Frequently Asked Questions

How are lifters ranked?

By age-adjusted DOTS — a bodyweight-normalized score that lets lifters of different sizes be compared fairly, with a small boost for younger (14–22) athletes. Weight-class rankings instead rank by total within IPF or USAPL classes.

What does the “Verified” badge mean?

A verified lift has been corroborated against a real competition result from OpenPowerlifting. Unbadged lifts are self-reported; an “Unverified” badge flags an extreme-but-plausible entry awaiting review.

How does OpenPowerlifting verification work?

Each night we match published meet results to lifters here by name and lifted numbers. When we find a likely match for you, it appears on your profile as an “Is this you?” suggestion — we never link a competition record to your account automatically. Confirm it and your matching lifts are verified and linked to your OpenPowerlifting profile; dismiss it and it won’t come back.

Why aren't my OpenPowerlifting meets showing up?

We match meets to you by name, so your display name here needs to match the name you compete under on OpenPowerlifting. If your imports page is empty, update your display name to match your OpenPowerlifting profile exactly and check back after the next nightly sync.

Data & attribution

Verification data comes from the OpenPowerlifting project, contributed to the public domain. You can download a copy of the data at gitlab.com/openpowerlifting/opl-data.