João Pires

João Pires — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

The dashed rules mark the meet where the weight class changed: 82.5 to 83 in Apr 2025.

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

245 kg best

Bench

132.5 kg best

Deadlift

257.5 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
82.5 kg	232.5Oct 2024	122.5Oct 2024	240Oct 2024	595Oct 2024	84.89Oct 2024	1
83 kg	245Dec 2025	132.5Dec 2025	257.5Apr 2025	632.5Dec 2025	87.98Dec 2025	2

Best lifts

Best Squat: 245 kgSet at Open Sandro Eusebio, 20252.98× bodyweight
Best Bench: 132.5 kg

Honors & milestones

Podium Finish: Finished top three at the 2025 Open Sandro Eusebio.

Recent meets

20 Dec 2025Open Sandro Eusebio2nd632.5 kgTotal PR +17.5APPortugal · 83 kg · Raw

Place: 2nd
Total: 632.5
DOTS: 429.34
Bodyweight: 82.2

Total PR +17.5

Past a best of 615 kg.

Squat PR +5

Closest by total

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

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	245Good	250No lift	250No lift	2452.98× bw
Bench	122.5Good	132.5Good	137.5No lift	132.51.61× bw
Deadlift	245Good	255Good	265No lift	2553.10× bw

6 Apr 2025Regional Norte4th615 kgTotal PR +20APPortugal · 83 kg · Raw

Place: 4th
Total: 615
DOTS: 416.17
Bodyweight: 82.7

Total PR +20

Past a best of 595 kg.

Squat PR +7.5

Past a best of 232.5 kg.

Deadlift PR +17.5

Past a best of 240 kg.

5 / 9 attempts made · 4 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	225Good	240Good	250No lift	2402.90× bw
Bench	117.5Good	127.5No lift	127.5No lift	117.51.42× bw
Deadlift	240Good	257.5Good	270

Opener → best

Squat: 225 up to 240+15
Bench: 117.5 up to 117.5
Deadlift: 240 up to 257.5+17.5
Opener total: 582.5 up to 615+32.5

What changed

Against Arnold Classic Europe, 11 Oct 2024.

Total: +20 kg
Squat: +7.5 kg
Bench: −5 kg
Deadlift: +17.5 kg
GL: +0.42
DOTS

11 Oct 2024Arnold Classic Europe3rd595 kgWRPF-Spain · 82.5 kg · Raw

Place: 3rd
Total: 595
DOTS: 415.84
Bodyweight: 78.2

6 / 9 attempts made · 3 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	220Good	230Good	232.5Good	232.52.97× bw
Bench	115Good	122.5Good	127.5No lift	122.51.57× bw
Deadlift	227.5No lift	240Good	250No lift	2403.07× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 220 up to 232.5+12.5
Bench: 115 up to 122.5+7.5
Deadlift: 227.5 up to 240+12.5
Opener total: 562.5 up to 595+32.5

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

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João Pires

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