USAPL
5 Bar Showdown 2017 results
Illustrative photo · APF competition, Keesler, 2012 — not this meet
Photo: Kemberly Groue / U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Source · Display cropped; original linked.
4 elite raw lifters (3 men, 1 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 501.9 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Keith McHoney, who totalled 1,493.6 lbs (677.5 kg) at 143.7 lbs (65.2 kg) bodyweight (535.7 DOTS).
Meet at a glance
Raw full-power lifters
119
All entrants, not only elite
Bombed out
12
No valid total
Attempts made
73%
959 of 1,319
Avg. total for 3rd place
1,130.4 lbs
Across weight classes
Best lifter
Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.
Heaviest lifts of the meet
Squat
- 1. Perry Ellis Jr766.1 lbs
- 2. Benjamin Otiwu666.9 lbs
- 3. Kevin Mays661.4 lbs
Bench press
- 1. Perry Ellis Jr418.9 lbs
- 2. Garrett Bailey418.9 lbs
- 3. Kevin Mays413.4 lbs
Deadlift
- 1. Perry Ellis Jr782.6 lbs
- 2. Garrett Bailey782.6 lbs
- 3. Kevin Mays733 lbs
Podiums by weight class
Top three totals in each class, all age divisions combined. Official placings may differ by division.
Women up to 115 lbs (52 kg)
1 lifter
- Meghan Valentine661.4 lbs
Women up to 126 lbs (57 kg)
1 lifter
- Christina Myers705.5 lbs
Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)
7 lifters
- Samantha Calhoun1,019.6 lbs
- Kristen Dunsmore1,019.6 lbs
- Chelsea Green683.4 lbs
Women up to 159 lbs (72 kg)
8 lifters
- Elizabeth Turner777.1 lbs
- Cameron Cook738.5 lbs
- Caitlin Matson694.5 lbs
Women up to 185 lbs (84 kg)
6 lifters
- Alicia Webb1,107.8 lbs
- Deanna Gerdesmeier843.3 lbs
- Whitney Thomas Pals804.7 lbs
Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)
6 lifters
- Vanessa Chavez948 lbs
- Holly Kimball925.9 lbs
- Cynthia Church716.5 lbs
Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)
1 lifter
- Eric Kupperstein1,113.3 lbs
Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)
10 lifters
- Keith McHoney1,493.6 lbs
- Phillip Brown1,333.8 lbs
- Austin Starks1,129.9 lbs
Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)
8 lifters
- Nathan Walton1,570.8 lbs
- Jordon Frazier1,411 lbs
- Nicholas Puleo1,223.6 lbs
Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)
19 lifters
- Stephen Irwin1,350.3 lbs
- Jin Kim1,300.7 lbs
- David Geiger1,245.6 lbs
Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)
20 lifters
- Louis Arnold1,598.3 lbs
- Timothy Oliver1,570.8 lbs
- Austin Vater1,477.1 lbs
Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)
9 lifters
- Garrett Bailey1,818.8 lbs
- Kevin Mays1,807.8 lbs
- Shane Sepac1,714.1 lbs
Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)
10 lifters
- Perry Ellis Jr1,967.6 lbs
- Benjamin Otiwu1,807.8 lbs
- Jeffrey Bigham1,614.9 lbs
Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)
2 lifters
- Chad Pauley1,449.5 lbs
- John Mason1,251.1 lbs
Elite men results
Best squat, bench press and deadlift of the day, in pounds (kg in brackets). Total = sum of the three lifts. PR = lifetime competition best set at this meet.
| Athlete | Class | Place | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith McHoney · USAPR | 145.5 lbs (66 kg) | 1 | 545.6 lbs / 336.2 lbs / 611.8 lbs | 1,493.6 lbs (677.5 kg) | 535.7 |
| Perry Ellis Jr · USA | 264.6 lbs (120 kg) | 1 | 766.1 lbs / 418.9 lbs / 782.6 lbs | 1,967.6 lbs (892.5 kg) | 513.3 |
| Kalil Zaky · USAPR | 231.5 lbs (105 kg) | 2 | 534.6 lbs / 374.8 lbs / 683.4 lbs | 1,592.8 lbs (722.5 kg) | 459.4 |
Elite women results
Best squat, bench press and deadlift of the day, in pounds (kg in brackets). Total = sum of the three lifts. PR = lifetime competition best set at this meet.
| Athlete | Class | Place | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Calhoun · USAPR | 138.9 lbs (63 kg) | 1 | 341.7 lbs / 215 lbs / 463 lbs | 1,019.6 lbs (462.5 kg) | 499.4 |
How this edition compares
2 editions of 5 Bar Showdown in our data.
Highest total across all editions: 2,204.6 lbs (1,000 kg) by Dennis Cornelius in 2018.
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