Jesus Olivares (born June 5, 1998)[1] is an American
powerlifter. He is the reigning world champion at the
IPF Classic Powerlifting Championships in the 120+ kilogram weight class, winning three competitions.[2]
Powerlifting career
In 2021, Olivares made his IPF debut. He competed in the open category despite being a junior (23-years-old). He broke four
International Powerlifting Federation world junior records, squatting 427.5 kilograms, bench pressing 252.5 kilograms for a full power and bench press only junior record, and a totaled 1,045 kilograms for a junior record, and would win his first gold medal.[3]
On March 25, 2023, Olivares squatted 470 kg, bench pressed 272.5 kg, and deadlifted a world record 410 kg, for a total of 1,152.5 kg at the inaugural SBD Sheffield Powerlifting Championships, setting the IPF world record for the highest raw total in sleeves and the highest raw total in sleeves in powerlifting history regardless of drug testing.[4][5]
On February 10, 2024, Olivares squatted 478 kg at the second annual SBD Sheffield Powerlifting Championships, surpassing
Ray Williams's IPF squat world record that had stood since 2017.[6] In the meet he also missed his second and third attempt at bench with a final performance of 255kg and on deadlift missing his open and third attempt only having a 380kg deadlift which only placed him 11th overall with a dots score of 565.69 [7]
Personal life
Olivares lives in Texas and has graduated from
Permian High School.[8] His younger brother Pablo Olivares is also an active 120+ kg powerlifter, and has totaled 925 kilograms at USAPL Texas Strength Classic in 2023.[9]