James Cortez

James Cortez — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Wraps

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

280 kg best

Bench

170 kg best

Deadlift

260 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
125 kg	280Aug 2026	170Aug 2026	260Mar 2026	705Aug 2026	82.45Aug 2026	2

Wraps results only. Each mark is dated to the meet that made it. A total only counts a full three-lift day; a single lift counts any day the lifter made one.

Best lifts

Best Squat: 280 kgSet at Nationals, 20262.37× bodyweight
Best Bench: 170 kg

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at the 2026 Kuipers Klassic 2.

Recent meets

All 4 meets

6 Aug 2026Nationals6th705 kgTotal PR +20CAPO · 125 kg · Wraps

Place: 6th
Total: 705
DOTS: 406.79
Bodyweight: 118.3

Total PR +20

Past a best of 685 kg.

Closest by total

Same class, same equipment, best total against best total. Opens the comparison.

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	245Good	265Good	280Good	2802.37× bw
Bench	150Good	165No lift	170Good	1701.44× bw
Deadlift	235Good	255Good	262.5No lift	2552.15× bw

21 Mar 2026Kuipers Klassic 21st685 kgTotal PR +95CAPO · 125 kg · Wraps

Place: 1st
Total: 685
DOTS: 398.69
Bodyweight: 115.4

Total PR +95

Past a best of 590 kg.

Squat PR +55

Past a best of 210 kg.

Bench PR +10

Past a best of 150 kg.

Deadlift PR +7.5

Past a best of 252.5 kg.

7 / 9 attempts made · 2 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	235Good	250Good	265Good	2652.30× bw
Bench	145Good	160Good	170No lift	1601.39× bw
Deadlift	240Good	260Good	270No lift

Opener → best

Squat: 235 up to 265+30
Bench: 145 up to 160+15
Deadlift: 240 up to 260+20
Opener total: 620 up to 685+65

What changed

Against South Coast Championships, 5 Apr 2025.

Total: +95 kg
Squat: +55 kg
Bench: +10 kg
Deadlift: +30 kg
GL: +7.77
DOTS

7 Dec 2025Deadlift Only2nd252.5 kgMM-AUS · 125 kg · Raw

Place: 2nd
Total: 252.5
DOTS: 148.62
Bodyweight: 111.8

Deadlift PR +22.5

Past a best of 230 kg.

2 / 3 attempts made · 1 missed · 6 passed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	Passed	Passed	Passed	—
Bench	Passed	Passed	Passed	—
Deadlift	235Good	252.5Good	260No lift	252.52.26× bw

Opener → best

Squat: Nothing taken
Bench: Nothing taken
Deadlift: 235 up to 252.5+17.5

First full-power meet on the record — nothing to compare it against yet.

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James Cortez

Career progression

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

Bench

Deadlift

Bests by class

Best lifts

Honors & milestones

Recent meets

Closest by total

Legal

Opener → best

What changed

Opener → best

What changed

Opener → best