Samantha Rice competed once at the beginning of this year, but has since taken a break from competition. However, she continued to train and prepare, as evidenced by her performance at the 2022 USPA Pro Raw. This powerlifting meet was held on September 24th, 2022, in North Kansas City, MO, and was certainly one of the biggest of the year. There are a lot of noteworthy results among this year’s competition, but Samantha Rice’s ranks as one of the greatest ever, as she broke three All-Time World Records.
Samantha Rice weighed in at 85.7 kilograms (188.9 pounds) for this competition, so she took part in the raw U90KG division. This is obviously where she felt most comfortable, since she is now the most dominant athlete in that weight class.
Samantha Rice opened her record-breaking performance with a 257.5-kilogram (567-pound) squat. This was enough to improve the previous record which Amanda Lawrence set at the 2020 USAPL Gainsgiving Open by 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds).
Samantha then moved on to the bench press event and ended up locking out 155 kilograms (341 pounds). This was not a record, but it still contributed largely towards her Total.
The final event of the day was the deadlift, which Samantha Rice absolutely destroyed. She crushed 252.5 kilograms (556 pounds) on her first attempt and jumped straight to the record for her second one. Samantha then locked out a 275-kilogram (606.3-pound) pull, which broke the previous record by 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) once again. She was the owner of the previous record as well, having set it at the 2022 USPA Hybrid Showdown 4.
Samantha Rice’s Full Performance
Squat: 257.5 kilograms (567.2 pounds) — U90KG All-Time Raw World Record
Bench Press: 155 kilograms (341 pounds)
Deadlift: 275 kilograms (606.7 pounds) —U90KG All-Time Raw World Record
Total: 687.5 kilograms (1,515.9 pounds) — U90KG All-Time Raw World Record
Having accumulated 687.5 kilograms (1,515.9 pounds) through all of her lifts, Samantha Rice also further improved her own All-Time Total World Record. It was previously at a mark of 680.8 kilograms (1,501.3 pounds), since Samantha totaled that at the 2022 USPA Hybrid Showdown 4.
Watch the lifts here:
*So, here are the timestamps of her record-breaking lifts. (Squat — 50:40 ) (Deadlift — 4:53:30)
Coming into this competition, Samantha Rice had one of the most impressive resumes in the entire sport. She took part in 17 sanctioned competitions across eight years and won every single one of them. In addition, Samantha now has numerous World Records to her name.
Data Source: Open Powerlifting. Last Updated: August 17, 2023
Many World Records have fallen at the 2022 USPA Pro Raw, but Samantha Rice is one of the rare ones to break multiple. She does not currently hold a record in the bench press event for the 90-kilogram weight class. Her upward trajectory, however, suggests that could change very soon.
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