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USA · 110 kg raw · 5 career entries

Mel Hennessy

Mel Hennessy was an American powerlifter who competed in the 110 kg raw division.

His best competition total was 880.0 kg (1,940 lb), set at Men's World Powerlifting Championships in November 1972.

Over a career spanning 5 meets between 1967 and 1972, he set eight raw world records in squat, bench press, deadlift, and total across the 110 kg classes.

Data through

Career total progression

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

Mel Hennessy's competition total across 4 meets between 1967 and 1972, peaking at 880 kg in 1972. 3 of those meets set a world record.7801,7208001,7648201,8088401,8528601,8968801,940kglb1967196919711972803 kg · 1969 · Senior Nationals785 kg · 1967 · Senior Nationals (world record set, later surpassed)855 kg · 1970 · Senior Nationals (world record set, later surpassed)880 kg · 1972 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships (world record set, later surpassed)

Record-setting meets, in order

  1. 1967-09-02 Total 110 kg 784.7 kg1730 lb Senior Nationals
  2. 1967-09-02 Deadlift 110 kg 279.0 kg615 lb Senior Nationals
  3. 1967-09-02 Squat 110 kg 267.6 kg590 lb Senior Nationals
  4. 1970-08-22 Total 110 kg 855.5 kg1886 lb Senior Nationals
  5. 1970-08-22 Squat 110 kg 301.6 kg665 lb Senior Nationals
  6. 1970-08-22 Deadlift 110 kg 294.8 kg650 lb Senior Nationals
  7. 1970-08-22 Bench Press 110 kg 259.0 kg571 lb Senior Nationals
  8. 1972-11-10 Bench Press 110 kg 256.3 kg565 lb Men's World Powerlifting Championships
View total at each meet (4 entries)
Date Meet Total Marker
1967-09-02 Senior Nationals 784.7 kg1730 lb World record (surpassed)
1969-08-29 Senior Nationals 802.9 kg1770 lb
1970-08-22 Senior Nationals 855.5 kg1886 lb World record (surpassed)
1972-11-10 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 880.0 kg1940 lb World record (surpassed)

World records set

All 8 world records Mel Hennessy has set have since been broken.

Since surpassed8

  • Total 110 kg Raw men: 855.48 kg (1,886 lb) at Senior Nationals, 1970
  • Total 110 kg Wraps men: 784.72 kg (1,730 lb) at Senior Nationals, 1967
  • Squat 110 kg Raw men: 301.64 kg (665 lb) at Senior Nationals, 1970
  • Deadlift 110 kg Raw men: 294.84 kg (650 lb) at Senior Nationals, 1970
  • Deadlift 110 kg Wraps men: 278.96 kg (615 lb) at Senior Nationals, 1967
  • Squat 110 kg Wraps men: 267.62 kg (590 lb) at Senior Nationals, 1967
  • Bench Press 110 kg Raw men: 259 kg (571 lb) at Senior Nationals, 1970
  • Bench Press 110 kg Wraps men: 256.28 kg (565 lb) at Men's World Powerlifting Championships, 1972

Career, by the numbers

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

Total moved

3.3 tonnes

Every squat, bench and deadlift made across 4 competition entries, added up.

The climb

+95 kg210 lb

From 785 kg1730 lb to 880 kg1940 lb, a 12% rise on the first total on file.

Peak DOTS

521

Top 2% of all men on file

Archetype

Bencher

Split 35 / 30 / 35 (squat / bench / deadlift), 6.5 points above the typical split.

On the platform

0% third attempts made

0 of 2 third attempts converted.

Biggest jump

+53 kg116 lb

Between two meets, up to 855 kg1886 lb at Senior Nationals.

Footprint

5 years

0 federations, 1 country, 1 weight class.

100% of entries lifted raw. 0% drug-tested. 1 bomb-out on file. Best year: 1972.

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

Meet history

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

Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
1972-11-10 AAU · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 110 110.0 kg243 lb Wraps (raw) 322.1 kg710 lb 256.3 kg565 lb 301.6 kg665 lb 880.0 kg1940 lb 521.18 2
1970-08-22 AAU · Senior Nationals 110 103.4 kg228 lb Raw (raw) 301.6 kg665 lb 259.0 kg571 lb 294.8 kg650 lb 855.5 kg1886 lb 519.13 1
1969-08-29 AAU · Senior Nationals 110 110.0 kg243 lb Wraps (raw) 285.8 kg630 lb 244.9 kg540 lb 272.2 kg600 lb 802.9 kg1770 lb 475.51 2
View full meet history (5 entries)
Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
1968-09-13 AAU · Senior Nationals 110 110.0 kg243 lb Wraps (raw) — 240.4 kg530 lb — — DQ
1967-09-02 AAU · Senior Nationals 110 110.0 kg243 lb Wraps (raw) 267.6 kg590 lb 238.1 kg525 lb 279.0 kg615 lb 784.7 kg1730 lb 464.76 3

Testing profile

Category Meets Most recent meet
Tested 0 None on file
Untested 5 AAU · Men's World Powerlifting Championships (1972-11-10)

None of his 5 meets on record were drug-tested.

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