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Bench Press World Record Progressions

The chronological story of the raw bench press record in the six classes where it carries the most weight. Each panel lists every lift that set a new all-time best in tested competition, with how long the prior record stood and who broke it. Use the selector further down for other classes and divisions.

Heaviest men's class on this page
300.0 kg662 lb
Thomas Davis · Men's 120+ kg
Heaviest women's class on this page
167.5 kg370 lb
Mahailya Reeves · Women's 84+ kg
Most-broken since 2015
Women's 84+ kg
9 new records in eleven years
Longest-standing current record
Men's 93 kg
Stood 10 yr, since 2016-04-26

Six classes at a glance

A compact view of every record's trajectory. Each sparkline shows the value of the record over time within its class. Click a card to jump to that class's full progression below.

Men's Raw Bench Progressions

120 kg Men's Raw Bench Press Record Progression

The 120 kg tested raw bench press record was last broken in October 2020, 6 years ago. The record the current mark replaced had stood 5 years.

Current record
275.0 kg607 lb
Holder
Yuki Nagoshi
Since
2020-10-31
Longest-held
Evgeniy Zheltenko (5.5y)
  1. 2020-10-31 Yuki Nagoshi 275.0 kg607 lb current
  2. 2015-05-09 Evgeniy Zheltenko 270.0 kg595 lb 5.5 years
  3. 2013-03-01 Pavel Kolokhin 265.0 kg584 lb 2.2 years
  4. 2011-10-14 Aleksey Gurkin 250.0 kg551 lb 1.4 years
  5. 2011-06-11 Ivan Danilenko 235.0 kg518 lb 125 days
View all 13 records in this class's timeline
# Date Lifter Load Days held Meet
01 2010-11-28 Julian Rossi 110.0 kg243 lb 0 days PA · Victorian Extravaganza
02 2010-11-28 Noah Hannibal 155.0 kg342 lb 34 days PA · Victorian Extravaganza
03 2011-01-01 Ralf Neumann 170.0 kg375 lb 14 days BVDK · Hessen Cup
04 2011-01-15 Sven Winther Von Der Lippe 200.0 kg441 lb 20 days NSF · Klubbstevne
05 2011-02-04 Konstantin Elshin 212.5 kg469 lb 10 days FPR · Siberian Bench Press Championships
06 2011-02-14 Sergey Selezen 220.0 kg485 lb 0 days FPR · Russian Classic Powerlifting Championships
07 2011-02-14 Vasiliy Omelchenko 225.0 kg496 lb 47 days FPR · Russian Classic Powerlifting Championships
08 2011-04-02 Andrey Khrostovskiy 227.5 kg502 lb 70 days FPR · Irkutsk Raw Disabled & Student's Bench Press Championships
09 2011-06-11 Ivan Danilenko 235.0 kg518 lb 125 days FPR · Moscow Oblast Classic Bench Press Championships
10 2011-10-14 Aleksey Gurkin 250.0 kg551 lb 1.4 years FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Bench Press Tournament
11 2013-03-01 Pavel Kolokhin 265.0 kg584 lb 2.2 years FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Championships
12 2015-05-09 Evgeniy Zheltenko 270.0 kg595 lb 5.5 years FPR · Irkutsk Victory Cup
13 2020-10-31 Yuki Nagoshi 275.0 kg607 lb current JPA · Japanese Classic Bench Press Championships

120+ kg Men's Raw Bench Press Record Progression

The 120+ kg tested raw bench press record has been broken 5 times in the past ten years, the most recent in May 2019, 7 years ago. Thomas Davis has set it more often than anyone else here, 4 times. The record the current mark replaced had stood 3 months.

Current record
300.0 kg662 lb
Holder
Thomas Davis
Since
2019-05-18
Longest-held
Denis Chernov (1.5y)
  1. 2019-05-18 Thomas Davis 300.0 kg662 lb current
  2. 2019-03-02 Thomas Davis 295.0 kg651 lb 77 days
  3. 2018-05-14 Thomas Davis 290.0 kg640 lb 292 days
  4. 2017-04-30 Thomas Davis 285.0 kg629 lb 1.0 years
  5. 2016-10-20 Ilyes Boughalem 283.0 kg624 lb 192 days
View all 16 records in this class's timeline
# Date Lifter Load Days held Meet
01 2011-01-15 Jan Helge Rustan 115.0 kg254 lb 7 days NSF · Åpent stevne
02 2011-01-22 Olav H. Trondal 165.0 kg364 lb 6 days NSF · Finnmarkmesterskapet
03 2011-01-28 Kjell Furesund 235.0 kg518 lb 35 days NSF · Åpent stevne
04 2011-03-04 Michael Neal 242.5 kg535 lb 0 days USAPL · Raw Challenge
05 2011-03-04 Roman Karavashkin 250.0 kg551 lb 1.2 years FPR · St. Petersburg Raw Bench Press Championships
06 2012-05-07 Evgeniy Zheltenko 260.0 kg573 lb 115 days FPR · Irkutsk Victory Cup
07 2012-08-30 Denis Chernov 275.0 kg607 lb 1.5 years FPR · Spartakiad and the Union of Cities of the Northwest Federal District Classic Bench Press Tournament
08 2014-03-12 Pavel Kolokhin 280.0 kg618 lb 262 days FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Championships
09 2014-11-29 Fredrik Smulter 281.0 kg620 lb 140 days SVNL · SFIM i styrkelyft
10 2015-04-18 Fredrik Smulter 281.5 kg621 lb 238 days SVNL · Klassinen penkkipunnerrus
11 2015-12-12 Fredrik Smulter 282.0 kg622 lb 313 days SVNL · Record Brakers klassinen penkkipunnerrus
12 2016-10-20 Ilyes Boughalem 283.0 kg624 lb 192 days AfricanPF · African Classic Powerlifting Championships
13 2017-04-30 Thomas Davis 285.0 kg629 lb 1.0 years USAPL · All Midwest Bench and Deadlift
14 2018-05-14 Thomas Davis 290.0 kg640 lb 292 days IPF · World Classic Bench Press Championships
15 2019-03-02 Thomas Davis 295.0 kg651 lb 77 days USAPL · Arnold Titan Pro Bench Bash
16 2019-05-18 Thomas Davis 300.0 kg662 lb current IPF · World Bench Press Championships

93 kg Men's Raw Bench Press Record Progression

The 93 kg tested raw bench press record was last broken in April 2016, 10 years ago. Dennis Cieri has set it more often than anyone else here, 3 times. The record the current mark replaced had stood 3 years.

Current record
255.0 kg562 lb
Holder
Yuriy Nekrasov
Since
2016-04-26
Longest-held
Kevin Neal (12y)
  1. 2016-04-26 Yuriy Nekrasov 255.0 kg562 lb current
  2. 2013-08-17 Dennis Cieri 237.5 kg524 lb 2.7 years
  3. 2012-07-23 Dennis Cieri 232.5 kg513 lb 1.1 years
  4. 2012-03-30 Dennis Cieri 230.0 kg507 lb 115 days
  5. 2011-10-14 Sergey Speranskiy 217.5 kg480 lb 168 days
View all 15 records in this class's timeline
# Date Lifter Load Days held Meet
01 1997-01-18 Brian Stipes 80.0 kg177 lb 0 days NASA · Oklahoma State
02 1997-01-18 Mitch Allen 150.0 kg331 lb 113 days NASA · Oklahoma State
03 1997-05-11 Edwin Wilkins 175.0 kg386 lb 1.5 years NASA · Power Sports Nationals Championships
04 1998-11-06 Kevin Neal 187.5 kg414 lb 12 years WNPF · Worlds
05 2010-12-04 Damien Williams 190.0 kg419 lb 72 days PA · Matti Tikka Challenge
06 2011-02-14 Ruslan Gasiev 200.0 kg441 lb 27 days FPR · Russian Classic Powerlifting Championships
07 2011-03-13 Akmal Yusupov 200.5 kg442 lb 0 days FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Championships
08 2011-03-13 Pavel Sled 202.5 kg447 lb 83 days FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Championships
09 2011-06-04 Sergey Kurochkin 205.0 kg452 lb 63 days FPR · All-Russian Bench Press Tournament
10 2011-08-06 Yuriy Nekrasov 212.5 kg469 lb 69 days FPR · Russian Railways Bench Press Tournament
11 2011-10-14 Sergey Speranskiy 217.5 kg480 lb 168 days FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Bench Press Tournament
12 2012-03-30 Dennis Cieri 230.0 kg507 lb 115 days NAPF · Caribbean Islands Powerlifting Championships
13 2012-07-23 Dennis Cieri 232.5 kg513 lb 1.1 years NAPF · North American Powerlifting Championships
14 2013-08-17 Dennis Cieri 237.5 kg524 lb 2.7 years USAPL · Bench Press Nationals
15 2016-04-26 Yuriy Nekrasov 255.0 kg562 lb current FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Cup

Women's Raw Bench Progressions

84 kg Women's Raw Bench Press Record Progression

The 84 kg tested raw bench press record has been broken 3 times in the past ten years, the most recent in November 2021, 5 years ago. The record the current mark replaced had stood 1 month.

Current record
155.5 kg343 lb
Holder
Liudmila Protchenko
Since
2021-11-21
Longest-held
Liudmila Protchenko (3.2y)
  1. 2021-11-21 Liudmila Protchenko 155.5 kg343 lb current
  2. 2021-10-22 Liudmila Protchenko 155.0 kg342 lb 30 days
  3. 2019-02-09 Elena Ivanova 150.0 kg331 lb 2.7 years
  4. 2015-11-23 Liudmila Protchenko 145.5 kg321 lb 3.2 years
  5. 2014-03-12 Natalya Ogryzko 145.0 kg320 lb 1.7 years
View all 16 records in this class's timeline
# Date Lifter Load Days held Meet
01 2011-01-11 Katharina Pedersen 45.0 kg99 lb 17 days NSF · Åpent stevne
02 2011-01-28 Gina H. Øyahals 60.0 kg133 lb 9 days NSF · Benk-cup
03 2011-02-06 Jackie Blasbery 80.0 kg177 lb 1 days EPA · East Midlands Classic Powerlifting Championships
04 2011-02-07 Line Fossum Ørsjødal 85.0 kg188 lb 19 days NSF · Åpent stevne
05 2011-02-26 Inger Blikra 100.0 kg221 lb 1 days NSF · Klubbstevne
06 2011-02-27 Emi Tokutake 102.5 kg226 lb 5 days JPA · Japanese Classic Bench Press & Firefighter/Police/SDF Bench Press Championships
07 2011-03-04 Tammy Walker 105.0 kg232 lb 224 days USAPL · Raw Challenge
08 2011-10-14 Liudmila Protchenko 120.0 kg265 lb 140 days FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Bench Press Tournament
09 2012-03-02 Natalya Ogryzko 135.0 kg298 lb 364 days FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Bench Press Championships
10 2013-03-01 Natalya Ogryzko 140.0 kg309 lb 364 days FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Bench Press Championships
11 2014-02-28 Natalya Ogryzko 142.5 kg314 lb 12 days FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Bench Press Championships
12 2014-03-12 Natalya Ogryzko 145.0 kg320 lb 1.7 years FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Championships
13 2015-11-23 Liudmila Protchenko 145.5 kg321 lb 3.2 years FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Cup
14 2019-02-09 Elena Ivanova 150.0 kg331 lb 2.7 years FPR · Mari El Bench Press Championships
15 2021-10-22 Liudmila Protchenko 155.0 kg342 lb 30 days IPF · World Bench Press Championships
16 2021-11-21 Liudmila Protchenko 155.5 kg343 lb current EPF · European Bench Press Championships

84+ kg Women's Raw Bench Press Record Progression

The 84+ kg tested raw bench press record has been broken 5 times in the past ten years, the most recent in October 2019, 7 years ago. Bonica Brown has set it more often than anyone else here, 6 times. The record the current mark replaced had stood 7 months.

Current record
167.5 kg370 lb
Holder
Mahailya Reeves
Since
2019-10-16
Longest-held
Edina Ulveczki (1.8y)
  1. 2019-10-16 Mahailya Reeves 167.5 kg370 lb current
  2. 2019-03-17 Mahailya Reeves 162.5 kg359 lb 213 days
  3. 2017-11-10 Viktoriya Knysh 152.5 kg336 lb 1.3 years
  4. 2017-10-10 Bonica Brown 151.5 kg334 lb 31 days
  5. 2016-06-19 Bonica Brown 151.0 kg333 lb 1.3 years
View all 16 records in this class's timeline
# Date Lifter Load Days held Meet
01 2010-11-28 Katie Tushuizen 60.0 kg133 lb 77 days PA · Victorian Extravaganza
02 2011-02-13 Katie Tushuizen 65.0 kg144 lb 1 days PA · Melbourne Summer Bash
03 2011-02-14 Elena Gostkina 90.0 kg199 lb 18 days FPR · Russian Classic Powerlifting Championships
04 2011-03-04 Monica Augustine 100.0 kg221 lb 9 days USAPL · Raw Challenge
05 2011-03-13 Olga Gemaletdinova 130.0 kg287 lb 1.6 years FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Championships
06 2012-10-06 Edina Ulveczki 138.0 kg304 lb 1.8 years Hunpower · Hungarian Raw National Team Bench Press Championships
07 2014-07-17 Bonica Brown 140.0 kg309 lb 219 days USAPL · Raw Nationals
08 2015-02-21 Ágnes Szabó 141.0 kg311 lb 13 days Hunpower · Raw Hungarian Bench Press Championship
09 2015-03-06 Bonica Brown 145.0 kg320 lb 91 days NAPF · Arnold - Raw Challenge
10 2015-06-05 Bonica Brown 145.5 kg321 lb 132 days IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships
11 2015-10-15 Bonica Brown 150.0 kg331 lb 248 days USAPL · Raw Nationals
12 2016-06-19 Bonica Brown 151.0 kg333 lb 1.3 years IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships
13 2017-10-10 Bonica Brown 151.5 kg334 lb 31 days USAPL · Raw National Championships
14 2017-11-10 Viktoriya Knysh 152.5 kg336 lb 1.3 years FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Powerlifting Cup
15 2019-03-17 Mahailya Reeves 162.5 kg359 lb 213 days USAPL · 4th Annual Orlando Open Championships
16 2019-10-16 Mahailya Reeves 167.5 kg370 lb current USAPL · Raw Nationals

63 kg Women's Raw Bench Press Record Progression

The 63 kg tested raw bench press record has been broken 4 times in the past ten years, the most recent in September 2018, 8 years ago. Jennifer Thompson has set it more often than anyone else here, 11 times. The record the current mark replaced had stood 4 months.

Current record
145.0 kg320 lb
Holder
Jennifer Thompson
Since
2018-09-15
Longest-held
Shari McMahon (13y)
  1. 2018-09-15 Jennifer Thompson 145.0 kg320 lb current
  2. 2018-05-14 Jennifer Thompson 144.0 kg318 lb 124 days
  3. 2017-09-09 Jennifer Thompson 142.5 kg314 lb 247 days
  4. 2016-10-13 Jennifer Thompson 142.0 kg313 lb 331 days
  5. 2015-06-26 Jennifer Thompson 141.5 kg312 lb 1.3 years
View all 16 records in this class's timeline
# Date Lifter Load Days held Meet
01 1991-12-08 M. Pointeau 70.0 kg155 lb 349 days WDFPF · World Bench Press Championships
02 1992-11-21 M. Pointeau 80.0 kg177 lb 0 days WDFPF · World Bench Press Championships
03 1992-11-21 Bettina Altizer 100.0 kg221 lb 4.8 years WDFPF · World Bench Press Championships
04 1997-09-27 Shari McMahon 104.8 kg231 lb 13 years USAPL · Bench Press Nationals
05 2011-02-04 Natalya Nebaeva 115.0 kg254 lb 28 days FPR · Siberian Bench Press Championships
06 2011-03-04 Jennifer Thompson 120.0 kg265 lb 364 days USAPL · Raw Challenge
07 2012-03-02 Jennifer Thompson 136.5 kg301 lb 364 days NAPF · Raw Challenge
08 2013-03-01 Jennifer Thompson 137.0 kg302 lb 78 days NAPF · Raw Challenge
09 2013-05-18 Jennifer Thompson 137.5 kg303 lb 286 days USAPL · Women's National Championships
10 2014-02-28 Jennifer Thompson 140.0 kg309 lb 1.3 years NAPF · StartingStrength.com Pro Raw Challenge
11 2015-06-05 Jennifer Thompson 140.5 kg310 lb 21 days IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships
12 2015-06-26 Jennifer Thompson 141.5 kg312 lb 1.3 years USAPL · Summer Showdown
13 2016-10-13 Jennifer Thompson 142.0 kg313 lb 331 days USAPL · Raw Nationals
14 2017-09-09 Jennifer Thompson 142.5 kg314 lb 247 days USAPL · Bench Press Nationals
15 2018-05-14 Jennifer Thompson 144.0 kg318 lb 124 days IPF · World Classic Bench Press Championships
16 2018-09-15 Jennifer Thompson 145.0 kg320 lb current USAPL · Bench Press Nationals

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How these progressions are built

Each panel shows every lift that set a new all-time best in tested federations for that sex, equipment, and weight class. A row appears only when its value exceeds every prior recorded value in the same category. The OpenPowerlifting dataset is densest from about 2010 onward, so the earliest entries in any class reflect when reliable coverage began rather than the all-time-first attempt. "Days held" measures the gap between successive record-setting meets.

Records are computed from the OpenPowerlifting public-domain dataset and represent the highest qualifying lift on file for each (federation, sex, equipment, weight class, age class, tested) combination. State records are scoped by the lifter's registered state of residence (matching USAPL/PA/USPA rules), not by meet location; coverage depends on the federation — USAPL and USPA report lifter state for 87–97% of entries, while some smaller feds report it rarely. Records may differ from a federation's official record book. Read more about how these records are computed.