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Global Powerlifting Competition Archive
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Aggregated from the OpenPowerlifting project, this archive contains global powerlifting competition results, offering a detailed record of strength performance metrics. It encompasses data on lifters, including their attempts at maximal weight for squat, bench press, and deadlift, alongside derived scores such as Wilks and Dots points. The collection supports analysis of strength standards, competition outcomes, and lifter progression across various federations and weight classes.
Columns
- Name: Name of the lifter
- Sex: Gender of the lifter (M/F/Other)
- Event: Type of competition entered (e.g., SBD for Squat-Bench-Deadlift, B for Bench only)
- Equipment: Type of equipment worn (e.g., Single-ply, Raw)
- Age: Age of the lifter
- AgeClass: Age category the lifter falls into
- BirthYearClass: Birth year category of the lifter
- Division: The competition division entered
- BodyweightKg: Lifter's bodyweight in kilograms
- WeightClassKg: Weight class limit for the lifter
- Squat1Kg, Squat2Kg, Squat3Kg: Attempts for the squat lift
- Best3SquatKg: Best successful squat attempt
- Bench1Kg, Bench2Kg, Bench3Kg: Attempts for the bench press
- Best3BenchKg: Best successful bench press attempt
- Deadlift1Kg, Deadlift2Kg, Deadlift3Kg: Attempts for the deadlift
- Best3DeadliftKg: Best successful deadlift attempt
- TotalKg: Sum of the best attempts
- Place: Rank in the competition
- Dots: A coefficient score similar to Wilks
- Wilks: Standard strength comparison score
- Glossbrenner: Alternative coefficient score
- Goodlift: IPF GL point score
- DrugTested: Indication if the federation performs drug testing
- Country: Lifter's country of origin
- State: Lifter's state or region
- Federation: The organisation hosting the meet
- Date: Date of the competition
- MeetCountry: Country where the meet took place
- MeetName: Name of the competition
Distribution
- Format: Single CSV file
- Size: Approximately 486.19 MB
- Structure: Tabular data with approximately 2.49 million rows/records
- Update Frequency: Expected quarterly updates
Usage
- Performance Prediction: developing models to forecast a lifter's future performance based on past meets.
- Metric Analysis: comparing the efficacy of different scoring systems like Wilks versus Dots.
- Strength Standards: establishing benchmarks for different age, weight, and equipment classes.
- Federation Comparison: analysing trends between drug-tested and untested federations.
Coverage
- Geographic: Global scope, including competition data from countries and states worldwide.
- Demographic: Includes male (approx. 76%), female (approx. 24%), and other gender categories.
- Age Range: Covers lifters from youth categories (under 5) to masters (over 90), with a mean age of approximately 30.8 years.
- Temporal: Historical data leading up to the snapshot date of 2021-06-25.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Sports Data Scientists: for predictive modelling and statistical analysis of athletic performance.
- Powerlifting Coaches: to benchmark athletes against international standards.
- Fitness App Developers: to integrate realistic strength standards into training applications.
- Academic Researchers: for studies on human strength limits and demographics in sport.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Global Powerlifting Competition Archive
- Open Strength Performance Database
- World Powerlifting Records and Results
- Maximal Lift History Dataset
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Original Data Source: Global Powerlifting Competition Archive
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