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Melanie Getz

USA Female
Best Squat
150 kg
Best Bench
92.5 kg
Best Deadlift
170 kg
Best Total
397.5 kg
Best DOTS
466.15
Best Wilks
475.99
Meet Count
17
Years Active
8+

Career Details

Personal Records

Lift Weight Bodyweight Meet Date Weight Class
Squat 150 kg 55.5 kg Women's Nationals 1988-04-23 55.5
Bench Press 92.5 kg 60 kg YMCA Nationals 1986-12-13 60
Deadlift 170 kg 60 kg YMCA Nationals 1986-12-13 60
Total 397.5 kg 55.5 kg Women's Nationals 1988-04-23 55.5

PR Progression

Career best lifts over time from competition data

Date Meet Squat Bench Deadlift Total
1980-05-15 Quad City Open 117.5 kg 70 kg 160 kg 347.5 kg
1980-12-20 Gateway Open PL 127.0 kg 68.0 kg 154.2 kg 349.3 kg
1981-02-07 Women's Nationals 120 kg 77.5 kg 160 kg 357.5 kg
1982-02-20 Women's Nationals 127.5 kg 77.5 kg 157.5 kg 362.5 kg
1983-01-29 Women's Nationals 147.5 kg 82.5 kg 160 kg 390 kg
1986-12-13 YMCA Nationals 132.5 kg 92.5 kg 170 kg 395 kg
1988-04-23 Women's Nationals 150 kg 85 kg 162.5 kg 397.5 kg

Competition History

17 entries
Details Date Meet Federation Class BW Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
1988-06-25 World Powerlifting Championships WDFPF 55.5 55.5 kg 142.5 kg 80 kg 150 kg 372.5 kg 434.4 1
1988-04-23 Women's Nationals ADFPA 55.5 55.5 kg 150 kg 85 kg 162.5 kg 397.5 kg 463.5 1
1987-05-30 Womens Nationals ADFPA 53 53 kg 137.5 kg 87.5 kg 162.5 kg 387.5 kg 466.2 1
1987-01-17 Women's Nationals USPF 60 60 kg 142.5 kg 85 kg 160 kg 387.5 kg 429.6 2
1986-12-13 YMCA Nationals USPF 60 60 kg 132.5 kg 92.5 kg 170 kg 395 kg 437.9 1
1986-04-05 Women's Nationals ADFPA 53 53 kg 132.5 kg 82.5 kg 155 kg 370 kg 445.1 2
1985-05-11 Women's Nationals ADFPA 53 53 kg 132.5 kg 77.5 kg 155 kg 365 kg 439.1 1
1985-02-16 Purdue Valentines Day Open ADFPA 53 53 kg 127.5 kg 75 kg 132.5 kg 335 kg 403.0 1
1984-05-12 Women's Nationals ADFPA 60 60 kg 137.5 kg 80 kg 150 kg 367.5 kg 407.4 1
1984-01-28 Women's Nationals USPF 60 59 kg 130 kg 80 kg 165 kg 375 kg 420.2 3
1983-01-29 Women's Nationals USPF 60 59.2 kg 147.5 kg 82.5 kg 160 kg 390 kg 436.1 4
1982-02-20 Women's Nationals USPF 56 55.8 kg 127.5 kg 77.5 kg 157.5 kg 362.5 kg 421.1 2
1981-09-26 Missouri State Championships USPF 56 56 kg 120 kg 75 kg 137.5 kg 332.5 kg 385.4 1
1981-02-07 Women's Nationals USPF 60 60 kg 120 kg 77.5 kg 160 kg 357.5 kg 396.3 5
1980-12-20 Gateway Open PL USPF 60 60 kg 127.0 kg 68.0 kg 154.2 kg 349.3 kg 387.2 2
1980-08-16 Ozark Association Championships USPF 56 56 kg 124.7 kg 65.8 kg 129.3 kg 319.8 kg 370.7 4
1980-05-15 Quad City Open USPF 56 56 kg 117.5 kg 70 kg 160 kg 347.5 kg 402.8 2

Percentile Rankings

Where this athlete's PRs rank among all competition lifters in their most common weight class

Lift Percentile Detail
Squat 96.0% Squat stronger than 96.0% of 60kg female lifters
Bench Press 96.7% Bench Press stronger than 96.7% of 60kg female lifters
Deadlift 95.0% Deadlift stronger than 95.0% of 60kg female lifters
Total 96.8% Total stronger than 96.8% of 60kg female lifters

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About Melanie Getz

Melanie Getz is competitive powerlifter who has competed in 17 sanctioned meets since 1980. Melanie Getz has competed under WDFPF, ADFPA, USPF federations.

Career best competition total: 397.5 kg with a DOTS score of 466.15. Individual lift PRs: 150.0 kg squat, 92.5 kg bench press, 170.0 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.

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