Naël Bellay
France · Male · 217.8 lbs (98.8 kg) bodyweight at best meet · WPC
Squat-dominant
#1088 in the elite index
482.6 DOTS
Best squat
683.4 lbs
310 kg
Best bench press
374.8 lbs
170 kg
Best deadlift
694.5 lbs
315 kg
Best total
1,719.6 lbs
780 kg
Best DOTS
482.6
Profile analysis
Naël Bellay ranks #1088 among the men in our elite index and #232 in France and #98 in the 100 kg class, with a best DOTS score of 482.6 set at World Championships (2023).
Relative to bodyweight, Naël squats 3.14×, benches 1.72× and deadlifts 3.19× bodyweight. The total splits 39% squat, 21% bench and 40% deadlift.
Squat-dominant. The squat takes a larger share of the total than in a typical elite lifter, a pattern usually linked to strong quads and favourable leg-to-torso proportions.
Across 6 raw full-power meets in 2 federations (WPC-France, WPC), Naël took 5 first places. From the first recorded meet to the best one, the total grew by 22.0 lbs (10.0 kg) — about 3.1 lbs per year over 7.0 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
482.6
Best Wilks
477.0
Best IPF GL
99.1
Career make rate and attempt selection
Naël made 57% of recorded attempts (28/49) and went 9-for-9 in 0 of 2 fully recorded meets.
| Lift | Make rate | Opener | Jump to 2nd | Jump to 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | 64% (9/14) | 96% of best | +22 lbs | +18 lbs |
| Bench press | 44% (8/18) | 98% of best | +22 lbs | +10 lbs |
| Deadlift | 65% (11/17) | 94% of best | +31 lbs | +27 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: deadlift on 2023-10-31 (3.0 years ago). Longest gap between two PRs: 5.5 years.
| Date | Lift | New best | Gain | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-31 | Deadlift | 694.5 lbs (315 kg) | +11 lbs | World Championships |
| 2023-04-29 | Total | 1,719.6 lbs (780 kg) | +22 lbs | Open |
| 2023-04-29 | Squat | 683.4 lbs (310 kg) | +44.1 lbs | Open |
Lift ratios and bodyweight
Deadlift / squat
1.02×
Pulling vs. squatting strength
Bench / squat
0.55×
Pressing vs. squatting strength
Bodyweight 2018
218 lbs
Average at meets
Bodyweight 2025
218.7 lbs
+0.7 lbs over the career
Progression over time
Compared with all competitive lifters (up to 231.5 lbs class)
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Competition history
| Date | Meet | Place | Bodyweight | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-25 | Open · WPC-France | 1 | 218.7 lbs | 639.3 lbs / 374.8 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,675.5 lbs (760 kg) | 469.4 |
| 2023-10-31 | World Championships · WPC | 2 | 217.8 lbs | 672.4 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 694.5 lbs | 1,719.6 lbs (780 kg) | 482.6 |
| 2023-04-29 | Open · WPC-France | 1 | 220.5 lbs | 683.4 lbs / 374.8 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,719.6 lbs (780 kg) | 480.1 |
| 2022-06-26 | European Championships · WPC | 1 | 218.3 lbs | 628.3 lbs / 363.8 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,653.5 lbs (750 kg) | 463.7 |
| 2022-04-30 | Open · WPC-France | 1 | 216.5 lbs | 573.2 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,587.3 lbs (720 kg) | 446.7 |
| 2018-04-14 | Finale France · WPC-France | 1 | 218 lbs | 639.3 lbs / 374.8 lbs / 683.4 lbs | 1,697.6 lbs (770 kg) | 476.2 |
Frequent rivals
Lifters from our index who competed at the same meets as Naël at least twice.
Anthony Nadal →
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Marvin Joly →
3 shared meets · last 2023
Cyriaque Audouard →
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Simon Ducotterd →
2 shared meets · last 2023
Rémi Tavernier →
2 shared meets · last 2023
Jérémy Babin →
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Mafal Fall →
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Grégoire Ho Bing Huang →
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