Powerlifting Records

Algeria · 105 kg raw · 7 career entries

Ilyes Bentalha

Ilyes Bentalha is a powerlifter from Algeria who competes in the 105 kg raw division.

His best competition total is 877.5 kg (1,935 lb), set at World Classic Powerlifting Championships in June 2026.

Over a career spanning 7 meets between 2024 and 2026, he has set two raw world records in squat across the 93 and 105 kg classes.

He currently holds one of those records.

Data through

Career total progression

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

Ilyes Bentalha's competition total across 7 meets between 2024 and 2026, peaking at 878 kg in 2026. 2 of those meets set a world record; 1 still stands.7601,6767801,7208001,7648201,8088401,8528601,8968801,940kglb202420252026778 kg · 2024 · World Classic Powerlifting Championships805 kg · 2024 · African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships800 kg · 2025 · World Classic Powerlifting Championships856 kg · 2025 · African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships868 kg · 2026 · National Championship Seniors/Veterans815 kg · 2025 · Championnat National de Powerlifting Developpe Couche Seniors / Veteran (world record set, later surpassed)878 kg · 2026 · World Classic Powerlifting Championships (world record still held)

Record-setting meets, in order

  1. 2025-02-21 Squat 93 kg 342.5 kg755 lb Championnat National de Powerlifting Developpe Couche Seniors / Veteran
  2. 2026-06-13 Squat 105 kg 382.5 kg844 lb World Classic Powerlifting Championships Currently held
View total at each meet (7 entries)
Date Meet Total Marker
2024-06-15 World Classic Powerlifting Championships 777.5 kg1714 lb
2024-10-29 African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships 805.0 kg1775 lb
2025-02-21 Championnat National de Powerlifting Developpe Couche Seniors / Veteran 815.0 kg1797 lb World record (surpassed)
2025-06-08 World Classic Powerlifting Championships 800.0 kg1764 lb
2025-11-24 African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships 855.5 kg1886 lb
2026-04-10 National Championship Seniors/Veterans 867.5 kg1913 lb
2026-06-13 World Classic Powerlifting Championships 877.5 kg1935 lb World record (held)

World records set

Every world record Ilyes Bentalha has set, split into the 1 he still holds and the 1 since broken.

Still held1

  • Squat 105 kg Raw men: 382.5 kg (844 lb) at World Classic Powerlifting Championships, 2026

Since surpassed1

  • Squat 93 kg Raw men: 342.5 kg (755 lb) at Championnat National de Powerlifting Developpe Couche Seniors / Veteran, 2025

Career, by the numbers

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

Total moved

5.8 tonnes

Every squat, bench and deadlift made across 7 competition entries, added up.

The climb

+100 kg221 lb

From 778 kg1714 lb to 878 kg1935 lb, a 13% rise on the first total on file.

Peak DOTS

530

Top 1% of all men on file

Archetype

Squatter

Split 42 / 21 / 36 (squat / bench / deadlift), 7.0 points above the typical split.

On the platform

53% third attempts made

8 of 15 third attempts converted, with 2 perfect 9-for-9 days out of 5. Heaviest made third: Squat383 kg844 lb.

Biggest jump

+56 kg123 lb

Between two meets, up to 856 kg1886 lb at African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships.

Footprint

2 years

1 federation, 5 countries, 2 weight classes.

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

Same numbers, for any lifter on file. Open the Profile Explorer

Meet history

All 7 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2026-06-13 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 105 104.7 kg231 lb Raw (raw) 382.5 kg844 lb 187.5 kg414 lb 307.5 kg678 lb 877.5 kg1935 lb 529.83 8
2026-04-10 FAPL · National Championship Seniors/Veterans 105 104.6 kg231 lb Raw (raw) 377.5 kg832 lb 182.5 kg403 lb 307.5 kg678 lb 867.5 kg1913 lb 523.99 1
2025-11-24 AfricanPF · African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships 105 104.0 kg230 lb Raw (raw) 375.5 kg828 lb 180.0 kg397 lb 300.0 kg662 lb 855.5 kg1886 lb 517.85 2
View full meet history (7 entries)
Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2025-06-08 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 93 92.4 kg204 lb Raw (raw) 325.0 kg717 lb 180.0 kg397 lb 295.0 kg651 lb 800.0 kg1764 lb 510.62 12
2025-02-21 FAPL · Championnat National de Powerlifting Developpe Couche Seniors / Veteran 93 93.0 kg205 lb Raw (raw) 342.5 kg755 lb 177.5 kg392 lb 295.0 kg651 lb 815.0 kg1797 lb 518.54 1
2024-10-29 AfricanPF · African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships 93 92.9 kg205 lb Raw (raw) 335.0 kg739 lb 172.5 kg381 lb 297.5 kg656 lb 805.0 kg1775 lb 512.45 1
2024-06-15 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 93 92.0 kg203 lb Raw (raw) 327.5 kg722 lb 160.0 kg353 lb 290.0 kg640 lb 777.5 kg1714 lb 497.28 14

Testing profile

Category Meets Most recent meet
Tested 7 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships (2026-06-13)
Untested 0 None on file

All 7 meets on his record have been drug-tested.

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