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Algeria · 120+ kg raw · 18 career entries

Ilyes Boughalem

Ilyes Boughalem is a powerlifter from Algeria who competes in the 120+ kg raw division.

His best competition total is 955 kg (2,106 lb), set at World Classic Powerlifting Championships in June 2023.

Over a career spanning 18 meets between 2014 and 2024, he has set one raw world record in bench press across the 120+ kg classes.

Data through

Career total progression

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

Ilyes Boughalem's competition total across 13 meets between 2014 and 2023, peaking at 955 kg in 2023.7001,5437501,6548001,7648501,8749001,9849502,0951,0002,205kglb201420162018202020222023710 kg · 2014 · World Classic Powerlifting Championships876 kg · 2015 · World Classic Powerlifting Championships825 kg · 2015 · Arnold's Europe Powerlifting Championships900 kg · 2016 · World Classic Powerlifting Championships940 kg · 2017 · World Classic Powerlifting Championships910 kg · 2017 · African Classic Powerlifting Championships904 kg · 2018 · World Classic Powerlifting Championships938 kg · 2019 · World Classic Powerlifting Championships939 kg · 2019 · African Powerlifting Championships952 kg · 2022 · World Classic Powerlifting Championships925 kg · 2022 · African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships955 kg · 2023 · World Classic Powerlifting Championships950 kg · 2023 · Arab Cup

Record-setting meets, in order

  1. 2016-10-20 Bench Press 120+ kg 283.0 kg624 lb African Classic Powerlifting Championships
View total at each meet (13 entries)
Date Meet Total Marker
2014-06-01 World Classic Powerlifting Championships 710.0 kg1566 lb
2015-06-05 World Classic Powerlifting Championships 875.5 kg1930 lb
2015-09-26 Arnold's Europe Powerlifting Championships 825.0 kg1819 lb
2016-06-19 World Classic Powerlifting Championships 900.0 kg1984 lb
2017-06-14 World Classic Powerlifting Championships 940.0 kg2073 lb
2017-10-25 African Classic Powerlifting Championships 910.0 kg2006 lb
2018-06-06 World Classic Powerlifting Championships 904.0 kg1993 lb
2019-06-04 World Classic Powerlifting Championships 937.5 kg2067 lb
2019-10-02 African Powerlifting Championships 938.5 kg2069 lb
2022-06-06 World Classic Powerlifting Championships 951.5 kg2098 lb
2022-09-15 African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships 925.0 kg2040 lb
2023-06-11 World Classic Powerlifting Championships 955.0 kg2106 lb
2023-07-18 Arab Cup 950.0 kg2095 lb

World records set

The world record Ilyes Boughalem has set has since been broken.

Since surpassed1

  • Bench Press 120+ kg Raw men: 283 kg (624 lb) at African Classic Powerlifting Championships, 2016

Career, by the numbers

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

Total moved

13.1 tonnes

Every squat, bench and deadlift made across 18 competition entries, added up.

The climb

+245 kg540 lb

From 710 kg1566 lb to 955 kg2106 lb, a 35% rise on the first total on file.

Peak DOTS

511

Top 2% of all men on file

Archetype

Bencher

Split 37 / 31 / 32 (squat / bench / deadlift), 7.0 points above the typical split.

On the platform

58% third attempts made

25 of 43 third attempts converted, with 1 perfect 9-for-9 day out of 12. Heaviest made third: Squat370 kg816 lb.

Biggest jump

+166 kg365 lb

Between two meets, up to 876 kg1930 lb at World Classic Powerlifting Championships.

Footprint

10 years

1 federation, 11 countries, 1 weight class.

100% of entries lifted raw. 100% drug-tested. Best year: 2023.

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

Meet history

All 18 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2024-05-22 IPF · World Bench Press Championships (bench only) 120+ 161.2 kg356 lb Raw (raw) — 282.5 kg623 lb — 282.5 kg623 lb 149.06 2
2023-07-18 IPF · Arab Cup 120+ 150.0 kg331 lb Raw (raw) 370.0 kg816 lb 275.0 kg607 lb 305.0 kg673 lb 950.0 kg2095 lb 510.87 1
2023-06-11 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 120+ 164.7 kg363 lb Raw (raw) 360.0 kg794 lb 280.0 kg618 lb 315.0 kg695 lb 955.0 kg2106 lb 501.11 6
View full meet history (18 entries)
Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2022-09-15 AfricanPF · African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships 120+ 160.9 kg355 lb Raw (raw) 355.0 kg783 lb 270.0 kg595 lb 300.0 kg662 lb 925.0 kg2040 lb 488.29 1
2022-06-06 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 120+ 161.6 kg357 lb Raw (raw) 360.0 kg794 lb 291.5 kg643 lb 300.0 kg662 lb 951.5 kg2098 lb 501.71 2
2019-10-02 AfricanPF · African Powerlifting Championships 120+ 159.4 kg352 lb Raw (raw) 350.0 kg772 lb 291.0 kg642 lb 297.5 kg656 lb 938.5 kg2069 lb 496.63 1
2019-06-04 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 120+ 160.3 kg354 lb Raw (raw) 350.0 kg772 lb 290.0 kg640 lb 297.5 kg656 lb 937.5 kg2067 lb 495.41 3
2018-10-20 AfricanPF · African & Arab Powerlifting Championships (bench only) 120+ 154.0 kg340 lb Raw (raw) — 270.0 kg595 lb — 270.0 kg595 lb 144.18 1
2018-06-06 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 120+ 154.5 kg341 lb Raw (raw) 342.5 kg755 lb 281.5 kg621 lb 280.0 kg618 lb 904.0 kg1993 lb 482.30 4
2017-10-25 AfricanPF · African Classic Powerlifting Championships 120+ 156.4 kg345 lb Raw (raw) 340.0 kg750 lb 280.0 kg618 lb 290.0 kg640 lb 910.0 kg2006 lb 483.92 1
2017-06-14 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 120+ 156.3 kg345 lb Raw (raw) 355.0 kg783 lb 277.5 kg612 lb 307.5 kg678 lb 940.0 kg2073 lb 499.97 5
2016-10-20 AfricanPF · African Classic Powerlifting Championships (bench only) 120+ 154.9 kg342 lb Raw (raw) — 283.0 kg624 lb — 283.0 kg624 lb 150.89 1
2016-09-23 EPF · Arnold's Europe Powerlifting Championships (bench only) 120+ 150.1 kg331 lb Raw (raw) — 255.0 kg562 lb — 255.0 kg562 lb 137.09 1
2016-06-19 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 120+ 150.1 kg331 lb Raw (raw) 325.0 kg717 lb 275.0 kg607 lb 300.0 kg662 lb 900.0 kg1984 lb 483.90 7
2015-10-24 AfricanPF · African Classic Powerlifting Championships (bench only) 120+ 144.6 kg319 lb Raw (raw) — 271.0 kg598 lb — 271.0 kg598 lb 147.19 1
2015-09-26 EPF · Arnold's Europe Powerlifting Championships 120+ 140.0 kg309 lb Raw (raw) 305.0 kg673 lb 250.0 kg551 lb 270.0 kg595 lb 825.0 kg1819 lb 452.11 3
2015-06-05 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 120+ 143.7 kg317 lb Raw (raw) 310.0 kg684 lb 270.5 kg597 lb 295.0 kg651 lb 875.5 kg1930 lb 476.31 11
2014-06-01 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 120+ 136.2 kg301 lb Raw (raw) 240.0 kg529 lb 240.0 kg529 lb 230.0 kg507 lb 710.0 kg1566 lb 392.15 8

Testing profile

Category Meets Most recent meet
Tested 18 IPF · World Bench Press Championships (bench only) (2024-05-22)
Untested 0 None on file

All 18 meets on his record have been drug-tested.

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