3,464,295 sanctioned bench presses from 928,605 lifters across 26 parent federations are on file. The top 10 raw and top 10 equipped per sex sit below, with each lifter appearing once on their heaviest qualifying attempt. Use the filter to narrow by class, age, equipment, or tested status. Further down, the record history charts how the all-time bench press record has risen and lists every record-setting lift, class by class.
Men's Bench Record Progression Men's bench presses record progression from 1964 to 2025. 28 progression points, rising from 213 kg (Terence Todd) to 659 kg (Jimmy Kolb). 200 441 300 662 400 882 500 1,103 600 1,323 700 1,543 kg lb 1974 1984 1994 2004 2014 2026 213 kg · 1964 · Terence Todd · The Powerlifting Tournament Of America 219 kg · 1965 · James Robertson · Senior Nationals 228 kg · 1966 · Terry Perdue · British Men's Powerlifting Championships 238 kg · 1967 · Mel Hennessy · Senior Nationals 273 kg · 1969 · Jim Williams · Senior Nationals 299 kg · 1971 · Jim Williams · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 306 kg · 1972 · Jim Williams · Men's World Powerlifting Championships 308 kg · 1985 · Ted Arcidi · Hawaii Invitational 380 kg · 1985 · Bill Caton · MCI Bench Press 408 kg · 2003 · Gene Rychlak · Senior Nationals 438 kg · 2004 · Gene Rychlak · World Championships 456 kg · 2004 · Gene Rychlak · Senior Nationals 458 kg · 2006 · Gene Rychlak · Metal Militia Memorial 460 kg · 2007 · Ryan Kennelly · Power Stars Tournament 476 kg · 2007 · Ryan Kennelly · Northwest Open 485 kg · 2008 · Ryan Kennelly · Northwest Open Iron War 488 kg · 2008 · Ryan Kennelly · Bench Bash for Cash 489 kg · 2013 · Tiny Meeker · Texas State Powerlifting Championship 500 kg · 2013 · Tiny Meeker · Lady Cougar Fundraiser Meet 501 kg · 2020 · Will Barotti · Power Wars 503 kg · 2020 · Will Barotti · World Championships 508 kg · 2021 · Jimmy Kolb · Strength Spectacular 510 kg · 2021 · Tiny Meeker · Nationals 513 kg · 2022 · Bill Gillespie · New Year Power Bash 599 kg · 2022 · Jimmy Kolb · State Championships 613 kg · 2023 · Jimmy Kolb · Hillbilly Havoc 636 kg · 2023 · Jimmy Kolb · Tri Star Bash 659 kg · 2025 · Jimmy Kolb · Sonny Comly 3rd Annual Memorial Meet (current record) ← 28 / 28 → ×
Set 2025-06-07
Meet USPC · Sonny Comly 3rd Annual Memorial Meet
Class 140+ kg · Unlimited · Age 35-39
Standing still current
Each step is a new all-time men's bench record, across all weight classes and equipment. 28 record-setting lifts since 1964; current holder Jimmy Kolb at 659.0 kg 1453 lb , set in 2025.
Women's Bench Record Progression Women's bench presses record progression from 1975 to 2023. 31 progression points, rising from 50 kg (Shirley Patterson) to 318 kg (Ashleigh Hoeta). 0 0 50 110 100 221 150 331 200 441 250 551 300 662 350 772 kg lb 1985 1995 2005 2015 2026 50 kg · 1975 · Shirley Patterson · First All Women's Powerlifting Contest 53 kg · 1977 · Harald Sandbakken · NM ungdom - junior herrer 95 kg · 1977 · Cindy Reinhoudt · First All American Women's Power Meet 103 kg · 1977 · Bev Francis · Victorian Women's State Championships 115 kg · 1978 · Frank Solberg · NM ungdom og junior herrer 118 kg · 1980 · Ann Turbyne · Women's Nationals 120 kg · 1980 · Ann Turbyne · Women's World Powerlifting Championships 138 kg · 1980 · Bev Francis · Australian Nationals 150 kg · 1981 · Bev Francis · Women's World Powerlifting Championship 159 kg · 1984 · Wendy Ott · Cortez Classic Class II & Below 185 kg · 1986 · Danette Hartmann · Masters Nationals 204 kg · 2002 · Karen Sizemore · Mountaineer Championships 210 kg · 2002 · Andrea Sortwell · State Championships 220 kg · 2004 · Becca Swanson · WPO Super Open Championships 230 kg · 2005 · Becca Swanson · Chicago Summer Bash 238 kg · 2005 · Becca Swanson · WPO Semifinals 241 kg · 2006 · Shannon Pole-Summers · Southeast Regionals 248 kg · 2006 · Becca Swanson · Police/Fire BP Exhibition 251 kg · 2007 · Becca Swanson · Rick Hussey Benefit Meet 273 kg · 2008 · Becca Swanson · Big Iron In-House Open 274 kg · 2021 · Rae-Ann Miller · 814 Summer Smackdown Invitational 276 kg · 2021 · Katrina Bielomyza · Maine State Powerlifting Championship 278 kg · 2021 · Katrina Bielomyza · Central Florida PHG Throwdown III 279 kg · 2021 · Amber Hansen · Nationals 281 kg · 2022 · Rae-Ann Miller · Nationals 284 kg · 2022 · Rae-Ann Miller · Battle for Supremacy 286 kg · 2022 · Rae-Ann Miller · F8 NorthEast Bench Invitational 295 kg · 2023 · Rae-Ann Miller · Bench for Wolfe II 295 kg · 2023 · Ekaterina Zaytseva · Golden Tiger XVII' 299 kg · 2023 · Rae-Ann Miller · War for the Sword 318 kg · 2023 · Ashleigh Hoeta · Tombstone (current record) ← 31 / 31 → ×
Set 2023-11-25
Meet IPL-NZ · Tombstone
Class 110 kg · Unlimited · Age 24-34
Standing still current
Each step is a new all-time women's bench record, across all weight classes and equipment. 31 record-setting lifts since 1975; current holder Ashleigh Hoeta at 317.5 kg 700 lb , set in 2023.
Six classes at a glance A compact view of every record's trajectory in the six classes where the tested-raw bench press record carries the most weight. 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.
Most-broken since 2015
Women's 84+ kg
Longest-standing current record
Men's 93 kg
Men's Raw Bench Progression by Weight Class 120 kg Men's Raw Bench Press Record Progression The current men's 120 kg tested raw bench press record is 275 kg (607 lb), held by Yuki Nagoshi since October 2020. The record the current mark replaced had stood 5 years.
Current record
275.0 kg 607 lb
2020-10-31 Yuki Nagoshi 275.0 kg 607 lb current 2015-05-09 Evgeniy Zheltenko 270.0 kg 595 lb 5.5 years 2013-03-01 Pavel Kolokhin 265.0 kg 584 lb 2.2 years 2011-10-14 Aleksey Gurkin 250.0 kg 551 lb 1.4 years 2011-06-11 Ivan Danilenko 235.0 kg 518 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 kg 243 lb 0 days PA · Victorian Extravaganza 02 2010-11-28 Noah Hannibal 155.0 kg 342 lb 34 days PA · Victorian Extravaganza 03 2011-01-01 Ralf Neumann 170.0 kg 375 lb 14 days BVDK · Hessen Cup 04 2011-01-15 Sven Winther Von Der Lippe 200.0 kg 441 lb 20 days NSF · Klubbstevne 05 2011-02-04 Konstantin Elshin 212.5 kg 469 lb 10 days FPR · Siberian Bench Press Championships 06 2011-02-14 Sergey Selezen 220.0 kg 485 lb 0 days FPR · Russian Classic Powerlifting Championships 07 2011-02-14 Vasiliy Omelchenko 225.0 kg 496 lb 47 days FPR · Russian Classic Powerlifting Championships 08 2011-04-02 Andrey Khrostovskiy 227.5 kg 502 lb 70 days FPR · Irkutsk Raw Disabled & Student's Bench Press Championships 09 2011-06-11 Ivan Danilenko 235.0 kg 518 lb 125 days FPR · Moscow Oblast Classic Bench Press Championships 10 2011-10-14 Aleksey Gurkin 250.0 kg 551 lb 1.4 years FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Bench Press Tournament 11 2013-03-01 Pavel Kolokhin 265.0 kg 584 lb 2.2 years FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Championships 12 2015-05-09 Evgeniy Zheltenko 270.0 kg 595 lb 5.5 years FPR · Irkutsk Victory Cup 13 2020-10-31 Yuki Nagoshi 275.0 kg 607 lb current JPA · Japanese Classic Bench Press Championships
120+ kg Men's Raw Bench Press Record Progression The current men's 120+ kg tested raw bench press record is 300 kg (662 lb), held by Thomas Davis since May 2019. It has been broken 5 times in the past ten years. 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 kg 662 lb
2019-05-18 Thomas Davis 300.0 kg 662 lb current 2019-03-02 Thomas Davis 295.0 kg 651 lb 77 days 2018-05-14 Thomas Davis 290.0 kg 640 lb 292 days 2017-04-30 Thomas Davis 285.0 kg 629 lb 1.0 years 2016-10-20 Ilyes Boughalem 283.0 kg 624 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 kg 254 lb 7 days NSF · Åpent stevne 02 2011-01-22 Olav H. Trondal 165.0 kg 364 lb 6 days NSF · Finnmarkmesterskapet 03 2011-01-28 Kjell Furesund 235.0 kg 518 lb 35 days NSF · Åpent stevne 04 2011-03-04 Michael Neal 242.5 kg 535 lb 0 days USAPL · Raw Challenge 05 2011-03-04 Roman Karavashkin 250.0 kg 551 lb 1.2 years FPR · St. Petersburg Raw Bench Press Championships 06 2012-05-07 Evgeniy Zheltenko 260.0 kg 573 lb 115 days FPR · Irkutsk Victory Cup 07 2012-08-30 Denis Chernov 275.0 kg 607 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 kg 618 lb 262 days FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Championships 09 2014-11-29 Fredrik Smulter 281.0 kg 620 lb 140 days SVNL · SFIM i styrkelyft 10 2015-04-18 Fredrik Smulter 281.5 kg 621 lb 238 days SVNL · Klassinen penkkipunnerrus 11 2015-12-12 Fredrik Smulter 282.0 kg 622 lb 313 days SVNL · Record Brakers klassinen penkkipunnerrus 12 2016-10-20 Ilyes Boughalem 283.0 kg 624 lb 192 days AfricanPF · African Classic Powerlifting Championships 13 2017-04-30 Thomas Davis 285.0 kg 629 lb 1.0 years USAPL · All Midwest Bench and Deadlift 14 2018-05-14 Thomas Davis 290.0 kg 640 lb 292 days IPF · World Classic Bench Press Championships 15 2019-03-02 Thomas Davis 295.0 kg 651 lb 77 days USAPL · Arnold Titan Pro Bench Bash 16 2019-05-18 Thomas Davis 300.0 kg 662 lb current IPF · World Bench Press Championships
93 kg Men's Raw Bench Press Record Progression The current men's 93 kg tested raw bench press record is 255 kg (562 lb), held by Yuriy Nekrasov since April 2016. 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 kg 562 lb
2016-04-26 Yuriy Nekrasov 255.0 kg 562 lb current 2013-08-17 Dennis Cieri 237.5 kg 524 lb 2.7 years 2012-07-23 Dennis Cieri 232.5 kg 513 lb 1.1 years 2012-03-30 Dennis Cieri 230.0 kg 507 lb 115 days 2011-10-14 Sergey Speranskiy 217.5 kg 480 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 kg 177 lb 0 days NASA · Oklahoma State 02 1997-01-18 Mitch Allen 150.0 kg 331 lb 113 days NASA · Oklahoma State 03 1997-05-11 Edwin Wilkins 175.0 kg 386 lb 1.5 years NASA · Power Sports Nationals Championships 04 1998-11-06 Kevin Neal 187.5 kg 414 lb 12 years WNPF · Worlds 05 2010-12-04 Damien Williams 190.0 kg 419 lb 72 days PA · Matti Tikka Challenge 06 2011-02-14 Ruslan Gasiev 200.0 kg 441 lb 27 days FPR · Russian Classic Powerlifting Championships 07 2011-03-13 Akmal Yusupov 200.5 kg 442 lb 0 days FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Championships 08 2011-03-13 Pavel Sled 202.5 kg 447 lb 83 days FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Championships 09 2011-06-04 Sergey Kurochkin 205.0 kg 452 lb 63 days FPR · All-Russian Bench Press Tournament 10 2011-08-06 Yuriy Nekrasov 212.5 kg 469 lb 69 days FPR · Russian Railways Bench Press Tournament 11 2011-10-14 Sergey Speranskiy 217.5 kg 480 lb 168 days FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Bench Press Tournament 12 2012-03-30 Dennis Cieri 230.0 kg 507 lb 115 days NAPF · Caribbean Islands Powerlifting Championships 13 2012-07-23 Dennis Cieri 232.5 kg 513 lb 1.1 years NAPF · North American Powerlifting Championships 14 2013-08-17 Dennis Cieri 237.5 kg 524 lb 2.7 years USAPL · Bench Press Nationals 15 2016-04-26 Yuriy Nekrasov 255.0 kg 562 lb current FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Cup
Women's Raw Bench Progression by Weight Class 84 kg Women's Raw Bench Press Record Progression The current women's 84 kg tested raw bench press record is 155.5 kg (343 lb), held by Liudmila Protchenko since November 2021. It has been broken 3 times in the past ten years. The record the current mark replaced had stood 1 month.
Current record
155.5 kg 343 lb
2021-11-21 Liudmila Protchenko 155.5 kg 343 lb current 2021-10-22 Liudmila Protchenko 155.0 kg 342 lb 30 days 2019-02-09 Elena Ivanova 150.0 kg 331 lb 2.7 years 2015-11-23 Liudmila Protchenko 145.5 kg 321 lb 3.2 years 2014-03-12 Natalya Ogryzko 145.0 kg 320 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 kg 99 lb 17 days NSF · Åpent stevne 02 2011-01-28 Gina H. Øyahals 60.0 kg 133 lb 9 days NSF · Benk-cup 03 2011-02-06 Jackie Blasbery 80.0 kg 177 lb 1 days EPA · East Midlands Classic Powerlifting Championships 04 2011-02-07 Line Fossum Ørsjødal 85.0 kg 188 lb 19 days NSF · Åpent stevne 05 2011-02-26 Inger Blikra 100.0 kg 221 lb 1 days NSF · Klubbstevne 06 2011-02-27 Emi Tokutake 102.5 kg 226 lb 5 days JPA · Japanese Classic Bench Press & Firefighter/Police/SDF Bench Press Championships 07 2011-03-04 Tammy Walker 105.0 kg 232 lb 224 days USAPL · Raw Challenge 08 2011-10-14 Liudmila Protchenko 120.0 kg 265 lb 140 days FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Bench Press Tournament 09 2012-03-02 Natalya Ogryzko 135.0 kg 298 lb 364 days FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Bench Press Championships 10 2013-03-01 Natalya Ogryzko 140.0 kg 309 lb 364 days FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Bench Press Championships 11 2014-02-28 Natalya Ogryzko 142.5 kg 314 lb 12 days FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Bench Press Championships 12 2014-03-12 Natalya Ogryzko 145.0 kg 320 lb 1.7 years FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Championships 13 2015-11-23 Liudmila Protchenko 145.5 kg 321 lb 3.2 years FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Cup 14 2019-02-09 Elena Ivanova 150.0 kg 331 lb 2.7 years FPR · Mari El Bench Press Championships 15 2021-10-22 Liudmila Protchenko 155.0 kg 342 lb 30 days IPF · World Bench Press Championships 16 2021-11-21 Liudmila Protchenko 155.5 kg 343 lb current EPF · European Bench Press Championships
84+ kg Women's Raw Bench Press Record Progression The current women's 84+ kg tested raw bench press record is 167.5 kg (370 lb), held by Mahailya Reeves since October 2019. It has been broken 4 times in the past ten years. 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 kg 370 lb
2019-10-16 Mahailya Reeves 167.5 kg 370 lb current 2019-03-17 Mahailya Reeves 162.5 kg 359 lb 213 days 2017-11-10 Viktoriya Knysh 152.5 kg 336 lb 1.3 years 2017-10-10 Bonica Brown 151.5 kg 334 lb 31 days 2016-06-19 Bonica Brown 151.0 kg 333 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 kg 133 lb 77 days PA · Victorian Extravaganza 02 2011-02-13 Katie Tushuizen 65.0 kg 144 lb 1 days PA · Melbourne Summer Bash 03 2011-02-14 Elena Gostkina 90.0 kg 199 lb 18 days FPR · Russian Classic Powerlifting Championships 04 2011-03-04 Monica Augustine 100.0 kg 221 lb 9 days USAPL · Raw Challenge 05 2011-03-13 Olga Gemaletdinova 130.0 kg 287 lb 1.6 years FPR · Russian Classic Bench Press Championships 06 2012-10-06 Edina Ulveczki 138.0 kg 304 lb 1.8 years Hunpower · Hungarian Raw National Team Bench Press Championships 07 2014-07-17 Bonica Brown 140.0 kg 309 lb 219 days USAPL · Raw Nationals 08 2015-02-21 Ágnes Szabó 141.0 kg 311 lb 13 days Hunpower · Raw Hungarian Bench Press Championship 09 2015-03-06 Bonica Brown 145.0 kg 320 lb 91 days NAPF · Arnold - Raw Challenge 10 2015-06-05 Bonica Brown 145.5 kg 321 lb 132 days IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 11 2015-10-15 Bonica Brown 150.0 kg 331 lb 248 days USAPL · Raw Nationals 12 2016-06-19 Bonica Brown 151.0 kg 333 lb 1.3 years IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 13 2017-10-10 Bonica Brown 151.5 kg 334 lb 31 days USAPL · Raw National Championships 14 2017-11-10 Viktoriya Knysh 152.5 kg 336 lb 1.3 years FPR · St. Petersburg Classic Powerlifting Cup 15 2019-03-17 Mahailya Reeves 162.5 kg 359 lb 213 days USAPL · 4th Annual Orlando Open Championships 16 2019-10-16 Mahailya Reeves 167.5 kg 370 lb current USAPL · Raw Nationals
63 kg Women's Raw Bench Press Record Progression The current women's 63 kg tested raw bench press record is 145 kg (320 lb), held by Jennifer Thompson since September 2018. It has been broken 4 times in the past ten years. 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 kg 320 lb
2018-09-15 Jennifer Thompson 145.0 kg 320 lb current 2018-05-14 Jennifer Thompson 144.0 kg 318 lb 124 days 2017-09-09 Jennifer Thompson 142.5 kg 314 lb 247 days 2016-10-13 Jennifer Thompson 142.0 kg 313 lb 331 days 2015-06-26 Jennifer Thompson 141.5 kg 312 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 kg 155 lb 349 days WDFPF · World Bench Press Championships 02 1992-11-21 M. Pointeau 80.0 kg 177 lb 0 days WDFPF · World Bench Press Championships 03 1992-11-21 Bettina Altizer 100.0 kg 221 lb 4.8 years WDFPF · World Bench Press Championships 04 1997-09-27 Shari McMahon 104.8 kg 231 lb 13 years USAPL · Bench Press Nationals 05 2011-02-04 Natalya Nebaeva 115.0 kg 254 lb 28 days FPR · Siberian Bench Press Championships 06 2011-03-04 Jennifer Thompson 120.0 kg 265 lb 364 days USAPL · Raw Challenge 07 2012-03-02 Jennifer Thompson 136.5 kg 301 lb 364 days NAPF · Raw Challenge 08 2013-03-01 Jennifer Thompson 137.0 kg 302 lb 78 days NAPF · Raw Challenge 09 2013-05-18 Jennifer Thompson 137.5 kg 303 lb 286 days USAPL · Women's National Championships 10 2014-02-28 Jennifer Thompson 140.0 kg 309 lb 1.3 years NAPF · StartingStrength.com Pro Raw Challenge 11 2015-06-05 Jennifer Thompson 140.5 kg 310 lb 21 days IPF · World Classic Powerlifting Championships 12 2015-06-26 Jennifer Thompson 141.5 kg 312 lb 1.3 years USAPL · Summer Showdown 13 2016-10-13 Jennifer Thompson 142.0 kg 313 lb 331 days USAPL · Raw Nationals 14 2017-09-09 Jennifer Thompson 142.5 kg 314 lb 247 days USAPL · Bench Press Nationals 15 2018-05-14 Jennifer Thompson 144.0 kg 318 lb 124 days IPF · World Classic Bench Press Championships 16 2018-09-15 Jennifer Thompson 145.0 kg 320 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.