Mervi Anita Rantamäki
Finland
Female
Best Squat
205 kg
Best Bench
117.5 kg
Best Deadlift
190 kg
Best Total
502.5 kg
Best DOTS
576.51
Best Wilks
584.06
Meet Count
45
Years Active
16+
Career Details
Personal Records
| Lift | Weight | Bodyweight | Meet | Date | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | 205 kg | 56.9 kg | World Powerlifting Championships | 2012-11-10 | 57 |
| Bench Press | 117.5 kg | 56.9 kg | World Powerlifting Championships | 2012-11-10 | 57 |
| Deadlift | 190 kg | 57.0 kg | Voimanoston SM-kisat | 2011-02-26 | 57 |
| Total | 502.5 kg | 56.9 kg | World Powerlifting Championships | 2012-11-10 | 57 |
PR Progression
Career best lifts over time from competition data
| Date | Meet | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-18 | Nuorten 17 v. voimanoston SM -kisat | 120 kg | 65 kg | 115 kg | 300 kg |
| 1998-02-28 | Naisten voimanoston SM -kisat | 120 kg | 75 kg | 125 kg | 320 kg |
| 1999-02-27 | Voimanoston SM-kisat | 125 kg | 85 kg | 145 kg | 355 kg |
| 2001-03-03 | Naisten voimanoston SM -kisat | 155 kg | 90 kg | 157.5 kg | 402.5 kg |
| 2002-03-09 | Naisten voimanoston SM -kisat | 162.5 kg | 87.5 kg | 165 kg | 415 kg |
| 2002-09-07 | Nordic Powerlifting Championships | 170 kg | 85 kg | 172.5 kg | 427.5 kg |
| 2004-03-05 | Naisten voimanoston SM -kisat | 172.5 kg | 87.5 kg | 172.5 kg | 432.5 kg |
| 2004-05-03 | Women's World Powerlifting Championships | 175 kg | 90 kg | 170 kg | 435 kg |
| 2004-11-26 | Women's European Powerlifting Championships | 167.5 kg | 92.5 kg | 180 kg | 440 kg |
| 2005-02-27 | Naisten voimanoston SM -kisat | 175 kg | 95 kg | 177.5 kg | 447.5 kg |
| 2005-05-26 | Women's World Powerlifting Championships | 180 kg | 92.5 kg | 177.5 kg | 450 kg |
| 2007-10-14 | World Powerlifting Championships | 185 kg | 97.5 kg | 175 kg | 457.5 kg |
| 2008-10-30 | World Powerlifting Championships | 182.5 kg | 100 kg | 185 kg | 467.5 kg |
| 2009-02-21 | Voimanoston SM-kisat | 200 kg | 107.5 kg | 187.5 kg | 495 kg |
| 2011-02-26 | Voimanoston SM-kisat | 200 kg | 112.5 kg | 190 kg | 502.5 kg |
's best total of 502.5kg places her above the 99th percentile of all 56kg Raw lifters ever recorded (23,588 entries).
Competition History
45 entries| Details | Date | Meet | Federation | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-30 | World Games | IPF | 63 | 59 kg | 197.5 kg | 115 kg | 175 kg | 487.5 kg | 546.2 | 8 | |
| 2012-11-10 | World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 57 | 56.9 kg | 205 kg | 117.5 kg | 180 kg | 502.5 kg | 576.5 | 3 | |
| 2012-03-03 | Penkkipunnerruksen SM-kisat | SVNL | 63 | 60.9 kg | - | 112.5 kg | - | 112.5 kg | 123.6 | 1 | |
| 2012-02-11 | Voimanoston SM-kisat | SVNL | 57 | 56.8 kg | 185 kg | 117.5 kg | 180 kg | 482.5 kg | 554.1 | 1 | |
| 2011-11-08 | World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 57 | 56.8 kg | 195 kg | 115 kg | 175 kg | 485 kg | 557.0 | 4 | |
| 2011-05-03 | European Powerlifting Championships | EPF | 57 | 56.8 kg | 197.5 kg | 110 kg | 185 kg | 492.5 kg | 565.9 | 2 | |
| 2011-03-19 | Penkkipunnerruksen SM-kisat | SVNL | 63 | 59.9 kg | - | 110 kg | - | 110 kg | 122.1 | 1 | |
| 2011-02-26 | Voimanoston SM-kisat | SVNL | 57 | 57.0 kg | 200 kg | 112.5 kg | 190 kg | 502.5 kg | 576.0 | 1 | |
| 2010-11-07 | World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 56 | 55.8 kg | 195 kg | 107.5 kg | 187.5 kg | 490 kg | 569.6 | 3 | |
| 2010-05-04 | European Open Powerlifting Championships | EPF | 56 | 55.6 kg | 185 kg | 105 kg | 170 kg | 460 kg | 535.7 | 2 | |
| 2010-02-27 | Voimanoston SM-kisat | SVNL | 60 | 58.5 kg | 190 kg | 115 kg | 175 kg | 480 kg | 540.8 | 1 | |
| 2009-11-02 | World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 56 | 56.0 kg | 177.5 kg | 102.5 kg | 182.5 kg | 462.5 kg | 536.4 | 2 | |
| 2009-05-05 | European Powerlifting Championships | EPF | 56 | 55.9 kg | 185 kg | 97.5 kg | 170 kg | 452.5 kg | 525.1 | 1 | |
| 2009-03-28 | Penkkipunnerruksen SM-kisat | SVNL | 60 | 59 kg | - | 100 kg | - | 100 kg | 112.0 | 1 | |
| 2009-02-21 | Voimanoston SM-kisat | SVNL | 60 | 58.2 kg | 200 kg | 107.5 kg | 187.5 kg | 495 kg | 559.5 | 1 | |
| 2008-10-30 | World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 56 | 55.7 kg | 182.5 kg | 100 kg | 185 kg | 467.5 kg | 543.8 | 4 | |
| 2008-03-29 | Penkkipunnerruksen SM-kisat | SVNL | 60 | 58.9 kg | - | 105 kg | - | 105 kg | 117.8 | 2 | |
| 2007-10-14 | World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 56 | 55.9 kg | 185 kg | 97.5 kg | 175 kg | 457.5 kg | 530.9 | 5 | |
| 2007-05-08 | European Powerlifting Championships | EPF | 56 | 55.9 kg | 180 kg | 97.5 kg | 172.5 kg | 450 kg | 522.5 | 2 | |
| 2007-03-24 | Penkkipunnerrus - avoin | SVNL | 60 | 57.9 kg | - | 95 kg | - | 95 kg | 107.8 | 3 | |
| 2005-11-24 | Women's European Powerlifting Championships | EPF | 52 | 52.0 kg | 172.5 kg | 87.5 kg | 167.5 kg | 427.5 kg | 521.4 | 1 | |
| 2005-07-14 | World Games | IPF | 52 | 51.9 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2005-05-26 | Women's World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 52 | 51.9 kg | 180 kg | 92.5 kg | 177.5 kg | 450 kg | 549.6 | 2 | |
| 2005-04-02 | Penkkipunnerruksen SM -kisat | SVNL | 56 | 55.7 kg | - | 95 kg | - | 95 kg | 110.5 | 2 | |
| 2005-02-27 | Naisten voimanoston SM -kisat | SVNL | 56 | 55.2 kg | 175 kg | 95 kg | 177.5 kg | 447.5 kg | 524.0 | 1 | |
| 2004-11-26 | Women's European Powerlifting Championships | EPF | 52 | 51.9 kg | 167.5 kg | 92.5 kg | 180 kg | 440 kg | 537.4 | 3 | |
| 2004-05-03 | Women's World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 52 | 51.8 kg | 175 kg | 90 kg | 170 kg | 435 kg | 532.0 | 3 | |
| 2004-03-05 | Naisten voimanoston SM -kisat | SVNL | 52 | 51.9 kg | 172.5 kg | 87.5 kg | 172.5 kg | 432.5 kg | 528.2 | 1 | |
| 2003-11-28 | Women's European Powerlifting Championships | EPF | 52 | 51.9 kg | 157.5 kg | 87.5 kg | 165 kg | 410 kg | 500.4 | 4 | |
| 2003-05-22 | Women's World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 52 | 52 kg | 165 kg | 87.5 kg | 167.5 kg | 420 kg | 511.9 | 3 | |
| 2003-04-05 | Penkkipunnerruksen SM -kisat | SVNL | 56 | 55.9 kg | - | 90 kg | - | 90 kg | 104.4 | 1 | |
| 2003-03-09 | Naisten voimanoston SM -kisat | SVNL | 52 | 52 kg | 170 kg | 87.5 kg | 170 kg | 427.5 kg | 521.1 | 1 | |
| 2002-11-29 | Women's European Powerlifting Championships | EPF | 52 | 51.7 kg | 162.5 kg | 87.5 kg | 172.5 kg | 422.5 kg | 517.1 | 2 | |
| 2002-09-07 | Nordic Powerlifting Championships | NordicPF | 56 | 54.9 kg | 170 kg | 85 kg | 172.5 kg | 427.5 kg | 502.1 | 1 | |
| 2002-07-20 | European-Union Cup | EPF | 52 | 51.8 kg | 152.5 kg | 82.5 kg | 170 kg | 405 kg | 495.0 | 1 | |
| 2002-05-29 | Women's World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 52 | 51.6 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2002-04-06 | Penkkipunerruksen SM-kisat | SVNL | 56 | 54.3 kg | - | 90 kg | - | 90 kg | 106.6 | 1 | |
| 2002-03-09 | Naisten voimanoston SM -kisat | SVNL | 52 | 52 kg | 162.5 kg | 87.5 kg | 165 kg | 415 kg | 505.8 | 1 | |
| 2001-03-17 | Penkkipunnerruksen SM-kisat | SVNL | 60 | 60 kg | - | 90 kg | - | 90 kg | 99.8 | 1 | |
| 2001-03-03 | Naisten voimanoston SM -kisat | SVNL | 60 | 60 kg | 155 kg | 90 kg | 157.5 kg | 402.5 kg | 446.2 | 2 | |
| 1999-03-13 | Penkkipunnerruksen SM -kisat | SVNL | 60 | 60 kg | - | 87.5 kg | - | 87.5 kg | 97.0 | 2 | |
| 1999-02-27 | Voimanoston SM-kisat | SVNL | 60 | 60 kg | 125 kg | 85 kg | 145 kg | 355 kg | 393.5 | 2 | |
| 1998-03-14 | Penkkipunnerruksen SM -kisat | SVNL | 56 | 56 kg | - | 70 kg | - | 70 kg | 81.1 | 3 | |
| 1998-02-28 | Naisten voimanoston SM -kisat | SVNL | 56 | 56 kg | 120 kg | 75 kg | 125 kg | 320 kg | 370.9 | 3 | |
| 1997-01-18 | Nuorten 17 v. voimanoston SM -kisat | SVNL | 56 | 56 kg | 120 kg | 65 kg | 115 kg | 300 kg | 347.7 | 1 |
Career Stage
56kg Raw lifters
, 39
This cohort typically peaks at 21. At 39, competed 18 years past the statistical peak, among the 31% of lifters still competing at 39.
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About Mervi Anita Rantamäki
Mervi Anita Rantamäki is competitive powerlifter who has competed in 45 sanctioned meets since 1997. Mervi Anita Rantamäki has competed under IPF, SVNL, EPF, NordicPF federations.
Career best competition total: 502.5 kg with a DOTS score of 576.51. Individual lift PRs: 205.0 kg squat, 117.5 kg bench press, 190.0 kg deadlift.
This profile is built from verified competition data sourced from OpenPowerlifting. All results shown are from sanctioned competition performances, not self-reported numbers.