Records
Heaviest bench press by weight class
The top of every class. Raw, judged, one entry per lifter. The heaviest of the lot is Julius Maddox at 355.0 kg, and J. Allen at 210.0 kg among the women.
The heaviest in every class
Men
| Class | Lifter | Lift | Bodyweight |
|---|---|---|---|
| up to 52.5 kg | Roland Ezuruike | 200.0 | 51.7 |
| 52.5–57.5 kg | Gomma G. Ahmed | 192.5 | 56.0 |
| 57.5–62.5 kg | Sherif Osman | 210.5 | 58.2 |
| 62.5–67.5 kg | Paul Kehinde | 222.5 | 62.7 |
| 67.5–72.5 kg | Kosei Yokoyama | 230.0 | 71.9 |
| 72.5–77.5 kg | Akio Yokoyama | 250.5 | 72.7 |
| 77.5–82.5 kg | Stanislav Milostnoy | 247.5 | 82.0 |
| 82.5–87.5 kg | Haidong Zhang | 247.5 | 82.5 |
| 87.5–92.5 kg | Andrey Sapozhonkov | 280.0 | 89.0 |
| 92.5–97.5 kg | John Haack | 272.5 | 95.6 |
| 97.5–102.5 kg | Oleg Perepechenov | 287.5 | 98.8 |
| 102.5–107.5 kg | Valeriy Kurochkin | 280.0 | 102.5 |
| 107.5–112.5 kg | Vadym Dovhanyuk | 285.0 | 109.4 |
| 112.5–117.5 kg | Alexey Solovyov | 287.5 | 114.1 |
| 117.5–122.5 kg | Markus Ahonen | 340.0 | 119.9 |
| 122.5–127.5 kg | Ted Arcidi | 295.0 | 125.0 |
| 127.5–132.5 kg | László Mészáros | 303.5 | 132.0 |
| 132.5–137.5 kg | Vladimir Kravtsov | 310.0 | 132.6 |
| 137.5 kg and above | Julius Maddox | 355.0 | 203.0 |
Women
| Class | Lifter | Lift | Bodyweight |
|---|---|---|---|
| up to 52.5 kg | Esther Osa Oyema | 135.0 | 46.7 |
| 52.5–57.5 kg | Fatma Omar | 142.0 | 54.9 |
| 57.5–62.5 kg | Małgorzata Hałas-Koralewska | 145.0 | 57.9 |
| 62.5–67.5 kg | Carola Garra | 150.0 | 67.2 |
| 67.5–72.5 kg | Agata Sitko | 160.0 | 71.6 |
| 72.5–77.5 kg | Diana Sergeeva | 170.5 | 72.7 |
| 77.5–82.5 kg | Leena Saastamoinen | 170.0 | 80.1 |
| 82.5–87.5 kg | J. Allen | 210.0 | 87.3 |
| 87.5–92.5 kg | Małgorzata Kopiec | 183.0 | 88.3 |
| 92.5–97.5 kg | Lyudmila Gaiduchenko | 170.0 | 97.0 |
| 97.5–102.5 kg | D. Young | 204.1 | 101.6 |
| 102.5–107.5 kg | Anna Karrila | 165.5 | 103.0 |
| 107.5–112.5 kg | C. George | 204.1 | 110.0 |
| 112.5–117.5 kg | Jessica Springer | 177.5 | 113.9 |
| 117.5–122.5 kg | Kie Peal | 155.0 | 119.9 |
| 122.5–127.5 kg | April Mathis | 207.5 | 123.0 |
| 127.5–132.5 kg | Precious Orji | 164.0 | 130.8 |
| 132.5–137.5 kg | Tamara Walcott | 172.5 | 134.3 |
| 137.5 kg and above | Samantha DiBois | 181.4 | 157.5 |
SOURCE·Judged competition results (OpenPowerlifting)·Heaviest judged raw bench press per class, one entry per lifter·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Where the rest of the field sits
A record is one person on one day. If you want to know where a normal lift lands, the percentile curves are the useful tool: Bench press standards by bodyweight class, or by age.