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The World Deadlift Championships Annual strength competition
The World Deadlift Championships is an annual competition featuring strength athletes from all over the world, competing exclusively in the strongman deadlift. It was created by Giants Live and the championship focuses mainly on the maximum deadlift in pursuit of the deadlift world record, although in the 2017 edition, the event was changed to a 400 kg (882 lb) weight for the most repetitions in 60 seconds before reverting to a maximum weight format in 2019 after a one-year hiatus.
Champions
1 While Makarov has declared for Russia, he competed for Ukraine at the 2021 World Deadlift Championships.
2 While Makarov has declared for Russia, he competed for Georgia at the 2022 and 2023 World Deadlift Championships.
Heaviest lifts
In history (men)
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Weight
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Competitor
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Event location and name
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Bar/ standard
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World Record?
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| 1
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501 kg (1,105 lb)
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 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
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Reykjavík, Iceland
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Standard/
single ply suit
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Yes
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| 2
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500 kg (1,102 lb)
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 Eddie Hall
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Leeds, England
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Standard/
multi ply suit
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Yes
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| 3
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485 kg (1,069 lb)
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 Peiman Maheripour
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Tehran, Iran
2024 Iran Strongest Men & Women's Deadlift Championship
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Standard/
multi ply suit
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No
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| 4
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483 kg (1,065 lb)
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 Ivan Makarov
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 Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut, Germany
2022 Eisenhart Black Competition
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Standard/
multi ply suit
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No
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| 5
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481 kg (1,060 lb)
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Peiman Maheripour
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Moscow, Russia
2021 WRPF World Championships
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Standard/
multi ply suit
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No
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| 6
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477.5 kg (1,053 lb)
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Peiman Maheripour
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Moscow, Russia
2021 WRPF World Championships
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Standard/
multi ply suit
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No
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| 7
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476 kg (1,049 lb)
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 Rauno Heinla
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 Cardiff, Wales
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Standard/
multi ply suit
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Yes
(Over-40s/ Masters)
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| 8
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475 kg (1,047 lb)
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 Mitchell Hooper
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 Australia
2021 Excalibur Maximum Deadlift
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Standard/
multi ply suit
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No
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 Ivan Makarov 1
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Manchester, England
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Standard/
multi ply suit
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No
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| 10
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474.5 kg (1,046 lb)
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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
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 Columbus, United States
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Elephant/
raw
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Yes
(Both Raw and on Elephant bar)
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In history (women)
| #
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Weight
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Competitor
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Event location and name
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Bar/ standard
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World Record?
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| 1
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325 kg (717 lb)
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Lucy Underdown
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Las Vegas, United States
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Standard/
single ply suit
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Yes
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| 2
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318 kg (701 lb)
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Lucy Underdown
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Cardiff, Wales
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Standard/
single ply suit
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Yes
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| 3
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315 kg (694 lb)
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Becca Swanson
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 Helsinki, Finland
2005 WPC WPO European Semi Finals
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Power/
multi ply suit
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Yes
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| 4
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311 kg (686 lb)
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Lucy Underdown
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 Aberdeen, Scotland
2024 Rogue Invitational
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Standard/
single ply suit
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No
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| 5
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305 kg (672 lb)
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Becca Swanson
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Chicago, United States
2005 WPC WPO Semifinals
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Power/
multi ply suit
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Yes
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| Lucy Underdown
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Cardiff, Wales
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Standard/
single ply suit
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Yes
(Strongwoman only)
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| 7
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302 kg (666 lb)
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Lucy Underdown
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Columbus, United States
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Elephant/
single ply suit
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Yes
(Elephant only)
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| Andrea Thompson
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Aberdeen, Scotland
2024 Rogue Invitational
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Elephant/
single ply suit
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Yes
(Over 40s only)
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| 9
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300 kg (661 lb)
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Crystal Tate
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Lake Buena Vista, United States
2018 WPC WPO Championships
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Power/
multi ply suit
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No
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| Lucy Underdown
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Milton Keynes, England
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Standard/
single ply suit
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Yes
(Strongwoman only)
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| Crystal Tate
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Chicago, United States
2022 APF Chicago Summer Bash
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Power/
multi ply suit
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No
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At the championships (men)
At the championships (women)
Continental records
- This list features lifts made with a standard bar.
Records on other bars and standards
3 This lift has been included as a reference - sumo deadlifts are classified as illegal in strongman competitions.
Individual results
2014
The 2014 World Deadlift Championships were held at the Headingley Stadium in Leeds, England on 9 August 2014 during the 2014 Europe's Strongest Man. Magnússon set a new world record with a lift of 461 kg (1,016 lb).[1]
Results
Records
2015
The 2015 World Deadlift Championships were held at the Headingley Stadium in Leeds, England on July 11, 2015. Hall set a new world record with a lift of 463 kg (1,021 lb).[2]
Results
Records
2016
The 2016 World Deadlift Championships were held at the 2016 Europe's Strongest Man event at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. Hall set a new world record, becoming the first person in history to deadlift 500 kg (1,102 lb).[3]
Results
Records
2017
The 2017 World Deadlift Championships were held at the Giants Live Finals event in Manchester, England. In this edition, the championships were changed to a deadlift for the most repetitions in 60 seconds format with a fixed weight of 400 kg (882 lb) .[4]
Results
2019
The 2019 World Deadlift Championships were held at the Wembley Arena in Wembley, England, as the opening event for Giants Live Wembley. In this edition, the championships returned to the max weight deadlift format.[5]
Results
Records
2021
The 2021 World Deadlift Championships were held at the AO Arena in Manchester, England, as the opening event for Giants Live World Open.
Results
Records
2022
The 2022 World Deadlift Championships were held at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales, as the opening event for Giants Live World Open. During this competition, as a result of another nationality change, Ivan Makarov became the first strongman to hold the national deadlift record for three different countries, having set the new Georgian record at 453.5 kg. Makarov, at the time of the championships also held the Ukrainian (475 kg - set 2021) and the Russian records (470 kg - set 2019).
Results
Records
2023
The 2023 World Deadlift Championships were held at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales, as the opening event for Giants Live World Open. This was the first championships to have female competitors, with Lucy Underdown setting a new world record of 317.5 kg (700 lb).
Results
Records
See also
References
External links
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