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Powerlifter · 90+ kg raw · 10 career entries

Robert Weaver

Robert Weaver was a powerlifter who competed in the 90+ kg raw division.

His best competition total was 875.0 kg (1,929 lb), set at Senior Nationals in September 1966.

Over a career spanning 10 meets between 1965 and 2021, he set two raw world records in squat and total across the 90+ kg classes.

He currently holds one of those records.

Data through

Career total progression

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

Robert Weaver's competition total across 6 meets between 1965 and 2021, peaking at 875 kg in 1966. 1 of those meets set a world record; 1 still stands.4008825001,1036001,3237001,5438001,7649001,984kglb1965197519851995200520152021760 kg · 1965 · Senior Nationals528 kg · 2013 · Iron Sport Power Classic610 kg · 2019 · Apeman Elite Open605 kg · 2020 · Apeman Winter Open472 kg · 2021 · Iron Cardinal Invitational875 kg · 1966 · Senior Nationals (world record still held)

Record-setting meets, in order

  1. 1966-09-03 Total 90+ kg 875.0 kg1929 lb Senior Nationals
  2. 1966-09-03 Squat 90+ kg 354.7 kg782 lb Senior Nationals Currently held
View total at each meet (6 entries)
Date Meet Total Marker
1965-09-04 Senior Nationals 759.8 kg1675 lb
1966-09-03 Senior Nationals 875.0 kg1929 lb World record (held)
2013-04-27 Iron Sport Power Classic 528.4 kg1165 lb
2019-10-19 Apeman Elite Open 610.0 kg1345 lb
2020-02-15 Apeman Winter Open 605.0 kg1334 lb
2021-02-11 Iron Cardinal Invitational 471.7 kg1040 lb

World records set

Every world record Robert Weaver has set, split into the 1 he still holds and the 1 since broken.

Still held1

  • Squat 90+ kg Wraps men: 354.71 kg (782 lb) at Senior Nationals, 1966

Since surpassed1

  • Total 90+ kg Wraps men: 874.98 kg (1,929 lb) at Senior Nationals, 1966

Career, by the numbers

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

Total moved

4.2 tonnes

Every squat, bench and deadlift made across 8 competition entries, added up.

The climb

+115 kg254 lb

From 760 kg1675 lb to 875 kg1929 lb, a 15% rise on the first total on file.

Peak DOTS

433

Top 11% of all men on file

Archetype

Squatter

Split 37 / 24 / 39 (squat / bench / deadlift), 1.7 points above the typical split.

On the platform

63% third attempts made

5 of 8 third attempts converted, with 0 perfect 9-for-9 days out of 2. Heaviest made third: Squat355 kg782 lb.

Biggest jump

+115 kg254 lb

Between two meets, up to 875 kg1929 lb at Senior Nationals.

Footprint

55 years

1 federation, 1 country, 4 weight classes.

63% of entries lifted raw. 50% drug-tested. 2 bomb-outs on file. Best year: 1965.

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

Meet history

All 10 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2021-02-11 THSPA · Iron Cardinal Invitational 109.7 109.4 kg241 lb Single-ply 181.4 kg400 lb 106.6 kg235 lb 183.7 kg405 lb 471.7 kg1040 lb 279.96 5
2020-02-15 WRPF · Apeman Winter Open 110 104.6 kg231 lb Wraps (raw) 202.5 kg447 lb 147.5 kg325 lb 255.0 kg562 lb 605.0 kg1334 lb 365.44 2
2019-10-19 WRPF · Apeman Elite Open 90+ 101.9 kg225 lb Raw (raw) 210.0 kg463 lb 157.5 kg347 lb 242.5 kg535 lb 610.0 kg1345 lb 372.46 11
View full meet history (10 entries)
Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2013-04-27 UPA · Iron Sport Power Classic 100 100.0 kg221 lb Wraps (raw) 197.3 kg435 lb 104.3 kg230 lb 226.8 kg500 lb 528.4 kg1165 lb 325.26 2
2009-07-18 WABDL · Great Lakes Regional (deadlift only) 100 100.0 kg221 lb Single-ply — — 185.0 kg408 lb 185.0 kg408 lb 113.87 1
2008-07-19 WABDL · Great Lakes Regional (deadlift only) 100 100.0 kg221 lb Single-ply — — 195.0 kg430 lb 195.0 kg430 lb 120.03 1
1969-08-29 AAU · Senior Nationals 110+ 152.4 kg336 lb Wraps (raw) 366.1 kg807 lb 238.6 kg526 lb — — DQ
1967-09-02 AAU · Senior Nationals 110+ — Wraps (raw) — — — — DQ
1966-09-03 AAU · Senior Nationals 90+ — Wraps (raw) 354.7 kg782 lb 225.4 kg497 lb 294.8 kg650 lb 875.0 kg1929 lb 1
1965-09-04 AAU · Senior Nationals 90+ 122.5 kg270 lb Wraps (raw) 294.8 kg650 lb 192.8 kg425 lb 272.2 kg600 lb 759.8 kg1675 lb 433.43 3

Testing profile

Category Meets Most recent meet
Tested 4 THSPA · Iron Cardinal Invitational (2021-02-11)
Untested 6 WRPF · Apeman Winter Open (2020-02-15)

Robert Weaver splits his career fairly evenly between the two, 4 drug-tested and 6 untested across 10 meets.

His most recent meet was drug-tested, and three of his last five were drug-tested.

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