Powerlifting Records

England · 120 kg raw · 13 career entries

Nonso Chinye

Nonso Chinye is an English powerlifter who competes in the 120 kg raw division.

His best competition total is 988 kg (2,178 lb), set at Avancus Houston Primetime in October 2025.

Over a career spanning 13 meets between 2022 and 2025, he has set one raw world record in deadlift across the 120 kg classes.

Data through

Career total progression

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

Nonso Chinye's competition total across 13 meets between 2022 and 2025, peaking at 988 kg in 2025. 1 of those meets set a world record; 1 still stands.6001,3237001,5438001,7649001,9841,0002,205kglb2022202320242025640 kg · 2022 · South East Winter Divisional680 kg · 2022 · British Junior & Sub-Junior Championships730 kg · 2022 · World Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships779 kg · 2023 · Gymshark British Junior Championships852 kg · 2023 · World Junior and Sub-Junior Classic Championships869 kg · 2023 · European Junior and Sub-Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships904 kg · 2024 · British Junior Powerlifting Championships938 kg · 2024 · World Junior and Sub-Juniors Powerlifting Championships930 kg · 2024 · British Open Classic Powerlifting Championships965 kg · 2025 · European Open Classic Powerlifting Championship953 kg · 2025 · World Classic Powerlifting Championships988 kg · 2025 · Avancus Houston Primetime966 kg · 2025 · SBD British Open Classic Powerlifting Championships (world record still held)

Record-setting meets, in order

  1. 2025-12-05 Deadlift 120 kg 408.5 kg901 lb SBD British Open Classic Powerlifting Championships Currently held
View total at each meet (13 entries)
Date Meet Total Marker
2022-02-06 South East Winter Divisional 640.0 kg1411 lb
2022-05-12 British Junior & Sub-Junior Championships 680.0 kg1499 lb
2022-08-31 World Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships 730.0 kg1610 lb
2023-04-26 Gymshark British Junior Championships 778.5 kg1717 lb
2023-08-27 World Junior and Sub-Junior Classic Championships 851.5 kg1877 lb
2023-10-10 European Junior and Sub-Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships 868.5 kg1915 lb
2024-03-19 British Junior Powerlifting Championships 903.5 kg1992 lb
2024-08-28 World Junior and Sub-Juniors Powerlifting Championships 938.0 kg2068 lb
2024-11-21 British Open Classic Powerlifting Championships 930.0 kg2051 lb
2025-03-18 European Open Classic Powerlifting Championship 965.0 kg2128 lb
2025-06-08 World Classic Powerlifting Championships 952.5 kg2100 lb
2025-10-11 Avancus Houston Primetime 988.0 kg2178 lb
2025-12-05 SBD British Open Classic Powerlifting Championships 966.0 kg2130 lb World record (held)

World records set

The world record Nonso Chinye has set still stands.

Still held1

  • Deadlift 120 kg Raw men: 408.5 kg (901 lb) at SBD British Open Classic Powerlifting Championships, 2025

Career, by the numbers

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

Total moved

11.2 tonnes

Every squat, bench and deadlift made across 13 competition entries, added up.

The climb

+348 kg767 lb

From 640 kg1411 lb to 988 kg2178 lb, a 54% rise on the first total on file.

Peak DOTS

568

Top 1% of all men on file

Archetype

Puller

Split 35 / 22 / 43 (squat / bench / deadlift), 1.9 points above the typical split.

On the platform

77% third attempts made

30 of 39 third attempts converted, with 4 perfect 9-for-9 days out of 13. Heaviest made third: Deadlift416 kg916 lb.

Biggest jump

+73 kg161 lb

Between two meets, up to 852 kg1877 lb at World Junior and Sub-Junior Classic Championships.

Footprint

4 years

1 federation, 9 countries, 2 weight classes.

100% of entries lifted raw. 100% drug-tested. Best year: 2025.

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

Meet history

All 13 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2025-12-05 BP · SBD British Open Classic Powerlifting Championships 120 119.8 kg264 lb Raw (raw) 340.0 kg750 lb 217.5 kg480 lb 408.5 kg901 lb 966.0 kg2130 lb 555.09 1
2025-10-11 AMP · Avancus Houston Primetime 119.8 kg264 lb Raw (raw) 355.0 kg783 lb 217.5 kg480 lb 415.5 kg916 lb 988.0 kg2178 lb 567.81 7
2025-06-08 IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 120 119.5 kg264 lb Raw (raw) 345.0 kg761 lb 217.5 kg480 lb 390.0 kg860 lb 952.5 kg2100 lb 547.77 2
View full meet history (13 entries)
Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2025-03-18 EPF · European Open Classic Powerlifting Championship 120 118.4 kg261 lb Raw (raw) 352.5 kg777 lb 212.5 kg469 lb 400.0 kg882 lb 965.0 kg2128 lb 556.65 1
2024-11-21 BP · British Open Classic Powerlifting Championships 120 119.4 kg263 lb Raw (raw) 345.0 kg761 lb 205.0 kg452 lb 380.0 kg838 lb 930.0 kg2051 lb 535.00 3
2024-08-28 IPF · World Junior and Sub-Juniors Powerlifting Championships 120 118.3 kg261 lb Raw (raw) 342.5 kg755 lb 210.0 kg463 lb 385.5 kg850 lb 938.0 kg2068 lb 541.29 1
2024-03-19 BP · British Junior Powerlifting Championships 120 117.1 kg258 lb Raw (raw) 328.0 kg723 lb 200.0 kg441 lb 375.5 kg828 lb 903.5 kg1992 lb 523.20 1
2023-10-10 EPF · European Junior and Sub-Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships 120 117.1 kg258 lb Raw (raw) 313.0 kg690 lb 192.5 kg425 lb 363.0 kg801 lb 868.5 kg1915 lb 502.99 1
2023-08-27 IPF · World Junior and Sub-Junior Classic Championships 120 117.3 kg259 lb Raw (raw) 308.5 kg680 lb 182.5 kg403 lb 360.5 kg795 lb 851.5 kg1877 lb 492.83 1
2023-04-26 BP · Gymshark British Junior Championships 105 104.0 kg230 lb Raw (raw) 275.5 kg608 lb 160.0 kg353 lb 343.0 kg756 lb 778.5 kg1717 lb 471.34 1
2022-08-31 IPF · World Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships 105 102.0 kg225 lb Raw (raw) 245.0 kg540 lb 155.0 kg342 lb 330.0 kg728 lb 730.0 kg1610 lb 445.64 2
2022-05-12 BP · British Junior & Sub-Junior Championships 105 101.8 kg225 lb Raw (raw) 220.0 kg485 lb 150.0 kg331 lb 310.0 kg684 lb 680.0 kg1499 lb 415.37 1
2022-02-06 EPA · South East Winter Divisional 120 109.8 kg242 lb Raw (raw) 200.0 kg441 lb 140.0 kg309 lb 300.0 kg662 lb 640.0 kg1411 lb 379.38 1

Testing profile

Category Meets Most recent meet
Tested 13 BP · SBD British Open Classic Powerlifting Championships (2025-12-05)
Untested 0 None on file

All 13 meets on his record have been drug-tested.

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