Chul Ki Kim
South Korea · Male · 180.2 lbs (81.8 kg) bodyweight at best meet · POSK
Pull-dominant
#498 in the elite index
539.3 DOTS
Best squat
607.4 lbs
275.5 kg
Best bench press
409 lbs
185.5 kg
Best deadlift
729.7 lbs
331 kg
Best total
1,746.1 lbs
792 kg
Best DOTS
539.3
Profile analysis
Chul Ki Kim ranks #498 among the men in our elite index and #1 in South Korea, with a best DOTS score of 539.3 set at SBD Cup Qualifying (2026).
Relative to bodyweight, Chul squats 3.37×, benches 2.27× and deadlifts 4.05× bodyweight. The total splits 35% squat, 23% bench and 42% deadlift.
Pull-dominant. The deadlift represents more of the total than average, the signature of a powerful posterior chain and often long arms relative to the torso.
Across 9 raw full-power meets in 3 federations (USAPL, POSK, AsianPF), Chul took 5 first places. From the first recorded meet to the best one, the total grew by 191.8 lbs (87.0 kg) — about 68.1 lbs per year over 2.8 years.
Progression over time
Compared with all competitive lifters (up to 183 lbs class)
Competition history
| Date | Meet | Place | Bodyweight | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | SBD Cup Qualifying · POSK | 1 | 180.2 lbs | 607.4 lbs / 409 lbs / 729.7 lbs | 1,746.1 lbs (792 kg) | 539.3 |
| 2025-07-06 | Asian/Pacific/African Classic & Equipped Championships · AsianPF | 2 | 180.8 lbs | 606.3 lbs / 407.9 lbs / 728.6 lbs | 1,742.8 lbs (790.5 kg) | 537.3 |
| 2025-03-23 | Busan Qualifying · POSK | 1 | 180.5 lbs | 595.2 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 727.5 lbs | 1,719.6 lbs (780 kg) | 530.7 |
| 2024-12-02 | Asian Classic Powerlifting Championships · AsianPF | 3 | 178.5 lbs | 578.7 lbs / 385.8 lbs / 705.5 lbs | 1,670 lbs (757.5 kg) | 518.7 |
| 2024-09-22 | Qualifying · POSK | 1 | 179.5 lbs | 573.2 lbs / 374.8 lbs / 716.5 lbs | 1,664.5 lbs (755 kg) | 515.4 |
| 2024-04-06 | Iron Souls II · USAPL | 1 | 178.2 lbs | 584.2 lbs / 363.8 lbs / 694.5 lbs | 1,642.4 lbs (745 kg) | 510.6 |
| 2023-11-04 | Olympia International Pro Qualifier · USAPL | 10 | 177.3 lbs | 562.2 lbs / 374.8 lbs / 650.4 lbs | 1,587.3 lbs (720 kg) | 494.9 |
| 2023-08-12 | Korea Nationals · USAPL | 1 | 176.4 lbs | 578.7 lbs / 369.3 lbs / 674.6 lbs | 1,622.6 lbs (736 kg) | 507.5 |
| 2023-06-03 | Korea Summer Slam · USAPL | 2 | 178.4 lbs | 540.1 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,554.3 lbs (705 kg) | 483.0 |
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