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Log Lift World Record Progression
How the strongman max log lift world record has progressed, through the Savickas era to the current best.
15 record-setting marks
+28.5 kg over the era
Current Record Holder
231 kg
Progression Chart
Biggest Single Jump
+5 kg
Žydrūnas Savickas
(2009)
to 212.5 kg
Longest-Standing Record
6
years
228 kg
Žydrūnas Savickas
2015 - 2021
Record Timeline
15 records| Year | Record | Athlete | Improvement | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 202.5 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
First record | 2005 IFSA European Championships |
| 2006 | 205 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
+2.5 kg | 2006 IFSA Russia Grand Prix |
| 2008 | 207.5 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
+2.5 kg | 2008 SCL Holland |
| 2009 | 212.5 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
+5 kg | 2009 World Log Lift Championships |
| 2012 | 216 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
+3.5 kg | 2012 Europe's Strongest Man |
| 2012 | 217.5 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
+1.5 kg | 2012 SCL Holland |
| 2012 | 220 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
+2.5 kg | 2012 WSM Final |
| 2013 | 221 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
+1 kg | 2013 Europe's Strongest Man |
| 2013 | 222.5 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
+1.5 kg | 2013 World Log Lift Championships |
| 2014 | 223 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
+0.5 kg | 2014 Força Bruta |
| 2014 | 227 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
+4 kg | 2014 Giants Live Poland |
| 2015 | 228 kg |
Žydrūnas Savickas
|
+1 kg | 2015 Força Bruta |
| 2021 | 229 kg |
Cheick Sanou
|
+1 kg | 2021 World Log Lift Championships |
| 2023 | 230 kg |
Cheick Sanou
|
+1 kg | 2023 World Log Lift Championships |
| 2024 | 231 kg |
Cheick Sanou
|
+1 kg | 2024 World Log Lift Championships |
Other Record Progressions
About This Record Progression
This page tracks the verified world-record progression for the log lift. 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.