Samantha Rice has done it again — and this time, she’s made powerlifting history.
At the 2025 King & Queen of the Platform 5 in Port Charlotte, Florida, the 35-year-old powerhouse delivered one of the most dominant performances the sport has ever seen. Competing in the 90-kilogram division, Rice set four new raw all-time world records, including the Heaviest Deadlift in the History of Women’s Powerlifting.
Rice entered the meet with a perfect career record — 24 sanctioned competitions, 24 wins — and world records across both the 82.5-kilogram and 90-kilogram classes. This weekend proved she’s still raising her own ceiling.
A Record-Breaking Start on Squat
The day began with the squat, where Rice already held the U90KG Raw All-Time World Record. Competing raw — wearing only a lifting belt and knee sleeves — she successfully completed her openers before loading 282.5 kilograms (622.8 pounds) for her third and final attempt.
She controlled the descent, hit depth cleanly, and powered through a strong lockout to break her own record and set a new U90KG Raw Squat All-Time World Record.
Her previous best was 280 kilograms (617.3 pounds), set at the 2024 RPS King/Queen of the Platform 4.
A Grind to Glory on Bench Press
Next up: bench press. Rice once again improved on her own benchmark. Her top lift of 163 kilograms (359.4 pounds) took grit — she paused briefly just shy of lockout before pressing it to completion.
That lift gave Rice another U90KG Raw All-Time World Record and a new competition PR.
Her earlier record stood at 162.5 kilograms (358.3 pounds), also set at the 2024 RPS King/Queen of the Platform 4.
The Lift That Redefined the Sport
If her first two events showcased mastery, her deadlift made history. Rice loaded 297.5 kilograms (655.9 pounds) — a number no woman had ever completed in a sanctioned powerlifting meet.
Using a sumo stance and a mixed grip, she approached the bar calmly, then fought through a grinding pull to full lockout. The crowd erupted as she secured the Heaviest Deadlift in the History of Women’s Powerlifting, surpassing Tamara Walcott’s 297-kilogram (654.8-pound) mark from the 2025 USPC Barbell Brothers Battle of the Beasts.
(Of course, Lucy Underdown holds the overall women’s deadlift record – with straps and in strongwoman – at an incredible 325 kilograms/717 pounds. That record was set last September at Giants Live.)
That monumental lift also gave Rice her third new U90KG Raw All-Time World Record of the day.
With all three lifts combined, Rice finished with an extraordinary 743 kilograms (1,638 pounds) — yet another U90KG Raw All-Time Total World Record.
She broke her own previous total of 725 kilograms (1,598.4 pounds), which she had set at the 2024 WRPF The Ghost Clash 3.
Four World Records, One Legendary Day
The official results are as follows:
- Squat: 282.5 kg (622.8 lb) — U90KG Raw All-Time World Record
- Bench Press: 163 kg (359.4 lb) — U90KG Raw All-Time World Record
- Deadlift: 297.5 kg (655.9 lb) — Heaviest Deadlift in Women’s Powerlifting History & U90KG Raw All-Time World Record
- Total: 743 kg (1,638 lb) — U90KG Raw All-Time World Record
Rice’s perfect record now stands at 25 competitions and 25 wins, each one reinforcing her status as one of the greatest powerlifters ever to take the platform.
At 35, Samantha Rice continues to improve, pushing performance standards across every lift. Her consistency, technical control, and sheer strength have made her the complete lifter in modern powerlifting — and the numbers suggest she’s far from done rewriting history.
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