Lifter profile
Heather Leighton
10 meets from 2017 to 2025
Top 64.8 %
of ranked women, by best DOTS
Heather Leighton competed in 10 powerlifting meets between 2017 and 2025, with SAPF, IPF, AfricanPF, and 1 more. The best total, 270.5 kg (single-ply, -69 kg), was set in October 2024 at African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships, 115.5 kg more than at the first full-power meet in August 2017. With 277.38 DOTS, Heather Leighton ranks #680 among women in the South Africa rankings and in the top 64.8% of ranked women worldwide.
93kg
Oct 29, 2024 · AfricanPF
72.5kg
Oct 4, 2024 · CommonwealthPF
108kg
Oct 29, 2024 · AfricanPF
270.5kg
Single-ply · -69 kg
277.38
Career-best score
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Meet history
10 meets
| Date | Meet | Class | Squat | Bench press | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2025 | World Classic & Equipped Masters Powerlifting ChampionshipsIPF · Single-ply · Masters 3 | 69 kg68.8 | 8592.597.5 | 656567.5 | 95105112.5 | 265 | 270.61 | 2 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | African Powerlifting & Bench Press ChampionshipsAfricanPF · Single-ply · Masters 3 | 69 kg68.3 | 859093 | 67.569.570.5 | 90100108 | 270.5 | 277.38 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | African Powerlifting & Bench Press ChampionshipsAfricanPF · Single-ply · Bench only · Masters 3 | 69 kg68.4 | — | 657373 | — | 65 | 66.60 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | World Classic & Equipped Masters Powerlifting ChampionshipsIPF · Single-ply · Masters 3 | 69 kg68.4 | 8592.597.5 | 6567.570 | 90100107.5 | 267.5 | 274.07 | 2 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Commonwealth ChampionshipsCommonwealthPF · Single-ply · Bench only · Masters 3 | 69 kg68.7 | — | 7072.575 | — | 72.5 | 74.10 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Commonwealth ChampionshipsCommonwealthPF · Single-ply · Masters 3 | 69 kg68.4 | 8592.597.5 | 6567.570 | 90100107.5 | 267.5 | 274.07 | 2 |
| Jan 6, 2023 | SA Classic and Equipped Bench Press ChampionshipsSAPF · Raw · Bench only · Masters 2 | 69 kg68.75 | — | 57.56565 | — | 57.5 | 58.74 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2019 | SA Raw Powerlifting ChampionshipsSAPF · Raw · Masters 2 | 72 kg67.6 | 5057.557.5 | 3537.537.5 | 90100110 | 185 | 190.83 | 4 |
| Aug 30, 2018 | SA Classic Powerlifting ChampionshipsSAPF · Raw · Masters 2 | 72 kg69.6 | 556062.5 | 3537.537.5 | 90100102.5 | 200 | 202.90 | 5 |
| Oct 28, 2017 | Open Deadlift CompetitionSAPF · Raw · Deadlift only · Open | 72 kg69.6 | — | — | 82.592.597.5 | 97.5 | 98.92 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2017 | Open Deadlift CompetitionSAPF · Raw · Deadlift only · Open | 72 kg69.6 | — | — | 82.592.597.5 | 97.5 | 98.92 | 3 |
| Sep 28, 2017 | Gauteng Bench Press ChampionshipsSAPF · Raw · Bench only · Masters 2 | 72 kg70.15 | — | 27.53032.5 | — | 32.5 | 32.83 | 2 |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Gauteng ChampionshipsSAPF · Raw · Masters 2 | 72 kg69.2 | 253035 | 27.53032.5 | 758590 | 155 | 157.76 | 2 |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Gauteng ChampionshipsSAPF · Raw · Masters 2 | 72 kg69.2 | 253035 | 27.53032.5 | 758590 | 155 | 157.76 | 8 |
- World Classic & Equipped Masters Powerlifting Championships2
Oct 10, 2025 · IPF · Single-ply
SQ92.5
BP67.5
DL105
Total265
- African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships1
Oct 29, 2024 · AfricanPF · Single-ply
SQ93
BP69.5
DL108
Total270.5
- African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships1
Oct 29, 2024 · AfricanPF · Single-ply
SQ—
BP65
DL—
Total65
- World Classic & Equipped Masters Powerlifting Championships2
Oct 5, 2024 · IPF · Single-ply
SQ92.5
BP67.5
DL107.5
Total267.5
- Commonwealth Championships1
Oct 4, 2024 · CommonwealthPF · Single-ply
SQ—
BP72.5
DL—
Total72.5
- Commonwealth Championships2
Oct 4, 2024 · CommonwealthPF · Single-ply
SQ92.5
BP67.5
DL107.5
Total267.5
- SA Classic and Equipped Bench Press Championships1
Jan 6, 2023 · SAPF · Raw
SQ—
BP57.5
DL—
Total57.5
- SA Raw Powerlifting Championships4
Mar 28, 2019 · SAPF · Raw
SQ50
BP35
DL100
Total185
- SA Classic Powerlifting Championships5
Aug 30, 2018 · SAPF · Raw
SQ60
BP37.5
DL102.5
Total200
- Open Deadlift Competition1
Oct 28, 2017 · SAPF · Raw
SQ—
BP—
DL97.5
Total97.5
- Open Deadlift Competition3
Oct 28, 2017 · SAPF · Raw
SQ—
BP—
DL97.5
Total97.5
- Gauteng Bench Press Championships2
Sep 28, 2017 · SAPF · Raw
SQ—
BP32.5
DL—
Total32.5
- Gauteng Championships2
Aug 19, 2017 · SAPF · Raw
SQ35
BP30
DL90
Total155
- Gauteng Championships8
Aug 19, 2017 · SAPF · Raw
SQ35
BP30
DL90
Total155
Competed against
Lifters met at the same meets, same division first.
- Laura de WetSouth Africa · 4 meets together492.5kg492.21 DOTS
- Megan LeightonSouth Africa · 4 meets together435.5kg480.51 DOTS
- Olivia PerottiSouth Africa · 4 meets together533kg472.77 DOTS
- Maureen GordonScotland · 3 meets together440kg437.07 DOTS
- Florence LecceseFrance · 2 meets together385kg395.62 DOTS
- Bianca GellweilerGermany · 1 meet together447.5kg457.96 DOTS
- Lena Kruuse Skovby AndersenDenmark · 1 meet together445kg457.62 DOTS
- Rajeswari VinayagamoorthyIndia · 1 meet together440kg452.14 DOTS
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