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Emma Ylitalo-James's career best to date is 505 kg, set in 1998 at age 28. Their total grew 270 kg over 2.0 years between their first meet and that mark (~136.0 kg/year). 6.1-year gap in their competition record between 1999 and 2005. Career variance was 65% deadlift-driven.
Career-best meet: World Championships · WPC
| Date | Meet | Equipment | Squat (kg) | Bench (kg) | Deadlift (kg) | Total (kg) | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-11-07 | World Championships | Multi-ply | 100 | 70 | 65 | 235 | 218.11 |
| 1998-11-02 | World Championships | Single-ply | 195 | 110 | 200 | 505 | 448.26 |
| 2005-11-03 | World Championships | Single-ply | — | 130 | — | — | 123.35 |
| 2009-03-28 | Welsh | Multi-ply | — | 145 | — | — | 134.74 |
| 2009-11-17 | World Championships | Single-ply | — | 172.5 | — | — | 161.05 |
| 2012-09-01 | UK International Open | Multi-ply | 60 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012-11-06 | World Championships | Single-ply | 60 | 192.5 | 180 | 432.5 | 392.75 |
| 2013-06-02 | European Championships | Single-ply | — | 195 | — | — | 175.78 |
| 2013-08-31 | UK Grand Prix and Equipped National Championships | Single-ply | — | 177.5 | — | — | 160.85 |
| 2013-10-26 | World Championship | Raw | — | — | 202.5 | — | 182.45 |
| 2014-06-12 | European Championships | Single-ply | — | 200 | — | — | 178.74 |
| 2014-07-19 | CanAm Bench Press Championship | Single-ply | — | 195 | — | — | 175.42 |
| 2014-11-10 | World Championships | Single-ply | — | 215 | — | — | 194.11 |
| 2015-04-04 | Finnish Open | Single-ply | — | 170 | — | — | 160.28 |
| 2015-06-11 | European Powerlifting Championships | Single-ply | — | 190 | — | — | 185.58 |
| 2015-11-09 | World Championships | Single-ply | — | 200 | — | — | 187.76 |
| 2016-04-10 | South Coast Qualifier | Single-ply | — | 185 | — | — | 180.19 |
| 2016-05-14 | Bodypower | Single-ply | — | 188 | — | — | 177.14 |
| 2016-07-02 | Show of Strength | Single-ply | — | 190 | — | — | 180.62 |
| 2016-10-01 | Metal Nutrition Power Expo | Single-ply | — | 190 | — | — | 177.61 |
| 2016-11-07 | World Championships | Single-ply | — | 197.5 | — | — | 184.51 |
| 2016-12-03 | Bench Press Championships | Single-ply | — | 185 | — | — | 172.83 |
| 2017-01-07 | KP Gym Open | Single-ply | — | 195 | — | — | 180.99 |
| 2017-02-04 | Alan Collins Cup | Raw | — | 135 | — | — | 121.08 |
| 2017-11-03 | World Champions Cup | Single-ply | — | 205 | — | — | 191.98 |
| 2017-12-17 | Selfish Pro Bench Press Championships | Single-ply | — | 207.5 | — | — | 193.16 |
| 2018-06-25 | European Championships | Single-ply | — | — | 190 | — | 171.81 |
| 2018-11-05 | World Championships | Single-ply | — | 205 | — | — | 184.32 |
| 2019-06-11 | European Championships | Single-ply | — | 210 | — | — | 188.53 |
| 2019-07-27 | Summer Bash | Single-ply | — | 215 | — | — | 193.41 |
| 2019-10-26 | CanAm Championships | Single-ply | — | 222.5 | — | — | 199 |
| 2019-11-07 | World Championships | Single-ply | — | 220 | — | — | 196.72 |
| 2020-08-14 | National Championships | Single-ply | — | 225 | — | — | 201.29 |
| 2021-06-25 | Allstars Push Pull Challenge / THE BOMB SQUAD | Unlimited | — | 250 | — | — | 225.19 |
| 2022-03-12 | Spring Showdown | Unlimited | — | 255 | — | — | 230.18 |
| 2022-04-23 | Power Fit Open | Unlimited | — | 260 | — | — | 233.66 |
| 2022-09-24 | PTV SM | Unlimited | — | 267.5 | — | — | 238.83 |
| 2022-10-02 | Winter Classic | Unlimited | — | 272.5 | — | — | 243 |
| 2022-11-02 | World Championships | Multi-ply | — | 212.5 | — | — | 190.15 |
| 2023-04-22 | Voimanoston SM | Unlimited | — | 275 | — | — | 246.51 |
| 2024-03-16 | Salisbury Qualifier | Multi-ply | — | 230 | — | — | 201.97 |
| 2024-11-12 | World Championships | Unlimited | — | 260 | — | — | 232.72 |
| 2025-02-01 | World Cup | Unlimited | — | 250 | — | — | 225.36 |
| 2025-04-26 | Voimanoston SM | Unlimited | — | 265 | — | — | 239.13 |
| 2025-05-24 | British Single Lift Championships | Raw | — | 117.5 | — | — | 105.33 |
| 2025-11-04 | World Championships | Raw | — | 100 | — | — | 90.19 |
vs Raw · 90 kg class · masters-2 · UK · drug-test status unknown
vs Raw · 90 kg class · masters-2 · drug-test status unknown
vs Single-ply · 90+ kg class · open · drug-test status unknown