{"id":2290,"date":"2024-12-03T10:42:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T16:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/?page_id=2290"},"modified":"2025-01-03T08:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T14:38:47","slug":"marnel-spencer-athlete","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/index.php\/hall-of-fame\/marnel-spencer-athlete\/","title":{"rendered":"Marnel Spencer &#8211; Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Marnel Spencer &#8211; Athlete<br>Inducted 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since joining the Saskatchewan Powerlifting Association in 2015, Marnel Spencer has exemplified the spirit of determination and excellence in the sport of powerlifting. Starting her journey as a Masters 2 athlete she has proven that age is merely a number, defying stereotypes and inspiring lifters of all ages to pursue their goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Marnel-Spencer-2024-e1733244054921-792x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Marnel-Spencer-2024-e1733244054921-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Marnel-Spencer-2024-e1733244054921-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Marnel-Spencer-2024-e1733244054921-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Marnel-Spencer-2024-e1733244054921-1188x1536.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Marnel-Spencer-2024-e1733244054921.jpg 1490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, Marnel has not only made a name for herself at the provincial level but has also achieved remarkable success on the national and international stages. Most notably, winning the Masters 3 World Champion title at Masters Equipped World Championships in 2022, and claiming the Equipped Squat and Total World Records at NAPFs in August 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has represented Saskatchewan at CPU Nationals 6 times, being crowned the National Champion at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>each. She has also represented Canada at 4 international meets including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; 1st place at 2015 NAPF Championships (M2)<br>&#8211; 4th place at 2018 Classic World Championships (M2)<br>&#8211; World Champion at the 2022 Masters Equipped World Championships (M3)<br>&#8211; 1st place at 2024 NAPF Championships (M3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marnel has previously broken and currently holds numerous records across multiple age and weight classes, at all levels of competition. The majority of her currently held records were set competing as a Masters 3 lifter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of September 2024:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current Provincial Records:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open 47kg Classic Bench Press<br>M1 47kg Classic Squat, Bench, Deadlift and Total records<br>M1 52kg Classic Squat, Bench, Deadlift and Total records<br>M2 47kg Classic Squat, Bench, Deadlift and Total records<br>M2 52kg Classic Squat, Bench, Deadlift and Total records<br>M3 47kg Classic Squat, Bench, Deadlift and Total records<br>M3 52kg Classic Squat, Bench, Deadlift and Total records<br>Open 47kg Equipped Squat, Bench, Deadlift and Total records<br>M1 47kg Equipped Squat, Bench, Deadlift and Total records<br>M2 47kg Equipped Squat, Bench, Deadlift and Total records<br>M3 47kg Equipped Squat, Bench, Deadlift and Total records<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current National Records:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M3 47kg Classic Squat, Bench, Deadlift and total records<br>M3 52kg Classic Bench record<br>M2 47kg Equipped Squat, Deadlift and Total records<br>M3 47kg Equipped Squat, Bench, Deadlift, and Total records<br><br>Current NAPF Records:<br><br>M2 47kg Classic Bench and Deadlift records<br>M3 47kg Classic Bench, Deadlift, and Total records<br>M1 47kg Equipped Squat, Deadlift, and Total records<br>M2 47kg Equipped Squat, Bench, Deadlift, and Total records<br>M3 47kg Equipped Squat, Bench, Deadlift, and Total records<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current Commonwealth Records:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M3 47kg Classic Squat record<br>M3 47kg Equipped Squat and Total records<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current World Records:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M3 47kg Equipped Squat and Total records<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She currently has the third highest Classic GL of all time in Canada for Master 3 Women, and the highest Equipped GL of all time in Canada for Master 3 Women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marnel\u2019s journey is a testament to the power of perseverance and passion in powerlifting. Her contributions to the sport and impressive record of achievements make her a deserving candidate for induction into the SPA Athlete Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marnel Spencer &#8211; AthleteInducted 2024 Since joining the Saskatchewan Powerlifting Association in 2015, Marnel Spencer has exemplified the spirit of determination and excellence in the sport of powerlifting. Starting her journey as a Masters 2 athlete she has proven that age is merely a number, defying stereotypes and inspiring lifters of all ages to pursue &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/index.php\/hall-of-fame\/marnel-spencer-athlete\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Marnel Spencer &#8211; Athlete&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":90,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2290","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2337,"href":"https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2290\/revisions\/2337"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saskpowerlifting.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}