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Michael Kennedy

New Zealand Male
Best Squat
260 kg
Best Bench
152.0 kg
Best Deadlift
250 kg
Best Total
650 kg
Best DOTS
441.07
Best Wilks
440.40
Meet Count
19
Years Active
13+

Career Details

Personal Records

Lift Weight Bodyweight Meet Date Weight Class
Squat 260 kg 124.4 kg Melbourne Cup 2019-10-19 125
Bench Press 152.0 kg 110.7 kg West Mesquite Dual Meet Vs Terrell 2022-02-17 124.7
Deadlift 250 kg 124.4 kg Melbourne Cup 2019-10-19 125
Total 650 kg 124.4 kg Melbourne Cup 2019-10-19 125

PR Progression

Career best lifts over time from competition data

Date Meet Squat Bench Deadlift Total
2013-05-18 Singleton Strength Triathlon 130 kg 80 kg 200 kg 410 kg
2018-09-08 Washington Open Championships 140 kg 95 kg 192.5 kg 427.5 kg
2019-07-20 Auckland Powerlifting Championships 160 kg 115 kg 195 kg 470 kg
2019-10-19 Melbourne Cup 260 kg 140 kg 250 kg 650 kg

's best total of 650kg places him above the 98th percentile of all 75kg Raw lifters ever recorded (84,155 entries).

Competition History

19 entries
Details Date Meet Federation Class BW Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2026-04-18 Barbell Mania 2 NZPU 75 71 kg 200 kg 130 kg 240 kg 570 kg 424.0 1
2025-12-06 Nationals NZPU 75 69.2 kg 207.5 kg 132.5 kg 242.5 kg 582.5 kg 441.1 1
2025-04-05 Barbell Mania NZPU 67.5 67.4 kg 205 kg 125 kg - - - DQ
2024-11-30 QLD Christmas Cup AusPL 75 71.9 kg 200 kg 125 kg 235 kg 560 kg 413.0 4
2024-06-02 Mountain Top Rumble II AusPL 75 70.9 kg 202.5 kg 130 kg 240 kg 572.5 kg 426.3 1
2023-11-24 Auckland Classic Cup NZPF 66 66.0 kg 185 kg 122.5 kg 230 kg 537.5 kg 421.4 1
2022-11-19 Canterbury Raw Cup NZPF 74 66.5 kg 195 kg 115 kg 225 kg 535 kg 416.9 1
2022-03-11 Region 3 Division 2 Championships THSPA 124.7 110.2 kg - - - - - DQ
2022-02-17 West Mesquite Dual Meet Vs Terrell THSPA 124.7 110.7 kg 226.8 kg 152.0 kg 197.3 kg 576.1 kg 340.4 1
2022-02-12 Jackrabbit Invitational THSPA 124.7 111.0 kg 224.5 kg 142.9 kg 197.3 kg 564.7 kg 333.3 3
2021-06-05 Winter Warm Up GPC-NZ 75 69.9 kg 205 kg 122.5 kg 235 kg 562.5 kg 422.9 1
2020-12-06 Auckland Push Pull GPC-NZ 67.5 67.1 kg - 112.5 kg 220 kg 332.5 kg 257.4 1
2020-10-24 Nationals GPC-NZ 67.5 66.2 kg 190 kg 112.5 kg 215 kg 517.5 kg 404.6 1
2020-08-01 Auckland Regionals GPC-NZ 75 69.6 kg 185 kg 112.5 kg 210 kg 507.5 kg 382.7 2
2019-11-23 Auckland Classic Cup NZPF 74 69.3 kg 180 kg 120 kg 207.5 kg 507.5 kg 383.9 1
2019-10-19 Melbourne Cup GPC-AUS 125 124.4 kg 260 kg 140 kg 250 kg 650 kg 369.0 8
2019-07-20 Auckland Powerlifting Championships NZPF 74 71.7 kg 160 kg 115 kg 195 kg 470 kg 347.3 1
2018-09-08 Washington Open Championships APA 82.5 78.5 kg 140 kg 95 kg 192.5 kg 427.5 kg 298.2 2
2013-05-18 Singleton Strength Triathlon PA 83 77.9 kg 130 kg 80 kg 200 kg 410 kg 287.3 1

Career Stage

75kg Raw lifters

, 29

This cohort typically peaks at 20. At 29, competes 9 years past the statistical peak, among the 43% of lifters still competing at 29.

Based on 72,194 competition entries. Curve: average DOTS by age.

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About Michael Kennedy

Michael Kennedy is competitive powerlifter who has competed in 19 sanctioned meets since 2013. Michael Kennedy has competed under NZPU, AusPL, NZPF, THSPA, GPC-NZ, GPC-AUS, APA, PA federations.

Career best competition total: 650.0 kg with a DOTS score of 441.07. Individual lift PRs: 260.0 kg squat, 152.0 kg bench press, 250.0 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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