New Zealand · 84+ kg raw · 6 career entries

Merrylynn Etelei

Merrylynn Etelei is a New Zealand powerlifter who competes in the 84+ kg raw division.

Her best competition total is 673 kg (1,484 lb), set at National Championships in September 2024.

Over a career spanning 6 meets between 2023 and 2026, she has set one raw world record in squat across the 84+ kg classes.

Data through March 14, 2026

Personal records

Merrylynn Etelei's best on each lift, the meet where it was set, and how it ranks in that class.

Lift	Best	Bodyweight	Meet	Rank in class
Squat	291.0 kg642 lb	146.7 kg324 lb	National Championships 2024-09-16	#18 of 58,303 84+ kg Raw women
Bench Press	137.5 kg303 lb	137.3 kg303 lb	World Classic Powerlifting Championships 2025-06-08	#672 of 74,328 84+ kg Raw women
Deadlift	268.0 kg591 lb	125.9 kg278 lb	Auckland Powerlifting 3-Lift and Bench Press Championships 2026-03-14	#54 of 68,985 84+ kg Raw women
Total	673.0 kg1484 lb	146.7 kg324 lb	National Championships 2024-09-16	#66 of 79,619 84+ kg Raw women

Ranks count entries, not lifters: someone who has beaten the number at three meets takes three of the places above it. Suspect lifts are excluded from the ranking and the count.

Career total progression

Merrylynn Etelei'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

2024-04-12 Squat 84+ kg 286.0 kg631 lb Auckland Powerlifting Championships

Every meet total, lift by lift, is in the meet history below.

World records set

The world record Merrylynn Etelei has set has since been broken.

Since surpassed1

Squat 84+ kg Raw women: 286 kg (631 lb) at Auckland Powerlifting Championships, 2024

Meet history

All 6 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

Date	Meet	Class	BW	Eq	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	DOTS	Place
2026-03-14	NZPF · Auckland Powerlifting 3-Lift and Bench Press Championships	84+	125.9 kg278 lb	Raw (raw)	252.5 kg557 lb	122.5 kg270 lb	268.0 kg591 lb	643.0 kg1418 lb	509.42	1
2025-09-25	NZPF · New Zealand Powerlifting Open Nationals	84+	127.2 kg281 lb	Raw (raw)	240.0 kg529 lb	122.5 kg270 lb	255.0 kg562 lb	617.5 kg1362 lb	488.05	1
2025-06-08	IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships	84+	137.3 kg303 lb	Raw (raw)	255.0 kg562 lb	137.5 kg303 lb	230.0 kg507 lb	622.5 kg1373 lb	484.43	7

View full meet history (6 entries)

Date	Meet	Class	BW	Eq	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	DOTS	Place
2024-09-16	NZPF · National Championships	84+	146.7 kg324 lb	Raw (raw)	291.0 kg642 lb	125.0 kg276 lb	257.0 kg567 lb	673.0 kg1484 lb	519.44	1
2024-04-12	NZPF · Auckland Powerlifting Championships	84+	144.2 kg318 lb	Raw (raw)	286.0 kg631 lb	120.0 kg265 lb	245.0 kg540 lb	651.0 kg1435 lb	503.23	1
2023-11-24	NZPF · Auckland Classic Cup	84+	136.4 kg301 lb	Raw (raw)	242.5 kg535 lb	97.5 kg215 lb	240.0 kg529 lb	580.0 kg1279 lb	451.80	1

Career, by the numbers

Merrylynn Etelei's career in aggregate: peak DOTS, the split across the three lifts, and third-attempt rate where attempt data is on file.

Peak DOTS

519

Top 1% of all women on file

Archetype

Squatter

Split 41 / 19 / 40 (squat / bench / deadlift) against a typical 36 / 20 / 44, 5.3 points above average on squat.

On the platform

78% third attempts made

14 of 18 third attempts converted, with 3 perfect 9-for-9 days out of 6. Heaviest made third attempt: Squat 286 kg631 lb.

Biggest jump

+71 kg157 lb

Between two meets, up to 651 kg1435 lb at Auckland Powerlifting Championships.

100% of entries lifted raw. 100% drug-tested. Best year: 2024.

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Testing profile

Category	Meets	Most recent meet
Tested	6	NZPF · Auckland Powerlifting 3-Lift and Bench Press Championships (2026-03-14)
Untested	0	None on file

All 6 meets on her record have been drug-tested.

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