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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.

Tad Peters's competition total across 2 meets between 1997 and 1998, peaking at 208 kg in 1998. 2 of those meets set a world record; 1 still stands.150331160353170375180397190419200441210463kglb19971998150 kg · 1997 · Natural Nationals (world record set, later surpassed)208 kg · 1998 · World Cup (world record still held)

Record-setting meets, in order

  1. 1997-02-07 Total 46 kg 150.0 kg331 lb Natural Nationals
  2. 1997-02-07 Deadlift 46 kg 67.5 kg149 lb Natural Nationals
  3. 1997-02-07 Squat 46 kg 47.5 kg105 lb Natural Nationals
  4. 1997-02-07 Bench Press 46 kg 35.0 kg77 lb Natural Nationals
  5. 1998-02-15 Deadlift 50 kg 75.0 kg166 lb Power Sports Nationals Championships Currently held
  6. 1998-02-15 Bench Press 50 kg 45.0 kg99 lb Power Sports Nationals Championships Currently held
  7. 1998-08-08 Deadlift 54 kg 92.5 kg204 lb World Cup Currently held
  8. 1998-08-08 Bench Press 54 kg 50.0 kg110 lb World Cup
  9. 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.

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

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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.