Top 10 Best Powerlifters of All Time — 2022 Updates
Power Lifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. Even the World Strongman competitions that find the strongest of the strongest around the world use rules similar to Power Lifting. Here are the top 10 best powerlifters of all time.
10. Benedikt Magnusson — Best Powerlifter Ever
At number 10 in the list of top 10 best powerlifters of all time, we have Benedikt Magnusson from Iceland.
He is a strongman competitor and a powerlifter who previously held the record for the highest deadlift until Eddie Hall surpassed him. He still is the world record holder for the raw deadlift of 1015 lb.
9. Mikhail Koklyaev — Best Russian Powerlifter
At number 9 in the list of the top 10 best powerlifters of all time, we have Mikhail Koklyaev from Russia. He is a national weightlifting champion, a powerlifter, and a strongman competitor.
Koklyaev has become quite a personality on YouTube considering the frequent video posts of his incredible feats of strength. He is also the second person in history to clean and jerk the famous 501 lb barbell used by Vasily Alekseyev.
8. Eddie Hall — Powerlifter Hero
At number 8 in the list of top 10 best powerlifters of all time, we have Eddie Hall from England. He has won Britain’s Strongest Man three times, UK’s Strongest Man five times, and England’s Strongest Man twice.
Considering his track record, he is quite a weightlifter who has the current world record in deadlift using straps.
7. Andy Bolton — Best Powerlifter
At number 7, we have Andy Bolton from England. He is three times WPC World Powerlifting Champion and a strongman.
He is the first person to lift 1000 pounds in the deadlift, has the record for fourth-highest squat of all time (1213.63), and third-highest three lift total of 2806.34.
6. Brian Siders — American Powerlifter
At number 6 in the list of top 10 best powerlifters of all time, we have Brian Siders from the USA. He is a two-time World Champion and five times National Champion powerlifter,
Brian is also a regular face in the strongman competitions. He is often considered the strongest ever when it comes to pressing movements.
5. Paul Anderson — Heaviest Powerlifter Ever
At number 5 in the list of top 10 best powerlifters of all time, we have Paul Anderson from the USA. He is often considered one of the strongest men in recorded history for his record of “greatest weight ever raised by a human being” when he raised a humongous 6270 pounds on his back.
He is also an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion weightlifter.
4. Bill Kazmaier — World’s Strongman
At number 4 in the list of top 10 best powerlifters of all time, we have Bill Kazmaier from the USA. He is one of the greatest competitors of all time when it comes to strength competitions.
Bill is a world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman, and wrestler. He has won two IPF World Championships three World’s Strongman titles.
3. Mark Henry — Famous Powerlifter
At number 3 we have Mark Henry. Ever since he was a teenager, he has been among the strongest in his age group. As a powerlifter, he has won WDFPF World Championship and USA National Championship twice.
Apart from that he also holds many records like the squat, deadlift, and total in WDFPF and deadlift in USAPL. Besides weightlifting, he also achieved his place among the most popular WWE superstars of all time.
2. Zydrunas Savickas — Greatest Powerlifters of all Time
At number 2 in the list of the top 10 best powerlifters of all time, we have Zydrunas Savickas from Lithuania. He is often considered one of the strongest persons of all time.
He has won the Arnold Strongman competition 8 times, Lithuanian Strongest man 11 times, Europe’s Strongest thrice. Also, his 880 pounds squat, 900-pound deadlift, and 629 pounds bench are his country’s records.
1. Ed Coan — Best Powerlifter in the World
At number 1 in the list of top 10 best powerlifters of all time, we have Ed Coan from the USA. Ed Coan is widely regarded as one of the greatest strongmen of all time and the best when it comes to ‘pound for pound’.
Despite not being as huge as his opponents he has set 71 world records in powerlifting and is the lightest person to cross the 2400lb barrier.
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