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All Time Historical Men and Women's Powerlifting Top 20 Raw World Rankings ALL TIME HISTORICAL MEN AND WOMEN’S POWERLIFTING TOP 20 RAW WORLD RANKINGS Listing Compiled by Michael Soong i TABLE OF CONTENTS MEN’S RAW WORLD RANKINGS 114 Pound (52 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division – RAW Squat ______________________________________ 4 114 Pound (52 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press ________________________________ 4 114 Pound (52 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division – RAW Total ______________________________________ 5 123 Pound (56 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat _____________________________________ 6 123 Pound (56 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press ________________________________ 6 123 Pound (56 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ______________________________________ 7 132 Pound (60 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat _____________________________________ 8 132 Pound (60 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press ________________________________ 9 132 Pound (60 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ______________________________________ 10 148 Pound (67.5 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ____________________________________ 11 148 Pound (67.5 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press _______________________________ 11 148 Pound (67.5 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ____________________________________ 12 165 Pound (75 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat _____________________________________ 13 165 Pound (75 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press ________________________________ 13 165 Pound (75 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ______________________________________ 14 181 Pound (82.5 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ____________________________________ 15 181 Pound (82.5 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press _______________________________ 15 181 Pound (82.5 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ____________________________________ 16 198 Pound (90 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat _____________________________________ 17 198 Pound (90 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press ________________________________ 17 198 Pound (90 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ______________________________________ 18 220 Pound (100 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ____________________________________ 19 220 Pound (100 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division – RAW Bench Press _______________________________ 19 220 Pound (100 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Total _____________________________________ 20 242 Pound (110 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ____________________________________ 21 242 Pound (110 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press _______________________________ 21 242 Pound (110 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Total _____________________________________ 22 275 Pound (125 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ____________________________________ 23 275 Pound (125 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press _______________________________ 23 275 Pound (125 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Total _____________________________________ 24 308 Pound (140 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ____________________________________ 25 308 Pound (140 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press _______________________________ 26 308 Pound (140 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Total _____________________________________ 27 SHW (308+ Pound/ 140+ Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat _____________________________ 28 SHW (308+ Pound/ 140+ Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press _______________________ 29 SHW (308+ Pound/ 140+ Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division -- RAW Total _____________________________ 30 All Time Historical Greatest Male Raw Squatters By Formula ________________________________________ 31 All Time Historical Greatest Male Raw Bench Pressers By Formula ___________________________________ 32 All Time Historical Greatest Male Raw Powerlifters By Formula ______________________________________ 33 All Time Historical Greatest Male Raw Squat/Bodyweight Coefficients ________________________________ 34 All Time Historical Greatest Male Raw Bench-Press/Bodyweight Coefficients ___________________________ 35 All Time Historical Greatest Male Raw Total/Bodyweight Coefficients _________________________________ 36 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS WOMEN’S RAW WORLD RANKINGS 97 Pound (44 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ____________________________________ 37 97 Pound (44 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press_______________________________ 38 97 Pound (44 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ____________________________________ 39 105 Pound (48 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ___________________________________ 40 105 Pound (48 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press______________________________ 41 105 Pound (48 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ___________________________________ 42 114 Pound (52 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ___________________________________ 43 114 Pound (52 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press______________________________ 44 114 Pound (52 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ___________________________________ 45 123 Pound (56 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ___________________________________ 46 123 Pound (56 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division – RAW Bench Press ______________________________ 47 123 Pound (56 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ___________________________________ 48 132 Pound (60 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ___________________________________ 49 132 Pound (60 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press______________________________ 50 132 Pound (60 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ___________________________________ 51 148 Pound (67.5 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat _________________________________ 52 148 Pound (67.5 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press ____________________________ 53 148 Pound (67.5 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division - RAW Total __________________________________ 54 165 Pound (75 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ___________________________________ 55 165 Pound (75 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press______________________________ 56 165 Pound (75 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ___________________________________ 57 181 Pound (82.5 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat _________________________________ 58 181 Pound (82.5 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press ____________________________ 59 181 Pound (82.5 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Total __________________________________ 60 198 Pound (90 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ___________________________________ 61 198 Pound (90 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press______________________________ 62 198 Pound (90 Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ___________________________________ 63 SHW (198+ Pound/ 90+ Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Squat ___________________________ 64 SHW (198+ Pound/ 90+ Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Bench Press ______________________ 65 SHW (198+ Pound/ 90+ Kilogram) Women’s Weight Division -- RAW Total ___________________________ 66 All Time Historical Greatest Female Raw Squatters By Formula ______________________________________ 67 All Time Historical Greatest Female Raw Bench Pressers By Formula __________________________________ 68 All Time Historical Greatest Female Raw Powerlifters By Formula ____________________________________ 69 All Time Historical Greatest Female Raw Squat/Bodyweight Coefficients _______________________________ 70 All Time Historical Greatest Female Raw Bench-Press/Bodyweight Coefficients _________________________ 71 All Time Historical Greatest Female Raw Total/Bodyweight Coefficients _______________________________ 72 TOP 20 RAW WORLD RANKINGS QUALIFICATIONS Top 20 Raw World Rankings Qualifications ______________________________________________________ 73 Dedication: I would like to dedicate the spirit of my research to Dr. B.A. Christensen, my beloved Hydraulics professor from college. The man who truly taught me how crucial a hard work ethic, tenacity, perseverance, persistence, dedication, commitment and (most importantly) a sense of humor are towards life, progress, innovation, accomplishment, success, humanity and (last, but certainly not least) passing his Hydraulics course! iii ALL TIME HISTORICAL MEN’S POWERLIFTING TOP 20 RAW WORLD RANKINGS IN POUNDS/KILOGRAMS Asterisk (*) indicates exact bodyweight (instead of limit bodyweight) used to derive bodyweight coefficient. 114 Pound (52 Kilogram) Men’s Weight Division – RAW Squat RAW Squat X-Bwt RAW Male Lifter/ Nationality/ YOB/ Date/ Actual Weight/ Exact Bodyweight/ Location/ Federation 1. 639.3 (290.0) *5.65X Andrzej Stanaszek (Poland/71) 5/9/02 (290.0 kg. @ 51.3 kg., without a squat suit or knee wraps. Highest male unequipped squat bodyweight coefficient of all time.) (Eskilstuna, Sweden) (IPF) <TOP20C> <TOP20F> <TOP20UC> <TOP20UF> 2. 501.6 (227.5) *4.64X Mike Booker (US/81) 11/3/00 (227.5 kg. @ 108.0 lb., without a squat suit.) (Mesquite, Nevada) (AAU) <TOP20UC> <TOP20UF> 3. 485.0 (220.0) *4.23X Hideaki Inaba (Japan/44) 11/2/79 (220.0 kg. @ 51.95 kg., without a squat suit.) (Dayton, Ohio) (IPF) <TOP20UC> 4. 430.0 (195.0) *3.85X Rickey Ramsey (US) 8/22/70 (430.0 lb.
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