Draft:Lystus Ebosele
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Irish |
| Born | 9 February 2001 Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sport | Powerlifting |
| Event | 84+ kg |
Lystus Ebosele (born 9 February 2001)[1][2] is an Irish powerlifting champion and participant in the BBC television show Gladiators. She won a gold medal at 84+ junior weight category at World Powerlifting Championships 2023.[1][3] While training for the 2024 Arnold Classics, she has managed to squat 240 kilograms (518 lbs) "for a Double".[4]
Early life and career
Lystus Ebosele was born in 2001 in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland.[5] 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][4] In addition to powerlifting, Ebosele also competed in shot put events as a teenager.[6]
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".[7][8][9]
Personal life
Ebosele is 5 ft 10 in tall,[8][7] and weighs 91 to 95 kg, depending on the training season she is in.[citation needed] In addition to competing in powerlifting, she is active on social media, and has almost 100,000 followers on her Instagram account.[3][better source needed]
Her brother is the Irish professional footballer Festy Ebosele.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Ebosele Lystus". goodlift.info.
- ^ "Cyclone (Lystus Ebosele)". GladiatorsTV.
- ^ a b "Instagram". Instagram.
- ^ a b Whiteley, Jo (23 January 2024). "Lystus Ebosele (84KG) Raw Squats 240 Kilograms for a Double". barbend.com.
- ^ "Wexford woman set to join hit BBC show as newest gladiator". Enniscorthy Guardian. 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Lystus Ebosele". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Gladiators Series 2 - Meet the new additions to the Gladiators Class of 2025". BBC Media Centre. 15 January 2025.
- ^ a b "New Gladiators Revealed: BBC Gladiators Series 2". GladiatorsTV. 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Gladiators: Meet Cyclone And Hammer, The Two New Superhumans Joining BBC Series". TV Zone UK. 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Enniscorthy's Lystus Ebosele named as a Gladiator for upcoming season of the popular programme". southeastradio.ie. 18 January 2025.
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