GymTrainingStrongmanMen
580kg
1,279 lb
Rauno Heinla
2022 · Estonia
Silver Dollar Deadlift (Estonian Championship)
Silver Dollar Deadlift world record, 580 kg (1,278.7 lb) — partial-range/higher pick on a thick implement.
Strongman world records
Strongman is a distinct strength-sport style built around dedicated implements and event-specific lifts, with rules that set it apart from classic powerlifting. Rauno Heinla pulled 580 kg in the Silver Dollar Deadlift (2022), Hafthor Bjornsson logged the absolute heaviest deadlift ever at 510 kg (2025), and Cheick Sanou (Iron Biby) pressed a 231 kg log overhead (2024). On the women's side, Lucy Underdown deadlifted 325 kg (2024).
6records
4countries
580 kgheaviest single lift: Rauno Heinla
Deadlift4
StrongmanMen
510kg
1,124 lb
Hafthor Bjornsson
2025 · Iceland
Giants Live World Deadlift Championships (Birmingham)
ABSOLUTE heaviest deadlift ever, 510 kg (1,124.4 lb).
StrongmanMen
501kg
1,105 lb
Hafthor Bjornsson
2020 · Iceland
Exhibition (Thor's Power Gym, streamed by ESPN)
Iconic lift that broke the 500 kg barrier and Eddie Hall's 500 kg (2016).
StrongmanWomen
325kg
717 lb
Lucy Underdown
2024 · United Kingdom
Giants Live World Deadlift Championships (Las Vegas)
Heaviest women's deadlift ever, 325 kg (716.5 lb).
Overhead press2
StrongmanMen
231kg
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).
StrongmanWomen
140kg
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 Deadlift?
The world record in the Deadlift is 580 kg, set by Rauno Heinla in 2022 (Strongman).
Who holds the Deadlift world record?
The record holder is Rauno Heinla (Estonia) with 580 kg, set in 2022.
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