Daniel Velarde
Switzerland · Male · 144.8 lbs (65.7 kg) bodyweight at best meet · WDFPF
Balanced lifter
#1582 in the elite index
444.2 DOTS
Best squat
463 lbs
210 kg
Best bench press
319.7 lbs
145 kg
Best deadlift
501.6 lbs
227.5 kg
Best total
1,273.2 lbs
577.5 kg
Best DOTS
444.2
Profile analysis
Daniel Velarde ranks #1582 among the men in our elite index and #52 in Switzerland, with a best DOTS score of 444.2 set at World Powerlifting Championships (2019).
Relative to bodyweight, Daniel squats 3.20×, benches 2.21× and deadlifts 3.46× bodyweight. The total splits 36% squat, 25% bench and 39% deadlift.
Balanced lifter. All three lifts sit close to the typical elite distribution, with no single movement carrying the total — a sign of well-rounded strength.
Across 8 raw full-power meets in 3 federations (SDFPF, WDFPF, KDKS), Daniel took 6 first places. From the first recorded meet to the best one, the total grew by 209.4 lbs (95.0 kg) — about 59.0 lbs per year over 3.5 years.
Progression over time
Compared with all competitive lifters (up to 145.5 lbs class)
Competition history
| Date | Meet | Place | Bodyweight | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-06 | Junior/Master Schweizermeisterschaft · KDKS | 1 | 159.4 lbs | 463 lbs / 319.7 lbs / 490.5 lbs | 1,273.2 lbs (577.5 kg) | 424.4 |
| 2020-02-15 | Unequipped Swiss Powerlifting Championships · SDFPF | 1 | 147.3 lbs | 440.9 lbs / 308.6 lbs / 501.6 lbs | 1,251.1 lbs (567.5 kg) | 440.7 |
| 2020-02-15 | Unequipped Swiss Powerlifting Championships · SDFPF | 1 | 147.3 lbs | 440.9 lbs / 308.6 lbs / 501.6 lbs | 1,251.1 lbs (567.5 kg) | 440.7 |
| 2019-10-25 | World Powerlifting Championships · WDFPF | 2 | 144.8 lbs | 457.5 lbs / 303.1 lbs / 485 lbs | 1,245.6 lbs (565 kg) | 444.2 |
| 2019-02-09 | Swiss Powerlifting Championships Unequipped · SDFPF | 1 | 147.7 lbs | 440.9 lbs / 303.1 lbs / 474 lbs | 1,218.1 lbs (552.5 kg) | 428.1 |
| 2018-11-02 | World Powerlifting Championships · WDFPF | 2 | 144.6 lbs | 447.5 lbs / 314.2 lbs / 463 lbs | 1,224.7 lbs (555.5 kg) | 437.2 |
| 2018-03-17 | Swiss Powerlifting Championships Unequipped · SDFPF | 1 | 141.8 lbs | 429.9 lbs / 286.6 lbs / 451.9 lbs | 1,168.4 lbs (530 kg) | 423.5 |
| 2017-02-18 | Swiss Powerlifting Championships Unequipped · SDFPF | 1 | 142.6 lbs | 374.8 lbs / 275.6 lbs / 413.4 lbs | 1,063.7 lbs (482.5 kg) | 383.7 |
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