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Lystus Ebosele
Personal information
NationalityRepublic of Ireland Irish
Born (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 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 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

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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

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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

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