Top 10 Lists
Data-driven rankings from 3.84 million competition entries. The greatest powerlifting performances of all time.
Top 10 Heaviest Squats
The heaviest competition squats ever recorded in powerlifting history.
Top 10 Heaviest Bench Presses
The heaviest competition bench presses ever recorded.
Top 10 Heaviest Deadlifts
The heaviest competition deadlifts ever recorded.
Top 10 Highest Totals
The highest squat + bench + deadlift totals of all time.
Top 10 Highest DOTS Scores
Pound-for-pound strongest lifters by DOTS formula.
Top 10 Highest Wilks Scores
Pound-for-pound strongest lifters by Wilks formula.
What These Lists Are
Every list on this page is computed from sanctioned competition results in the OpenPowerlifting database, not from gym claims or social media numbers. A lift only counts here if it happened on a platform, under judges, at a recorded meet.
Top lists answer a different question than world records. A record is the single best mark in a category. A top list shows the depth behind it: the ten heaviest squats ever pulled raw, the highest DOTS scores across all weight classes, the biggest totals by equipment. Depth tells you whether a record is an outlier or the front of a pack.
How to Read Them
Each entry links to the athlete's competition profile and the meet where the lift happened, so every number can be traced to its source. Weights are shown in kilograms with pound conversion available on entity pages. For a head-to-head look at any two lifters on a list, use the comparison tool.