
WDFPF
World Powerlifting Championships 2012 results
Illustrative photo · APF competition, Keesler, 2012 — not this meet
Photo: Kemberly Groue / U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Source · Display cropped; original linked.
3 elite raw lifters (2 men, 1 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 435.8 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Matt Sohmer, who totalled 1,730.6 lbs (785 kg) at 261.9 lbs (118.8 kg) bodyweight (452.4 DOTS).
Meet at a glance
Raw full-power lifters
77
All entrants, not only elite
Bombed out
4
No valid total
Attempts made
—
Attempts not published
Avg. total for 3rd place
1,275.2 lbs
Across weight classes
Best lifter
Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.
Heaviest lifts of the meet
Squat
- 1. Matt Sohmer733 lbs
- 2. Robert Darvil584.2 lbs
- 3. Mario Mifsud584.2 lbs
Bench press
- 1. Alistair Murdoch485 lbs
- 2. Roland Gongarad451.9 lbs
- 3. Mario Mifsud396.8 lbs
Deadlift
- 1. Matt Sohmer705.5 lbs
- 2. Mario Mifsud705.5 lbs
- 3. Tom Faherty661.4 lbs
Podiums by weight class
Top three totals in each class, all age divisions combined. Official placings may differ by division.
Women up to 117 lbs (53 kg)
1 lifter
- Nikki Carrol496 lbs
Women up to 122 lbs (55.5 kg)
2 lifters
- Louise Fox650.4 lbs
- Shellaine Frazier513.7 lbs
Women up to 129 lbs (58.5 kg)
1 lifter
- Pelin Baykal617.3 lbs
Women up to 154 lbs (70 kg)
2 lifters
- Susan Sanaghan595.2 lbs
- Kate Walker534.6 lbs
Women up to 176 lbs (80 kg)
1 lifter
- Shachar Head793.7 lbs
Men up to 115 lbs (52 kg)
2 lifters
- Johnathan Wrenn920.4 lbs
- Jacob Stagg633.8 lbs
Men up to 123 lbs (56 kg)
2 lifters
- Mattia Miraglia772.7 lbs
- Efim Orbu771.6 lbs
Men up to 132 lbs (60 kg)
1 lifter
- Dumitru Spac859.8 lbs
Men up to 149 lbs (67.5 kg)
3 lifters
- Sergiu Teliucov1,091.3 lbs
- Dean Davidson1,003.1 lbs
- Andrew Stagg881.8 lbs
Men up to 165 lbs (75 kg)
7 lifters
- David Horner1,240.1 lbs
- John Favey1,196 lbs
- Bruno Vez1,124.4 lbs
Men up to 182 lbs (82.5 kg)
9 lifters
- Dmytro Gabida1,278.7 lbs
- Steve Walsh1,278.7 lbs
- Cristian Johnson1,135.4 lbs
Men up to 198 lbs (90 kg)
10 lifters
- Ryan Lapadat1,416.5 lbs
- Sam Pagan1,411 lbs
- Andriy Zhmud1,395.5 lbs
Men up to 220 lbs (100 kg)
8 lifters
- Ramon Gysin1,570.8 lbs
- Sam Goodall1,482.6 lbs
- Matthew Gibson1,413.2 lbs
Men up to 243 lbs (110 kg)
10 lifters
- Alistair Murdoch1,592.8 lbs
- Robert Darvil1,499.1 lbs
- Peter Stavropoulos1,444 lbs
Men up to 276 lbs (125 kg)
9 lifters
- Matt Sohmer1,730.6 lbs
- Mario Mifsud1,686.5 lbs
- Tom Faherty1,532.2 lbs
Men up to 320 lbs (145 kg)
2 lifters
- Richard Goddard1,344.8 lbs
- John O'Dwyer1,328.3 lbs
Men 320+ lbs (145+ kg)
1 lifter
- Bill Duncan1,328.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Sohmer · USAPR | 275.6 lbs (125 kg) | 1 | 733 lbs / 292.1 lbs / 705.5 lbs | 1,730.6 lbs (785 kg) | 452.4 |
| Ramon Gysin · SwitzerlandPR | 220.5 lbs (100 kg) | 1 | 573.2 lbs / 363.8 lbs / 633.8 lbs | 1,570.8 lbs (712.5 kg) | 438.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Wuyts · BelgiumPR | 138.9 lbs (63 kg) | 1 | 270.1 lbs / 166.4 lbs / 396.8 lbs | 833.3 lbs (378 kg) | 416.0 |
How this edition compares
11 editions of World Powerlifting Championships in our data.
| 2012 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elite lifters | 3 | 3 |
| All raw lifters | 77 | 117 |
| Best DOTS | 452.4 | 424.0 |
| Avg. total for 3rd place | 1,275.2 lbs | 1,095 lbs |
Highest total across all editions: 2,215.6 lbs (1,005 kg) by Zac Meyers in 2019.
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Other editions
- World Powerlifting Championships 2019
- World Powerlifting Championships 2019
- World Powerlifting Championships 2018
- World Powerlifting Championships 2016
- World Powerlifting Championships 2016
- World Powerlifting Championships 2015
- World Powerlifting Championships 2015
- World Powerlifting Championships 2014
- World Powerlifting Championships 2013
- World Powerlifting Championships 2009
More WDFPF meets
- World Full Power Championships 2025
- European Championship Powerlifting Unequipped 2023
- World Powerlifting Championships 2019
- World Powerlifting Championships 2018
- European Powerlifting Championships 2017
- World Powerlifting Championships 2016
- World Powerlifting Championships 2015
- European Powerlifting Championships 2015