Ron Collins
England
Male
Elite
Vital Statistics
Ron Collins is a England powerlifter with a best competition total of 855.0 kg and a best DOTS of 580.77.
- Best total
- 855 kg
- Best DOTS
- 580.77
- Competition context
- 82.5 kg class, EPF, Single-ply
- Meet count
- 31 sanctioned meets
Best Squat
332.5 kg
Best Bench
192.5 kg
Best Deadlift
355 kg
Best Total
855 kg
Best DOTS
580.77
Best Wilks
574.45
Meet Count
31
Years Active
16+
Career Details
Personal Records
| Lift | Weight | Bodyweight | Meet | Date | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | 332.5 kg | 82.1 kg | Men's European Powerlifting Championships | 1980-05-15 | 82.5 |
| Bench Press | 192.5 kg | 82.5 kg | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | 1975-11-22 | 82.5 |
| Deadlift | 355 kg | 82.1 kg | Men's European Powerlifting Championships | 1980-05-15 | 82.5 |
| Total | 855 kg | 82.1 kg | Men's European Powerlifting Championships | 1980-05-15 | 82.5 |
PR Progression
Career best lifts over time from competition data
| Date | Meet | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-02-27 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | 217.5 kg | 150 kg | 235 kg | 602.5 kg |
| 1967-02-26 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | 227.5 kg | 150 kg | 272.5 kg | 650 kg |
| 1968-03-03 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | 230 kg | 157.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 660 kg |
| 1969-03-02 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | 240 kg | 162.5 kg | 277.5 kg | 680 kg |
| 1970-03-01 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | 245 kg | 165 kg | 272.5 kg | 682.5 kg |
| 1970-09-01 | USA vs Great Britain | 250.4 kg | 165.6 kg | 288.0 kg | 704.0 kg |
| 1972-02-27 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | 252.5 kg | 162.5 kg | 292.5 kg | 707.5 kg |
| 1972-11-10 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | 254.0 kg | 165.6 kg | 294.8 kg | 714.4 kg |
| 1973-11-09 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | 269.9 kg | 170.1 kg | 279.0 kg | 718.9 kg |
| 1974-03-03 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | 262.5 kg | 165 kg | 302.5 kg | 730 kg |
| 1974-11-09 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | 270 kg | 170 kg | 292.5 kg | 732.5 kg |
| 1975-03-01 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | 282.5 kg | 187.5 kg | 310 kg | 780 kg |
| 1975-11-22 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | 290 kg | 192.5 kg | 317.5 kg | 800 kg |
| 1976-02-29 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | 310 kg | 190 kg | 315 kg | 815 kg |
| 1976-11-06 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | 305 kg | 185 kg | 327.5 kg | 817.5 kg |
| 1977-02-27 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | 325 kg | 190 kg | 327.5 kg | 842.5 kg |
| 1980-05-15 | Men's European Powerlifting Championships | 332.5 kg | 167.5 kg | 355 kg | 855 kg |
Ron Collins's best total of 855kg places him above the 99th percentile of all 82.5kg Raw lifters ever recorded (104,093 entries).
Competition History
31 entries| Details | Date | Meet | Federation | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-10-02 | International Test Match | SAPF | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | 320 kg | 170 kg | 335 kg | 825 kg | 558.9 | 1 | |
| 1981-11-05 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 1981-07-05 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 82.5 | 81.8 kg | 327.5 kg | 170 kg | 340 kg | 837.5 kg | 570.0 | 1 | |
| 1981-05-08 | Men's European Powerlifting Championships | EPF | 82.5 | 82.3 kg | 320 kg | 170 kg | 340 kg | 830 kg | 563.0 | 1 | |
| 1980-06-29 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | 317.5 kg | 172.5 kg | 332.5 kg | 822.5 kg | 557.5 | 1 | |
| 1980-05-15 | Men's European Powerlifting Championships | EPF | 82.5 | 82.1 kg | 332.5 kg | 167.5 kg | 355 kg | 855 kg | 580.8 | 1 | |
| 1979-11-02 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 82.5 | 82.1 kg | 332.5 kg | 167.5 kg | 315 kg | 815 kg | 553.6 | 1 | |
| 1979-06-16 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 82.5 | 82.3 kg | 330 kg | 157.5 kg | 317.5 kg | 805 kg | 546.1 | 1 | |
| 1978-04-01 | Men's European Powerlifting Championships | EPF | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | 310 kg | 150 kg | 310 kg | 770 kg | 522.0 | 1 | |
| 1977-11-03 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 82.5 | 81.9 kg | 310 kg | 160 kg | 325 kg | 795 kg | 540.8 | 1 | |
| 1977-05-15 | Britain vs Finland | SVNL | 82.5 | 82.4 kg | 322.5 kg | 190 kg | 312.5 kg | 825 kg | 559.4 | 1 | |
| 1977-02-27 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 82.5 | 81.8 kg | 325 kg | 190 kg | 327.5 kg | 842.5 kg | 573.4 | 1 | |
| 1976-11-06 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 82.5 | 82.3 kg | 305 kg | 185 kg | 327.5 kg | 817.5 kg | 554.5 | 1 | |
| 1976-02-29 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 82.5 | 82 kg | 310 kg | 190 kg | 315 kg | 815 kg | 554.0 | 1 | |
| 1975-11-22 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | 290 kg | 192.5 kg | 317.5 kg | 800 kg | 541.9 | 1 | |
| 1975-03-01 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | 282.5 kg | 187.5 kg | 310 kg | 780 kg | 528.4 | 1 | |
| 1974-11-09 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 75 | 75 kg | 270 kg | 170 kg | 292.5 kg | 732.5 kg | 525.5 | 1 | |
| 1974-03-03 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 75 | 74.6 kg | 262.5 kg | 165 kg | 302.5 kg | 730 kg | 525.5 | 1 | |
| 1973-11-09 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | IPF | 75 | 75 kg | 269.9 kg | 170.1 kg | 279.0 kg | 718.9 kg | 515.8 | 1 | |
| 1973-03-04 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 75 | 75 kg | 255 kg | 162.5 kg | 285 kg | 702.5 kg | 504.0 | 1 | |
| 1972-11-10 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | AAU | 75 | 75 kg | 254.0 kg | 165.6 kg | 294.8 kg | 714.4 kg | 512.5 | 1 | |
| 1972-07-29 | Inter-Divisional Powerlift Knock-Out Contest Final | BAWLA | - | 74.4 kg | 240.4 kg | 156.5 kg | 290.3 kg | 687.2 kg | 495.6 | 1 | |
| 1972-02-27 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 75 | 75 kg | 252.5 kg | 162.5 kg | 292.5 kg | 707.5 kg | 507.6 | 1 | |
| 1971-11-06 | Men's World Powerlifting Championships | AAU | 75 | 75 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 1971-02-28 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 75 | 75 kg | 235 kg | 155 kg | 272.5 kg | 662.5 kg | 475.3 | 1 | |
| 1970-09-01 | USA vs Great Britain | AAU | 75 | 74.4 kg | 250.4 kg | 165.6 kg | 288.0 kg | 704.0 kg | 507.7 | 1 | |
| 1970-03-01 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 75 | 75 kg | 245 kg | 165 kg | 272.5 kg | 682.5 kg | 489.6 | 1 | |
| 1969-03-02 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 75 | 75 kg | 240 kg | 162.5 kg | 277.5 kg | 680 kg | 487.9 | 1 | |
| 1968-03-03 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 75 | 75 kg | 230 kg | 157.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 660 kg | 473.5 | 1 | |
| 1967-02-26 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 75 | 75 kg | 227.5 kg | 150 kg | 272.5 kg | 650 kg | 466.3 | 1 | |
| 1966-02-27 | British Men's Powerlifting Championships | BAWLA | 75 | 75 kg | 217.5 kg | 150 kg | 235 kg | 602.5 kg | 432.3 | 1 |
Strength Fingerprint
How Ron Collins's lifts compare with every competition lifter in the same equipment class
Squat
99th
Elite
Bench Press
99th
Elite
Deadlift
99th
Elite
Total
99th
Elite
Lift Balance
Share of the total from each lift, against the average male raw lifter
Squat
37.8%
avg 35.3%
Bench
21.9%
avg 23.5%
Deadlift
40.3%
avg 41.2%
population average
Balanced lifter - contributions close to the population average
Squat makes up 37.8% of Ron Collins's total; the average male raw lifter's squat contributes 35.3%.
Career Stage
82.5kg Raw lifters
Ron Collins, 49
This cohort typically peaks at 21. At 49, Ron Collins competed 28 years past the statistical peak, among the 11% of lifters still competing at 49.
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About Ron Collins
Ron Collins is competitive powerlifter who has competed in 31 sanctioned meets since 1966. Ron Collins has competed under SAPF, IPF, BAWLA, EPF, SVNL, AAU federations.
Career best competition total: 855.0 kg with a DOTS score of 580.77. Individual lift PRs: 332.5 kg squat, 192.5 kg bench press, 355.0 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.