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California USPA Powerlifting Records
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The official USPA record book for California residents, in USPA's native kg classes. Records reflect the highest qualifying lift on file for each (class, sex, equipment, division) combination across 43,491 entries from 14,796 registered lifters. Scope is by lifter residency (per federation registration), not meet location.
The heaviest total on file here is David Douglas's 1,042.5 kg (2,298.5 lb) at Olympia Powerlifting Benchpress and Deadlift Invitational in 2013. Competition activity peaked in 2019, the busiest year on record with 4,944 entries.
Total
| 52 | 1 | Luis Sotelo | 482.5 kg1064 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 52 | 2 | Vincent Do | 385.0 kg849 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 56 | 1 | Chris Yim | 497.5 kg1097 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 56 | 2 | Alan Le | 432.5 kg954 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 56 | 3 | Jan Paulo Albayalde | 427.5 kg943 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 60 | 1 | Ethan Carranza | 580.0 kg1279 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 60 | 2 | James McCabe | 567.5 kg1251 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 60 | 3 | Shorty Sadang | 560.0 kg1235 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 67.5 | 1 | Richard Navarra | 645.0 kg1422 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 | 2 | RichardNoah Ancheta | 640.0 kg1411 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 67.5 | 3 | Marcel Paulk | 635.0 kg1400 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 75 | 1 | Jon Vaughn | 722.5 kg1593 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 75 | 2 | Dean Chung | 710.0 kg1566 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 75 | 3 | Adrian Zackery | 700.0 kg1543 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Chris Garcia | 830.0 kg1830 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Chad Carandang | 772.5 kg1703 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Kevin Torres | 772.5 kg1703 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 | 1 | David Lomeli | 852.5 kg1880 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 90 | 2 | Dennis Buckley | 817.5 kg1803 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 90 | 3 | Xavier Romero | 800.0 kg1764 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 100 | 1 | John Haack | 1030.0 kg2271 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 100 | 2 | Victor Biryukov | 856.0 kg1887 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 100 | 3 | Gerardo Jimenez | 837.5 kg1847 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 110 | 1 | Tee Popoola | 952.5 kg2100 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 110 | 2 | Dan Green | 945.0 kg2084 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 110 | 3 | Andrew Herbert | 920.0 kg2029 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 125 | 1 | Danny Grigsby | 953.5 kg2102 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 125 | 2 | Andy Huang | 940.0 kg2073 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 125 | 3 | Adam Leidigh | 920.0 kg2029 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140 | 1 | Kenneth Cooper | 977.5 kg2155 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 140 | 2 | Chandler Parsons | 890.0 kg1962 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 140 | 3 | Antonio Marquez | 877.5 kg1935 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 140+ | 1 | Jake Johns | 1012.5 kg2232 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140+ | 2 | Chad Wesley Smith | 1010.0 kg2227 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 140+ | 3 | Benito Moran | 978.5 kg2157 lb | USPA | 2023 |
Squat
| 52 | 1 | Luis Sotelo | 142.5 kg314 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 52 | 2 | Vincent Do | 125.0 kg276 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 56 | 1 | Chris Yim | 192.5 kg425 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 56 | 2 | Alan Le | 147.5 kg325 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 56 | 3 | Aleks Xander Paragas | 145.0 kg320 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 60 | 1 | James McCabe | 217.5 kg480 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 60 | 2 | Ethan Carranza | 195.0 kg430 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 60 | 3 | Shorty Sadang | 192.5 kg425 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 67.5 | 1 | RichardNoah Ancheta | 225.0 kg496 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 67.5 | 2 | Judd Arias | 220.0 kg485 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 67.5 | 3 | Hieu Tran | 215.0 kg474 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 75 | 1 | Jon Vaughn | 272.5 kg601 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 75 | 2 | Logan Goo | 267.5 kg590 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 75 | 3 | Sage Stokes | 250.0 kg551 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Chris Garcia | 305.0 kg673 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Richard Pham | 275.0 kg607 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 82.5 | 3 | AJ Prapavat | 272.5 kg601 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 | 1 | David Lomeli | 310.0 kg684 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 90 | 2 | Cheng Saelee | 307.5 kg678 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 | 3 | Dennis Buckley | 305.0 kg673 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 100 | 1 | John Haack | 347.5 kg766 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 100 | 2 | Xavier Romero | 337.5 kg744 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 | 3 | Victor Biryukov | 321.0 kg708 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 110 | 1 | Tee Popoola | 360.0 kg794 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 110 | 2 | Dan Green | 340.0 kg750 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 110 | 3 | Chris Lee | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 125 | 1 | Keith Valeros | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 125 | 2 | David Zyski | 345.0 kg761 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 125 | 3 | Andy Huang | 342.5 kg755 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 140 | 1 | John Cuevas | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 140 | 2 | Chase Lee | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 140 | 3 | Antonio Marquez | 325.0 kg717 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 140+ | 1 | Brandon Rosete | 390.0 kg860 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 140+ | 2 | Michael Carter | 387.5 kg855 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140+ | 3 | Chad Wesley Smith | 385.0 kg849 lb | USPA | 2015 |
Bench
| 52 | 1 | Vincent Do | 100.0 kg221 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 52 | 2 | Luis Sotelo | 90.0 kg199 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 56 | 1 | Seyonn Chin | 122.5 kg270 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 56 | 2 | Mark Nguyen | 102.5 kg226 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 56 | 3 | Jan Paulo Albayalde | 100.0 kg221 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 60 | 1 | William Garcia | 150.0 kg331 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 60 | 2 | Ethan Carranza | 145.0 kg320 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 60 | 3 | Shorty Sadang | 142.5 kg314 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 67.5 | 1 | Richard Navarra | 165.0 kg364 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 | 2 | Felix Wynn | 165.0 kg364 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 67.5 | 3 | RichardNoah Ancheta | 160.0 kg353 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 75 | 1 | Donnie Brown | 185.0 kg408 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 75 | 2 | Nam Do | 182.5 kg403 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 75 | 3 | Andrew Martinez | 180.0 kg397 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Chad Penson | 197.5 kg436 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Chris Garcia | 197.5 kg436 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Kamaron Martinez | 196.0 kg432 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 90 | 1 | David Lomeli | 237.5 kg524 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 90 | 2 | Dan Dudgeon | 205.5 kg453 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 90 | 3 | Matt Daisa | 205.0 kg452 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 100 | 1 | John Haack | 272.5 kg601 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 100 | 2 | Cody Teer | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 100 | 3 | Gerardo Jimenez | 217.5 kg480 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 110 | 1 | Nick Terry | 260.0 kg573 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 110 | 2 | Kenneth Cook | 252.5 kg557 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 110 | 3 | Alec Lowi | 247.5 kg546 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 125 | 1 | Adam Leidigh | 247.5 kg546 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 125 | 2 | Ermilo Arias | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 125 | 3 | Phillip Mardis | 235.0 kg518 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 140 | 1 | Ryan DeWitt | 275.0 kg607 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 140 | 2 | Kenneth Cooper | 257.5 kg568 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 140 | 3 | Darrion Jones | 255.0 kg562 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 140+ | 1 | LeRoy Walker | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 140+ | 2 | Farod-James Kee | 283.0 kg624 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 140+ | 3 | David Douglas | 275.0 kg607 lb | USPA | 2016 |
Deadlift
| 52 | 1 | Luis Sotelo | 250.0 kg551 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 52 | 2 | Vincent Do | 160.0 kg353 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 56 | 1 | Chris Yim | 220.0 kg485 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 56 | 2 | Noel Gragasin | 220.0 kg485 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 56 | 3 | Joshua Feng | 210.0 kg463 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 60 | 1 | Jesse Lanuevo | 265.0 kg584 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 60 | 2 | Ethan Carranza | 250.0 kg551 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 60 | 3 | Andrew Oreta | 247.5 kg546 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 67.5 | 1 | Joel Valdez | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 | 2 | Joe Chau | 280.0 kg618 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 67.5 | 3 | Marcel Paulk | 277.5 kg612 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 75 | 1 | Adrian Zackery | 312.5 kg689 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 75 | 2 | Jerome Muynila | 307.5 kg678 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 75 | 3 | Phillip Pilanca | 292.5 kg645 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Chris Garcia | 335.0 kg739 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Andrew Ha | 327.5 kg722 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Chad Carandang | 320.0 kg706 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 90 | 1 | Darnell Roberson | 333.0 kg734 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 90 | 2 | Dennis Buckley | 327.5 kg722 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 90 | 3 | Brendan Tietz | 327.5 kg722 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 100 | 1 | John Haack | 410.0 kg904 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 100 | 2 | Oleksii Omelchenko | 390.0 kg860 lb | USPA | 2013 |
| 100 | 3 | Lucas Johnson | 345.0 kg761 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 110 | 1 | Dan Green | 372.5 kg821 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 110 | 2 | Andrew Herbert | 367.5 kg810 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 110 | 3 | Chris Lee | 362.5 kg799 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 125 | 1 | Danny Grigsby | 423.5 kg934 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 125 | 2 | Andy Huang | 370.0 kg816 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 125 | 3 | Brando Phillips | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 140 | 1 | Kenneth Cooper | 410.0 kg904 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 140 | 2 | Chandler Parsons | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 140 | 3 | Lazaro Rodriguez Jr | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140+ | 1 | Jake Johns | 375.0 kg827 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140+ | 2 | Chad Wesley Smith | 367.5 kg810 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 140+ | 3 | David Douglas | 352.5 kg777 lb | USPA | 2016 |
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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.