Ernie Nagy
Vital Statistics
Ernie Nagy is a USA powerlifter with a best competition total of 698.5 kg and a best DOTS of 431.64.
- Best total
- 698.5 kg
- Best DOTS
- 431.64
- Competition context
- 100 kg class, USPF, Single-ply
- Meet count
- 42 sanctioned meets
- Records held
- 4
Career Details
Personal Records
| Lift | Weight | Bodyweight | Meet | Date | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | 254.0 kg | 100 kg | Appalachian Open | 1981-06-13 | 100 |
| Bench Press | 188.2 kg | 100 kg | Appalachian Open | 1981-06-13 | 100 |
| Deadlift | 260 kg | 98.0 kg | WV State Championships | 1984-03-31 | - |
| Total | 698.5 kg | 100 kg | Appalachian Open | 1981-06-13 | 100 |
PR Progression
Career best lifts over time from competition data
| Date | Meet | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-10-01 | National Masters Championships | 213.2 kg | 163.3 kg | 226.8 kg | 603.3 kg |
| 1980-03-30 | Annual Great Lakes Championships | 222.3 kg | 174.6 kg | 244.9 kg | 641.8 kg |
| 1980-05-03 | Eastern Open Masters Meet | 237.5 kg | 172.5 kg | 240 kg | 650 kg |
| 1981-03-29 | Great Lakes | 249.5 kg | 174.6 kg | 249.5 kg | 673.6 kg |
| 1981-04-26 | Eastern Masters Championships | 245 kg | 175 kg | 255 kg | 675 kg |
| 1981-06-13 | Appalachian Open | 254.0 kg | 188.2 kg | 256.3 kg | 698.5 kg |
Ernie Nagy's best total of 698.5kg places him above the 94th percentile of all 100kg Raw lifters ever recorded (111,266 entries).
Competition History
42 entries| Details | Date | Meet | Federation | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-05-06 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 100 kg | 142.5 kg | 150 kg | 392.5 kg | 241.6 | 1 | |
| 1993-05-14 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 100 kg | 140 kg | 150 kg | 390 kg | 240.1 | 1 | |
| 1992-11-21 | Mountaineer Open | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | - | 150 kg | - | 150 kg | 92.3 | 1 | |
| 1992-05-15 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 130 kg | 130 kg | 140 kg | 400 kg | 246.2 | 1 | |
| 1991-05-18 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 160 kg | 140 kg | 192.5 kg | 492.5 kg | 303.1 | 1 | |
| 1990-05-05 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 100 kg | 125 kg | 130 kg | 355 kg | 218.5 | 1 | |
| 1989-05-13 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 170 kg | 165 kg | 200 kg | 535 kg | 329.3 | 1 | |
| 1988-05-14 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 170 kg | 160 kg | 200 kg | 530 kg | 326.2 | 1 | |
| 1987-05-16 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 100 kg | 100 kg | 100 kg | 300 kg | 184.7 | 1 | |
| 1986-05-03 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 200 kg | 170 kg | 220 kg | 590 kg | 363.2 | 1 | |
| 1985-06-22 | Eastern Masters | USPF | - | - | 215 kg | 175 kg | 227.5 kg | 617.5 kg | - | 3 | |
| 1985-05-11 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 210 kg | 175 kg | 237.5 kg | 622.5 kg | 383.2 | 1 | |
| 1985-03-09 | Monster Bench Press Meet | USA-UA | - | - | - | 158.8 kg | - | 158.8 kg | - | 2 | |
| 1984-12-13 | World Masters Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 100 | 99 kg | 230 kg | 175 kg | 252.5 kg | 657.5 kg | 406.5 | 3 | |
| 1984-10-13 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 98.5 kg | 220 kg | 175 kg | 227.5 kg | 622.5 kg | 385.7 | 1 | |
| 1984-03-31 | WV State Championships | USPF | - | 98.0 kg | 247.5 kg | 187.5 kg | 260 kg | 695 kg | 431.6 | 1 | |
| 1984-02-11 | Steel Valley Open | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 238.1 kg | 176.9 kg | 244.9 kg | 660.0 kg | 406.2 | 1 | |
| 1984-01-21 | Keystone Classic Open | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 233.6 kg | 172.4 kg | 233.6 kg | 639.6 kg | 378.8 | 4 | |
| 1983-10-15 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 98.2 kg | 220 kg | 170 kg | 237.5 kg | 627.5 kg | 389.4 | 1 | |
| 1983-05-21 | Eastern US Masters | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 242.5 kg | 185 kg | 245 kg | 672.5 kg | 413.9 | 1 | |
| 1983-04-01 | Cystic Fibrosis Bench Press | USA-UA | 90.7+ | 98.0 kg | - | 181.4 kg | - | 181.4 kg | 112.7 | 5 | |
| 1983-03-26 | West Virginia State | USPF | 100 | 98.0 kg | 237.5 kg | 185 kg | 245 kg | 667.5 kg | 414.6 | 6 | |
| 1983-01-29 | West Penn Ironmen's Open | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 249.5 kg | 181.4 kg | 254.0 kg | 684.9 kg | 421.6 | 4 | |
| 1982-12-11 | Body Shop Meet | USPF | - | 98.0 kg | 244.9 kg | 174.6 kg | 244.9 kg | 664.5 kg | 412.7 | 2 | |
| 1982-09-04 | World Masters Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 100 | 97.9 kg | 222.5 kg | 150 kg | 245 kg | 617.5 kg | 383.6 | 2 | |
| 1982-06-13 | Eastern Masters PL | USPF | - | 93.9 kg | 215 kg | 140 kg | 207.5 kg | 562.5 kg | 356.3 | 1 | |
| 1982-03-27 | Great Lakes Championships | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 249.5 kg | 181.4 kg | 244.9 kg | 675.9 kg | 416.0 | 4 | |
| 1982-02-06 | West Virginia State Bench Press | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | - | 182.5 kg | - | 182.5 kg | 112.3 | 1 | |
| 1982-01-30 | West Penn Ironmen's Open | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 240.4 kg | 172.4 kg | 249.5 kg | 662.3 kg | 407.6 | 5 | |
| 1981-10-24 | World & National Masters Championships | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 227.5 kg | 185 kg | 257.5 kg | 670 kg | 412.4 | 1 | |
| 1981-09-05 | Western Pennsylvania Bench Press | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | - | 181.4 kg | - | 181.4 kg | 111.7 | 2 | |
| 1981-06-13 | Appalachian Open | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 254.0 kg | 188.2 kg | 256.3 kg | 698.5 kg | 430.0 | 1 | |
| 1981-04-26 | Eastern Masters Championships | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 245 kg | 175 kg | 255 kg | 675 kg | 415.5 | 1 | |
| 1981-03-29 | Great Lakes | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 249.5 kg | 174.6 kg | 249.5 kg | 673.6 kg | 414.6 | 4 | |
| 1980-10-24 | World Masters Championships | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 215 kg | 182.5 kg | 247.5 kg | 645 kg | 397.0 | 1 | |
| 1980-08-30 | Butler PL Championships | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 210.9 kg | 167.8 kg | 240.4 kg | 619.2 kg | 381.1 | 3 | |
| 1980-08-23 | Washington Barbell Club Open Bench Press | USA-UA | 90+ | - | - | 165.6 kg | - | 165.6 kg | - | 3 | |
| 1980-06-14 | Laurel Festival Open | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 220.0 kg | 170.1 kg | 235.9 kg | 626.0 kg | 385.3 | 4 | |
| 1980-05-03 | Eastern Open Masters Meet | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 237.5 kg | 172.5 kg | 240 kg | 650 kg | 400.1 | 1 | |
| 1980-04-26 | Lincoln Place Open Bench Press Contest | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | - | 165.6 kg | - | 165.6 kg | 101.9 | 2 | |
| 1980-03-30 | Annual Great Lakes Championships | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 222.3 kg | 174.6 kg | 244.9 kg | 641.8 kg | 395.1 | 8 | |
| 1977-10-01 | National Masters Championships | AAU | 100 | 100 kg | 213.2 kg | 163.3 kg | 226.8 kg | 603.3 kg | 371.3 | 1 |
Records Held
Strength Fingerprint
How Ernie Nagy's lifts compare with every competition lifter in the same equipment class
Lift Balance
Share of the total from each lift, against the average male raw lifter
population average
Deadlift-lags profile
Deadlift makes up 37.0% of Ernie Nagy's total; the average male raw lifter's deadlift contributes 41.2%.
Career Stage
100kg Raw lifters
This cohort typically peaks at 24. At 71, Ernie Nagy competed 47 years past the statistical peak, among the 5% of lifters still competing at 71.
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About Ernie Nagy
Ernie Nagy is competitive powerlifter who has competed in 42 sanctioned meets since 1977. Ernie Nagy has competed under USPF, USA-UA, IPF, AAU federations.
Career best competition total: 698.5 kg with a DOTS score of 431.64. Individual lift PRs: 254.0 kg squat, 188.2 kg bench press, 260.0 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.

