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Karen Campbell

USA Female Elite

Vital Statistics

Karen Campbell is a USA powerlifter with a best competition total of 460.0 kg and a best DOTS of 410.10.

Best total
460 kg
Best DOTS
410.10
Competition context
90 kg class, WABDL, Single-ply
Meet count
31 sanctioned meets
Records held
7
Best Squat
182.5 kg
Best Bench
232.5 kg
Best Deadlift
232.5 kg
Best Total
460 kg
Best DOTS
410.10
Best Wilks
397.47
Meet Count
31
Years Active
13+

Career Details

Personal Records

Lift Weight Bodyweight Meet Date Weight Class
Squat 182.5 kg 89.4 kg New England Championships 2018-10-27 90
Bench Press 232.5 kg 90 kg Great Lakes Regional 2015-07-11 90
Deadlift 232.5 kg 90 kg World Cup 2016-04-09 90
Total 460 kg 90 kg World Cup 2016-04-09 90

PR Progression

Career best lifts over time from competition data

Date Meet Squat Bench Deadlift Total
2006-11-15 World Championships - 15 kg - 15 kg
2007-11-15 World Championships - - 170 kg 170 kg
2007-11-15 World Championships - 172.5 kg - 172.5 kg
2008-05-17 Carrabec Raw Push Pull - 124.7 kg 165.6 kg 290.3 kg
2014-11-21 World Championships - 192.5 kg 205 kg 397.5 kg
2015-03-11 World Cup - 227.5 kg 227.5 kg 455 kg
2016-04-09 World Cup - 227.5 kg 232.5 kg 460 kg

Karen Campbell's best total of 460kg places her above the 95th percentile of all 90kg Raw lifters ever recorded (17,369 entries).

Competition History

64 entries
Details Date Meet Federation Class BW Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2018-10-27 New England Championships APF 90 89.4 kg - - - - - DQ
2018-10-27 New England Championships APF 90 89.4 kg 182.5 kg - - - - DQ
2018-08-11 Western Regional WABDL 100 100 kg - 227.5 kg - 227.5 kg 194.1 1
2018-08-11 Western Regional WABDL 100 100 kg - 227.5 kg 215 kg 442.5 kg 377.6 1
2018-08-11 Western Regional WABDL 100 100 kg - - 215 kg 215 kg 183.5 1
2017-11-06 World Bench Press and Deadlift Championships WABDL 82.5 82.5 kg - 182.5 kg 190 kg 372.5 kg 345.7 1
2017-11-06 World Bench Press and Deadlift Championships WABDL 82.5 82.5 kg - - 190 kg 190 kg 176.3 1
2017-11-06 World Bench Press and Deadlift Championships WABDL 82.5 82.5 kg - 182.5 kg - 182.5 kg 169.4 1
2017-08-26 WABDL World Cup & SM penkkipunnerrus/maastanosto FPO 82.5 78.4 kg - - - - - DQ
2017-08-26 WABDL World Cup & SM penkkipunnerrus/maastanosto FPO 82.5 78.2 kg - - 195 kg 195 kg 185.9 1
2017-06-03 Northeast Regional WABDL 90 90 kg - - 205 kg 205 kg 182.8 1
2017-06-03 Northeast Regional WABDL 90 90 kg - 215 kg - 215 kg 191.7 1
2017-06-03 Northeast Regional WABDL 90 90 kg - 215 kg 205 kg 420 kg 374.4 1
2017-04-15 Nationals WABDL 90 90 kg - 220 kg 205 kg 425 kg 378.9 1
2017-04-15 Nationals WABDL 90 90 kg - - 205 kg 205 kg 182.8 1
2017-04-15 Nationals WABDL 90 90 kg - 220 kg - 220 kg 196.1 1
2016-12-05 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - - - - - DQ
2016-12-05 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - - - - - DQ
2016-12-05 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - - - - - DQ
2016-08-06 9/11 Memorial WABDL 90 90 kg - - 215 kg 215 kg 191.7 1
2016-05-28 National Push-Pull WABDL 90 90 kg - - 215 kg 215 kg 191.7 1
2016-05-14 National BP & DL WABDL 90 90 kg - - 227.5 kg 227.5 kg 202.8 1
2016-05-14 National BP & DL WABDL 90 90 kg - 227.5 kg - 227.5 kg 202.8 1
2016-04-09 World Cup WABDL 90 90 kg - 227.5 kg - 227.5 kg 202.8 1
2016-04-09 World Cup WABDL 90 90 kg - 227.5 kg 232.5 kg 460 kg 410.1 1
2016-04-09 World Cup WABDL 90 90 kg - - 232.5 kg 232.5 kg 207.3 1
2015-11-23 World Championships WABDL 82.5 82.5 kg - - - - - DQ
2015-07-11 Great Lakes Regional WABDL 90 90 kg - - 215 kg 215 kg 191.7 1
2015-07-11 Great Lakes Regional WABDL 90 90 kg - 232.5 kg - 232.5 kg 207.3 1
2015-07-11 Great Lakes Regional WABDL 90 90 kg - 232.5 kg 215 kg 447.5 kg 399.0 1
2015-06-13 NE National BP & DL WABDL 90 90 kg - - 205 kg 205 kg 182.8 1
2015-06-13 NE National BP & DL WABDL 90 90 kg - 230 kg - 230 kg 205.1 1
2015-03-11 World Cup WABDL 90 90 kg - 227.5 kg 227.5 kg 455 kg 405.6 1
2015-03-11 World Cup WABDL 90 90 kg - - 227.5 kg 227.5 kg 202.8 1
2015-03-11 World Cup WABDL 90 90 kg - 227.5 kg - 227.5 kg 202.8 1
2015-02-07 Northeast Regional WABDL 90 90 kg - - 205 kg 205 kg 182.8 1
2014-11-21 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - 192.5 kg 205 kg 397.5 kg 354.4 1
2014-11-21 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - 192.5 kg - 192.5 kg 171.6 1
2014-11-21 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - - 205 kg 205 kg 182.8 1
2014-02-08 Northeast Regional & Invitational Championship WABDL 82.5 82.5 kg - - 212.5 kg 212.5 kg 197.2 1
2014-02-08 Northeast Regional & Invitational Championship WABDL 82.5 82.5 kg - 206 kg - 206 kg 191.2 1
2013-11-06 World Championships WABDL 82.5 82.5 kg - 205.5 kg - 205.5 kg 190.7 1
2013-11-06 World Championships WABDL 82.5 82.5 kg - - 215 kg 215 kg 199.6 1
2012-11-13 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - 192.5 kg - 192.5 kg 171.6 1
2012-11-13 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - - 222.5 kg 222.5 kg 198.4 1
2012-05-12 Buckeye Hall of Fame Classic WABDL 90 90 kg - - 217.5 kg 217.5 kg 193.9 1
2012-05-12 Buckeye Hall of Fame Classic WABDL 90 90 kg - 194.9 kg - 194.9 kg 173.8 1
2011-11-01 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - - 190 kg 190 kg 169.4 2
2011-11-01 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - 205 kg - 205 kg 182.8 1
2011-07-09 National Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - - 220 kg 220 kg 196.1 1
2011-07-09 National Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - 200 kg - 200 kg 178.3 1
2011-04-02 World Cup WABDL 90 90 kg - - 220 kg 220 kg 196.1 1
2011-04-02 World Cup WABDL 90 90 kg - 192.5 kg - 192.5 kg 171.6 1
2010-11-16 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - - 202.5 kg 202.5 kg 180.5 1
2010-11-16 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - 182.5 kg - 182.5 kg 162.7 1
2009-10-31 World Championships WABDL 82.5 82.5 kg - - 200 kg 200 kg 185.6 1
2009-10-31 World Championships WABDL 82.5 82.5 kg - - - - - DQ
2008-11-12 World Championships WABDL 82.5 82.5 kg - - 172.5 kg 172.5 kg 160.1 1
2008-11-12 World Championships WABDL 82.5 82.5 kg - 172.5 kg - 172.5 kg 160.1 1
2008-05-17 Carrabec Raw Push Pull USAPL 90 84.8 kg - 124.7 kg 165.6 kg 290.3 kg 265.9 1
2007-11-15 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - 172.5 kg - 172.5 kg 153.8 1
2007-11-15 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - - 170 kg 170 kg 151.6 2
2006-11-15 World Championships WABDL 90 90 kg - 15 kg - 15 kg 13.4 2
2005-03-26 State Championships USAPL 90+ - 117.5 kg - 160.1 kg - - DQ

Records Held

232.5 kg
Bench · 90 kg · Single-ply
2015-07-11
232.5 kg
Bench · overall kg · Single-ply
2015-07-11
232.5 kg
Deadlift · 90 kg · Single-ply
2016-04-09
227.5 kg
Bench · 100 kg · Single-ply
2018-08-11
215 kg
Deadlift · 100 kg · Single-ply
2018-08-11
215 kg
Deadlift · 82.5 kg · Single-ply
2013-11-06
206 kg
Bench · 82.5 kg · Single-ply
2014-02-08

Strength Fingerprint

How Karen Campbell's lifts compare with every competition lifter in the same equipment class

Squat
96th
Elite
Bench Press
99th
Elite
Deadlift
99th
Elite
Total
95th
Elite

Lift Balance

Share of the total from each lift, against the average female raw lifter

Squat 28.2% avg 36.0%
Bench 35.9% avg 20.2%
Deadlift 35.9% avg 43.8%

population average

Bench-dominant profile

Bench press makes up 35.9% of Karen Campbell's total; the average female raw lifter's bench press contributes 20.2%.

Career Stage

90kg Raw lifters

Karen Campbell, 56

This cohort typically peaks at 26. At 56, Karen Campbell competed 30 years past the statistical peak, among the 21% of lifters still competing at 56.

Based on 14,904 competition entries. Curve: average DOTS by age.

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About Karen Campbell

Karen Campbell is competitive powerlifter who has competed in 31 sanctioned meets since 2005. Karen Campbell has competed under APF, WABDL, FPO, USAPL federations.

Career best competition total: 460.0 kg with a DOTS score of 410.10. Individual lift PRs: 182.5 kg squat, 232.5 kg bench press, 232.5 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.

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