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Dave McCandless's best meet by DOTS to date came in 1995 at age 43 in the 125 kg class: 845 kg at 478.9 DOTS. Their total grew 268.94 kg over 13.2 years between their first meet and that mark (~20.31 kg/year). 2.8-year gap in their competition record between 1989 and 1992. Career variance was 56% squat-driven.
Career-best meet (by DOTS): Masters & Teen Nationals · APF
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| Date | Meet | Equipment | Squat (kg) | Bench (kg) | Deadlift (kg) | Total (kg) | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-03-06 | Eastern Open Natural | Single-ply | 204.12 | 145.15 | 226.8 | 576.06 | 354.57 |
| 1982-10-09 | North Canton Fall Open | Single-ply | 215.46 | 151.95 | 226.8 | 594.21 | 365.75 |
| 1982-11-20 | Allegheny Mountain Association Championships | Single-ply | 235.87 | 151.95 | 247.21 | 635.03 | 390.87 |
| 1983-04-23 | Power Day | Raw | — | — | 260.82 | — | — |
| 1983-08-13 | Southern Ohio Open | Single-ply | 247.21 | 181.44 | 265.35 | 694 | 411.03 |
| 1983-09-24 | Ambridge Open | Single-ply | 242.5 | 195 | 277.5 | 715 | 423.47 |
| 1983-11-13 | Allegheny Mountain Association Championships | Single-ply | 256.28 | 199.58 | 288.03 | 743.89 | 440.58 |
| 1984-02-11 | Steel Valley Open | Single-ply | 283.5 | 206.38 | 281.23 | 771.11 | 456.7 |
| 1984-02-25 | Ambridge VFW Open Bench Press | Raw | — | 210.92 | — | — | — |
| 1984-04-14 | Great Lakes Championships | Single-ply | 285.76 | 204.12 | 299.37 | 789.25 | 467.45 |
| 1984-06-23 | Pennsylvania State Championships | Single-ply | 278.96 | 206.38 | 288.03 | 773.38 | 458.05 |
| 1984-09-22 | Ambridge VFW Open | Single-ply | 287.5 | 212.5 | 295 | 795 | 470.85 |
| 1984-12-15 | Steel Valley Open | Single-ply | 277.5 | 215 | 297.5 | 790 | 467.89 |
| 1985-03-09 | Monster Bench Press Meet | Raw | — | 210.92 | — | — | — |
| 1985-09-28 | Ambridge VFW Open | Single-ply | 288.03 | 226.8 | 301.64 | 816.47 | 462.74 |
| 1987-02-07 | Steel Valley Open | Single-ply | 300 | 230 | 297.5 | 827.5 | 468.99 |
| 1989-09-09 | D'Amico Benchpress-Deadlift | Single-ply | — | — | 283.5 | — | — |
| 1992-06-20 | Hall of Fame Championships | Single-ply | 283.5 | 195.04 | 260.82 | 739.36 | 419.04 |
| 1993-06-05 | Masters & Teen Nationals | Single-ply | 278.96 | 231.33 | 260.82 | 771.11 | 437.03 |
| 1994-11-03 | World Championships | Multi-ply | 272.5 | 215 | 272.5 | 760 | 430.73 |
| 1995-06-03 | Masters & Teen Nationals | Multi-ply | 317.5 | 232.5 | 295 | 845 | 478.91 |
| 1995-10-26 | World Championships | Multi-ply | 330 | 225 | 290 | 845 | 478.91 |
| 1996-06-28 | Teen/Junior/Master Nationals | Multi-ply | 317.5 | 215 | 272.5 | 805 | 456.24 |
| 1996-11-22 | Senior Nationals | Multi-ply | 344.73 | 217.72 | 272.16 | 834.61 | 473.02 |
No individual-attempt data was recorded for this meet.
No individual-attempt data was recorded for this meet.
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vs Multi-ply · 125 kg class · masters-1 · USA · drug-tested + not tested
vs Multi-ply · 125 kg class · masters-1 · drug-tested + not tested
DOTS ranks across all weight classes — matching Best Lifter scoring — while Squat, Bench, Deadlift, and Total rank within the cohort named under each radar.