USA · 145+ kg raw · 11 career entries
Bill Barnhart
Bill Barnhart was an American powerlifter who competed in the 145+ kg raw division.
His best competition total was 759.8 kg (1,675 lb), set at National Raw Powerlifting Championships in August 1996.
Over a career spanning 10 meets between 1983 and 1997, he set seven raw world records in squat, deadlift, and total across the 125+, 140+, and 145+ kg classes.
Career total progression
Bill Barnhart's competition total at each meet, with markers on every meet that set a world record.
- Competition meet
- World record set, later surpassed
- World record still held
Record-setting meets, in order
- 1994-08-20 Total 140+ kg 660.0 kg1455 lb Raw Power Day
- 1994-08-20 Squat 140+ kg 249.5 kg550 lb Raw Power Day
- 1996-07-13 Total 125+ kg 750.0 kg1654 lb Bigler Raw Championships
- 1996-07-13 Squat 125+ kg 295.0 kg651 lb Bigler Raw Championships
- 1996-08-24 Total 145+ kg 759.8 kg1675 lb National Raw Powerlifting Championships
- 1996-08-24 Squat 145+ kg 294.8 kg650 lb National Raw Powerlifting Championships
- 1996-08-24 Deadlift 145+ kg 288.0 kg635 lb National Raw Powerlifting Championships
View total at each meet (7 entries)
| Date | Meet | Total | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-11-26 | Potomac Open | 508.0 kg1120 lb | |
| 1994-08-20 | Raw Power Day | 660.0 kg1455 lb | World record (surpassed) |
| 1995-08-12 | Raw Meet | 702.5 kg1549 lb | |
| 1996-07-13 | Bigler Raw Championships | 750.0 kg1654 lb | World record (surpassed) |
| 1996-08-24 | National Raw Powerlifting Championships | 759.8 kg1675 lb | World record (surpassed) |
| 1997-02-22 | East Coast BP & DL | 737.1 kg1625 lb | |
| 1997-08-22 | Annual PL Championships | 732.5 kg1615 lb |
World records set
Every world record Bill Barnhart has set. Records he still holds are listed first; the rest have since been broken.
- Total 145+ kg Raw men: 759.77 kg (1,675 lb) at National Raw Powerlifting Championships, 1996 [later surpassed]
- Total 125+ kg Raw men: 750 kg (1,654 lb) at Bigler Raw Championships, 1996 [later surpassed]
- Total 140+ kg Raw men: 659.98 kg (1,455 lb) at Raw Power Day, 1994 [later surpassed]
- Squat 125+ kg Raw men: 295 kg (651 lb) at Bigler Raw Championships, 1996 [later surpassed]
- Squat 145+ kg Raw men: 294.84 kg (650 lb) at National Raw Powerlifting Championships, 1996 [later surpassed]
- Deadlift 145+ kg Raw men: 288.03 kg (635 lb) at National Raw Powerlifting Championships, 1996 [later surpassed]
- Squat 140+ kg Raw men: 249.48 kg (550 lb) at Raw Power Day, 1994 [later surpassed]
Meet history
All 11 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.
View full meet history (11 entries)
| Date | Meet | Class | BW | Eq | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-08-22 | AAU · Annual PL Championships | 145+ | — | Raw (raw) | 283.5 kg625 lb | 172.4 kg380 lb | 276.7 kg610 lb | 732.5 kg1615 lb | 1 | |
| 1997-08-22 | AAU · Annual PL Championships | 145+ | — | Raw (raw) | 283.5 kg625 lb | 172.4 kg380 lb | 276.7 kg610 lb | 732.5 kg1615 lb | 4 | |
| 1997-02-22 | AAU · East Coast BP & DL | 145+ | — | Raw (raw) | 281.2 kg620 lb | 174.6 kg385 lb | 281.2 kg620 lb | 737.1 kg1625 lb | 1 | |
| 1996-08-24 | AAU · National Raw Powerlifting Championships | 145+ | — | Raw (raw) | 294.8 kg650 lb | 176.9 kg390 lb | 288.0 kg635 lb | 759.8 kg1675 lb | 1 | |
| 1996-07-13 | AAU · Bigler Raw Championships | 125+ | — | Raw (raw) | 295.0 kg651 lb | 172.5 kg381 lb | 282.5 kg623 lb | 750.0 kg1654 lb | 1 | |
| 1995-08-12 | AAU · Raw Meet | 145+ | — | Raw (raw) | 272.5 kg601 lb | 157.5 kg347 lb | 272.5 kg601 lb | 702.5 kg1549 lb | 1 | |
| 1994-08-20 | USA-UA · Raw Power Day | 140+ | — | Raw (raw) | 249.5 kg550 lb | 167.8 kg370 lb | 242.7 kg535 lb | 660.0 kg1455 lb | 1 | |
| 1994-07-30 | ADFPA · Deadlift Nationals | 125+ | — | Single-ply | — | — | 260.0 kg573 lb | 260.0 kg573 lb | 2 | |
| 1993-08-07 | ADFPA · Deadlift Nationals | 125+ | — | Single-ply | — | — | 280.0 kg618 lb | 280.0 kg618 lb | 2 | |
| 1992-08-15 | ADFPA · Deadlift Nationals | 125+ | — | Single-ply | — | — | 257.5 kg568 lb | 257.5 kg568 lb | 1 | |
| 1983-11-26 | USPF · Potomac Open | 110 | 110.0 kg243 lb | Single-ply | 188.2 kg415 lb | 127.0 kg280 lb | 192.8 kg425 lb | 508.0 kg1120 lb | 300.88 | 12 |
Related
Records are computed from the OpenPowerlifting public-domain dataset and represent the highest qualifying lift on file for each (federation, sex, equipment, weight class, age class, tested) combination. State records are scoped by the lifter's registered state of residence (matching USAPL/PA/USPA rules), not by meet location; coverage depends on the federation — USAPL and USPA report lifter state for 87–97% of entries, while some smaller feds report it rarely. Records may differ from a federation's official record book. Read more about how these records are computed.