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Deutschschweizer Meisterschaft 2023 results
Illustrative photo · APF competition, Keesler, 2012 — not this meet
Photo: Kemberly Groue / U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Source · Display cropped; original linked.
12 elite raw lifters (8 men, 4 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 409.3 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Raphael Sauta, who totalled 1,584 lbs (718.5 kg) at 198.2 lbs (89.9 kg) bodyweight (464.8 DOTS).
Meet at a glance
Raw full-power lifters
29
All entrants, not only elite
Bombed out
1
No valid total
Attempts made
87%
219 of 252
Avg. total for 3rd place
1,269.5 lbs
Across weight classes
Best lifter
Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.
Heaviest lifts of the meet
Squat
- 1. Raphael Sauta551.2 lbs
- 2. Gioele Montalbetti551.2 lbs
- 3. Dennis Goodtzov545.6 lbs
Bench press
- 1. Raphael Sauta399 lbs
- 2. Gioele Montalbetti396.8 lbs
- 3. Sebastian Traub358.3 lbs
Deadlift
- 1. Dennis Goodtzov644.9 lbs
- 2. Raphael Sauta633.8 lbs
- 3. Alexander Kühne628.3 lbs
Podiums by weight class
Top three totals in each class, all age divisions combined. Official placings may differ by division.
Women up to 152 lbs (69 kg)
3 lifters
- Laura Rettig905 lbs
- Deborah Pungitore876.3 lbs
- Tamara Thoma854.3 lbs
Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)
2 lifters
- Gabriela Tamassia892.9 lbs
- Angie Clark881.8 lbs
Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)
1 lifter
- Niki Cheung1,096.8 lbs
Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)
9 lifters
- Raphael Sauta1,584 lbs
- Dennis Goodtzov1,537.7 lbs
- Erik Schwarzenbach1,471.6 lbs
Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)
5 lifters
- Gioele Montalbetti1,543.2 lbs
- Alexander Kühne1,482.6 lbs
- Sebastian Traub1,482.6 lbs
Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)
1 lifter
- Aaron Müller1,444 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphael Sauta · SwitzerlandPR | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 1 | 551.2 lbs / 399 lbs / 633.8 lbs | 1,584 lbs (718.5 kg) | 464.8 |
| Dennis Goodtzov · SwitzerlandPR | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 2 | 545.6 lbs / 347.2 lbs / 644.9 lbs | 1,537.7 lbs (697.5 kg) | 445.6 |
| Gioele Montalbetti · SwitzerlandPR | 231.5 lbs (105 kg) | 3 | 551.2 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 595.2 lbs | 1,543.2 lbs (700 kg) | 425.5 |
| Erik Schwarzenbach · SwitzerlandPR | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 1 | 523.6 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 595.2 lbs | 1,471.6 lbs (667.5 kg) | 425.4 |
| Victor Gaultier · SwitzerlandPR | 130.1 lbs (59 kg) | 6 | 319.7 lbs / 288.8 lbs / 418.9 lbs | 1,027.4 lbs (466 kg) | 402.3 |
| Max Becker · SwitzerlandPR | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 7 | 496 lbs / 330.7 lbs / 540.1 lbs | 1,366.9 lbs (620 kg) | 396.6 |
| Iliyan Zlatkov · Switzerland | 183 lbs (83 kg) | 8 | 457.5 lbs / 281.1 lbs / 501.6 lbs | 1,240.1 lbs (562.5 kg) | 382.4 |
| Janne Dvorak · SwitzerlandPR | 205 lbs (93 kg) | 2 | 451.9 lbs / 319.7 lbs / 529.1 lbs | 1,300.7 lbs (590 kg) | 377.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Rettig · SwitzerlandPR | 152.1 lbs (69 kg) | 1 | 314.2 lbs / 170.9 lbs / 420 lbs | 905 lbs (410.5 kg) | 427.1 |
| Deborah Pungitore · SwitzerlandPR | 152.1 lbs (69 kg) | 2 | 325.2 lbs / 203.9 lbs / 347.2 lbs | 876.3 lbs (397.5 kg) | 407.6 |
| Anouk Wandeler · SwitzerlandPR | 125.7 lbs (57 kg) | 1 | 264.6 lbs / 154.3 lbs / 339.5 lbs | 758.4 lbs (344 kg) | 407.6 |
| Larissa Bischof · Switzerland | 138.9 lbs (63 kg) | 3 | 248 lbs / 143.3 lbs / 308.6 lbs | 700 lbs (317.5 kg) | 349.8 |
How this edition compares
6 editions of Deutschschweizer Meisterschaft in our data.
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elite lifters | 12 | 20 |
| All raw lifters | 29 | 58 |
| Best DOTS | 464.8 | 450.0 |
| Attempts made | 87% | 86% |
| Avg. total for 3rd place | 1,269.5 lbs | 1,202.4 lbs |
Highest total across all editions: 1,908.1 lbs (865.5 kg) by Daniele Pola in 2026.
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