Melanie Lihou

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Female · Born 1975 · Australia · QLD

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Career highlights

Best total

377.5 kg

Wraps · 110 kg · 45-49 · 2022

Best squat

145 kg

Wraps · 110 kg · 45-49 · 2023

Best bench

72.5 kg

Wraps · 110 kg · 45-49 · 2022

Best deadlift

165 kg

Raw · 90 kg · 50-54 · 2025

Best DOTS

326.19

Raw · 90 kg · 50-54 · 2025

Career summary

Melanie Lihou's career best to date is 377.5 kg, set in 2022 at age 47. Their total grew 27.5 kg over 4.0 years between their first meet and that mark (~6.9 kg/year). Career variance was 93% squat-driven.

Career-best meet: Queensland State Championships · CAPO

Progression

Equipment

Lines

PR progression data
Date	Meet	Equipment	Squat (kg)	Bench (kg)	Deadlift (kg)	Total (kg)	DOTS
2018-05-05	North Queensland Games	Raw	135	65	150	350	294.43
2018-08-03	Australian Junior/Masters Championships	Raw	140	62.5	157.5	360	302.84
2019-03-09	SSG Open	Raw	133	65	152	350	300.63
2019-06-01	Australian Masters Championships	Raw	130	63	152	345	298.48
2019-09-21	BNB Blast VII	Raw	142	68	163	373	320.78
2020-09-26	Australian Powerlifting Championships	Raw	136	64	145	345	294.01
2020-12-19	Iron Underground End of Year Challenge	Raw	135	67	151	353	303.89
2022-05-07	Queensland State Championships	Wraps	145	72.5	160	377.5	318.99
2023-08-20	Violence in the Valley	Wraps	145	70	160	375	318.78
2024-08-01	National Championships	Raw	—	70	—	—	61.58
2024-08-01	National Push-Pull	Raw	—	70	140	—	184.75
2024-12-07	National Deadlift Only Championships	Raw	—	—	152.5	—	136.12
2025-01-19	War Zone	Raw	112.5	70	152.5	335	300.45
2025-04-05	QLD State Championships	Raw	120	67.5	155	342.5	309.96
2025-07-31	National Championships	Raw	130	70	162.5	362.5	326.19
2025-12-06	National Deadlift Championship	Raw	—	—	165	—	148.32
2026-04-11	QLD State Championships	Raw	—	70	—	—	62.49

Competition history · 17 meets

QLD State Championships
CAPO · 2026-04-11 · 90 kg classRaw1st place
QLD, Australia
Squat —Bench 70 kgDead —Total —Dots 62.49
National Deadlift Championship
CAPO · 2025-12-06 · 90 kg classRaw13th place
Australia
Squat —Bench —Dead 165 kgTotal —Dots 148.32
National Championships
CAPO · 2025-07-31 · 90 kg classRaw3rd place
QLD, Australia
Squat 130 kgBench 70 kgDead 162.5 kgTotal 362.5 kgDots 326.19
QLD State Championships
CAPO · 2025-04-05 · 90 kg classRaw1st place
QLD, Australia
Squat 120 kgBench 67.5 kgDead 155 kgTotal 342.5 kgDots 309.96
War Zone
CAPO · 2025-01-19 · 90 kg classRaw3rd place
QLD, Australia
Squat 112.5 kgBench 70 kgDead 152.5 kgTotal 335 kgDots 300.45
National Deadlift Only Championships
CAPO · 2024-12-07 · 90 kg classRaw23rd place
Australia
Squat —Bench —Dead 152.5 kgTotal —Dots 136.12
National Championships
CAPO · 2024-08-01 · 100 kg classRaw4th place
QLD, Australia
Squat —Bench 70 kgDead —Total —Dots 61.58
National Push-Pull
CAPO · 2024-08-01 · 100 kg classRaw4th place
QLD, Australia
Squat —Bench 70 kgDead 140 kgTotal —Dots 184.75
Violence in the Valley
CAPO · 2023-08-20 · 110 kg classWraps1st place
QLD, Australia
Squat 145 kgBench 70 kgDead 160 kgTotal 375 kgDots 318.78
Queensland State Championships
CAPO · 2022-05-07 · 110 kg classWraps1st place
QLD, Australia
Squat 145 kgBench 72.5 kgDead 160 kgTotal 377.5 kgDots 318.99
Iron Underground End of Year Challenge
PA · 2020-12-19 · 100 kg classRaw1st place
QLD, Australia
Squat 135 kgBench 67 kgDead 151 kgTotal 353 kgDots 303.89
Australian Powerlifting Championships
PA · 2020-09-26 · 100+ kg classRaw2nd place
Australia
Squat 136 kgBench 64 kgDead 145 kgTotal 345 kgDots 294.01
BNB Blast VII
PA · 2019-09-21 · 100 kg classRaw1st place
QLD, Australia
Squat 142 kgBench 68 kgDead 163 kgTotal 373 kgDots 320.78
Australian Masters Championships
PA · 2019-06-01 · 100 kg classRaw1st place
QLD, Australia
Squat 130 kgBench 63 kgDead 152 kgTotal 345 kgDots 298.48
SSG Open
PA · 2019-03-09 · 100 kg classRaw2nd place
QLD, Australia
Squat 133 kgBench 65 kgDead 152 kgTotal 350 kgDots 300.63
Australian Junior/Masters Championships
PA · 2018-08-03 · 84+ kg classRaw4th place
VIC, Australia
Squat 140 kgBench 62.5 kgDead 157.5 kgTotal 360 kgDots 302.84
North Queensland Games
PA · 2018-05-05 · 84+ kg classRaw1st place
QLD, Australia
Squat 135 kgBench 65 kgDead 150 kgTotal 350 kgDots 294.43