John Clayton

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John Clayton — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

240 kg best

Bench

152.5 kg best

Deadlift

317.5 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
100 kg	240Apr 2026	152.5Apr 2026	317.5Apr 2026	710Apr 2026	90.25Apr 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: 240 kgSet at Collegiate Nationals, 20262.43× bodyweight
Best Bench: 152.5 kg

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at the 2024 Liftmas Open.

Recent meets

9 Apr 2026Collegiate Nationals21st710 kgTotal PR +35USAPL · 100 kg · Raw

Place: 21st
Total: 710
GL: 90.25
DOTS: 439.52
Bodyweight: 98.7

Total PR +35

Past a best of 675 kg.

Closest by total

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

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	215Good	230Good	240Good	2402.43× bw
Bench	135Good	145Good	152.5Good	152.51.55× bw
Deadlift	285Good	305Good	317.5Good	317.53.22× bw

20 Mar 2025High School Nationals3rd675 kgTotal PR +25USAPL · 100 kg · Raw

Place: 3rd
Total: 675
GL: 85.95
DOTS: 418.51
Bodyweight: 98.3

Total PR +25

Past a best of 650 kg.

Squat PR +10

Past a best of 215 kg.

Bench PR +5

Past a best of 145 kg.

Deadlift PR +10

Past a best of 290 kg.

9 / 9 attempts made

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	210Good	220Good	225Good	2252.29× bw
Bench	135Good	145Good	150Good	1501.53× bw
Deadlift	280Good	290Good	300Good	300

Opener → best

Squat: 210 up to 225+15
Bench: 135 up to 150+15
Deadlift: 280 up to 300+20
Opener total: 625 up to 675+50

What changed

Against Liftmas Open, 21 Dec 2024.

Total: +25 kg
Squat: +10 kg
Bench: +5 kg
Deadlift: +10 kg
GL: +3.04
DOTS

21 Dec 2024Liftmas Open1st650 kgUSAPL · 100 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 650
GL: 82.91
DOTS: 403.65
Bodyweight: 98

6 / 8 attempts made · 2 missed · 1 passed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	215Good	227.5No lift	227.5No lift	2152.19× bw
Bench	135Good	140Good	145Good	1451.48× bw
Deadlift	280Good	290Good	Passed	2902.96× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 215 up to 215
Bench: 135 up to 145+10
Deadlift: 280 up to 290+10
Opener total: 630 up to 650+20

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

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John Clayton

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