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| Date | Meet | Equipment | Squat (kg) | Bench (kg) | Deadlift (kg) | Total (kg) | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-25 | National Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships | Raw | 72.57 | 56.7 | 99.79 | 229.06 | 298.1 |
| 2005-09-17 | Bench Press Nationals | Single-ply | — | 57.61 | — | — | 75.3 |
| 2006-03-25 | Bench Press Nationals | Raw | — | 57.5 | — | — | 75.75 |
| 2006-09-02 | Bench Nationals II | Raw | — | 57.5 | — | — | 74.45 |
| 2006-11-18 | World Bench Press Championships | Raw | — | 60.1 | — | — | 76.1 |
| 2008-07-25 | Raw Nationals | Raw | 80 | 57.5 | 120 | 257.5 | 334.85 |
| 2009-03-06 | CON-CRET Raw Challenge | Raw | 72.5 | 57.5 | 117.5 | 247.5 | 323.35 |
| 2009-07-24 | Raw Nationals | Raw | 72.5 | 55 | 120 | 247.5 | 324.88 |
| 2012-07-28 | Eastern Open | Raw | — | 58.5 | — | — | 74.85 |
| 2013-12-07 | 12th Annual American Open Championships | Raw | 80 | 55 | 115 | 250 | 322.61 |
| 2015-10-29 | World Championships | Raw | 82.5 | 50 | 115 | 247.5 | 331.76 |
| 2016-06-04 | North Carolina State Championships | Raw | — | 52.5 | — | — | 71.81 |
| 2017-08-12 | East Coast Bar Benders | Raw | — | — | 113.5 | — | 331.19 |
| 2019-08-17 | Drug Tested Rumble in the Jungle | Raw | — | 51.5 | — | — | 215.76 |
| 2020-01-18 | Virginia Winter Open | Raw | — | 52.5 | — | — | 70.9 |
| 2022-07-16 | Ironman Nationals | Raw | — | — | 85 | — | 180.66 |
| 2022-11-11 | Powerlifting and Single Lift Worlds | Raw | — | 47 | 86 | — | 178.94 |
| 2023-04-01 | Battle of the Border | Raw | — | — | 87 | — | 181.74 |
| 2024-08-17 | Tested Texas Power Bars VA State Championship | Raw | — | — | 85.5 | — | 113.4 |
| 2025-05-19 | American Challenge NC | Raw | — | — | 87.5 | — | 178.44 |
| 2025-10-04 | OBX Open | Raw | — | — | 89 | — | 178.76 |
| 2026-05-15 | 100% RAW American Challenge-NC Strict Curl | Raw | 23 | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | 100% RAW North Carolina American Challenge | Raw | — | 46 | 83 | — | — |
Karen Poyner's career best to date is 257.5 kg, set in 2008 at age 52. Their total grew 28.4 kg over 3.1 years between their first meet and that mark (~9.2 kg/year). 2.5-year gap in their competition record between 2020 and 2022. Career variance was 93% deadlift-driven.
Career-best meet: Raw Nationals · USAPL
vs Raw · 48 kg class · masters-2 · drug-tested