USA · 82.5 kg equipped · 15 career entries
Taylor Schaeffer
Taylor Schaeffer is an American powerlifter who competes in the 82.5 kg equipped division.
Her best competition total is 832.3 kg (1,835 lb), set at MAYhem in May 2025.
Over a career spanning 15 meets between 2020 and 2026, she has set four equipped world records in squat, deadlift, and total across the 75 and 82.5 kg classes.
Career total progression
Taylor Schaeffer'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
- 2024-10-11 Deadlift 82.5 kg 273.5 kg603 lb Pro Finals
- 2025-05-17 Squat 82.5 kg 353.8 kg780 lb MAYhem Currently held
- 2025-09-06 Total 75 kg 823.3 kg1815 lb Strength of Heroes-Pro Currently held
- 2025-09-06 Squat 75 kg 353.8 kg780 lb Strength of Heroes-Pro Currently held
View total at each meet (14 entries)
| Date | Meet | Total | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-18 | Winter Warfare | 410.5 kg905 lb | |
| 2021-01-23 | Winter Warfare | 489.9 kg1080 lb | |
| 2021-04-10 | Women's Power Weekend | 521.6 kg1150 lb | |
| 2021-11-13 | North of the Border | 555.6 kg1225 lb | |
| 2022-04-09 | Womens Pro/Am | 589.7 kg1300 lb | |
| 2022-11-19 | North of the Border | 700.0 kg1543 lb | |
| 2023-04-15 | Womens Pro/Am | 727.5 kg1604 lb | |
| 2023-11-04 | WPO Super Finals | 760.0 kg1676 lb | |
| 2024-04-13 | Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am | 777.9 kg1715 lb | |
| 2024-10-11 | Pro Finals | 826.0 kg1821 lb | World record (surpassed) |
| 2025-03-23 | Cincinnati Women's Pro Am - Pro Day | 796.5 kg1756 lb | |
| 2025-05-17 | MAYhem | 832.3 kg1835 lb | World record (held) |
| 2025-09-06 | Strength of Heroes-Pro | 823.3 kg1815 lb | World record (held) |
| 2026-04-12 | Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am | 607.8 kg1340 lb |
World records set
Every world record Taylor Schaeffer has set. Records she still holds are listed first; the rest have since been broken.
- Total 75 kg Multi-ply women: 823.27 kg (1,815 lb) at Strength of Heroes-Pro, 2025
- Squat 75 kg Multi-ply women: 353.8 kg (780 lb) at Strength of Heroes-Pro, 2025
- Squat 82.5 kg Multi-ply women: 353.8 kg (780 lb) at MAYhem, 2025
- Deadlift 82.5 kg Multi-ply women: 273.5 kg (603 lb) at Pro Finals, 2024 [later surpassed]
Meet history
All 15 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.
View full meet history (15 entries)
| Date | Meet | Class | BW | Eq | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | IPA · Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am | 90 | 84.1 kg186 lb | Wraps (raw) | 235.9 kg520 lb | 131.5 kg290 lb | 240.4 kg530 lb | 607.8 kg1340 lb | 558.96 | 1 |
| 2025-09-06 | IPA · Strength of Heroes-Pro | 75 | 74.9 kg165 lb | Multi-ply | 353.8 kg780 lb | 204.1 kg450 lb | 265.4 kg585 lb | 823.3 kg1815 lb | 802.47 | 1 |
| 2025-05-17 | RPS · MAYhem | 82.5 | 81.7 kg180 lb | Multi-ply | 353.8 kg780 lb | 213.2 kg470 lb | 265.4 kg585 lb | 832.3 kg1835 lb | 776.42 | 1 |
| 2025-03-23 | IPA · Cincinnati Women's Pro Am - Pro Day | 82.5 | 77.4 kg171 lb | Multi-ply | 320.0 kg706 lb | 211.0 kg465 lb | 265.5 kg586 lb | 796.5 kg1756 lb | 763.15 | 1 |
| 2024-10-11 | WPO · Pro Finals | 82.5 | 77.8 kg172 lb | Multi-ply | 342.5 kg755 lb | 210.0 kg463 lb | 273.5 kg603 lb | 826.0 kg1821 lb | 789.33 | 1 |
| 2024-07-27 | IPA · Oki Strength Expo and Indiana State Championship | 82.5 | 81.1 kg179 lb | Raw (raw) | — | 117.9 kg260 lb | 235.9 kg520 lb | 353.8 kg780 lb | 331.12 | 1 |
| 2024-04-13 | IPA · Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am | 75 | 74.9 kg165 lb | Multi-ply | 317.5 kg700 lb | 199.6 kg440 lb | 260.8 kg575 lb | 777.9 kg1715 lb | 758.36 | 1 |
| 2023-11-04 | WPC · WPO Super Finals | 79.4 kg175 lb | Multi-ply | 317.5 kg700 lb | 190.0 kg419 lb | 252.5 kg557 lb | 760.0 kg1676 lb | 718.81 | 4 | |
| 2023-04-15 | APF · Womens Pro/Am | 75 | 74.2 kg164 lb | Multi-ply | 295.0 kg651 lb | 182.5 kg403 lb | 250.0 kg551 lb | 727.5 kg1604 lb | 712.61 | 1 |
| 2022-11-19 | APF · North of the Border | 82.5 | 80.0 kg177 lb | Multi-ply | 285.0 kg629 lb | 170.0 kg375 lb | 245.0 kg540 lb | 700.0 kg1543 lb | 659.70 | 1 |
| 2022-04-09 | APF · Womens Pro/Am | 82.5 | 78.7 kg174 lb | Wraps (raw) | 233.6 kg515 lb | 122.5 kg270 lb | 233.6 kg515 lb | 589.7 kg1300 lb | 560.38 | 1 |
| 2021-11-13 | APF · North of the Border | 75 | 74.9 kg165 lb | Wraps (raw) | 215.5 kg475 lb | 113.4 kg250 lb | 226.8 kg500 lb | 555.6 kg1225 lb | 541.46 | 1 |
| 2021-04-10 | APF · Women's Power Weekend | 75 | 74.4 kg164 lb | Wraps (raw) | 204.1 kg450 lb | 102.1 kg225 lb | 215.5 kg475 lb | 521.6 kg1150 lb | 510.26 | 2 |
| 2021-01-23 | RPS · Winter Warfare | 75 | 74.6 kg165 lb | Wraps (raw) | 190.5 kg420 lb | 95.3 kg210 lb | 204.1 kg450 lb | 489.9 kg1080 lb | 478.59 | 1 |
| 2020-01-18 | RPS · Winter Warfare | 75 | 73.3 kg162 lb | Raw (raw) | 142.9 kg315 lb | 83.9 kg185 lb | 183.7 kg405 lb | 410.5 kg905 lb | 404.86 | 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.