GSI · Pinch
Little Big Horn
Grip Sport International records, the best lift in each weight class, every athlete ranked by their best lift, and every contest lift.[1]
All records for this implement across every source →Also recorded by Armlifting USA.Official records
Men · All-time · 105k
120.2 kg265.0 lb
Tanner Merkle · USA
Women · All-time · 84k+
81.5 kg179.7 lb
Sarah Chappelow · USA
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.
Men · 59k
77.68 kg171.3 lb
Jesse Hagedorn
USA · 2025
Men · 66k
90.33 kg199.1 lb
Vakula Evgeniy
Ukraine · 2022
Men · 74k
105.2 kg231.9 lb
Matas Zabulis
Lithuania · 2025
Men · 83k
113.95 kg251.2 lb
Isaac Pitt
Australia · 2025
Men · 93k
119.07 kg262.5 lb
Devinlee Brown
USA · 2025
Men · 105k
120.2 kg265.0 lb
Tanner Merkle
USA · 2020
Men · 120k
116.0 kg255.7 lb
Juha-Matti Rautiainen
Finland · 2024
Men · 120k+
116.2 kg256.2 lb
Ross Boyle
England · 2025
Women · 47k
34.05 kg75.1 lb
Minna Taipale
2021
Women · 52k
53.1 kg117.1 lb
Emina Alic
2025
Women · 57k
56.27 kg124.1 lb
Ripchanskaya Ekaterina
2022
Women · 63k
71.1 kg156.7 lb
Tammy McClure
USA · 2025
Women · 72k
74.2 kg163.6 lb
Tammy McClure
USA · 2024
Women · 84k
70.1 kg154.5 lb
Emma Hunt
England · 2025
Women · 84k+
81.5 kg179.7 lb
Sarah Chappelow
USA · 2024
Women · 100k
63.5 kg140.0 lb
Rachel McWilliams
2025
Women · 100k+
76.68 kg169.1 lb
Sarah Chappelow
USA · 2025
Top lifts · men's Masters 60-69
Rank 1
105.55 kg232.7 lb
Arto JoronenFinland
Men · 120k+, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 25, 2025
Rank 2
95.68 kg210.9 lb
Men · 93k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 25, 2025
Rank 3
92.0 kg202.8 lb
Stefan FalkeGermany
Men · 120k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 25, 2025
Rank 4
85.0 kg187.4 lb
Veikko MikkonenFinland
Men · 105k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 5
84.6 kg186.5 lb
Men · 105k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 25, 2025
Rank 6
82.5 kg181.9 lb
Odd HaugenUSA
Men · 120k+, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 7
79.7 kg175.7 lb
Karl SkjelvikNorway
Men · 93k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 25, 2025
Rank 8
79.45 kg175.2 lb
Scott PirsakCanada
Men · 120k+, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 25, 2025
Rank 9
74.1 kg163.4 lb
Marc ChiarelliCanada
Men · 83k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 25, 2025
Rank 10
72.0 kg158.7 lb
Mike CorlettUSA
Men · 120k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 11
70.0 kg154.3 lb
Men · 120k+, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 12
63.72 kg140.5 lb
Rick BlanchardCanada
Men · 93k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 13
62.15 kg137.0 lb
Men · 120k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
Rank 14
58.5 kg129.0 lb
Men · 93k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 25, 2025
Rank 15
56.72 kg125.0 lb
Keith SteffensenCanada
Men · 93k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 16
54.8 kg120.8 lb
Men · 93k, Masters 60-69
Green Mountain Grip Extravaganza · Jul 18, 2026
Rank 17
52.72 kg116.2 lb
Gord MacDonaldCanada
Men · 66k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 18
52.3 kg115.3 lb
Andrew SmithEngland
Men · 93k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
Rank 19
50.35 kg111.0 lb
Men · 120k+, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
Rank 20
47.4 kg104.5 lb
Men · 83k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
Rank 21
46.0 kg101.4 lb
Men · 105k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 25, 2025
Rank 22
42.0 kg92.6 lb
Men · 83k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2019
Rank 23
40.0 kg88.2 lb
Men · 83k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 26, 2024
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Sources
- [1]Source: Grip Sport International records database (Grip Sport International), synced October 24, 2026. Records and rankings belong to GSI; corrections belong with them.
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