USA · 90 kg equipped · 21 career entries

Mike MacDonald

Mike MacDonald was an American powerlifter who competed in the 90 kg equipped division.

His best competition total was 823.3 kg (1,815 lb), set at Senior Nationals in September 1972.

Over a career spanning 20 meets between 1972 and 1991, he set eight equipped world records in bench press across the 82.5, 90, 100, and 110 kg classes.

Career total progression

Mike MacDonald'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

1972-09-16 Bench Press 110 kg 247.2 kg545 lb Senior Nationals
1973-11-09 Bench Press 82.5 kg 213.2 kg470 lb Men's World Powerlifting Championships
1974-11-09 Bench Press 100 kg 260.0 kg573 lb Men's World Powerlifting Championships
1977-08-20 Bench Press 100 kg 262.5 kg579 lb Senior Nationals
1979-10-27 Bench Press 90 kg 233.6 kg515 lb Central States Open Bench
1980-01-19 Bench Press 82.5 kg 231.3 kg510 lb Red River Open
1980-10-04 Bench Press 90 kg 255.0 kg562 lb Central California Open/Novice/Masters
1984-02-25 Bench Press 100 kg 254.0 kg560 lb Midwestern Open Bench Press

View total at each meet (7 entries)

Date	Meet	Total	Marker
1972-09-16	Senior Nationals	823.3 kg1815 lb	World record (surpassed)
1973-11-09	Men's World Powerlifting Championships	705.3 kg1555 lb	World record (surpassed)
1974-11-09	Men's World Powerlifting Championships	802.5 kg1769 lb	World record (surpassed)
1977-08-20	Senior Nationals	717.5 kg1582 lb	World record (surpassed)
1979-04-05	Hawaii International Powerlifting Championships	707.5 kg1560 lb
1980-01-19	Red River Open	703.1 kg1550 lb	World record (surpassed)
1980-10-04	Central California Open/Novice/Masters	757.5 kg1670 lb	World record (surpassed)

World records set

Every world record Mike MacDonald has set. Records he still holds are listed first; the rest have since been broken.

Bench Press 100 kg Single-ply men: 262.5 kg (579 lb) at Senior Nationals, 1977 [later surpassed]
Bench Press 100 kg Wraps men: 260 kg (573 lb) at Men's World Powerlifting Championships, 1974 [later surpassed]
Bench Press 90 kg Single-ply men: 255 kg (562 lb) at Central California Open/Novice/Masters, 1980 [later surpassed]
Bench Press 100 kg Raw men: 254.01 kg (560 lb) at Midwestern Open Bench Press, 1984 [later surpassed]
Bench Press 110 kg Wraps men: 247.21 kg (545 lb) at Senior Nationals, 1972 [later surpassed]
Bench Press 90 kg Raw men: 233.6 kg (515 lb) at Central States Open Bench, 1979 [later surpassed]
Bench Press 82.5 kg Single-ply men: 231.33 kg (510 lb) at Red River Open, 1980 [later surpassed]
Bench Press 82.5 kg Wraps men: 213.19 kg (470 lb) at Men's World Powerlifting Championships, 1973 [later surpassed]

Meet history

All 21 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

View full meet history (21 entries)

Date	Meet	Class	BW	Eq	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	DOTS	Place
1991-08-10	ADFPA · Minnesota State Bench Press	82.5	82.5 kg182 lb	Single-ply	—	174.6 kg385 lb	—	174.6 kg385 lb	118.29	1
1985-06-01	USPF · Northland Bench Press	90	90.0 kg199 lb	Single-ply	—	226.8 kg500 lb	—	226.8 kg500 lb	146.65	1
1984-07-21	USPF · Minnesota Open & State Bench	90	90.0 kg199 lb	Raw (raw)	—	220.0 kg485 lb	—	220.0 kg485 lb	142.25	1
1984-02-25	USPF · Midwestern Open Bench Press	100	100.0 kg221 lb	Raw (raw)	—	254.0 kg560 lb	—	254.0 kg560 lb	156.35	1
1983-08-28	USPF · Dubuque YMCA Bench Meet	90	90.0 kg199 lb	Raw (raw)	—	235.9 kg520 lb	—	235.9 kg520 lb	152.51	1
1982-04-17	USA-UA · Bench Press/Deadlift Meet	82.5	82.5 kg182 lb	Raw (raw)	—	—	237.5 kg524 lb	237.5 kg524 lb	160.88	2
1982-04-17	USA-UA · Bench Press/Deadlift Meet	82.5	82.5 kg182 lb	Raw (raw)	—	215.0 kg474 lb	—	215.0 kg474 lb	145.64	2
1981-05-03	USPF · Buckeye Open	82.5	82.5 kg182 lb	Single-ply	140.0 kg309 lb	215.0 kg474 lb	—	—		DQ
1980-11-15	USPF · Whittier Open	110	110.0 kg243 lb	Single-ply	272.5 kg601 lb	265.0 kg584 lb	—	—		DQ
1980-10-04	USPF · Central California Open/Novice/Masters	90	90.0 kg199 lb	Single-ply	247.5 kg546 lb	255.0 kg562 lb	255.0 kg562 lb	757.5 kg1670 lb	489.80	1
1980-06-29	USA-UA · West Towne Bench Press Meet		—	Raw (raw)	—	244.9 kg540 lb	—	244.9 kg540 lb		2
1980-01-19	USPF · Red River Open	82.5	82.5 kg182 lb	Single-ply	235.9 kg520 lb	231.3 kg510 lb	235.9 kg520 lb	703.1 kg1550 lb	476.25	2
1979-12-08	USPF · 3rd Annual Midwestern Bench Press Championships	90	90.0 kg199 lb	Raw (raw)	—	233.6 kg515 lb	—	233.6 kg515 lb	151.05	1
1979-10-27	USPF · Central States Open Bench	90	90.0 kg199 lb	Raw (raw)	—	233.6 kg515 lb	—	233.6 kg515 lb	151.05	1
1979-04-05	USPF · Hawaii International Powerlifting Championships	90	90.0 kg199 lb	Single-ply	215.0 kg474 lb	250.0 kg551 lb	242.5 kg535 lb	707.5 kg1560 lb	457.47	5
1977-08-20	AAU · Senior Nationals	100	100.0 kg221 lb	Single-ply	205.0 kg452 lb	262.5 kg579 lb	250.0 kg551 lb	717.5 kg1582 lb	441.63	7
1976-08-14	AAU · Senior Nationals	90	90.0 kg199 lb	Wraps (raw)	251.7 kg555 lb	244.8 kg540 lb	—	—		DQ
1975-08-30	AAU · Senior Nationals	100	100.0 kg221 lb	Wraps (raw)	257.5 kg568 lb	247.5 kg546 lb	—	—		DQ
1974-11-09	IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships	100	100.0 kg221 lb	Wraps (raw)	252.5 kg557 lb	260.0 kg573 lb	290.0 kg640 lb	802.5 kg1769 lb	493.95	3
1973-11-09	IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships	82.5	82.5 kg182 lb	Wraps (raw)	229.1 kg505 lb	213.2 kg470 lb	263.1 kg580 lb	705.3 kg1555 lb	477.79	5
1972-09-16	AAU · Senior Nationals	110	110.0 kg243 lb	Wraps (raw)	276.7 kg610 lb	247.2 kg545 lb	299.4 kg660 lb	823.3 kg1815 lb	487.60	2

Records are computed from the OpenPowerlifting public-domain dataset and represent the highest qualifying lift on file for each (federation, sex, equipment, weight class, age class, tested) combination. State records are scoped by the lifter's registered state of residence (matching USAPL/PA/USPA rules), not by meet location; coverage depends on the federation — USAPL and USPA report lifter state for 87–97% of entries, while some smaller feds report it rarely. Records may differ from a federation's official record book. Read more about how these records are computed.