Tamara Walcott Scores a 660-lb (299.4-kg) Unofficial Heaviest Raw Deadlift In Women’s Powerlifting History

Tamara Walcott could soon become the first woman to deadlift 300-kg raw in a powerlifting competition. 

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Tamara Walcott has been the greatest deadlifter in women’s powerlifting for a very long time. Despite all this, she has never reached the point where she is satisfied and is still striving to set more records in order to advance in her career. Tamara has proven many times that she can accomplish anything when she puts her mind to it. Tamara’s target now is seemingly to set one of the greatest World Records in powerlifting history, which would be a 300-kilogram (661.4-pound) raw deadlift. 

Tamara Walcott is closer to accomplishing this feat than anyone has ever been. In fact, she is now just 1.4 pounds (0.6 kilograms) short, as she crushed a massive 660-pound (299.4-kilogram) deadlift in training. This lift was also raw, as Tamara only used a lifting belt and wrist wraps. Her stance was conventional, while she paired it up with a mixed grip. She did not specify her bodyweight at the time of the lift, but Tamara competes in the +90KG weight class.

Tamara Walcott’s 660-pound pull is unofficially the Heaviest Raw Deadlift In Women’s Powerlifting History. Walcott also officially possesses this achievement, as no one has ever outperformed her 288.5-kilogram (636-pound) World Record in the +90KG weight class. She set that record at the 2021 WRPF The Bucked Up Showdown.

You can watch Tamara’s lift here:

Related: Powerlifter Tamara Walcott Pulls A Gargantuan 500 lbs (227 kg) Deficit Deadlift For 3 Paused Reps

The son of Tamara Walcott was cheering on his mother during her training session. This had an immense impact on Tamara, which she pointed out in the caption of her post.

“At the end I told my son I will never fail when he’s watching… and I mean it because when you give something your all YOU always WINNING!”

The 660-pound (299.4-kilogram) deadlift marked the end of Tamara Walcott’s preparation for the 2022 WRPF American Pro. The event will take place on July 29-30 in Manassas, VA. There is the possibility that Tamara might be able to make history in just one week’s time. 

Despite her massive improvements, Tamara Walcott has already had some impressive performances in the past. She has competed eight times throughout her 4-year-long career. Impressively, Tamara won seven of those competitions and set numerous World Records.

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Tamara Walcott’s Competition PRs:

  • Squat: 267.5 kilograms (589.7 pounds) — (2022 WRPF Ghost Clash)
  • Bench Press: 165 kilograms (363.8 pounds) — (2021 WRPF The Bucked Up Showdown)
  • Deadlift: 288.5 kilograms (636 pounds) — All-Time World Record — (2021 WRPF The Bucked Up Showdown)
  • Total: 718.5 kilograms (1,584 pounds) — All-Time Second-Heaviest Total — (2021 WRPF The Bucked Up Showdown)

Apart from dominating the powerlifting scene, Tamara Walcott also broke a Strongwoman Elephant Bar Deadlift World Record earlier this year. She pulled 641 pounds (290.8 kilograms) at the 2022 Rogue Record Breakers.

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Related: Tamara Walcott Smokes 295 kg (650 lbs) Deadlift in Training, Announces An Official World Record Attempt

Tamara Walcott Competition History

Personal Bests

Equip Squat Bench Deadlift Total Dots
Raw 600.8 380.3 600.8 1620.4 574.17
Wraps 584.2 319.7 584.2 1504.7 535.05

Competition Results

Place Fed Date Competition Division Total Dots
1 WRPF 2022-07-29 American Pro Open 1620.4 574.17
1 WRPF 2022-07-29 American Pro Submasters 35-39 1620.4 574.17
1 WRPF 2022-02-12 Ghost Clash Open 1565.3 558.14
1 WRPF 2021-09-25 The Bucked Up Showdown Open 1584 559.51
1 WRPF 2021-04-24 Kern US Open Open 1504.7 535.05
1 USPA 2020-09-19 Shark City Classic Open 1407.6 499.28
1 USPA 2020-09-19 Shark City Classic Submasters 35-39 1407.6 499.28
19 USAPL 2019-10-16 Raw Nationals FR-O 1080.3 383.86
1 USAPL 2018-11-10 2nd Annual I STEP Invitational Veterans Day Meet FR-O 1036.2 365.51
1 USAPL 2018-07-14 Rumble on Pratt Street FR-O 1014.1 361.14
Data Source: Open Powerlifting. Last Updated: August 17, 2023

Tamara Walcott is an extremely inspirational athlete and tries to motivate everyone with her accomplishments and life story. So, it would be awesome to see her successfully deadlift 300 kilograms (661.4 pounds) at the upcoming 2022 WRPF American Pro. Tamara appears to be more prepared than ever, so she should be able to put up some stunning performances.

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Andrew is a professional writer and a workaholic. He studied sports for 4 years and trained soccer for almost 15 years. In addition, for the past three years Andrew has been implementing functional training, with a dream or a plan to enroll in the special forces.
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