State records · by lifter residency · 354 entries
GT Powerlifting Records
GT has 354 competition entries on file from 273 lifters registered in the state. Records are scoped by the lifter's state of residence (per their federation registration), not by meet location, matching how USAPL, Powerlifting America, and USPA define state records.
The heaviest total on file here is Stefan Ferreira's 875 kg (1,929 lb) at Season of Strength in 2025. IPF sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 54% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2016, the busiest year on record with 113 entries.
Total
| -59 | 1 | Kgang Tebogo | 347.5 kg766 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -66 | No records yet. | ||||
| -74 | 1 | Andrew Ramsey | 572.5 kg1262 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -74 | 2 | Jonathan Kariv | 565.0 kg1246 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -74 | 3 | Nicholas Lazarides | 505.0 kg1114 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -83 | 1 | Jean-Athur Pretorius | 640.0 kg1411 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -83 | 2 | Sarel Gadney | 575.0 kg1268 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -83 | 3 | Dwayne Russel | 557.5 kg1229 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -93 | 1 | Nathan Rundle | 590.0 kg1301 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -105 | 1 | Sean Manders | 760.0 kg1676 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -105 | 2 | Nicholas Deetlefs | 715.0 kg1577 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -105 | 3 | Joshua Capazario | 665.0 kg1466 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -120 | 1 | Kyle Noonan | 760.0 kg1676 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -120 | 2 | Gerard Correia | 745.0 kg1643 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -120 | 3 | Damien Haupt | 610.0 kg1345 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| 120+ | 1 | Jean van der Have | 685.0 kg1510 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| 120+ | 2 | Chris Pienaar | 675.0 kg1488 lb | RhinoPC | 2026 |
Squat
| -59 | 1 | Kgang Tebogo | 105.0 kg232 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -66 | No records yet. | ||||
| -74 | 1 | Jonathan Kariv | 200.0 kg441 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -74 | 2 | Andrew Ramsey | 200.0 kg441 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -74 | 3 | Nicholas Lazarides | 170.0 kg375 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -83 | 1 | Sarel Gadney | 215.0 kg474 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -83 | 2 | Jean-Athur Pretorius | 212.5 kg469 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -83 | 3 | Dwayne Russel | 207.5 kg458 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -93 | 1 | Nathan Rundle | 210.0 kg463 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -105 | 1 | Sean Manders | 300.0 kg662 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -105 | 2 | Nicholas Deetlefs | 250.0 kg551 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -105 | 3 | Joshua Capazario | 220.0 kg485 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -120 | 1 | Kyle Noonan | 260.0 kg573 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -120 | 2 | Gerard Correia | 255.0 kg562 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -120 | 3 | Damien Haupt | 230.0 kg507 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| 120+ | 1 | Jean van der Have | 255.0 kg562 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| 120+ | 2 | Chris Pienaar | 220.0 kg485 lb | RhinoPC | 2026 |
Bench
| -59 | 1 | Kgang Tebogo | 102.5 kg226 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -66 | No records yet. | ||||
| -74 | 1 | Darius Sangari | 152.5 kg336 lb | SAPF | 2021 |
| -74 | 2 | Jonathan Kariv | 140.0 kg309 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -74 | 3 | Ray Norman | 132.5 kg292 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -83 | 1 | Jean-Athur Pretorius | 147.5 kg325 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -83 | 2 | Sarel Gadney | 140.0 kg309 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -83 | 3 | Gary Dunn | 115.0 kg254 lb | RhinoPC | 2026 |
| -93 | 1 | Archie Ayekpa | 165.0 kg364 lb | SAPF | 2022 |
| -93 | 2 | Ryan Stopforth | 152.5 kg336 lb | SAPF | 2021 |
| -93 | 3 | Kyle Burger | 130.0 kg287 lb | SAPF | 2021 |
| -105 | 1 | Nicholas Deetlefs | 200.0 kg441 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -105 | 2 | Sean Manders | 175.0 kg386 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -105 | 3 | Joshua Capazario | 155.0 kg342 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -120 | 1 | Gerard Correia | 200.0 kg441 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -120 | 2 | Kyle Noonan | 180.0 kg397 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -120 | 3 | Damien Haupt | 130.0 kg287 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| 120+ | 1 | Jean van der Have | 190.0 kg419 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| 120+ | 2 | Chris Pieters | 165.0 kg364 lb | RhinoPC | 2026 |
| 120+ | 3 | Chris Pienaar | 150.0 kg331 lb | RhinoPC | 2026 |
Deadlift
| -59 | 1 | Kgang Tebogo | 140.0 kg309 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -66 | No records yet. | ||||
| -74 | 1 | Andrew Ramsey | 247.5 kg546 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -74 | 2 | Jonathan Kariv | 225.0 kg496 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -74 | 3 | Cameron Cruiz | 220.0 kg485 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -83 | 1 | Jean-Athur Pretorius | 280.0 kg618 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -83 | 2 | Dwayne Russel | 235.0 kg518 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -83 | 3 | Sarel Gadney | 220.0 kg485 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -93 | 1 | Nathan Rundle | 265.0 kg584 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -105 | 1 | Joshua Capazario | 290.0 kg640 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -105 | 2 | Sean Manders | 285.0 kg629 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -105 | 3 | Nicholas Deetlefs | 265.0 kg584 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -120 | 1 | Kyle Noonan | 320.0 kg706 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -120 | 2 | Gerard Correia | 290.0 kg640 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| -120 | 3 | Damien Haupt | 250.0 kg551 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| 120+ | 1 | Chris Pienaar | 305.0 kg673 lb | RhinoPC | 2026 |
| 120+ | 2 | Jean van der Have | 240.0 kg529 lb | SAPF | 2016 |
| 120+ | 3 | Chris Pieters | 220.0 kg485 lb | RhinoPC | 2026 |
68 records across 8 kg classes · Top 3 per class
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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.