Powerlifting Records

Australia · 67.5 kg equipped · 15 career entries

Damien Williams

Damien Williams was an Australian powerlifter who competed in the 67.5 kg equipped division.

His best competition total was 380 kg (838 lb), set at Open/Novice Competition in June 1993.

Over a career spanning 15 meets between 1993 and 2012, he set one equipped world record in bench press across the 93 kg classes.

Data through

World records set

The world record Damien Williams has set has since been broken.

Since surpassed1

  • Bench Press 93 kg Raw men: 190 kg (419 lb) at Matti Tikka Challenge, 2010

Career, by the numbers

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

Total moved

2.7 tonnes

Every squat, bench and deadlift made across 14 competition entries, added up.

Peak DOTS

293

Top 63% of all men on file

Archetype

Bencher

Split 26 / 30 / 43 (squat / bench / deadlift), 6.5 points above the typical split.

On the platform

27% third attempts made

3 of 11 third attempts converted. Heaviest made third: Bench Press220 kg485 lb.

Footprint

19 years

1 federation, 4 countries, 5 weight classes.

36% of entries lifted raw. 93% drug-tested. Best year: 1993.

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Meet history

All 15 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2012-12-07 OceaniaPF · Oceania Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships (bench only) 93 91.1 kg201 lb Raw (raw) 190.0 kg419 lb 190.0 kg419 lb 122.11 1
2012-03-30 PA · Australian Raw Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships and Australian Blind Championships (bench only) 93 90.9 kg201 lb Raw (raw) 195.0 kg430 lb 195.0 kg430 lb 125.45 1
2011-12-03 PA · Matti Tikka Challenge (bench only) 93 88.2 kg195 lb Raw (raw) 190.0 kg419 lb 190.0 kg419 lb 124.13 1
View full meet history (15 entries)
Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2011-05-25 IPF · World Bench Press Championships (bench only) 93 85.5 kg189 lb Single-ply 220.0 kg485 lb 220.0 kg485 lb 146.11 14
2011-03-26 PA · Australian Raw Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships (bench only) 83 82.0 kg181 lb Raw (raw) 175.0 kg386 lb 175.0 kg386 lb 118.97 1
2011-03-19 PA · Bristow Open and Lack Macquarie Master Games (bench only) 83 82.0 kg181 lb Single-ply 205.0 kg452 lb 205.0 kg452 lb 139.35 1
2010-12-04 PA · Matti Tikka Challenge (bench only) 93 87.5 kg193 lb Raw (raw) 190.0 kg419 lb 190.0 kg419 lb 124.64 1
2007-07-28 PA · Australian Open and Invitational Powerlifting Championships (bench only) 75 74.8 kg165 lb Single-ply 180.0 kg397 lb 180.0 kg397 lb 129.36 1
2007-04-21 PA · Queensland Open Championships (bench only) 75 75.0 kg166 lb Single-ply 180.0 kg397 lb 180.0 kg397 lb 129.14 1
2005-07-30 PA · Australian Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships (bench only) 82.5 80.8 kg178 lb Single-ply DQ
2005-06-16 OceaniaPF · Oceania Bench Press Championships (bench only) 82.5 80.6 kg178 lb Single-ply 160.0 kg353 lb 160.0 kg353 lb 109.84 2
2004-09-24 OceaniaPF · Oceania Bench Press Championships (bench only) 75 74.8 kg165 lb Single-ply 160.0 kg353 lb 160.0 kg353 lb 115.02 1
2004-07-24 PA · Australian Powerlifting Championships (bench only) 75 75.0 kg166 lb Single-ply 170.0 kg375 lb 170.0 kg375 lb 121.96 1
2003-01-02 PA · Australian Postal Bench Press Championships (bench only) 75 75.0 kg166 lb Single-ply 145.0 kg320 lb 145.0 kg320 lb 104.03 4
1993-06-10 AusPF · Open/Novice Competition 67.5 67.5 kg149 lb Single-ply 100.0 kg221 lb 115.0 kg254 lb 165.0 kg364 lb 380.0 kg838 lb 292.88 3

Testing profile

Category Meets Most recent meet
Tested 14 OceaniaPF · Oceania Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships (bench only) (2012-12-07)
Untested 1 AusPF · Open/Novice Competition (1993-06-10)

Damien Williams competed almost exclusively in drug-tested competition, 14 of his 15 meets.

His five most recent meets have all been drug-tested.

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