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Dusty Caldwell
USA
Male
Elite
Vital Statistics
Dusty Caldwell is a USA powerlifter with a best competition total of 865.0 kg and a best DOTS of 507.80.
- Best total
- 865 kg
- Best DOTS
- 507.80
- Competition context
- 125 kg class, USPF, Single-ply
- Meet count
- 53 sanctioned meets
- Records held
- 7
Best Squat
330 kg
Best Bench
210 kg
Best Deadlift
337.5 kg
Best Total
865 kg
Best DOTS
507.80
Best Wilks
503.16
Meet Count
53
Years Active
11+
Career Details
Personal Records
| Lift | Weight | Bodyweight | Meet | Date | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | 330 kg | 125 kg | Armed Forces Championships | 1987-02-12 | 125 |
| Bench Press | 210 kg | 110 kg | California Tour Bench Press | 1989-11-18 | 110 |
| Deadlift | 337.5 kg | 110 kg | Masters Nationals | 1989-05-13 | 110 |
| Total | 865 kg | 125 kg | Armed Forces Championships | 1987-02-12 | 125 |
PR Progression
Career best lifts over time from competition data
| Date | Meet | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-09-08 | Aviano Bench Press Championships | - | 142.9 kg | - | 142.9 kg |
| 1979-10-20 | Americans In Europe Meet | 199.6 kg | 145.2 kg | 249.5 kg | 594.2 kg |
| 1979-11-11 | Aviano Powerlifting Championships | 204.1 kg | 142.9 kg | 265.4 kg | 612.4 kg |
| 1980-01-13 | Southern European PL Championships | 215.5 kg | 158.8 kg | 272.2 kg | 646.4 kg |
| 1980-02-24 | North Italy PL Meet | 237.5 kg | 162.5 kg | 295 kg | 695 kg |
| 1980-12-14 | USAFE Powerlift | 256.3 kg | 167.8 kg | 292.6 kg | 716.7 kg |
| 1981-03-07 | Italian American PL | 255 kg | 162.5 kg | 300 kg | 717.5 kg |
| 1981-05-09 | Pordenone Powerlift | 265 kg | 165 kg | 290 kg | 720 kg |
| 1981-12-11 | USAFE Powerlifting | 274.4 kg | 165.6 kg | 294.8 kg | 734.8 kg |
| 1982-06-04 | US Military World Championships | 256.3 kg | 163.3 kg | 317.5 kg | 737.1 kg |
| 1982-06-12 | Dolomiti Powerlift | 276.7 kg | 165.6 kg | 319.8 kg | 762.0 kg |
| 1983-01-08 | US Armed Forces in Italy | 283.5 kg | 174.6 kg | 328.9 kg | 787.0 kg |
| 1983-01-24 | Air Force Championships | 285.8 kg | 174.6 kg | 328.9 kg | 789.3 kg |
| 1983-11-05 | Alpine Open Powerlift | 310.7 kg | 199.6 kg | 322.1 kg | 832.3 kg |
| 1987-02-12 | Armed Forces Championships | 330 kg | 202.5 kg | 332.5 kg | 865 kg |
Dusty Caldwell's best total of 865kg places him above the 99th percentile of all 110kg Raw lifters ever recorded (80,860 entries).
Competition History
53 entries| Details | Date | Meet | Federation | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-03-17 | California Tour Bench Press | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | - | 207.5 kg | - | 207.5 kg | 122.9 | 2 | |
| 1989-11-18 | California Tour Bench Press | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | - | 210 kg | - | 210 kg | 124.4 | 1 | |
| 1989-10-07 | California Deadlift Championships | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | - | - | 330 kg | 330 kg | 195.5 | 1 | |
| 1989-08-11 | World Masters Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 110 | 110 kg | 292.5 kg | 190 kg | 227.5 kg | 710 kg | 420.5 | 3 | |
| 1989-08-05 | Venice Beach Bench Press | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | - | 200 kg | - | 200 kg | 118.5 | 3 | |
| 1989-05-13 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 317.5 kg | 200 kg | 337.5 kg | 855 kg | 506.4 | 1 | |
| 1989-02-15 | Armed Forces Championships | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 317.5 kg | 190 kg | 272.5 kg | 780 kg | 480.1 | 3 | |
| 1988-07-28 | World Masters Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 100 | 100 kg | 307.5 kg | 180 kg | 322.5 kg | 810 kg | 498.6 | 1 | |
| 1988-05-14 | Masters Nationals | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 322.5 kg | 177.5 kg | 305 kg | 805 kg | 495.5 | 2 | |
| 1988-05-01 | Western America Championships | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 315 kg | 182.5 kg | 327.5 kg | 825 kg | 507.8 | 2 | |
| 1987-08-08 | Pacific Coast Open | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 305 kg | 190 kg | 275 kg | 770 kg | 456.1 | 1 | |
| 1987-07-11 | Senior Nationals | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 300 kg | 195 kg | 65 kg | 560 kg | 331.7 | 5 | |
| 1987-02-12 | Armed Forces Championships | USPF | 125 | 125 kg | 330 kg | 202.5 kg | 332.5 kg | 865 kg | 490.2 | 2 | |
| 1984-04-28 | Mediterranean Sports Conference | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | 231.3 kg | 206.4 kg | 229.1 kg | 666.8 kg | 394.9 | 1 | |
| 1984-03-31 | Italian-American Powerlift | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | 20.4 kg | 192.8 kg | 61.2 kg | 274.4 kg | 162.5 | 1 | |
| 1984-03-03 | North Italy Powerlift | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | 297.1 kg | 195.0 kg | 310.7 kg | 802.9 kg | 475.5 | 1 | |
| 1984-02-25 | Bench Press & Deadlift Contest | USA-UA | 125 | 125 kg | - | 195.0 kg | 294.8 kg | 489.9 kg | 277.6 | 3 | |
| 1984-02-08 | Military Interservice Championships | USPF | 125 | 125 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 1984-01-23 | Air Force Championships | USPF | 125 | 112.8 kg | 313.0 kg | 199.6 kg | 313.0 kg | 825.5 kg | 484.5 | 1 | |
| 1984-01-07 | Maniago Bench Press | USMilAbroad | 125 | 125 kg | - | 208.7 kg | - | 208.7 kg | 118.3 | 1 | |
| 1983-12-31 | USA-Italian Bench Press | USMilAbroad | 125 | 125 kg | - | 208.7 kg | - | 208.7 kg | 118.3 | 1 | |
| 1983-12-31 | USA-Italian Powerlift | USMilAbroad | 125 | 125 kg | - | - | - | 639.6 kg | 362.5 | 1 | |
| 1983-12-03 | Trofeo Triveneto Bench & Squat | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | 312.5 kg | 192.5 kg | - | 505 kg | 299.1 | 1 | |
| 1983-11-19 | Aviano AFB Bench Press | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | - | 197.3 kg | - | 197.3 kg | 116.9 | 1 | |
| 1983-11-05 | Alpine Open Powerlift | USMilAbroad | 125 | 125 kg | 310.7 kg | 199.6 kg | 322.1 kg | 832.3 kg | 471.7 | 1 | |
| 1983-04-30 | Mediterranean Sports Conference Championships | USMilAbroad | 125 | 125 kg | - | - | - | 773.4 kg | 438.3 | 1 | |
| 1983-04-02 | Aviano Base Championships | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | - | - | - | 748.4 kg | 443.3 | 1 | |
| 1983-02-04 | Aviano Air Force Base Championships | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | 290.3 kg | 181.4 kg | 274.4 kg | 746.2 kg | 441.9 | 1 | |
| 1983-01-24 | Air Force Championships | USPF | 101.6 | 99.8 kg | 285.8 kg | 174.6 kg | 328.9 kg | 789.3 kg | 486.2 | 1 | |
| 1983-01-08 | US Armed Forces in Italy | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | 283.5 kg | 174.6 kg | 328.9 kg | 787.0 kg | 466.1 | 1 | |
| 1982-10-02 | UH Tri-Cathlon Open | USMilAbroad | 100 | 100 kg | - | - | - | 730.3 kg | 449.5 | 1 | |
| 1982-08-21 | NSGA Invitational PL | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | 254.0 kg | 174.6 kg | 274.4 kg | 703.1 kg | 416.4 | 1 | |
| 1982-08-14 | Piancavallo Powerlifting | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | - | - | - | 415.0 kg | 245.8 | 1 | |
| 1982-07-10 | Aviano Base Bench Press | USMilAbroad | 100 | 100 kg | - | 158.8 kg | - | 158.8 kg | 97.7 | 2 | |
| 1982-06-12 | Dolomiti Powerlift | USMilAbroad | 100 | 100 kg | 276.7 kg | 165.6 kg | 319.8 kg | 762.0 kg | 469.1 | 1 | |
| 1982-06-04 | US Military World Championships | USMilAbroad | 90 | 90 kg | 256.3 kg | 163.3 kg | 317.5 kg | 737.1 kg | 476.6 | 1 | |
| 1982-05-22 | US Air Force in Europe Championships | USMilAbroad | 100 | 100 kg | 260.8 kg | 158.8 kg | 313.0 kg | 732.6 kg | 450.9 | 1 | |
| 1982-05-16 | Mediterranean Sports Conference | USMilAbroad | 90 | 90 kg | 249.5 kg | 158.8 kg | 306.2 kg | 714.4 kg | 461.9 | 1 | |
| 1982-02-27 | Armed Forces Championships | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 265 kg | 155 kg | 300 kg | 720 kg | 443.2 | 1 | |
| 1981-12-11 | USAFE Powerlifting | USMilAbroad | 90 | 90 kg | 274.4 kg | 165.6 kg | 294.8 kg | 734.8 kg | 475.1 | 1 | |
| 1981-05-09 | Pordenone Powerlift | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | 265 kg | 165 kg | 290 kg | 720 kg | 426.4 | 1 | |
| 1981-04-18 | Hahn Invitational | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | 238.1 kg | 158.8 kg | 226.8 kg | 623.7 kg | 369.4 | 1 | |
| 1981-03-07 | Italian American PL | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | 255 kg | 162.5 kg | 300 kg | 717.5 kg | 425.0 | 1 | |
| 1981-02-07 | Aviano Base Bench Press | USMilAbroad | 100 | 100 kg | - | 152.5 kg | - | 152.5 kg | 93.9 | 1 | |
| 1981-01-24 | RAF Bentwaters Invitational PL Contest | USMilAbroad | 100 | 100 kg | 256.3 kg | 158.8 kg | 292.6 kg | 707.6 kg | 435.5 | 1 | |
| 1980-12-14 | USAFE Powerlift | USMilAbroad | 90 | 90 kg | 256.3 kg | 167.8 kg | 292.6 kg | 716.7 kg | 463.4 | 1 | |
| 1980-03-29 | 7th Army Training Command Open | USMilAbroad | 100+ | - | 226.8 kg | 154.2 kg | 283.5 kg | 664.5 kg | - | 1 | |
| 1980-02-24 | North Italy PL Meet | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | 237.5 kg | 162.5 kg | 295 kg | 695 kg | 411.6 | 1 | |
| 1980-01-13 | Southern European PL Championships | USMilAbroad | 110 | 110 kg | 215.5 kg | 158.8 kg | 272.2 kg | 646.4 kg | 382.8 | 1 | |
| 1979-11-11 | Aviano Bench Press Championships | USMilAbroad | 90 | 90 kg | - | 142.9 kg | - | 142.9 kg | 92.4 | 1 | |
| 1979-11-11 | Aviano Powerlifting Championships | USMilAbroad | 90 | 90 kg | 204.1 kg | 142.9 kg | 265.4 kg | 612.4 kg | 396.0 | 1 | |
| 1979-10-20 | Americans In Europe Meet | USMilAbroad | 100 | 100 kg | 199.6 kg | 145.2 kg | 249.5 kg | 594.2 kg | 365.8 | 1 | |
| 1979-09-08 | Aviano Bench Press Championships | USMilAbroad | 100 | 100 kg | - | 142.9 kg | - | 142.9 kg | 87.9 | 1 |
Records Held
789.3 kg
Total · 101.6 kg · Single-ply
328.9 kg
Deadlift · 101.6 kg · Single-ply
285.8 kg
Squat · 101.6 kg · Single-ply
174.6 kg
Bench · 101.6 kg · Single-ply
Strength Fingerprint
How Dusty Caldwell's lifts compare with every competition lifter in the same equipment class
Squat
99th
Elite
Bench Press
94th
Advanced
Deadlift
97th
Elite
Total
99th
Elite
Lift Balance
Share of the total from each lift, against the average male raw lifter
Squat
37.6%
avg 35.3%
Bench
23.9%
avg 23.5%
Deadlift
38.5%
avg 41.2%
population average
Balanced lifter - contributions close to the population average
Squat makes up 37.6% of Dusty Caldwell's total; the average male raw lifter's squat contributes 35.3%.
Career Stage
110kg Raw lifters
Dusty Caldwell, 42
This cohort typically peaks at 20. At 42, Dusty Caldwell competed 22 years past the statistical peak, among the 47% of lifters still competing at 42.
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About Dusty Caldwell
Dusty Caldwell is competitive powerlifter who has competed in 53 sanctioned meets since 1979. Dusty Caldwell has competed under USPF, IPF, USMilAbroad, USA-UA federations.
Career best competition total: 865.0 kg with a DOTS score of 507.80. Individual lift PRs: 330.0 kg squat, 210.0 kg bench press, 337.5 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.