | |
| Athletes | 84 | 102 (+21%) |
| Nations | 17 | 20 |
| Average total, shared weight classes | 355.3 kg | 378.7 kg (+6.6%) |
| Successful attempts | 71.3% | 72.6% |
| Best women's total | 300 kg | 320 kg |
| Best men's total | 610 kg | 635 kg |
| French medals | 7 (3 gold) | 12 (3 gold) |
The first and most visible finding: the Euros are drawing more athletes. 102 athletes competed in 2026, up from 84 two years earlier, a 21% increase. The number of nations rose from 17 to 20, with newcomers including Sweden, Croatia, Slovakia and North Macedonia.
Most of the growth came from the men, up from 44 to 59, while the women went from 40 to 43. Part of this is due to the new men's weight classes: the 2024 +94 kg class was split into -101 kg and +101 kg, which automatically opens an extra podium for heavier athletes.
Italy brought the largest team in 2024 (16 athletes), but France took the lead in 2026 with 23 athletes, ahead of Italy (21) and Germany (10). Hosting the championship obviously played a big part, as we will see.
The level is rising, especially among women
Comparing two championships means comparing like with like. The analysis below therefore covers the ten weight classes common to both editions (five women's, five men's, from -66 kg to -94 kg) and only validated performances.
Average total by weight class
| Weight class | Average 2024 | Average 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women -52 kg | 211.2 kg | 234.3 kg | +23.1 kg |
| Women -57 kg | 247.6 kg | 239.2 kg | -8.4 kg |
| Women -63 kg | 238.6 kg | 281.5 kg | +43.0 kg |
| Women -70 kg | 255.6 kg | 275.9 kg | +20.3 kg |
| Women +70 kg | 234.1 kg | 268.6 kg | +34.5 kg |
| Men -66 kg | 399.3 kg | 430.4 kg | +31.1 kg |
| Men -73 kg | 466.7 kg | 473.8 kg | +7.1 kg |
| Men -80 kg | 506.7 kg | 486.2 kg | -20.5 kg |
| Men -87 kg | 510.8 kg | 528.8 kg | +18.0 kg |
| Men -94 kg | 527.7 kg | 548.2 kg | +20.5 kg |
Eight classes out of ten improved. Overall, the average total rose by 6.6% in two years. But the average hides a clear gap between the sexes: +9.4% for women (from 238.2 to 260.5 kg) against +3.2% for men (from 478.8 to 494.0 kg).
The two declines come from the make-up of the fields rather than a drop in level. In men's -80 kg, the class grew from 6 to 9 athletes and the two lowest totals (435 and 387.5 kg) pull the average down, while the top six improved (510.2 kg on average, against 506.7 kg in 2024). In women's -57 kg, a single very incomplete performance, with 20 kg validated on the squat, drags the average down: without it, the class averages 258 kg, above 2024, and the winner lifted 31 kg more than the 2024 champion.
What it takes to reach the podium
The average tells you the general level. The podium threshold, meaning the third-place total, tells you what it takes to matter at the top.
| Weight class | 3rd place 2024 | 3rd place 2026 | Winner 2024 | Winner 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women -52 kg | 216.5 kg | 245 kg | 233.75 kg | 261.25 kg |
| Women -57 kg | 260 kg | 245 kg | 274.75 kg | 305.75 kg |
| Women -63 kg | 248.75 kg | 295.25 kg | 268.75 kg | 318 kg |
| Women -70 kg | 266.75 kg | 289.5 kg | 286.25 kg | 291.25 kg |
| Women +70 kg | 240 kg | 277.5 kg | 300 kg | 320 kg |
| Men -66 kg | 420 kg | 453.75 kg | 434.75 kg | 473.75 kg |
| Men -73 kg | 483.75 kg | 487.5 kg | 526.75 kg | 491.25 kg |
| Men -80 kg | 505 kg | 512.5 kg | 527.5 kg | 534 kg |
| Men -87 kg | 517.5 kg | 540 kg | 584.25 kg | 571.25 kg |
| Men -94 kg | 520 kg | 570 kg | 610 kg | 610 kg |
The podium threshold went up in nine classes out of ten. The biggest jumps were in women's -63 kg (+46.5 kg) and men's -94 kg (+50 kg): in 2026, a total that would have won bronze in 2024 no longer gets you into the top three. Winning totals move less consistently, which makes sense: they depend on a single athlete and their day. Xavier Macias even posted exactly the same winning total, 610 kg, in men's -94 kg at both editions.
The muscle-up is improving fastest
Attempt-by-attempt data lets us go beyond the total and see where the kilos were gained. Here is the average validated load on each movement, again across the ten shared weight classes.
| Movement | Average 2024 | Average 2026 | Change | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle-up | 20.8 kg | 24.2 kg | +16.4% | +37.9% | +6.2% |
| Pull-up | 60.7 kg | 65.1 kg | +7.1% | +7.7% | +4.6% |
| Dips | 96.6 kg | 103.8 kg | +7.5% | +12.1% | +3.2% |
| Squat | 177.2 kg | 185.7 kg | +4.8% | +6.3% | +2.2% |
The muscle-up is improving fastest, by a wide margin: +16% on average and nearly +38% for women, whose average load went from 10.7 to 14.7 kg. The squat, the heaviest movement, improved the least in relative terms.
This matches what we found on French competitions in our "Anatomy of a total" analysis: the muscle-up is the least evenly mastered movement, and therefore the one with the most room for progress. At European level, that gap is starting to close. In kilos the gains remain modest though: 3.4 kg more on the muscle-up, against 8.5 kg on the squat.
The make-up of a total barely moves
Despite these changes, the structure of a total stays stable: across all validated performances, the squat makes up 51.4% of the total in 2024 and 50.2% in 2026, dips 26.7% then 27.3%, pull-ups 16.7% then 16.8%, and the muscle-up 5.3% then 5.8%. The squat gives up a little ground to the three upper-body movements, without changing the overall balance.
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Each athlete gets three attempts per movement, twelve in total. The share of attempts the judges validate says a lot about technical mastery and how athletes choose their loads.
| Movement | Successful attempts 2024 | Successful attempts 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle-up | 67.9% | 70.9% |
| Pull-up | 76.6% | 82.4% |
| Dips | 69.4% | 69.3% |
| Squat | 71.4% | 67.7% |
| Overall | 71.3% | 72.6% |
The overall rate barely moves, but two movements diverge. On pull-ups, more than four attempts out of five are now validated. On the squat, success is down, and the drop is sharp among women: 69.2% of attempts validated in 2024, 63.6% in 2026. Athletes seem to have taken more risks on their last squat attempts, for an average gain of only 4.8%.
The share of unvalidated performances is stable: 4 out of 84 in 2024, 5 out of 102 in 2026, under 5% in both cases. At European level, missing a movement entirely remains rare.
The athletes who came back
The value of the same championship two years apart is that you can follow the athletes. 36 competitors took part in both editions. Thirteen of them changed weight class, usually moving up. Among the 22 who stayed in the same class and were validated at both editions, the picture is clear:
- 17 improved, 4 went backwards, and only one posted the same total;
- the median gain is +23.75 kg on the total;
- by movement, the median gain is +7.5 kg on the squat, +5 kg on the muscle-up, +4.5 kg on dips and +2.5 kg on pull-ups.
Relative to the average total, this median gain is about 6% in two years, in line with the overall rise in level. So the higher level does not only come from stronger newcomers: returning athletes are improving too.
Largely renewed podiums
Of the 36 medallists in 2026, 17 had already competed in 2024 and 13 had already been on a podium. Only three champions kept a European title: Sarah Anyamele in women's +70 kg, Xavier Macias in men's -94 kg, and Aubin Chevillard, champion at -73 kg in 2024 and then at -80 kg in 2026. The other nine titles changed hands.
France, top nation at the 2026 Euros
With 12 medals, including 3 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze, France finished as the top nation at the 2026 Euros, ahead of Italy (7 medals, including 3 gold) and Germany (5 medals). In 2024, France had 7 medals, including 3 titles, behind Italy.
| France | Euros 2024 | Euros 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Athletes | 15 (7 women, 8 men) | 23 (10 women, 13 men) |
| Share of the field | 17.9% | 22.5% |
| Medals (gold / silver / bronze) | 7 (3 / 1 / 3) | 12 (3 / 5 / 4) |
| Top-6 finishes | 12 | 19 |
| European titles | Men -66, -73 and -80 kg | Women -52 and -70 kg, men -80 kg |
| Unvalidated performances | 1 | 4 |
Two trends stand out. First, gold switched sides: all three 2024 titles were men's, while two of the three 2026 titles went to women, Ludivine Compain at -52 kg and Myriam Chebira at -70 kg. Second, depth: 19 French athletes finished in the top six of their class, against 12 in 2024.
These numbers still need to be read with care. The championship was held in France, and a home event naturally attracts more national athletes: the medal count rose partly because the number of French entries grew by half. The return per athlete stayed remarkably stable: roughly one medal for every two athletes, 7 for 15 in 2024 and 12 for 23 in 2026. The five French athletes who competed in the same class at both editions improved by a median of 27.5 kg, slightly above the European figure.
To follow these athletes on the national scene, our French competitions dataset uses the same identifiers, so careers can be cross-referenced between the two datasets.
Method, limitations and open data
The results come from the Final Rep platform, which organised both championships, and were collected attempt by attempt. Consistency check: for each of the 177 validated performances, the sum of the four best successful attempts equals the official total. Full results with names are available in our Euros 2024 and Euros 2026 results articles.
Why this study ignores the RIS
The RIS, the index that weights the total by bodyweight, would seem the ideal tool to compare two editions. It is not, here: its scale changed between 2025 and 2026. In the same weight class, the ratio between total and RIS rose by about 17% for women and 3% for men. The same athlete, at almost the same bodyweight, scored a RIS of 139.7 for 337.5 kg in 2025, then 113.6 for 320 kg in 2026. Comparing RIS across editions would suggest a drop in level that does not exist. The whole comparison therefore relies on the total, within the same weight class.
Other caveats
- Two championships do not make a trend: with 8 or 9 athletes per class, results are sensitive to who shows up.
- Nationality is taken from the athlete's current profile on the platform.
- The source does not publish bodyweight at event level, so it could not be used.
Open data
The full dataset is published on data.gouv.fr under the Open Licence 2.0: European streetlifting championships: 2024 and 2026 results. It contains all 186 performances, successful attempts per movement and a data dictionary. Athletes are pseudonymised.
Key takeaways
In two years, Europe's streetlifting elite added about 6% to their totals, with women improving two to three times faster than men. Podiums are harder to reach, the muscle-up is improving faster than the other movements, and France, helped by a home championship, has become the continent's leading nation.
For anyone aiming at the next international championships, the message is simple: the level required rises from one edition to the next, and it rises on all four movements at once. Preparing for that level calls for programming that treats the total as a whole. That is the approach behind our streetlifting training programs. To compare these totals with the best performances ever recorded, see our streetlifting total records, and to discover the sport, our complete streetlifting guide.
