USA · 54 kg equipped · 10 career entries
Tad Peters
Tad Peters was an American powerlifter who competed in the 54 kg equipped division.
His best competition total was 207.5 kg (458 lb), set at World Cup in August 1998.
Over a career spanning 6 meets between 1997 and 2012, he set nine equipped world records in squat, bench press, deadlift, and total across the 46, 50, 54, and 77.5 kg classes.
He currently holds three of those records.
Career total progression
Tad Peters'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
- 1997-02-07 Total 46 kg 150.0 kg331 lb Natural Nationals
- 1997-02-07 Deadlift 46 kg 67.5 kg149 lb Natural Nationals
- 1997-02-07 Squat 46 kg 47.5 kg105 lb Natural Nationals
- 1997-02-07 Bench Press 46 kg 35.0 kg77 lb Natural Nationals
- 1998-02-15 Deadlift 50 kg 75.0 kg166 lb Power Sports Nationals Championships Currently held
- 1998-02-15 Bench Press 50 kg 45.0 kg99 lb Power Sports Nationals Championships Currently held
- 1998-08-08 Deadlift 54 kg 92.5 kg204 lb World Cup Currently held
- 1998-08-08 Bench Press 54 kg 50.0 kg110 lb World Cup
- 2002-03-02 Squat 77.5 kg 90.0 kg199 lb Natural Nationals
View total at each meet (2 entries)
| Date | Meet | Total | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-02-07 | Natural Nationals | 150.0 kg331 lb | World record (surpassed) |
| 1998-08-08 | World Cup | 207.5 kg458 lb | World record (held) |
World records set
Every world record Tad Peters has set. Records he still holds are listed first; the rest have since been broken.
- Deadlift 54 kg Raw men: 92.5 kg (204 lb) at World Cup, 1998
- Deadlift 50 kg Raw men: 75 kg (166 lb) at Power Sports Nationals Championships, 1998
- Bench Press 50 kg Raw men: 45 kg (99 lb) at Power Sports Nationals Championships, 1998
- Total 46 kg Single-ply men: 150 kg (331 lb) at Natural Nationals, 1997 [later surpassed]
- Squat 77.5 kg Wraps men: 90 kg (199 lb) at Natural Nationals, 2002 [later surpassed]
- Deadlift 46 kg Single-ply men: 67.5 kg (149 lb) at Natural Nationals, 1997 [later surpassed]
- Bench Press 54 kg Raw men: 50 kg (110 lb) at World Cup, 1998 [later surpassed]
- Squat 46 kg Single-ply men: 47.5 kg (105 lb) at Natural Nationals, 1997 [later surpassed]
- Bench Press 46 kg Single-ply men: 35 kg (77 lb) at Natural Nationals, 1997 [later surpassed]
Meet history
All 10 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.
View full meet history (10 entries)
| Date | Meet | Class | BW | Eq | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-21 | NASA · Natural Nationals | 100 | 93.7 kg207 lb | Raw (raw) | — | 120.0 kg265 lb | 190.0 kg419 lb | 310.0 kg684 lb | 196.52 | 1 |
| 2008-08-02 | NASA · World Cup | 90 | 83.8 kg185 lb | Raw (raw) | — | 100.0 kg221 lb | 175.0 kg386 lb | 275.0 kg607 lb | 184.63 | 1 |
| 2008-08-02 | NASA · World Cup | 90 | 83.8 kg185 lb | Raw (raw) | — | 100.0 kg221 lb | 175.0 kg386 lb | 275.0 kg607 lb | 184.63 | 1 |
| 2002-03-02 | NASA · Natural Nationals | 77.5 | 76.3 kg168 lb | Raw (raw) | — | 75.0 kg166 lb | 145.0 kg320 lb | 220.0 kg485 lb | 156.14 | 1 |
| 2002-03-02 | NASA · Natural Nationals | 77.5 | 76.4 kg169 lb | Wraps (raw) | 90.0 kg199 lb | — | — | 90.0 kg199 lb | 63.80 | 1 |
| 1998-08-08 | NASA · World Cup | 54 | 51.3 kg113 lb | Single-ply | 65.0 kg144 lb | 50.0 kg110 lb | 92.5 kg204 lb | 207.5 kg458 lb | 201.48 | 1 |
| 1998-08-08 | NASA · World Cup | 54 | 51.3 kg113 lb | Raw (raw) | — | 50.0 kg110 lb | 92.5 kg204 lb | 142.5 kg314 lb | 138.36 | 1 |
| 1998-02-15 | NASA · Power Sports Nationals Championships | 54 | 47.6 kg105 lb | Raw (raw) | — | 45.0 kg99 lb | 75.0 kg166 lb | 120.0 kg265 lb | 125.36 | 1 |
| 1998-02-15 | NASA · Power Sports Nationals Championships | 50 | 47.6 kg105 lb | Raw (raw) | — | 45.0 kg99 lb | 75.0 kg166 lb | 120.0 kg265 lb | 125.36 | 1 |
| 1997-02-07 | NASA · Natural Nationals | 46 | 40.8 kg90 lb | Single-ply | 47.5 kg105 lb | 35.0 kg77 lb | 67.5 kg149 lb | 150.0 kg331 lb | 186.05 | 1 |
Related
Records are computed from the OpenPowerlifting public-domain dataset and represent the highest qualifying lift on file for each (federation, sex, equipment, weight class, age class, tested) combination. State records are scoped by the lifter's registered state of residence (matching USAPL/PA/USPA rules), not by meet location; coverage depends on the federation — USAPL and USPA report lifter state for 87–97% of entries, while some smaller feds report it rarely. Records may differ from a federation's official record book. Read more about how these records are computed.