Mélanie Descours
France · Female · 136.1 lbs (61.8 kg) bodyweight at best meet · FFForce
Pull-dominant
#598 in the elite index
451.9 DOTS
Best squat
336.2 lbs
152.5 kg
Best bench press
198.4 lbs
90 kg
Best deadlift
380.3 lbs
172.5 kg
Best total
914.9 lbs
415 kg
Best DOTS
451.9
Profile analysis
Mélanie Descours ranks #598 among the women in our elite index and #597 in France, with a best DOTS score of 451.9 set at Grand Prix de La Ricamarie (2025).
Relative to bodyweight, Mélanie squats 2.47×, benches 1.46× and deadlifts 2.79× bodyweight. The total splits 37% squat, 22% 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 5 raw full-power meets in 1 federation (FFForce), Mélanie took 4 first places. From the first recorded meet to the best one, the total grew by 220.5 lbs (100.0 kg) — about 59.0 lbs per year over 3.7 years.
Progression over time
Compared with all competitive lifters (up to 138.9 lbs class)
Competition history
| Date | Meet | Place | Bodyweight | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | Grand Prix de La Ricamarie · FFForce | 1 | 136.1 lbs | 336.2 lbs / 198.4 lbs / 380.3 lbs | 914.9 lbs (415 kg) | 451.9 |
| 2025-01-25 | Grand Prix de La Ricamarie · FFForce | 1 | 124.9 lbs | 319.7 lbs / 187.4 lbs / 330.7 lbs | 837.8 lbs (380 kg) | 437.1 |
| 2022-11-19 | Challenge FA Jean-Claude Roux · FFForce | 2 | 124.5 lbs | 286.6 lbs / 159.8 lbs / 314.2 lbs | 760.6 lbs (345 kg) | 397.8 |
| 2022-02-19 | Challenge d'Aulnat FA/PL · FFForce | 1 | 133.8 lbs | 275.6 lbs / 132.3 lbs / 308.6 lbs | 716.5 lbs (325 kg) | 357.7 |
| 2022-01-08 | Championnat Régional FA PL LAURAF · FFForce | 1 | 132.9 lbs | 253.5 lbs / 143.3 lbs / 297.6 lbs | 694.5 lbs (315 kg) | 348.2 |
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Alba Boström
Sweden · 1,284.2 lbs · DOTS 627
Blake Tobin
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Carola Garra
Italy · 1,297.4 lbs · DOTS 613
Sharon Eggleton
England · 1,300.7 lbs · DOTS 612
Meghan Scanlon
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