Lifter profile

Paula Johnstone

New ZealandWomen-76 kgWrapsNZPUGPC-NZGPC-AUSMM-AUS

31 meets from 2019 to 2026

Top 3.3 %

of ranked women, by best DOTS

#50 DOTS · New Zealand

Paula Johnstone competed in 31 powerlifting meets between 2019 and 2026, with GPC-NZ, NZPU, MM-AUS, and 2 more. The best total, 470 kg (single-ply, -76 kg), was set in January 2024 at NZE, 210 kg more than at the first full-power meet in July 2019. With 459.39 DOTS, Paula Johnstone ranks #50 among women in the New Zealand rankings and in the top 3.3% of ranked women worldwide.

Squat

175kg

Aug 17, 2024 · GPC-NZ

Bench press

145kg

Feb 10, 2024 · GPC-NZ

Deadlift

175kg

Aug 17, 2024 · GPC-NZ

Total

470kg

Single-ply · -76 kg

DOTS

459.39

Career-best score

Meet progression

Valid full-power (SBD) results.

Attempt success

Across the three attempts of each lift.

Squat74 %39/53

Bench press72 %51/71

Deadlift71 %50/70

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Meet history

31 meets

Date	Meet	Class	Squat	Bench press	Deadlift	Total	DOTS	Place
Aug 29, 2026	Fortitude ValleyNZPU · Wraps · M50-59	75 kg72.6	100120400	90100110	140150160	390	386.53	1
Aug 16, 2026	NationalsGPC-NZ · Single-ply · Deadlift only · F-M3E	75 kg73.2	—	—	140160·	160	157.87	1
Apr 25, 2026	TA Slay Single LiftsGPC-NZ · Wraps · Squat only · F-M3R	90 kg86	100120·	—	—	120	109.21	1
Apr 25, 2026	TA Slay Single LiftsGPC-NZ · Single-ply · Deadlift only · F-M3E	90 kg86	—	—	150160·	160	145.61	1
Apr 25, 2026	TA Slay Single LiftsGPC-NZ · Raw · Bench only · F-M3R	90 kg86	—	6080·	—	80	72.80	1
Apr 11, 2026	No MercyNZPU · Wraps · M50-59	82.5 kg82.2	100120130	100110115	150155·	395	367.26	1
Apr 11, 2026	No MercyNZPU · Wraps · Open	82.5 kg82.2	100120130	100110115	150155·	395	367.26	1
May 24, 2025	SA2GPC-NZ · Raw · Push-pull · F-M3R	75 kg75	—	105110115	155··	270	262.97	1
Mar 2, 2025	Only SquatsGPC-NZ · Wraps · Squat only · F-M3R	82.5 kg77.4	130.5140150	—	—	140	134.14	1
Feb 9, 2025	NZEGPC-NZ · Single-ply · Deadlift only · F-M3E	82.5 kg78.5	—	—	160170180	170	161.71	1
Aug 17, 2024	NationalsGPC-NZ · Single-ply · Squat only · F-M3E	75 kg73.5	160175175	—	—	175	172.29	1
Aug 17, 2024	NationalsGPC-NZ · Single-ply · Deadlift only · F-M3E	75 kg73.5	—	—	167.5175180	175	172.29	1
Jul 6, 2024	SA3GPC-NZ · Raw · Deadlift only · F-M3R	75 kg72.8	—	—	165··	165	163.29	1
Jun 8, 2024	Only SquatsGPC-NZ · Single-ply · Squat only · F-M3E	75 kg72.9	150··	—	—	150	148.33	1
May 26, 2024	Vic StatesGPC-AUS · Wraps · F-OR	75 kg73.2	125130140	100110115	155160160	395	389.74	3
Feb 10, 2024	New Age Outlaws Bench OnlyGPC-NZ · Single-ply · Bench only · F-M3E	75 kg74.6	—	125135145	—	145	141.63	1
Jan 27, 2024	NZEGPC-NZ · Single-ply · F-M3E	75 kg74.5	150160170	120130·	160170175	470	459.39	1
Sep 2, 2023	Ragnarok Games Deadlift OnlyGPC-NZ · Raw · Deadlift only · F-M3R	82.5 kg77.5	—	—	140150160	150	143.62	1
Mar 4, 2023	Demon BenchMM-AUS · Unlimited · Bench only · Masters 50-54	90 kg85.6	—	130130130	—	130	118.56	1
Feb 11, 2023	NZEGPC-NZ · Multi-ply · F-M3E	90 kg86.5	160··	140··	130137.5140	437.5	397.08	1
Dec 3, 2022	NPBGPC-NZ · Single-ply · Bench only · F-M3E	90 kg83.3	—	120130130	—	130	120.10	1
Dec 3, 2022	NPBGPC-NZ · Raw · Bench only · F-M3R	90 kg83.3	—	909595	—	90	83.14	1
Oct 1, 2022	TombstoneMM-AUS · Single-ply · F-M2E	90 kg82.6	155··	125130135	135140145	430	398.86	1
Sep 24, 2022	Ragnarok DeadliftGPC-NZ · Raw · Deadlift only · F-M2R	90 kg83.7	—	—	125130135	130	119.82	1
Sep 4, 2022	NationalsGPC-NZ · Multi-ply · F-M2E	90 kg84.9	140150150	110120127.5	120130135	400	366.21	1
Feb 26, 2022	SummerslamGPC-NZ · Single-ply · F-OE	90 kg86.7	160170180	120135150	130145152.5	440	398.93	1
Jan 22, 2022	NZEGPC-NZ · Single-ply · F-M2E	90 kg85.7	155165175	115125135	145150155	445	405.63	1
Jul 17, 2021	Masters Junior & Teenage NationalsGPC-NZ · Multi-ply · Bench only · F-M2E	90 kg83	—	80100120	—	100	92.54	1
Apr 24, 2021	Anzac International CupIPL-NZ · Wraps · Masters 45-49	90 kg83	100110120	859092.5	120125130	320	296.14	1
Mar 27, 2021	TA SLAYGPC-NZ · Wraps · F-M2R	82.5 kg78.1	100110120	82.58587.5	120125125	327.5	312.35	1
Dec 6, 2020	Auckland Push PullGPC-NZ · Raw · Push-pull · F-M2R	82.5 kg79.3	—	82.58587.5	121125127.5	212.5	201.11	1
Oct 24, 2020	NationalsGPC-NZ · Raw · F-M2R	82.5 kg75.6	100110115	8082.582.5	110115120	310	300.67	1
Aug 22, 2020	National ChampionshipsIPL-NZ · Raw · Masters 45-49	75 kg72.45	8595105	757582.5	100110120	297.5	295.18	1
Aug 1, 2020	Auckland RegionalsGPC-NZ · Wraps · F-M2R	75 kg71.9	105105110	758082.5	110115117.5	300	298.91	1
Dec 1, 2019	Four NationsGPC-NZ · Raw · Push-pull · F-OR	67.5 kg65.4	—	7072.575	110115115	185	194.55	2
Jul 27, 2019	Winter ThrowdownGPC-NZ · Wraps · F-OR	67.5 kg66.4	809095	606567.5	90100105	260	271.00	1

Fortitude Valley
Aug 29, 2026 · NZPU · Wraps
1
SQ
120
BP
110
DL
160
Total
390
Nationals
Aug 16, 2026 · GPC-NZ · Single-ply
1
SQ
—
BP
—
DL
160
Total
160
TA Slay Single Lifts
Apr 25, 2026 · GPC-NZ · Wraps
1
SQ
120
BP
—
DL
—
Total
120
TA Slay Single Lifts
Apr 25, 2026 · GPC-NZ · Single-ply
1
SQ
—
BP
—
DL
160
Total
160
TA Slay Single Lifts
Apr 25, 2026 · GPC-NZ · Raw
1
SQ
—
BP
80
DL
—
Total
80
No Mercy
Apr 11, 2026 · NZPU · Wraps
1
SQ
130
BP
115
DL
150
Total
395
No Mercy
Apr 11, 2026 · NZPU · Wraps
1
SQ
130
BP
115
DL
150
Total
395
SA2
May 24, 2025 · GPC-NZ · Raw
1
SQ
—
BP
115
DL
155
Total
270
Only Squats
Mar 2, 2025 · GPC-NZ · Wraps
1
SQ
140
BP
—
DL
—
Total
140
NZE
Feb 9, 2025 · GPC-NZ · Single-ply
1
SQ
—
BP
—
DL
170
Total
170
Nationals
Aug 17, 2024 · GPC-NZ · Single-ply
1
SQ
175
BP
—
DL
—
Total
175
Nationals
Aug 17, 2024 · GPC-NZ · Single-ply
1
SQ
—
BP
—
DL
175
Total
175
SA3
Jul 6, 2024 · GPC-NZ · Raw
1
SQ
—
BP
—
DL
165
Total
165
Only Squats
Jun 8, 2024 · GPC-NZ · Single-ply
1
SQ
150
BP
—
DL
—
Total
150
Vic States
May 26, 2024 · GPC-AUS · Wraps
3
SQ
130
BP
110
DL
155
Total
395
New Age Outlaws Bench Only
Feb 10, 2024 · GPC-NZ · Single-ply
1
SQ
—
BP
145
DL
—
Total
145
NZE
Jan 27, 2024 · GPC-NZ · Single-ply
1
SQ
170
BP
130
DL
170
Total
470
Ragnarok Games Deadlift Only
Sep 2, 2023 · GPC-NZ · Raw
1
SQ
—
BP
—
DL
150
Total
150
Demon Bench
Mar 4, 2023 · MM-AUS · Unlimited
1
SQ
—
BP
130
DL
—
Total
130
NZE
Feb 11, 2023 · GPC-NZ · Multi-ply
1
SQ
160
BP
140
DL
137.5
Total
437.5
NPB
Dec 3, 2022 · GPC-NZ · Single-ply
1
SQ
—
BP
130
DL
—
Total
130
NPB
Dec 3, 2022 · GPC-NZ · Raw
1
SQ
—
BP
90
DL
—
Total
90
Tombstone
Oct 1, 2022 · MM-AUS · Single-ply
1
SQ
155
BP
130
DL
145
Total
430
Ragnarok Deadlift
Sep 24, 2022 · GPC-NZ · Raw
1
SQ
—
BP
—
DL
130
Total
130
Nationals
Sep 4, 2022 · GPC-NZ · Multi-ply
1
SQ
150
BP
120
DL
130
Total
400
Summerslam
Feb 26, 2022 · GPC-NZ · Single-ply
1
SQ
160
BP
135
DL
145
Total
440
NZE
Jan 22, 2022 · GPC-NZ · Single-ply
1
SQ
175
BP
125
DL
145
Total
445
Masters Junior & Teenage Nationals
Jul 17, 2021 · GPC-NZ · Multi-ply
1
SQ
—
BP
100
DL
—
Total
100
Anzac International Cup
Apr 24, 2021 · IPL-NZ · Wraps
1
SQ
110
BP
85
DL
125
Total
320
TA SLAY
Mar 27, 2021 · GPC-NZ · Wraps
1
SQ
120
BP
82.5
DL
125
Total
327.5
Auckland Push Pull
Dec 6, 2020 · GPC-NZ · Raw
1
SQ
—
BP
87.5
DL
125
Total
212.5
Nationals
Oct 24, 2020 · GPC-NZ · Raw
1
SQ
110
BP
80
DL
120
Total
310
National Championships
Aug 22, 2020 · IPL-NZ · Raw
1
SQ
95
BP
82.5
DL
120
Total
297.5
Auckland Regionals
Aug 1, 2020 · GPC-NZ · Wraps
1
SQ
105
BP
80
DL
115
Total
300
Four Nations
Dec 1, 2019 · GPC-NZ · Raw
2
SQ
—
BP
75
DL
110
Total
185
Winter Throwdown
Jul 27, 2019 · GPC-NZ · Wraps
1
SQ
90
BP
65
DL
105
Total
260

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