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Italy Powerlifting Records

Italy accounts for 43,786 competition entries from 13,673 lifters across 6 federations in the OpenPowerlifting archive. The records below show the top qualifying squat, bench, deadlift, and total for each weight class, age division, and equipment category. Use the filter to narrow by weight class, age, equipment, or tested status, or scroll for the default top records by lift.

The heaviest total on file here is Gerrit Badenhorst's 1,102.5 kg (2,430.5 lb) at World Championships in 1990. IPF sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 67% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2025, the busiest year on record with 5,057 entries.

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Total

RankLifterClassSexEquipAgeTestedLoadMeetDate
01Gerrit Badenhorst140 kg309 lbMSingle-ply24-341102.5 kg2431 lbWPC · World Championships1990-10-12 · 35 yr
02Martin Borgland Rønning120+ kg265+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes1047.5 kg2310 lbEPF · Western European Powerlifting Championships2014-09-11 · 11 yr
03Orhan Bilican120 kg265 lbMSingle-ply35-39Yes1040.0 kg2293 lbEPF · Western European Powerlifting Championships2016-09-08 · 9 yr
04Maxim Gurianov125+ kg276+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes1035.0 kg2282 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
05Brad Gillingham125+ kg276+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes1020.0 kg2249 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
06Scott Warman125 kg276 lbMSingle-ply24-341012.5 kg2232 lbWPC · World Championships1990-10-12 · 35 yr
07Maxim Podtynnyy125 kg276 lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes1002.5 kg2210 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
08Auðunn Jónsson125 kg276 lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes1000.0 kg2205 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
09Viktor Naleykin125+ kg276+ lbMSingle-ply45-49Yes1000.0 kg2205 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
10Steve Brodsky140+ kg309+ lbMSingle-ply24-341000.0 kg2205 lbWPC · World Championships1990-10-12 · 35 yr

Squat

RankLifterClassSexEquipAgeTestedLoadMeetDate
01Gerrit Badenhorst140 kg309 lbMSingle-ply24-34450.0 kg992 lbWPC · World Championships1990-10-12 · 35 yr
02Volodimy Ivanenko110 kg243 lbMSingle-ply40-44Yes415.5 kg916 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
03Orhan Bilican120 kg265 lbMSingle-ply35-39Yes415.0 kg915 lbEPF · Western European Powerlifting Championships2016-09-08 · 9 yr
04Scott Warman125 kg276 lbMSingle-ply24-34412.5 kg910 lbWPC · World Championships1990-10-12 · 35 yr
05Maxim Podtynnyy125 kg276 lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes405.0 kg893 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
06Martin Borgland Rønning120+ kg265+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes402.5 kg888 lbEPF · Western European Powerlifting Championships2014-09-11 · 11 yr
07Giovanni Mancinelli120 kg265 lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes400.5 kg883 lbFIPL · 24° Coppa Italia di Powerlifting Open Attrezzato2025-12-20 · 5 mo
08Viktor Naleykin125+ kg276+ lbMSingle-ply45-49Yes400.0 kg882 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
09Žydrūnas Savickas125+ kg276+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes400.0 kg882 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
10Maxim Gurianov125+ kg276+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes395.0 kg871 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr

Bench

RankLifterClassSexEquipAgeTestedLoadMeetDate
01Kenneth Sandvik120+ kg265+ lbMSingle-ply35-39Yes337.5 kg744 lbEPF · European Open Bench Press Championships2012-08-09 · 13 yr
02Orhan Bilican120 kg265 lbMSingle-ply35-39Yes325.0 kg717 lbEPF · Western European Powerlifting Championships2016-09-08 · 9 yr
03Alastair McColl120+ kg265+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes325.0 kg717 lbEPF · European Open Bench Press Championships2012-08-09 · 13 yr
04Martin Borgland Rønning120+ kg265+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes322.5 kg711 lbEPF · European Open Bench Press Championships2012-08-09 · 13 yr
05Leandro Lottici120+ kg265+ lbMSingle-ply45-49Yes320.0 kg706 lbFIPL · 23° Coppa Bertoletti di Panca Attrezzata2026-03-29 · 1 mo
06Wulf Kronemann120+ kg265+ lbMSingle-ply40-44Yes302.5 kg667 lbEPF · European Open Bench Press Championships2012-08-09 · 13 yr
07Valentin Kiselev93 kg205 lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes301.0 kg664 lbEPF · European Open Bench Press Championships2012-08-09 · 13 yr
08Stanislav Janes120 kg265 lbMSingle-ply35-39Yes295.0 kg651 lbEPF · European Open Bench Press Championships2012-08-09 · 13 yr
09Stefan Jamroz105 kg231 lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes295.0 kg651 lbEPF · European Open Bench Press Championships2012-08-09 · 13 yr
10Milan Špingl120+ kg265+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes295.0 kg651 lbEPF · European Open Bench Press Championships2012-08-09 · 13 yr

Deadlift

RankLifterClassSexEquipAgeTestedLoadMeetDate
01Gerrit Badenhorst140 kg309 lbMSingle-ply24-34402.5 kg888 lbWPC · World Championships1990-10-12 · 35 yr
02Brad Gillingham125+ kg276+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes377.5 kg832 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
03Scott Warman125 kg276 lbMSingle-ply24-34377.5 kg832 lbWPC · World Championships1990-10-12 · 35 yr
04Maxim Podtynnyy125 kg276 lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes375.0 kg827 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
05Francesco Tranchina120 kg265 lbMRaw24-34Yes372.5 kg821 lbFIPL · 3° Campionato Italiano di Powerlifting Open Classic Maschile Qualificante WEC2026-05-17 · new
06Maxim Gurianov125+ kg276+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes372.5 kg821 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
07David Chevron140+ kg309+ lbMRaw45-49370.0 kg816 lbWRPF-Italy · Campionato Italiano SingleLift Bench Press and Deadlift2025-06-22 · 11 mo
08Tibor Mészáros125+ kg276+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes370.0 kg816 lbIPF · Men's World Powerlifting Championships1999-11-17 · 26 yr
09David Carter125 kg276 lbMSingle-ply40-44370.0 kg816 lbWPC · World Championships1990-10-12 · 35 yr
10Andy Kerr125+ kg276+ lbMSingle-ply24-34Yes370.0 kg816 lbEPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships1981-05-08 · 45 yr

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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.