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Phil Niemandt

South Africa Male
Best Squat
400 kg
Best Bench
275 kg
Best Deadlift
330 kg
Best Total
980 kg
Best DOTS
537.06
Best Wilks
547.63
Meet Count
11
Years Active
10+

Career Details

Personal Records

Lift Weight Bodyweight Meet Date Weight Class
Squat 400 kg 140 kg World Championships 1993-10-21 140
Bench Press 275 kg - Can-Am World Cup 1996-08-10 140+
Deadlift 330 kg - World Championships 1994-11-03 140+
Total 980 kg 140 kg World Championships 1993-10-21 140

PR Progression

Career best lifts over time from competition data

Date Meet Squat Bench Deadlift Total
1990-10-12 World Championships 355 kg 240 kg 310 kg 905 kg
1991-11-21 Worlds 370 kg 250 kg 325 kg 945 kg
1993-10-21 World Championships 400 kg 260 kg 320 kg 980 kg

's best total of 980kg places him above the 99th percentile of all 140+kg Raw lifters ever recorded (13,058 entries).

Competition History

12 entries
Details Date Meet Federation Class BW Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2000-11-19 World Championships WPC 140+ - 370 kg 180 kg 305 kg 855 kg - 1
1999-11-15 World Championships WPC 140+ 151.2 kg - 180 kg - 180 kg 96.6 1
1999-11-15 World Championships WPC 140+ 153 kg 345 kg 160 kg 300 kg 805 kg 430.6 1
1998-11-02 World Championships WPC 140+ 140.7 kg 330 kg 120 kg 290 kg 740 kg 405.0 1
1997-11-06 World Championships WPC 140+ - 340 kg 260 kg 290 kg 890 kg - 1
1996-08-10 Can-Am World Cup WPC 140+ - 200 kg 275 kg 280 kg 755 kg - 1
1995-10-26 World Championships WPC 140 140 kg 100 kg 262.5 kg 100 kg 462.5 kg 253.5 4
1994-11-03 World Championships WPC 140+ - 365 kg 257.5 kg 330 kg 952.5 kg - 1
1993-10-21 World Championships WPC 140 140 kg 400 kg 260 kg 320 kg 980 kg 537.1 1
1992-11-05 World Championships WPC 140 140 kg 370 kg 257.5 kg 315 kg 942.5 kg 516.5 2
1991-11-21 Worlds WPC 140 140 kg 370 kg 250 kg 325 kg 945 kg 517.9 2
1990-10-12 World Championships WPC 125 125 kg 355 kg 240 kg 310 kg 905 kg 512.9 2

Career Stage

Average DOTS by age for 140+ kg Raw lifters, from 10,858 competition entries.

, 49

Among 140+ kg Raw lifters, average DOTS is highest around age 24. last competed at 49.

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About Phil Niemandt

Phil Niemandt is a competitive powerlifter who has competed in 11 sanctioned meets since 1990. Phil Niemandt has competed under WPC federation.

Career best competition total: 980.0 kg with a DOTS score of 537.06. Individual lift PRs: 400.0 kg squat, 275.0 kg bench press, 330.0 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.