Ruben Bays

Ruben Bays — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

217.5 kg best

Bench

140 kg best

Deadlift

237.5 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
74 kg	217.5Mar 2026	140Dec 2024	237.5Dec 2024	592.5Dec 2024	88.04Dec 2024	2

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: 217.5 kgSet at Classic Powerlifting Championships, 20263.04× bodyweight
Best Bench: 140 kg

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at the 2024 Western Cape Provincials.

Recent meets

19 Mar 2026Classic Powerlifting Championships6th582.5 kgSAPF · 74 kg · Raw

Place: 6th
Total: 582.5
GL: 87.06
DOTS: 431.24
Bodyweight: 71.5

Squat PR +2.5

Past a best of 215 kg.

Closest by total

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

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	205Good	215No lift	217.5Good	217.53.04× bw
Bench	140Good	147.5No lift	147.5No lift	1401.96× bw
Deadlift	225Good	242.5No lift	242.5No lift	2253.15× bw

7 Dec 2024Western Cape Provincials1st592.5 kgSAPF · 74 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 592.5
GL: 88.04
DOTS: 435.38
Bodyweight: 72.3

7 / 9 attempts made · 2 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	200Good	210Good	215Good	2152.97× bw
Bench	130Good	140Good	147.5No lift	1401.94× bw
Deadlift	225Good	237.5Good	250No lift	237.53.28× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 200 up to 215+15
Bench: 130 up to 140+10
Deadlift: 225 up to 237.5+12.5
Opener total: 555 up to 592.5+37.5

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

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Best performance and total

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Ruben Bays

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