Listed below is the progression of the squat world record since its introduction as the 'knee bent' and through the emergence of powerlifting and segregation into sleeves and wraps.
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Historical Weight Holder Date Event Location Equipment Ref. Karl Moerke 1919 Henry 'Milo' Steinborn 1920 Doug Hepburn Dec 1951 Paul AndersonDec 1952Strossen p. 17 Paul Anderson May 1953 Paul Anderson Jul 1953 Paul Anderson1965Strossen p. 70 Paul AndersonJul 1965
From this point onwards, powerlifting became mainstream and knee wraps and knee sleeves were introduced.
With wraps Weight Holder Date Event Location Equipment Ref. Don Reinhoudt Apr 1976 Mark Henry Jul 1995 Mark Henry Oct 1995 Robert Wilkerson Jun 2010 Andrey Malanichev Dec 2010 Robert Wilkerson Mar 2011 Andrey Malanichev Feb 2014 Andrey Malanichev Dec 2015 Andrey Malanichev Oct 2016 Vlad Alhazov Jul 2017 Vlad Alhazov Mar 2018 Vlad Alhazov Dec 2018 Vlad Alhazov
With sleeves Weight Holder Date Event Location Equipment Ref. Ray Williams Jun 2016 Ray Williams Oct 2016 Ray Williams Mar 2017 Ray Williams Mar 2018 Ray Williams Mar 2019 Devonte LewisJun 2026 See also Progression of the deadlift world record Progression of the bench press world record
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