Dan Kovacs
USA · Male · 307.9 lbs (139.7 kg) bodyweight at best meet · IPA
Bench specialist
#519 in the elite index
538.5 DOTS
Best squat
735 lbs
333.4 kg
Best bench press
635 lbs
288 kg
Best deadlift
825 lbs
374.2 kg
Best total
2,165 lbs
982 kg
Best DOTS
538.5
Profile analysis
Dan Kovacs ranks #519 among the men in our elite index and #426 in USA, with a best DOTS score of 538.5 set at National Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships (2011).
Relative to bodyweight, Dan squats 2.39×, benches 2.06× and deadlifts 2.68× bodyweight. The total splits 33% squat, 29% bench and 38% deadlift.
Bench specialist. The bench press carries an unusually high share of the total, pointing to strong pressing leverages (shorter arms, big chest and triceps).
Across 2 raw full-power meets in 1 federation (IPA), Dan took 2 first places. From the first recorded meet to the best one, the total grew by 40.0 lbs (18.1 kg) — about 28.6 lbs per year over 1.4 years.
Progression over time
Compared with all competitive lifters (264.6+ lbs class)
Competition history
| Date | Meet | Place | Bodyweight | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-19 | National Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships · IPA | 1 | 307.9 lbs | 735 lbs / 625 lbs / 805 lbs | 2,165 lbs (982 kg) | 538.5 |
| 2010-06-26 | World Championships · IPA | 1 | 308.6 lbs | 665 lbs / 635 lbs / 825 lbs | 2,125 lbs (963.9 kg) | 528.2 |
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