The heaviest strongman deadlift is 500 kg 1,102 lb 4. June 29 eddie hall deadlift world record 500kg 1102lbs 1 of 2. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts the weight classes for men on the olympic program were adjusted for the 2000 games, so olympic records only exist based on the results during and after that. Britains strongest man breaks his own deadlift world record staffordshire strongman eddie the beast hall lifts a massive 73 stone weight at. In march 2016, he set a new world record in deadlift, before breaking it again four months later achieving a 500 kilogram 1,100lbs deadlift. Disabled army veteran breaks world record by deadlifting 505kg. Technical rules book 2016 the official text of the technical rules shall be maintained by the ipf and shall be published in english. In 2016, he set the current deadlift world record, breaking his own previous mark by 35 kilograms. The small log weighs approximately 385 pounds 175 kg. It feels absolutely amazing to have set a guinness book world record. List of olympic records in weightlifting wikipedia. Heaviest sumo deadlift in one minute guinness world records.
How did dave ricks break the open squat world record at 58. Luke vella has set a new unofficial world weightlifting record of a deadlift of. He was an olympic gold medalist, a world champion and a twotime national champion in olympic weightlifting. Eddie hall shares the story of how he first became a strongman. Game of thrones actor hafthor bjornsson sets deadlift. Britains strongest man breaks his own deadlift world record. Beating the previous 463 kg record, the reigning worlds strongest man champion raised the heaviest strongman. Then in the world deadlift championship in 2016, at europes strongest man, the beast eddie hall lifted a new world record deadlift of 465kg. Commenting on his guinness world records award, the fitness fanatic said. Paul edward anderson october 17, 1932 august 15, 1994 was an american weightlifter, strongman and powerlifter. Along with muscle and fitness, he has been featured in the washington post, the atlantic, and a variety of news shows around the world. If youre looking for some wild insight to radically improve your intermediatetoadvanced lifting, this is a fun read but probably not what you need. Eddie hall nearly died after passing out following new.
The fact so many of the current strongman world records have been sent in the last year or two shows how quickly the level is rising. Mariusz pudzianowski has won worlds strongest man five times 2002. The mountain from game of thrones just set the new. Now former deadlift champion and 2017 worlds strongest man winner eddie hall was on record disputing the veracity of the event. Anderson contributed significantly to the development of competitive powerlifting. Strongman eddie hall deadlifted 500 kg at the 2016 world deadlift championship on a conventional deadlift bar. The math behind the 2016 ipf classic world powerlifting. Becca swanson holds several powerlifting world records for women, including the highest squat, highest deadlift and the highest bench press.
The weight of the deadlift apparatus was 400 pounds and the four children weighed a total of 300 pounds, bringing the combined weight total to 700 pounds. List of world records in olympic weightlifting wikipedia. Tye has previously been named the world s strongest disabled man, and similarly, it took one of the world s elite strongmen to break the conventional deadlift record too. As you can see the deadlift is performed from an elevated platform and the bar bends a lot, which means less range of motion which in return means the lift is easier to perform. Chris duffin first to squat, deadlift over 1,000 pounds. At guinness world records we want to show that everyone in the world is the best at something, and were here to measure it. Reported by espn, bjornsson set a new world record in the deadlift at 501. Watch canadian bodybuilder destroy world record for. Eddie hall world record 500kg deadlift at world deadlift. Hafthor julius bjornsson has broken the world record for the heaviest deadlift. Moving forward a bit in time, we go to 2016 arnold classics and the main star of our article, eddie hall.
World s strongest man 2016 epic deadlift 2 world records hall vs shaw official strongman. Game of thrones mountain sets world record syfy wire. More lifters choose to deadlift with a conventional stance versus sumo 53% vs 47% 12 out of the 15 lifters who placed 1st in the deadlift used a sumo stance men and women competition analysis. While he achieved that set with the increased load, he noted that the same workout on the following 2 weeks of the training cycle needed to be scaled down from his planned. Elaborate the rules and regulations to set or to break the world records. We hit the gym with hall last year on his return from. Our authorized members, check, verify and admit, the authenticity of the world record applications, and finally register the world records. This is the list of olympic records in weightlifting. World record deadlift with worlds strongest man eddie the beast hall. Eddie hall set the previous record in 2016 at the world deadlift.
Check out some of the coolest and quirkiest deadlifting world records and videos. The austrian oak 2016 arnold strongman classic youtube. Less than a year after british strongman eddie hall became the first human being in history to deadlift 500 kg 1,102. Now, remember that the world record in the raw deadlift for untested athletes in this weight class was set way back in 1984 by the legendary ed coan, who pulled 791 pounds 358. The mountain from game of thrones just broke world record for. The ipf, through its member federations, conducts and sanctions the following world. Same way there is a hummer tyre deadlift record, a standard deadlift bar record, silver dollar deadlift record and more. The heaviest deadlifts of all time infographic barbend. This of course depends on a shitload of things, but mainly how advanced you are. Guinness world records has recently confirmed that strongman greg. On 9 july 2016, staffordshireborn strongman eddie hall made history after becoming the first person to complete a half tonne deadlift at the world deadlift championships in leeds, uk. Heaviest strongman deadlift guinness world records. Tye has previously been named the worlds strongest disabled man, and similarly, it took one of the worlds elite strongmen to break the conventional deadlift record too. Eddie hall deadlift world record 500kg 1102lbs includes full.
New world record deadlift 1155 pounds worlds strongest. Hall has since won britains strongest man several times, worlds strongest man, and set an asyetunbroken world record for heaviest deadlift in 2016. Disabled army veteran breaks world record by deadlifting. Game of thrones star hafthor bjornsson deadlifts 1,104. Weightlifter eddie hall shatters world record with 1102pound deadlift. Heres pa o dwyer 4 x irelands strongest man and uks strongest man 2018 giving all our fans a christmas message. A new world record has been set for the deadlift at the 2014 arnold strongman by zydrunas savickas at 1155 pounds. Jake schellenschlager first caught the attention of the media around the world in 20 with a deadlift record of 300 pounds more than double his body weight at the age of, a feat that earned him the nickname the wonder kid. Hafthor bjornsson, who played ser gregor clegane, better known as the mountain, on game of thrones.
Eddie hall, the 2017 world s strongest man, deadlifted 500kg back in 2016, a then record for the conventional deadlift. World record books after performing an incredible 505kg seated deadlift. The deadlift world record is coming to the center of the. To view michael soongs entire book of alltime records and rankings, please go here and subscribe. Eddie the beast hall has been talking about pulling 500kg for a long time and hed promised it would go down at the 2016 world deadlift championships at europes strongest man.
There are people like greg nuckols i think he also held a wr total at some point who pulled five plates pretty much his first day in the gym. Eddie hall, the 2017 worlds strongest man, deadlifted 500kg back in 2016, a thenrecord for the conventional deadlift. Game of thrones actor hafthor bjornsson breaks world. The record usually climbs in singledigit increments. The purpose of this article is to analyze the results of the 2016 ipf open classic world championships.
Womens weightlifting made its olympic debut at the 2000 games in. Published on mar 6, 2016 the strongmen attempt to lift the log named after arnold himself. The beast eddie hall becomes the first man to deadlift 500kg, setting a new deadlift world record 500 kg 1102lbs, at europes strongest man world deadlift championship 9th july 2016, in front. Rebecca swanson aka becca swanson born november 20, 1973 is an american powerlifter, multiple world record holding professional powerlifter, pro wrestler, and an accomplished strongwoman. I believe the reason theyre putting so much hype around it being 501 and not 500 is because that makes it more available to the public. Straps and a specialized deadlift suit were allowed. Impress your friends by breaking or inventing your own deadlifting world records on. Eddie hall, the 2017 worlds strongest man, deadlifted 500kg back in 2016. This is a list of world records in olympic weightlifting. The people behind the bestselling guinness book of world records have done it again. World strongest man athlete eddie hall revealed he nearly died after completing his latest deadlift world record attempt. The world record for equipped deadlift with a deadlift suit and straps is 501kg 1104. Game of thrones actor hafthor bjornsson, who played gregor the mountain clegane in the hbo series, set a deadlift world record by lifting 501 kilograms 1,104 pounds on saturday.
Verified october 7 2018 powerlifting records compiled by statistician michael soong. These records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for. Number 2 is benedikt magnusson, with a deadlift of 460 kgs. Powerlifter and strength expert chris duffin became the first person to squat and deadlift over 1,000 pounds for reps with 3 1,001 pound squat reps. Worlds strongest man 2016 epic deadlift 2 world records. The fact so many of the current strongman world records have been sent.
The achievement was televised live by espn, and surpassed eddie halls strongman deadlift record of 500 kilograms 1,102 lb set in 2016. The 500kg deadlift world record set at giants live 2016. On saturday, bjornsson lifted 1,104 pounds 501 kilograms at thors power gym in. Official world record association was created as a ngo organization to promote, verify, catalog and register world records. If you love reading the training suggestions of world record holders, this is a great piece by andy bolton. The rules for a strongman deadlift allow the use of double loop straps, ultratight lifting suits, and unlimited hitching as the bar is moving up the. For example, during a deadlift session leading up to the 2016 usapl raw nationals he was peer pressured by teammates to take a 20lb increase on his planned set of 3 reps. Worlds strongest man 2016 epic deadlift 2 world records hall vs shaw. Ultimate strongman silver ollar deadlift world record. World deadlift championships leeds 2016 weight over bar 56lbs 25. First up on the top 3 is andy bolton, who lifted 457. Weightlifter eddie hall shatters world record with 1102. Bjornsson, 31, broke the previous record held by eddie hall in 2016 for lifting 500 kilograms 1,102 pounds.
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