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Aleksey Nikulin

Aleksey Nikulin was a Russian powerlifter who competed in the 82.5 kg raw division.

His best competition total was 832.5 kg (1,836 lb), set at World Championships in December 2016.

Over a career spanning 28 meets between 2007 and 2021, he set seven raw world records in squat and total across the 60, 82.5, and 83 kg classes.

He currently holds one of those records.

Data through

Career total progression

Aleksey Nikulin's competition total at each meet, with markers on every meet that set a world record.

Aleksey Nikulin's competition total across 19 meets between 2007 and 2021, peaking at 833 kg in 2016. 4 of those meets set a world record; 1 still stands.6501,4337001,5437501,6548001,7648501,874kglb200720102013201620192021725 kg · 2007 · Moscow City Powerlifting Championships820 kg · 2009 · Moscow City Powerlifting Championships800 kg · 2010 · Moscow City Powerlifting Championships770 kg · 2011 · Moscow Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships800 kg · 2011 · Moscow Regional Cup765 kg · 2012 · PROdvijenie Championships750 kg · 2013 · World Championship770 kg · 2014 · Eurasian Cup810 kg · 2014 · Russian Cup785 kg · 2015 · Russian Cup785 kg · 2015 · PROMotion823 kg · 2016 · Russian Cup833 kg · 2016 · World Championships798 kg · 2017 · World Cup818 kg · 2018 · World Championships725 kg · 2011 · Moscow City Powerlifting Cup (world record set, later surpassed)805 kg · 2015 · World Championships (world record set, later surpassed)825 kg · 2018 · Russian Championships (world record set, later surpassed)650 kg · 2021 · National Championships (world record still held)

Record-setting meets, in order

  1. 2011-07-15 Total 83 kg 725.0 kg1599 lb Moscow City Powerlifting Cup
  2. 2011-07-15 Squat 83 kg 280.0 kg618 lb Moscow City Powerlifting Cup
  3. 2015-12-03 Squat 82.5 kg 345.0 kg761 lb World Championships
  4. 2018-06-22 Squat 82.5 kg 345.0 kg761 lb Russian Championships
  5. 2021-06-19 Total 60 kg 650.0 kg1433 lb National Championships
  6. 2021-06-19 Squat 60 kg 270.0 kg595 lb National Championships Currently held
  7. 2021-06-19 Squat 60 kg 270.0 kg595 lb National Championships
View total at each meet (19 entries)
Date Meet Total Marker
2007-01-18 Moscow City Powerlifting Championships 725.0 kg1599 lb
2009-01-15 Moscow City Powerlifting Championships 820.0 kg1808 lb
2010-01-16 Moscow City Powerlifting Championships 800.0 kg1764 lb
2011-02-24 Moscow Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships 770.0 kg1698 lb
2011-05-26 Moscow Regional Cup 800.0 kg1764 lb
2011-07-15 Moscow City Powerlifting Cup 725.0 kg1599 lb World record (surpassed)
2012-10-25 PROdvijenie Championships 765.0 kg1687 lb
2013-10-26 World Championship 750.0 kg1654 lb
2014-11-01 Eurasian Cup 770.0 kg1698 lb
2014-12-20 Russian Cup 810.0 kg1786 lb
2015-06-20 Russian Cup 785.0 kg1731 lb
2015-10-24 PROMotion 785.0 kg1731 lb
2015-12-03 World Championships 805.0 kg1775 lb World record (surpassed)
2016-06-17 Russian Cup 822.5 kg1814 lb
2016-12-08 World Championships 832.5 kg1836 lb
2017-12-15 World Cup 797.5 kg1758 lb
2018-06-22 Russian Championships 825.0 kg1819 lb World record (surpassed)
2018-12-06 World Championships 817.5 kg1803 lb
2021-06-19 National Championships 650.0 kg1433 lb World record (held)

World records set

Every world record Aleksey Nikulin has set, split into the 1 he still holds and the 6 since broken.

Still held1

  • Squat 60 kg Raw men: 270 kg (595 lb) at National Championships, 2021

Since surpassed6

  • Total 83 kg Raw men: 725 kg (1,599 lb) at Moscow City Powerlifting Cup, 2011
  • Total 60 kg Raw men: 650 kg (1,433 lb) at National Championships, 2021
  • Squat 82.5 kg Raw men: 345 kg (761 lb) at Russian Championships, 2018
  • Squat 82.5 kg Wraps men: 345 kg (761 lb) at World Championships, 2015
  • Squat 83 kg Raw men: 280 kg (618 lb) at Moscow City Powerlifting Cup, 2011
  • Squat 60 kg Wraps men: 270 kg (595 lb) at National Championships, 2021

Career, by the numbers

Aleksey Nikulin's career in aggregate: total tonnage moved, the climb from first total to best, and the split across the three lifts.

Total moved

22.9 tonnes

Every squat, bench and deadlift made across 44 competition entries, added up.

The climb

+108 kg237 lb

From 725 kg1599 lb to 833 kg1836 lb, a 15% rise on the first total on file.

Peak DOTS

569

Top 1% of all men on file

Archetype

Squatter

Split 40 / 22 / 37 (squat / bench / deadlift), 4.7 points above the typical split.

On the platform

31% third attempts made

22 of 72 third attempts converted, with 1 perfect 9-for-9 day out of 16. Heaviest made third: Squat340 kg750 lb.

Biggest jump

+95 kg210 lb

Between two meets, up to 820 kg1808 lb at Moscow City Powerlifting Championships.

Footprint

14 years

6 federations, 2 countries, 3 weight classes.

82% of entries lifted raw. 11% drug-tested. 4 bomb-outs on file. Best year: 2016.

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Meet history

All 49 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2021-06-19 RPU · National Championships (deadlift only) 60 57.6 kg127 lb Raw (raw) — — 255.0 kg562 lb 255.0 kg562 lb 222.72 1
2021-06-19 RPU · National Championships (bench only) 60 57.6 kg127 lb Raw (raw) — 125.0 kg276 lb — 125.0 kg276 lb 109.18 1
2021-06-19 RPU · National Championships (squat only) 60 57.6 kg127 lb Wraps (raw) 270.0 kg595 lb — — 270.0 kg595 lb 235.83 1
View full meet history (49 entries)
Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2021-06-19 RPU · National Championships (squat only) 60 57.6 kg127 lb Raw (raw) 270.0 kg595 lb — — 270.0 kg595 lb 235.83 1
2021-06-19 RPU · National Championships (bench + deadlift) 60 57.6 kg127 lb Raw (raw) — 125.0 kg276 lb 255.0 kg562 lb 380.0 kg838 lb 331.90 1
2021-06-19 RPU · National Championships 60 57.6 kg127 lb Wraps (raw) 270.0 kg595 lb 125.0 kg276 lb 255.0 kg562 lb 650.0 kg1433 lb 567.73 1
2021-06-19 RPU · National Championships 60 57.6 kg127 lb Raw (raw) 270.0 kg595 lb 125.0 kg276 lb 255.0 kg562 lb 650.0 kg1433 lb 567.73 1
2018-12-06 IPL · World Championships (deadlift only) 82.5 79.9 kg176 lb Raw (raw) — — 315.0 kg695 lb 315.0 kg695 lb 217.37 1
2018-12-06 IPL · World Championships 82.5 79.9 kg176 lb Raw (raw) 332.5 kg733 lb 170.0 kg375 lb 315.0 kg695 lb 817.5 kg1803 lb 564.12 1
2018-06-22 RPU · Russian Championships (deadlift only) 82.5 80.1 kg177 lb Raw (raw) — — 300.0 kg662 lb 300.0 kg662 lb 206.71 1
2018-06-22 RPU · Russian Championships (bench only) 82.5 80.1 kg177 lb Raw (raw) — 180.0 kg397 lb — 180.0 kg397 lb 124.03 2
2018-06-22 RPU · Russian Championships (squat only) 82.5 80.1 kg177 lb Raw (raw) 345.0 kg761 lb — — 345.0 kg761 lb 237.72 1
2018-06-22 RPU · Russian Championships 82.5 80.1 kg177 lb Raw (raw) 345.0 kg761 lb 180.0 kg397 lb 300.0 kg662 lb 825.0 kg1819 lb 568.46 1
2017-12-15 IPL · World Cup (deadlift only) 82.5 80.1 kg177 lb Raw (raw) — — 290.0 kg640 lb 290.0 kg640 lb 199.82 1
2017-12-15 IPL · World Cup 82.5 80.1 kg177 lb Wraps (raw) 330.0 kg728 lb 177.5 kg392 lb 290.0 kg640 lb 797.5 kg1758 lb 549.51 1
2017-12-15 IPL · World Cup 82.5 80.1 kg177 lb Raw (raw) 330.0 kg728 lb 177.5 kg392 lb 290.0 kg640 lb 797.5 kg1758 lb 549.51 1
2017-10-28 WRPF · Pro World Championships 82.5 80.6 kg178 lb Wraps (raw) — — — — DQ
2016-12-08 GPA · World Championships (deadlift only) 82.5 81.3 kg179 lb Raw (raw) — — 325.0 kg717 lb 325.0 kg717 lb 222.01 1
2016-12-08 GPA · World Championships (squat only) 82.5 81.3 kg179 lb Wraps (raw) 330.0 kg728 lb — — 330.0 kg728 lb 225.42 1
2016-12-08 GPA · World Championships 82.5 81.3 kg179 lb Wraps (raw) 330.0 kg728 lb 177.5 kg392 lb 325.0 kg717 lb 832.5 kg1836 lb 568.67 1
2016-06-17 RPU · Russian Cup (deadlift only) 82.5 81.4 kg180 lb Raw (raw) — — 305.0 kg673 lb 305.0 kg673 lb 208.20 1
2016-06-17 RPU · Russian Cup (squat only) 82.5 81.4 kg180 lb Raw (raw) 340.0 kg750 lb — — 340.0 kg750 lb 232.09 1
2016-06-17 RPU · Russian Cup 82.5 81.4 kg180 lb Raw (raw) 340.0 kg750 lb 177.5 kg392 lb 305.0 kg673 lb 822.5 kg1814 lb 561.45 1
2015-12-03 WRPF · World Championships 82.5 82.1 kg181 lb Wraps (raw) 345.0 kg761 lb 170.0 kg375 lb 290.0 kg640 lb 805.0 kg1775 lb 546.81 1
2015-10-24 WPC-RUS · PROMotion 82.5 81.7 kg180 lb Raw (raw) 302.5 kg667 lb 177.5 kg392 lb 305.0 kg673 lb 785.0 kg1731 lb 534.72 1
2015-06-20 RPU · Russian Cup (deadlift only) 82.5 81.6 kg180 lb Raw (raw) — — 305.0 kg673 lb 305.0 kg673 lb 207.90 1
2015-06-20 RPU · Russian Cup 82.5 81.6 kg180 lb Raw (raw) 315.0 kg695 lb 165.0 kg364 lb 305.0 kg673 lb 785.0 kg1731 lb 535.09 1
2014-12-20 WPA-RUS · Russian Cup (deadlift only) 82.5 81.0 kg179 lb Raw (raw) — — 305.0 kg673 lb 305.0 kg673 lb 208.79 1
2014-12-20 WPA-RUS · Russian Cup 82.5 81.0 kg179 lb Wraps (raw) 335.0 kg739 lb 170.0 kg375 lb 305.0 kg673 lb 810.0 kg1786 lb 554.49 1
2014-11-01 GPA · Eurasian Cup (deadlift only) 82.5 81.8 kg181 lb Raw (raw) — — 305.0 kg673 lb 305.0 kg673 lb 207.61 1
2014-11-01 GPA · Eurasian Cup 82.5 81.8 kg181 lb Raw (raw) 300.0 kg662 lb 165.0 kg364 lb 305.0 kg673 lb 770.0 kg1698 lb 524.13 1
2013-11-09 WPC · Eastern European Cup (deadlift only) 82.5 81.9 kg181 lb Raw (raw) — — 300.0 kg662 lb 300.0 kg662 lb 204.06 1
2013-10-26 WPC · World Championship 82.5 80.6 kg178 lb Raw (raw) 275.0 kg607 lb 170.0 kg375 lb 305.0 kg673 lb 750.0 kg1654 lb 514.90 1
2013-06-13 WPC-RUS · Russian Championships (deadlift only) 82.5 81.0 kg179 lb Raw (raw) — — 315.0 kg695 lb 315.0 kg695 lb 215.63 1
2013-06-13 WPC-RUS · Russian Championships (bench only) 82.5 81.0 kg179 lb Single-ply — 252.5 kg557 lb — 252.5 kg557 lb 172.85 1
2012-10-25 WPC-RUS · PROdvijenie Championships (deadlift only) 82.5 82.0 kg181 lb Raw (raw) — — 300.0 kg662 lb 300.0 kg662 lb 203.92 1
2012-10-25 WPC-RUS · PROdvijenie Championships 82.5 82.0 kg181 lb Raw (raw) 282.5 kg623 lb 172.5 kg381 lb 310.0 kg684 lb 765.0 kg1687 lb 520.00 1
2012-02-23 WPC-RUS · Megapolis Championships (bench only) 82.5 81.1 kg179 lb Single-ply — 260.0 kg573 lb — 260.0 kg573 lb 177.86 1
2011-07-15 FPR · Moscow City Powerlifting Cup 83 81.3 kg179 lb Raw (raw) 280.0 kg618 lb 165.0 kg364 lb 280.0 kg618 lb 725.0 kg1599 lb 495.24 1
2011-05-26 WPC-RUS · Moscow Regional Cup 82.5 82.1 kg181 lb Single-ply 310.0 kg684 lb 220.0 kg485 lb 270.0 kg595 lb 800.0 kg1764 lb 543.41 2
2011-02-24 WPC-RUS · Moscow Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships 82.5 81.4 kg180 lb Single-ply 300.0 kg662 lb 200.0 kg441 lb 270.0 kg595 lb 770.0 kg1698 lb 525.61 1
2010-07-17 FPR · Moscow City Powerlifting Championships 82.5 80.9 kg179 lb Single-ply — — — — DQ
2010-02-23 FPR · Moscow Oblast Bench Press Championships (bench only) 82.5 82.5 kg182 lb Single-ply — 202.5 kg447 lb — 202.5 kg447 lb 137.17 2
2010-01-16 FPR · Moscow City Powerlifting Championships 82.5 81.5 kg180 lb Single-ply 330.0 kg728 lb 200.0 kg441 lb 270.0 kg595 lb 800.0 kg1764 lb 545.70 1
2009-10-24 FPR · Mytischi Bench Press Cup (bench only) 81.8 kg180 lb Single-ply — — — — DQ
2009-07-17 FPR · Moscow City Powerlifting Cup 82.5 80.6 kg178 lb Single-ply — — — — DQ
2009-01-15 FPR · Moscow City Powerlifting Championships 82.5 81.8 kg180 lb Single-ply 325.0 kg717 lb 215.0 kg474 lb 280.0 kg618 lb 820.0 kg1808 lb 558.36 3
2008-01-18 FPR · Moscow City Powerlifting Championships 82.5 81.5 kg180 lb Single-ply 300.0 kg662 lb — — — DQ
2007-01-18 FPR · Moscow City Powerlifting Championships 82.5 79.7 kg176 lb Single-ply 300.0 kg662 lb 165.0 kg364 lb 260.0 kg573 lb 725.0 kg1599 lb 501.22 4

Testing profile

Category Meets Most recent meet
Tested 9 FPR · Moscow City Powerlifting Cup (2011-07-15)
Untested 19 RPU · National Championships (deadlift only) (2021-06-19)

Aleksey Nikulin competed primarily in untested competition, 19 of his 28 meets.

His five most recent meets have all been untested.

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