No one could stand in Lawrence’s way as she produced a world-record total of 636.5kg to claim an emphatic victory in the Swedish city.

Her total was boosted by world-record scores of 243.5kg in squat and 260.6kg in deadlift, either side of a lift of 132.5kg in bench press.

It was the Virgin Islands' fourth gold medal in three days after the success of Russel Orhii, Jonathan Cayco and Chandler Babb.

Angelina Elovikova of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) was a distant second with 557.5kg, while Krstin Thorhallsdottir of Iceland bagged bronze with 552.5kg.

Anatolii Novopismennyi of Ukraine achieved a world record squat of 360kg as he triumphed in the men’s 105kg division.

The Ukrainian finished with a combined total of 937.5kg after backing up his impressing squat showing with a 225kg bench press and 352.5kg deadlift.

Second place went to Sweden’s Emil Norling, who recorded 905kg, while Francr’s Corentin Clement came third with 895kg.

The final gold medal of the day was won by Konstantin Musaev of the ROC in the men’s 120kg division.

Museav scored 327.5kg in squat, 225kg in bench press and 375kg in deadlift to finish with a winning total of 927.5kg.

Tony Cliffe of Britain had to settle for silver with 915kg, while Cenk Kocak of Turkey clinched bronze with 900kg.

Bryce Krawczyk recorded a deadlift world record of 385.5kg but it was not enough to secure him a place on the podium, finishing fourth with 895.5kg.

Competition is due to conclude tomorrow with the women’s over-84kg and men’s over-120kg categories.