Listed below are the athletes who hold their national deadlift records irrespective of the sport (strongman or powerlifting), performed using only the conventional stance.
The all-time world record stands at , achieved by Mexico's Raul Flores.
Men's national deadlift record holders 48 nations have their national record at or above . Country Athlete Weight Competition Ref. Mexico Raul Flores 2026 World Deadlift Championships Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 2025 World Deadlift Championships England Eddie Hall 2016 World Deadlift Championships Iran Peiman Maheripour 2024 Iran's Strongest Men & Women Russia Ivan Makarov 2022 Eisenhart Deadlift Championships Estonia Rauno Heinla 2022 World Deadlift Championships Ukraine Ivan Makarov 2021 World Deadlift Championships Australia Mitchell Hooper 2021 Excalibur Max Deadlift United States Trey Mitchell 2024 World Deadlift Championships Georgia Ivan Makarov 2024 World Deadlift Championships Canada Mitchell Hooper 2024 World Deadlift Championships New Zealand Mathew Ragg 2024 Trans Tasman at Meatstock South Africa Chris van der Linde 2022 SA Log, Deadlift & Axle Champs Ireland Sean Gillen 2025 Raising the Dead 5 Bosnia & Herzegovina Nedžmin Ambešković 2021 World Deadlift Championships GhanaEvans Nana Aryee2026 World Deadlift Championships Israel Vlad Alhazov 2017 Eisenhart Deadlift Championships Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas 2011 World's Strongest Man Wales Gavin Bilton 2025 World Deadlift Championships Austria Martin Wildauer 2014 World Deadlift Championships Scotland Andy Black 2025 PL Series Log & Deadlift Champs Latvia Konstantīns Konstantinovs 2006 LPF Latvian Powerlifting Champs Didzis Zariņš 2023 Baltic Deadlift Championships Turkey Cenk Koçak 2023 Izmir Expo Powerlifting Champs Bahrain Hussain Ali Juma 2024 GCC Strongest Man France Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf 2024 Log.Deadlift.Stone Czech Republic Jan "Honza" Jiruše 2025 Eisenhart Deadlift Championships Germany Patrick Eibel 2026 SCL Czech Republic Greenland Kim Ujarak Lorentzen 2022 GI Fitness sports meet Burkina Faso Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou 2024 World Deadlift Championships Sweden Fredrik Svensson 2024 Raw Powerlift Elit Bulgaria Dimitar Savatinov 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic Poland Krzysztof Wierzbicki 2026 WRPF Central European Champs Hungary Tibor Mészáros 2004 GPC World Cup Netherlands Jitse Kramer 2021 OG Heroes Qatar Christopher Oketch 2024 GCC Strongest Man Serbia Albin Hasanović 2025 Eisenhart Deadlift Championships Brazil Lucas Veronezi 2026 Arnold South America Willian Brito Piovezan 2026 Iceland's Strongest Man Slovakia Róbert Valach 2025 Strongman Eagles Slovakia Slovenia Matjaž Belšak 2019 Arnold Africa Finland Ano Turtiainen 2002 WPC WPO Finals Denmark Frederik Nordberg 2025 Max Power November ChinaZheng Mincong2026 IPL Beijing 1st Powerlifting Challenge AzerbaijanVüqar Namazov2011 WPF Powerlifting Worlds Norway Jonas Bathen 2026 National Championship 1 RM Deadlift Lebanon Etienne El Chaer 2026 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships Italy Andrea Invernizzi 2022 Maxima Press and Deadlift Northern Ireland Glenn Ross 2002 Ulster's Strongest Man Thailand Nugongid Buranasate 2022 Ultimate Strongman U105 Champs
- As of 4 October 2026
Women's national deadlift record holders 24 nations have their women's national record at or above . England's Lucy Underdown holds the world record at . Country Athlete Weight Competition Ref. England Lucy Underdown 2024 World Deadlift Championships United States Becca Swanson 2005 WPC WPO European Semifinals Wales Claire Myler 2024 Official Strongman Record Breakers Australia Lydia Hantke 2025 Raising the Dead V Natalie Laalaai 2025 Mandurah's Biggest Deadlift Germany Denise Herber 2024 The Ghost Clash 3 Zambia Cherry Muchindu 2026 Africa Record Breakers Canada Brittany Schlater 2026 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships Ukraine Olga Liashchuk 2023 Arnold Strongwoman Classic Scotland Izzy Tait 2025 Scotland's Strongest Man Record Breakers Puerto Rico Inez Carrasquillo 2025 Arnold Strongwoman Classic Belgium Sonita Muluh 2026 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships Argentina Mariela Ortellado 2019 IPL World Powerlifting Championships New Zealand Dina Hakeai 2020 New Zealand Strongman Record Breakers ItalyElena Di Bisceglie2024 Maxima Apollon Axle Lift e Barbell Deadlift Netherlands Kelly Franssen 2024 King of the Deadlift IrelandGemma Moore2020 Shankill Barbell Deadlift Championships South Africa Rowan Zunckel 2024 WPC and AWPC Nationals BelarusEkaterina Efremova2025 WRPF Nikolai Kagansky Memorial Cup BrazilSamara França2026 Arnold South America Powerlifting Bulgaria Viktoriya Ilieva 2026 ABS Series 29 - Pro Finland Petra Blomvall 2022 Tatu Avola Memorial Sweden Emelie Leach 2022 European Classic Powerlifting Championships SlovakiaJána Vašková2022 GPC World Championships France Angéline Berva 2025 Barbarian Games
- As of 3 August 2026
See also Deadlift Progression of the deadlift world record The World Deadlift Championships The Eisenhart Black Deadlift Championships List of people who have broken the 1000lb barrier in the deadlift Elephant bar
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