This Week in Powerlifting
Week of Sep 10 - Sep 17, 2026. Every sanctioned meet the verified competition data saw this week - the big fields, the record moves, and the lifters who defined it. Data through 2026-09-06.
The Big Ones
The largest fields of the week44th All Japan High School Powerlifting Championships
Topped by Reiya Hoshino at 433.7 DOTS
Aug 2, 2026 - JPA - Japan - 126 lifters
World Cup
Topped by Rosha Whitaker at 555.9 DOTS
Sep 2, 2026 - WPC - USA - 91 lifters
Staatsmeisterschaften KDK CL
Topped by Jelena Bijelic at 529.9 DOTS
Sep 5, 2026 - OEVK - Austria - 83 lifters
Nationals
Topped by Tarynne Cass at 525.2 DOTS
Jun 20, 2026 - WPC-SA - South Africa - 83 lifters
Beast Raw Day
Topped by Dominik Šafránek at 218.4 DOTS
Aug 22, 2026 - AWPC-SVK - Slovakia - 77 lifters
Visayas Equipped Powerlifting Championships
Topped by Kyle Jan Cumpio at 500.9 DOTS
Oct 23, 2025 - PAP - Philippines - 75 lifters
Records That Fell
All records| Division | Lift | New Holder | New Mark | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw 56 kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw 75 kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw 82.5 kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw 90 kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw overall kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw 75 kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw overall kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw 75 kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw overall kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Wraps 125 kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Single-ply 90 kg M | Squat | - | - | New category |
| Raw 31 kg F | Squat | - | - | New category |
| Raw 31 kg F | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw 31 kg F | Deadlift | - | - | New category |
| Raw 31 kg F | Total | - | - | New category |
| Raw 67.5 kg F | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw 75 kg F | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw 31 kg F | Squat | - | - | New category |
| Raw 31 kg F | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw 31 kg F | Deadlift | - | - | New category |
| Raw 31 kg F | Total | - | - | New category |
| Single-ply 110+ kg F | Squat | - | - | New category |
| Single-ply 52 kg F | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Single-ply 110+ kg F | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Single-ply 110+ kg F | Deadlift | - | - | New category |
| Single-ply 110+ kg F | Total | - | - | New category |
| Raw -90 kg M | Squat | - | - | New category |
| Raw -90 kg M | Squat | - | - | New category |
| Raw -90 kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw -90 kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw -90 kg M | Deadlift | - | - | New category |
| Raw -90 kg M | Deadlift | - | - | New category |
| Raw -90 kg M | Total | - | - | New category |
| Raw -90 kg M | Total | - | - | New category |
| Raw -90 kg M | Squat | - | - | New category |
| Raw -90 kg M | Bench | - | - | New category |
| Raw -90 kg M | Deadlift | - | - | New category |
| Raw -90 kg M | Total | - | - | New category |
Standouts of the Week
Best performances by DOTS among the week's results| # | Lifter | Total | DOTS | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Pauli | 1,202.5 kg | 699.3 | Unlimited Mayhem Pro Am |
| 2 | Maria Dominguez | 500.0 kg | 609.5 | World Games |
| 3 | Ole Jonas Skår | 937.5 kg | 598.9 | European Equipped Powerlifting Championships |
| 4 | Maria Dominguez | 485.0 kg | 592.0 | World Open Championships |
| 5 | Ole Jonas Skår | 902.5 kg | 581.6 | World Sub-Junior and Junior Powerlifting Championships |
| 6 | Dominik Pahl | 1,012.0 kg | 566.1 | Niedersächsische Landesmeisterschaft KDK |
| 7 | Lagi Ahsang | 727.5 kg | 560.7 | Pro Series Finals |
| 8 | Alana Hynes D'Aquino | 562.5 kg | 560.2 | Nexus Performance Barbell Beatdown |
Every Meet This Week
Open in the meet browser| Meet | Date | Federation | Country | Lifters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44th All Japan High School Powerlifting Championships | Aug 2, 2026 | JPA | Japan | 126 |
| World Cup | Sep 2, 2026 | WPC | USA | 91 |
| Staatsmeisterschaften KDK CL | Sep 5, 2026 | OEVK | Austria | 83 |
| Nationals | Jun 20, 2026 | WPC-SA | South Africa | 83 |
| Beast Raw Day | Aug 22, 2026 | AWPC-SVK | Slovakia | 77 |
| Visayas Equipped Powerlifting Championships | Oct 23, 2025 | PAP | Philippines | 75 |
| Raw Strength Open 26 | Sep 5, 2026 | EPA | England | 72 |
| Amateur Nationals | May 2, 2026 | WPC-SA | South Africa | 66 |
| Red River Shootout | Aug 29, 2026 | USPA | USA | 64 |
| Nationals | May 25, 2024 | WRPF-Peru | Peru | 59 |
| Landesmeisterschaft Bankdrücken NRW | Sep 6, 2026 | BVDK | Germany | 57 |
| Sonoma County Open | Nov 2, 2024 | USPA | USA | 56 |
| Summer End | Aug 29, 2026 | USAPL | USA | 51 |
| Strength Iron Festival - Amateur | Jul 26, 2026 | WRPF-Latvia | Latvia | 50 |
| Record Breakers | Sep 5, 2026 | BVDK | Germany | 45 |
| STS Summer Showdown | Aug 29, 2026 | USAPL | USA | 45 |
| All-Asian Championship | Aug 30, 2026 | WRPF-Vietnam | Vietnam | 40 |
| Next Level Showdown | Aug 22, 2026 | USAPL | USA | 39 |
| Buckeye Brawl IV | Sep 5, 2026 | AMP | USA | 38 |
| Rookies Rise | Sep 5, 2026 | USAPL | USA | 38 |
| Summer Showdown | Aug 29, 2026 | USPA | USA | 37 |
| West Texas Classic | Jul 11, 2026 | USPA | USA | 37 |
| Equinox Bench Press Cup | Sep 28, 2025 | PAP | Philippines | 36 |
| Smash Weight Open | Jun 21, 2025 | USPA | USA | 36 |
| Strength Iron Festival | Jul 26, 2026 | WRPF-Latvia | Latvia | 30 |
| West Midlands Qualifier | Sep 6, 2026 | WRPF-UK | UK | 29 |
| Kodiak Strength Showdown | Sep 5, 2026 | USPC | USA | 28 |
| Warrington Qualifier | Sep 5, 2026 | UKIPL | England | 28 |
| Fortitude Valley | Aug 29, 2026 | NZPU | New Zealand | 28 |
| Youngsville Classic | Sep 6, 2026 | AMP | USA | 27 |
| Black Hawk Bar Benders | Feb 15, 2025 | WPC-SA | South Africa | 25 |
| One Rep Strength Cup | Aug 23, 2026 | KDKS | Switzerland | 23 |
| Beasts of the Bluegrass | Aug 29, 2026 | USAPL | USA | 17 |
| National Deadlift Championships | Dec 8, 2007 | CAPO | Australia | 16 |
| Sleigh The Bar BD | Dec 7, 2024 | WPC-SA | South Africa | 14 |
| Gauteng Xmas | Dec 4, 2010 | SAPF | South Africa | 14 |
| Give Me Chaos | Sep 5, 2026 | PLU | USA | 13 |
| National Deadlift Championships | Dec 9, 2006 | CAPO | Australia | 13 |
| Base Development Comp | Sep 6, 2026 | EPA | England | 10 |
| Bezirksmeisterschaft Bankdrücken Mittelrhein | Jul 4, 2026 | BVDK | Germany | 9 |
| Iron Man Beach Bash | Aug 22, 2026 | RPS | USA | 7 |
| Landesmeisterschaft Kreuzheben NRW | Jul 5, 2026 | BVDK | Germany | 5 |
| Florida Heat Championships | Aug 22, 2026 | RAW | USA | 4 |
Rebuilt automatically from each night's OpenPowerlifting data sync. Source: OpenPowerlifting competition results.