David Decouleur
France · Male · 182.1 lbs (82.6 kg) bodyweight at best meet · IPF
Pull-dominant
#1534 in the elite index
446.8 DOTS
Best squat
529.1 lbs
240 kg
Best bench press
314.2 lbs
142.5 kg
Best deadlift
622.8 lbs
282.5 kg
Best total
1,455 lbs
660 kg
Best DOTS
446.8
Profile analysis
David Decouleur ranks #1534 among the men in our elite index and #683 in France and #214 in the 83 kg class, with a best DOTS score of 446.8 set at World Classic Powerlifting Championships (2015).
Relative to bodyweight, David squats 2.91×, benches 1.73× and deadlifts 3.42× bodyweight. The total splits 36% squat, 21% bench and 42% deadlift.
Pull-dominant. The deadlift represents more of the total than average, the signature of a powerful posterior chain and often long arms relative to the torso.
Across 3 raw full-power meets in 2 federations (IPF, FFForce), David took 1 first place. From the first recorded meet to the best one, the total grew by 44.1 lbs (20.0 kg) — about 25.1 lbs per year over 1.8 years.
Scores: DOTS, Wilks and IPF GL points
Three ways to compare strength across bodyweights. Wilks is the long-time US reference, IPF GL (Goodlift) points are used by the IPF since 2020. Best score across all meets.
Best DOTS
446.8
Best Wilks
441.8
Best IPF GL
91.6
Career make rate and attempt selection
David made 78% of recorded attempts (21/27) and went 9-for-9 in 0 of 3 fully recorded meets.
| Lift | Make rate | Opener | Jump to 2nd | Jump to 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | 56% (5/9) | 97% of best | +22 lbs | +15 lbs |
| Bench press | 89% (8/9) | 90% of best | +20 lbs | +11 lbs |
| Deadlift | 89% (8/9) | 92% of best | +37 lbs | +22 lbs |
Based only on meets where the federation published every attempt. Jumps are averages in pounds.
Personal record timeline
3 competition PRs after the first meet. Most recent: total on 2015-06-05 (11.4 years ago). Longest gap between two PRs: 1.0 years.
| Date | Lift | New best | Gain | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-05 | Total | 1,455 lbs (660 kg) | +44.1 lbs | World Classic Powerlifting Championships |
| 2015-06-05 | Deadlift | 622.8 lbs (282.5 kg) | +33.1 lbs | World Classic Powerlifting Championships |
| 2015-06-05 | Squat | 529.1 lbs (240 kg) | +22 lbs | World Classic Powerlifting Championships |
Lift ratios and bodyweight
Deadlift / squat
1.18×
Pulling vs. squatting strength
Bench / squat
0.59×
Pressing vs. squatting strength
Bodyweight 2014
181 lbs
Average at meets
Bodyweight 2016
179.9 lbs
−1.1 lbs over the career
Progression over time
Compared with all competitive lifters (up to 183 lbs class)
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Competition history
| Date | Meet | Place | Bodyweight | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-04 | Championnats de France FA Masters · FFForce | 2 | 179.9 lbs | 474 lbs / 275.6 lbs / 584.2 lbs | 1,333.8 lbs (605 kg) | 412.4 |
| 2015-06-05 | World Classic Powerlifting Championships · IPF | 2 | 182.1 lbs | 529.1 lbs / 303.1 lbs / 622.8 lbs | 1,455 lbs (660 kg) | 446.8 |
| 2014-06-01 | World Classic Powerlifting Championships · IPF | 1 | 181 lbs | 507.1 lbs / 314.2 lbs / 589.7 lbs | 1,411 lbs (640 kg) | 434.7 |
Frequent rivals
Lifters from our index who competed at the same meets as David at least twice.
Franck Jouveaux →
2 shared meets · last 2016
Sergey Fedosienko →
2 shared meets · last 2015
Mohamed Bouafia →
2 shared meets · last 2015
Krzysztof Wierzbicki →
2 shared meets · last 2015
Michael Tuchscherer →
2 shared meets · last 2015
Brett Gibbs →
2 shared meets · last 2015
Tsung-Ting Hsieh →
2 shared meets · last 2015
Ray Williams →
2 shared meets · last 2015
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