Ian Kness

Ian Kness — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

287.5 kg best

Bench

195 kg best

Deadlift

320 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
125 kg	287.5Nov 2024	195Jul 2025	320Jul 2025	795Jul 2025	92.86Jul 2025	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: 287.5 kgSet at Virginia Open State Championships, 20242.44× bodyweight
Best Bench: 195

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at 2 meets.

Recent meets

12 Jul 2025Virginia Heat1st795 kgTotal PR +25USAPL · 125 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 795
GL: 92.86
DOTS: 458.24
Bodyweight: 118.7

Total PR +25

Past a best of 770 kg.

Closest by total

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

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	255No lift	270Good	280Good	2802.36× bw
Bench	180Good	190Good	195Good	1951.64× bw
Deadlift	280Good	300Good	320Good	3202.70× bw

9 Nov 2024Virginia Open State Championships1st770 kgUSAPL · 125 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 770
GL: 90.27
DOTS: 445.11
Bodyweight: 117.7

7 / 9 attempts made · 2 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	260Good	275Good	287.5Good	287.52.44× bw
Bench	177.5Good	187.5Good	195No lift	187.51.59× bw
Deadlift	275Good	295Good	312.5No lift	2952.51× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 260 up to 287.5+27.5
Bench: 177.5 up to 187.5+10
Deadlift: 275 up to 295+20
Opener total: 712.5 up to 770+57.5

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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Ian Kness

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