Progression of the squat world record

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Template:SHORTDESC: Listed below is the progression of the squat world record since its introduction as the 'knee bent' and through the emergence of powerlifting and segregation into sleeves and wraps.[1][2]

Key
Measured weight

Historical

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Weight Holder Date Event Location Equipment Ref.
240 kg (529.1 lb) Austria Karl Moerke 1919 Moerke vs. Goerner Duel Cologne, Germany None [3]
251 kg (553.4 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Henry 'Milo' Steinborn 1920 Knee-bent Exhibition Düsseldorf, Germany None [4]
272.2 kg (600 lb) Canada Doug Hepburn Dec 1951 Manhattan's Greatest Physical Fitness Show of the Year New York City, USA None [5]
299.6 kg (660.5 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Paul Anderson Dec 1952 Chattanooga & Tennessee Weightlifting Championships Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA None [6]
324.2 kg (714.8 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Paul Anderson May 1953 Boys' Club Exhibition Georgia, USA None [7]
345.8 kg (762.3 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Paul Anderson Jul 1953 Bill Colonna's Strength-Fest Picnic Norfolk, Virginia, USA None [8]
408.2 kg (900 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Paul Anderson 1965 Exhibition at powerlifting contest Silver Spring, Maryland, USA None [9]
421.4 kg (929 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Paul Anderson Jul 1965 Region 3 Power Lift Championships Dallas, Texas, USA None [10][11]

From this point onwards, powerlifting became mainstream and knee wraps and knee sleeves were introduced.

With wraps

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Weight Holder Date Event Location Equipment Ref.
423.9 kg (934.5 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Don Reinhoudt Apr 1976 AAU/IPF Senior Nationals Ohio, USA Belt & Wraps [12]
430 kg (948.0 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Mark Henry Jul 1995 ADFPA Men's Nationals Pennsylvania, USA Belt & Wraps [13]
432.5 kg (953.5 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Mark Henry Oct 1995 WDFPF World Championships Sussex, England Belt & Wraps [13]
442.5 kg (975.5 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Robert Wilkerson Jun 2010 SPF National Powerlifting and Bench Press Championship Texas, USA Belt & Wraps [14]
450 kg (992.1 lb) Russia Andrey Malanichev Dec 2010 BB Worldlifting Moscow, Russia Belt & Wraps [15]
453.6 kg (1000 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Robert Wilkerson Mar 2011 SPF Ironman Classic Texas, USA Belt & Wraps [14]
460 kg (1014.1 lb) Russia Andrey Malanichev Feb 2014 RUPC Raw Unity VII Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA Belt & Wraps [15]
475 kg (1047.2 lb) Russia Andrey Malanichev Dec 2015 WRPF World Championships Moscow, Russia Belt & Wraps [15]
485 kg (1069.2 lb) Russia Andrey Malanichev Oct 2016 ProRaw Big Dogs Frankston, Victoria, Australia Belt & Wraps [15]
500 kg (1102.3 lb) Israel Vlad Alhazov Jul 2017 NPA Open Israel Championship Rishon LeZion, Israel Belt & Wraps [16]
505 kg (1113.3 lb) Israel Vlad Alhazov Mar 2018 ProRaw X Melbourne, Australia Belt & Wraps [16]
510 kg (1124.4 lb) Israel Vlad Alhazov Dec 2018 WRPF Adrenaline Grand Prix Minsk, Belarus Belt & Wraps [16]
525 kg (1157.4 lb) Israel Vlad Alhazov

With sleeves

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Weight Holder Date Event Location Equipment Ref.
438 kg (965.6 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Ray Williams Jun 2016 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships Killeen, Texas, USA Belt & Sleeves [17]
456 kg (1005.3 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Ray Williams Oct 2016 USAPL Raw Nationals Atlanta, Georgia, USA Belt & Sleeves [18]
477.5 kg (1052.7 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Ray Williams Mar 2017 NAPF Arnold Slingshot Pro American Columbus, Ohio, USA Belt & Sleeves [17]
485 kg (1069.2 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Ray Williams Mar 2018 USAPL Arnold SBD Pro American Columbus, Ohio, USA Belt & Sleeves [17]
490 kg (1080.3 lb) Error creating thumbnail: Ray Williams Mar 2019 USAPL Arnold SBD Pro American Columbus, Ohio, USA Belt & Sleeves [17]

See also

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References

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