Kobus Bester

Kobus Bester — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Single-ply

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

230 kg best

Bench

140 kg best

Deadlift

232.5 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
82.5 kg	230Nov 2025	140Nov 2025	232.5Jun 2025	600Nov 2025	69.73Nov 2025	2

Single-ply 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: 230 kgSet at World Championships, 20252.80× bodyweight
Best Bench: 140 kg

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at 2 meets.

Recent meets

4 Nov 2025World Championships1st600 kgTotal PR +12.5WPC · 82.5 kg · Single-ply

Place: 1st
Total: 600
DOTS: 407.56
Bodyweight: 82.1

Total PR +12.5

Past a best of 587.5 kg.

Squat PR +5

Closest by total

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

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	200Good	220Good	230Good	2302.80× bw
Bench	130Good	140Good	147.5No lift	1401.71× bw
Deadlift	200Good	220Good	230Good	2302.80× bw

13 Jun 2025Nationals1st587.5 kgWPC-SA · 82.5 kg · Single-ply

Place: 1st
Total: 587.5
DOTS: 403.34
Bodyweight: 80.6

6 / 9 attempts made · 3 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	195Good	210No lift	225Good	2252.79× bw
Bench	130Good	140No lift	140No lift	1301.61× bw
Deadlift	200Good	220Good	232.5Good	232.52.88× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 195 up to 225+30
Bench: 130 up to 130
Deadlift: 200 up to 232.5+32.5
Opener total: 525 up to 587.5+62.5

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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Kobus Bester

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