GymTrainingStrongman Men
231 kg
509 lb
Cheick Sanou (Iron Biby)
2024 · Burkina Faso
World Log Lift Championships / Giants Live (Birmingham)
Heaviest log press / overhead lift ever, 231 kg (509.3 lb), 7 Sep 2024 (raised from his 230 kg of Oct 2023).
Overhead press world records
The overhead press is the ultimate test of vertical pressing power, locking a log or bar out at arm's length above the head. Cheick Sanou (Iron Biby) of Burkina Faso owns the all-time mark with a 231 kg log press in 2024, the heaviest overhead lift on record. Among women, Andrea Thompson of the United Kingdom set the standard at 140 kg in 2022, the heaviest women's log press ever.
2 records
2 countries
231 kg heaviest single lift: Cheick Sanou (Iron Biby)
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Strongman Women
140 kg
309 lb
Andrea Thompson
2022 · United Kingdom
SBD World Log Lift Championships (Ipswich)
Heaviest women's log press ever, 140 kg (308.6 lb).
What is the world record in the overhead press?
The world record in the overhead press is 231 kg, set by Cheick Sanou (Iron Biby) in 2024 (strongman).
Who holds the overhead press world record?
The record holder is Cheick Sanou (Iron Biby) (Burkina Faso) with 231 kg, set in 2024.
Data is gathered from public sources (openpowerlifting.org, federation sites) and shown for informational purposes only. Records change often — verify against the original sources before relying on them.
Data current as of October 2026