Total moved
18.8 tonnes
Every squat, bench and deadlift made across 24 competition entries, added up.
USA · 83 kg raw · 24 career entries
Russel Orhii
Russel Orhii is an American powerlifter who competes in the 83 kg raw division.
His best competition total is 918 kg (2,024 lb), set at Pan-American Powerlifting Championships in July 2025.
Over a career spanning 21 meets between 2015 and 2026, he has set three raw world records in squat and total across the 83 and 93 kg classes.
He currently holds two of those records.
Data through
Career total progression
Russel Orhii'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
- 2024-03-14 Total 83 kg 860.0 kg1896 lb Classic Raw Open Nationals
- 2024-03-14 Squat 83 kg 330.0 kg728 lb Classic Raw Open Nationals Currently held
- 2025-07-27 Squat 93 kg 355.5 kg784 lb Pan-American Powerlifting Championships Currently held
View total at each meet (21 entries)
| Date | Meet | Total | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-07 | Raw Collegiate Cup | 685.0 kg1510 lb | |
| 2016-02-20 | Aggie Showdown | 712.5 kg1571 lb | |
| 2016-12-03 | Southern Regional Championships | 765.0 kg1687 lb | |
| 2017-02-18 | Aggie Showdown | 765.0 kg1687 lb | |
| 2017-08-26 | Texas Raw Championships | 792.5 kg1747 lb | |
| 2017-10-10 | Raw National Championships | 793.0 kg1749 lb | |
| 2018-03-03 | The Arnold SBD Pro American | 780.0 kg1720 lb | |
| 2018-06-06 | World Classic Powerlifting Championships | 783.5 kg1728 lb | |
| 2018-10-11 | Raw Nationals | 801.0 kg1766 lb | |
| 2019-06-04 | World Classic Powerlifting Championships | 833.0 kg1837 lb | |
| 2019-10-16 | Raw Nationals | 828.5 kg1827 lb | |
| 2021-06-14 | Raw Nationals | 843.0 kg1859 lb | |
| 2021-09-23 | World Classic Powerlifting Championships | 841.0 kg1854 lb | |
| 2022-06-08 | Mega Nationals | 838.0 kg1848 lb | |
| 2022-12-17 | Korea Winter Showdown | 885.0 kg1951 lb | |
| 2024-01-14 | Zoo Culture Qualifier | 125.0 kg276 lb | |
| 2024-03-14 | Classic Raw Open Nationals | 860.0 kg1896 lb | World record (held) |
| 2024-06-15 | World Classic Powerlifting Championships | 843.5 kg1860 lb | |
| 2025-01-26 | Sheffield Powerlifting Championships | 870.5 kg1919 lb | |
| 2025-07-27 | Pan-American Powerlifting Championships | 918.0 kg2024 lb | World record (held) |
| 2026-01-31 | Sheffield Powerlifting Championships | 893.5 kg1970 lb |
World records set
Every world record Russel Orhii has set, split into the 2 he still holds and the 1 since broken.
Still held2
- Squat 93 kg Raw men: 355.5 kg (784 lb) at Pan-American Powerlifting Championships, 2025
- Squat 83 kg Raw men: 330 kg (728 lb) at Classic Raw Open Nationals, 2024
Since surpassed1
- Total 83 kg Raw men: 860 kg (1,896 lb) at Classic Raw Open Nationals, 2024
Career, by the numbers
Russel Orhii's career in aggregate: total tonnage moved, the climb from first total to best, and the split across the three lifts.
The climb
+233 kg514 lb
From 685 kg1510 lb to 918 kg2024 lb, a 34% rise on the first total on file.
Peak DOTS
588
Top 1% of all men on file
Archetype
Squatter
Split 37 / 23 / 40 (squat / bench / deadlift), 1.5 points above the typical split.
On the platform
78% third attempts made
54 of 69 third attempts converted, with 11 perfect 9-for-9 days out of 23. Heaviest made third: Squat356 kg784 lb.
Biggest jump
+735 kg1621 lb
Between two meets, up to 860 kg1896 lb at Classic Raw Open Nationals.
Footprint
10 years
1 federation, 7 countries, 4 weight classes.
100% of entries lifted raw. 100% drug-tested. Best year: 2025.
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Meet history
All 24 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.
| Date | Meet | Class | BW | Eq | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | IPF · Sheffield Powerlifting Championships | 92.4 kg204 lb | Raw (raw) | 356.0 kg785 lb | 202.5 kg447 lb | 335.0 kg739 lb | 893.5 kg1970 lb | 570.15 | 10 | |
| 2025-07-27 | NAPF · Pan-American Powerlifting Championships | 93 | 91.8 kg203 lb | Raw (raw) | 355.5 kg784 lb | 207.5 kg458 lb | 355.0 kg783 lb | 918.0 kg2024 lb | 587.77 | 1 |
| 2025-01-26 | IPF · Sheffield Powerlifting Championships | 82.8 kg183 lb | Raw (raw) | 338.0 kg745 lb | 202.5 kg447 lb | 330.0 kg728 lb | 870.5 kg1919 lb | 588.30 | 4 |
View full meet history (24 entries)
| Date | Meet | Class | BW | Eq | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-15 | IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships | 83 | 82.7 kg182 lb | Raw (raw) | 321.0 kg708 lb | 187.5 kg414 lb | 335.0 kg739 lb | 843.5 kg1860 lb | 570.79 | 2 |
| 2024-03-14 | AMP · Classic Raw Open Nationals | 83 | 82.9 kg183 lb | Raw (raw) | 330.0 kg728 lb | 190.0 kg419 lb | 340.0 kg750 lb | 860.0 kg1896 lb | 580.97 | 1 |
| 2024-01-14 | AMP · Zoo Culture Qualifier | 93 | 89.6 kg198 lb | Raw (raw) | 25.0 kg55 lb | 25.0 kg55 lb | 75.0 kg166 lb | 125.0 kg276 lb | 81.01 | 1 |
| 2022-12-17 | USAPL · Korea Winter Showdown | 90 | 89.9 kg198 lb | Raw (raw) | 340.0 kg750 lb | 195.0 kg430 lb | 350.0 kg772 lb | 885.0 kg1951 lb | 572.69 | 1 |
| 2022-06-08 | USAPL · Mega Nationals | 82.5 | 82.2 kg181 lb | Raw (raw) | 320.5 kg707 lb | 187.5 kg414 lb | 330.0 kg728 lb | 838.0 kg1848 lb | 568.87 | 1 |
| 2021-09-23 | IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships | 83 | 82.6 kg182 lb | Raw (raw) | 320.5 kg707 lb | 187.5 kg414 lb | 333.0 kg734 lb | 841.0 kg1854 lb | 569.22 | 1 |
| 2021-06-14 | USAPL · Raw Nationals | 83 | 82.5 kg182 lb | Raw (raw) | 323.0 kg712 lb | 192.5 kg425 lb | 327.5 kg722 lb | 843.0 kg1859 lb | 570.89 | 1 |
| 2019-10-16 | USAPL · Raw Nationals | 83 | 82.4 kg182 lb | Raw (raw) | 313.5 kg691 lb | 192.5 kg425 lb | 322.5 kg711 lb | 828.5 kg1827 lb | 561.72 | 1 |
| 2019-06-04 | IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships | 83 | 82.3 kg182 lb | Raw (raw) | 313.0 kg690 lb | 195.0 kg430 lb | 325.0 kg717 lb | 833.0 kg1837 lb | 565.24 | 1 |
| 2018-10-11 | USAPL · Raw Nationals | 83 | 82.8 kg183 lb | Raw (raw) | 301.0 kg664 lb | 190.0 kg419 lb | 310.0 kg684 lb | 801.0 kg1766 lb | 541.48 | 1 |
| 2018-06-06 | IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships | 83 | 82.8 kg183 lb | Raw (raw) | 298.5 kg658 lb | 190.0 kg419 lb | 295.0 kg651 lb | 783.5 kg1728 lb | 529.76 | 2 |
| 2018-03-03 | USAPL · The Arnold SBD Pro American | 83 | 82.5 kg182 lb | Raw (raw) | 287.5 kg634 lb | 182.5 kg403 lb | 310.0 kg684 lb | 780.0 kg1720 lb | 528.48 | 1 |
| 2017-10-10 | USAPL · Raw National Championships | 83 | 82.1 kg181 lb | Raw (raw) | 300.5 kg663 lb | 180.0 kg397 lb | 312.5 kg689 lb | 793.0 kg1749 lb | 538.77 | 1 |
| 2017-10-10 | USAPL · Raw National Championships | 83 | 82.1 kg181 lb | Raw (raw) | 300.5 kg663 lb | 180.0 kg397 lb | 312.5 kg689 lb | 793.0 kg1749 lb | 538.77 | 1 |
| 2017-08-26 | USAPL · Texas Raw Championships | 83 | 82.3 kg182 lb | Raw (raw) | 297.5 kg656 lb | 182.5 kg403 lb | 312.5 kg689 lb | 792.5 kg1747 lb | 537.57 | 1 |
| 2017-08-26 | USAPL · Texas Raw Championships | 83 | 82.3 kg182 lb | Raw (raw) | 297.5 kg656 lb | 182.5 kg403 lb | 312.5 kg689 lb | 792.5 kg1747 lb | 537.57 | 1 |
| 2017-02-18 | USAPL · Aggie Showdown | 83 | 82.7 kg183 lb | Raw (raw) | 280.0 kg618 lb | 177.5 kg392 lb | 307.5 kg678 lb | 765.0 kg1687 lb | 517.50 | 1 |
| 2017-02-18 | USAPL · Aggie Showdown | 83 | 82.7 kg183 lb | Raw (raw) | 280.0 kg618 lb | 177.5 kg392 lb | 307.5 kg678 lb | 765.0 kg1687 lb | 517.50 | 1 |
| 2016-12-03 | USAPL · Southern Regional Championships | 93 | 86.8 kg192 lb | Raw (raw) | 287.5 kg634 lb | 175.0 kg386 lb | 302.5 kg667 lb | 765.0 kg1687 lb | 503.98 | 1 |
| 2016-02-20 | USAPL · Aggie Showdown | 83 | 82.5 kg182 lb | Raw (raw) | 255.0 kg562 lb | 167.5 kg370 lb | 290.0 kg640 lb | 712.5 kg1571 lb | 482.64 | 1 |
| 2015-11-07 | USAPL · Raw Collegiate Cup | 83 | 81.8 kg181 lb | Raw (raw) | 245.0 kg540 lb | 165.0 kg364 lb | 275.0 kg607 lb | 685.0 kg1510 lb | 466.27 | 1 |
Testing profile
| Category | Meets | Most recent meet |
|---|---|---|
| Tested | 21 | IPF · Sheffield Powerlifting Championships (2026-01-31) |
| Untested | 0 | None on file |
All 21 meets on his record have been drug-tested.