WPU Powerlifting Records

WPU accounts for 660 competition entries from 395 lifters across 2 countries in the OpenPowerlifting archive. The records below are the top qualifying lifts recorded under WPU and its affiliates, broken out by weight class, age division, and equipment for squat, bench, deadlift, and total. 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 Erik Knöfler's 975 kg (2,149.5 lb) at Deutsche Meisterschaft in 2020. Germany hosts the most WPU competition, with 551 entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2021, the busiest year on record with 136 entries.

Total

Rank	Lifter	Class	Sex	Equip	Age	Tested	Load	Meet	Date
01	Erik Knöfler	110 kg243 lb	M	Multi-ply	35-39	—	975.0 kg2150 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2020-02-01 · 6 yr
02	Andrej Remmele	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	—	935.0 kg2062 lb	GPU · German Championships	2014-05-03 · 12 yr
03	Christopher Röper	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	—	900.0 kg1984 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
04	Marcel Rothauszky	110 kg243 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	870.0 kg1918 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
05	Nico Herber	110 kg243 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	842.5 kg1858 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
06	Julien Borg	90 kg198 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	810.0 kg1786 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
07	Albin Hasanović	140 kg309 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	800.0 kg1764 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
08	Max Kleinwächter	125 kg276 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	800.0 kg1764 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2020-02-01 · 6 yr
09	Sirko Petermann	125 kg276 lb	M	Multi-ply	35-39	—	791.0 kg1744 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2015-04-25 · 11 yr
10	Hossein Rahini Kazerooni	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	—	790.0 kg1742 lb	GPU · Ukrainian Championships	2010-05-14 · 16 yr

Squat

Rank	Lifter	Class	Sex	Equip	Age	Tested	Load	Meet	Date
01	Erik Knöfler	110 kg243 lb	M	Multi-ply	35-39	—	407.5 kg899 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2020-02-01 · 6 yr
02	Andrej Remmele	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	—	360.0 kg794 lb	GPU · German Championships	2014-05-03 · 12 yr
03	Christopher Röper	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	—	340.0 kg750 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
04	Alireza Ravanshad	140+ kg309+ lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	—	340.0 kg750 lb	GPU · Ukrainian Championships	2010-05-14 · 16 yr
05	Marcel Rothauszky	110 kg243 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	335.0 kg739 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
06	Can Tosun	90 kg198 lb	M	Multi-ply	20-23	—	312.5 kg689 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
07	Julien Borg	90 kg198 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	305.0 kg673 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
08	Albin Hasanović	140 kg309 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	300.0 kg662 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
09	Nico Herber	110 kg243 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	300.0 kg662 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
10	Sirko Petermann	125 kg276 lb	M	Multi-ply	35-39	—	300.0 kg662 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2015-04-25 · 11 yr

Bench

Rank	Lifter	Class	Sex	Equip	Age	Tested	Load	Meet	Date
01	Christopher Röper	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	—	270.0 kg595 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
02	Erik Knöfler	110 kg243 lb	M	Multi-ply	35-39	—	265.0 kg584 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2020-02-01 · 6 yr
03	Sirko Petermann	125 kg276 lb	M	Multi-ply	35-39	—	262.5 kg579 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2017-04-25 · 9 yr
04	Valeriy Ternov	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	35-39	—	255.0 kg562 lb	GPU · Ukrainian Championships	2010-05-14 · 16 yr
05	Igor Pober	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	40-44	—	245.0 kg540 lb	GPU · Ukrainian Championships	2010-05-14 · 16 yr
06	Ruud Gransier	140 kg309 lb	M	Raw	35-39	—	235.0 kg518 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2018-01-01 · 8 yr
07	Vladimir Janke	110 kg243 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	—	235.0 kg518 lb	GPU · German Championships	2014-05-03 · 12 yr
08	Andrej Remmele	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	—	235.0 kg518 lb	GPU · German Championships	2014-05-03 · 12 yr
09	Thomas Godesberg	125 kg276 lb	M	Raw	35-39	—	230.0 kg507 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2020-02-01 · 6 yr
10	Martin Erlitz	125 kg276 lb	M	Raw	40-44	—	220.5 kg486 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr

Deadlift

Rank	Lifter	Class	Sex	Equip	Age	Tested	Load	Meet	Date
01	Andrej Remmele	125 kg276 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	—	340.0 kg750 lb	GPU · German Championships	2014-05-03 · 12 yr
02	Nico Herber	110 kg243 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	330.0 kg728 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
03	Sercan Kuzu	110 kg243 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	325.0 kg717 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2020-02-01 · 6 yr
04	Marcel Rothauszky	110 kg243 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	320.0 kg706 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
05	Albin Hasanović	140 kg309 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	320.0 kg706 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
06	Max Kleinwächter	125 kg276 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	315.0 kg695 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2020-02-01 · 6 yr
07	Christoph Nagy	140 kg309 lb	M	Raw	24-34	—	310.0 kg684 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2016-04-16 · 10 yr
08	Gabor Hartard	125 kg276 lb	M	Raw	20-23	—	310.0 kg684 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2016-04-16 · 10 yr
09	Julien Borg	90 kg198 lb	M	Wraps	24-34	—	305.0 kg673 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr
10	Patrick Ohleff	140 kg309 lb	M	Raw	40-44	—	305.0 kg673 lb	GPU · Deutsche Meisterschaft	2021-07-31 · 4 yr

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.