Joel Bates

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Joel Bates — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

250 kg best

Bench

170 kg best

Deadlift

270 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
120 kg	250Feb 2026	170Apr 2026	270Apr 2026	685Apr 2026	80.58Apr 2026	3

Raw 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: 250 kgSet at Winter Open, 20262.16× bodyweight
Best Bench: 170 kg

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at the 2026 Winter Open.

Recent meets

24 Apr 2026British University Championships9th685 kgTotal PR +15BP · 120 kg · Raw

Place: 9th
Total: 685
GL: 80.58
DOTS: 397.02
Bodyweight: 116.8

Total PR +15

Past a best of 670 kg.

Closest by total

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

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	220Good	245Good	260No lift	2452.10× bw
Bench	160Good	170Good	175No lift	1701.46× bw
Deadlift	230Good	255Good	270Good	2702.31× bw

7 Feb 2026Winter Open1st670 kgTotal PR +17.5EPA · 120 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 670
DOTS: 389.61
Bodyweight: 115.7

Total PR +17.5

Past a best of 652.5 kg.

Squat PR +15

Past a best of 235 kg.

Bench PR +5

Past a best of 160 kg.

7 / 9 attempts made · 2 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	210Good	230Good	250Good	2502.16× bw
Bench	155Good	165Good	175No lift	1651.43× bw
Deadlift	230Good	255Good	285No lift

Opener → best

Squat: 210 up to 250+40
Bench: 155 up to 165+10
Deadlift: 230 up to 255+25
Opener total: 595 up to 670+75

What changed

Against North Midlands University Qualifier, 30 Nov 2024.

Total: +17.5 kg
Squat: +15 kg
Bench: +5 kg
Deadlift: −2.5 kg
GL: +3.22
DOTS

30 Nov 2024North Midlands University Qualifier2nd652.5 kgEPA · 120 kg · Raw

Place: 2nd
Total: 652.5
DOTS: 375.05
Bodyweight: 119.7

8 / 9 attempts made · 1 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	210Good	227.5Good	235Good	2351.96× bw
Bench	152.5Good	160Good	165No lift	1601.34× bw
Deadlift	225Good	240Good	257.5Good	257.52.15× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 210 up to 235+25
Bench: 152.5 up to 160+7.5
Deadlift: 225 up to 257.5+32.5
Opener total: 587.5 up to 652.5+65

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

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Compare Joel Bates

Joel Bates

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