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Sheila Ward
USA
Female
Best Squat
165 kg
Best Bench
102.5 kg
Best Deadlift
165 kg
Best Total
415 kg
Best DOTS
481.03
Best Wilks
488.29
Meet Count
27
Years Active
31+
Career Details
Personal Records
| Lift | Weight | Bodyweight | Meet | Date | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | 165 kg | 56 kg | Kansas State Meet | 1986-11-01 | 56 |
| Bench Press | 102.5 kg | 87.7 kg | State Championships | 2012-03-24 | 90 |
| Deadlift | 165 kg | 56 kg | Women's Nationals | 1987-01-17 | 56 |
| Total | 415 kg | 56 kg | Kansas State Meet | 1986-11-01 | 56 |
PR Progression
Career best lifts over time from competition data
| Date | Meet | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-05-23 | Walter Thomas Novice/Women's/Open | 75 kg | 52.5 kg | 105 kg | 232.5 kg |
| 1981-07-25 | Sooner Classic | 82.5 kg | 55 kg | 110 kg | 247.5 kg |
| 1981-09-26 | Missouri State Championships | 92.5 kg | 62.5 kg | 112.5 kg | 267.5 kg |
| 1982-01-16 | Southwest National Novice Championships | 112.5 kg | 72.5 kg | 112.5 kg | 297.5 kg |
| 1982-02-20 | Women's Nationals | 122.5 kg | 72.5 kg | 120 kg | 315 kg |
| 1982-03-27 | Region VIII Meet | 135 kg | 72.5 kg | 125 kg | 332.5 kg |
| 1982-08-08 | Teenage National Championships | 137.5 kg | 75 kg | 127.5 kg | 340 kg |
| 1983-07-30 | Women's Teenage Nationals | 142.5 kg | 77.5 kg | 142.5 kg | 362.5 kg |
| 1984-01-28 | Women's Nationals | 150 kg | 80 kg | 152.5 kg | 382.5 kg |
| 1984-05-12 | Region VIII Championships | 152.5 kg | 82.5 kg | 152.5 kg | 387.5 kg |
| 1984-11-10 | Kansas State Meet | 157.5 kg | 82.5 kg | 157.5 kg | 397.5 kg |
| 1985-03-09 | Sailors Gym Qualifier | 157.5 kg | 85 kg | 157.5 kg | 400 kg |
| 1986-02-15 | Kansas City Open | 162.5 kg | 87.5 kg | 157.5 kg | 407.5 kg |
| 1986-04-05 | Women's Nationals | 165 kg | 87.5 kg | 162.5 kg | 415 kg |
's best total of 415kg places her above the 99th percentile of all 56kg Raw lifters ever recorded (23,515 entries).
Competition History
27 entries| Details | Date | Meet | Federation | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-24 | State Championships | NASA | 90 | 87.7 kg | - | 102.5 kg | - | 102.5 kg | 92.5 | 1 | |
| 1987-05-31 | Women's World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 56 | 56 kg | 152.5 kg | 87.5 kg | 162.5 kg | 402.5 kg | 466.6 | 4 | |
| 1987-01-17 | Women's Nationals | USPF | 56 | 56 kg | 162.5 kg | 82.5 kg | 165 kg | 410 kg | 475.2 | 1 | |
| 1986-11-01 | Kansas State Meet | USPF | 56 | 56 kg | 165 kg | 85 kg | 165 kg | 415 kg | 481.0 | 1 | |
| 1986-04-05 | Women's Nationals | ADFPA | 58.5 | 58.5 kg | 165 kg | 87.5 kg | 162.5 kg | 415 kg | 467.5 | 1 | |
| 1986-02-15 | Kansas City Open | ADFPA | 60 | 60 kg | 162.5 kg | 87.5 kg | 157.5 kg | 407.5 kg | 451.7 | 1 | |
| 1985-10-05 | Midwest Open | ADFPA | - | - | 155 kg | 87.5 kg | 157.5 kg | 400 kg | - | 1 | |
| 1985-05-11 | Women's Nationals | ADFPA | 58.5 | 58.5 kg | 155 kg | 85 kg | 155 kg | 395 kg | 445.0 | 1 | |
| 1985-03-09 | Sailors Gym Qualifier | USPF | - | 57 kg | 157.5 kg | 85 kg | 157.5 kg | 400 kg | 458.3 | 1 | |
| 1985-01-26 | Women's Nationals | USPF | 60 | 57.2 kg | 157.5 kg | 82.5 kg | 157.5 kg | 397.5 kg | 454.4 | 5 | |
| 1984-11-10 | Kansas State Meet | USPF | - | - | 157.5 kg | 82.5 kg | 157.5 kg | 397.5 kg | - | 1 | |
| 1984-08-19 | Women's Teenage Nationals | USPF | 56 | 56 kg | 150 kg | 82.5 kg | 155 kg | 387.5 kg | 449.2 | 1 | |
| 1984-05-12 | Region VIII Championships | USPF | - | - | 152.5 kg | 82.5 kg | 152.5 kg | 387.5 kg | - | 1 | |
| 1984-04-15 | Buckeye Iron Masters Open & Novice Bench Press | USPF | - | 54.9 kg | - | 54.4 kg | - | 54.4 kg | 64.0 | 3 | |
| 1984-01-28 | Women's Nationals | USPF | 56 | 55.1 kg | 150 kg | 80 kg | 152.5 kg | 382.5 kg | 448.2 | 3 | |
| 1983-10-01 | Kansas State Championships | USPF | 52 | 52 kg | 142.5 kg | 72.5 kg | 140 kg | 355 kg | 432.7 | 1 | |
| 1983-07-30 | Women's Teenage Nationals | USPF | 56 | 53.5 kg | 142.5 kg | 77.5 kg | 142.5 kg | 362.5 kg | 433.2 | 1 | |
| 1983-03-26 | Region VIII | USPF | 56 | 56 kg | 130 kg | 77.5 kg | 132.5 kg | 340 kg | 394.1 | 1 | |
| 1982-11-20 | Missouri Championships | USPF | - | - | 132.5 kg | 75 kg | 130 kg | 337.5 kg | - | 1 | |
| 1982-08-08 | Teenage National Championships | USPF | 56 | 53.5 kg | 137.5 kg | 75 kg | 127.5 kg | 340 kg | 406.4 | 2 | |
| 1982-06-26 | Almost Nationals | USPF | 60 | 60 kg | 130 kg | 75 kg | 120 kg | 325 kg | 360.3 | 5 | |
| 1982-03-27 | Region VIII Meet | USPF | - | - | 135 kg | 72.5 kg | 125 kg | 332.5 kg | - | 1 | |
| 1982-02-20 | Women's Nationals | USPF | 56 | 55.2 kg | 122.5 kg | 72.5 kg | 120 kg | 315 kg | 368.6 | 7 | |
| 1982-01-16 | Southwest National Novice Championships | USPF | 56 | 56 kg | 112.5 kg | 72.5 kg | 112.5 kg | 297.5 kg | 344.8 | 1 | |
| 1981-09-26 | Missouri State Championships | USPF | 52 | 52 kg | 92.5 kg | 62.5 kg | 112.5 kg | 267.5 kg | 326.1 | 4 | |
| 1981-07-25 | Sooner Classic | USPF | - | 50.8 kg | 82.5 kg | 55 kg | 110 kg | 247.5 kg | 306.7 | 2 | |
| 1981-05-23 | Walter Thomas Novice/Women's/Open | USPF | 52 | 52 kg | 75 kg | 52.5 kg | 105 kg | 232.5 kg | 283.4 | 5 |
Career Stage
56kg Raw lifters
, 46
This cohort typically peaks at 21. At 46, competed 25 years past the statistical peak, among the 18% of lifters still competing at 46.
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About Sheila Ward
Sheila Ward is competitive powerlifter who has competed in 27 sanctioned meets since 1981. Sheila Ward has competed under NASA, IPF, USPF, ADFPA federations.
Career best competition total: 415.0 kg with a DOTS score of 481.03. Individual lift PRs: 165.0 kg squat, 102.5 kg bench press, 165.0 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.