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Grab Ball
Every record and contest lift for the Grab Ball from every body we track, side by side. Each entry carries its owner's badge and a footnote to the owner's own records.
Records from: GSI
Records
Men · All-time · 120k+, Masters 50-59
107.4 kg236.8 lb
Arto Joronen · Finland
Women · All-time · 84k+
65.1 kg143.5 lb
Patricia Luxner · Austria
Best by weight class
The heaviest open-division lift in each class across every source. Pick a class to see its full ranking.
Men · 59k
68.75 kg151.6 lb
Jesse Hagedorn
GSIUSA · 2022
Men · 66k
84.21 kg185.7 lb
Yves Gravelle
GSICanada · 2021
Men · 74k
94.15 kg207.6 lb
Ben Cossey
GSIAustralia · 2022
Men · 83k
87.5 kg192.9 lb
Johannes Lampinen
GSIFinland · 2022
Men · 93k
93.08 kg205.2 lb
Lucas Raymond
GSIUSA · 2020
Men · 105k
103.4 kg228.0 lb
Joseph Hodgson
GSIAustralia · 2026
Men · 120k
98.3 kg216.7 lb
Brad Provick
GSICanada · 2022
Men · 120k+
96.36 kg212.4 lb
Jason Dingey
GSIUSA · 2022
Women · 47k
32.75 kg72.2 lb
Dzyuba Inna
GSI2021
Women · 52k
47.51 kg104.7 lb
Kravchenko Natalia
GSI2020
Women · 57k
44.04 kg97.1 lb
Ripchanskaya Ekaterina
GSI2022
Women · 63k
43.28 kg95.4 lb
Ripchanskaya Ekaterina
GSI2021
Women · 72k
58.15 kg128.2 lb
Ivchenko Anastasia
GSI2022
Women · 84k
61.65 kg135.9 lb
Patricia Luxner
GSIAustria · 2020
Women · 84k+
65.1 kg143.5 lb
Patricia Luxner
GSIAustria · 2021
Women · 100k+
45.5 kg100.3 lb
Jocelyne Brisson
GSICanada · 2025
All lifts · men's 93k
Rank 1
93.08 kg205.2 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 2
90.5 kg199.5 lb
Santeri MikkonenFinland
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 3
86.36 kg190.4 lb
Zach MullinsUSA
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 4
83.35 kg183.8 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 5
83.35 kg183.8 lb
Isaac PittAustralia
Men · 93k
Capital Challenge of Grip Strength · Aug 23, 2025
Rank 6
81.0 kg178.6 lb
Johannes LampinenFinland
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 7
78.5 kg173.1 lb
Tommi HietamiesFinland
Men · 93k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 8
77.8 kg171.5 lb
David ButterworthAustralia
Men · 93k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 9
77.35 kg170.5 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 10
75.5 kg166.4 lb
Petri PartanenFinland
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 11
74.98 kg165.3 lb
Tim ButlerUSA
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 12
74.65 kg164.6 lb
Alexander AndreevRussia
Men · 93k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 13
73.71 kg162.5 lb
Eric RoussinCanada
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 14
72.8 kg160.5 lb
Potapenko DmytroUkraine
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 15
72.6 kg160.1 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 16
72.5 kg159.8 lb
Pat MielcarzAustralia
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 17
70.56 kg155.6 lb
Alexander TkachUkraine
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 18
70.4 kg155.2 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 19
70.08 kg154.5 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 20
68.48 kg151.0 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 21
68.35 kg150.7 lb
Mark BoylinAustralia
Men · 93k
Capital Challenge of Grip Strength · Aug 23, 2025
Rank 22
67.5 kg148.8 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 23
67.5 kg148.8 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 24
66.5 kg146.6 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 25
65.85 kg145.2 lb
Karl SkjelvikNorway
Men · 93k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 26
65.8 kg145.1 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 27
65.05 kg143.4 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 28
64.86 kg143.0 lb
Sam MilhoanUSA
Men · 93k
EOGC7 - Midwest Regionals · Aug 23, 2025
Rank 29
63.0 kg138.9 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 30
62.8 kg138.5 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 31
61.43 kg135.4 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 32
61.4 kg135.4 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 33
60.9 kg134.3 lb
Tomas ValverdeFinland
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 34
60.3 kg132.9 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 35
60.27 kg132.9 lb
Andrew SassoUSA
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 36
59.95 kg132.2 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 37
58.57 kg129.1 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 38
58.19 kg128.3 lb
Jeff MartinUSA
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 39
57.04 kg125.8 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 40
56.23 kg124.0 lb
Rick BlanchardCanada
Men · 93k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 41
55.1 kg121.5 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 42
55.0 kg121.3 lb
Men · 93k
Alex Grip Cup · Jan 23, 2021
Rank 43
54.95 kg121.1 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 44
54.65 kg120.5 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 45
54.43 kg120.0 lb
Men · 93k
Yeti Grip · Dec 17, 2022
Rank 46
54.4 kg119.9 lb
Men · 93k, Masters 50-59
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 47
53.28 kg117.5 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 48
53.1 kg117.1 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 49
52.4 kg115.5 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 50
52.15 kg115.0 lb
Timo MikkonenFinland
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 51
51.64 kg113.8 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 52
51.3 kg113.1 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 53
51.21 kg112.9 lb
Joseph LentiniCanada
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 54
51.21 kg112.9 lb
Keith SteffensenCanada
Men · 93k, Masters 60-69
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 55
50.0 kg110.2 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 56
49.65 kg109.5 lb
Felipe ZegersChile
Men · 93k
Ranking Chile Grip II · Jul 4, 2026
Rank 57
48.48 kg106.9 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 58
48.3 kg106.5 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 59
48.01 kg105.8 lb
Andrew DubeCanada
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 60
47.07 kg103.8 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 61
44.15 kg97.3 lb
Ian SachseUSA
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 62
43.99 kg97.0 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Rank 63
43.35 kg95.6 lb
James BurnsAustralia
Men · 93k
Capital Challenge of Grip Strength · Aug 23, 2025
Rank 64
42.73 kg94.2 lb
Moses KaulaityCanada
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 65
42.6 kg93.9 lb
Men · 93k
Ranking Chile Grip II · Jul 4, 2026
Rank 66
42.0 kg92.6 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 24, 2020
Rank 67
40.1 kg88.4 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 68
40.1 kg88.4 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 69
39.2 kg86.4 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 29, 2022
Rank 70
38.56 kg85.0 lb
Joshua WolfeUSA
Men · 93k
Yeti Grip · Dec 17, 2022
Rank 71
35.16 kg77.5 lb
Men · 93k
International King Kong Grip Challenge · Oct 30, 2021
Each athlete ranked by their best lift for the filters chosen, across every source (heaviest, longest hold or most reps first). A lift a body lists as both a record and a contest result is shown once, as the record. An athlete listed by two bodies appears once per body.[1]
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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