Jarkko Forss
Jarkko Forss is a competitive powerlifter from Finland. Jarkko Forss has competed from 2014 to 2021. Competition highlights include a best competition total of 1000 kg and a peak DOTS score of 678.4. The OpenPowerlifting record shows 27 sanctioned meets with 28 first-place finishes.
Vital Statistics
Jarkko Forss is a Finland powerlifter with a best competition total of 1000.0 kg and a best DOTS of 678.42.
- Best total
- 1000 kg
- Best DOTS
- 678.42
- Competition context
- 82.5 kg class, IPA, Multi-ply
- Meet count
- 27 sanctioned meets
- Records held
- 2
Career Details
Personal Records
| Lift | Weight | Bodyweight | Meet | Date | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | 400 kg | 82.3 kg | Winter Pro Open | 2018-12-15 | 82.5 |
| Bench Press | 325 kg | 88.3 kg | Irish Pro Invitational IV | 2019-09-21 | 100 |
| Deadlift | 300 kg | 82.3 kg | Winter Pro Open | 2018-12-15 | 82.5 |
| Total | 1000 kg | 82.3 kg | Winter Pro Open | 2018-12-15 | 82.5 |
PR Progression
Career best lifts over time from competition data
| Date | Meet | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-22 | Bench Press and Deadlift Finnish Nationals | - | - | 190 kg | 190 kg |
| 2014-06-12 | European Championships | 235 kg | 190 kg | 192.5 kg | 617.5 kg |
| 2015-05-02 | Equipped Finnish Nationals | 285 kg | 205 kg | 215 kg | 705 kg |
| 2016-01-30 | Savolinna Record Breakers | 320 kg | 220 kg | 225 kg | 765 kg |
| 2016-10-15 | RB Gym Open | 332.5 kg | 232.5 kg | 235 kg | 800 kg |
| 2016-11-19 | North of the Border 6 | 324.3 kg | 251.7 kg | 251.7 kg | 827.8 kg |
| 2017-04-22 | National Full Gear Powerlifting Contest | 380 kg | 270 kg | 262.5 kg | 912.5 kg |
| 2018-06-16 | Quest PTS Powerlifting Spectacular | 380 kg | 285 kg | 275 kg | 940 kg |
| 2018-12-15 | Winter Pro Open | 400 kg | 300 kg | 300 kg | 1000 kg |
Jarkko Forss's best total of 1,000kg places him above the 99th percentile of all 82.5kg Raw lifters ever recorded (103,934 entries).
Competition History
41 entries| Details | Date | Meet | Federation | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-19 | Summer Powerlifting Party | WPC-Finland | 100 | 91.1 kg | 340 kg | 307.5 kg | 280 kg | 927.5 kg | 596.1 | 1 | |
| 2020-12-19 | Pikkujoulukisa | WPC-Finland | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | 100 kg | - | 290 kg | - | - | DQ | |
| 2020-10-31 | RB Gym Power Meet | WPC-Finland | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | - | - | 280 kg | 280 kg | 189.7 | 1 | |
| 2020-10-31 | RB Gym Power Meet | WPC-Finland | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2019-12-14 | Xmas Powerlifting | FPO | 100 | 91.8 kg | - | - | 250 kg | 250 kg | 160.1 | 1 | |
| 2019-09-21 | Irish Pro Invitational IV | WPC | 100 | 88.3 kg | - | 325 kg | - | 325 kg | 212.2 | 1 | |
| 2019-08-23 | Rebel Power Push-Pull | FPO | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | - | - | 290 kg | 290 kg | 196.6 | 1 | |
| 2019-08-23 | Rebel Power Push-Pull | FPO | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2019-05-25 | Finnish Nationals | IPA | 90 | 88.2 kg | - | - | 280 kg | 280 kg | 182.9 | 1 | |
| 2018-12-15 | Winter Pro Open | IPA | 82.5 | 82.3 kg | 400 kg | 300 kg | 300 kg | 1000 kg | 678.4 | 1 | |
| 2018-09-08 | Bench Press and Deadlift Nationals | FPO | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | - | - | 280 kg | 280 kg | 189.8 | 1 | |
| 2018-09-08 | Bench Press and Deadlift Nationals | FPO | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | - | 310.5 kg | - | 310.5 kg | 210.5 | 1 | |
| 2018-06-16 | Quest PTS Powerlifting Spectacular | IPA | 82.5 | 81.6 kg | 380 kg | 285 kg | 275 kg | 940 kg | 640.8 | 1 | |
| 2018-04-28 | Finnish National Qualifier | IPA | 90 | 89.8 kg | - | 145 kg | - | 145 kg | 93.9 | 1 | |
| 2018-04-28 | Finnish National Qualifier | IPA | 90 | 89.8 kg | - | - | 282.5 kg | 282.5 kg | 182.9 | 1 | |
| 2018-03-31 | Finnish Open | FPO | 90 | 90 kg | - | 280 kg | - | 280 kg | 181.1 | 1 | |
| 2018-03-31 | Finnish Open | FPO | 90 | 90 kg | - | - | 290 kg | 290 kg | 187.5 | 1 | |
| 2017-11-06 | World Bench Press and Deadlift Championships | WABDL | 90 | 90 kg | - | - | 250 kg | 250 kg | 161.7 | 1 | |
| 2017-11-06 | World Bench Press and Deadlift Championships | WABDL | 100 | 100 kg | - | 235 kg | - | 235 kg | 144.7 | 1 | |
| 2017-11-06 | World Bench Press and Deadlift Championships | WABDL | 90 | 90 kg | - | 235 kg | 250 kg | 485 kg | 313.6 | 1 | |
| 2017-08-26 | WABDL World Cup & SM penkkipunnerrus/maastanosto | FPO | 82.5 | 82.2 kg | - | - | 282.5 kg | 282.5 kg | 191.8 | 1 | |
| 2017-08-26 | WABDL World Cup & SM penkkipunnerrus/maastanosto | FPO | 82.5 | 82.2 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2017-07-03 | European Championships | WPC | 100 | 90.7 kg | 300 kg | 260 kg | 272.5 kg | 832.5 kg | 536.2 | 1 | |
| 2017-05-27 | Finnish Nationals | FPO | 82.5 | 82.1 kg | 345 kg | 250 kg | 270 kg | 865 kg | 587.6 | 1 | |
| 2017-04-22 | National Full Gear Powerlifting Contest | FPO | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | 380 kg | 270 kg | 262.5 kg | 912.5 kg | 618.1 | 1 | |
| 2016-11-19 | North of the Border 6 | SPF | 90 | 83.6 kg | 324.3 kg | 251.7 kg | 251.7 kg | 827.8 kg | 556.5 | 1 | |
| 2016-10-15 | RB Gym Open | FPO | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | 332.5 kg | 232.5 kg | 235 kg | 800 kg | 542.3 | 2 | |
| 2016-01-30 | Savolinna Record Breakers | FPO | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | 320 kg | 220 kg | 225 kg | 765 kg | 518.6 | 9 | |
| 2015-11-28 | METAL X-Mas Bench & Deadlift | WPC-Finland | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | - | - | 240 kg | 240 kg | 162.6 | 5 | |
| 2015-11-28 | METAL X-Mas Bench & Deadlift | WPC-Finland | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2015-06-15 | European Championships | GPC | 90 | 87.6 kg | - | - | 227.5 kg | 227.5 kg | 149.2 | 2 | |
| 2015-06-15 | European Championships | GPC | 90 | 87.6 kg | - | 205 kg | - | 205 kg | 134.4 | 2 | |
| 2015-06-15 | European Championships | GPC | 82.5 | 82.2 kg | 260 kg | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2015-05-02 | Equipped Finnish Nationals | FPO | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | 285 kg | 205 kg | 215 kg | 705 kg | 477.9 | 1 | |
| 2015-04-30 | Bench Press and Deadlift Qualifier | FPO | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | - | - | 245 kg | 245 kg | 166.1 | 2 | |
| 2015-04-30 | Bench Press and Deadlift Qualifier | FPO | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | - | 132.5 kg | - | 132.5 kg | 89.8 | 3 | |
| 2015-04-04 | Finnish Open | FPO | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | - | - | 215 kg | 215 kg | 145.6 | 1 | |
| 2015-04-04 | Finnish Open | FPO | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | - | 195 kg | - | 195 kg | 132.1 | 2 | |
| 2014-06-12 | European Championships | WPC | 82.5 | 82.3 kg | 235 kg | 190 kg | 192.5 kg | 617.5 kg | 418.9 | 1 | |
| 2014-03-22 | Bench Press and Deadlift Finnish Nationals | FPO | 90 | 87.8 kg | - | 160 kg | - | 160 kg | 104.8 | 2 | |
| 2014-03-22 | Bench Press and Deadlift Finnish Nationals | FPO | 90 | 87.8 kg | - | - | 190 kg | 190 kg | 124.4 | 3 |
Records Held
Strength Fingerprint
How Jarkko Forss's lifts compare with every competition lifter in the same equipment class
Lift Balance
Share of the total from each lift, against the average male raw lifter
population average
Deadlift-lags profile
Deadlift makes up 29.3% of Jarkko Forss's total; the average male raw lifter's deadlift contributes 41.2%.
Career Stage
82.5kg Raw lifters
This cohort typically peaks at 21. At 25, Jarkko Forss competed 4 years past the statistical peak, among the 81% of lifters still competing at 25.
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About Jarkko Forss
Jarkko Forss is a Finland competitive powerlifter who has competed in 27 sanctioned meets since 2014. Jarkko Forss has competed under WPC-Finland, FPO, WPC, IPA, WABDL, SPF, GPC federations.
Career best competition total: 1000.0 kg with a DOTS score of 678.42. Individual lift PRs: 400.0 kg squat, 325.0 kg bench press, 300.0 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.

