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Ruel Ishaku

Nigeria Male Elite

Vital Statistics

Ruel Ishaku is a Nigeria powerlifter with a best competition total of 167.5 kg and a best DOTS of 178.54.

Best total
167.5 kg
Best DOTS
178.54
Competition context
48 kg class, WPPO, Raw
Meet count
8 sanctioned meets
Records held
1
Best Squat
-
Best Bench
167.5 kg
Best Deadlift
-
Best Total
167.5 kg
Best DOTS
178.54
Best Wilks
184.87
Meet Count
8
Years Active
10+

Career Details

Personal Records

Lift Weight Bodyweight Meet Date Weight Class
Squat - - - - -
Bench Press 167.5 kg 46.7 kg Paralympic Games 2008-09-06 48
Deadlift - - - - -
Total 167.5 kg 46.7 kg Paralympic Games 2008-09-06 48

PR Progression

Career best lifts over time from competition data

Date Meet Squat Bench Deadlift Total
1998-10-19 World Championships - 167.5 kg - 167.5 kg

Competition History

8 entries
Details Date Meet Federation Class BW Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2008-09-06 Paralympic Games WPPO 48 46.7 kg - 167.5 kg - 167.5 kg 178.5 1
2007-03-05 2nd All Africa Games WPPO 48 46.8 kg - 163.5 kg - 163.5 kg 174.0 3
2007-02-09 1st All Africa Games WPPO 48 47.3 kg - 160 kg - 160 kg 168.4 2
2006-03-24 Commonwealth Games WPPO - 45.0 kg - 155 kg - 155 kg 172.2 8
2004-09-20 Paralympic Games WPPO 48 48 kg - 157.5 kg - 157.5 kg 163.2 3
2003-10-08 African Games WPPO 48 45.9 kg - 162.5 kg - 162.5 kg 176.7 1
2000-10-26 Paralympic Games WPPO 48 48 kg - - - - - DQ
1998-10-19 World Championships WPPO 48 46.9 kg - 167.5 kg - 167.5 kg 177.8 1

Records Held

masters-2-raw-bench-f-82.5plus - F Raw
120 kg
bench - 82.5+
2007-06-08

Percentile Rankings

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

Lift Percentile Detail
Bench Press 99.0% Bench Press stronger than 99.0% of 48kg male lifters
Total 73.1% Total stronger than 73.1% of 48kg male lifters

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About Ruel Ishaku

Ruel Ishaku is competitive powerlifter who has competed in 8 sanctioned meets since 1998. Ruel Ishaku has competed under WPPO federation.

Career best competition total: 167.5 kg with a DOTS score of 178.54. Individual lift PRs: 167.5 kg bench press.

This profile is built from verified competition data sourced from OpenPowerlifting. All results shown are from sanctioned competition performances, not self-reported numbers.