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Ron Collins

Ron Collins was an English powerlifter who competed in the 82.5 kg equipped division.

His best competition total was 855 kg (1,885 lb), set at Men's European Powerlifting Championships in May 1980.

Over a career spanning 31 meets between 1966 and 1982, he set ten equipped world records in squat, bench press, deadlift, and total across the 75 and 82.5 kg classes.

Data through

Career total progression

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

Ron Collins's competition total across 29 meets between 1966 and 1982, peaking at 855 kg in 1980. 8 of those meets set a world record.6001,3236501,4337001,5437501,6548001,7648501,8749001,984kglb1966196919721975197819811982603 kg · 1966 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships650 kg · 1967 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships660 kg · 1968 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships680 kg · 1969 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships683 kg · 1970 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships663 kg · 1971 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships708 kg · 1972 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships687 kg · 1972 · Inter-Divisional Powerlift Knock-Out Contest Final714 kg · 1972 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships703 kg · 1973 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships780 kg · 1975 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships800 kg · 1975 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships815 kg · 1976 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships818 kg · 1976 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships795 kg · 1977 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships770 kg · 1978 · Men's European Powerlifting Championships805 kg · 1979 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships823 kg · 1980 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships830 kg · 1981 · Men's European Powerlifting Championships838 kg · 1981 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships825 kg · 1982 · International Test Match704 kg · 1970 · USA vs Great Britain (world record set, later surpassed)719 kg · 1973 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships (world record set, later surpassed)730 kg · 1974 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships (world record set, later surpassed)733 kg · 1974 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships (world record set, later surpassed)843 kg · 1977 · British Men's Powerlifting Championships (world record set, later surpassed)825 kg · 1977 · Britain vs Finland (world record set, later surpassed)815 kg · 1979 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships (world record set, later surpassed)855 kg · 1980 · Men's European Powerlifting Championships (world record set, later surpassed)

Record-setting meets, in order

  1. 1970-09-01 Squat 75 kg 250.4 kg552 lb USA vs Great Britain
  2. 1973-11-09 Bench Press 75 kg 170.1 kg375 lb Men's World Powerlifting Championships
  3. 1974-03-03 Deadlift 75 kg 302.5 kg667 lb British Men's Powerlifting Championships
  4. 1974-11-09 Total 75 kg 732.5 kg1615 lb Men's World Powerlifting Championships
  5. 1977-02-27 Bench Press 82.5 kg 190.0 kg419 lb British Men's Powerlifting Championships
  6. 1977-05-15 Total 82.5 kg 825.0 kg1819 lb Britain vs Finland
  7. 1977-05-15 Squat 82.5 kg 322.5 kg711 lb Britain vs Finland
  8. 1979-11-02 Squat 82.5 kg 332.5 kg733 lb Men's World Powerlifting Championships
  9. 1980-05-15 Total 82.5 kg 855.0 kg1885 lb Men's European Powerlifting Championships
  10. 1980-05-15 Deadlift 82.5 kg 355.0 kg783 lb Men's European Powerlifting Championships
View total at each meet (29 entries)
Date Meet Total Marker
1966-02-27 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 602.5 kg1329 lb
1967-02-26 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 650.0 kg1433 lb
1968-03-03 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 660.0 kg1455 lb
1969-03-02 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 680.0 kg1499 lb
1970-03-01 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 682.5 kg1505 lb
1970-09-01 USA vs Great Britain 704.0 kg1552 lb World record (surpassed)
1971-02-28 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 662.5 kg1461 lb
1972-02-27 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 707.5 kg1560 lb
1972-07-29 Inter-Divisional Powerlift Knock-Out Contest Final 687.2 kg1515 lb
1972-11-10 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 714.4 kg1575 lb
1973-03-04 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 702.5 kg1549 lb
1973-11-09 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 718.9 kg1585 lb World record (surpassed)
1974-03-03 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 730.0 kg1610 lb World record (surpassed)
1974-11-09 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 732.5 kg1615 lb World record (surpassed)
1975-03-01 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 780.0 kg1720 lb
1975-11-22 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 800.0 kg1764 lb
1976-02-29 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 815.0 kg1797 lb
1976-11-06 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 817.5 kg1803 lb
1977-02-27 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 842.5 kg1858 lb World record (surpassed)
1977-05-15 Britain vs Finland 825.0 kg1819 lb World record (surpassed)
1977-11-03 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 795.0 kg1753 lb
1978-04-01 Men's European Powerlifting Championships 770.0 kg1698 lb
1979-06-16 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 805.0 kg1775 lb
1979-11-02 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 815.0 kg1797 lb World record (surpassed)
1980-05-15 Men's European Powerlifting Championships 855.0 kg1885 lb World record (surpassed)
1980-06-29 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 822.5 kg1814 lb
1981-05-08 Men's European Powerlifting Championships 830.0 kg1830 lb
1981-07-05 British Men's Powerlifting Championships 837.5 kg1847 lb
1982-10-02 International Test Match 825.0 kg1819 lb

World records set

All 10 world records Ron Collins has set have since been broken.

Since surpassed10

  • Total 82.5 kg Single-ply men: 855 kg (1,885 lb) at Men's European Powerlifting Championships, 1980
  • Total 82.5 kg Wraps men: 825 kg (1,819 lb) at Britain vs Finland, 1977
  • Total 75 kg Wraps men: 732.5 kg (1,615 lb) at Men's World Powerlifting Championships, 1974
  • Deadlift 82.5 kg Single-ply men: 355 kg (783 lb) at Men's European Powerlifting Championships, 1980
  • Squat 82.5 kg Single-ply men: 332.5 kg (733 lb) at Men's World Powerlifting Championships, 1979
  • Squat 82.5 kg Wraps men: 322.5 kg (711 lb) at Britain vs Finland, 1977
  • Deadlift 75 kg Wraps men: 302.5 kg (667 lb) at British Men's Powerlifting Championships, 1974
  • Squat 75 kg Wraps men: 250.38 kg (552 lb) at USA vs Great Britain, 1970
  • Bench Press 82.5 kg Single-ply men: 190 kg (419 lb) at British Men's Powerlifting Championships, 1977
  • Bench Press 75 kg Wraps men: 170.1 kg (375 lb) at Men's World Powerlifting Championships, 1973

Career, by the numbers

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

Total moved

21.9 tonnes

Every squat, bench and deadlift made across 29 competition entries, added up.

The climb

+253 kg557 lb

From 603 kg1329 lb to 855 kg1885 lb, a 42% rise on the first total on file.

Peak DOTS

581

Top 1% of all men on file

Archetype

Squatter

Split 37 / 22 / 40 (squat / bench / deadlift), 1.8 points above the typical split.

On the platform

44% third attempts made

8 of 18 third attempts converted, with 0 perfect 9-for-9 days out of 3. Heaviest made third: Squat333 kg733 lb.

Biggest jump

+48 kg105 lb

Between two meets, up to 650 kg1433 lb at British Men's Powerlifting Championships.

Footprint

17 years

1 federation, 8 countries, 2 weight classes.

66% of entries lifted raw. 72% drug-tested. 2 bomb-outs on file. Best year: 1980.

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

Meet history

All 31 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
1982-10-02 SAPF · International Test Match 82.5 82.5 kg182 lb Single-ply 320.0 kg706 lb 170.0 kg375 lb 335.0 kg739 lb 825.0 kg1819 lb 558.85 1
1981-11-05 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.4 kg182 lb Single-ply — — — — DQ
1981-07-05 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 82.5 81.8 kg181 lb Single-ply 327.5 kg722 lb 170.0 kg375 lb 340.0 kg750 lb 837.5 kg1847 lb 570.00 1
View full meet history (31 entries)
Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
1981-05-08 EPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.3 kg182 lb Single-ply 320.0 kg706 lb 170.0 kg375 lb 340.0 kg750 lb 830.0 kg1830 lb 563.01 1
1980-06-29 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.4 kg182 lb Single-ply 317.5 kg700 lb 172.5 kg381 lb 332.5 kg733 lb 822.5 kg1814 lb 557.54 1
1980-05-15 EPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.1 kg181 lb Single-ply 332.5 kg733 lb 167.5 kg370 lb 355.0 kg783 lb 855.0 kg1885 lb 580.77 1
1979-11-02 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.1 kg181 lb Single-ply 332.5 kg733 lb 167.5 kg370 lb 315.0 kg695 lb 815.0 kg1797 lb 553.60 1
1979-06-16 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.3 kg182 lb Single-ply 330.0 kg728 lb 157.5 kg347 lb 317.5 kg700 lb 805.0 kg1775 lb 546.05 1
1978-04-01 EPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.4 kg182 lb Single-ply 310.0 kg684 lb 150.0 kg331 lb 310.0 kg684 lb 770.0 kg1698 lb 521.95 1
1977-11-03 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 82.5 81.9 kg181 lb Single-ply 310.0 kg684 lb 160.0 kg353 lb 325.0 kg717 lb 795.0 kg1753 lb 540.77 1
1977-05-15 SVNL · Britain vs Finland 82.5 82.3 kg182 lb Wraps (raw) 322.5 kg711 lb 190.0 kg419 lb 312.5 kg689 lb 825.0 kg1819 lb 559.43 1
1977-02-27 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 82.5 81.8 kg181 lb Single-ply 325.0 kg717 lb 190.0 kg419 lb 327.5 kg722 lb 842.5 kg1858 lb 573.40 1
1976-11-06 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.3 kg182 lb Wraps (raw) 305.0 kg673 lb 185.0 kg408 lb 327.5 kg722 lb 817.5 kg1803 lb 554.53 1
1976-02-29 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.0 kg181 lb Wraps (raw) 310.0 kg684 lb 190.0 kg419 lb 315.0 kg695 lb 815.0 kg1797 lb 553.99 1
1975-11-22 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.5 kg182 lb Wraps (raw) 290.0 kg640 lb 192.5 kg425 lb 317.5 kg700 lb 800.0 kg1764 lb 541.91 1
1975-03-01 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.5 kg182 lb Wraps (raw) 282.5 kg623 lb 187.5 kg414 lb 310.0 kg684 lb 780.0 kg1720 lb 528.37 1
1974-11-09 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 75 75.0 kg166 lb Wraps (raw) 270.0 kg595 lb 170.0 kg375 lb 292.5 kg645 lb 732.5 kg1615 lb 525.51 1
1974-03-03 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 75 74.6 kg165 lb Wraps (raw) 262.5 kg579 lb 165.0 kg364 lb 302.5 kg667 lb 730.0 kg1610 lb 525.52 1
1973-11-09 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 75 75.0 kg166 lb Wraps (raw) 269.9 kg595 lb 170.1 kg375 lb 279.0 kg615 lb 718.9 kg1585 lb 515.78 1
1973-03-04 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 75 75.0 kg166 lb Wraps (raw) 255.0 kg562 lb 162.5 kg359 lb 285.0 kg629 lb 702.5 kg1549 lb 503.99 1
1972-11-10 AAU · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 75 75.0 kg166 lb Wraps (raw) 254.0 kg560 lb 165.6 kg365 lb 294.8 kg650 lb 714.4 kg1575 lb 512.53 1
1972-07-29 BAWLA · Inter-Divisional Powerlift Knock-Out Contest Final 74.4 kg164 lb Wraps (raw) 240.4 kg530 lb 156.5 kg345 lb 290.3 kg640 lb 687.2 kg1515 lb 495.60 1
1972-02-27 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 75 75.0 kg166 lb Wraps (raw) 252.5 kg557 lb 162.5 kg359 lb 292.5 kg645 lb 707.5 kg1560 lb 507.58 1
1971-11-06 AAU · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 75 75.0 kg166 lb Wraps (raw) — — — — DQ
1971-02-28 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 75 75.0 kg166 lb Wraps (raw) 235.0 kg518 lb 155.0 kg342 lb 272.5 kg601 lb 662.5 kg1461 lb 475.29 1
1970-09-01 AAU · USA vs Great Britain 75 74.4 kg164 lb Wraps (raw) 250.4 kg552 lb 165.6 kg365 lb 288.0 kg635 lb 704.0 kg1552 lb 507.71 1
1970-03-01 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 75 75.0 kg166 lb Wraps (raw) 245.0 kg540 lb 165.0 kg364 lb 272.5 kg601 lb 682.5 kg1505 lb 489.64 1
1969-03-02 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 75 75.0 kg166 lb Wraps (raw) 240.0 kg529 lb 162.5 kg359 lb 277.5 kg612 lb 680.0 kg1499 lb 487.85 1
1968-03-03 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 75 75.0 kg166 lb Wraps (raw) 230.0 kg507 lb 157.5 kg347 lb 272.5 kg601 lb 660.0 kg1455 lb 473.50 1
1967-02-26 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 75 75.0 kg166 lb Wraps (raw) 227.5 kg502 lb 150.0 kg331 lb 272.5 kg601 lb 650.0 kg1433 lb 466.32 1
1966-02-27 BAWLA · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 75 75.0 kg166 lb Wraps (raw) 217.5 kg480 lb 150.0 kg331 lb 235.0 kg518 lb 602.5 kg1329 lb 432.25 1

Testing profile

Category Meets Most recent meet
Tested 21 SAPF · International Test Match (1982-10-02)
Untested 10 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships (1981-11-05)

Ron Collins competed primarily in drug-tested competition, 21 of his 31 meets.

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

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