Kobus Bester

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Male · Born 1978 · South Africa

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Career highlights

Best total

620 kg

Single-ply · 82.5 kg · 40-44 · 2022

Best squat

230 kg

Single-ply · 82.5 kg · 45-49 · 2025

Best bench

162.5 kg

Multi-ply · 82.5 kg · 40-44 · 2019

Best deadlift

245 kg

Multi-ply · 82.5 kg · 40-44 · 2019

Best DOTS

426.27

Multi-ply · 82.5 kg · 40-44 · 2019

Career summary

Kobus Bester's career best to date is 620 kg, set in 2022 at age 44. Their total grew 22.5 kg over 3.5 years between their first meet and that mark (~6.5 kg/year). 2.4-year gap in their competition record between 2019 and 2022. Career variance was 96% bench-driven.

Career-best meet: National Powerlifting Championships · WPC-SA

Progression

Equipment

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PR progression data
Date	Meet	Equipment	Squat (kg)	Bench (kg)	Deadlift (kg)	Total (kg)	DOTS
2015-08-15	Gauteng Bench Press Championships	Raw	—	135	—	—	96.04
2016-11-21	Guateng Bench Press Championships	Raw	—	120	—	—	86.84
2016-12-04	Tri-Nations Push/Pull	Raw	—	140	225	—	249.86
2018-12-01	Tri-Nations	Raw	—	140	210	—	248.38
2019-04-06	Power Wars	Multi-ply	200	162.5	235	597.5	416.36
2019-06-21	Nationals	Multi-ply	210	160	240	610	421.09
2019-06-22	Nationals	Wraps	200	160	240	600	414.34
2019-12-01	Four Nations	Multi-ply	—	155	245	—	426.27
2022-09-26	National Powerlifting Championships	Single-ply	220	160	240	620	425.96
2023-02-18	Black Hawk Barbenders	Single-ply	200	155	220	575	397.37
2023-05-19	National Powerlifting Championship	Wraps	200	65	215.5	480.5	335.61
2023-11-18	Badger Classic	Wraps	215	95	230	540	373.6
2024-03-09	Black Hawk Bar Benders	Raw	—	—	225	—	157.64
2024-06-08	Beastmode Power Wars	Wraps	210	115	220	545	367.85
2024-08-08	WPC and AWPC Nationals	Wraps	220	130	230	580	396.76
2025-06-13	Nationals	Single-ply	225	130	232.5	587.5	403.34
2025-11-04	World Championships	Single-ply	230	140	230	600	407.56

Competition history · 21 meets

World Championships
WPC · 2025-11-04 · 82.5 kg classSingle-ply1st place
South Africa
Squat 230 kgBench 140 kgDead 230 kgTotal 600 kgDots 407.56
Nationals
WPC-SA · 2025-06-13 · 82.5 kg classSingle-ply1st place
GT, South Africa
Squat 225 kgBench 130 kgDead 232.5 kgTotal 587.5 kgDots 403.34
WPC and AWPC Nationals
WPC-SA · 2024-08-08 · 82.5 kg classWraps1st place
KZN, South Africa
Squat 220 kgBench 130 kgDead 230 kgTotal 580 kgDots 396.76
Beastmode Power Wars
WPC-SA · 2024-06-08 · 90 kg classWraps1st place
South Africa
Squat 210 kgBench 115 kgDead 220 kgTotal 545 kgDots 367.85
Black Hawk Bar Benders
WPC-SA · 2024-03-09 · 82.5 kg classRaw1st place
South Africa
Squat —Bench —Dead 225 kgTotal —Dots 157.64
Badger Classic
RhinoPC · 2023-11-18 · 82.5 kg classWraps1st place
South Africa
Squat 215 kgBench 95 kgDead 230 kgTotal 540 kgDots 373.60
Nationals
RhinoPC · 2023-09-23 · 82.5 kg classWraps1st place
South Africa
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 353.77
Secondaries
RhinoPC · 2023-09-02 · 82.5 kg classWraps1st place
South Africa
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 337.36
National Powerlifting Championship
WPC-SA · 2023-05-19 · 82.5 kg classWraps1st place
GT, South Africa
Squat 200 kgBench 65 kgDead 215.5 kgTotal 480.5 kgDots 335.61
Black Hawk Barbenders
WPC-SA · 2023-02-18 · 82.5 kg classSingle-ply1st place
South Africa
Squat 200 kgBench 155 kgDead 220 kgTotal 575 kgDots 397.37
National Powerlifting Championships
WPC-SA · 2022-09-26 · 82.5 kg classSingle-ply1st place
South Africa
Squat 220 kgBench 160 kgDead 240 kgTotal 620 kgDots 425.96
Indigo Blackhawk Barbenders
WPC-SA · 2022-04-30 · 82.5 kg classWraps2nd place
South Africa
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 379.34
Four Nations
RhinoPC · 2019-12-01 · 82.5 kg classMulti-ply1st place
South Africa
Squat —Bench 155 kgDead 245 kgTotal —Dots 426.27
Nationals
RhinoPC · 2019-06-22 · 82.5 kg classWraps1st place
South Africa
Squat 200 kgBench 160 kgDead 240 kgTotal 600 kgDots 414.34
Nationals
WPC-SA · 2019-06-21 · 82.5 kg classMulti-ply1st place
South Africa
Squat 210 kgBench 160 kgDead 240 kgTotal 610 kgDots 421.09
Power Wars
WPC-SA · 2019-04-06 · 82.5 kg classMulti-ply1st place
South Africa
Squat 200 kgBench 162.5 kgDead 235 kgTotal 597.5 kgDots 416.36
Tri-Nations
RhinoPC · 2018-12-01 · 82.5 kg classRaw2nd place
South Africa
Squat —Bench 140 kgDead 210 kgTotal —Dots 248.38
National Championships
RhinoPC · 2017-06-16 · 82.5 kg classMulti-ply1st place
South Africa
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 424.03
Tri-Nations Push/Pull
GPC-AUS · 2016-12-04 · 82.5 kg classRaw8th place
Australia
Squat —Bench 140 kgDead 225 kgTotal —Dots 249.86
Guateng Bench Press Championships
SAPF · 2016-11-21 · 74 kg classRaw3rd place
South Africa
Squat —Bench 120 kgDead —Total —Dots 86.84
Gauteng Bench Press Championships
SAPF · 2015-08-15 · 83 kg classRaw2nd place
South Africa
Squat —Bench 135 kgDead —Total —Dots 96.04

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Competition history · 21 meets

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