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USA · 84+ kg raw · 5 career entries

Charese Bova

Charese Bova was an American powerlifter who competed in the 84+ kg raw division.

Her best competition total was 485 kg (1,069 lb), set at Iowa State Open in February 2022.

Over a career spanning 5 meets between 2019 and 2022, she set eight raw world records in squat, bench press, deadlift, and total across the 81.6+ and 90.7+ kg classes.

Career total progression

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

Charese Bova's competition total across 5 meets between 2019 and 2022, peaking at 485 kg in 2022. 2 of those meets set a world record; 2 still stand.4409704509924601,0144701,0364801,0584901,081kglb2019202020212022448 kg · 2019 · Des Moines Open480 kg · 2019 · Raw Nationals485 kg · 2022 · Iowa State Open483 kg · 2021 · Spring Powerlifting Challenge (world record still held)478 kg · 2021 · Powerlifting Championships (world record still held)

Record-setting meets, in order

  1. 2021-03-14 Total 81.6+ kg 483.1 kg1065 lb Spring Powerlifting Challenge Currently held
  2. 2021-03-14 Deadlift 81.6+ kg 192.8 kg425 lb Spring Powerlifting Challenge Currently held
  3. 2021-03-14 Squat 81.6+ kg 174.6 kg385 lb Spring Powerlifting Challenge Currently held
  4. 2021-03-14 Bench Press 81.6+ kg 115.7 kg255 lb Spring Powerlifting Challenge Currently held
  5. 2021-10-09 Total 90.7+ kg 478.0 kg1054 lb Powerlifting Championships Currently held
  6. 2021-10-09 Deadlift 90.7+ kg 203.0 kg448 lb Powerlifting Championships Currently held
  7. 2021-10-09 Squat 90.7+ kg 165.0 kg364 lb Powerlifting Championships Currently held
  8. 2021-10-09 Bench Press 90.7+ kg 110.0 kg243 lb Powerlifting Championships Currently held
View total at each meet (5 entries)
Date Meet Total Marker
2019-06-22 Des Moines Open 447.5 kg987 lb
2019-10-16 Raw Nationals 480.0 kg1058 lb
2021-03-14 Spring Powerlifting Challenge 483.1 kg1065 lb World record (held)
2021-10-09 Powerlifting Championships 478.0 kg1054 lb World record (held)
2022-02-19 Iowa State Open 485.0 kg1069 lb

World records set

Every world record Charese Bova has set. Records she still holds are listed first; the rest have since been broken.

Meet history

All 5 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

View full meet history (5 entries)
Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2022-02-19 USAPL · Iowa State Open 100+ 116.5 kg257 lb Raw (raw) 170.0 kg375 lb 115.0 kg254 lb 200.0 kg441 lb 485.0 kg1069 lb 392.58 1
2021-10-09 USSF · Powerlifting Championships 90.7+ 117.4 kg259 lb Raw (raw) 165.0 kg364 lb 110.0 kg243 lb 203.0 kg448 lb 478.0 kg1054 lb 385.97 1
2021-03-14 USSF · Spring Powerlifting Challenge 81.6+ Raw (raw) 174.6 kg385 lb 115.7 kg255 lb 192.8 kg425 lb 483.1 kg1065 lb 1
2019-10-16 USAPL · Raw Nationals 84+ 107.8 kg238 lb Raw (raw) 170.0 kg375 lb 107.5 kg237 lb 202.5 kg447 lb 480.0 kg1058 lb 398.42 25
2019-06-22 USAPL · Des Moines Open 84+ 101.0 kg223 lb Raw (raw) 147.5 kg325 lb 100.0 kg221 lb 200.0 kg441 lb 447.5 kg987 lb 380.41 1

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.