Nathan Tanis
Australia · Male · 181.9 lbs (82.5 kg) bodyweight at best meet · APLA
Squat-dominant
#445 in the elite index
541.9 DOTS
Best squat
683.4 lbs
310 kg
Best bench press
385.8 lbs
175 kg
Best deadlift
727.5 lbs
330 kg
Best total
1,796.8 lbs
815 kg
Best DOTS
541.9
Profile analysis
Nathan Tanis ranks #445 among the men in our elite index and #9 in Australia, with a best DOTS score of 541.9 set at Alliance Day - Adonis Athletics Campbelltown: The Alliance Strikes Back (2024).
Relative to bodyweight, Nathan squats 3.76×, benches 2.12× and deadlifts 4.00× bodyweight. The total splits 38% squat, 21% bench and 40% deadlift.
Squat-dominant. The squat takes a larger share of the total than in a typical elite lifter, a pattern usually linked to strong quads and favourable leg-to-torso proportions.
Across 21 raw full-power meets in 6 federations (PA, OceaniaPF, WP, APU), Nathan took 16 first places. From the first recorded meet to the best one, the total grew by 611.8 lbs (277.5 kg) — about 55.0 lbs per year over 11.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-08 | Southern Showdown · APLA | 1 | 204 lbs | 683.4 lbs / 385.8 lbs / 727.5 lbs | 1,796.8 lbs (815 kg) | 519.8 |
| 2025-02-21 | Open Nationals · APLA | 1 | 182.4 lbs | 679 lbs / 380.3 lbs / 677.9 lbs | 1,737.2 lbs (788 kg) | 533.0 |
| 2024-05-04 | Alliance Day - Adonis Athletics Campbelltown: The Alliance Strikes Back · APLA | 1 | 181.9 lbs | 672.4 lbs / 369.3 lbs / 722 lbs | 1,763.7 lbs (800 kg) | 541.9 |
| 2021-01-31 | In2Performance State Qualifier · APU | 1 | 199.8 lbs | 617.3 lbs / 374.8 lbs / 617.3 lbs | 1,609.4 lbs (730 kg) | 470.3 |
| 2020-02-23 | Melbourne Open · APU | 1 | 193.5 lbs | 650.4 lbs / 363.8 lbs / 606.3 lbs | 1,620.4 lbs (735 kg) | 481.5 |
| 2018-11-24 | Oceania Championships · ORPF | 1 | 182.2 lbs | 672.4 lbs / 358.3 lbs / 672.4 lbs | 1,703.1 lbs (772.5 kg) | 522.8 |
| 2018-10-26 | Australian Classic Nationals · APU | 1 | 182.8 lbs | 633.8 lbs / 330.7 lbs / 639.3 lbs | 1,603.9 lbs (727.5 kg) | 491.5 |
| 2018-04-20 | Asia Pacific Challenge · WP | 1 | 179.8 lbs | 661.4 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,675.5 lbs (760 kg) | 518.2 |
| 2017-10-13 | Australia National Open Championships · PA | 1 | 182.8 lbs | 640.4 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 639.3 lbs | 1,632.5 lbs (740.5 kg) | 500.2 |
| 2017-08-04 | Australian Junior / Masters Championships · PA | 1 | 181.7 lbs | 639.3 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 655.9 lbs | 1,648 lbs (747.5 kg) | 506.7 |
| 2017-02-26 | Obsidian Showdown Open Day Challenge · PA | 1 | 183 lbs | 611.8 lbs / 341.7 lbs / 639.3 lbs | 1,592.8 lbs (722.5 kg) | 487.8 |
| 2016-12-08 | Asia & Oceania Classic Powerlifting Championships · OceaniaPF | 2 | 181.9 lbs | 606.3 lbs / 341.7 lbs / 617.3 lbs | 1,565.3 lbs (710 kg) | 480.9 |
| 2016-10-21 | Australian Open Championships · PA | 1 | 181 lbs | 578.7 lbs / 336.2 lbs / 611.8 lbs | 1,526.7 lbs (692.5 kg) | 470.4 |
| 2016-08-05 | Australian Juniors-Masters Championships · PA | 1 | 182.8 lbs | 575.4 lbs / 330.7 lbs / 600.8 lbs | 1,506.9 lbs (683.5 kg) | 461.7 |
| 2016-03-13 | Obsidian Classic IV · PA | 1 | 181 lbs | 574.3 lbs / 330.7 lbs / 600.8 lbs | 1,505.8 lbs (683 kg) | 463.9 |
| 2015-08-14 | Australian Junior Master Bench and Blind Championships · PA | 2 | 172.5 lbs | 551.2 lbs / 330.7 lbs / 556.7 lbs | 1,438.5 lbs (652.5 kg) | 455.9 |
| 2015-07-18 | Obsidian Winter Night Open · PA | 1 | 162.8 lbs | 508.2 lbs / 314.2 lbs / 562.2 lbs | 1,384.5 lbs (628 kg) | 455.1 |
| 2015-04-10 | Australian Raw Powerlifting Championships · PA | 6 | 178 lbs | 512.6 lbs / 314.2 lbs / 545.6 lbs | 1,372.4 lbs (622.5 kg) | 426.9 |
| 2015-02-08 | Rise Up Challenge · PA | 1 | 173.8 lbs | 496 lbs / 297.6 lbs / 529.1 lbs | 1,322.8 lbs (600 kg) | 417.3 |
| 2014-10-04 | RiseUp Challenge · PA | 3 | 162 lbs | 451.9 lbs / 275.6 lbs / 496 lbs | 1,223.6 lbs (555 kg) | 403.4 |
| 2014-09-21 | Melbourne Spring Bash · PA | 2 | 160.5 lbs | 418.9 lbs / 264.6 lbs / 501.6 lbs | 1,185 lbs (537.5 kg) | 393.2 |
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