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Strongman Deadlift World Record Progression
How the strongman max deadlift world record has climbed over time, from the early 440 kg pulls to the current all-time best.
12 record-setting marks
+70 kg over the era
Current Record Holder
510 kg
Progression Chart
Biggest Single Jump
+35 kg
Eddie Hall
(2016)
to 500 kg
Longest-Standing Record
5
years
501 kg
Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson
2020 - 2025
Record Timeline
12 records| Year | Record | Athlete | Improvement | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 440 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
First record | 2011 WSM Final |
| 2013 | 442.5 kg |
Brian Shaw
|
+2.5 kg | 2013 WSM Final |
| 2014 | 445 kg |
Benedikt Magnússon
|
+2.5 kg | 2014 Giants Live FitX Melbourne |
| 2014 | 446 kg |
Eddie Hall
|
+1 kg | 2014 World Deadlift Championships |
| 2014 | 461 kg |
Benedikt Magnússon
|
+15 kg | 2014 World Deadlift Championships |
| 2015 | 462 kg |
Eddie Hall
|
+1 kg | 2015 Arnold Australia |
| 2015 | 463 kg |
Eddie Hall
|
+1 kg | 2015 World Deadlift Championships |
| 2016 | 465 kg |
Eddie Hall
|
+2 kg | 2016 Arnold Strongman Classic |
| 2016 | 500 kg |
Eddie Hall
|
+35 kg | 2016 World Deadlift Championships |
| 2020 | 501 kg |
Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson
|
+1 kg | 2020 WUS Feats of Strength - Max Deadlift |
| 2025 | 505 kg |
Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson
|
+4 kg | 2025 Eisenhart |
| 2025 | 510 kg |
Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson
|
+5 kg | 2025 World Deadlift Championships |
Other Record Progressions
About This Record Progression
This page tracks the verified world-record progression for the deadlift. Every mark in the timeline beat the previous best in official competition, so the line shows a true running maximum rather than a list of every result.
Reading the Timeline
- Improvement: how much each new record exceeded the previous best, showing the pace of progression
- Biggest Single Jump: the largest one-step improvement, a watershed moment for the event
- Longest-Standing Record: the mark that proved hardest to beat, a ceiling that took years to surpass
Data Sources
Records are compiled from verified competition results across World's Strongest Man, the Arnold Strongman Classic, Giants Live, and major federations. Only sanctioned competition performances are included. Exhibition and gym lifts are excluded.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is built as a running maximum from verified competition results. Each entry in the timeline beat the previous best mark in official competition. Performances that did not exceed the standing record are not shown, which keeps the line clean rather than listing every result.
It shows how much each new record exceeded the one before it. The first mark in the timeline is labelled "First record" because there is no earlier value to compare it against.
We only publish a progression when the running-max line can be traced through documented competition results. When the history cannot be verified, we do not publish a line rather than guess.