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Steve Gates

Steve Gates is an English powerlifter who competes in the 93 kg equipped division.

His best competition total is 715 kg (1,577 lb), set at British Equipped Championships in January 2026.

Over a career spanning 32 meets between 2002 and 2026, he has set one equipped world record in total across the 93 kg classes.

Data through

Career total progression

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

Steve Gates's competition total across 31 meets between 2002 and 2026, peaking at 715 kg in 2026. 1 of those meets set a world record.4008824509925001,1035501,2136001,3236501,4337001,5437501,654kglb200220072012201720222026438 kg · 2002 · World Powerlifting Championships505 kg · 2003 · East Midlands Divisional Championships528 kg · 2004 · British Junior & Under 23 Powerlifting Championships573 kg · 2004 · East Midlands Divisional Championships510 kg · 2005 · East Midlands Unequipped Powerlifting Championships568 kg · 2005 · Anglian Open Powerlifting Championships550 kg · 2005 · British Unequipped Championships580 kg · 2005 · East Midlands Divisional Powerlifting Championships563 kg · 2006 · East Midlands Unequipped Divisional Powerlifting Championships568 kg · 2006 · British Unequipped Championships623 kg · 2006 · East Midlands Divisional Powerlifting Championships563 kg · 2007 · East Midlands Unequipped Powerlifting Championships613 kg · 2007 · Anglian Open Powerlifting Championships590 kg · 2007 · British Unequipped Powerlifting Championships650 kg · 2007 · East Midlands Divisional Powerlifting Championships600 kg · 2008 · East Midlands Unequipped Powerlifting Championships653 kg · 2008 · British Senior Powerlifting Championships603 kg · 2008 · British Unequipped Powerlifting Championships665 kg · 2008 · East Midlands Divisional Powerlifting Championships618 kg · 2009 · East Midlands Unequipped Powerlifting Championships665 kg · 2009 · East Midland Masters Juniors and Novices625 kg · 2009 · British Unequipped Powerlifting Championships690 kg · 2009 · East Midlands Powerlifting Championships615 kg · 2010 · East Midlands Classic Powerlifting Championships703 kg · 2010 · East Midlands Masters Novice and Junior Powerlifting Championships620 kg · 2010 · British Unequipped Championship665 kg · 2024 · A.C.E Performance Christmas Championships700 kg · 2025 · British Equipped Championships698 kg · 2025 · East Midlands Equipped Championships715 kg · 2026 · British Equipped Championships615 kg · 2011 · East Midlands Classic Powerlifting Championships (world record set, later surpassed)

Record-setting meets, in order

  1. 2011-02-06 Total 93 kg 615.0 kg1356 lb East Midlands Classic Powerlifting Championships
View total at each meet (31 entries)
Date Meet Total Marker
2002-10-20 World Powerlifting Championships 437.5 kg965 lb
2003-12-07 East Midlands Divisional Championships 505.0 kg1114 lb
2004-02-07 British Junior & Under 23 Powerlifting Championships 527.5 kg1163 lb
2004-11-28 East Midlands Divisional Championships 572.5 kg1262 lb
2005-02-20 East Midlands Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 510.0 kg1125 lb
2005-05-01 Anglian Open Powerlifting Championships 567.5 kg1251 lb
2005-06-25 British Unequipped Championships 550.0 kg1213 lb
2005-12-11 East Midlands Divisional Powerlifting Championships 580.0 kg1279 lb
2006-03-12 East Midlands Unequipped Divisional Powerlifting Championships 562.5 kg1240 lb
2006-07-29 British Unequipped Championships 567.5 kg1251 lb
2006-11-26 East Midlands Divisional Powerlifting Championships 622.5 kg1373 lb
2007-02-04 East Midlands Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 562.5 kg1240 lb
2007-03-18 Anglian Open Powerlifting Championships 612.5 kg1351 lb
2007-09-01 British Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 590.0 kg1301 lb
2007-12-02 East Midlands Divisional Powerlifting Championships 650.0 kg1433 lb
2008-02-10 East Midlands Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 600.0 kg1323 lb
2008-06-20 British Senior Powerlifting Championships 652.5 kg1439 lb
2008-08-16 British Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 602.5 kg1329 lb
2008-12-07 East Midlands Divisional Powerlifting Championships 665.0 kg1466 lb
2009-02-08 East Midlands Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 617.5 kg1362 lb
2009-07-04 East Midland Masters Juniors and Novices 665.0 kg1466 lb
2009-10-10 British Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 625.0 kg1378 lb
2009-11-09 East Midlands Powerlifting Championships 690.0 kg1521 lb
2010-02-07 East Midlands Classic Powerlifting Championships 615.0 kg1356 lb
2010-07-24 East Midlands Masters Novice and Junior Powerlifting Championships 702.5 kg1549 lb
2010-09-04 British Unequipped Championship 620.0 kg1367 lb
2011-02-06 East Midlands Classic Powerlifting Championships 615.0 kg1356 lb World record (surpassed)
2024-12-07 A.C.E Performance Christmas Championships 665.0 kg1466 lb
2025-01-18 British Equipped Championships 700.0 kg1543 lb
2025-11-09 East Midlands Equipped Championships 697.5 kg1538 lb
2026-01-24 British Equipped Championships 715.0 kg1577 lb

World records set

The world record Steve Gates has set has since been broken.

Since surpassed1

  • Total 93 kg Raw men: 615 kg (1,356 lb) at East Midlands Classic Powerlifting Championships, 2011

Career, by the numbers

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

Total moved

17.5 tonnes

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

The climb

+278 kg612 lb

From 438 kg965 lb to 715 kg1577 lb, a 63% rise on the first total on file.

Peak DOTS

456

Top 7% of all men on file

Archetype

Puller

Split 36 / 22 / 42 (squat / bench / deadlift), 3.5 points above the typical split.

On the platform

60% third attempts made

30 of 50 third attempts converted, with 2 perfect 9-for-9 days out of 16. Heaviest made third: Squat280 kg618 lb.

Biggest jump

+85 kg188 lb

Between two meets, up to 700 kg1543 lb at British Equipped Championships.

Footprint

23 years

2 federations, 3 countries, 4 weight classes.

48% of entries lifted raw. 100% drug-tested. 1 bomb-out on file. Best year: 2026.

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Meet history

All 33 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2026-01-24 BP · British Equipped Championships 93 92.7 kg205 lb Single-ply 280.0 kg618 lb 160.0 kg353 lb 275.0 kg607 lb 715.0 kg1577 lb 455.63 2
2026-01-24 BP · British Equipped Championships 93 92.7 kg205 lb Single-ply 280.0 kg618 lb 160.0 kg353 lb 275.0 kg607 lb 715.0 kg1577 lb 455.63 5
2025-11-09 EPA · East Midlands Equipped Championships 93 92.0 kg203 lb Single-ply 280.0 kg618 lb 152.5 kg336 lb 265.0 kg584 lb 697.5 kg1538 lb 446.23 1
View full meet history (33 entries)
Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2025-01-18 BP · British Equipped Championships 93 90.2 kg199 lb Single-ply 270.0 kg595 lb 165.0 kg364 lb 265.0 kg584 lb 700.0 kg1543 lb 452.12 1
2024-12-07 EPA · A.C.E Performance Christmas Championships 93 89.7 kg198 lb Single-ply 250.0 kg551 lb 155.0 kg342 lb 260.0 kg573 lb 665.0 kg1466 lb 430.71 G
2011-02-06 EPA · East Midlands Classic Powerlifting Championships 93 87.4 kg193 lb Raw (raw) 220.0 kg485 lb 130.0 kg287 lb 265.0 kg584 lb 615.0 kg1356 lb 403.70 1
2010-09-04 BP · British Unequipped Championship 90 88.4 kg195 lb Raw (raw) 220.0 kg485 lb 130.0 kg287 lb 270.0 kg595 lb 620.0 kg1367 lb 404.58 2
2010-07-24 EPA · East Midlands Masters Novice and Junior Powerlifting Championships 90 87.8 kg194 lb Single-ply 270.0 kg595 lb 142.5 kg314 lb 290.0 kg640 lb 702.5 kg1549 lb 460.03 G
2010-07-17 BP · British Senior Championships 90 87.2 kg192 lb Single-ply 262.5 kg579 lb — — — DQ
2010-02-07 EPA · East Midlands Classic Powerlifting Championships 90 87.3 kg193 lb Raw (raw) 222.5 kg491 lb 132.5 kg292 lb 260.0 kg573 lb 615.0 kg1356 lb 403.94 1
2009-11-09 EPA · East Midlands Powerlifting Championships 90 86.9 kg192 lb Single-ply 262.5 kg579 lb 150.0 kg331 lb 277.5 kg612 lb 690.0 kg1521 lb 454.30 2
2009-10-10 BP · British Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 90 86.7 kg191 lb Raw (raw) 220.0 kg485 lb 132.5 kg292 lb 272.5 kg601 lb 625.0 kg1378 lb 412.00 1
2009-07-04 EPA · East Midland Masters Juniors and Novices 90 83.8 kg185 lb Single-ply 260.0 kg573 lb 145.0 kg320 lb 260.0 kg573 lb 665.0 kg1466 lb 446.68 G
2009-02-08 EPA · East Midlands Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 90 86.1 kg190 lb Raw (raw) 217.5 kg480 lb 130.0 kg287 lb 270.0 kg595 lb 617.5 kg1362 lb 408.57 2
2008-12-07 BAWLA · East Midlands Divisional Powerlifting Championships 90 84.2 kg186 lb Single-ply 255.0 kg562 lb 150.0 kg331 lb 260.0 kg573 lb 665.0 kg1466 lb 445.36 1
2008-08-16 BAWLA · British Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 90 85.9 kg190 lb Raw (raw) 215.0 kg474 lb 130.0 kg287 lb 257.5 kg568 lb 602.5 kg1329 lb 399.14 2
2008-06-20 BAWLA · British Senior Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.0 kg181 lb Single-ply 250.0 kg551 lb 145.0 kg320 lb 257.5 kg568 lb 652.5 kg1439 lb 443.53 5
2008-02-10 BAWLA · East Midlands Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 90 83.6 kg185 lb Raw (raw) 210.0 kg463 lb 125.0 kg276 lb 265.0 kg584 lb 600.0 kg1323 lb 403.42 2
2007-12-02 BAWLA · East Midlands Divisional Powerlifting Championships 82.5 81.8 kg181 lb Single-ply 245.0 kg540 lb 142.5 kg314 lb 262.5 kg579 lb 650.0 kg1433 lb 442.45 2
2007-09-01 BAWLA · British Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.4 kg182 lb Raw (raw) 207.5 kg458 lb 125.0 kg276 lb 257.5 kg568 lb 590.0 kg1301 lb 399.94 1
2007-03-18 BAWLA · Anglian Open Powerlifting Championships 82.5 81.3 kg179 lb Single-ply 225.0 kg496 lb 132.5 kg292 lb 255.0 kg562 lb 612.5 kg1351 lb 418.39 2
2007-02-04 BAWLA · East Midlands Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 82.5 80.4 kg178 lb Raw (raw) 195.0 kg430 lb 117.5 kg259 lb 250.0 kg551 lb 562.5 kg1240 lb 386.73 1
2006-11-26 BAWLA · East Midlands Divisional Powerlifting Championships 82.5 80.8 kg178 lb Single-ply 232.5 kg513 lb 140.0 kg309 lb 250.0 kg551 lb 622.5 kg1373 lb 426.75 1
2006-07-29 BAWLA · British Unequipped Championships 82.5 81.5 kg180 lb Raw (raw) 197.5 kg436 lb 122.5 kg270 lb 247.5 kg546 lb 567.5 kg1251 lb 387.11 2
2006-03-12 BAWLA · East Midlands Unequipped Divisional Powerlifting Championships 82.5 81.0 kg179 lb Raw (raw) 190.0 kg419 lb 120.0 kg265 lb 252.5 kg557 lb 562.5 kg1240 lb 385.06 1
2005-12-11 BAWLA · East Midlands Divisional Powerlifting Championships 82.5 77.9 kg172 lb Single-ply 210.0 kg463 lb 130.0 kg287 lb 240.0 kg529 lb 580.0 kg1279 lb 406.37 2
2005-06-25 BAWLA · British Unequipped Championships 82.5 80.0 kg177 lb Raw (raw) 185.0 kg408 lb 115.0 kg254 lb 250.0 kg551 lb 550.0 kg1213 lb 379.11 3
2005-05-01 BAWLA · Anglian Open Powerlifting Championships 82.5 78.1 kg172 lb Single-ply 207.5 kg458 lb 125.0 kg276 lb 235.0 kg518 lb 567.5 kg1251 lb 396.99 2
2005-02-20 BAWLA · East Midlands Unequipped Powerlifting Championships 82.5 82.5 kg182 lb Raw (raw) 175.0 kg386 lb 102.5 kg226 lb 232.5 kg513 lb 510.0 kg1125 lb 345.47 1
2004-11-28 BAWLA · East Midlands Divisional Championships 82.5 78.0 kg172 lb Single-ply 205.0 kg452 lb 127.5 kg281 lb 240.0 kg529 lb 572.5 kg1262 lb 400.80 2
2004-02-07 BAWLA · British Junior & Under 23 Powerlifting Championships 75 74.1 kg164 lb Single-ply 185.0 kg408 lb 112.5 kg248 lb 230.0 kg507 lb 527.5 kg1163 lb 381.39 3
2003-12-07 BAWLA · East Midlands Divisional Championships 75 74.4 kg164 lb Single-ply 180.0 kg397 lb 100.0 kg221 lb 225.0 kg496 lb 505.0 kg1114 lb 364.17 4
2002-10-20 WDFPF · World Powerlifting Championships 75 71.7 kg158 lb Raw (raw) 130.0 kg287 lb 87.5 kg193 lb 220.0 kg485 lb 437.5 kg965 lb 323.28 3

Testing profile

Category Meets Most recent meet
Tested 32 BP · British Equipped Championships (2026-01-24)
Untested 0 None on file

All 32 meets on his record have been drug-tested.

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