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Lystus Ebosele
Personal information
NationalityRepublic of Ireland Irish
Born2001 (age 23–24)
Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
CountryRepublic of Ireland Ireland
SportPowerlifting
Event84+ kg

Lystus Ebosele (born 2001)[1] is an Irish powerlifting champion and fitness influencer,[citation needed] who has won gold medal at 84+ junior weight category at World Powerlifting Championships 2023.[1][2] While training for the 2024 Arnold Classics, she has managed to squat 240 kilograms (518 lbs) "for a Double".[3]

Early life and career

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Lystus Ebosele was born in 2001 in County Wexford, Ireland.[4] She became the Junior European Champion in the European Powerlifting Federation in 2022, and took the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Junior world title in the 84+ weight-class in Romania in 2023.[1][3] In addition to powerlifting, Ebosele also competed in shot put events as a teenager.[5]

In 2025, Ebosele first appeared on the British TV endurance sports show Gladiators as "Cyclone". She joined the show in the middle of the second series, saying that; "I've got the look, I've got the energy and I've got the muscles".[6][7][8]

Personal life

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Ebosele is 5 ft 10 in tall,[7][6] and weighs 91 to 95 kg, depending on the training season she is in.[citation needed] In addition to competing in powerlifting, she is also successful on social media,[original research?] and has almost 100,000 followers on her Instagram account that she updates weekly.[2]

Her brother is the Irish professional footballer Festy Ebosele.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ebosele Lystus". goodlift.info.
  2. ^ a b "Instagram". Instagram.
  3. ^ a b Whiteley, Jo (23 January 2024). "Lystus Ebosele (84KG) Raw Squats 240 Kilograms for a Double". barbend.com.
  4. ^ "Wexford woman set to join hit BBC show as newest gladiator". Enniscorthy Guardian. 18 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Lystus Ebosele". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Gladiators Series 2 - Meet the new additions to the Gladiators Class of 2025". BBC Media Centre. 15 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b "New Gladiators Revealed: BBC Gladiators Series 2". GladiatorsTV. 15 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Gladiators: Meet Cyclone And Hammer, The Two New Superhumans Joining BBC Series". TV Zone UK. 15 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Enniscorthy's Lystus Ebosele named as a Gladiator for upcoming season of the popular programme". southeastradio.ie. 18 January 2025.
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