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Hungary · 140+ kg equipped · 21 career entries

Tibor Mészáros

Tibor Mészáros was a Hungarian powerlifter who competed in the 140+ kg equipped division.

His best competition total was 1,030.5 kg (2,272 lb), set at World Cup in November 2004.

Over a career spanning 21 meets between 1995 and 2009, he set one equipped world record in deadlift across the 125+ kg classes.

Data through

Career total progression

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

Tibor Mészáros's competition total across 17 meets between 1995 and 2009, peaking at 1,031 kg in 2004. 1 of those meets set a world record.6001,3237001,5438001,7649001,9841,0002,2051,1002,425kglb199519982001200420072009870 kg · 1995 · Men's European Powerlifting Championships850 kg · 1995 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1,030 kg · 1998 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships985 kg · 1999 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1,017 kg · 2001 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1,008 kg · 2002 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1,023 kg · 2004 · Men's European Powerlifting Championships1,030 kg · 2004 · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1,031 kg · 2004 · World Cup870 kg · 2005 · World Games1,000 kg · 2005 · World Championships985 kg · 2005 · WPO European Semi Finals600 kg · 2006 · WPO Finals960 kg · 2007 · WPO Finals901 kg · 2008 · World Championships840 kg · 2009 · World Championships880 kg · 2006 · World Championships - WPO Semi-Finals (world record set, later surpassed)

Record-setting meets, in order

  1. 2006-11-02 Deadlift 125+ kg 380.0 kg838 lb World Championships - WPO Semi-Finals
View total at each meet (17 entries)
Date Meet Total Marker
1995-05-20 Men's European Powerlifting Championships 870.0 kg1918 lb
1995-11-15 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 850.0 kg1874 lb
1998-11-10 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 1030.0 kg2271 lb
1999-11-17 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 985.0 kg2172 lb
2001-11-15 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 1016.5 kg2241 lb
2002-11-13 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 1007.5 kg2221 lb
2004-05-17 Men's European Powerlifting Championships 1023.0 kg2256 lb
2004-11-09 Men's World Powerlifting Championships 1030.0 kg2271 lb
2004-11-27 World Cup 1030.5 kg2272 lb
2005-07-14 World Games 870.0 kg1918 lb
2005-11-03 World Championships 1000.0 kg2205 lb
2005-11-05 WPO European Semi Finals 985.0 kg2172 lb
2006-03-04 WPO Finals 600.0 kg1323 lb
2006-11-02 World Championships - WPO Semi-Finals 880.0 kg1940 lb World record (surpassed)
2007-03-02 WPO Finals 960.0 kg2117 lb
2008-11-20 World Championships 900.5 kg1986 lb
2009-11-17 World Championships 840.0 kg1852 lb

World records set

The world record Tibor Mészáros has set has since been broken.

Since surpassed1

  • Deadlift 125+ kg Multi-ply men: 380 kg (838 lb) at World Championships - WPO Semi-Finals, 2006

Career, by the numbers

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

Total moved

15.9 tonnes

Every squat, bench and deadlift made across 17 competition entries, added up.

The climb

+161 kg354 lb

From 870 kg1918 lb to 1031 kg2272 lb, a 18% rise on the first total on file.

Peak DOTS

560

Top 1% of all men on file

Archetype

Puller

Split 37 / 22 / 41 (squat / bench / deadlift), 2.2 points above the typical split.

On the platform

38% third attempts made

6 of 16 third attempts converted, with 0 perfect 9-for-9 days out of 5. Heaviest made third: Squat390 kg860 lb.

Biggest jump

+280 kg618 lb

Between two meets, up to 880 kg1940 lb at World Championships - WPO Semi-Finals.

Footprint

14 years

3 federations, 10 countries, 3 weight classes.

0% of entries lifted raw. 53% drug-tested. 4 bomb-outs on file. Best year: 2004.

Same numbers, for any lifter on file. Open the Profile Explorer

Meet history

All 21 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.

Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2009-11-17 WPC · World Championships 140+ 145.0 kg320 lb Multi-ply 360.0 kg794 lb 160.0 kg353 lb 320.0 kg706 lb 840.0 kg1852 lb 455.88 1
2008-11-20 WPC · World Championships 140+ 147.3 kg325 lb Multi-ply 340.0 kg750 lb 180.0 kg397 lb 380.5 kg839 lb 900.5 kg1986 lb 486.63 1
2007-10-29 WPC · World Championships 140 133.9 kg295 lb Multi-ply — — — — DQ
View full meet history (21 entries)
Date Meet Class BW Eq Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2007-03-02 WPC · WPO Finals 140+ 152.5 kg336 lb Multi-ply 400.0 kg882 lb 180.0 kg397 lb 380.0 kg838 lb 960.0 kg2117 lb 513.97 6
2006-11-02 WPC · World Championships - WPO Semi-Finals 125+ 150.9 kg333 lb Multi-ply 360.0 kg794 lb 140.0 kg309 lb 380.0 kg838 lb 880.0 kg1940 lb 472.47 7
2006-03-04 WPC · WPO Finals 140+ 156.2 kg345 lb Multi-ply 100.0 kg221 lb 100.0 kg221 lb 400.0 kg882 lb 600.0 kg1323 lb 319.20 6
2005-11-05 WPC · WPO European Semi Finals 140+ 157.3 kg347 lb Multi-ply 380.0 kg838 lb 235.0 kg518 lb 370.0 kg816 lb 985.0 kg2172 lb 523.05 5
2005-11-03 WPC · World Championships 140+ 158.0 kg349 lb Multi-ply 380.0 kg838 lb 240.0 kg529 lb 380.0 kg838 lb 1000.0 kg2205 lb 530.40 1
2005-07-14 IPF · World Games 90+ 141.6 kg312 lb Single-ply 330.0 kg728 lb 210.0 kg463 lb 330.0 kg728 lb 870.0 kg1918 lb 475.27 11
2004-11-27 GPC · World Cup 140+ 144.6 kg319 lb Multi-ply 380.0 kg838 lb 230.0 kg507 lb 420.5 kg927 lb 1030.5 kg2272 lb 559.75 1
2004-11-09 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 125+ 144.9 kg320 lb Single-ply 390.0 kg860 lb 240.0 kg529 lb 400.0 kg882 lb 1030.0 kg2271 lb 559.11 5
2004-05-17 EPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships 125+ 148.8 kg328 lb Single-ply 380.0 kg838 lb 235.0 kg518 lb 408.0 kg900 lb 1023.0 kg2256 lb 551.32 3
2003-11-04 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 125+ 139.7 kg308 lb Single-ply 380.0 kg838 lb 227.5 kg502 lb — — DQ
2002-11-13 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 125+ 140.2 kg309 lb Single-ply 380.0 kg838 lb 220.0 kg485 lb 407.5 kg899 lb 1007.5 kg2221 lb 551.91 4
2001-11-15 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 125+ 147.2 kg325 lb Single-ply 380.0 kg838 lb 230.0 kg507 lb 406.5 kg896 lb 1016.5 kg2241 lb 549.42 2
2000-11-15 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 125+ 148.4 kg327 lb Single-ply 390.0 kg860 lb 220.0 kg485 lb — — DQ
1999-11-17 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 125+ 151.9 kg335 lb Single-ply 390.0 kg860 lb 225.0 kg496 lb 370.0 kg816 lb 985.0 kg2172 lb 527.91 4
1998-11-10 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 125+ 159.6 kg352 lb Single-ply 400.0 kg882 lb 230.0 kg507 lb 400.0 kg882 lb 1030.0 kg2271 lb 544.87 1
1996-05-16 EPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships 125+ 151.0 kg333 lb Single-ply 390.0 kg860 lb 220.0 kg485 lb 372.5 kg821 lb — DD
1995-11-15 IPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 125+ 140.8 kg311 lb Single-ply 330.0 kg728 lb 190.0 kg419 lb 330.0 kg728 lb 850.0 kg1874 lb 465.07 7
1995-05-20 EPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships 125+ 135.0 kg298 lb Single-ply 330.0 kg728 lb 200.0 kg441 lb 340.0 kg750 lb 870.0 kg1918 lb 481.75 5

Testing profile

Category Meets Most recent meet
Tested 12 IPF · World Games (2005-07-14)
Untested 9 WPC · World Championships (2009-11-17)

Tibor Mészáros splits his career fairly evenly between the two, 12 drug-tested and 9 untested across 21 meets.

His five most recent meets have all been untested.

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