Deadlift World Records

Nick G. performed a 400-pound deadlift. His body weight during the attempt was 119 pounds.

Josh Turner performed a 566-pound deadlift from a height of 17 inches.

Nick G. performed a conventional stance deadlift using a barbell weighing 400 pounds. His body weight during the attempt was under 125 pounds.

Thommy Ohlund performed a deadlift with a barbell weighing 70 kilograms using both of his index fingers. He is over 50 years old.

On November 16, 2025, Stanley Tomajko lifted 622.85 pounds (282.6 kg) using a double-underhand hook grip deadlift from a below-knee starting position in Strasburg, Virginia, USA. The bar started on stable supports below knee level, and Stanley pulled it to a full standing lockout before returning it under control.

On November 16, 2025, Stanley Tomajko lifted 622.85 pounds (282.6 kg) using a double-underhand hook grip deadlift from a below-knee starting position in Strasburg, Virginia, USA. The bar started on stable supports below knee level, and Stanley pulled it to a full standing lockout before returning it under control.

Stanley Tomajko, 61, deadlifted 505 pounds, more than two and a half times his 192-pound (87-kilogram) bodyweight, for two full reps in his barn gym in Strasburg, Virginia, holding the bar with a double-underhand hook grip, both palms facing forward. A pair of large spoked wheels on the barbell sets it about 13 inches off the floor, the classic wagon wheel deadlift height from strongman, with three 45-pound plates and one 50-pound plate stacked outside each wheel. The continuous video shows both pulls to a full standing lockout with the wheels resting on the floor between reps, and Stanley itemized the load (plates, wheels, a 44-pound bar and collars) to the 505-pound total. Surrounded by anvils, ropes and antique iron, it is old-school strength in every sense.

Clint Poore performed a 660-pound giant tire deadlift. Clint's body weight during the attempt was 234 pounds.

Noa O. performed a handle deadlift using two weight plates that weighs a total of 50 kilos. He is seven years old.

Daniel Tochev grips the middle of a loaded barbell with his right hand in a living room in Pleven, Bulgaria, pulls it to a standing lockout and holds it clear of the floor for several seconds, flashing a victory sign with his free hand. He then strips the bar and weighs every plate together with the bar on a platform scale, which reads 156.30 kilograms, before stepping onto the same scale himself at 61.8 kilograms. That's about two and a half times his bodyweight, on one hand.

Big Bubba Dowling of OmegaForce performed a silver dollar deadlift using people. The weight of the deadlift apparatus was 400 pounds and the four children weighed a total of 300 pounds, bringing the combined weight total to 700 pounds.

MightySaxon performed a deadlift with a 130-pound weight. His body weight during the attempt was 185 pounds.

Chad Singleton deadlifted an 88-pound barbell on the side of his body using his right hand for one minute, 23.82 seconds.

William Cannon deadlifted a 77-pound Z-bell on his side using his right hand for 23.32 seconds while standing on his right foot.

William Cannon deadlifted a 162-pound barbell on the side of his body using his left hand for 1.97 seconds while standing on his left foot.

William Cannon deadlifted a 163-pound barbell on the side of his body using his left hand for 2.84 seconds while standing on his left foot.