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William Nichols
USA
Male
Best Squat
435 kg
Best Bench
252.5 kg
Best Deadlift
350 kg
Best Total
1032.5 kg
Best DOTS
593.71
Best Wilks
589.93
Meet Count
44
Years Active
20+
Career Details
Personal Records
| Lift | Weight | Bodyweight | Meet | Date | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | 435 kg | 125 kg | World Championships | 1987-11-21 | 125 |
| Bench Press | 252.5 kg | 125 kg | World Championships | 1987-11-21 | 125 |
| Deadlift | 350 kg | 125 kg | National Master/Submaster/Junior/Teenage PL/BP | 2000-05-20 | 125 |
| Total | 1032.5 kg | 125 kg | World Championships | 1987-11-21 | 125 |
PR Progression
Career best lifts over time from competition data
| Date | Meet | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-09-13 | State Novice Bench Press Championships | - | 161.0 kg | - | 161.0 kg |
| 1980-12-06 | Purdue Open & Collegiate Championships | 245 kg | 165 kg | 250 kg | 660 kg |
| 1981-03-19 | Collegiate Nationals | 272.5 kg | 165 kg | 255 kg | 692.5 kg |
| 1982-02-13 | Indiana State Championships | 282.5 kg | 175 kg | 272.5 kg | 730 kg |
| 1982-08-07 | National Police Olympics | - | - | - | 752.5 kg |
| 1983-06-04 | Junior Nationals | 332.5 kg | 205 kg | 320 kg | 857.5 kg |
| 1983-06-25 | Freedom Festival Open | 365 kg | 212.5 kg | 320 kg | 897.5 kg |
| 1984-01-13 | Pontiac Prison PL Meet | 385.6 kg | 220.0 kg | 324.3 kg | 929.9 kg |
| 1984-04-08 | Illionois Senior State | 382.5 kg | 227.5 kg | 327.5 kg | 937.5 kg |
| 1984-08-12 | Illionois Police Championships | 392.4 kg | 231.3 kg | 328.9 kg | 952.6 kg |
| 1986-04-06 | Budweiser World Record Breakers | 395 kg | 227.5 kg | 340 kg | 962.5 kg |
| 1986-10-04 | Police & Fire Grand Nationals | 413.7 kg | 238.1 kg | 347 kg | 998.8 kg |
| 1987-04-18 | Illinois State and Central Plains Record Breakers | 430.9 kg | 240.4 kg | 331.1 kg | 1002.4 kg |
| 1987-11-21 | World Championships | 435 kg | 252.5 kg | 345 kg | 1032.5 kg |
's best total of 1,032.5kg places him above the 99th percentile of all 125kg Raw lifters ever recorded (55,710 entries).
Competition History
44 entries| Details | Date | Meet | Federation | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-11-19 | World Championships | WPC | 125 | 125 kg | 420 kg | 215 kg | 325 kg | 960 kg | 544.1 | 2 | |
| 2000-06-10 | Senior Nationals | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 432.5 kg | 227.5 kg | 340 kg | 1000 kg | 566.8 | 1 | |
| 2000-05-20 | National Master/Submaster/Junior/Teenage PL/BP | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 392.5 kg | 225 kg | 350 kg | 967.5 kg | 548.3 | 1 | |
| 1999-05-01 | Amateur Nationals | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 420 kg | 232.5 kg | 337.5 kg | 990 kg | 561.1 | 1 | |
| 1998-07-04 | Senior Nationals | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 427.5 kg | 245 kg | 345 kg | 1017.5 kg | 576.7 | 1 | |
| 1997-06-21 | Senior Nationals | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 420 kg | 240 kg | 340 kg | 1000 kg | 566.8 | 3 | |
| 1996-02-09 | Natural Nationals | NASA | 125 | 125 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 1995-11-11 | Bench Press Mania | APF | 125 | 125 kg | - | 237.5 kg | - | 237.5 kg | 134.6 | 2 | |
| 1994-03-17 | Natural Nationals | NASA | 125 | 125 kg | 397.5 kg | 220 kg | 320 kg | 937.5 kg | 531.3 | 1 | |
| 1993-10-21 | World Championships | WPC | 140 | 140 kg | 390 kg | 220 kg | 295 kg | 905 kg | 496.0 | 3 | |
| 1993-08-07 | Senior Nationals | APF | 140 | 140 kg | 420 kg | 215 kg | 320 kg | 955 kg | 523.4 | 2 | |
| 1992-07-19 | Grand Nationals/Worlds | NASA | 125 | 125 kg | 395 kg | 202.5 kg | 310 kg | 907.5 kg | 514.3 | 1 | |
| 1992-03-05 | Natural Nationals | NASA | 125 | 125 kg | 375 kg | 200 kg | 295 kg | 870 kg | 493.1 | 2 | |
| 1991-02-28 | Natural Nationals | NASA | 125 | 125 kg | 382.5 kg | 197.5 kg | 300 kg | 880 kg | 498.8 | 1 | |
| 1990-07-28 | Senior Nationals | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 397.5 kg | 205 kg | 320 kg | 922.5 kg | 522.8 | 4 | |
| 1988-07-27 | USSR vs USA meet | FPR | 125 | 125 kg | 340 kg | 210 kg | 272.5 kg | 822.5 kg | 466.2 | 1 | |
| 1988-07-24 | USSR vs USA competition | FPR | 125 | 125 kg | 370 kg | 205 kg | 295 kg | 870 kg | 493.1 | 1 | |
| 1987-11-21 | World Championships | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 435 kg | 252.5 kg | 345 kg | 1032.5 kg | 585.2 | 1 | |
| 1987-09-12 | Fire/Police US Grand Nationals | USPF | 125 | 125 kg | 396.9 kg | 244.9 kg | 333.4 kg | 975.2 kg | 552.7 | 1 | |
| 1987-06-27 | Senior Nationals | APF | 110 | 110 kg | 395 kg | 242.5 kg | 340 kg | 977.5 kg | 578.9 | 2 | |
| 1987-04-18 | Illinois State and Central Plains Record Breakers | APF | 110 | 110 kg | 430.9 kg | 240.4 kg | 331.1 kg | 1002.4 kg | 593.7 | 1 | |
| 1986-10-04 | Police & Fire Grand Nationals | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 413.7 kg | 238.1 kg | 347 kg | 998.8 kg | 591.6 | 1 | |
| 1986-04-06 | Budweiser World Record Breakers | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 395 kg | 227.5 kg | 340 kg | 962.5 kg | 570.1 | 1 | |
| 1985-07-06 | Senior National Championships | USPF | 110 | 109.5 kg | 372.5 kg | 230 kg | 342.5 kg | 945 kg | 560.7 | 3 | |
| 1985-06-01 | Junior National Powerlifting Championships | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 372.5 kg | 227.5 kg | 345 kg | 945 kg | 559.7 | 1 | |
| 1984-08-26 | Dubuque YMCA Bench Press | USPF | 125 | 125 kg | - | 226.8 kg | - | 226.8 kg | 128.5 | 1 | |
| 1984-08-12 | Illionois Police Championships | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 392.4 kg | 231.3 kg | 328.9 kg | 952.6 kg | 564.2 | 1 | |
| 1984-07-07 | Senior National Championships | USPF | 110 | 109.4 kg | 387.5 kg | 227.5 kg | 320 kg | 935 kg | 554.9 | 4 | |
| 1984-04-08 | Illionois Senior State | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 382.5 kg | 227.5 kg | 327.5 kg | 937.5 kg | 555.3 | 2 | |
| 1984-03-04 | Bob Moon Memorial | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 385 kg | 217.5 kg | 317.5 kg | 920 kg | 544.9 | 2 | |
| 1984-02-25 | Midwestern Open Bench Press | USPF | 125 | 125 kg | - | 217.7 kg | - | 217.7 kg | 123.4 | 1 | |
| 1984-01-13 | Pontiac Prison PL Meet | SCI | 110 | 110 kg | 385.6 kg | 220.0 kg | 324.3 kg | 929.9 kg | 550.7 | G | |
| 1983-12-17 | YMCA Nationals | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 1983-09-04 | Illinois Police Olympics | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 367.4 kg | 186.0 kg | 294.8 kg | 848.2 kg | 502.4 | 1 | |
| 1983-06-25 | Freedom Festival Open | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 365 kg | 212.5 kg | 320 kg | 897.5 kg | 531.6 | 1 | |
| 1983-06-04 | Junior Nationals | USPF | 110 | 109.6 kg | 332.5 kg | 205 kg | 320 kg | 857.5 kg | 508.6 | 14 | |
| 1982-10-31 | Northern Illinois Bench Press | USPF | 110+ | - | - | 190.5 kg | - | 190.5 kg | - | 1 | |
| 1982-08-07 | National Police Olympics | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | - | - | - | 752.5 kg | 445.7 | 2 | |
| 1982-02-13 | Indiana State Championships | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 282.5 kg | 175 kg | 272.5 kg | 730 kg | 432.4 | 3 | |
| 1981-03-19 | Collegiate Nationals | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 272.5 kg | 165 kg | 255 kg | 692.5 kg | 426.2 | 7 | |
| 1981-03-14 | Mid America BP | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | - | 167.8 kg | - | 167.8 kg | 99.4 | 5 | |
| 1981-03-07 | Indiana State | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 1980-12-06 | Purdue Open & Collegiate Championships | USPF | 100 | 100 kg | 245 kg | 165 kg | 250 kg | 660 kg | 406.2 | 2 | |
| 1980-09-13 | State Novice Bench Press Championships | USA-UA | 100 | 100 kg | - | 161.0 kg | - | 161.0 kg | 99.1 | 2 |
Career Stage
125kg Raw lifters
, 43
This cohort typically peaks at 21. At 43, competed 22 years past the statistical peak, among the 58% of lifters still competing at 43.
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About William Nichols
William Nichols is competitive powerlifter who has competed in 44 sanctioned meets since 1980. William Nichols has competed under WPC, APF, NASA, FPR, USPF, SCI, USA-UA federations.
Career best competition total: 1032.5 kg with a DOTS score of 593.71. Individual lift PRs: 435.0 kg squat, 252.5 kg bench press, 350.0 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.