Jon McDonald
USA · Male · 261.6 lbs (118.7 kg) bodyweight at best meet · IPL
Balanced lifter
#392 in the elite index
544.8 DOTS
Best squat
755.1 lbs
342.5 kg
Best bench press
523.6 lbs
237.5 kg
Best deadlift
804.7 lbs
365 kg
Best total
2,083.4 lbs
945 kg
Best DOTS
544.8
Profile analysis
Jon McDonald ranks #392 among the men in our elite index and #352 in USA and #29 in the 125 kg class, with a best DOTS score of 544.8 set at World Powerlifting Benchpress and Deadlift Championships (2014).
Relative to bodyweight, Jon squats 2.89×, benches 2.00× and deadlifts 3.08× bodyweight. The total splits 36% squat, 25% bench and 39% deadlift.
Balanced lifter. All three lifts sit close to the typical elite distribution, with no single movement carrying the total — a sign of well-rounded strength.
Across 1 raw full-power meet in 1 federation (IPL), Jon took 1 first place.
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
544.8
Best Wilks
544.8
Best IPF GL
110.4
Career make rate and attempt selection
The federations Jon competed in did not publish individual attempts, so make rate and attempt selection cannot be calculated.
Personal record timeline
No competition PR after the first recorded meet.
Lift ratios and bodyweight
Deadlift / squat
1.07×
Pulling vs. squatting strength
Bench / squat
0.69×
Pressing vs. squatting strength
Bodyweight 2014
261.6 lbs
Average at meets
Bodyweight 2014
261.6 lbs
Average at meets
Compared with all competitive lifters (up to 264.6 lbs class)
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Competition history
| Date | Meet | Place | Bodyweight | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-05 | World Powerlifting Benchpress and Deadlift Championships · IPL | 1 | 261.6 lbs | 755.1 lbs / 523.6 lbs / 804.7 lbs | 2,083.4 lbs (945 kg) | 544.8 |
Frequent rivals
Lifters from our index who competed at the same meets as Jon at least twice.
Lifters at a similar bodyweight
Karl Wedel
Germany · 2,320.4 lbs · DOTS 603
Rondel Hunte
· 2,303.8 lbs · DOTS 601
Phillip Herndon
USA · 2,303.8 lbs · DOTS 594
Dave Richardson
England · 2,270.8 lbs · DOTS 586
Shane Hunt
USA · 2,237.7 lbs · DOTS 583
Joshua Fleming
USA · 2,235 lbs · DOTS 577
Andy Huang
USA · 2,221.2 lbs · DOTS 574
Ravil Shiganutdinov
Russia · 2,204.6 lbs · DOTS 569
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