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Gerrit Badenhorst

South Africa Male Elite

Gerrit Badenhorst (born 10 October 1962) is a former powerlifter and strongman from South Africa. He was WPC world champion and a runner-up at the World's Strongest Man competition. He also won World Strongman Challenge, World Mighty Man and South Africa's Strongest Man eight times in the national circuit.

Vital Statistics

Gerrit Badenhorst is a South Africa powerlifter with a best competition total of 1102.5 kg and a best DOTS of 605.66.

Best total
1102.5 kg
Best DOTS
605.66
Competition context
140 kg class, WPC, Single-ply
Meet count
4 sanctioned meets
Records held
2
Born
Born
Best Squat
450 kg
Best Bench
250 kg
Best Deadlift
402.5 kg
Best Total
1102.5 kg
Best DOTS
605.66
Best Wilks
616.88
Meet Count
4
Years Active
3+

Career Details

Personal Records

Lift Weight Bodyweight Meet Date Weight Class
Squat 450 kg 138.8 kg World Championships 1990-10-12 140
Bench Press 250 kg 138.8 kg World Championships 1990-10-12 140
Deadlift 402.5 kg 138.8 kg World Championships 1990-10-12 140
Total 1102.5 kg 138.8 kg World Championships 1990-10-12 140

PR Progression

Career best lifts over time from competition data

Date Meet Squat Bench Deadlift Total
1987-11-21 World Championships 335 kg 170 kg 320 kg 825 kg
1988-11-25 World Championships 420 kg 230 kg 385 kg 1035 kg
1989-12-01 World Championships 435 kg 240 kg 385 kg 1060 kg
1990-10-12 World Championships 450 kg 250 kg 402.5 kg 1102.5 kg

Competition History

4 entries
Details Date Meet Federation Class BW Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
1990-10-12 World Championships WPC 140 138.8 kg 450 kg 250 kg 402.5 kg 1102.5 kg 605.7 1
1989-12-01 World Championships WPC 125+ - 435 kg 240 kg 385 kg 1060 kg - 1
1988-11-25 World Championships WPC 125+ - 420 kg 230 kg 385 kg 1035 kg - 1
1987-11-21 World Championships APF 110 110 kg 335 kg 170 kg 320 kg 825 kg 488.6 4

Records Held

single-ply-deadlift-m-140 - M Single-ply
402.5 kg
deadlift - 140
1990-10-12
open-single-ply-deadlift-m-140 - M Single-ply
402.5 kg
deadlift - 140
1990-10-12

Percentile Rankings

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

Lift Percentile Detail
Squat 99.9% Squat stronger than 99.9% of 125+kg male lifters
Bench Press 99.0% Bench Press stronger than 99.0% of 125+kg male lifters
Deadlift 99.9% Deadlift stronger than 99.9% of 125+kg male lifters
Total 99.9% Total stronger than 99.9% of 125+kg male lifters

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DOTS: 749.7
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DOTS: 723.0
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About Gerrit Badenhorst

Gerrit Badenhorst is a South Africa competitive powerlifter who has competed in 4 sanctioned meets since 1987. Gerrit Badenhorst has competed under WPC, APF federations.

Career best competition total: 1102.5 kg with a DOTS score of 605.66. Individual lift PRs: 450.0 kg squat, 250.0 kg bench press, 402.5 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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