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Ken Fantano

USA Male
Best Squat
403.7 kg
Best Bench
276.7 kg
Best Deadlift
305 kg
Best Total
975.2 kg
Best DOTS
493.52
Best Wilks
504.40
Meet Count
15
Years Active
14+

Career Details

Personal Records

Lift Weight Bodyweight Meet Date Weight Class
Squat 403.7 kg - Junior Nationals 1988-04-23 125+
Bench Press 276.7 kg - Junior Nationals 1988-04-23 125+
Deadlift 305 kg - Adirondack Open 1985-11-30 125+
Total 975.2 kg - Junior Nationals 1988-04-23 125+

PR Progression

Career best lifts over time from competition data

Date Meet Squat Bench Deadlift Total
1980-06-01 Elm City Bench Press Championships - 197.3 kg - 197.3 kg
1982-04-25 Connecticut PL Championships 290.3 kg 190.5 kg 244.9 kg 725.8 kg
1982-09-25 Eastern America Championships 300 kg 227.5 kg 295 kg 822.5 kg
1985-06-01 Junior National Powerlifting Championships 365 kg 250 kg 290 kg 905 kg
1985-11-30 Adirondack Open 380 kg 272.5 kg 305 kg 957.5 kg
1988-04-23 Junior Nationals 403.7 kg 276.7 kg 294.8 kg 975.2 kg

's best total of 975.2kg places him above the 99th percentile of all 125+kg Raw lifters ever recorded (2,194 entries).

Competition History

15 entries
Details Date Meet Federation Class BW Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
1994-07-29 Senior Nationals USPF 125+ - 350 kg 182.5 kg 272.5 kg 805 kg - 11
1989-07-22 Senior Nationals APF 125+ - 400 kg 260 kg 272.5 kg 932.5 kg - 2
1988-04-23 Junior Nationals APF 125+ - 403.7 kg 276.7 kg 294.8 kg 975.2 kg - 3
1987-05-09 Junior Nationals APF 125+ - 362.9 kg 249.5 kg 272.2 kg 884.5 kg - 4
1986-12-13 YMCA Nationals USPF 125+ - 67.5 kg - - - - DQ
1986-06-28 Senior Nationals APF 125+ - 385 kg 272.5 kg 295 kg 952.5 kg - 5
1985-11-30 Adirondack Open USPF 125+ - 380 kg 272.5 kg 305 kg 957.5 kg - 2
1985-06-01 Junior National Powerlifting Championships USPF 125+ 142.5 kg 365 kg 250 kg 290 kg 905 kg 493.5 7
1984-12-01 Adironack Open USPF 125+ - 320 kg 210 kg 270 kg 800 kg - 3
1984-11-17 Connecticut Open Cup USPF 125+ - 317.5 kg 226.8 kg 260.8 kg 805.1 kg - 1
1982-09-25 Eastern America Championships USPF 125 125 kg 300 kg 227.5 kg 295 kg 822.5 kg 466.2 2
1982-06-06 Elm City Bench Press USPF 125 125 kg - 192.8 kg - 192.8 kg 109.3 1
1982-04-25 Connecticut PL Championships USPF 125 125 kg 290.3 kg 190.5 kg 244.9 kg 725.8 kg 411.3 2
1981-06-07 Elm City Bench Press USA-UA 125 125 kg - 172.4 kg - 172.4 kg 97.7 1
1980-06-01 Elm City Bench Press Championships USA-UA 90+ - - 197.3 kg - 197.3 kg - 1

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About Ken Fantano

Ken Fantano is a competitive powerlifter who has competed in 15 sanctioned meets since 1980. Ken Fantano has competed under USPF, APF, USA-UA federations.

Career best competition total: 975.2 kg with a DOTS score of 493.52. Individual lift PRs: 403.7 kg squat, 276.7 kg bench press, 305.0 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.