Lebanon · 120 kg raw · 8 career entries

Etienne El Chaer

Etienne El Chaer is a powerlifter from Lebanon who competes in the 120 kg raw division.

His best competition total is 984 kg (2,170 lb), set at Sheffield Powerlifting Championships in January 2026.

Over a career spanning 8 meets between 2022 and 2026, he has set one raw world record in deadlift across the 120 kg classes.

Career total progression

Etienne El Chaer'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

2025-12-02 Deadlift 120 kg 401.0 kg884 lb Asian Masters & Open Powerlifting Championships

View total at each meet (8 entries)

Date	Meet	Total	Marker
2022-12-02	Asian Classic Powerlifting Championships	831.0 kg1832 lb
2023-07-18	Arab Cup	887.0 kg1956 lb
2023-08-27	World Junior and Sub-Junior Classic Championships	926.0 kg2042 lb
2024-06-15	World Classic Powerlifting Championships	958.5 kg2113 lb
2025-06-08	World Classic Powerlifting Championships	962.5 kg2122 lb
2025-08-14	World Games	950.0 kg2095 lb
2025-12-02	Asian Masters & Open Powerlifting Championships	968.5 kg2135 lb	World record (surpassed)
2026-01-31	Sheffield Powerlifting Championships	984.0 kg2170 lb

World records set

The world record Etienne El Chaer has set has since been broken.

Since surpassed1

Deadlift 120 kg Raw men: 401 kg (884 lb) at Asian Masters & Open Powerlifting Championships, 2025

Career, by the numbers

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

Total moved

7.5 tonnes

Every squat, bench and deadlift made across 8 competition entries, added up.

The climb

+153 kg338 lb

From 831 kg1832 lb to 984 kg2170 lb, a 18% rise on the first total on file.

Peak DOTS

566

Top 1% of all men on file

Archetype

Bencher

Split 35 / 24 / 41 (squat / bench / deadlift), 0.2 points above the typical split.

On the platform

71% third attempts made

17 of 24 third attempts converted, with 1 perfect 9-for-9 day out of 8. Heaviest made third: Deadlift401 kg884 lb.

Biggest jump

+56 kg124 lb

Between two meets, up to 887 kg1956 lb at Arab Cup.

Footprint

3 years

1 federation, 8 countries, 2 weight classes.

100% of entries lifted raw. 100% drug-tested. Best year: 2026.

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Meet history

All 8 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

Date	Meet	Class	BW	Eq	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	DOTS	Place
2026-01-31	IPF · Sheffield Powerlifting Championships		119.4 kg263 lb	Raw (raw)	345.0 kg761 lb	237.5 kg524 lb	401.5 kg885 lb	984.0 kg2170 lb	566.13	3
2025-12-02	AsianPF · Asian Masters & Open Powerlifting Championships	120	119.8 kg264 lb	Raw (raw)	332.5 kg733 lb	235.0 kg518 lb	401.0 kg884 lb	968.5 kg2135 lb	556.45	1
2025-08-14	IPF · World Games		120.9 kg267 lb	Raw (raw)	330.0 kg728 lb	235.0 kg518 lb	385.0 kg849 lb	950.0 kg2095 lb	544.21	2

View full meet history (8 entries)

Date	Meet	Class	BW	Eq	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	DOTS	Place
2025-06-08	IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships	120	119.7 kg264 lb	Raw (raw)	340.0 kg750 lb	232.5 kg513 lb	390.0 kg860 lb	962.5 kg2122 lb	553.28	1
2024-06-15	IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships	120	119.1 kg263 lb	Raw (raw)	345.0 kg761 lb	217.5 kg480 lb	396.0 kg873 lb	958.5 kg2113 lb	551.86	2
2023-08-27	IPF · World Junior and Sub-Junior Classic Championships	120	118.3 kg261 lb	Raw (raw)	330.0 kg728 lb	217.5 kg480 lb	378.5 kg835 lb	926.0 kg2042 lb	534.39	1
2023-07-18	IPF · Arab Cup	120	119.0 kg263 lb	Raw (raw)	330.0 kg728 lb	202.0 kg446 lb	355.0 kg783 lb	887.0 kg1956 lb	510.84	1
2022-12-02	AsianPF · Asian Classic Powerlifting Championships	120+	121.9 kg269 lb	Raw (raw)	295.0 kg651 lb	197.5 kg436 lb	338.5 kg747 lb	831.0 kg1832 lb	474.80	1

Testing profile

Category	Meets	Most recent meet
Tested	8	IPF · Sheffield Powerlifting Championships (2026-01-31)
Untested	0	None on file

All 8 meets on his record have been drug-tested.