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The links to the rank tables below are to give you an indication as to ranking in kettlebell sport/ GS.

You can read your weight (VK is the athlete’s weight class), choose the type of bell (24 or 32, 16 is for juniors) you use and find out how many reps you need to achieve for a specific ranking.

There are now several organizations with different standards for rank. Weight categories might differ somewhat, according to the federation organizing the event, and the competition itself. The same applies to the number of repetitions to achieve for a specific rank.

Rules change with time, standards evolve and basically it get tougher to reach a Master of Sport ranking if too many people reached that level the previous year.

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MSMK/ MCMK stands for Master of Sport of International level

IPU/ MC stands for Master of Sports, national level

MMR/ KMC stands for Candidate to Master of Sports

The numbers 1, 2 and 3 are entry levels for aspiring gireviks

The explanation from Wikipedia helps to put things in perspective:

Distinguished Master of Sport of the USSR, (Russian: заслуженный мастер спорта СССР, abbreviated as "змс"), equates to international champion who has made valuable contributions to the sport


Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class (Russian: мастер спорта СССР международного класса; abbreviated as "мсмк"), equates to international champion


Master of Sport of the USSR (Russian: мастер спорта СССР; abbreviated as "мс"), equates to national champion


Candidate for Master of Sport of the USSR (Russian: кандидат в мастера спорта СССР; abbreviated as "кмс"), equates to nationally ranked player


First-Class Sportsman (Russian: спортсмен 1-го разряда), equates to regional champion


Second-Class Sportsman (Russian: спортсмен 2-го разряда), equates to state champion


Third-Class Sportsman (Russian: спортсмен 3-го разряда), equates to city champion
 

Check out the tables below, and find out where you stand!

 

Latvian Federation

http://www.svarbumba.lv/file/File/Svaru%20Kateg.doc

 

Italian Federation

http://www.ghirisport.it/regolamento3.html

 

Russian Federation

http://www.girevik-online.ru/images/stories/administrator/normativ2010.xls

 

International Kettlebell Fitness Federation

http://www.ikff.net/files/Arnold-FAQ.pdf

 

World Kettlebell Club

http://worldkettlebellclub.com/ranks.php

 

 

 

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