Lystus Ebosele
{{Short description|Irish powerlifter (born 2001)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name= Lystus Ebosele
|full_name=
|nickname=Cyclone
|country= {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2001|02|09|df=yes}}
|birth_place= Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
|occupation={{hlist|Powerlifter|television personality}}
|alma_mater=
|height=5 ft 10 in
|weight=95 kg
|turnedpro=
|nationality={{flagicon|Ireland}} Irish
|sport= Powerlifting
|event= 84+ kg
}}
Lystus Ebosele (born 9 February 2001){{Cite web|url=https://goodlift.info/lifter.php?lid=16930|title=Ebosele Lystus|website=goodlift.info}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gladiatorstv.com/gladiators/cyclone-lystus-ebosele/|title=Cyclone (Lystus Ebosele)|website=GladiatorsTV}} is an Irish powerlifting champion. She won a gold medal at 84+ junior weight category at World Powerlifting Championships 2023. While training for the 2024 Arnold Classics, she has managed to squat 240 kilograms (518 lbs) "for a Double".{{Cite web|url=https://barbend.com/lystus-ebosele-84kg-raw-squats-240-kilogram-double/|title=Lystus Ebosele (84KG) Raw Squats 240 Kilograms for a Double|website=barbend.com|last=Whiteley|first=Jo|date=23 January 2024 }} She also has the role "Cyclone" in the BBC sports entertainment show Gladiators.
Early life and career
Lystus Ebosele was born on 9 February 2001 in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland.{{cite web|url = https://independent.ie/regionals/wexford/enniscorthy-news/wexford-woman-set-to-join-hit-bbc-show-as-newest-gladiator/a1249145099.html | work = Enniscorthy Guardian | first = Rachel | last = Cahill | title = Wexford woman set to join hit BBC show as newest gladiator | date = 18 January 2025 }} 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. In addition to powerlifting, Ebosele also competed in shot put events as a teenager.{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ireland/lystus-ebosele-14805275|title=Lystus Ebosele|website=worldathletics.org|access-date=16 January 2025}}
In 2025, Ebosele appeared on the British TV endurance sports show Gladiators as "Cyclone",{{cite web|url=https://www.theirishworld.com/gladiator-ready/|title=Gladiator, ready!|website=theirishworld.com|date=5 February 2025|last=Hennessy|first=David}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7en3ggl55o|title=Wexford athlete creating a storm in Gladiators|website=bbc.com|last=O'Connor|first=Barry|date=15 February 2025}} becoming the "first-ever Irish Gladiator".{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0131/1494153-cyclone-wants-to-inspire-women-to-take-up-space/|title=Irish Gladiator Cyclone wants to inspire women to 'take up space'|website=www.rte.ie|date=4 February 2025}}{{cite web|url =https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/lifestyle/irelands-first-gladiator-on-inspiring-the-next-generation-of-women-be-strong-be-unapologetic-dont-minimise-yourself-for-anyone/a842534226.html | work = Wexford People | title = Ireland's first Gladiator on inspiring the next generation of women | first = Pádraig | last = Byrne| date = 1 March 2025 | accessdate = 2 April 2025 }} She joined the show in the "heats" stage of the second series, saying: "I've got the look, I've got the energy and I've got the muscles".{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2025/new-gladiators-series-2|title=Gladiators Series 2 - Meet the new additions to the Gladiators Class of 2025|website=BBC Media Centre|date=15 January 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gladiatorstv.com/news/meet-the-new-gladiators-joining-the-arena-in-series-2/|title=New Gladiators Revealed: BBC Gladiators Series 2|website=GladiatorsTV|date=15 January 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/gladiators-series2-newgladiators-rep1|title=Gladiators: Meet Cyclone And Hammer, The Two New Superhumans Joining BBC Series|website=TV Zone UK|date=15 January 2025}}
Personal life
Ebosele is 5 ft 10 in tall,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3SBjs42H0G5ZXYRsnw0K6bL/cyclone|title=BBC One - Gladiators - Cyclone|website=bbc.co.uk}} and weighs roughly 95 kilograms. Her brother is the Irish professional association footballer Festy Ebosele.{{cite web|url = https://www.southeastradio.ie/enniscorthys-lystus-ebosele-named-as-a-gladiator-for-upcoming-season-of-the-popular-programme/ | website = southeastradio.ie | title = Enniscorthy’s Lystus Ebosele named as a Gladiator for upcoming season of the popular programme | date = 18 January 2025 }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/lystusebosele Open Powerlifting statistics - Lystus Ebosele]
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