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2.5" Jug

Name: 2.5" Jug — Grip Sport International records and top lifts
Creator: Grip Sport International

Grip Sport International records, the best lift in each weight class, every athlete ranked by their best lift, and every contest lift.^[1]

2.5" Jug on GSI

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Official records

Men · All-time · 105k
138.56 kg305.5 lb
Lucas Raymond · USA
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2023GSI^[1]
Women · All-time · 84k+
92.8 kg204.6 lb
Sarah Chappelow · USA
International King Kong Grip Challenge · 2023GSI^[1]

Best lift per weight class

The heaviest lift in each class in GSI's contest results (open division). Pick a class to rank every athlete's best lift in it.

Top lifts · 74k

TypeRecords Top lifts

GenderAll Men Women

ClassAll 47k 52k 57k 59k 63k 66k 72k 74k 83k 84k 84k+93k 100k 100k+105k 120k 120k+

DivisionOpen + all Masters 50-59 Masters 60-69 Masters 70-79 Youth 11-13 Youth 16-17

ShowBest per athlete Every lift

Units

ResultAthleteClassContestOwner

Rank 1
101.6 kg224.0 lb
Tom DenmeadeAustralia
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 2
93.7 kg206.6 lb
Eemeli VuorioFinland
Men · 74k
Bonehill Grip Contest · Aug 8, 2026
GSI^[1]
Rank 3
90.7 kg200.0 lb
Marko MustonenFinland
Men · 74k, Masters 50-59
Bonehill Grip Contest · Aug 8, 2026
GSI^[1]
Rank 4
90.54 kg199.6 lb
Vereshchagin Valeriy
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 5
90.15 kg198.7 lb
Ben GalperUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 6
87.15 kg192.1 lb
Colten CollardUSA
Men · 74k
Rocky Mountain Grip Sport Summer Squeeze 2021 · Aug 21, 2021
GSI^[1]
Rank 7
87.14 kg192.1 lb
Ripchanskiy Maksim
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 8
85.9 kg189.4 lb
Vakula EvgeniyUkraine
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 9
85.64 kg188.8 lb
Andrei TerentievRussia
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 10
85.15 kg187.7 lb
Henri KÃ¤rkkÃ¤inenFinland
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 11
84.1 kg185.4 lb
Tuomo KärkkäinenFinland
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 12
80.68 kg177.9 lb
Sylvain DesjarlaisCanada
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 13
80.15 kg176.7 lb
Mike GonzalesUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 14
79.83 kg176.0 lb
Darrin ShallmanUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 15
79.81 kg176.0 lb
Bryan Murphy
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 16
78.8 kg173.7 lb
Anthony ClarinoUSA
Men · 74k
North American Grip Sport Championship 2019 · Jun 8, 2019
GSI^[1]
Rank 17
77.21 kg170.2 lb
Mike McMillanUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 18
76.73 kg169.2 lb
Maxim GervaisCanada
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 19
73.8 kg162.7 lb
Erik Zimmerman
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 20
73.45 kg161.9 lb
Ilyin Denis
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 21
72.73 kg160.3 lb
Gabriel Bastien-BeaudetCanada
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 22
72.57 kg160.0 lb
Matt CannonUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 23
70.1 kg154.5 lb
WÃ¤inÃ¶ VÃ¤liaho
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 24
70.0 kg154.3 lb
Simon Charumonta
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 25
63.0 kg138.9 lb
Vincent FerraiuoloUSA
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 26
62.15 kg137.0 lb
Jari TaipaleFinland
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 27
60.1 kg132.5 lb
Dennis Eichinger
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 28
54.73 kg120.7 lb
Gord MacDonaldCanada
Men · 74k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]
Rank 29
53.6 kg118.2 lb
Stefan Diem
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 27, 2018
GSI^[1]
Rank 30
50.15 kg110.6 lb
John Wong
Men · 74k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 28, 2023
GSI^[1]

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Sources

[1]Source: Grip Sport International records database (Grip Sport International), synced October 25, 2026. Records and rankings belong to GSI; corrections belong with them.

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