Listed below are the athletes who have achieved a 1,000 pounds (453.6 kilograms) or more deadlift, a feat which has been accomplished by only 40 men in history. It includes both strongman and powerlifting deadlifts performed using only the conventional stance. Sanctioned lifts during competitions and exhibitions, as well as unsanctioned lifts during training (with video proof) are included.

Athletes who have deadlifted 1000 pounds or more The following table lists the athletes who have achieved the feat. Although only the heaviest lift is mentioned for each athlete, the year they achieved the 1000 pound mark for the first time is also indicated. The list consists of both competition and training lifts. The all-time world record stands at , achieved by Mexico's Raul Flores.

Athlete Heaviest deadlift Context First achieved in Ref. Raul Flores 2026 World Deadlift Championships 2025 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 2025 World Deadlift Championships 2017 Eddie Hall 2016 World Deadlift Championships 2015 Peiman Maheripour 2021 during training 2020 Ivan Makarov 2020 during training 2019 Asko Karu 2021 during training 2021 Rauno Heinla 2022 World Deadlift Championships 2019 Pavlo Nakonechnyy 2021 during training 2021 Mitchell Hooper 2021 Excalibur Max Deadlift 2021 Graham Hicks 2022 World Deadlift Championships 2022 Trey Mitchell 2024 World Deadlift Championships 2024 Adam Bishop 2025 World Deadlift Championships 2021 Austin Andrade 2025 World Deadlift Championships 2024 Jerry Pritchett 2017 Arnold Strongman Classic 2016 Brian Shaw 2017 during training 2016 Dimitar Savatinov 2023 World Strength Games 2023 Benedikt Magnússon 2016 World Deadlift Championships 2011 Bobby Thompson 2021 during training 2021 Jean-François Caron 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic 2018 Konstantine Janashia 2019 during training 2019 Mathew Ragg 2024 Trans Tasman at Meatstock 2024 Matin Alimohammadi 2024 Iran's Strongest Man 2024 Andy Bolton 2009 BPC South East Qualifier 2006 Oleksandr Pekanov 2014 during training 2014 Nedžmin Ambešković 2021 during training 2021 Chris van der Linde 2022 SA, Log, Deadlift & Axle 2022 Evan Singleton 2023 World Deadlift Championships 2021 Sean Logan 2023 NZ Log & Deadlift 2023 Sean Gillen 2025 Raising the Dead 5 2025 Dean Evans 2025 Night at the Deadlifts 2024 Roy Orrantia 2026 during training 2026 Oleh Pylypiak2026 SCL Czech Republic2026 Jordan Larson 2019 Day of the Dead 2019 Oleksii Novikov 2021 World Deadlift Championships 2021 Gabriel Peña 2021 World Deadlift Championships 2020 Hank Theunissen 2023 Raising the Dead 3 2023 Paddy Haynes 2025 World Deadlift Championships 2025 Evans Nana Aryee2026 World Deadlift Championships2026 James Jeffers 2026 World Deadlift Championships 2026 Bryce Johnson2026 World Deadlift Championships2026

- As of 13 September 2026

All 1000 pounds+ deadlifts Following table lists every instance a 1,000 pounds (453.6 kilograms) or more deadlift is achieved by above-mentioned athletes.

Rank Athlete Weight Eqp. Year Context Raul FloresSuit2026 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2025 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2025 4 Raul FloresSuit2026 5 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2020 6 Eddie Hall Suit 2016 7 Peiman Maheripour Suit 2021 8 Ivan Makarov Suit 2020 9 Ivan Makarov Suit 2023 10 Ivan Makarov Suit 2023 11 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2026 12 Peiman Maheripour Suit 2024 13 Ivan Makarov Suit 2025 14 Ivan Makarov Suit 2022 15, 16 Raul FloresSuit2026 17 Asko Karu Raw 2021 17 Raul Flores Suit 2025 18 Peiman Maheripour Suit 2021 19 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2020 20 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2025 21 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2026 22 Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonSuit2026 23 Ivan Makarov Suit 2021 24 Raul Flores Suit 2025 25 Peiman Maheripour Suit 2021 26 Rauno Heinla Suit 2022 27, 28 Ivan Makarov x 2 Suit 2023 29 Peiman Maheripour Suit 2020 30 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2026 31 Ivan Makarov Suit 2021 32 Pavlo Nakonechnyy Suit 2021 33 Mitchell Hooper Suit 2021 34 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2019 35 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2019 36 Eddie Hall Suit 2017 37 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2018 38, 39 Ivan Makarov x 2 Suit 2021 40 Asko Karu Raw 2021 41 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2025 42 Trey Mitchell Raw 2024 43 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2025 44 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2025 45 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2026 46 Ivan Makarov Suit 2019 47 Graham Hicks Suit 2023 48 Rauno Heinla Suit 2024 49 Ivan Makarov Suit 2024 50 Mitchell Hooper Suit 2024 51 Adam Bishop Suit 2025 52 Austin Andrade Suit 2025 53 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2020 54 Ivan Makarov Suit 2019 55 Rauno Heinla Suit 2020 56 Raul Flores Suit 2025 57 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2026 58 Adam BishopSuit202659 Raul FloresSuit2026 60 Dimitar Savatinov Suit 2023 61 Jerry Pritchett Raw 2017 62 Brian Shaw Raw 2017 63 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2020 64 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2025 65 Eddie Hall Raw 2016 66 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2020 67 Jerry Pritchett Raw 2016 68 Benedikt Magnússon Suit 2016 69 Eddie Hall Suit 2016 70 Brian Shaw Raw 2019 71 Bobby Thompson Suit 2021 72 Brian Shaw Raw 2016 73 Jean-François Caron Raw 2018 74 Brian Shaw Raw 2019 75 Eddie Hall Suit 2015 76, 77 Asko Karu x 2 Raw 2021 78 Eddie Hall Suit 2015 79 Asko Karu Raw 2021 80 Benedikt Magnússon Suit 2014 81 Brian Shaw Raw 2018 82 Benedikt Magnússon Raw 2011 83, 84 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson x 2 Suit 2025 85, 86 Ivan Makarov x 2 Suit 2023 87 Eddie Hall Suit 2017 88 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2017 89 Brian Shaw Raw 2017 90 Mathew Ragg Suit 2024 91 Matin Alimohammadi Suit 2024 92 Rauno Heinla Suit 2025 93 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2025 94 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2025 95 Ivan Makarov Suit 2021 96 Ivan Makarov Suit 2025 97 Rauno Heinla Suit 2020 98 Rauno Heinla Suit 2025 99 Konstantine Janashia Suit 2019 100 Peiman Maheripour Suit 2021 101 Adam Bishop Suit 2025 102 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2018 103 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2024 104 Andy Bolton Suit 2009 105, 106 Asko Karu x 2 Raw 2021 107 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2024 108 Jerry Pritchett Raw 2016 109 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2024 110 Mitchell Hooper Suit 2025 111, 112, 113 Raul Flores x 3 Suit 2026 114, 115 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson x 2 Raw 2020 116, 117 Peiman Maheripour x 2 Suit 2020 118, 119 Pavlo Nakonechnyy x 2 Suit 2021 120, 121 Ivan Makarov x 2 Suit 2025 122 Andy Bolton Suit 2006 123 Oleksandr Pekanov Raw 2014 124 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2025 125 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2018 126 Jerry Pritchett Raw 2019 127 Rauno Heinla Suit 2019 128 Rauno Heinla Suit 2020 129 Mitchell Hooper Suit 2021 130 Chris van der Linde Suit 2022 131 Ivan Makarov Suit 2022 132 Evan Singleton Suit 2023 133 Rauno Heinla Suit 2023 134 Ivan Makarov Suit 2023 135 Sean Logan Suit 2023 136 Sean Gillen Suit 2025 137 Dean Evans Suit 2025 138 Ivan Makarov Suit 2025 139 Peiman Maheripour Suit 2021 140 Nedžmin Ambešković Suit 2021 141 Bobby Thompson Suit 2021 142 Austin Andrade Suit 2024 143 Dean Evans Suit 2024 144 Raul Flores Suit 2025 145 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Suit 2026 146 Raul Flores Suit 2026 147 Roy Orrantia Suit 2026 148 Oleh Pylypiak Suit 2026 149 Raul Flores Suit 2026 150 Brian Shaw Raw 2016 151 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Raw 2024 152 Graham Hicks Suit 2022 153 Pavlo Nakonechnyy Suit 2022 154 Ivan Makarov Suit 2022 155 Mitchell Hooper Suit 2022 156 Trey Mitchell Raw 2024 157 Mathew Ragg Suit 2024 158 Austin Andrade Suit 2024 159 Mitchell Hooper Suit 2024 160 Brian Shaw Raw 2018 161 Jean-François Caron Raw 2018 162 Gabriel Peña Raw 2020 163 Benjamin Downs Raw 2025 164 Jordan Larson Suit 2019 165 Oleksii Novikov Suit 2021 166 Pavlo Nakonechnyy Suit 2021 167 Gabriel Peña Suit 2021 168 Evan Singleton Suit 2021 169 Adam Bishop Suit 2021 170 Nedžmin Ambešković Suit 2021 171 Hank Theunissen Suit 2023 172 Adam Bishop Suit 2025 173 Austin Andrade Suit 2025 174 Mathew Ragg Suit 2025 175 Raul Flores Suit 2025 176 Paddy Haynes Suit 2025 177 Austin AndradeSuit2026178 Evans Nana AryeeSuit2026179 Hafþór Júlíus BjörnssonSuit2026180 James JeffersSuit2026181 Bryce JohnsonSuit2026

- As of 13 September 2026

See also Deadlift Progression of the deadlift world record The World Deadlift Championships The Eisenhart Black Deadlift Championships List of national deadlift record holders Elephant bar

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