USSR Powerlifting Records

USSR accounts for 2,493 competition entries from 1,355 lifters across 1 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 Vladimir Mironov's 980 kg (2,160.5 lb) at Russian Powerlifting Championships in 1989. IPF sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 100% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 1991, the busiest year on record with 859 entries.

Total

Rank	Lifter	Class	Sex	Equip	Age	Tested	Load	Meet	Date
01	Vladimir Mironov	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	980.0 kg2161 lb	FPR · Russian Powerlifting Championships	1989-02-03 · 37 yr
02	Valeriy Schedrin	125+ kg276+ lb	M	Single-ply	35-39	Yes	960.0 kg2117 lb	FPR · Russian Powerlifting Championships	1990-02-09 · 36 yr
03	Shota Bejashvili	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	915.5 kg2019 lb	FPR · USSR Men's Powerlifting Championship	1990-03-02 · 36 yr
04	Craig Tokarski	110 kg243 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	912.5 kg2012 lb	FPR · USSR vs USA meet	1988-07-27 · 37 yr
05	Ed Coan	100 kg220 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	910.0 kg2006 lb	FPR · USSR vs USA competition	1988-07-24 · 37 yr
06	Viktor Naleykin	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	35-39	Yes	902.5 kg1990 lb	FPR · USSR Powerlifting Cup	1991-09-26 · 34 yr
07	Yevgeny Kochubei	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	900.5 kg1986 lb	FPR · Russian Powerlifting Championships	1991-02-07 · 35 yr
08	Sergey Garinin	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	900.0 kg1984 lb	FPR · Alutaguse Karu International Powerlifting meet	1991-12-07 · 34 yr
09	Andrey Mustrikov	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	900.0 kg1984 lb	FPR · USSR Powerlifting Cup	1990-08-11 · 35 yr
10	Alexander Lykov	110 kg243 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	900.0 kg1984 lb	FPR · USSR Men's Powerlifting Championship	1990-03-02 · 36 yr

Squat

Rank	Lifter	Class	Sex	Equip	Age	Tested	Load	Meet	Date
01	Sergey Garinin	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	370.0 kg816 lb	FPR · Alutaguse Karu International Powerlifting meet	1991-12-07 · 34 yr
02	Ed Coan	100 kg220 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	370.0 kg816 lb	FPR · USSR vs USA competition	1988-07-24 · 37 yr
03	William Nichols	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	370.0 kg816 lb	FPR · USSR vs USA competition	1988-07-24 · 37 yr
04	Viktor Naleykin	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	35-39	Yes	362.5 kg799 lb	FPR · USSR Powerlifting Cup	1991-09-26 · 34 yr
05	Valeriy Schedrin	125+ kg276+ lb	M	Single-ply	35-39	Yes	360.0 kg794 lb	FPR · USSR Powerlifting Championships	1991-02-28 · 35 yr
06	Volodymyr Ivanenko	100 kg220 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	360.0 kg794 lb	FPR · USSR Powerlifting Cup	1990-08-11 · 35 yr
07	Alexander Lykov	110 kg243 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	360.0 kg794 lb	FPR · USSR Men's Powerlifting Championship	1990-03-02 · 36 yr
08	Aleksandr Borovkov	100 kg220 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	357.5 kg788 lb	FPR · USSR vs. USA Meet	1989-08-05 · 36 yr
09	Craig Tokarski	110 kg243 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	352.5 kg777 lb	FPR · USSR vs USA meet	1988-07-27 · 37 yr
10	Sergey Garin	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	350.0 kg772 lb	FPR · USSR Powerlifting Cup	1991-09-26 · 34 yr

Bench

Rank	Lifter	Class	Sex	Equip	Age	Tested	Load	Meet	Date
01	Shota Bejashvili	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	270.5 kg597 lb	FPR · USSR Men's Powerlifting Championship	1990-03-02 · 36 yr
02	Vladimir Mironov	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	270.0 kg595 lb	FPR · USSR Men's Powerlifting Championships	1989-02-17 · 37 yr
03	Yuriy Chelobitchikov	125+ kg276+ lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	265.0 kg584 lb	FPR · Alutaguse Karu International Powerlifting Meet	1990-12-15 · 35 yr
04	Jeff Magruder	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	255.0 kg562 lb	FPR · USSR vs USA competition	1988-07-24 · 37 yr
05	Valeriy Schedrin	125+ kg276+ lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	235.0 kg518 lb	FPR · USSR Men's Powerlifting Championships	1989-02-17 · 37 yr
06	Andrey Mustrikov	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	230.0 kg507 lb	FPR · USSR Powerlifting Cup	1990-08-11 · 35 yr
07	Vladimir Markov	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	230.0 kg507 lb	FPR · Russian Powerlifting Championships	1990-02-09 · 36 yr
08	Sergey Medvedev	110 kg243 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	230.0 kg507 lb	FPR · USSR Men's Powerlifting Championships	1989-02-17 · 37 yr
09	Craig Tokarski	110 kg243 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	227.5 kg502 lb	FPR · USSR vs USA meet	1988-07-27 · 37 yr
10	Sergey Aydin	110 kg243 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	225.0 kg496 lb	FPR · Russian Powerlifting Cup	1990-09-13 · 35 yr

Deadlift

Rank	Lifter	Class	Sex	Equip	Age	Tested	Load	Meet	Date
01	Vladimir Mironov	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	380.0 kg838 lb	FPR · Russian Powerlifting Championships	1989-02-03 · 37 yr
02	Yevgeny Kochubei	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	370.5 kg817 lb	FPR · Russian Powerlifting Championships	1991-02-07 · 35 yr
03	Valeriy Schedrin	125+ kg276+ lb	M	Single-ply	35-39	Yes	370.0 kg816 lb	FPR · Russian Powerlifting Championships	1990-02-09 · 36 yr
04	Viktor Naleykin	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	35-39	Yes	360.0 kg794 lb	FPR · USSR Powerlifting Cup	1991-09-26 · 34 yr
05	Yuriy Spinov	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	347.5 kg766 lb	FPR · USSR Powerlifting Cup	1991-09-26 · 34 yr
06	Vladimir Minov	90 kg198 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	342.5 kg755 lb	FPR · USSR Men's Powerlifting Championship	1990-03-02 · 36 yr
07	Sergey Garinin	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	340.0 kg750 lb	FPR · Alutaguse Karu International Powerlifting meet	1991-12-07 · 34 yr
08	Alexander Lykov	110 kg243 lb	M	Single-ply	35-39	Yes	340.0 kg750 lb	FPR · USSR Powerlifting Cup	1991-09-26 · 34 yr
09	Sergey Sokolov	125+ kg276+ lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	340.0 kg750 lb	FPR · Russian Powerlifting Cup	1991-09-05 · 34 yr
10	Alexander Gorokhovsky	100 kg220 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	337.5 kg744 lb	FPR · USSR Powerlifting Cup	1991-09-26 · 34 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.